Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Nico Laqua is the Co-Founder and CEO of Corgi Insurance, an AI-native insurance carrier built for startups. Corgi is the most intense workplace culture in America.
The team works 7 days per week. The founder sleeps in the office. ⅔ of the first 30 team members have a Corgi tattoo.
This week, Corgi raised $106M, valuing the company at a whopping $2.6BN.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:14 Fear of Losing vs Hunger to Win
03:37 Going to University Was My Biggest Mistake
07:34 Working 7 Days a Week
08:57 How Work Trials Filter Out the Wrong People
12:42 Why Nico Wants to Build the Most Important Company in the World
12:49 He Actually Lives in the Office
22:04 Why London Could Become the Center of AI Outside the US
26:46 Learning From the Greats: Napoleon, Alexander & Startup Culture
30:08 Is It Possible to Stay This Intense at 1,000 People?
34:46 Raising $150M: What Nico Looks for in Investors
45:12 AI Makes Sales & Marketing More Important, Not Less
48:20 Boards Are Mostly Theatrical
49:16 OpenAI vs. Anthropic
53:15 Are VCs Responsible for the Rise in Startup Fraud?
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Nico Laqua is the Co-Founder and CEO of Corgi Insurance, an AI-native insurance carrier built for startups. Corgi is the most intense workplace culture in America.
The team works 7 days per week. The founder sleeps in the office. ⅔ of the first 30 team members have a Corgi tattoo.
This week, Corgi raised $106M, valuing the company at a whopping $2.6BN.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:14 Fear of Losing vs Hunger to Win
03:37 Going to University Was My Biggest Mistake
07:34 Working 7 Days a Week
08:57 How Work Trials Filter Out the Wrong People
12:42 Why Nico Wants to Build the Most Important Company in the World
12:49 He Actually Lives in the Office
22:04 Why London Could Become the Center of AI Outside the US
26:46 Learning From the Greats: Napoleon, Alexander & Startup Culture
30:08 Is It Possible to Stay This Intense at 1,000 People?
34:46 Raising $150M: What Nico Looks for in Investors
45:12 AI Makes Sales & Marketing More Important, Not Less
48:20 Boards Are Mostly Theatrical
49:16 OpenAI vs. Anthropic
53:15 Are VCs Responsible for the Rise in Startup Fraud?
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Subscribe on Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/3j2KMcZTtgTNBKwtZBMHvl?si=85bc9196860e4466
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-twenty-minute-vc-20vc-venture-capital-startup/id958230465
Follow Harry Stebbings on X:
twitter.com/HarryStebbings
Follow Nico Laqua on X:
twitter.com/nico_laqua
Follow 20VC on Instagram:
instagram.com/20vchq
Follow 20VC on TikTok:
tiktok.com/@20vc_tok
Visit our Website:
20vc.com
Subscribe to our Newsletter:
thetwentyminutevc.com/contact
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#20vc #harrystebbings #startup
