Eric is the founder and GP of Contrary. Contrary's portfolio includes hyper-growth companies like Anduril, Ramp, and Zepto.

Key Takeaways: 

• Identify the brightest people in the world first, then build infrastructure to support them for their entire life
• Identify LPs who believe in you emotionally before they believe in your model (not people in wealth preservation mode)
• Price compression has not fully met seed stage, but it is likely coming and will likely land south of 20mm post at the seed stage
• If you are starting a c company u need to have an edge and clarity of thought around why you are the perfect person to build it