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(0:00) Intro(1:15) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:02) Start of interview(2:45) Emily's origin story(8:27) Her start in venture capital through DFJ with Tim Draper in 2000.(11:56) About the history and evolution of VC(13:42) Investing thesis (founding principle) at her firm Threshold Ventures.(19:21) The venture mechanics of Threshold Ventures. "One of our SLAs is we'd like to be the founder's first call."(21:30) On navigating boardroom dynamics in venture-backed boards. "Building trust is critical" (26:20) On dealing with conflicts of interests at the board level in the VC context. "Decisions with an investors' hat vs board member hat"(31:35) Mention of the VC-Backed Board Academy in SF on May 14, 2025, and NYC on Oct 28, 2025.(32:31) The role of independent directors in VC-backed companies. "I love bringing in independent directors early."(38:09) On board observers. "I always try to think about [board roles] in a two-year cycle"(42:44) The state of diversity in VC. Discussion about All Raise (founded in 2018).(48:12) Navigating the AI Landscape "it's a different world"(55:10) Books that have greatly influenced her life:The Soul in the Game by Vitaliy Katsenelson (2022)(55:43) Her mentors: Heidi Roizen (E6, E108 and E116)(57:07) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by. "Happiness = Reality - Expectation"(57:56) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves. (58:31) The living person she most admires.Emily Melton is a co-founder of Threshold Ventures. She is looking for entrepreneurs who are genuinely excited about being agents of change and have an almost irrational drive to make things better. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License

It is incredibly rare to have your startup become a verb. Google and Uber immediately come to mind. But what about when a group of strangers or friends with shared interests decide they want to get together? They, Meetup. Scott Heifferman didn't set out with becoming a verb in mind but he certainly started Meetup with the intent of building something big and impactful. And on those dimensions he delivered in spades. Along the way he sold 30% of his company for $1M to Tim Draper's DFJ (funny story around the 36 min mark), raised from other great investors (Brad Burnham from USV makes a cameo in the video), met face to face with Mark Zuckerberg who also decided that getting groups of people to meetup would be important for Facebook too, going so far as to run their very first Super Bowl ad promoting their meetup competitor product. There are so many great stories and anecdotes in this one. In our effort to mine Web 2.0 ideas and playbooks for applicable lessons for this current wave to startups, this conversation delivers in spades. A few take aways:— The Origins of Meetup and Community Building: Heiferman reflects on how 9/11 and experiences like Burning Man inspired Meetup's mission to foster real-world connections. He emphasized the importance of creating tools that empower people to form communities and build belonging offline, using the internet as a catalyst.— Early NYC Tech Scene vs. Silicon Valley: Heiferman shares stories of the scrappy, experimental nature of the 1990s NYC tech ecosystem, contrasting it with Silicon Valley's more established infrastructure. He recalls starting iTraffic with maxed-out credit cards and seeing startups like Razorfish and DoubleClick shape the local scene.— Facebook's Competitive Threat: Heiferman recounts how Facebook's groups feature directly competed with Meetup, even running Super Bowl ads mimicking its concept. This competition influenced his decision to sell Meetup to WeWork, as Facebook's scale and resources were hard to match.— Critique of Modern Marketplaces: Heiferman critiques platforms like Uber and DoorDash for extracting excessive margins from workers and businesses. He advocates for a fairer market economy where technology empowers individuals rather than exploiting them.— Future Vision and Lessons Learned: Looking ahead, Heiferman expresses interest in building impactful projects outside traditional VC structures. He emphasizes the need to focus on creating products that energize people, deliver value, and prioritize meaningful societal impact over maximizing profits.One thing that especially stood out to me in this conversation was a reminder of how “people” were so core to Web 2.0 ideals. Whether it was getting people to connect online or off, fostering real and personal connection was such an important driver for innovation at that time. When today's headlines are so  filled with stories that seem to pit people against algorithms, Scott's sentiment is a refreshing reminder that technology at it's best is a tool for enhancing our lives, not eradicating them. On that theme, a comment Scott made has been rattling in my head ever since. At around the 40 min mark he says something along the lines of “AB testing is the price you pay for not having a pulse on people”. In this conversation he talk a lot about energy, following the energy of individuals and his own energy and interests. He seems energized to build again and we talk a bit about what's next for him and how his time working in an Amazon warehouse informed his thinking around what problems he wants to tackle. We can't wait to see where he goes with all that energy. This was a ton of fun to connect with Scott and Brad to revisit the Meetup story. We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed recording it. 

Unlock the secrets of venture capitalism with Tim Draper, a trailblazer who has left an indelible mark across the global investment landscape. As the founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network, Tim's journey is a masterclass in strategic foresight and bold decision-making. From revolutionizing customer-driven growth with Hotmail to his daring investments in Baidu and Skype, discover how Tim's ability to spot key inflection points has fueled his success. His establishment of Draper University of Heroes has also empowered countless entrepreneurs, emphasizing the power of investing in passionate individuals and straightforward strategies for sustainable growth.Engage with powerful insights on transforming customers into a sales force, and learn why investing in human potential trumps mere capital preservation. Tim and Richard C. Wilson discuss the pitfalls of convoluted investment strategies and the pivotal role of early financial education, drawing lessons from giants like Amazon and Tesla. We also delve into the essential act of seizing opportunities, reflecting on the costly mistakes of hesitating on early investments in tech titans like Google and Facebook. This episode is packed with stories on overcoming fear, embracing freedom, and fostering a creative environment, all essential ingredients for cultivating successful entrepreneurship and investment ventures.This is episode #3 in the Billionaire Fire Side Series.To learn more about Jonathan's recession resilient mobile home park real estate Fund and Flex Space Development: https://www.midwestparkcapital.com/To learn more about Jonathan's business growth consulting and fractional CMO services, and digital marketing for small businesses and growing Ecommerce brands:https://www.revenueascend.com/consulting/The Family Office Club was founded in 2007 and has now become the world's largest association in the industry with over 4,000 registered ultra-wealthy investors-Richard C. Wilson is the partner of the Accredited Investor Podcast: https://familyoffices.com/To get your very own podcast tour of 20, 40 or 60 episodes as a guest and become the thought leader in your industry: https://getpodcastbookings.com/Sign up to get on the list for the World's Most Exclusive Social Networking App: https://www.prestigesocialapp.com/To those looking to potential exit or sell their business or talk about potential business roll up partnerships:https://www.businesscashout.com/Join one of the fastest growing real estate groups on Facebook, which is our 26,600 Multifamily Investor Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/451061265284414To learn more about mobile home investing, acquiring your first mobile home park:  https://www.mobilehomewealthacademy.com  https://linktr.ee/jonathantuttleAccredited Investor Podcast- sign up to the email list and get notified of new episodes, bonus content, and potential deal opportunities: https://www.accreditedinvestorpodcast.com/

Aaron Levie is one of the OG founders of the last two decades as the Co-Founder and CEO of Box. Today, Box does over $1BN in revenue with a market cap of $3.85BN, and has raised over $560 million from the likes of DFJ, Andreesen Horowitz, and Coatue.  In Today's Episode with Aaron Levie We Discuss: What You Need to Know Entering This AI Wave: Why does Aaron think we are currently in a transformative window in AI? What does Aaron think it takes to be successful in this next wave? Which areas does Aaron think founders should be focusing on today? Where should they not? AI Adoption: Business Model, Implementation, Regulation. How does Aaron think AI will change how we work & run a business? What does Aaron think is the single biggest obstacle to AI adoption in large organizations? Does Aaron agree with Sarah Tavel @ Benchmark AI companies will be selling work not tools?  How does Aaron think AI will change the SaaS business model? Why is Aaron not as worried about AI regulation? What are his biggest concerns today? The Next AI Breakthrough: AI Agents Why does Aaron believe the next big breakthrough in AI will be agents? How does Aaron think AI agents will change org structures? How does Aaron think agents will differ from RPA? How will RPA companies benefit from AI?  What does Aaron think AI agents will look like in five years? Startups vs Incumbents: Who Wins? What is Aaron's advice to startups today building against OpenAI? Does Aaron think startups have more advantage in foundational models or the application layer? What advantages do incumbents have? What are their biggest weaknesses? Who does Aaron think are the biggest winners in AI today? Who is underperforming? Why does Aaron think Apple isn't losing the AI race?    

We discuss factors driving Japanese stocks higher. (1:15) - Japanese Stock Market Rally: The Psychological Effect  (8:05) - What Impact Did Corporate Governance And Foreign Investors Have On The Japanese Stock Market Rally? (15:15) - Will This Rally Continue and For How Long? (18:00) - What Are The Current Risks for The Japanese Market? (20:00) - WisdomTree Japanese ETF Suite: DXJ, DFJ, DXJS (25:20) - Episode Roundup: EWJ & FLJP Podcast@Zacks.com

With more than 20 years of experience scaling startups and building technology companies in the digital and mobile ecosystem, Steven Rosenblatt co-founded Oceans, a new kind of venture capital firm, in 2018 where he currently serves as General Partner.Steven has been passionate about building early stage companies and has finally fulfilled his life long goal of starting his own company.  Prior to Oceans, Steven was President of Foursquare. During his six-year tenure at the location intelligence company, he was responsible for transitioning the company from a purely consumer-facing location platform into an enterprise business, building a multi-product strategy and growing revenue by more than 70x. This entailed overseeing all aspects of strategy and implementation of the company's revenue streams along with overseeing its biggest customers. During his time, Foursquare won numerous awards, including being named in CNBC's Disruptor 50 list as one of the most disruptive tech companies in the world, Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 as one of the fastest growing technology companies in North America, and won Ad Age's Best Places to work. Steven worked closely with his investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures, DFJ, and Spark Capital, and has spoken at nearly 100 events.Before joining Foursquare, Steven launched iAd, Apple's advertising platform for brands and developers, where he managed sales, agency relations, and the creative and strategy team. Steven led the opening of Apple's New York office and worked closely with leadership teams to build a presence in New York. Prior to this, Steven served as Senior Vice President of Advertising Sales at Quattro Wireless until it was acquired by Apple in January 2010.  He is a proud graduate of the University of Michigan. In this episode, Marc Beckman and Steve talk bout venture capital funding. Steven Rosenblatt gives an inside look into Venture Capital Investments. Should you take VC funding? What are VC's looking for? What makes a great founder? What are the opportunities emerging in AI? Learn all that and more in this episode with Steven RosenblattSign up for the Some Future Day Newsletter here: https://marcbeckman.substack.com/Episode Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenrosenblatt/Oceans:  https://oceans.ventures/To join the conversation follow Marc here:YoutubeLinkedInTwitterInstagramMarc Beckman is a Senior Fellow of Emerging Technologies at NYU, the CEO of DMA United, and is on the New York State Bar Association's Taskforce for Cryptocurrency and Digital Assets.

Loris Degioanni is Founder & CTO of Sysdig, the observability and container security company behind the Falco and Sysdig open source projects. Both projects are widely adopted, with 7K GitHub Stars each. Sysdig is a $2.5B company that has raised over $700M from investors including Insight, Accel, Bain, DFJ, Goldman Sachs, Third Point & Permira. In this episode, we dig into Sysdig's roots in infrastructure and the pivotal decision to focus on security 2 years into the company journey, Sysdig's culture of experimentation (and some paranoia) that has helped make them successful, why they thought about their paid product early & much more!

In this episode you will learn:00:00 Introduction to Voluntary Carbon Markets01:51 Exploring the Controversy Around Carbon Offsetting Firm Southport05:14 Defining Carbon Credits and Carbon Offsets11:09 The Challenges of Carbon Sequestration19:59 The Role of Nature-Based Solutions in Carbon Markets25:28 The Struggles and Potential of Nature-Based Carbon Credits29:28 The Need for Both Engineering and Nature-Based Solutions30:15 The Impact of Energy Sources on Carbon Credit Calculations31:05 The Importance of Clean Energy31:32 Challenges of Carbon Dioxide Capture32:30 Potential Low-Energy Solutions for Carbon Capture33:28 Discussion on Carbon Capture Techniques34:08 The Role of Rock Weathering in Carbon Capture34:48 The Potential of Carbonates in Carbon Sequestration37:04 Challenges in the Voluntary Carbon Market38:07 The Role of Compliance Market in Carbon Reduction38:53 The Impact of Corporate Carbon Reduction Goals39:43 The Need for More Credible Carbon Projects40:34 The Role of Government and Companies in Carbon Reduction52:01 The Rise of Climate-Focused Startups55:04 The Business Models of Climate Startups59:03 The Future of Carbon Capture StartupsAbout:Maryanna Saenko is an early-stage venture capitalist and cofounder of Future Ventures. She invests in frontier technologies that make the world a better place, and don't prey on human frailty. Recent investments have been across a wide swath of sectors, including nuclear fusion, sustainable agricultural and land management, bee immunology, women's reproductive longevity, and the application of AI to everything from the construction industry to medical therapeutics. Previously she was at Khosla Ventures, and prior to that DFJ. She was also an investment partner at Airbus Ventures where she led a series of venture investments strategically aligned with Airbus' future-of-aerospace initiatives. Before Airbus, Maryanna was a consultant at Lux Research and a research engineer at Cabot Corporation. She's worked on lunar rovers, martian landers, driverless cars, and long-range low-frequency communication systems. Maryanna graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in BioMedical Engineering and a BS and MS in Materials Science and Engineering.

The future of tech is 25-person companies powered by AI agents that help us accomplish our larger goals. Imbue is working on building AI agents that reason, code and generally make our lives easier. Sarah Guo and Elad Gil sit down with co-founders Kanjun Qiu (CEO) and Josh Albrecht (CTO) to discuss how they define reasoning, the spectrum of specialized and generalized agents, and the path to improved agent performance. Plus, what's behind their $200M Series B fundraise.  Kanjun Qiu is the CEO and co-founder of Imbue. Kanjun is also a partner at angel fund Outset Capital, where she invests in promising pre-seed companies. Previously, Kanjun was the co-founder and CEO of Sourceress, a machine learning recruiting startup backed by YC and DFJ. She was previously Chief of Staff to Drew Houston at Dropbox, where she helped scale the company from 300 employees to 1200. Josh Albrecht is the CTO and co-founder of Imbue. He also invests in other founders via his fund, Outset Capital. He has published machine learning papers as an academic researcher; founded an AI recruiting company that went through YC and a 3D injection molding software company that was acquired; helped build Addepar as an early engineer; and served as a Thiel Fellow mentor. He started programming as a kid and began working professionally as a software engineer in high school.  Show Links:  Kanjun's LinkedIn | Website | Google Scholar Josh's LinkedIn | Website | Google Scholar Imbue raises $200M to build AI systems that can reason and code Sign up for new podcasts every week. Email feedback to show@no-priors.com Follow us on Twitter: @NoPriorsPod | @Saranormous | @EladGil | @Kanjun | @JoshAlbrecht Show Notes:  (00:00) - Introduction to Imbue (04:55) - The Spectrum of Agent Tasks (08:43) - Specialization and Generalization With Agents (13:03) - Code and Language in AI Agents

Imagine you are a woman just getting out of prison and trying to get a job. Or you’re living in a shelter and trying to get a job. There are so many barriers for women coming from vulnerable situations to employment. For women struggling with poverty, emerging from human trafficking or domestic abuse, finding a job can seem hopeless. This is where Designed for Joy steps in. The Raleigh nonprofit has trained and employed more than 120 women in the past 6 years and paid out more than $400,000 in living wages. And it’s not just about jobs, DFJ takes a holistic approach to helping women reach their true potential. In this episode, DFJ co-founder Cary Heise shares their mission and their milestones. https://www.designedforjoy.com/    

Mark Straub is the founder and CEO of Smile ID, the leading digital KYC (know your customer) and identity verification provider in Africa. Smile ID helps companies scale rapidly across Africa by confirming the identity of their users in real time, using any smartphone or computer. Prior to Smile, Mark was a venture investor for more than a decade at Khosla Impact and DFJ, covering multiple continents including South Asia and Africa. This episode is hosted by Jenny Fielding, co-founder and managing partner of Everywhere Ventures (previously The Fund). In this interview, Jenny and Mark discuss the layers of complexity involved in doing business in African countries, and how the idea of creating an “Africa stack” came about. Learn how Mark was inspired by his VC experience and portfolio founders to transition from investor to founder. Listen till the end for a comparison on the mentality of an investor vs founder and an unusual superpower! If you liked this episode, please give us a rating wherever you found us and be sure to subscribe to Venture Everywhere. To learn more about our work, visit Everywhere.vc and ideas.everywhere.vc on Substack. You can also follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter for regular updates and news.

EXCLUSIVE!!!!!! We sat down with up and coming rocker, movie star, and overall wondering human being - mr. Dirty Freakin Joe! DFJ sat down with us to talk about his movie career so far with projects like "The Demon's Within", Sean Haitz own "Area 5150" and "Desert Fiends". Joe also blessed MCH with a sneak peek at the "Sci-fi Sam" movie/music videos for Area 5150. This was a great time with our new friend and can't wait to see all the great things he has coming, and will be doing from here on out! Follow Joe on instagram: @dirty_joe87 and on Spotify

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of Zero Systems, Alex Babin.Connecting with Alex could be highly beneficial due to his extensive experience and success in the Automotive, SaaS, and AI sectors. As the CEO of ZERO Systems, he has unique insights into leveraging AI for business automation and productivity enhancement. His entrepreneurial journey started with founding a hybrid vehicle company at a young age to leading a pioneering AI firm, which could offer valuable lessons for startups, tech innovation, and leadership. Babin's expertise could prove invaluable if you're seeking guidance in these areas or exploring AI-powered solutions for business process optimization. His connection could open doors to new opportunities, partnerships, and knowledge in the rapidly evolving world of AI and automation.About Alex Babin: Alex is a seasoned entrepreneur and CEO with over two decades of experience in the Automotive, SaaS, and AI sectors. He co-founded and led ZERO Systems, an innovative company harnessing AI to streamline high-value processes for enterprises in restricted areas. Notably, at just 24, he founded a hybrid vehicle company backed by DFJ. Babin's expertise lies in developing AI-powered productivity solutions to enhance the efficiency of knowledge workers, affirming his commitment to technological advancement and business transformation.About Zero Systems: ZERO Systems is an innovative tech company that employs artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance productivity for knowledge workers. It specializes in automating high-value processes that typically require human-like decision-making. Their services range from timekeeping to document and email management, as well as data extraction and transformation. Through automating these often time-consuming tasks, ZERO Systems streamlines workflow increases efficiency and optimizes the use of resources. ZERO Systems propels businesses towards increased productivity and profitability by mimicking and augmenting human cognitive functions.Apply to be a Guest on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://go.upmyinfluence.com/podcast-guestLinks Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out Zero Systems website at https://zerosystems.com/Check out Zero Systems on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/zeroapp/Check out Alex Babin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbabin/Don't forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:We are actively booking guests for our The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. Schedule HERE.Are you a 6-figure consultant? I've got high-level intros for you. Learn more here.What is your #1 Lead Generation BLOCKER? Take my free quiz here.Want to learn more about all the podcasts managed by UpMyInfluence?

Maryanna Saenko is an early-stage venture capitalist and co-founder of Future Ventures. She started her career as a research engineer at Cabot Corporation and later moved on to venture capital working at firms such as DFJ and Khosla Ventures. Maryanna invests in frontier technologies that make the world a better place, including nuclear fusion, sustainable agricultural and land management, bee immunology, and women's reproductive longevity. Twitter of Host (Shamus Madan): @mbitpodcast

Emily Melton joins Molly to discuss her early days in venture and what she learned while working at DFJ (1:30). Then, they talk about the barriers that healthcare imposes on entrepreneurship (17:22), building a diverse culture within venture capital (29:53), market distortions, and how to optimize for a down market (38:42). (0:00) Molly kicks off the show (1:30) Getting started in Venture Capital (8:12) LinkedIn Jobs - Go to https://linkedIn.com/angel and post your first job for free (9:38) Learnings from working at DFJ (17:22) Healthcare being a barrier to entrepreneurship (20:11) Prenuvo - Get $300 off at http://prenuvo.com/twist (21:41) Threshold Ventures' fund mechanics (26:15) Investing in Tia: Healthcare solutions for woman (29:53) Building culture (37:45) Pilot - Get 20% off the first 6 months at https://pilot.com/twist (38:42) Optimizing for a down market (52:13) What's next? FOLLOW Emily: https://twitter.com/emelton FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis FOLLOW Molly: https://twitter.com/mollywood

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Alex Gurevich is a Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners, an early-stage VC fund with portfolio companies like MasterClass, Thumbtack, Carbon Health, Niantic Labs, and many more. Alex serves on multiple boards of startups such as MasterClass, Thumbtack, Pair Eyewear, Mythical Games, and HitRecord (founded by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt) amongst others. Prior to joining Javelin, Alex worked at DFJ and was the first employee at ooma (NYSE: OOMA). You can learn more about: 1. How to identify and invest in successful startups like MasterClass and Thumbtack2. How to build and curate great deal flow as a VC 3. How to raise funding as a startup    Check out our brand new YouTube Video Podcast!  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company. ===================== Brought to you by: https://momentonft.com  

In this episode you will learn:Why does Future Ventures invest in only technology risk startups?Can a venture fund afford to build a portfolio of just deep tech startups while giving good returns? If so, how?Maryanna shares why she invests with an abundance mindset and why it's important.3 questions that Maryanna asks herself while looking to invest in a deep tech startupHow does Future Ventures support the startups they invest in?2 reasons why deep tech startups originate in and around universitiesWhy does Future Ventures have a fund life of 15 years instead of the traditional 10 years?Why does Future Ventures operate with a tiny team and not follow the service model that many large funds employ, and is it sustainable?What does Maryanna think about the future of the food industry and energy?AboutMaryanna Saenko is an early-stage venture capitalist with an interest in robotics, quantum computing, blockchain, aerospace, and the future of food. Previously she was at Khosla Ventures, and prior to that at DFJ, where she worked with Steve to focus on frontier technology investments. She was also an investment partner at Airbus Ventures where she led a series of venture investments strategically aligned with Airbus' future-of-aerospace initiatives. Before Airbus, Maryanna was a consultant at Lux Research and a research engineer at Cabot Corporation.Maryanna graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in BioMedical Engineering and a BS and MS in Materials Science and Engineering. 

Tim Draper founded Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network, a global network of venture capital funds. He funded Baidu, Tesla, Skype, SpaceX, Twitch, Hotmail, Focus Media, Robinhood, Athenahealth, Box, Cruise Automation, Carta, Planet, PTC, and 15 other unicorns at the seed stage.He is a supporter and global thought leader for entrepreneurs everywhere and is a leading spokesperson for Bitcoin, Blockchain, ICOs and cryptocurrencies, having won the Bitcoin US Marshall's auction in 2014, invested in over 50 crypto companies, and led investments in Coinbase, Ledger, Tezos, and Bancor, among others.He created viral marketing, a marketing method for exponentially spreading an electronic service from customer to customer, instrumental to the successes of Hotmail and Skype and other applications, particularly effective for mail and communications applications. Arguably, social media, crowdsourcing and growth hacking are all outgrowths of viral marketing.He is regularly featured on all major networks as a proponent for entrepreneurship, innovative governance, free markets, and Bitcoin, and has received various awards and honors including the World Entrepreneurship Forum's “Entrepreneur of the World,” and is listed as one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, the top 20 most influential people in Crypto by CryptoWeekly, #1 most networked VC by AlwaysOn, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, and #48 most influential Harvard Alum. Global Guru listed Tim as one of the top 30 Startup Gurus in the world.Listen to the full story on the MBIT Podcast.Twitter of Host: @mbitpodcastTwitter of Guest: @TimDraperGet "The Startup Hero" Here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Startup-Hero-Textbook-Entrepreneurs/dp/1973585340/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Excellent interview by Jamil with legendary investor and bitcoin advocate Tim Draper A World Filled with Heroes Tim Draper founded Draper Associates, DFJ and the Draper Venture Network, a global network of venture capital funds. Funded Coinbase, Baidu, Tesla, Skype, SpaceX, Twitch, Hotmail, Focus Media, Robinhood, Athenahealth, Box, Cruise Automation, Carta, Planet, PTC and 15 other unicorns from early/first rounds. He is a supporter and global thoughtleader for entrepreneurs everywhere, and is a leading spokesperson for Bitcoin and decentralization, having won the Bitcoin US Marshall's auction in 2014, invested in over 50 crypto companies, and led investments in Coinbase, Ledger, Tezos, and Bancor, among others. He is regularly featured on all major networks as a proponent for entrepreneurship, innovative governance, free markets and Bitcoin, and has received various awards and honors including the World Entrepreneurship Forum's “Entrepreneur of the World,” and is listed as one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, the top 20 most influential people in Crypto by CryptoWeekly, #1 most networked VC by AlwaysOn, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, member of the Global Guru 30 Startup Gurus in the world, and #48 most influential Harvard Alum. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crypto-hipster-podcast/support

#ICYMI Back in STIMY Ep 30, we met Dr Finian Tan - Chairman & Co-Founder of Vickers Venture Partners - a $3 billion deep tech venture capital fund based out of Singapore. Some things he's done: founder of J.Aron (APAC trading arm of Goldman Sachs)Deputy Secretary of Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry, where he was tasked with creating Chairman of Singapore's  $1 billion TIF Fund, to create the Silicon Valley of the East in SingaporeExecutive deputy chairman of A*Star Founding partner of Draper Fisher Jurvetson Eplanet, a Silicon Valley VC that invested in Skype & Hotmail. While at DFJ, Dr Finian Tan made his first & most well-known investment in a little-known startup called Baidu. This is a ICYMI snippet that I felt really illustrates Dr Finian's character & it happened all the way back when he was still a student.He swept ALL the book prizes, and got perfect scores while at university.How did he do it?By planning it like a WAR.

Justin Gordon (@justingordon212) talks with Maryanna Saenko (@FutureSaenko), Co-Founder and Partner at Future Ventures, which supports passionate founders who are forging the future. For the past 25 years, Future Ventures has backed the visionaries who push the boundaries of possibility and explore the frontier of the unknown. They focus on disruptive technology such as commercial space exploration, deep learning, quantum computing, robotics, AI, blockchain, sustainable transportation, synthetic biology and clean meat. As venture capitalists, the founders of Future Ventures have led founding investments in several companies that had successful IPOs and others that were acquired for over $16 billion in aggregate. Some of their early VC investments include Memphis Meats, Mythic, Nervana, Planet, Rethink Robotics, Skype, SpaceX, Tesla and Zoox.Maryanna Saenko is an early-stage venture capitalist with an interest in robotics, quantum computing, blockchain, aerospace, and the future of food. Previously she was at Khosla Ventures, and prior to that at DFJ, where she worked with Steve Jurvetson to focus on frontier technology investments. She was also an investment partner at Airbus Ventures where she led a series of venture investments strategically aligned with Airbus' future-of-aerospace initiatives. Before Airbus, Maryanna was a consultant at Lux Research and a research engineer at Cabot Corporation. Maryanna graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in BioMedical Engineering and a BS and MS in Materials Science and Engineering.Website: Future VenturesLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/maryannasaenko/Twitter: @FutureSaenkoEmail: maryanna@future.venturesShow Notes: Maryanna's Ukranian background and her thoughts on the current conflict in the region How Maryanna came to co-found Future Ventures with Steve Jurvetson and their big vision How they manage deal flow with just two investors Derisking the customer side of deep tech Future Venture's thesis around deep tech How they conduct due diligence in complex industries Evaluating teams' credibility How they approach onboarding LPs Determining Future Venture's fund size and deployment period The areas Maryanna is most excited about investing in, including the future of food How Maryanna keeps herself organized in terms of aligning her values with Future Venture's portfolio companies More about the show:The Vitalize Podcast, a show by Vitalize Venture Capital (a seed-stage venture capital firm and pre-seed 300+ member angel community open to everyone), dives deep into the world of startup investing and the future of work.Hosted by Justin Gordon, the Director of Marketing at Vitalize Venture Capital, The Vitalize Podcast includes two main series. The Angel Investing series features interviews with a variety of angel investors and VCs around the world. The goal? To help develop the next generation of amazing investors. The Future of Work series takes a look at the founders and investors shaping the new world of work, including insights from our team here at Vitalize Venture Capital. More about us:Vitalize Venture Capital was formed in 2017 as a $16M seed-stage venture fund and now includes both a fund as well as an angel investing community investing in the future of work. Vitalize has offices in Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.The Vitalize Team:Gale - https://twitter.com/galeforceVCCaroline - https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_Justin - https://twitter.com/justingordon212Vitalize Angels, our angel investing community open to everyone:https://vitalize.vc/vitalizeangels/

Maryanna Saenko, Co-founder and Partner at Future Ventures, talks about what attracts caring investors to venture capital. Maryanna shares examples of her successful investments in deep tech and gives useful tips to help technical founders convince the investor in the first meeting.In this episode, you'll learn:4:13 How can caring venture capitalists help in creating a more verdant future that is more equitable for all?11:28 Why you should understand your investor's fund term/investment timeline13:45 Bring your technical team to the first meeting24:06 Tips for increasing transparency within the venture capital industryThe non-profit organizations Maryanna is passionate about: World Central Kitchen, CAREAbout Guest SpeakerMaryanna Saenko is a co-founder of Future Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in frontier technologies across diverse industries. Maryanna has an interest in robotics, quantum computing, biotechnology, aerospace, and the future of food. Previously she was at Khosla Ventures, and prior to that at DFJ, where she focused on frontier technology investments. She was also an investment partner at Airbus Ventures where she led a series of venture investments strategically aligned with Airbus' future-of-aerospace initiatives. Before Airbus, Maryanna was a consultant at Lux Research and a research engineer at Cabot Corporation.About Future VenturesFuture Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founder-led, mission-driven companies at the cutting edge of disruptive technology and new industry formation. The firm's areas of focus include commercial space exploration, deep learning, quantum computing, robotics, AI, blockchain, sustainable transportation, synthetic biology and clean meat. Recent Future Ventures' investments include: 64xBio, Alice Technologies, Beeflow, Cambrian, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Copernic Catalysts, Deep Genomics, Doloromics, Earthshot Labs, Faeth, Gameto, Ockam, Opentrons, and Verdant Robotics.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode.Follow Us:  Twitter | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook

Our guest today is Sateesh Andra, managing director at Endiya Partners, a VC firm that backs early-stage IP-led startups. Before Endiya, he was a partner at Ventureast and DFJ. Before turning to VC, Sateesh was a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, as founder and CEO of Euclid, in the IT management software space. Sateesh was also a top-ranked table tennis player representing Andhra Pradesh. (00:46) Introduction to Startup Fridays (01:06) Our guest today — Sateesh Andra, Managing Director, Endiya Partners (02:28) A snapshot of Sateesh's career and journey to Endiya (05:24) A few thoughts on what Endiya is about today (07:56) India's startup scene — more often, today, companies are being started by multiple founders on day one (09:21) A quick recap of Endiya's eventful last 12 months (16:02) Noteworthy global changes from a tech VC investor's perspective and thoughts on how to back emerging startups in that context (20:53) Promising deep tech startups coming up in India — even a few in the hardware and related areas (24:02) Are the ingredients there in the Indian startup ecosystem today to support hard engineering based ventures (26:49) Endiya's philosophy of being great sherpas to founders, and what it entails in practice (28:39) What does Sateesh look for in an entrepreneur and a startup (31:02) Money versus great investors — how should an entrepreneur choose (34:44) Do VCs need to work harder today to get the best entrepreneurs on their portfolio (37:18) For a VC fund that has given itself the mandate of backing deep intellectual property led companies, does that intensify the tension between a founder's vision to build his or her company in a certain way, and the constraints of returning money to LPs (39:34) Biggest takeaways from Sateesh's entrepreneurial stint (42:52) The top challenges for entrepreneurs and VCs today (47:15) Advice to anyone aspiring to a career in VC (49:49) Rapid fire questions About Sateesh Andra and Endiya https://endiya.com/team/sateesh-andra/ Theme music courtesy Twisterium https://shrtm.nu/Pxh9

Twenty Minute VC Podcast Notes Key Takeaways “Place your biggest bet on a focused strategy and iterate until it works” – Aaron LevietweetNever hedge your bets as a company – if you have two paths, you have no pathsYou have limited resources, don't lower your ceiling with two betsDesign and innovation are directly influenced by the architecture of your organization, it's important to know your identityAmazon: decentralized with an innovation focusApple: centralized with a design focusSerial entrepreneurship is overratedChoosing the right market at the right moment is more valuable than any years of experienceNetwork design comparison: Airbnb vs CryptoCrypto networks experience a value plateau as new participants have less and less upsideAirbnb users and hosts gain more value when the network grows, regardless of when you joinedRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.org Aaron Levie is the Founder and CEO @ Box, the company incorporating the best of secure content collaboration with an intuitive user experience suited to the way people work today. Prior to their IPO in 2015, Aaron raised from some of the best in the business including the main man Mark Cuban, a16z, Emergence, DST, Coatue, DFJ and many more. Aaron founded the company from his dorm room at the University of Southern California and has led the company to 1,900 employees and over $770M in revenue, as of 2021 data. In Today's Episode with Aaron Levie You Will Learn: 1.) How Aaron founded Box from his dorm room at the University of Southern California? What was that founding a-ha moment? What did the first year look like? Does Aaron agree, "serial entrepreneurship is overrated"? 2.) Phases of Leadership and Company Growth: How does Aaron define the different phases of leadership required as a company grows? Which phase did Aaron find the most challenging? How did he overcome it? What are the first things to break when companies grow? What can founders do to prevent this? Does Aaron agree, "the best CEOs are the best resource allocators"? 3.) The Market: How does Aaron thinkj about the dislocation between private company valuations and public company market caps? What does Aaron believe are the biggest challenges founders face when they are over-capitalised? What does Aaron mean when he says, "raise when cash is cheap, spend as if it was expensive"? How does Aaron advise founders on fundraising today? 4.) The Team and Culture: How does Aaron create a safe space where all team members can come to him with anything? How does Aaron approach effective goal setting? How does one balance between achieveable and also aggressive goals? How does Aaron approach the art of delegation? What is his decision-making framework for what to delegate vs what to control? Item's Mentioned In Today's Episode with Aaron Levie Aaron's Favourite Book: Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)

Twenty Minute VC Podcast Notes Key Takeaways “Place your biggest bet on a focused strategy and iterate until it works” – Aaron LevietweetNever hedge your bets as a company – if you have two paths, you have no pathsYou have limited resources, don't lower your ceiling with two betsDesign and innovation are directly influenced by the architecture of your organization, it's important to know your identityAmazon: decentralized with an innovation focusApple: centralized with a design focusSerial entrepreneurship is overratedChoosing the right market at the right moment is more valuable than any years of experienceNetwork design comparison: Airbnb vs CryptoCrypto networks experience a value plateau as new participants have less and less upsideAirbnb users and hosts gain more value when the network grows, regardless of when you joinedRead the full notes @ podcastnotes.org Aaron Levie is the Founder and CEO @ Box, the company incorporating the best of secure content collaboration with an intuitive user experience suited to the way people work today. Prior to their IPO in 2015, Aaron raised from some of the best in the business including the main man Mark Cuban, a16z, Emergence, DST, Coatue, DFJ and many more. Aaron founded the company from his dorm room at the University of Southern California and has led the company to 1,900 employees and over $770M in revenue, as of 2021 data. In Today's Episode with Aaron Levie You Will Learn: 1.) How Aaron founded Box from his dorm room at the University of Southern California? What was that founding a-ha moment? What did the first year look like? Does Aaron agree, "serial entrepreneurship is overrated"? 2.) Phases of Leadership and Company Growth: How does Aaron define the different phases of leadership required as a company grows? Which phase did Aaron find the most challenging? How did he overcome it? What are the first things to break when companies grow? What can founders do to prevent this? Does Aaron agree, "the best CEOs are the best resource allocators"? 3.) The Market: How does Aaron thinkj about the dislocation between private company valuations and public company market caps? What does Aaron believe are the biggest challenges founders face when they are over-capitalised? What does Aaron mean when he says, "raise when cash is cheap, spend as if it was expensive"? How does Aaron advise founders on fundraising today? 4.) The Team and Culture: How does Aaron create a safe space where all team members can come to him with anything? How does Aaron approach effective goal setting? How does one balance between achieveable and also aggressive goals? How does Aaron approach the art of delegation? What is his decision-making framework for what to delegate vs what to control? Item's Mentioned In Today's Episode with Aaron Levie Aaron's Favourite Book: Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)

Aaron Levie is the Founder and CEO @ Box, the company incorporating the best of secure content collaboration with an intuitive user experience suited to the way people work today. Prior to their IPO in 2015, Aaron raised from some of the best in the business including the main man Mark Cuban, a16z, Emergence, DST, Coatue, DFJ and many more. Aaron founded the company from his dorm room at the University of Southern California and has led the company to 1,900 employees and over $770M in revenue, as of 2021 data. In Today's Episode with Aaron Levie You Will Learn: 1.) How Aaron founded Box from his dorm room at the University of Southern California? What was that founding a-ha moment? What did the first year look like? Does Aaron agree, "serial entrepreneurship is overrated"? 2.) Phases of Leadership and Company Growth: How does Aaron define the different phases of leadership required as a company grows? Which phase did Aaron find the most challenging? How did he overcome it? What are the first things to break when companies grow? What can founders do to prevent this? Does Aaron agree, "the best CEOs are the best resource allocators"? 3.) The Market: How does Aaron thinkj about the dislocation between private company valuations and public company market caps? What does Aaron believe are the biggest challenges founders face when they are over-capitalised? What does Aaron mean when he says, "raise when cash is cheap, spend as if it was expensive"? How does Aaron advise founders on fundraising today? 4.) The Team and Culture: How does Aaron create a safe space where all team members can come to him with anything? How does Aaron approach effective goal setting? How does one balance between achieveable and also aggressive goals? How does Aaron approach the art of delegation? What is his decision-making framework for what to delegate vs what to control? Item's Mentioned In Today's Episode with Aaron Levie Aaron's Favourite Book: Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail (Management of Innovation and Change)

Mark Straub is the Co-founder and CEO of Smile Identity, the leading digital KYC and identity verification provider in Africa. He has spent much of his career trying to help people in underserved markets get access to better opportunities through technology and entrepreneurship. Mark was a venture investor for a decade, and worked with over 20 companies doing business in adtech, fintech, healthcare, and energy in markets ranging from the US and China to India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Working with Vinod Khosla at Khosla Impact, he led investments in Kopo Kopo, NeoGrowth, Milaap, Branch, and Flutterwave; and he was an investor in all three of Elon Musk's companies during his time at DFJ.

Brazil has seen an alarming acceleration in the destruction of its Amazon rain forests, fresh data from the country's National Institute for Space Research shows, Deutsche Welle reports. The data shows a rapid reversal in the slowdown in the rate of deforestation—increasing by 22 percent in just the last year—in the south American nation, ever since president Jair Bolsonaro came to office in 2019, according to the report. America lags China and Russia in hypersonic missile technology and it has some “catching up to do very quickly,” according to a top US Space Force official, Politico reports. The US is “not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians in terms of hypersonic programs,” General David Thompson, vice chief of space operations, said during his appearance at the Halifax International Security Forum, Politico reports. Both China and Russia have recently tested hypersonic missiles that fly at least five times the speed of sound and can glide and navigate to targets in a way that makes current radar technology powerless in detecting them. Microsoft is adding shopping and security features to its Edge browser ahead of the holiday shopping season in the US and Europe, the company said in a recent blog post. Shopping related features include the ability to keep track of price changes—and get alerts—on products that users have browsed recently. And Microsoft is piloting ‘easy update' a feature that lets you update your passwords quickly. Adele Adkins, the British singer-songwriter of hits such as ‘Someone Like You' and ‘When We Were Young', has coaxed Spotify, the world's biggest music streaming service, to drop the shuffle option that used to be the default when you tapped on its play button, BBC reports. People should listen to her songs in the order that she intended, Adele tweeted, after Spotify pushed the shuffle feature inside a menu, making playing songs in order the default. ‘Anything for you', Spotify tweeted back. (2:40) Interview: Sateesh Andra, managing director at Endiya Partners, talks about his hopes for India's nascent deep tech sector Sateesh Andra is an entrepreneur-turned-investor with extensive experience across multiple funds, backing tech ventures at storied firms like DFJ, and now at his own VC firm Endiya Partners, where he is a managing director. In today's tech conversation, the onus is on the investors to back deep-tech founders in India, and on the entrepreneurs to build those playbooks, Sateesh says.

Mohanjit Jolly is the Co-founder and Partner at Iron Pillar Fund (IPF). IPF provides growth capital to founders building from India for the world.Mohanjit has been working with and investing in technology start-ups in the US and India for over 20 years. He is one of a few VCs who has been on the ground as a partner in India and Silicon Valley. Mohanjit has led Iron Pillar's investments in Sibros, Jiffy, Uniphore, Vyome, Ushur and CoreStack.Before co-founding Iron Pillar, Mohanjit served as a Partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson for 9 years, establishing their India operations, overseeing the India venture portfolio and coordinating business development efforts with Fortune 500 companies for DFJ's global portfolio. Prior to this, he was a Partner at Garage Technology Ventures, a Silicon Valley seed stage VC firm. His early years in California and Boston saw him help launch ViaSpace, a technology incubator in conjunction with Caltech and JPL and Intel Play, a joint venture between Mattel and Intel. He also worked at Itek Optical Systems, a manufacturer of high-resolution reconnaissance systems.Mohanjit serves on the Boards of The Unreasonable Group and The SETI Institute.Mohanjit earned his MBA from The Anderson School at UCLA and a B.S. and M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics from The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).In this episode, we will cover:1. Learnings from running a fund that operates cross-border – in the US and India (3:13)2. How does Mohanjit view the next 10 years of venture and the ecosystem in India (7:58)3. How did Iron Pillar build its growth and support network around its fund? (15:18)4. Examples of leveraging growth partners 24:01)5. How should investors build relationships with founders to advocate for transparency beyond the traditional sense? (33:20)6. What convinced Mohanjit that Anand was the right partner to start the fund with? (43:26)7. How does Iron Pillar think about LP construction (51:05)8. What are Mohanjit's insecurities as an investor (57:43)

Tim Draper, one of the most successful venture capital investors on the planet, thinks all entrepreneurs should read science fiction. He believes anticipating what the world needs in 15 years is critical to creating an innovative business idea.    As the founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and Draper University, Draper has been an early investor in Tesla, Skype, SpaceX, Twitter, Coinbase, and Twitch—just to name a few. The billionaire has also mentored well over 1,000 early-stage investors.   Foundr CEO Nathan Chan sat down with Draper to talk about:  The future-focused framework that will help you identify profitable opportunities  How traditional schools fail to prepare entrepreneurs for success  Why entrepreneurs must embrace mistakes Why the early stages of business should be like throwing a party  The value of focusing “a million miles deep and an inch wide”  The future of blockchain, Bitcoin, and entrepreneurship  And much more...   Who do you want to see next on the podcast? Comment and let us know! And don't forget to leave us a 5-star review if you loved this episode.   Wait, there's more… If you enjoy the Foundr podcast, check out our free trainings. Get exclusive, actionable advice from some of the world's best entrepreneurs.    For more Foundr content, follow us on your favorite platform:  Foundr.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Magazine

Chirag tells us about his journey from Pritzker Group to DFJ and the evolution from DFJ to Threshold.  He's one of only a few LA-based Series A investors. Great to hear his perspective on today's venture market!

Ep #022 - Show Up For Those You Care About. Send thoughtful, timely messages and micro-gifts.   On this episode, we are joined by the Founders of KOYA, Caryn and Jon Werner, as well as renowned Venture Capitalist, Tim Draper.   The KOYA app uses geolocation to let you surprise friends and loved ones with location-specific messages and gifts. It's FREE to download and use. Easily schedule personal messages with a memory (video or image), URL (Spotify, YouTube, etc), and an optional gift ($$ for coffee, beer, tacos, etc). Support the KOYA team by downloading the app and sending a KOYA! You can learn more by visiting getkoya.com.   Tim Draper is a prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network, a global network of venture capital funds. The firms' investments include Baidu, Focus Media, YeePay, KongZhong, Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, SolarCity, Coinbase, Ledger, Robinhood, Athenahealth, Box, TwitchTV, SpaceX, Cruise Automation, Carta, Planet, PTC, and many others. Tim is a leading spokesperson for Bitcoin, Blockchain, ICOs, and cryptocurrencies. Send your pitch deck to tim@draper.vc.    Draper Startup House is a global network of physical locations for entrepreneurs to work, visit, live and connect with an added layer of entrepreneurial education and access to venture capital. Find us at draperstartuphouse.com.   If you are an entrepreneur or VC who would like to be on our show, email us at austin@draperstartuphouse.com    Follow us at @dshaustin on Instagram, @draperstartuphouse on LinkedIn, and let us know which companies from the show you would invest in!   

Ryan Zauk hosts legendary venture capitalist, billionaire, bitcoin investor, activist, and educator, Tim Draper. Tim Draper helps entrepreneurs drive their visions through funding, education, media, and government reform. His investments over the last few decades include companies like Baidu, Hotmail, Skype, Tesla, SpaceX, Robinhood, Twitter, Carta, Coinbase, and many more. He also is a large holder of bitcoin, having bought 50,000+ bitcoin when it was priced below $1,000. Draper Associates: draper.vc DFJ: https://www.dfj.com/ Website: timothydraper.com Book: https://www.amazon.com/How-Startup-Hero-Textbook-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B078HWH29T They discuss: - His bullish views on bitcoin and the 1 reason he will never sell - His investment in Robinhood, Carta, and others - His very strong libertarian views and why he believes in minimal government, which ties into his bitcoin thesis - Why the Mt Gox hack improved his belief in bitcoin - His thoughts on the current state of China and where it's headed - And a fun rapid-fire round including the first bank branch in space and his updated bitcoin price target About Tim: Tim Draper is a prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist and founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network, a global network of venture capital funds. The firms' investments include Baidu, Focus Media, YeePay, KongZhong, Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, SolarCity, Coinbase, Ledger, Robinhood, Athenahealth, Box, TwitchTV, SpaceX, Cruise Automation, Carta, Planet, PTC, and many others. Tim is a leading spokesperson for Bitcoin, Blockchain, ICOs, and cryptocurrencies. He won the US Marshall's auction in 2014 (where he bid on 50,000 bitcoins) and invests in over 50 crypto companies as well as leads investments in Coinbase, Ledger, Tezos, and Bancor, among others. He created viral marketing, a marketing method for exponentially spreading an electronic service from customer to customer. Tim is regularly featured on major networks, in publications, and in social media as a proponent for entrepreneurship, innovative governance, free markets, and Bitcoin. He has received various awards and honors including the World Entrepreneurship Forum's "Entrepreneur of the World." He has also been highly ranked on several notable lists including one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, the top 20 most influential people in Crypto by Crypto Weekly, #1 most networked venture capitalist by AlwaysOn, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, and #48 most influential Harvard Alum. In his mission to promote entrepreneurship, Tim created Draper University of Heroes, a residential and online school based in San Mateo, California, to help extraordinary people accomplish their life missions. School alumni have gone on to build 350 companies including crypto leaders, QTUM, Spacecash, DataWallet, and Credo. He also started Innovate Your State, a non-profit dedicated to crowdsource innovation in government; and BizWorld, a non-profit that teaches young children how business and entrepreneurship work. Tim is involved in California politics and education/organizations, having served on the California State Board of Education and starting a movement for local choice in schools that led to him becoming a proponent for a statewide initiative for school vouchers. He also led a statewide initiative to create competitive governance with Six Californias, followed by an initiative for Three Californias. Tim received a Bachelor of Science from Stanford University with a major in electrical engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School. He also has two honorary doctorates from The International University and Trinity College of Dublin. -- For more FinTech insights, follow us below: Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech Ryan's Twitter: twitter.com/RyanZauk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/

This episode is with Tim Draper - founder at Draper Associates , DFJ and Draper University. His investments include Skype, Hotmail, Tesla, Coinbase, TwitchTV and SpaceX, and he's an early investor in Bitcoin (in 2014 bought around 30,000 seized bitcoin from the US Marshall's Service which today would be worth around $1.8B). In this episode we talk about how cryptocurrency and blockchain will change the business world.

Katie joins Carolyn to chat about being the first employee of Betts, becoming the first head of talent at DFJ, her extensive experience in venture capital, DE&I hiring strategies, the future of remote work, and her advice for other people who'd like to work in venture capital.

Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and Draper University of Heroes, shares the story of how he created viral marketing at Hotmail & how he was on the very first Skype video call. Hosts Dylan Gambardella & Justin Lafazan, CoFounders & CEOs of Next Gen HQ, dive deeper to really learn how to turn your customer into your salesforce. SUBSCRIBE TO MOMENTUM NEWSLETTER: ✨https://nextgenhq.com/getmomentum CONNECT WITH NEXT GEN HQ

Tim Draper is a leading spokesperson on the topics of Bitcoin, Blockchain, ICOs, and cryptocurrencies. Draper is a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and the founder of Draper Associates, DFJ, and the Draper Venture Network. The author of "How to Be the Startup Hero," he is also active in promoting school choice, he founded Draper University to teach entrepreneurship. Tune in to hear his thoughts on the future of Bitcoin, Robinhood, and free markets.

Excellent interview by Jamil with legendary investor and bitcoin advocate Tim Draper A World Filled with Heroes Tim Draper founded Draper Associates, DFJ and the Draper Venture Network, a global network of venture capital funds. Funded Coinbase, Baidu, Tesla, Skype, SpaceX, Twitch, Hotmail, Focus Media, Robinhood, Athenahealth, Box, Cruise Automation, Carta, Planet, PTC and 15 other unicorns from early/first rounds. He is a supporter and global thoughtleader for entrepreneurs everywhere, and is a leading spokesperson for Bitcoin and decentralization, having won the Bitcoin US Marshall's auction in 2014, invested in over 50 crypto companies, and led investments in Coinbase, Ledger, Tezos, and Bancor, among others. He is regularly featured on all major networks as a proponent for entrepreneurship, innovative governance, free markets and Bitcoin, and has received various awards and honors including the World Entrepreneurship Forum's “Entrepreneur of the World,” and is listed as one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, the top 20 most influential people in Crypto by CryptoWeekly, #1 most networked VC by AlwaysOn, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, member of the Global Guru 30 Startup Gurus in the world, and #48 most influential Harvard Alum. About Jamil Hasan Jamil Hasan is a Generation X Author and experienced data intelligence technology builder with two decades of experience leading data-based teams at Fortune 100 companies, including AIG, Prudential Financial, and Ingersoll Rand. Jamil believes that skill and experience, not just age, is the most important factor required to build and lead corporate organizations. His unique story, as someone on the ground floor of the 2008 financial crisis and his role to help repay the $180 billion AIG bailout, enabled him to come face-to-face with many of the societal ills facing Generation X today and their causes. As the result of his experience, Jamil has developed a path forward for his fellow Gen Xers to restore his generation's financial standing in society today and to rebuild the American Dream for Generation X.

Greg wraps up his chat with Venture Capitalist, Tim Draper, Silicon Valley's most notable blockchain and cryptocurrency investor and founder of Draper Associates, Draper University and DFJ. In part two, Tim talks about why people should invest in Bitcoin and why now is a great time to be an entrepreneur.

Prepare to take notes. This week, Greg talks to legendary Venture Capitalist, Tim Draper. He has invested in companies such as Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter, Twitch, and Skype. Tim is Silicon Valley's most notable blockchain and cryptocurrency investor and founder of Draper Associates, Draper University and DFJ. In part one, Tim tells Greg how he's helping entrepreneurs around the globe and how he's giving forward, not giving back.

As a lecturer in Stanford's Department of Management Science and Engineering, Ravi Belani regularly teaches MS&E 472, the Stanford course associated with the Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders series. He is also the managing director of Alchemist Accelerator, an accelerator program that focuses on enterprise businesses and has funded startups like LaunchDarkly, Rigetti Computing and Zipongo. Before Alchemist, he spent four years as an associate at the VC firm DFJ. There, he was instrumental in backing the company that later became Twitch, which was acquired by Amazon for $970 million in 2014. In this talk, he draws on his keen observations of the Silicon Valley ecosystem to identify the factors that align to create the most transformational venture-scale businesses.

Minnie started her career as an early product manager at Google where she co-founded the Access team. Prior to joining Code for America, Minnie was COO of Shift, a Goldman Sachs and DFJ-funded company that she founded and helped the company to raise over 200 million dollars.  She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in computer science from Stanford University. Millie has recently joined TenOneTen Ventures, based out of LA, California. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/therealcapitalist/message

Al is the co-founder and CEO of Avant which is an online lending platform that offers alternatives to its clients with safer, faster, better financial products. The company has raised over $600 million from top tier investors such as RRE, QED, DFJ, KKR, Tiger Global, August Capital, General Atlantic, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and Origin Ventures to name a few. Prior to Avant, Al co-founded Pangea Properties and Enova International which he sold for $250 million.

Ned Tozun is the cofounder of D.light which is looking to serve the 2.3 billion people that doesn‘t have access to reliable electricity. The company has raised over $100 million from investors such as Omydiar Network, DFJ, or Garage Technology Ventures. The social enterprise has 1,000 employees and 3,000-5,000 commissioned agents, is generating about $100 million of revenue a year, and experiencing 40-50% growth annually.

Emily Melton, partner at the venture capital firm Threshold (formerly DFJ), shares her experience growing from a humanities student to tech investor. Melton shares advice for how to sustain startup momentum, navigate uncertainty and forge the honest, supportive relationships that lead to success.

Earlier this month, a Vanity Fair report revealed sordid tales of Silicon Valley sex parties. But the tales, while full of unsavory and salacious details, did not include any names, raising questions in some minds about their truthfulness. Two people familiar with one of the parties---including one who attended---tell WIRED it was hosted by venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson, co-founder of the firm DFJ.

Lyndon Rive, Co-Founder and CEO of SolarCity, and Tim Draper, founding parter of the venture capital firm DFJ, discuss the clean-energy company's mission to save the planet while exploring the many aspects of its business, from the science of solar power to the need for better government incentives and policies.

Heidi Roizen, operating partner at the venture capital firm Threshold (formerly DFJ), shares personal and professional truths learned from her career as an entrepreneur, investor, and educator. Among other topics, Roizen examines the need for resiliency, the importance of valuing relationships over transactions, and why ethics should never be compromised.

John Nemo former Associated Press Reporter, Author, Award-Winning PR Director and Social Media Consultant. He is the creator of LinkedIn Riches, an online training program that helps individuals, brands and businesses leverage LinkedIn to instantly generate more leads, clients and revenue. John has generated more than $135,000 of revenue in just 90 days using LinkedIn, all of it within a tiny niche and all of it without meeting any of his clients in person Frank J. Barrett, PhD Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior, Professor of Global Public Policy Graduate School of Business and Public Policy Naval Postgraduate School  Author of Yes to the Mess: Surprising Leadership Lessons from Jazz Alex Debelov co-founder and CEO of Virool, online video distribution platform. Virool allows advertisers to reach their desired audience with their video. The company raised $6.6M seed round from leading investors like: DFJ, Menlo Ventures, Troy Carter  and others Dr.Deborah Luis Co-Founder of Fresh-Tips, comes from a family of dental professionals. She treats patients in South Florida and developed Fresh-Tips as a fun, effective way for people to brush teeth on-the-go.  Dr. Luis, along with her husband Rene Luis, as businessman and CPA, have poised Fresh-Tips as the first from their  innovative line of products set to revolutionize the oral care industry