Delian Asparouhov is a Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder and President of Varda Space Industries, which is building the world's first space factories. At Founders Fund Delian has led deals in the likes of Ramp ($7BN) and Sword Health ($3BN) among others. Before joining Founders Fund, he was a Principal at Khosla Ventures, Head of Growth at Teespring, and Founder of a healthcare company called Nightingale.
In Today's Episode with Delian Asparouhov We Discuss:
1. Venture Capital: Winners, Losers and Everyone Else:
- Who are the Top 3 venture firms in the world today according to Delian?
- Why does Delian believe that Benchmark are not the firm they were?
- Who will be the winners in venture in the next 10 years?
- Who will be the losers in venture in the next 10 years?
2. Inside Founders Fund: What No One Sees:
- What are the most important and impactful elements of Founders Fund that no one knows about?
- What does Delian believe that the Founders Fund partnership will strongly disagree with him on?
- Why does Founders Fund believe the path of most resistance is the best way to make decisions?
- What single topic has Delian publicly disagreed with Peter Thiel on most? How did it go?
3. What Every Young VC Needs to Know:
- What are Delian's single biggest tips to young VCs looking to scale the VC ladder today?
- What are the five core pillars of venture according to Delian? What should young VCs focus on?
- Why does Delian disagree with Founders Fund partners that "the best founders do not need the help of their VCs?"
- Does Delian agree with Vinod Khosla that "90% of VCs do detract value?"
- What are the biggest ways that Delian believes VCs can and do detract value?
4. Europe Will Be Third World, Parenting and Marriage:
- Why does Delian believe that Western Europe will become like the third world?
- What are Delian's single biggest tips on finding a life partner?
- What have been the biggest changes to Delian since becoming a father?
- What question does no one ask Delian that someone should ask him?