Hello and welcome to episode 57 of the 20 minute VC with your host Harry Stebbings.

And on today's show, I'm so excited to welcome Nicholas Wittenbourne.

Nicholas is a VC at 0.9 capital, one of the leading seed funds in Europe.

And prior to 0.9, Nicholas was an analyst at Team Europe.

If you haven't had the opportunity to check out any of Nicholas's

writing yet, then please do head on over to his blog at www. hay nai. That's h-e-y-n-i.com. And there's

some truly fantastic articles, including a brilliant template for all startup founders on what the

perfect pitch should look like.

But in stays in the interview, we will be going through the investor checklist. This is what

investors think when they are looking at startups. This includes everything from founders first

impressions to metrics they look at, to traction figures they require. It's all in this interview, and we can't wait to hear what you think.

However, before we dive into today's interview,

Steve Jobs once said,

Recruiting is hard. It's like finding needles in a haystack.

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seamless and quite an enjoyable experience. Head on over to www.hiringscreen.com to find out more

about the incredible process that they offer.

But back to today's show and ladies and gentlemen, without further ado, I'm so delighted to welcome to you, Nicholas Wittenbourne.

You have now arrived at your destination.

Well, Nicholas, I'm so delighted to have you on the 20-minute VC.

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