• YUVC#15 - Olympic Rower turned Deal-by-deal VC, Founder @No Such Ventures

  • Aug 9 2024
  • Length: 1 hr
  • Podcast

YUVC#15 - Olympic Rower turned Deal-by-deal VC, Founder @No Such Ventures

  • Summary

  • YZ Yuanzhe Fu + YY Yuyan Wang, founders of YUVC are thrilled to be joined by Reinder Lubbers, Founder at No Such Ventures, investing €2-8M deal by deal sector-agnostically.

    Reinder previously represented Netherlands at the Beijing Olympic Games in Rowing. He was the former COO of software scale-up 24i and investment banker and VC investor.

    Highlights:

    YZ: Is it necessary to like the founders you are investing in?
    Reinder: The truth is no, you don't have to like them. You must trust each other a little bit, ensuring you have the right intentions.

    YZ: How was your overall Olympic experience in Beijing back then?
    Reinder: My overall experience in Beijing was amazing; I appreciated how the Chinese people strived to do things right, which added to the uniqueness of the event.

    YZ: How do you manage to screen investment deals from a broad deal flow when approaches can vary among investors?
    Reinder: Having over a hundred individuals investing with us creates an extra sourcing channel we really like. We often try to involve a couple of these investors in our core meetings to help screen the companies because that helps enormously.

    Chapters:

    00:03 🚣 From Olympic Rower to Venture Capitalist
    04:41 📚 The Lessons Learned from Rowing
    09:34 🤝 Building Trust and Relationships
    12:18 🏅 Earning Respect and Proving Business Acumen
    14:16 💼 The Hustle and Challenges of Early Venture Capital
    19:37 🧐 Explaining Deal-by-deal Venture Capital to Traditional Investors
    22:34 🎯 Targeting Entrepreneurial Investors
    26:37 📈 Deal-by-Deal vs. Traditional VC
    32:57 💰 The Role of Carry and Entrepreneurial Spirit
    36:31 📊 Early Days and Building a Long-Term Track Record
    40:00 🔍 Leveraging Networks and Investor Involvement
    47:03 🇳🇱 The Dutch VC Culture
    52:35 🌏 Welcoming Global Opportunities
    54:12 💭 The Meaning of Life
    57:57 📝 Stay Focused and Seek Experience

    Links:

    • Substack
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    • 36Kr



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