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Conviction Over Hype: What Great VCs Look Like Now

The Venture Model Broke. But Startups Are Still Building. In this episode, Arjun is joined by Devin Kohli, General Partner at Outward VC, for a candid conversation on what’s next for venture capital. They unpack: Shifting VC trends in Europe, MENA, and the USA Outward’s bets on Curve, Vauban, Bud & more AI hype vs. real vertical value Tokenisation, digital assets & future financial infrastructure Emerging tech hubs across Japan, MENA, Southeast Asia Plus, Devin shares what conviction really looks like in a post-hype market — and why MENA founders are ones to watch. No pitch decks. No jargon. Just a candid chat about cycles, conviction, and building through uncertainty. 🎧 Episode now live on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. #CouchonomicsWithArjun #VentureCapital #Startups #Fintech #Tokenisation #AI #GlobalVC #FounderJourney #CapitalMarkets #FinancialInfrastructure #LondonTech #MiddleEastTech Couchonomics with Arjun Season 04 is brought to you by our partners: Adyen https://www.adyen.com/ Thunes https://thunes.com/ Mastercard https://mastercard.com/ E& https://www.eand.com/ Digit9 https://www.digitnine.com/ SC Ventures https://scventures.io/ Hala https://hala.com/ Find us on our social media platforms: Arjun's LinkedIn   / arjunvirsingh   Couchonomics LinkedIn   / couchonomics-with-arjun-singh   Instagram   / couchonomics   Twitter https://twitter.com/Arjun_Vir_Singh?s=20 TikTok   / couchonomics   Subscribe to Arjun's LinkedIn newsletter, Couchonomics Crunch: https://bit.ly/3WI4A6E chapters: 00:00 Episode Highlights 00:51 Introduction 02:01 State of the Nation: VC Insights for 2023 and Beyond 02:52 Impact of Global Events on VC and Startups 13:43 The Genesis and Philosophy of Outward VC 22:20 Challenges and Success Stories in VC Investments 30:05 Key Qualities and Red Flags in Founders 31:01 Identifying Key Qualities in Founders 33:26 Quantitative Aspects of Evaluating Founders 34:02 Emerging Sectors and Avoiding Herd Mentality 35:15 Focus on Wealth Tech and Asset Management 44:07 Challenges and Opportunities in Europe and the UK 51:37 Middle East as a Growing Hub for FinTech 54:12 Concluding Thoughts and Future Prospects