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Feb 17 – Feb 23, 2025

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Riding Unicorns· Stefano Vaccinotactical advice

Why forcing advisor relationships always backfires as a founder

27:07 / 27:40

and make a good use of your ancient time. So you be very specific when you go and ask for help. If you realize that, in the specific phase of the company, they are not able to give you much, put a pause, and then maybe one or two years after you come back, they might be helpful again. Don't force it, but, make sure that, you make a good use of the other person time rather than expecting them to be part of your management team. They are not part of your management team. Ultimately, everything is on your shoulder as a founder

27:07 - 27:4033sRead the episode →

Top clips

Venture Unlocked · Zal Bilimoria

Business Mechanics

I had 80,000,000 of interest in this fund this year, fund four of hard commit interest. And I had to turn it away because I've been telling people for a long time that I'm gonna raise 50,000,000 every few years, and I wanted to stick to my word.

Turning away $80M in LP interest to maintain fund discipline is a bold, counterintuitive move that reveals sophisticated fund strategy thinking. The specific numbers make it highly quotable and demonstrate principled decision-making.

26:29 - 26:4920s

Riding Unicorns · Stefano Vaccino

market insight

Open banking is growing 4x faster than contactless payments despite skeptics

Yapily's CEO pushes back against critics who expected open banking to transform financial services overnight. He argues that while the 'big bang' disruption didn't happen, open banking payments are actually growing four times faster than contactless payments and expanding globally across 80+ jurisdictions.

13:55 - 14:3944s
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Riding Unicorns · Stefano Vaccino

personal lesson

90% of startups fail - here's the brutal reality nobody talks about

Yapily's CEO breaks down the harsh realities of startup entrepreneurship that most founders don't anticipate. He discusses the financial and mental stress of leaving stability for uncertainty, and criticizes how success stories in tech media create unrealistic expectations about how difficult building a company actually is.

4:40 - 5:1939s
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Riding Unicorns · Stefano Vaccino

contrarian take

Why 99% of startup stories you read are misleading founders

Yapily's CEO warns that startup success stories in tech media create a dangerous illusion that entrepreneurship is easy. He emphasizes the harsh reality that building a company is extremely demanding and requires relentless commitment, with founders facing more problems than solutions on most days.

5:10 - 5:3222s
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Riding Unicorns · Stefano Vaccino

Origin Story

I should have jumped into my passion. Maybe do more mistake early on in my career because I would have come to the entrepreneurial life with a bit of lesser financial knowledge. But I think I probably waited a bit too long. So if you are in the same situation, it's probably time to give it a go.

Personal vulnerability combined with actionable advice. The admission of waiting too long and the direct call-to-action creates both relatability and motivation for listeners in similar situations.

4:08 - 4:2820s
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