Christian Dorffer is Founder and General Partner at Defiance Capital, an emerging VC Fund investing into B2B SaaS in Europe and the US. Key topics include the DNA patterns of unicorn founders, where research shows 62% of US unicorns had immigrant founders, and his unconventional thesis that introverted, technically brilliant founders who aren't good at self-promotion can still build massive companies.

Eugene Foo: What sets a successful seed fund apart? Christian Dorffer: What sets a successful seed fund apart is that they can get into difficult deals. Now listen in for more insights! ❤

00:00 - Backing the Right Founders 04:04 - Into VC 07:53 - Immigrant Unicorn Founders 10:37 - Non-Traditional Unicorn Founders 14:14 - Non-Obvious Founders 21:26 - Finding Relevant Mentors 25:41 - Selecting Founders 32:44 - Successful Seed Fund 36:18 - Serial Founders 40:17 - On Investing 43:28 - Investment Choices 48:12 - Meaning of Life 51:51 - Potential of Chinese Founders 56:37 - Building Bridges through Venture Capital Podcasting

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