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Venture Capital revolves around risk and reward. How can we learn from this field and become more comfortable with uncertainty in our lives and careers? Rashmi Gopinath, General Partner at B Capital, suggests that we can begin by avoiding setting unattainably high standards for ourselves.Rashmi was born and raised in India before moving to the US. She worked in operations at Oracle and GE Healthcare before transitioning to venture capital. Her passion for cutting-edge technology eventually led her to Microsoft Ventures and Intel Capital, where she found fulfillment supporting visionary startups.According to All Raise VC, less than 15% of 'cheque writers' in venture capital in 2022 were women. Rashmi believes this disparity results from several factors, including bias in the recruitment process and internalized expectations.This conversation with Rashmi was conducted before she moved on from B Capital. Keep an eye on her LinkedIn to see what she's planning next.Join us every episode with hosts Suchi Srinivasan & Kamila Rakhimova from BCG to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technologyMentioned in this episode:B The Way ForwardHey, In Her Ellement listeners! Are you looking for a game-changing podcast? We want to tell you about a show we think you'll like. On B The Way Forward, Brenda Darden Wilkerson, President and CEO of Anita B, dives into incredible chats with tech trailblazers like Arlan Hamilton and creative powerhouses like Janelle Monae. This isn't just another tech talk—it's your front-row seat to the minds shaping the future. Ready to drive change? Be part of the movement. Get plugged into B The Way Forward wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Itxaso del Palacio is a General Partner at Notion Capital. Since moving to London in 2010, Itxaso has been an entrepreneur, investor and educator. Having invested in more than a dozen businesses and taught entrepreneurship to around 2,000 students at UCL and Imperial. Itxaso has a passion for helping entrepreneurs build their businesses, supporting them with her network, knowledge and positive attitude. Itxaso joined Notion in 2018 from M12 (formerly Microsoft Ventures) where she launched their UK office and led investments in Onfido, Beamery and Unbabel, a company we are also investors in.

Corporate investing with Adam Coccari Advice for startups eyeing corporate venture capital Adam Coccari leads Intuit Ventures. Before that, he was on the early Microsoft Ventures team, which became M12. Before that, he was a startup founder. Adam shares insights about differences between venture capital and corporate venture capital, or CVC, advice he has for startup leaders and more when he talks with host T.A. McCann.

What's helped you succeed in the larger company you are at (or left), seldom translates in the new smaller company you find yourself in. This conversation covers strategies for finding the next opportunity, tips for making your transition smooth, frameworks for being a successful leader at a smaller org, what skills / attributes you'll need to succeed, and how to integrate teams that consist of original startup members & hires from larger companies Featuring Vinod Marur, SVP of Engineering @ Databricks & moderated by Ali Irturk, Vice President of Engineering @ CommerceHub. This is a featured session from ELC Annual 2022.Interested in topics like this, and beyond? #ELCAnnual2023 is happening 8/30 & 8/31! You can get your ticket to join your peers, check out all our speakers + explore additional topics at sfelc.com/annual2023ABOUT VINOD MARURVinod Marur is the SVP of Engineering at Databricks. He was previously at Rubrik where he served as SVP Engineering and established a mature engineering organization geared for rapid product development and innovation with a deep focus on product quality and organizational development. Prior to that, Vinod spent nearly 15 years in leadership roles across some of Google's most critical business units, including Search, Ads, and Payments as well as tapping into his passion for developer platforms to create and lead the Actions on Google platform, used by third parties to develop for Google Assistant and other Google products."You've got to want to build houses, not paint walls. Painting walls is fine and it's totally good, but if you do not like to build houses, actually don't make that transition because you're literally gonna go like, 'Oh my God, there is no wall here.' And you're gonna have to build it from scratch. Everything you need to be able to do yourself.”- Vinod Marur   ABOUT ALI IRTURKAli's day-to-day passion is creating and being part of efficient and effective engineering organizations that are firing on all cylinders where team members can achieve autonomy, mastery, and purpose in a psychologically safe environment. Ali is currently realizing this passion by working at CommerceHub as their Vice President of Engineering.He previously worked at rocketship start-ups funded by some of the top VCs in the world including a16z, SoftBank, Microsoft Ventures, and Lightspeed Ventures to name a few. He was the Vice President of Engineering at WorkBoard, a strategy and results enterprise SaaS platform helping large organizations align quickly for results, leading product delivery as well as accessibility, application security, release engineering, platform, and infrastructure teams. Previously, Ali was the Vice President of Engineering at ALICE Technologies working on revolutionizing the construction industry with an artificial intelligence-powered enterprise SaaS product.Ali also created and managed the advanced products group at Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) for 8 years while working as an adjunct professor at UC San Diego. His team worked on creating innovative industrial vision systems and software to help companies improve their product quality, eliminate production errors, and lower manufacturing costs. Examples of the products I worked on were the world's first vision system on chip and the world's fastest 3D scanning system to name a few.Where he is today is quite different from where his journey began. Born and raised in Istanbul, Ali graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy and served as an officer in the Turkish Navy. After leaving the Navy, he earned Master's degrees in Computer Engineering and Economics at UC Santa Barbara, a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science at UC San Diego, and an MBA at UC Berkeley.Join us at ELC Annual 2023!ELC Annual is our flagship conference for engineering leaders. You'll learn from experts in engineering and leadership, gain mentorship and support from like-minded professionals, expand your perspectives, build relationships across the tech industry, and leave with practical prove strategies.Join us this August 30-31 at the Fort Mason Center in San FranciscoFor tickets, head to https://sfelc.com/annual2023SHOW NOTES:Introducing Vinod & Ali (3:17)Vinod's experience @ Google & the motivation to move to smaller startups (3:23)Strategies for searching for the next opportunity (7:07)Taking action vs. stagnation mode (9:31)Know your role within a smaller organization (10:27)Recommendations to make transitioning to a small org smoother (13:11)How long the transition period typically lasts (17:35)Frameworks for being an effective leader at a smaller org (18:42)Eng leadership skills & attributes that matter the most (23:25)Use coaches / mentors to help support your transition (25:55)Things Vinod says he would do differently in his earlier transitions (28:13)Audience Q&A: how leading at a small vs. large company is like working out (30:55)Switching your mindset from top-down to bottom-up (32:37)Navigating the balance between celebrating new features & operational wins at startups (34:44)Tips for integrating your startup between original team & newer hires from large orgs (39:19)Coaching individuals & organizations to accept change on both sides (42:35)Know what problems to focus on & calibrate w/ the right folks (45:12)This episode wouldn't have been possible without the help of our incredible production team:Patrick Gallagher - Producer & Co-HostJerry Li - Co-HostNoah Olberding - Associate Producer, Audio & Video Editor https://www.linkedin.com/in/noah-olberding/Dan Overheim - Audio Engineer, Dan's also an avid 3D printer - https://www.bnd3d.com/Ellie Coggins Angus - Copywriter, Check out her other work at https://elliecoggins.com/about/

Artificial intelligence and the art of the possible If you're into AI and what's possible, this latest episode of Beyond the Blue Badge will have you leaning in. Host T.A. McCann talks to Rahul Sood. Rahul is a serial entrepreneur who started the Bing Fund and eventually Microsoft Ventures while at the company. Founded and sold Unikrn, the world-class esports betting and entertainment media company. And now is the co-founder and CEO of Irreverent Labs, which is on the cutting edge of using generative AI, shares what they're doing and how they plan to disrupt the way we make movies.

We discuss how to intentionally select & create new career opportunities, both external and internal! Our guests Ali Irturk (VP of Engineering @ CommerceHub) and Ali Littman (Interim Head of Eng @ Modern Health) share their favorite frameworks around eng leadership plus tips on prioritizing your opportunities, building great relationships, making tough decisions, and identifying your values. They also reveal recommendations on filtering / assessing decisions & their go-to leadership styles!ABOUT ALI LITTMANAli Littman is the Director of Engineering at Modern Health, where she leads product engineering teams that make it possible for people to receive online mental health services the moment they need and at no cost to the individual. Prior to her current role, she served as the Director of Engineering at Omada Health. Outside of her role, she is also a champion for diversity and inclusion, most notably leading a Women's ERG, serving on company-wide belonging councils, and providing imposter syndrome coaching.Ali Littman is a passionate engineering leader specializing in healthcare technology both in traditional and digital healthcare settings. She currently serves as Head of Engineering at Modern Health where she gets to lead engineering teams on the exciting journey of evolving how people access and receive mental health care treatment around the world. Ali enjoys taking startups through their scale phase and has been an engineering leader on hypergrowth journeys at both Omada Health and Modern Health - leading them through organizational, market, and product expansion. Her background in business from Haas at UC Berkeley helps navigate these business challenges with the philosophy of having business strategy inform the engineering strategy.At the end of the day, she cares most about being a great people leader who creates inclusive cultures and teaches managers how to be great managers for their teams. She also goes a step beyond her usual management duties to serve on Belonging Councils, lead ERGs, provides imposter syndrome coaching, and mentor individuals from under-represented groups in tech. Additionally, Ali's led external talks on navigating career growth, imposter syndrome, challenging leadership scenarios, and more!"I view my relationship to people that I work with or people that I manage right now, as actually like a lifelong commitment and I think because of that, I end up with these really strong connections even beyond past opportunities."- Ali Littman   ABOUT ALI IRTURKAli's day-to-day passion is creating and being part of efficient and effective engineering organizations that are firing on all cylinders where team members can achieve autonomy, mastery, and purpose in a psychologically safe environment. He will continue to realize this passion by working at CommerceHub as their Vice President of Engineering.He previously worked at rocketship start-ups funded by some of the top VCs in the world including a16z, SoftBank, Microsoft Ventures, and Lightspeed Ventures to name a few. Ali was the Vice President of Engineering at WorkBoard, a strategy and results enterprise SaaS platform helping large organizations align quickly for results, leading product delivery as well as accessibility, application security, release engineering, platform, and infrastructure teams. Previously, he was the Vice President of Engineering at ALICE Technologies working on revolutionizing the construction industry with an artificial intelligence-powered enterprise SaaS product.Ali also created and managed the advanced products group at Cognex Corporation (NASDAQ: CGNX) for 8 years while working as an adjunct professor at UC San Diego. His team worked on creating innovative industrial vision systems and software to help companies improve their product quality, eliminate production errors, and lower manufacturing costs. Examples of the products he worked on were the world's first vision system on chip and the world's fastest 3D scanning system to name a few.Where Ali is today is quite different from where his journey began. Born and raised in Istanbul, I graduated from the Turkish Naval Academy and served as an officer in the Turkish Navy. After leaving the Navy, he earned Master's degrees in Computer Engineering and Economics at UC Santa Barbara, a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science at UC San Diego, and an MBA at UC Berkeley."In a grander scheme, I think people should be always looking for opportunities at all times. There's a famous saying... 'The best time to eat hors d'oeuvres are... they're being passed around. The moment that if you're not ready to eat, now you're gonna miss that!'"- Ali Irturk   This episode is brought to you by JellyfishFor insights into where engineering teams are investing their time and resources, how they're operating and performing, and the way in which leaders are managing today…Download “The State of Engineering Management Report 2022” HERE:jellyfish.co/emrTo understand how your engineering org compares against teams from across the industry and gain data-driven metrics to inform your strategic decisions regarding the right tools, processes and workflows…Learn More About Jellyfish Benchmarks @ jellyfish.co/benchmarksCheck out our friends at Shortcut!Shortcut is an issue tracker that offers all the functionality, without most of the complexity making it easier for you to plan, collaborate, build, and measure success.Right now, listeners of our show can get 2-months free on any paid plan.Learn more & sign up at shortcut.com/elcTake our DevTools survey & share what dev tools you use!As a gift, we'll send you a copy of one our favorite books AND you'll be entered to win a free ticket to the 2022 ELC Summit!Fill out the DevTools survey HERE: elc.community/devtools2022SHOW NOTES:Frameworks for navigating new internal & external opportunities (3:36)Three steps for determining which opportunities you should prioritize (5:21)Ask this question to validate your assumptions (8:08)Reflecting on your personal values & how they align with opportunities (9:02)Why growth & interpersonal connection matter to Ali Littman (10:08)Ali Irturk's recommendations for great networking (11:13)View your professional relationships as life-long commitments (13:09)Book recommendations for frameworks on the job search process (14:29)How the right manager can provide the best opportunities (16:47)Use a decision-grid to help filter & assess decisions (20:06)Analyzing your energy level & trusting your gut while making decisions (21:52)How your priorities evolve over time (23:49)The hedgehog & outliers concepts (25:45)Balancing your current strengths with opportunities you can grow from (29:29)Why there's no such thing as a singular leadership style (30:47)Vulnerable leadership & creating a culture of trust (34:10)Rapid fire questions (36:42)LINKS AND RESOURCESThe 2-Hour Job Search - Steve Dalton's instructional book on how to conduct a job search in the most efficient way possible.This Is Day One - Drew Dudley's guide to cultivating the behaviors that will help you succeed and empower those around you.Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track - Will Larson's book on attaining and operating in staff engineering roles.Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion - Dr. Robert B. Cialdini's book on the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these principles in everyday situations.A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy - William B. Irvine's book on how the insights and wisdom of Stoic philosophy are still applicable in our modern lives.Coherence: The Secret Science of Brilliant Leadership - Dr. Alan Watkins' book on the challenges that take a toll on a leader's effectiveness and the solutions designed to improve physiological factors that impact on core competencies.

Itxaso Del Palacio, Partner of VC fund Notion Capital joins me on Tech Talks Daily. Notion is a European VC fund in the B2B SaaS and Cloud space with more than $700m in assets under management. Having made 80+ investments to date, the Notion team founded, built, and exited two highly successful SaaS businesses – Star and MessageLabs – and today invests exclusively in exceptional founders with the ambition to build global category leaders. The fund's investments include Go-Cardless, Paddle, Currencycloud, and Tradeshift. Notion is also the founding fund of Included VC, the venture capital fellowship for individuals from diverse and overlooked communities from around the world. But I wanted to learn more about Itxaso's unconventional journey to the VC world, which includes a decade of classical ballet, working on the assembly line at DaimlerChrysler, a Masters in Engineering, and, ultimately, a PhD in Entrepreneurship. Once she turned her hand fully to VC investing, since 2010, she moved to London and has invested in more than a dozen businesses in the last 12 years. She has also taught entrepreneurship to around 2,000 students at University College London and Imperial College. And before joining Notion, she spearheaded the European launch of Microsoft Ventures and led investments in Onfido, Beamery, and Unbabel. In the episode, we discuss why there is no one route to entering the VC industry and how product-led growth will be the key to the expansion, explosion, and even domination of European software companies globally. Itxaso also shares what traits she looks for in founders and what the best founders do to blow away investors beyond their entrepreneurial vision.

To our ALLME community: We appreciate your continued support of our weekly newsletter, RISE. The feedback and suggestions we receive are fantastic. Please continue to share this link with people you know and remind them to look out for us every Monday. We will continue to deliver the latest DEI/EDI developments and updates from around the world: https://mailchi.mp/9bcab56b961e/keep-in-touch   We appreciate you!   -- In our S1:E2, we were pleased to welcome Rahul Sood, CEO of Irreverent Labs. Irreverent Labs is a venture-backed gaming studio with a mission to build insanely fun, highly intelligent, hundred-year entertainment experiences on blockchain. He was the co-founder and former CEO of Unikrn, a global esports and video games wagering organization that launched in 2014 until it was acquired by Entain PLC in 2021.  In the earlier years of Rahul's career, he developed the first seed funding and start-up investment program at Microsoft, which grew into the Microsoft Ventures incubator program and still operates today under the name M12. Rahul also led Hewlett-Packard Company's computing performance business following their acquisition of the luxury gaming computer company that he founded in 1991, VoodooPC.  We encourage you to listen to the entire episode about Rahul's incredible journey and philosophies. If you want to get more technical and learn about NFTs, this podcast will be especially relevant to your interests.  We also encourage you to please leave us a rating and review through Apple Podcasts or Spotify (if you're using an Android device). We appreciate your feedback and will use it to make our future episodes even more engaging.   Keep up to date with Rahul:  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/voodoopc  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serialceo/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voodooftw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rahulsood    Continue to connect with A Leader Like Me to stay in the loop: Help us get to 400+ followers on Instagram!: https://instagram.com/aleaderlikeme We recently surpassed 1100 Twitter followers: https://twitter.com/aleaderlikeme Let's get to 300+ followers on LinkedIn! Follow us today: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a-leader-like-me/   Email us your DEI/EDI conversation and content ideas: info@aleaderlikeme.com   For more about this topic, or about us, visit https://aleaderlikeme.com/ for all the info. 

Rahul Sood, CEO of Irreverent Labs (creators of MechaFightClub), explains the metaverse and its future. Rahul is a blockchain gaming creator, Bitcoin & NFT collector and an investor in Maingear, Quaze, Vrvana, & ZED. Prior to this, Rahul was CEO of Unikrn (acq'd by Entain), created Microsoft Ventures and founded VoodooPC. This episode of What's on the Block? is hosted by Maxine Ewing from X4 Technology, a global technology and finance talent partner: www.x4-technology.com. 

Rahul Sood, CEO of Irreverent Labs (creators of MechaFightClub), explains everything you need to know about NFT's. Rahul is a blockchain gaming creator, Bitcoin & NFT collector and an investor in Maingear, Quaze, Vrvana, & ZED. Prior to this, Rahul was CEO of Unikrn (acq'd by Entain), created Microsoft Ventures and founded VoodooPC.This episode of What's on the Block? is hosted by Maxine Ewing from X4 Technology, a global technology and finance talent partner: www.x4-technology.com. 

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Judy chats with Diego Mariscal and Hannah Frankl about their work supporting entrepreneurs with disabilities. Learn more about 2Gether-International at 2gether-international.org. Learn more about Google for Startups and find resources at startup.google.com. Diego Mariscal is the founder and CEO of 2Gether-International. He is disabled and proud! He is also very passionate and strategic about the relationship between disability advocacy, entrepreneurship, and sustainable impact. At the age of 18, Diego started Limitless Prepa Tec, a disability education program for students in Monterrey, Mexico. In 4 years, the program expanded to 7 high schools across the country, reaching more than 3,000 students nationwide. To this day, Limitless continues to be one of the largest youth-led programs working to educate students about disabilities in Monterrey, Mexico. Diego has been internationally recognized for his work, most notably by the Waldzell Institute in Vienna as an Architect of the Future and by the British Council as a Global Changemaker. In 2016, Diego was invited to the first United Nations World Humanitarian Summit held in Istanbul. In 2017, Diego became the first entrepreneur with a disability, from the US delegation, to participate in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit held in Hyderabad, India. Hannah is a Global PMM on the Google for Startups team, dedicated to leveling the playing field for startup founders and communities to succeed by connecting them with the right people, products and best practices to help them grow. Since joining Google in 2017, Hannah has also led various disability-inclusion initiatives. Hannah's experience prior to Google ranges from strategy consulting for nonprofits to product management and venture capital at Microsoft Ventures (now called M12). She also previously was on the board of the SF Jewish Federation finance committee as a Fed Fellow, and held a leadership role on the Impact Team of Minds Matter San Francisco, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting low-income high school students. Outside of work, Hannah sits on the Next Gen board of Lime Connect, a nonprofit supporting people with disabilities, as well as on the board of Birthright Excel, a Jewish business organization. Additional Resources: 2GI Tech Cohort: The accelerator cohort at 2Gether-International with support from Google for Startups . All-in.withgoogle.com: Google's publicly available resource for inclusive marketing best practices, featuring the disability-inclusion portion that Hannah contributed to. "When it comes to inclusion, we must stop overlooking accessibility": A Think with Google article written by Hannah. "How Hannah Frankl advocates for startups and inclusivity": Hannah's #MyPathToGoogle article on Google's Blog. Find a shortened video version of this interview on Judy's YouTube channel.  Outro music by Gaelynn Lea: https://violinscratches.com/ 

Matt Wallaert, the author of Start at the End, is a world-renowned behavior scientist that is teaching people to build products and services that positively change behavior. No Ph.D. required!   We want to hear from you! Can you please take 2 minutes and fill out this brief survey so we can provide you with more content that you love to listen to? _______________ ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT PODCAST: Dr. Erik Korem's podcast, The BluePrint, is for busy professionals and Household CEOs who care deeply about their family, career, and health. Dr. Korem distills cutting edge-science, leadership, and lifeskills into simple tactics optimized for your busy lifestyle and goals. Dr. Korem interviews scientists, coaches, elite athletes, entrepreneurs, entertainers, and exceptional people to discuss science and practical skills you can implement in your life to become the most healthy, resilient, impactful version of yourself.  ​​On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago, and has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense. Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience, and he is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a wellness app that provides custom exercise recommendations to improve the outcomes of programs and workouts you already love. It unlocks existing data from wearables and other apps to provide empathetic and scientific guidance that's perfectly in tune with your mind and body. _______________ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erikkorem/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ErikKorem LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-korem-phd-19991734/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/erikkorem Website - https://www.erikkorem.com/ Newsletter - https://erikkoremhpcoach.activehosted.com/f/1 _______________ QUOTES: “The key is using stress and being able to adapt to it and improve. That's what high performance is to me, the ability to adapt rapidly so you can achieve your potential. There are five key pillars to creating the conditions for adaptability: sleep, exercise, mental resilience, nutrition, and community/relationships.” Dr Erik Korem   “I maybe have a different concept on leadership. To me, leading is a verb. If you're leading, you're a leader. If you're swimming you're a swimmer, if you're driving you're a driver. If you're leading you're by definition a leader. I define leading as being looked to in a particular moment to make a decision or perform an action based on your unique gifts and abilities. So by that definition, everybody is a leader. All rank and role really describe is how many people are hoping you get it right when it's your turn to wear the weight.” - Clint Bruce   John Danaher on high performance mindset and resilience:  “Whenever you are sparring, your mind will have a given direction of focus. The most basic division is between self focus and focus on the opponent.” - John Danaher on high performance mindset and resilience   Blue Print host Dr. Erik Korem on high performance mindset and resilience:  “In sport, our goal is to develop the most adaptable athletes with the most resilience who can consistently obtain their high performance mindset and potential.” - Dr. Erik Korem on high performance mindset and resilience, host of The Blue Print   John Danaher on high performance mindset and resilience:  “Philosophy was crucial because it is among the best means of developing a problem solving mindset.” - John Danaher on high performance mindset and resilience   Blue Print host Dr. Erik Korem on high performance, performance mindset, and resilience:  “The key is using that stress and being able to adapt to it to improve. That's what high performance to me is: the ability to adapt rapidly so you can achieve your potential.”  - Dr. Erik Korem on high performance, performance mindset, and resilience, host of The Blue Print   John Danaher on high performance mindset and resilience:  “The greatest determinant of the outcome of your matches over time by a landslide is your training and lifestyle mentality. This is the high performance mindset you carry every day as you train and progress.” - John Danaher on high performance mindset and resilience _______________ Hot Pie Media is an on-demand digital audio/video entertainment network with interests primarily in the creation of original, relevant and entertaining podcasts.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A robust venture capital industry is one of the pillars of the today's tech boom, because it provides the funding for new companies to grow. But "venture capital is not a job for everyone," says venture investor Dr Itxaso del Palacio in this week's episode. Itxaso is a leading venture capitalist. She launched Microsoft Ventures in Europe and is Partner at Notion Capital today. She also teaches Entrepreneurial Finance at the MSc Technology Entrepreneurship at University College London. Learning notes from this episode: Venture capital is very transactional, it is not operational. "Venture capital is not a job for everyone. Saying no to so many people is not easy," says Itxaso. Corporate venture arms are very different to VC funds and the incentives within them differ. For example, people in traditional VCs benefit financially if a company they invest in becomes a unicorn. This is often not the case in corporate venture divisions. People do not usually begin careers in venture capital straight out of college, but transition into them from something else. The Kauffman Fellowship program is an education program for venture capitalists. Itxaso said it benefitted her career hugely.   Do you have a brilliant app idea and no tech knowledge to build it? Get your FREE guide here. To go deeper, join the Tech for Non-Techies membership community. As a community member, you'll get: Weekly live masterclasses with global experts Mini-course on how to go from idea to live app Supportive Online Community Library of masterclasses Monthly live coaching with Sophia Matveeva, tech entrepreneur & Chicago Booth MBA Exclusive Resources & Perks Learn more and sign up at https://www.techfornontechies.co/membership   Say hi to Sophia on Twitter. Following us on Facebook and Instagram will make you smarter.   

We are very pleased to broadcast this delightful and clarifying talk with GRACE (Rebecca) RACHMANY! Grace is a serial entrepreneur, founder of Voice of Humanity, DAO Leadership, ICO Consult, and Gangly Sister. She is an expert in the blockchain space, specifically in the areas of DAO, distributed governance, leadership, and operations of distributed organizations. Grace currently leads workshops and weekly calls on currency and community design, and is collaborating with the European Eco-village network (GEN-EU) in developing new forms of currency and collaboration among communities. With over 30 years of technology experience, She has held numerous management positions and mentored startups as Microsoft Ventures, Google Startup and as Entrepreneur-in-Residence in developing economies. In our conversation with Grace we talk about how she started her journey and why, versions of ‘blockchain' technology and bitcoin crypto's and how they differentiate from traditional fiat money, what do we really value, there is no real need to use money for transactions nor debt, distributed organisations, definitions / hesitations / forces and job of the current governance-systems, the pros and cons of tracking via crypto & blockchain, purchase of crypto's and how to store them best, her earlier work on Human Rights, the question what will replace money, value of reputation / brands, Eco-villages, fairness in exchange, scarcity, a post-money Shared Interest Economy, other alternative post-money economy systems, the value of time and air, ideas about productivity, what truly motivates people, walking the walk, and knowing what your unique part is in the whole system of transformation. Your Hosts: Ananda Reeves & Robert Schram Sound-production: Robert_DK Thank you for listening :-) https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccarachmany/ https://voiceofhumanity.one/

A good manager needs to identify the levels of wants & needs - this can be done through behavioural planning.In episode 45 I chat with Matt Wallaert on driving behaviour outcomes. Matt is the author of “Start at the end” and former director of Microsoft Ventures. Formerly he was also Chief Behavioural Officer at Clover Health.Matt and me meet in 2018 as we were both speakers at a Conference called “IT Arena”. It was great to reconnect!In the episode we learn from his experiences of driving behaviour outcomes. We touch on:-> Matt Wallaert’s journey on the intersection of behavioural science and product development.-> Why Behaviour design requires a holistic approach.-> Why everyone is shaping user behaviour outcomes in different ways.-> Why you need to align on “success factors” before any design process.-> How do design for a behaviour outcome and consider long term consequences.-> Why behaviour science can be used to increase business and product successEnjoy the episode!Check out more about Matt’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Start-End-Products-Create-Change/dp/0525534423

Rahul Sood, founded VoodooPC, straight out of High School on his credit card and turned it into a global brand before selling it to HP. Next stop was launching Microsoft Ventures which lead to connecting with his now partner Karl Flores to start “Unikrn”, the largest Esports betting platform in the world.  Great deep dive into Rahul's world, his passion for Gaming and Esports and why Unikrn will become the next Unicorn by building the future of digital gambling.   Key Highlights Voodoo PC, from a passion project started in a garage to a global brand (now HP Omen brand) Microsoft Ventures Fund – starting a venture found from scratch, building accelerators to connect start ups to Microsoft customers, leading to a valuation of over US$ 4 billion by the time he left Unikrn – how it all started with his buddy Karl Flores, raising funds, bringing in high profile investors Uni-coin ICO and reasons for launching it and the compliance behind it What is Unikrn and how did the idea come about – from betting on yourself to betting on major Esports tournaments   Goal was to be the biggest bookmaker in Esports   UMode – bet on yourself – how it works and only on Unikrn Going from 2 countries to 40 and the challenges which come with it, different betting formats and trends globally The opportunities and challenges because of the pandemic How Games are priced, driven by AI bots – 2-3 years ahead of others   From live in-game betting, different handicaps, special betting options unique to each game Challenge is localization, currently 4 languages and customization to local betting behaviour Business still churning money, large overheads, big team, still in building mode Building the future of Digital gambling - challenge with Investors who don't understand the business Unikrn's connection to the E-gaming ecosystem, from Publishers, Teams, Streamers, Influencers to streaming platforms (affiliate programs) Virtual Horse-racing, from breeding them to racing and winning price money Learnings, success and failures as an Entrepreneur and from his time at Microsoft - Focus on your passion and adapt to change as quickly as you can Interplay between traditional sports & Esports after Covid – the future of entertainment   About Rahul Sood is the co-founder of Unikrn, a global Esports entertainment and sports betting platform built on cutting edge blockchain and gaming technologies. Previous to Unikrn, Sood created the first incubation fund for startups at Microsoft, and eventually he consolidated their global startup activities and launched Microsoft Ventures. A serial entrepreneur, Sood spent 18 years in multiple startups prior to joining Microsoft. He founded luxury and gaming computer manufacturer VoodooPC, which was acquired by Hewlett-Packard. Sood is an early shareholder and advisor to Maingear, Razer, ZED, and Vrvana which was recently acquired by Apple. Unikrn's mission as a global esports entertainment platform is to heighten the experience of watching and participating in esports. Unikrn uses blockchain technology to optimize the payment flow for customers while allowing them to bet using the currency of their choice on a full array of Esports and Video Game offerings. Unikrn is venture backed with investors such as Ashton Kutcher, Mark Cuban, Liz Murdoch, Shari Redstone, and many others. Unikrn built an end to end betting platform that can be licensed by commercial operators, and they have opened their doors to multiple international markets. Unikrn has been featured on Forbes, Fortune, ESPN, CNBC and countless publications around the world. Sood is active in the startup community, helping and mentoring a variety of startups. In his spare time, Sood enjoys wake surfing & wake boarding, standup paddle boarding, cycling, racing cars and spending time with his family. He lives in Seattle, you can find him on Twitter @rahulsood. 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Ankit Oberoi, Co-Founder and CEO at AdPushup talks to your host Vahe Arabian of State of Digital Publishing about the state of yield optimization. AdPushup is a one-stop revenue optimization platform for web publishers. In addition to being a Google NPM AdX Partner, they are also a Microsoft Ventures backed startup. Support the show: https://www.stateofdigitalpublishing.com/slack-community/

Rob Fitzpatrick I’ve been an entrepreneur for 10 years, running both bootstrapped and VC-backed companies. I’m a YCombinator alum (summer ‘07), have raised funding in the US and UK, and have built products used globally by brands like Sony and MTV. I’m a programmer who was forced - like so many others - into a customer-facing role at my first company. And while I knew I was supposed to talk to customers, none of the books about sales or Customer Development seemed to help me figure out how to actually do it properly. The Mom Test is that missing handbook, and is now used as a core part of the curriculum at universities like Harvard and UCL, EU startup accelerators like Seedcamp and Microsoft Ventures, and businesses like Shopify and Pact Coffee. The Mom Test book website: http://momtestbook.com/ Rob's website: http://robfitz.com/ Rob's twitter: @robfitz 

Matt Wallaert is a behavioral scientist working at the intersection of technology and human behavior. He headed product at two successful startups, then Microsoft and Microsoft Ventures, and is now the Chief Behavioral Officer at Clover and author of Start at the End: How to build products that create change, with a slate of pro-social side projects including GetRaised, SalaryOrEquity, and IAskedHer. In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we talk about how Matt gets his team to focus on the behavior they're trying to change, and his unique research process. Read the show notes to learn more.

Wie sieht die Schifffahrt von morgen aus? Zusammen mit Dr. Ralf Belusa, CDO und Managing Director bei Hapag-Lloyd, spricht unser Business Host Till Tornieporth über die digitale Transformation der Hamburger Reederei. Mit Ralf haben wir in unserer ersten Folge einen echten Digitalisierungsprofi. Er wurde unter anderem von der Wirtschaftswoche & Daimler zu den 100 einflussreichsten Digital Managern in Europa ausgezeichnet. Bevor er zu Hapag-Lloyd gekommen ist, war Ralf lange als Board Advisor für Microsoft Ventures, Plug and Play und APX tätig. Bei Hapag-Lloyd ist Ralf für die digitale Transformation in allen 129 Ländern zuständig, in denen die Reederei operiert. In dem Interview geht es darum, wie das Digitalisierungsteam organisiert ist und warum es in Hamburg sitzt. Weitere Themen sind: Ist die Digitalisierung Chance oder Gefahr? Wie messt Ihr euren Erfolg? Was war der letzte große Fehler den Ihr gemacht habt? Investiert Hapag-Lloyd in Start-ups? Welche neuen Technologien sind besonders relevant? Wird es bald autonome Schiffe mit Batterieantrieb geben?

Episode 1 of Earnings features Rashmi Gopinath, Managing Director of M12, the investment arm of Microsoft, formerly Microsoft Ventures. Rashmi leads investments in enterprise software, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, devops, and AI/ML for M12 in the US, Canada, and India.Earnings, a podcast designed by Kalin Kelly CEO + Founder of Art and Armor, Co. and sponsored by Silicon Valley Bank. Earnings is the first-ever podcast dedicated to highlighting the rare female voices in Venture Capital, driving positive returns and positive change to create more equality at the investment table.

Osama Elkady is the co-founder and CEO of Incorta which is an analytics software platform that speeds up data ingestion. The company has raised nearly $75 million from a host of Silicon Valley heavyweights – the company counts GV (formerly Google Ventures), Kleiner Perkins, M12 (formerly Microsoft Ventures), Sorenson Capital, Telstra Ventures, and major investor Ron Wohl.

Osama Elkady is the co-founder and CEO of Incorta which is an analytics software platform that speeds up data ingestion. The company has raised nearly $75 million from a host of Silicon Valley heavyweights – the company counts GV (formerly Google Ventures), Kleiner Perkins, M12 (formerly Microsoft Ventures), Sorenson Capital, Telstra Ventures, and major investor Ron Wohl.

In This Episode In this podcast, Rob McNealy interviews Rahul Sood, the CEO and Co-Founder of Unikrn, a global esports, gaming and entertainment platform built on cutting-edge blockchain technologies. Unikrn is backed by Ashton Kutcher, Mark Cuban, Liz Murdoch, Shari Redstone, and many others. About Rahul Sood Prior to Unikrn, Sood launched Microsoft Ventures and...

Peggy Johnson gets paid millions to help make Microsoft billions. Her actual title is executive vice president for business development, and she's helped lead over 40 investments with Microsoft Ventures. One deal was the acquisition of LinkedIn — for $26 billion. She joined the company three years ago after spending 25 years at the telecommunications company Qualcomm. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella personally called her on a Saturday to get her on board. Business Insider US Editor-in-Chief Alyson Shontell recently caught up with Johnson at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. On this episode, Johnson talks about making it to Microsoft and how her team decides which companies to invest in or acquire.

As executive vice president of business development, Peggy Johnson is responsible for driving strategic partnerships and transactions to accelerate growth for Microsoft and its customers. Johnson works with external partners around the world, ranging from start-ups to large-scale enterprises, to identify areas of collaboration, drive innovation and unlock shared value. In this capacity, she also manages Microsoft's relationship with the venture capital community and oversees strategic investments through the company's corporate venture fund, Microsoft Ventures. Prior to this role, Johnson spent 24 years at Qualcomm, where she served as a member of Qualcomm's Executive Committee. During her time at Qualcomm, Johnson held various leadership positions across engineering, sales, marketing and business development, and ran the Qualcomm Internet Services business unit. Most recently, Johnson was executive vice president of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and president of global market development, where she was responsible for commercializing new business opportunities and developing strategic relationships for the company. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Johnson worked as an engineer for General Electric's Military Electronics Division.

As executive vice president of business development, Peggy Johnson is responsible for driving strategic partnerships and transactions to accelerate growth for Microsoft and its customers. Johnson works with external partners around the world, ranging from start-ups to large-scale enterprises, to identify areas of collaboration, drive innovation and unlock shared value. In this capacity, she also manages Microsoft's relationship with the venture capital community and oversees strategic investments through the company's corporate venture fund, Microsoft Ventures. Prior to this role, Johnson spent 24 years at Qualcomm, where she served as a member of Qualcomm's Executive Committee. During her time at Qualcomm, Johnson held various leadership positions across engineering, sales, marketing and business development, and ran the Qualcomm Internet Services business unit. Most recently, Johnson was executive vice president of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and president of global market development, where she was responsible for commercializing new business opportunities and developing strategic relationships for the company. Prior to joining Qualcomm, Johnson worked as an engineer for General Electric's Military Electronics Division.

Ben Marcus is the Founder & CEO @ Airmap, the startups that provides everything one needs to unlock and scale drone operations in the ever-changing world of airspace. They have raised over $40m in funding from industry heavyweights Sony, Rakuten, Qualcomm, Airbus Ventures and then also many friends of the show including Semil Shah, Lux Capital, Microsoft Ventures, General Catalyst, BullPen Capital and David Waxman at TenOneTen, just to name a few. Prior to AirMap, Ben co-founded and was CEO of the world’s largest light business jet sales company, Jetaviva and before that started his career as a flight instructor and later became a flight test engineer. Fun fact, Ben is also an FAA-certified Airline Transport Pilot and Flight Instructor with over 4,500 hours of flight experience. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Ben made his way into the world of startups and drones from being a pilot and flight test engineer? 2.) What does Ben think is a strong investment strategy when investing in the drones? What 4 categories present nascent opportunities to Ben? What elements of the tech stack should potential investors further drill down on with potential investments? 3.) Question from Hemant Taneja: How does Ben assess the presence and desires of Amazon and Google with their pre-existing mission to win the airspace? Question from Semil Shah: Does this lead to a world of consolidation and startup M&A by incumbents? 4.) What does Ben believe are the core catalysts that will take drones to 100s of millions of people? How does Ben assess the similarties and differences in serving enterprise vs consumer drone markets? Does Ben agree with Jonathan Downey in his expression that enterprises like "boring" offerings? 5.) How does Ben evaluate the hardware vs software paradigm in the drone market? Does Ben see the commoditisation of drone hardware in the coming years? How does Ben evaluate the likes of DJI with their prominence? Does the weaponisation of drones cause significant alarm for Ben? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Ben’s Fave Book: The Wealth of Nations Ben’s Fave Blog: Social Capital Newsletter As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Ben on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. NatureBox Unlimited snack plans offer all you can eat snacks for one fixed price per employee. Naturebox use simple ingredients you can trust to create bold flavors you can’t find anywhere else. All NatureBox snacks are free from artificial junk and variety is endless with options from sweet or savory to vegan or gluten-free. Simply choose the plan that fits your team’s unique snacking habits and select any of NatureBox's time-saving add-on’s. And beyond Unlimited snacks, you’ll receive perks such as free kitchen setup, no contracts, a dedicated account manager and more. Simply click here to and use the offer code VC20 to get 20% of your first Naturebox month.  Leesa is the Warby Parker or TOMS shoes of the mattress industry. Leesa have done away with the terrible mattress showroom buying experience by creating a luxury premium foam mattress that is ordered completely online and ships for free to your doorstep. The 10-inch mattress comes in all sizes and is engineered with 3 unique foam layers for a universal, adaptive feel, including 2 inches of memory foam and 2 inches of a really cool latex foam called Avena, design to keep you cool. All Leesa mattresses are 100% US or UK made and for every 10 mattresses they sell, they donate one to a shelter. Go to Leesa.com to start the New Year with better nights sleep!  

On the latest episode, we were joined by Nagraj Kashyap, who runs Microsoft Ventures. Topics this week included Lyft's growing financials and its driverless cars. It looks like the company benefitted during Uber's eventful year.  We also talked about the change of leadership at Blue Apron.The company has had a very unfortunate ride on the stock market since it went public in June. Then we discussed the latest sexual harassment allegations in the venture capital community. A well-known VC is taking a leave of absence. And of course, we discussed the recent surge of bitcoin. Is it here to stay?

On the latest episode, we were joined by Nagraj Kashyap, who runs Microsoft Ventures. Topics this week included Lyft's growing financials and its driverless cars. It looks like the company benefitted during Uber's eventful year.  We also talked about the change of leadership at Blue Apron.The company has had a very unfortunate ride on the stock market since it went public in June. Then we discussed the latest sexual harassment allegations in the venture capital community. A well-known VC is taking a leave of absence. And of course, we discussed the recent surge of bitcoin. Is it here to stay?

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold interview Adam La France.  Adam is Knomos’ co-founder and CEO.  With support and funding from the Canada Media Fund, MaRS LegalX, and Microsoft Ventures, Knomos is quickly positioning itself as the next generation of legal research and knowledge management.  The group discuss Knomos’ principled and pragmatic approach to its upcoming public offering, the competitive market and what sets them apart, and conclude with what advice Adam has for current and future lawyers navigating their way through the rapidly shifting legal landscape.   CPD Lawyers that have completed the S01E09 BNL CPD can claim a 25 minute Professionalism CPD credit. To access the S01E09 verification examination click this link.

Bloomberg View columnist Barry Ritholtz interviews Matt Wallaert, a behavioral scientist who works at the intersection of technology and human behavior. After several years in academia and two successful startups, he joined Microsoft, where he led a team of experts using technology to help people live happier, healthier lives. During his time with Microsoft, he was a director at Microsoft Ventures, the firm’s venture capital arm. He sits on the boards of a variety of startups and nonprofits. Wallaert and Ritholtz discuss the role of behavioral psychology in startups. This interview aired on Bloomberg Radio.

Rahul Sood is the CEO and Founder of Unikrn, an E-Sports betting platform.   I first heard of these guys when Mark Cuban announced he would be investing in their ICO. Ashton Kutcher is also another key investor in the company.   After founding and selling several successful startups, Rahul went to work for Microsoft Ventures, before diving back into entrepreneurship with Unikrn.   In this episode, we discuss:   What E-Sports is How Unikrn plans to hold an ICO for a token they call “Unikoin Gold,” which will be used for E-Sports gambling on the Unikrn platform And, how Mark Cuban once declared he would never buy an E-Sports team, but that may be changing…     **Please note: Any comments about the Unikrn token sale should not be misconstrued as investment advice or considered an endorsement of Unikrn**

Nagraj Kashyap is the Head of Microsoft Ventures, the early stage investment arm of Microsoft. They have made investments in the likes of Cahoot, CloudSimple and Outreach just to name a few from their fantastic portfolio. As for Nagraj, prior to Microsoft, he was a senior vice president and head of Qualcomm Ventures where he built Qualcomm Ventures from a US/China-focused team of three in 2003 to a global leader in corporate venture capital with 25 investment professionals and direct investments around the world. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Nagraj made his way into the world of corporate VC and came to be Head of Microsoft Ventures? 2.) Question from Matt Goldstein: What does it take to start a fund from scratch and build a team like Nagraj is doing with Microsoft Ventures? How does he look to establish mindshare for entrepreneurs with a new brand? 3.) Why does Nagraj feel that corporate VC is not viewed in the same regard as traditional VC? Why is this view wrong? What are the benefits of taking corporate VC money? 4.) Why does Nagraj feel it is imperative to let young VCs write cheques and learn from their mistakes? How does Nagraj structure the learning process for new and young VCs? 5.) What does the future hold for the world of corporate VC? Will we see an expansion of this capital source? Why is Nagraj so bullish? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Nagraj’s Fave Book: The Omnivore's Dilemma Nagraj’s Most Recent Investment: Kahoot As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Nagraj on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. Foundersuite makes the leading CRM for raising startup capital. Since March of 2016, Foundersuite customers have raised over $130M in seed and venture capital. Foundersuite’s CRM sits on a database of over 50,000 investors, which will help you quickly populate your fundraising funnel including a beautiful and easy-to-use investor update tool, and the recently launched a new portal that helps investors and accelerators track their portfolio companies on a single dashboard. For a whopping 40% off a Monthly or Annual subscription use the code “20MinuteVC” at checkout. Greenhouse Software designs tools that help companies hire great people and ultimately build better businesses. Greenhouse works with over 1,500 of the world’s most innovative companies such as Airbnb, Slack, Snap Inc. and Lyft. A wrong hire is not only costly for a company but can also turn an employee into an unhappy one. With Greenhouse’s Applicant Tracking System, companies can make well-informed decisions and hire qualified candidates who are empowered to do the best work of their careers. Anybody who has a company that’s scaling quickly but has trouble hiring and retaining the right people. Visit www.greenhouse.io today to discover how your company can grow.

When Dan Bloom found himself on the wait list for the fellowship in VFA's early days, he set his calendar to remind him to email the COO every week to express his passion for the program. Dan's persistence paid off when he was invited to join the first class of 2012 and got a job at a startup in Cincinnati. In the two years+ that he spent in the city, Dan saw Cincinnati transform and thrive, solidifying his love for his second home. One day Dan received a call from a fellow Fellow, Brian Bosche, who approached him with a business idea that would bring them into the video space. Their original model, which involved renting GoPro cameras to customers and creating their videos, morphed into Slope, a collaboration, workflow, and review and approval tool for producing business content. Dan and Brian were accepted into the Microsoft Ventures accelerator and have been on quite the journey as new founders. Listen to this week's episode to hear more about a VFA Fellow founded business and how they are going from the little league to the big leagues of software.

Deals Bayer and investment firm Versant Ventures have jointly provided $225m in series A funding for a regenerative medicine startup called BlueRock Therapeutics. Symphony emerged two years ago with $66m from 14 banks and followed that funding up with a $100m Google-backed round last year. Now the company, which offers a secure messaging platform for … Continue reading "19 December 2016 – $225m for BlueRock Therapeutics, Microsoft Ventures Invests from its AI Fund and Much More"

Zack describes to Andrew Gaule the approach to incubating start ups and aligning to the Microsoft software and business solutions. Also the relation to Microsoft Ventures which does the investing in businesses.

Nagraj gives us insights of his many years of Corporate Venturing in Qualcomm and now in his driving role at Microsoft Ventures. Nagraj will be speaking at the GCV Academy in CA 23 - 24 January 2017 www.gcvacademy.com

People Jack Leeney, US head of investing for Telefonica Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the eponymous Spain-based phone operator, has left after nearly five years at the firm in order to be a partner at SP Global Capital. Microsoft Ventures has hired Leo de Luna, previously a principal at venture capital firm Split Rock … Continue reading "03 October 2016 – Funding news from Canada, the EU and the UK, Exits for Nokia and Much More"

Peter Aprile and Natalie Worsfold interview Adam La France.  Adam is Knomos' co-founder and CEO.  With support and funding from the Canada Media Fund, MaRS LegalX, and Microsoft Ventures, Knomos is quickly positioning itself as the next generation of legal research and knowledge management.  The group discuss Knomos' principled and pragmatic approach to its upcoming public offering, the competitive market and what sets them apart, and conclude with what advice Adam has for current and future lawyers navigating their way through the rapidly shifting legal landscape.

People Rich Miner helped to launch Google Ventures in 2009 as general partner but seven years later, he’s dropped down to a venture partner position so he can concentrate on a secretive edtech project within the Google organisation. Microsoft Ventures continues to build up its team, the latest recruit being Matthew Goldstein who comes from VC firm Trinity Ventures … Continue reading "11 July 2016 – Microsoft Venturing Fund, Exits for Multiple Companies and Investment News plus more"

Daniel Glazer co-leads Fried Frank's Tech Group and is resident in the firm’s London and New York offices. Dan focuses on technology transactions, including complex licensing, outsourcing, and services arrangements. He also advises UK, Irish and other non-US companies on US expansion and US fundraising. Dan works closely with investors and governmental agencies, as well as accelerators such as Techstars, Barclays, Seedcamp, Microsoft Ventures, Wayra, MassChallengeUK, Startupbootcamp FinTech, Dassault, CyLon and Ignite. The American Lawyer honored Dan as its 2015 Transatlantic Innovator of the Year. London's Tech City News named Dan a top "Community Connector" and The New York Law Journal selected him as one of its inaugural under-40 "Rising Stars." Chambers USA, Legal 500, and similar publications regularly recognize Dan as a leading transactional lawyer. Dan is a member of Tech London Advocates and was appointed by the Scottish Government to the GlobalScot network of Scottish business advocates. He is also a frequent speaker and author; his publications include "Coming to America: The Legal Basics" (http://bit.ly/1oylzqw), and Practical Law Company’s primary resources on data licensing and on IP/IT issues in M&A transactions. He also is a member of PLC's IP/IT Advisory Board.  

Interview with Hillel Fuld, CMO of Zula, blogger, networker and meat lover. In this amazing interview chock full of content you can start using today, Hillel leads us through some of his amazing adventures including interviewing Steve Wozniak and running with him to a safe room when missiles were heading towards Tel-Aviv. We also learn about the importance of self branding, networking, and how to do marketing the right way in 2015. Name: Hillel Fuld Position: CMO of http://zulaapp.com/ (Zula) Blog: http://technmarketing.com (Tech N’ Marketing) Personal Brand Site: https://about.me/hilzfuld (HilzFuld.com) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillelfuld (Hillel on LinkedIn) Twitter: https://twitter.com/HilzFuld (@hilzfuld) https://frumentrepreneur.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Hillel-Fuld.jpg ()     People, Companies & Books Mentioned In This Episode: http://zulaapp.com/ (Zula) http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/09/zulas-mobile-first-teamwork-tool-lets-you-spend-more-time-outside-of-the-inbox/ (TechCrunch Disrupt – Winning the Audience Choice Award) http://techcrunch.com/author/mike-butcher/ (Mike Butcher) http://www.jeffpulver.com/ (Jeff Pulver) https://www.microsoftventures.com/ (Microsoft Ventures) https://slack.com/ (Slack) https://ca.linkedin.com/in/butterfield (Stewart Butterfield) http://a16z.com/ (Andreessen Horowitz) – is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm with $4.2 billion under management. https://meerkatapp.co (Meerkat) https://www.periscope.tv/ (Periscope) https://www.kby.org/ (Keren B’Yavneh) http://www1.biu.ac.il/indexE.php (Bar Ilan University) http://www.writepoint.com/wpsite/ (Write Point) https://il.linkedin.com/in/paularstern (Paula Stern) http://www.comverse.com/ (Comverse) http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Foreign_exchange_market (Forex) https://www.linkedin.com/in/zivelul (Ziv Elul) http://timehop.com/ (Timehop) http://www.jems.co.il/pc/ (JEMS) http://techcrunch.com (TechCrunch) http://mashable.com (Mashable) http://aaronzakowski.com/ ( Aaron Zakowski) http://www.rackspace.com/ (RackSpace) https://plus.google.com/+Scobleizer/posts (Robert Scoble) http://guykawasaki.com/ (Guy Kawasaki ) http://glide.me (Glide) http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Marc_Andreessen (Marc Andreessen) http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/07/a-twitter-interview-with-marc-andreessen-on-startups-wearables-and-his-next-offices/ (VentureBeat Article on the interview with Hillel and Marc) http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Steve_Wozniak (Steve Wozniak) http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Marissa_Mayer (Marissa Mayer) http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Mark_Zuckerberg (Mark Zuckerberg) https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpstyles (Dennis Crowley Co-Founder/CEO of 4Square) Alyssa Milano, Actress Jeri Ryan from Star Trek https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs (Steve Jobs) Send your CV’s to Hillel at hilzfuld@gmail.com http://technmarketing.com/tech/for-the-love-of-god-stop-asking-me-to-like-your-completely-irrelevant-facebook-page/ (For the Love of God, Stop Asking Me to Like your Completely Irrelevant Facebook Page) https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredmorgenstern (Jared Morgenstern) Kol ha’omer davar beshem omro, mevi ge’ula le’olam. – First person that reads this and tweets to @frumentrepreneur the name of the Rav who said this will get a special shout out and link in a future episode! – UPDATE – Congrats to http://www.avizuber.com/ (Avi Zuber) who was the first one to get it right and post! https://www.kby.org/english/staff/?id=72 (Rav Avraham Rivlin) https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/ (Gary Vaynerchuk) http://amzn.to/1JOvPlG () http://amzn.to/1RdiJW3 () http://amzn.to/1KDrswB () Gary does have a 3rd book out, my mistake! It’s called “http://amzn.to/1RZLX5A (The Thank You Economy)“   https://frumentrepreneur.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hillel-fulders.jpg () https://frumentrepreneur.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/The-greatest-level-of-charity-above.png ()  

Hanan Lavy, Managing Director of Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Tel Aviv, takes us behind the scenes of turning rookie startups into giants.

Diane Perlman is the Microsoft Ventures UK Start-up Lead helping start-ups to grow, partner and prosper.