Ep 14 - Michał Chabowski - Rubicon Partners

Episode 14 of the VC in the CEE podcast, hosted by Adrian Kondrat, titled "Ep 14 - Michał Chabowski - Rubicon Partners" was published on April 9, 2025 and runs 43 minutes.

April 9, 2025 ·43m · VC in the CEE

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Summary

In this episode, we explore venture building, technical risk, and investor psychology with Michal Chabowski, Managing Partner at Rubicon Partners — a firm blending venture funding with transaction advisory services in high-impact sectors like deep tech, energy, and new materials.Michal brings a refreshing lens to startup investing, challenging conventional wisdom and offering deep insight into what really matters when backing early-stage companies.🔍 Episode Highlights:⚙️ Technical Risk vs. Market Risk: Why Rubicon Partners embraces complexity in product development — but avoids untested markets.🚫 The First-Mover Myth: Michal explains why being early isn’t always being right — and what founders often get wrong.📈 Business Models That Actually Work: A practical investor's take on financial modeling, and which metrics matter most at the early stage.🦄 The Unicorn Illusion: Comparing private vs. public market valuations — and what today’s founders can learn from listed companies.⏳ When to Sell: Insights into timing an exit — and why storytelling might be your most underutilized growth tool.Whether you're a founder navigating your first round or an investor refining your thesis, this episode delivers sharp, actionable insights on building — and backing — companies built to last.🎧 Tune in now to rethink risk, value, and storytelling in the venture space! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

In this episode, we explore venture building, technical risk, and investor psychology with Michal Chabowski, Managing Partner at Rubicon Partners — a firm blending venture funding with transaction advisory services in high-impact sectors like deep tech, energy, and new materials.

Michal brings a refreshing lens to startup investing, challenging conventional wisdom and offering deep insight into what really matters when backing early-stage companies.

🔍 Episode Highlights:

⚙️ Technical Risk vs. Market Risk: Why Rubicon Partners embraces complexity in product development — but avoids untested markets.

🚫 The First-Mover Myth: Michal explains why being early isn’t always being right — and what founders often get wrong.

📈 Business Models That Actually Work: A practical investor's take on financial modeling, and which metrics matter most at the early stage.

🦄 The Unicorn Illusion: Comparing private vs. public market valuations — and what today’s founders can learn from listed companies.

⏳ When to Sell: Insights into timing an exit — and why storytelling might be your most underutilized growth tool.

Whether you're a founder navigating your first round or an investor refining your thesis, this episode delivers sharp, actionable insights on building — and backing — companies built to last.

🎧 Tune in now to rethink risk, value, and storytelling in the venture space!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.