520. The Inner Workings of Seed Investing at GC, Why Sector Focus Can Be Limiting, Why Seed Milestones Are Obsolete, and Who to Hire Among Your First 10 Employees (Yuri Sagalov)

Yuri Sagalov of General Catalyst joins Nick to discuss The Inner Workings of Seed Investing at GC, Why Sector Focus Can Be Limiting, Why Seed Milestones Are Obsolete, and Who to Hire Among Your First 10 Employees. In this episode we cover: Seed Investing Strategy Evaluating Founder Quality Impact of AI on Development Building Early Teams Capital and Market Dynamics Guest Links: Yuri's LinkedIn Yuri's X General Catalyst's LinkedIn General Catalyst's Website The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures, a venture capital firm committed to investing in founders outside of the Bay Area. We're proud to partner with Ramp, the modern finance automation platform. Book a demo and get $150—no strings attached. Want to keep up to date with The Full Ratchet? Follow us on social. You can learn more about New Stack Ventures by visiting our LinkedIn and Twitter.