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JP is an Entrepreneur & Tech Investor at Felix Capital with 10+ years of experience investing in, advising and operating companies across Europe and the USA.
He was previously at Vitruvian Partners, a global growth equity fund, where he specialised in B2B Software, Fintech and Consumer Internet businesses. He was involved in a number of high profile investments across countries, including Pindrop, Ebury, Standish and Farfetch.
During this interview we cover:
- 00:00 Contentfy, Your On-Demand Content Team (Sponsor)
- 01:02 – Intro + Announcement
- 02:50 – Joseph’s Background, Past Ventures Becoming and Becoming an Investor
- 08:33 – A Firm for the Creative Class & Focusing on the Digital Lifestyle
- 09:16 – Key Metrics when Looking at an Investment
- 12:18 – Red Flags & Deal Breakers for SaaS Businesses
- 14:00 – Once Invested, The Relationship with Founders Afterwards
- 15:05 – Advice to Upcoming Investors to Solve the Chicken & Egg Problem
- 17:17 – Main Reasons why to Trust Someone After the First Meeting
- 18:46 – 6 Core Principles that Every Start-up founder Should Have
- 27:12 – The SaaS Industry Going Forward from an Investor Standpoint
- 30:56 – How JP is Calculating Valuations for SaaS Companies
- 33:54 – Advice JP Would Tell his 25 Year old Self
- 34:34 – Biggest Challenges JP is Facing Right Now
- 35:09 – Instrumental Resources for JP
- 35:58 – What does Success mean to JP Today
- 36:47 – Pitch your Startup & Get in Touch with JP
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- Joseph’s Linkedin
- Email JP: joseph@felix.com
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