Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F
STATION F
Welcome to Entrepreneur Talks by STATION F, a podcast to inspire and support entrepreneurs in their journey!
STATION F is the world's largest startup campus, with 1000+ startups working on-site. Located in Paris, STATION F gathers all the services an entrepreneur might need under one roof, including 350+ VC funds, 30+ public administrations, and mentorship offices by leading tech companies like Apple, Google, AWS, and OVH.
We are here to help bring ambitious ideas to life and, in this podcast, you'll be able to meet some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs and personalities, discover exciting projects, and learn from their experiences. Failures, regrets, tips, learnings, emotions - no topic will be avoided. We will address all questions to learn the best from our guests.
Sit tight, listen carefully, and take notes, because you're about to get inspired.
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In this new episode of Entrepreneur Talks, we sit down with Blaise Matuidi and Ilan Abehassera, Co-founders and General Partners of Origins, to learn more about building a VC fund that combines funding with influence.
Origins is a Venture Capital fund investing across Paris, NYC and Miami in legendary consumer founders. In this episode of Entrepreneur Talks, we hear more about how Origins is funding early stage companies with the help of their limited partners (LPs) who have a combined social media following of 160,000,000.
Tune in to this new episode to learn about the founding story behind the fund, how Blaise, Ilan and their fund co-founders spotted an opportunity to combine early-stage funding with access to influence, and the many lessons to be shared between the sports and investing world.
This episode was recorded in French 🇫🇷
Topics
01:00 to 05:45 — Introduction to Blaise and Ilan
05:45 to 11:00 — Presentation of Origins
11:00 to 19:30 — From Zoom call to VC fund co-founders
19:30 to 27:00 — US vs Europe, on the pitch and in the boardroom
27:00 to 29:00 — Raising the fund
29:00 to 35:00 — Investment thesis and founder-market-fit
35:00 to 41:00 — Making the move from Angel Investor to General Partner
41:00 to 43:30 — Dealflow realtalk
43:30 to 54:00 — Learning resilience and dealing with failure
54:00 to 56:00 — The importance of emotional intelligence
57:00 to the end — Outro questions: 1 word to describe entrepreneurship, a dream LP, unpopular opinion about tech or investment
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This episode is hosted by Yacine Sqalli, and produced with STATION F.
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Previous episodes
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53 - Blaise Matuidi & Ilan Abehassera (Origins) on launching a VC fund Tue, 09 May 2023
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52 - Nicolas Morin-Forest (Gourmey) on revolutionizing meat production with animal cells Tue, 02 May 2023 - 0h
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51 - Frédéric Montagnon (Arianee) on the future of data ownership Thu, 06 Apr 2023 - 0h
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50 - Lionel Mora (Neoplants) on fighting air pollution with plants Tue, 07 Mar 2023 - 0h
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49 - Ryan Hoover (Product Hunt / Weekend Fund) on Creating a platform to help 250.000+ products launch Fri, 17 Feb 2023 - 0h
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48 - Jeff Lawson (Twilio) on how to build a strong company culture Fri, 03 Jun 2022 - 0h
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47 - Nicolas Julia (Sorare) on how to build a Web3 company Thu, 05 May 2022 - 0h
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46 - Alexandra Fine (founder of Dame Products) on how to build a FemTech startup Fri, 15 Apr 2022 - 0h
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45 - Deep Dive into the European Talent Landscape: Diversity, Salaries, Recruitment, and more! Mon, 24 Jan 2022
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44 - Tackling Climate Change with Carbon Capture Fri, 17 Dec 2021 - 0h
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43 - Interview with Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier Thu, 25 Nov 2021 - 0h
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42 - Interview with Emmanuel Straschnov, Founder of Bubble Thu, 14 Oct 2021 - 0h
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41 - The Future of AI with Kai-Fu Lee, CEO of Sinovation Ventures and NYT Bestselling Author Thu, 30 Sep 2021 - 0h
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40 - Interview with Aaron Rasmussen, co-founder of Masterclass and founder & CEO of Outlier.org Wed, 15 Sep 2021 - 0h
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39 - Interview with Mathilde Collin, co-founder & CEO of Front Thu, 19 Aug 2021 - 0h
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31 - Interview with Ivan Zhao, co-founder and CEO of Notion Thu, 11 Mar 2021 - 0h
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30 - A New Generation of VC Funds: 2050 & New Wave Thu, 25 Feb 2021 - 0h
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29 - Doing an IPO in Europe Thu, 11 Feb 2021 - 0h
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28 - YC on Going Remote with Geoff Ralston, President of Y Combinator Thu, 28 Jan 2021 - 0h
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23 - How Netflix Reinvented HR with Patty McCord Thu, 12 Nov 2020 - 0h
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22 - Matt Clifford & Alice Bentinck, co-founders of Entrepreneur First, on what makes a good founder Thu, 29 Oct 2020 - 0h
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20 - Interview with Howie Liu, co-founder & CEO of Airtable Thu, 01 Oct 2020 - 0h
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19 - Introducing the Beta Bar at STATION F Fri, 18 Sep 2020 - 0h
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18 - Growth Capital in Europe with Omri Benayoun, General Partner at Partech Ventures Thu, 03 Sep 2020 - 0h
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16 - Building Startup Communities that Thrive with Brad Feld (Foundry Group, Techstars) and Ian Hathaway (Techstars) Fri, 31 Jul 2020 - 0h
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15 - Diversity in Investment with Joshua Olusanya (Notion Capital) and Daisy Onubogu (Backed VC) Thu, 16 Jul 2020 - 0h
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14 - Interview with Dylan Field, co-founder & CEO of Figma Thu, 02 Jul 2020 - 0h
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13 - Impact and Opportunities of COVID-19 on Startups Wed, 17 Jun 2020 - 0h
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12 - One-Hour Coronavirus VC Special Fri, 29 May 2020
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11 - Applications of Blockchain Technology Beyond Cryptocurrency Mon, 20 Apr 2020 - 0h
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10 - Interview with Alexis Fogel, co-founder of Stonly and Dashlane Fri, 03 Apr 2020 - 0h
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9 - "There is no topic of being a female-entrepreneur" with the film maker of Foundation Wed, 04 Mar 2020 - 0h
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8 - The Future of Dating with Feels, Navee & Cupido: Think twice before you swipe right! Fri, 14 Feb 2020 - 0h
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7 - Interview with Joe Kraus, President at Lime Fri, 31 Jan 2020 - 0h
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