Sam talks with Ali Mitchell talks about why he likes to invest big on startups or go home.

Ali and I talked about what EQT Ventures look for when investing
in companies.  They like to make big bets
on companies and back them with significant funding.  They
look for companies with teams that are led by entrepreneurs that
build and code the product themselves.  i.e Bet Big or Go
Home


Unlike many overly cautious European VC's who focus on short-term
revenues, EQT prefer to bet big and dominate a market, a strategy
based on Peter Thiel's model in his book from zero to
one. European VC's are finally cottoning onto this model
as US VC's enter the European market to compete for the talented
startups. 


EQT also have a hidden secret called the
MotherBrain.  An AI piece of software
written in house that helps them discover and evaluate new
companies across a broad spectrum of industries.  


We also talked about his former company Huddle which is what
brought him from the UK out to San Francisco.