Episode 52 features the fifth edition of the Awesome Founder Inspiration Session with Gerrit McGowan & Dries Faems in which they share what makes them think, learn, and laugh.

 This week they touch on some of these thought-provoking topics:

– Post-money valuations of unicorns

– Elon Musk’s opinions about geopolitical problems – is there an economic calculation behind it?

– What are two of the most exciting high-tech companies?

– Why does Adam Neumann, founder of wework, still get money

– The possible explanations ad implications of “quiet quitting”

– Body odor & chocolate bunnies

We hope you enjoy the show!

References

Chapters:

(1:01) Introduction to the episode

(2:49) Something that made Dries learn – Post money valuation of unicorn

(08:20) The findings of the paper

(10:05) Gerrit’s take on arbitrary startup valuations & founder’s perspective on this issue

(14:23) The danger when funds overvalue private startups & addressing governance issues of startup investing

(18:02) Something that made Gerrit learn – Elon Musk’s erratic stances on geopolitical issues

(25:07) Discussing the semiconductor companies TSMC & ASML

(35:37) Something that made Dries think – Exploring diverging entrepreneurial cultures in the case of Adam Neumann

(45:57) Something that made Gerrit think – The trend of quiet quitting of Gen Z

(50:49) Quiet quitting as a form of economic optimization?

(56:42) Something that made Dries laugh – Similarity in body odor at its effect on friendships

(1:03:57) Something that made Gerrit laugh – The case of Lidl’s chocolate bunnies