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This week's happenings in startup and investing land. Getting underneath VC, and discussing how to better support the European startup eco-system.
Every week we share what's been on our mind and get under the skin of VC, investing, startups and founder psychology.
From the team behind SuperSeed who invest in technical teams solving difficult business problems.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 58
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
The Seed #17 - AI in real money, Identity politics is dead, M&A up, Bitcoin up. Humanity down.
This week in European VC - Dan and Mads explore the real revenue generated by AI startups, not hAIpy at all, no one went to COP29, the EU startup passport is arriving much sooner than anticipated, Ge…
The Seed #16 - Trump in CHIPS out - UK CHIPS in? Burnout Stats and Buffet Cashes Out
In this conversation, Dan and Mads discuss what Trump will and won't do now he's in. IS CHIPS out? As Europe's CHIPS is in? UK's investment woes with such little support from Govt. Warren Buffett cas…
The Seed #15 - The UK Budget, ARM vs NVIDIA, Germany's Non-Profits, Where Are all the Investors Going?
In this conversation we dig into the UK's Autumn Budget - it's just *not* investor or build friendly - gah, Germany launches more non-profits, will ARM enter the AI arms race *against* it's own custo…
The Seed #14 - hAIpe at Perplexity, Claude controlling the desktop, Palantir & the NHS, is everyone a media company? US markets will chill
In this conversation Dan and Mads explore crazy hAIpe valuations at Perplexity, Claude controlling the desktop in Enterprise - but RPA is nothing new, Palantir, the NHS and patient records? Is everyo…
The Seed #13 - who cares about climate, Trump poll trolls, liquidity is nowhere, UK trade, and is the EU project over?
In this conversation, Dan and Mads explore the current state of European venture capital, who cares about climate change? insights from the UK International Investment Summit, public sector investmen…
The Seed #12 - UK Budget, Are LPs Still Grumpy, DOJ Breaking up Google, Where Are All The Startups
In this conversation, the hosts discuss a range of topics including the recent Nobel Prizes awarded for AI innovations, the regulatory challenges facing Google, the economic situation in the UK, and …
The Seed - Episode 11 - This week in Euro startup land - 29th Sep
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Dan and Mads discuss Europe's energy challenges, the need for more positive leadership, the future of remote work, the transformative impact of AI on society, and insights from the Foundations…
The Seed - Episode 10 - This Week In Euro Investing and StartupLand
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In this episode, Mads, Dan and Monik discuss the dynamics of startup funding, particularly the trend of startups moving from Europe to the US in search of better investment opportunities. They…
The Seed - Episode 9 - This Week In Euro StartupLand
In this conversation, Dan, Mads, and Andrew discuss what's happened this week in the European startup ecosystem. The real value of events for investors and founders, highlights from the All In Confer…
The Seed - Episode 8
In this conversation, Dan and Mads discuss various topics including the SuperSaaS event, the Council of Europe's convention on AI, the central bank digital currency, founder mode, and immigration and…
The Seed - Episode 7
Dan and Mads discuss various topics including the arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, the debate between big and small venture capital firms, the potential impact of the autumn budget on …
The Seed - Episode 6
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In this conversation, Mads, Dan and Alex discuss various topics including sports team ownership, freedom of movement, startup work culture, AI regulation, and the state of venture capital. The…
The Seed - Episode 5
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In this conversation, Dan, Mads, and Andreas discuss various topics including the current state of the US economy, raising capital internationally, the role of European VCs in tech policy and …
The Seed - Episode 4
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Leo Ringer, co-founder and partner at Form Ventures, discusses the misconception that Europe is a backwater for innovation and startups. He argues that Europe has made significant progress in …
The Seed - Episode 3
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In this episode of The Seed, Dan, Mads, and Maja discuss various topics related to European venture and the startup ecosystem. They cover SPACs, investing vs gambling, the UK and US public mar…
The Seed - Episode 2
In this episode, Dan, Mads, and guest Guillermo discuss various topics including the AI bubble, the impact of AI on the sales function, the best route for tech founders, the startup ecosystem in Spai…
The Seed - Episode 1
Every week we all discuss what's been bothering us in startup land. Howard Kingston joins Mads and I this week, and we dig into:
- Govt endorsement - death knell or life force?
- New stock exchange rules -…
The Seed - Pilot
My partner Mads and I share the same vision and values but see the world completely differently. We fight, we love, we share, we build, we do, we ponder, we tussle... rinse repeat. Often having diffi…