Investigating Pathways

Professor Schrager is the Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and one of the foremost authorities on business behavior and strategy. Today, I had the pleasure of talking to Professor Schrager about his personal experiences executing the first US private company IPO in Japan, his course on New Venture Strategy at Booth, how to predict business success based on intricate models of startups and how he sees startup strategy changing in the future with the recent collapse of banks.  FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg  To stay up to date with the podcast:   Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1.   Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb  Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882  Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==

Hooman is a co-founder of AddThis, Expa and most recently, Collective as well as an angel investor in multiple multi-billion dollar companies including Uber and SpaceX. Today, I had the pleasure of talking to Hooman about his origin story, how he developed his networks to achieve a 9 figure exit and angel investment philosophy that helped him land deals! FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Hooman: https://twitter.com/hoomanradfar To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

Kevin is a Partner at Bain Capital and a Venture Partner at Bain Capital Crypto. Today, I had the pleasure of talking to Kevin about his origin story, how he became the youngest partner in Bain Capital history and his takes on the future of Decentralized Finance (DeFi) as an investor involved in the space! FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Kevin: https://twitter.com/kevinzhang To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #data

Kashish is a co-founder of Hightouch, which syncs data from warehouses into something that business teams can use and rely on, through a unique process called Reverse ETL. They've raised over $50 million in funding and are growing faster than ever in the data activation space! Today, I talked to Kashish about his origin story, how the company pivoted 6 or 7 times before landing on data activation and where he sees the space moving in the future! FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Kashish: https://twitter.com/kashgupta_ To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #data

Today, I'm joined by Nihal Mehta, who has founded a host of companies and VC firms, including Urbangroove Networks, ipsh!, India Internet Group and ENIAC Ventures. On today's episode, we talk through Nihal's early childhood, how that led to him becoming an entrepreneur early on and how he applied lessons from being an entrepreneur to be a successful VC. FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Nihal: https://twitter.com/nihalmehta To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #venturecapital

Today, I'm joined by Vasu Prathipati, who is the founder of MaestroQA, a platform that software that helps managers deliver better customer service. On today's episode, we talk through Vasu's early childhood, how that affected his decision to become an entrepreneur right out of college and how he improved as an entrepreneur by leveraging resources. FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Vasu: https://twitter.com/Vasu_Prathipati To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #crypto #web3

Today, I'm joined by Blake Robbins, former partner at Ludlow Ventures and a current partner at Benchmark VC, which backs early stage startups. On today's episode, Blake and I talked about how he broke into venture capital right out of college and began to invest specifically in the creator economy, as well as where he sees the creator economy going in the future! FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Blake: https://twitter.com/blakeir To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #crypto #web3

Today, I'm joined by Avichal Garg, who is a two time founder, having founded companies including PrepMe and Spool, both of which had successful exits. Avichal now manages Electric Capital. On today's episode, we talk about Avichal's journey through founding and having exits with multiple companies, how that affected his entry to venture capital and his take on crypto and Web3! FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Avichal: https://twitter.com/avichal To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1.... Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2u... Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=... #investing #startups #entrepreneurship #crypto #web3

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Slaav Rubin. Slava is the co-founder of Indiegogo, one of the biggest crowdfunding platforms in the world. Slava has also founded Humbition.VC, an early stage venture capital firm as well as Vincent Alternative Investments. On today's episode we talk about Slava's entrepreneurial journey, and how he built and scaled each of his companies and how he has applied those learned skills to venture capital. FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Slava: https://twitter.com/gogoSlava To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Nick Raushenbush. Nick, the co-founder and COO of Shogun, which is a software company that at its core helps companies build ecommerce pages and websites. Previously, Nick founded Glass & Marker which was a creative agency for tech companies. On today's episode we talk about Nick's entrepreneurial journey, and how he built and scaled each of his companies. FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Nick: https://twitter.com/nickraushenbush To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Chrys Bader. Chrys is a 5x founder, starting off in Web Development, then launching a few incredibly popular social apps including Fliggo, Treehouse which was acquired by Google, the Secret and most recently, Ikaria. In today's episode, we talk about how Chrys built some of the most successful social media apps to date. FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Chrys: https://twitter.com/chrysb To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Ruben Harris, the founder of the popular career reskilling platform, Career Karma. Career Karma is an online platform that helps folks looking to find job training programs. Ruben is also the host of the Breaking into Startups podcast. In today's episode, we talk about Ruben's time breaking into tech, how he built Career Karma, and how tech can be expanded to be accessible to minorities. FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Ruben: https://twitter.com/rubenharris To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Anuj Srivastava. Anuj is the founder of the popular interior designing platform, Livspace. Livspace is a cloud based platform that integrates consumers, designers and vendors to deliver re-designed spaces. In today's episode, we talk about Anuj's journey as a founder, his experiences on building a startup in growing markets in Asia, and the difference in building a startup in America vs Asia. FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Kulveer Taggar. Kulveer is a 3 time founder, having founded companies including Boso.com, Auctomatic and most recently, Zeus Living, which is a corporate property manager supported by tech. In today's episode, we talk about Kulveer's journey as a founder, his experiences on building a startup through the pandemic, and the importanc eof setting long term goals. FOLLOW Arnav: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg FOLLOW Kulveer: https://twitter.com/kul To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA/?sub_confirmation=1. Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1GXOT2uv64WEXjXTnMfeOb Follow us on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/investigating-pathways/id1554195882 Follow us on Google: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy80NTJiMWY3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Brett Kopf. Brett is a 2 time founder, having founded Remind, the biggest messaging platform that is targeted towards connecting teachers, parents and students, with over 30 million users. Most recently, Brett has founded Omella, the easiest and most effective way to receive payments. Today, we talked through Brett's journey building a massive edtech network and how he is applying those lessons to his second company. To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and Google Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Arjun Lall. Arjun is a 4x founder, having founded companies including Fantasy Congress, Jam Legend, which was acquired by Zynga, Renzu, which was acquired by SurveyMonkey and most recently, Rocket and Hireflow, a recruiting agency powered by machine learning. Today, we talked through Arjun's journey as a founder straight out of college and the key experiences he's learned from over the years. To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and Google Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Zach Latta. Zach is the founder and CEO of Hack Club, a global network of high school hackers, coders and builders. On today's episode, we talk through Zach's journey, starting from dropping out of high school and working at the once popular company Yo and then finally, building a like minded community of high school hackers. To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and Google Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

This week on Investigating Pathways, I'm joined by Danielle Strachman. Danielle has previously founded a charter school and was the driving force behind building the Thiel Fellowship. Most recently, Danielle is working with young founders who work outside tracked institutions by investing in early stage startups at the 1517 Fund, where she is a Founder and General Partner. Today, we talked about Danielle's journey as a founder and how she built the Thiel Fellowship from the ground up as well as how students can work outside of the education bubble. To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and Google Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg #investing #startups #entrepreneurship

On today's episode, I'm joined by Eric Bahn, previously the founder of Beat the GMAT, the most widely used test prep network across the US. Eric is now a Co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund. Today, we talk through Eric's journey as a founder and VC, problems with toxic VC culture at the moment, how the pandemic has affected the way people are making money and what advice Eric has for teenagers and folks just starting on their entrepreneurial journey. To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube, Spotify, Apple and Google Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg

On today's episode, I'm joined by Jason Fried, the co-founder and CEO of Basecamp, which is one of the most widely used task optimization tools in the world. In addition, Jason is the co-founder of Ruby on Rails. He has also written several books, including REWORK. On today's episode, Jason and I talk about his journey through building Basecamp as well as Basecamp's new email service, HEY! To stay up to date with the podcast: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9m1vhdkW7tA8NM8r6F9rOA Check us out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/arnavvgarg