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, N...