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“One of the biggest misconceptions in VC is that it’s an easy way to be successful, or a quick shortcut to something - that’s absolutely wrong. It’s a really long journey.” In today’s 40 Minute Mentor VC Feature series episode, we’re joined by Antoine Nussenbaum, the Co-Founder of Felix Capital. Felix is a venture capital firm for the creative class, at the intersection of technology and creativity, focusing on opportunities in digital lifestyle. They’re on a mission to support ambitious Founders with big ideas, capturing new behaviours and cultural shifts. Their portfolio includes the likes of Farfetch, Deliveroo, Unmind, Papier, amongst many other high-growth brands. In this episode, Antoine shares some incredible insights into the market and buckets of brilliant mentorship for Founders and aspiring VCs, including: What led Antoine to start Felix Capital [06:36]Why he chose the digital lifestyle niche and what makes Felix so different from other VCs [08:50]The potential opportunities the economic downturn can present to Founders, no matter whether they’re in B2B or B2C [11:27]What common traits some of the most successful Founders share and how you can stand out when fundraising [17:02]The difficulties of separating work and life as a Founder and how it can sometimes be beneficial to let the two intertwine [21:55]What makes Felix’s culture so special and how Antoine tests for high conviction in interviews [25:01]What Antoine looks for when he assesses Founders and their businesses [29:12]The most common mistakes he sees Founders make during pitches [31:09]Why working in VC isn’t about finding a shortcut to success [32:51] ⛳️  Helpful links: ➡️ More about Antoine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinenussenbaum/➡️ More about Felix Capital: https://www.felixcap.com/ ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm

“One of the biggest misconceptions in VC is that it’s an easy way to be successful, or a quick shortcut to something - that’s absolutely wrong. It’s a really long journey.” In today’s 40 Minute Mentor VC Feature series episode, we’re joined by Antoine Nussenbaum, the Co-Founder of Felix Capital. Felix is a venture capital firm for the creative class, at the intersection of technology and creativity, focusing on opportunities in digital lifestyle. They’re on a mission to support ambitious Founders with big ideas, capturing new behaviours and cultural shifts. Their portfolio includes the likes of Farfetch, Deliveroo, Unmind, Papier, amongst many other high-growth brands. In this episode, Antoine shares some incredible insights into the market and buckets of brilliant mentorship for Founders and aspiring VCs, including: <ul><li>What led Antoine to start Felix Capital [06:36]</li><li>Why he chose the digital lifestyle niche and what makes Felix so different from other VCs [08:50]</li><li>The potential opportunities the economic downturn can present to Founders, no matter whether they’re in B2B or B2C [11:27]</li><li>What common traits some of the most successful Founders share and how you can stand out when fundraising [17:02]</li><li>The difficulties of separating work and life as a Founder and how it can sometimes be beneficial to let the two intertwine [21:55]</li><li>What makes Felix’s culture so special and how Antoine tests for high conviction in interviews [25:01]</li><li>What Antoine looks for when he assesses Founders and their businesses [29:12]</li><li>The most common mistakes he sees Founders make during pitches [31:09]</li><li>Why working in VC isn’t about finding a shortcut to success [32:51]</li></ul> ⛳️  Helpful links: ➡️ More about Antoine: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinenussenbaum/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/antoinenussenbaum/</a>➡️ More about Felix Capital: <a href="https://www.felixcap.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.felixcap.com/</a> ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on<a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm</a>

VC Feature: “The common trait we see amongst successful entrepreneurs is that they’re sacrificing a lot of life into this journey but they want to do it for something that matters”, with Felix Capital’s Antoine Nussenbaum

Antoine Nussenbaum is a Principal and member of the founding team of Felix Capital. Prior to Felix, Antoine was a Partner at Atlas Global, a private equity fund originally part of GLG Partners. Over the past five years he has worked closely with various early-stage digital startups including Mirakl, Jellynote, Pave, Reedsy and 31Dover and actively helped them launch their businesses. If that wasn't enough he has also been involved since inception with Huckletree, a fast growing coworking operator dedicated to the UK digital community which was started by his wife. To check out the available positions at Felix Capital click here! In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Antoine make his move into the world of VC? 2.) What sectors do Felix invest in? What stage? Geography? 3.) How do Felix position themselves in the VC space? How do Felix plan to differentiate between other VCs firms in Europe? As for the structure of the fund, why did Felix choose an advisor heavy approach? 4.) Why does Antoine think Europe has the edge at the moment? Also, with the rise of the Nordics and Berlin, why did Felix choose to setup in London? 5.) How does Antoine assess the London and European funding and tech environment at the moment? Does Antoine agree with the media hype over a tech bubble? 6.) How do digital brands address the issue of the millenials with reducing brand loyalty? Does Antoine think this will be a problem for consumer startups in the fashion, food and travel space? Items Mentioned In Today's Show: Felix's Manifesto, HuckleTree, Co-Founder @ Huckletree on CNBC Antoine's Fave Book: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz, Capital In The Twenty-First Century by Thomas Picketty Antoine's Fave Productivity Tools: Streak, Slack, Evernote, Pocket Antoine's Fave Blog or Newsletter: Fred Wilson: AVC, ProductHunt Antoine's Most Recent Investment: The Food Assembly As always you can follow Harry, Antoine, The Twenty Minute VC and Felix Capital on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side to Harry with many a mojito session, you can follow him on Instagram here!

<a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;ved=0CCgQ6F4wAWoVChMIkqHwu_fsyAIVQV0UCh2Hgg6i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FNussenbaum%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&amp;usg=AFQjCNF-L9pDk38-Qs7jDxw1_wzo8bf65w&amp;sig2=N07IXedex8-MW8nq5BhToQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Antoine Nussenbaum</a> is a Principal and member of the founding team of <a href="http://www.felixcap.com/#intro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Felix Capital</a>. Prior to Felix, Antoine was a Partner at Atlas Global, a private equity fund originally part of GLG Partners. Over the past five years he has worked closely with various early-stage digital startups including Mirakl, Jellynote, Pave, Reedsy and 31Dover and actively helped them launch their businesses. If that wasn't enough he has also been involved since inception with Huckletree, a fast growing coworking operator dedicated to the UK digital community which was started by his wife. To check out the available positions at Felix Capital <a href="https://medium.com/@FelixCapital" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here!</a> In Today's Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Antoine make his move into the world of VC? 2.) What sectors do Felix invest in? What stage? Geography? 3.) How do Felix position themselves in the VC space? How do Felix plan to differentiate between other VCs firms in Europe? As for the structure of the fund, why did Felix choose an advisor heavy approach? 4.) Why does Antoine think Europe has the edge at the moment? Also, with the rise of the Nordics and Berlin, why did Felix choose to setup in London? 5.) How does Antoine assess the London and European funding and tech environment at the moment? Does Antoine agree with the media hype over a tech bubble? 6.) How do digital brands address the issue of the millenials with reducing brand loyalty? Does Antoine think this will be a problem for consumer startups in the fashion, food and travel space? Items Mentioned In Today's Show: <a href="http://www.felixcap.com/manifesto/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Felix's Manifesto</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCIQFjAAahUKEwjZvNvt-ezIAhVIvhQKHRPRBe8&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huckletree.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNHQPsuYpSg0upAo7pM-SRJj0Pzeww&amp;sig2=SGHLvpPVcENp3ieQdXCiGg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HuckleTree</a>, <a href="http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000440454&amp;play=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Co-Founder @ Huckletree on CNBC</a> Antoine's Fave Book: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0062273205/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;linkCode=as2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/067443000X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;linkCode=as2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Capital In The Twenty-First Century by Thomas Picketty</a> Antoine's Fave Productivity Tools: <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=3&amp;ved=0CDMQFjACahUKEwigw4Gr-OzIAhWF6xQKHe9XBzI&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.streak.com%2Fpricing&amp;usg=AFQjCNEkYp04mE97SpLl3yMTlO-qkeQ4Vw&amp;sig2=7aRqmwChyrKsf_Ti0lODuQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Streak</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwjy2-uy-OzIAhXFxRQKHa1TDk0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fslack.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNELhY6evRw6gqROHJjRiMRXHK-dXA&amp;sig2=dg8dX6k4dECAygEIMtB7lQ&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slack</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwiwt_C4-OzIAhWHsxQKHSEzBUU&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fevernote.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNGrjOQRxY_1Edm8FEIcQa0rNQ_8lA&amp;sig2=QV-hzdbVzj2Y9pLNYV2HLg&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Evernote</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwi358---OzIAhVF7BQKHZ5RD3I&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgetpocket.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcUeRUlquSUGT6MFXzebd__HgtAA&amp;sig2=gqj3rfppKBSTHuam4Kps7g&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pocket</a> Antoine's Fave Blog or Newsletter: <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=3&amp;ved=0CC0QFjACahUKEwiakp3F-OzIAhWK8RQKHUREAUM&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Favc.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNHAvmsRsUYdmjtqOHaXQU_EjqF5gA&amp;sig2=b75a8Um0w8VVJJMuSpA17w&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fred Wilson: AVC</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwjg9eXM-OzIAhWMPRQKHV1GD-4&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.producthunt.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNEzKXRN-mAUwnanWpPm2ZQgEaSREA&amp;sig2=ocYyqZFPVWolfepBTDravw&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ProductHunt</a> Antoine's Most Recent Investment: <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwjNlKnU-OzIAhWJbRQKHXq1ADo&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fthefoodassembly.com%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNHV6bnuDcRudTkdDR-3nPdSHLc6KA&amp;sig2=d4VIeQLYvpzRm1FAxNg1dw&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Food Assembly</a> As always you can follow <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwjilfba9-zIAhXMWBQKHfS7Cpk&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fharrystebbings%3Flang%3Den-gb&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6KlmFwsIYJkOKRioQuLqGOR0U0w&amp;sig2=--Ps4xkXOjA1GoddPq5_9Q&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harry</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;ved=0CCgQ6F4wAWoVChMIkqHwu_fsyAIVQV0UCh2Hgg6i&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FNussenbaum%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Egoogle%257Ctwcamp%255Eserp%257Ctwgr%255Eauthor&amp;usg=AFQjCNF-L9pDk38-Qs7jDxw1_wzo8bf65w&amp;sig2=N07IXedex8-MW8nq5BhToQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Antoine</a>, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwiNhNrj9-zIAhWJxxQKHYv2DTo&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftwentyminutevc%3Flang%3Den-gb&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcygppyqTNaiuOUOohQIk-Qg-1jQ&amp;sig2=40TKpppBEuHxd64i7OZQxg&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Twenty Minute VC</a> and <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwiUoYrt9-zIAhVB8RQKHQG-Cys&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ffelixcapital&amp;usg=AFQjCNGQHRHJ-SC64-1s2SS2OVvKiZ8xrw&amp;sig2=ou-byWIJ7pOTohNDW6lmWw&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Felix Capital</a> on Twitter here! If you would like to see a more colourful side to Harry with many a mojito session, you can <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=0CCAQFjAAahUKEwil_Zzd-OzIAhUDuhQKHaJBBcM&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Finstagram.com%2Fhstebbings1996%2F&amp;usg=AFQjCNHtFYDxBhu0dYWDcFHs06UosnBKzQ&amp;sig2=ZKvlmczKamK7N55p_sZiWw&amp;bvm=bv.106379543,d.d24" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">follow him on Instagram here!</a>

20 VC 084: Meet Felix Capital: A Venture Firm For The Creative Class with Antoine Nussenbaum