Stephan Moraes: Why Not Everybody Should Be an Entrepreneur | Indico Capital

Is the obsession with entrepreneurship putting unhealthy pressure on young people? Stephan Moraes, General Partner at Indico Capital Partners, challenges the narrative that everyone needs to be a CEO at 25—and explains why learning with other people's money is often the smarter path.Stephan is co-founder of Indico Capital Partners, a Southern Europe–focused VC firm managing €240M+ across six funds. He has backed eight unicorns, including Farfetch, Talkdesk, and Anchorage Digital, and co-invests with top-tier global funds. A Harvard MBA and former dot-com founder, he brings decades of operational and investment experience across B2B SaaS, marketplaces, and deep tech.In this clip, Stephan discusses:🎯 Why the pressure to become an entrepreneur at 21 is misplaced—and sometimes harmful💼 The value of learning on someone else's dime before solving real problems🧠 How resilience and curiosity matter more than school grades in the age of AI🚀 Why today is both the best and easiest time to be a founder—with caveatsSubscribe to Aulium for more conversations on innovation and private capital.About Stephan de Moraes [General Partner at Indico Capital Partners]:Stephan de Moraes is General Partner and co-founder of Indico Capital Partners, a Lisbon-based venture capital firm focused on Southern Europe. Since founding Indico in 2017 with Cristina Fonseca (founder of Talkdesk) and Ricardo Marvão, he has backed eight unicorns and managed €240M+ across six funds. A Harvard MBA and former dot-com entrepreneur, Stephan previously served on the board of Caixa Capital, where he invested in many of Portugal's most successful tech companies between 2013 and 2017.About Aulium:Aulium is a video show exploring Innovation and Private Capital, hosted by Thomas Viguier and Markus Perkumas.Connect with us:➡ Aulium on LinkedIn:   / aulium  ➡ Thomas Viguier:   / tviguier  ➡ Markus Perkumas:   / markusperkumas