20VC: Four Traits of the Most Successful Founders | How to Hunt and Close Talent Like a Pro and Where All Founders Go Wrong | Lessons Raising $397M From the Best Investors in the World with Eléonore Crespo @ Pigment

I would say I'm not being doing this money for money, first of all. So do I care that my financial outcome is X, Y, Z, Z? I don't care at all. Okay, I'm here to build a big company, a massive business. I want to build a company that scales for the next 30 years and I want the best people around the table.

The power of the board is bigger than you think. If the board wants to fire you one day, Probably they can. This is 20VC The Memo, the monthly show where I sit down with an incredible founder and tell the story of building one of the generational defining businesses of our time. Now joining us today is one of Europe's fastest growing companies and their founder, Elena Crespo, co-founder and CEO of Pygment.

Now with Pygment, Eleanor's raised over $397 million from some of the best in the world, including iconic, Green Oaks, IV. P to name a few. Prior to Pigment, Alanor was on the other side of the table as an investor with index ventures. This was so much fun to do. Alanor is one of the kindest, most genuine people in this business.

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