In this episode of The Data Minute, Peter Walker (Head of Insights at Carta) is joined by Rex Salisbury (Founding GP, Cambrian Ventures) to discuss what’s developing in the fintech space, GPs calling more capital, and Rex’s idea on how to get into the tech industry.

This conversation also covers Rex’s personal cheat sheet explaining why someone shouldn’t be a VC, and should instead start a career in tech or become a founder.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:07 State of pre-seed and seed markets
03:16 Comparing SaSS and fintech valuations
06:34 The value of specialized funds
08:52 Best places for early-stage fintech founders
13:13 How are founders thinking about hiring?
19:01 Should founders care about GP deployments?
24:15 Are LPs rotating away from venture?
27:19 The allure of going public
28:11 Rex’s cheat sheet on getting into VC
36:30 Why do so many MBAs want to be VCs?
39:14 When will we have a $1B company with one employee
41:20 Outro

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The VC/Founder Cheat Sheet | Rex Salisbury (Founding GP, Cambrian Ventures)