ML123: Niko Bonatsos on Maximising Serendipity, Finding Learning Machines and Silicon Valley Venture investing
- Author
- Nasos Papadopoulos
- Published
- Wed 17 Apr 2019
- Episode Link
- https://metalearn.libsyn.com/ml123-niko-bonatsos-on-maximising-serendipity-finding-learning-machines-and-silicon-valley-venture-investing-0
Niko Bonatsos is the Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners an early stage venture capital fund specialising in Series A and B tech startups. In this episode we discuss:
- How Niko harnessed the power of serendipity as a student in multiple countries
- Why Niko wants the founder he invests in to be learning animals and how he identifies this
- The current state of the conversation in Silicon Valley
We also discuss Niko’s investment in Snapchat which IPOd with a $28 billion valuation so this was a great episode packed full of useful insights about all things tech.
