Travis Hedge (@the_hedgefund), co-founder of Vouch Insurance, and Nick Shalek (@nshalek), partner at Ribbit Capital, join Erik Torenberg and Lucas Bagno to discuss:- How Vouch came to be and their vision to be insurance for the innovation economy from inception to IPO.- What Travis and Nick are most excited about in insurtech.- The enormity of the market and the fact that there are so few entrepreneurs with the ability to build in the space.- How companies can grow the size of the market and why this has led to investors missing out on companies like Coalition.- Requests for startups in the space, including opportunities in crypto.- Why it’s never too early to have a board if you’re building in insurtech, even if it’s a synthetic one.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup
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