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This week on Found, we have an interview from TechCrunch's Strictly VC event in DC. Becca sat down with Steve Case, the founder of AOL to discuss policy, innovation, and AI. Case, now the founder of Revolution Ventures, told the live audience that open access not only helped his company back in the 90s but is also why the internet was able to progress in the way that it did. Regulators should aim for the same goal with AI policy despite the potential risks. He  argues that opening  up access to horizontal AI players like OpenAI and Google would also help expand AI away from being concentrated on the coasts. (0:00) Introduction(1:29) AI regulation compared to the internet's early days(6:20) Supporting AI startups outside the traditional hugs(11:49) AI Policy and the innovation economy(16:40) Entrepreneurship and job creation in the US Found posts every Tuesday. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts to be alerted when new episodes drop. Check out the other TechCrunch podcast: Equity . Subscribe to Found to hear more stories from founders each Connect with us:On TwitterOn InstagramVia email: found@techcrunch.com

Episode #102 Fireside with a VC speaking with Tige Savage who cofounded Revolution with Steve Case, founder of AOL – America Online, one of the biggest internet companies in history reaching a peak market cap of $200bn dominating email, internet connectivity, online news, and chat. Tige discusses all things venture capital with a wealth of multi-decade experience covering a wide area of topics on how to run a high-performing VC fund year over year and best practices on investing, governance, legals, portfolio construction, sectors, overall strategy, and today's exit market.   Discussing the organization of Revolution with 1) Revolution Rise of the Rest – their $150m pre-seed fund, 2) Revolution Ventures – the $150m VC fund Tige manages with a concentrated 15 portfolio companies per fund, and 3) Revolution Growth which continues to invest in Series B and beyond. Discussed the pioneering thesis of investing across the US rather than being concentrated in the Silicon Valley, New York, Boston or other highly evolved tech corridors and why Washington DC matters.   Find the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/FzartNaPUoY.   Find this and all full episodes for Fireside with a VC on your favorite podcast platform here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/FiresideVC   https://revolution.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tigesavage/   https://www.7bc.vc/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/romans/ Join our Newsletter - Fireside with a VC: https://subscribe.7bc.vc.   Join the conversation, leave comments, and tell us what you think about these topics and this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firesidevc/message

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.Today's episode with an internet legend provides an illuminating window into how the past can help inform us about the future.Steve Case is a pioneer and a visionary. He built one of the foundational companies of the internet, AOL, that brought America and the world online. As one of America's best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs, Steve has spent the past 39 years building, investing in, and shaping business policy for many industry-defining companies.His entrepreneurial career began in 1985 when he co-founded America Online. Under Steve's leadership, AOL became the world's largest and most valuable internet company. AOL was the first internet company to go public, and one of the best performing stocks of 1990s, delivering 11,616% return to shareholders. At its peak, nearly half of internet users in the U.S. used AOL.Steve has since built another successful company, Revolution, a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm that backs entrepreneurs at every stage of their development. Revolution Growth has invested nearly $1 billion in growth-stage companies including Sweetgreen, Tempus, Tala, DraftKings, and CLEAR. Revolution Ventures has invested in almost 30 companies, including Framebridge and SRS Acquiom. Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund has invested in over 200 startups in 100 US cities, building critical ecosystem development for entrepreneurship across the country.Steve's passion for helping entrepreneurs has extended to the policy world. He was the founding chair of the Startup America Partnership, an effort launched at the White House in 2011 to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship around the country. He was also the founding co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and a member of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, where he chaired the subcommittee on entrepreneurship. He was also instrumental in passing the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act and the Investing in Opportunities Act. He's also the Chairman of the Case Foundation, which he established with his wife, Jean, in 1997 and together in 2010 they joined The Giving Pledge.Steve is also the author of the New York Times bestselling book, “The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future and The Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the American Dream,” which has ended up serving as a fantastic blueprint for the next wave of the internet.Steve and I had a fascinating and illuminating conversation, full of lessons learned from building the first wave of the internet that can be applied to building and investing in companies today.We discussed:How Steve and his team built AOL into the world's largest and most valuable internet company at a time when 3% of people were using the internet for 1 hour a day.How revolutions happen in evolutionary ways.The three waves of the internet and why Steve believes that the third wave is much more complex and will require the ability to navigate policy and partnerships.Lessons he learned as a founder to build a successful and diversified investment firm in Revolution.How emerging technology ecosystems can build thriving startup communities, starting with “tentpole companies.”How the things that happen to you shape how you live your life and on “living a life that's full with passion and urgency.”Thanks Steve for coming on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast to share your wisdom, lessons learned, and visionary views of the future. It was an honor and a pleasure to have you on the show.

Futurist Steve Case is a disruptive, visionary leader. Read his new book- Rise of the Rest. Steve is one of America's best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs, and a pioneer in making the Internet part of everyday life.For the past 15 years, Steve's focus has been on starting and scaling Revolution, the Washington D.C.-based investment firm that now backs entrepreneurs at every stage of their development.Revolution Growth has invested nearly $1 billion in growth-stage companies including Sweetgreen, Tempus, Tala, DraftKings, and CLEAR. Revolution Ventures has backed more than two dozen venture-stage companies, including Framebridge, Policygenius, and Bloomscape. The Rise of the Rest Seed Fund has invested in more than 200 startups in over 100 U.S. cities, in partnership with many of America's most successful entrepreneurs and investors.Steve's entrepreneurial career began in 1985 when he co-founded America Online (AOL). Under Steve's leadership, AOL became the world's largest and most valuable Internet company, helping to drive the worldwide adoption of a medium that has transformed business and society. AOL was the first Internet company to go public, and one of the best performing stocks of the 1990s, delivering a 11,616% return to shareholders. At its peak, nearly half of Internet users in the United States used AOL. In 2000, Steve negotiated the largest merger in business history, bringing together AOL and Time Warner in a transaction that gave AOL shareholders a majority stake in the combined company.To facilitate the merger, Steve agreed to step down as CEO when the merger closed.Steve's passion for helping entrepreneurs remains his driving force. He was the founding chair of the Startup America Partnership—an effort launched at the White House in 2011 to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation.Steve was also the founding co-chair of the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and a member of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, where he chaired the subcommittee on entrepreneurship.Steve has been a leading voice in shaping government policy on issues related to entrepreneurship, working across the aisle to advance public policies that expand access to capital and talent. He was instrumental in passing the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act and the Investing in Opportunities Act, and is active in advocating on behalf of immigration reform and legislation that supports and accelerates the emergence of startup ecosystems in rising cities.Steve served as the Chair of the Smithsonian Institution, the world's largest museum and research complex. In his role, Steve led the Board of Regents' efforts to increase the Institution's reach, impact and relevance.

In this episode, we speak with Kristin Gunther, a Partner at Revolution Growth which has more than $1 billion in assets under management and backs category-defining companies. Revolution is a D.C.-based investment firm founded by AOL cofounder Steve Case in 2005. Through its family of funds – The Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Revolution Ventures, and Revolution Growth – Revolution partners with founders at every stage of the startup lifecycle. Kristin brings over 15 years of experience in private equity, finance, and operations. Prior to joining Revolution, she spent five years at Perseus where she worked with portfolio companies and management teams on growth strategies, operating and finance matters, and exit planning. I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.  If you like the episode, click to subscribe.

We are revisiting the venture capital space today because we are at such an interesting inflection point. Some VC firms took a very cautious approach amid the tumultuous market of 2022 but things might be turning around albeit slowly.My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Clara Sieg, a partner at Revolution, the venture capital firm started by AOL founder Steve Case. Clara has been investing in fintech for many years and has an interesting take on the space today.In this podcast you will learn:The origins of Revolution Ventures.What attracted Clara to come on board at Revolution.Why they actively look to invest outside of the hot tech locations.How the geographic shift over the last three years has changed venture capital.How Revolution navigated the lofty valuations of 2021 and early 2022.Why they didn't do a single deal in 2022.The range of check sizes they are doing.Why they decided to invest in Sila and Paro.The different segments within fintech they are most interested in.Clara's perspective on the lack of capital flowing to women-led companies.Why she thinks this year will lead to more consolidation in fintech.Their expectation to do more deals in 2023.Connect with Clara on LinkedInConnect with Revolution on LinkedInConnect with Fintech One-on-One:Tweet me @PeterRentonConnect with me on LinkedInFind previous Fintech One-on-One episodes

We are revisiting the venture capital space today because we are at such an interesting inflection point. Some VC firms took a very cautious approach amid the tumultuous market of 2022 but things might be turning around albeit slowly.My next guest on the Fintech One-on-One podcast is Clara Sieg, a partner at Revolution, the venture capital firm started by AOL founder Steve Case. Clara has been investing in fintech for many years and has an interesting take on the space today.In this podcast you will learn:The origins of Revolution Ventures.What attracted Clara to come on board at Revolution.Why they actively look to invest outside of the hot tech locations.How the geographic shift over the last three years has changed venture capital.How Revolution navigated the lofty valuations of 2021 and early 2022.Why they didn't do a single deal in 2022.The range of check sizes they are doing.Why they decided to invest in Sila and Paro.The different segments within fintech they are most interested in.Clara's perspective on the lack of capital flowing to women-led companies.Why she thinks this year will lead to more consolidation in fintech.Their expectation to do more deals in 2023.Connect with Clara on LinkedInConnect with Revolution on LinkedInConnect with Fintech One-on-One: Tweet me @PeterRenton Connect with me on LinkedIn Find previous Fintech One-on-One episodes

Steve and Brandon talk about the early days at AOL, entrepreneurship in America and the exciting entrepreneurs he met in his Rise of the Rest tour across the United States.About Steve CaseSteve Case is one of America's best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs and philanthropists, and a pioneer in making the Internet part of everyday life.  Case co-founded AOL in 1985 and under his leadership and vision, AOL became the largest and most valuable Internet company, driving the worldwide adoption of a medium that has transformed business and society. Case is Chairman and CEO of Revolution LLC, a Washington, D.C.- based investment firm that backs entrepreneurs at every stage of their development. Revolution Growth has invested nearly $1 billion in growth-stage companies including Sweetgreen, Tempus, DraftKings, and Clear. Revolution Ventures has backed more than two dozen venture-stage companies, including Framebridge and PolicyGenius. The Rise of the Rest Seed Fund has invested in more than 200 startups in over 100 U.S. cities, in partnership with many of America's most successful entrepreneurs and investors.  Steve's passion for helping entrepreneurs remains his driving force. Recently named co-chair of the National Advisory Council for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Council will advise on the development of a National Entrepreneurship Strategy and continue to support policies that will ensure America's competitiveness globally. In 2011, he was the founding chair of the Startup America Partnership—an effort launched at the White House to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation—and member of President Obama's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness where he chaired the subcommittee on entrepreneurship. He is also the author of the forthcoming book Rise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American Dream, and the New York Times bestselling book The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future.EPISODE LINKSRise of the Rest: How Entrepreneurs in Surprising Places are Building the New American DreamBest price on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3WVUTlyThe Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the FutureBest price on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QeDan4CONNECT WITH USClaim Your Spot to Receive the EDGE's Weekly Email Newsletter. It's FREE! Weekly insights and updates giving you an edge to get the most out of your time, talent and ideas. Over 17,200 listeners and counting!--> https://edge.ck.page/bea5b3fda6A top podc Other Great Podcasts From the Best Podcasts NetworkOn Business Podcast On Business Podcast is an unscripted, brutally honest, candid, sometimes ugly, conversation about running businesses & successful companies, for aspiring entrepreneurs, current startups, or experienced business owners looking to elevate their business. https://OnBusinessPodcast.comMARKETING PodcastThe MARKETING podcast brings you marketing science, case studies that reveal successful marketing techniques and teach strategic marketing analysis where we model the data and turn it into financial forecasts so you have predictable revenue.Brandon can't promise you instant marketing success after each episode. But...he guarantees that you will find each MARKETING episode always reliable, always actionable, and always useful for your marketing efforts. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/marketing/id1653276478

Tige Savage, co-founder of Revolution and managing partner of Revolution Ventures, discusses the key strategies and characteristics that set Revolution apart from other venture capital firms. He explains how he and his colleagues work to spread wealth, capital, and growth around the U.S. through their program, 'Rise of the Rest.' Tige also shares insight on maintaining a productive company culture as COVID challenges the traditional office environment.

In this episode we discuss code and technical due diligence with Matt Van Itallie founder, Sema and Alex Shtarkman an investor with Revolution Ventures.

Our guest today is Tige Savage, co-founder and managing partner of Revolution Ventures. Revolution a venture capital fund based in Washington, D.C. Some of their investments include RunKeeper, Homesnap, Framebridge, and LivingSocial. This episode really hit home for me. I'm originally from the DC area and love the area. It's probably bad form it's taken me this long to have an investor that's based there on the show. In this conversation you'll learn how Revolution invests in companies that are outside of the bay area, how Tige views risk at the early stages and how he thinks about brands that are sustainable.Sponsor: This episode is brought to you by Gorgias. Gorgias combines all your communication channels including email, SMS, social media, livechat, and phone, into one platform and gives you an organized view of all tickets. Sign up here and mention the Consumer VC podcast for two months free.Click Here to sign up.Some of the questions I ask Tige:What was your attraction to venture capital?How did Revolution come together?What are the three investment funds that Revolution invests out of?What's interesting about the DC startup ecosystem?Life of revolution - off the beaten path of geographiesSpending time on the roadHow did you think about sourcing, and different regionsWas alot of community buildingReferences were more important than they ever have before?Traded the risks of unknown for pricing risksWhy don't you make investments in the bay area?How do you currently think about price in this market?When investing in pre-product market fit, what are qualities you look for in founders?Are there particular themes in consumer that you focus on or are you more opportunistic?What did you learn from COVID?Digitally native brandsWhat's one thing you would change about venture capital?What's one book that inspired you personally and one book that inspired you professionally?What's one piece of advice that you have for founders?What's the best piece of advice that you've received?

Produced by Foundersuite (www.foundersuite.com), "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Lindsay Tjepkema of Casted.com, an audio and video podcast product aimed at B2B marketers. In this episode, Lindsay shares tips for leveraging podcast content, tips for distributing and measuring content, spinning Casted out of a venture studio, cultivating relationships in between rounds, successful elements of her investor pitch, next-gen content marketing and more. The Company raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Revolution Ventures. Previous investors High Alpha Capital, Elevate Ventures and Tappan Hill Ventures also participated in the round. How I Raised It is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $3 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at foundersuite.com/

In this episode we cover:Building Renaissance and the great programming with UnDemo Day and HotList as ways to expose top VCs to the startup talent in the midwestThe Fund of Funds model and how every MSA could benefit, including the impact they can have on a city/state/regionResources & People MentionedRick Snyder and Avalon InvestmentsSoulTracksExits: TomoTherapy and EsperionBusiness Leaders for MichiganUnDemo DayHotListCintrifuseHX Fund in HoustonDuo SecurityLarry Page graduated from the University of Michigan and started GoogleVenture Funds: NEA, Revolution Ventures, Arboretum Ventures, Plymouth Ventures, RPM Ventures, Beringea Ventures, eLab Ventures, Material Impact FundBloomscapeDan GilbertNVCA (National Venture Capital Association) recent Chair of Board of Directors, Jan GarfinkleTechTown, Wayne State University accelerator programOrbion, spin up company from Michigan Technological UniversityConnect with ChrisConnect with Chris on LinkedInRenaissance Venture Capital Fund Website Connect with TimFollow Refinery Ventures on Twitter: @RefineryVCConnect with Tim on LinkedInFollow Refinery Ventures on LinkedInSubscribe to Fast Frontiers

Startup Challenges and the Future of Work Steve Case is one of America's best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs and a pioneer in making the Internet part of everyday life. In 1985 he co-founded America Online (AOL), which became the world's largest and most valuable Internet company, helping to drive the worldwide adoption of a medium that has transformed business and society. For the past 15 years, Steve's focus has been on starting and scaling https://www.revolution.com/ (Revolution), the Washington DC-based investment firm that backs entrepreneurs at every stage of their development through Revolution Growth, Revolution Ventures, and Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, which has invested in more than 140 startups in over 70 U.S. cities. During this #DreamitLive interview, we discuss advice Steve gives startups, where startups should be focusing their time, and what distractions founders should be tuning out. With the COVID-19 pandemic in mind, we talk with Steve about his thoughts on how this changes startups' top priorities, creates new opportunities, and which business models might be at risk. We also take a deep look at a favorite topic of Steve's: the growth of innovation ecosystems outside of the major tech hubs, what he calls “the Rise of the Rest.” For decades, most high tech investors have focused on three prominent geographies - the Bay Area, Boston, and New York City. How will COVID-19 accelerate or decelerate the growth of startup communities in these rising cities across the U.S.?  In this interview with Steve Case: New opportunities emerging in a post-COVID business environment and what businesses are most at risk  How the current business environment might affect trends outlined in Steve's book http://www.thirdwavebook.com/ (The Third Wave) How COVID-19 might affect the future of work and the locations where founders choose to launch and operate businesses The potential long-term impacts and second-order effects of shorter commutes, lower costs of living, and higher quality of life that some workers are experiencing during this pandemic and how large tech companies may adjust policies as a result New entrepreneurial ecosystems that may blossom and how venture capital paradigms might shift as a result How startups can capitalize and thrive on trends like distributed work and adjust to business development activities moving online

On this episode Abadesi talks to Tige Savage, co-founder with Steve Case of Revolution, and managing partner of Revolution Ventures. He was formerly VP of Time Warner Ventures and got his start at age fourteen working at a computer store, where he helped create a community for customers before there was a commercially available internet.In this episode they talk about...How to think about whether to raise capital“Work on product-market fit, identity what you’re good at, be willing to back away from what you’re bad at, and continue to iterate over time. Don’t over-capitalize yourself until you believe you have something that works. Then make the decision on whether to take on other people’s capital.”Tige talks about why they intentionally focus on markets and companies outside of Silicon Valley, and how this has benefitted them. He says that it’s been fifteen years to their “overnight success” at Revolution and talks about how he got into the venture capital game in the first place. He also talks about why the thought process when raising capital from LPs for a venture firm is similar to the process of thinking about raising money from investors for your company. The future of direct-to-consumer and Tige’s breakdown of a number of companies and industries“If my kids were to go back thirty years and see how things were purchased back then, they would be astounded at the friction that’s in the system. The companies that understand ways to deliver to consumers what they want when they want with the least amount of friction are finding the most success and the incumbents that don’t do that have been or will be threatened.”Tige says that it’s “never been a better time to be a consumer.” They’ve invested in a number of different DTC companies and Tige breaks down the market opportunity and why the founder and the idea were a great fit for each of them. He gives his analysis of why DTC is flourishing, including why the millennial generation has fuelled the DTC boom. He talks about some of the unique ways that these startups are taking what have traditionally been online sales techniques and applying them to offline products. He also explains what he wants to see in the future in the space, and what will end up being disrupted.How to scale a startup“Companies have political environments, so my advice always is call it like you see it and don't play the game. There are people who are very political and play the game and indeed have succeeded simply by dint of that capability. My advice is not to be that person, to be as authentic as you can, and to call it out when it's time to call it out. If you do that, you've got to be awfully confident in what you're bringing to the equation, because if you're not playing the game, you better be delivering the goods.He explains how running a seed-stage company as CEO is different from running a larger enterprise as CEO. He talks about the ways that a leader needs to grow along with the company, as “you go from pure hustle to a larger business.” Tige gives out some of his unorthodox leadership tips and talks about why it’s important to also upgrade the management around you when you’re CEO of a fast-growing organization. He also explains why it’s okay if a company’s management doesn’t necessarily have the answer to every question that’s asked of them, even if it feels as though they need to.Tige also talks about some of his favorite products.We’ll be back next week so be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, Overcast, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

What's with Uber's IPO scene? Let's dive into fundings - Recruiting company humanpredictions landed $1.16 million from investors. The round was led by Network Ventures. The company wants to help hiring managers fill their shortages of tech roles, from software engineers to data scientists. The company claims it wants to discover “hidden tech talent outside of LinkedIn” by using data and machine learning. Real estate startup Reali raised a $9 million “Series B2,” adding to its initial round of $20 million. The way Reali works is to hire its own licensed real estate agents, who are salaried and not paid on commission. Buyers and sellers pay a flat rate of $5,000 to $10,000 depending on the price of the property, rather than a several percentage commission. Toronto-based Lane, which calls itself a workplace experience platform, said it would use a $2.5 million funding to expand into the U.S. The five-year-old company raised the money from Alate Partners, Panache Ventures and Colliers/Techstars. Lane said its modular technology integrates with an existing building “to create a tailor-made workplace experience that dramatically increases the overall ROI of any office with the use of a technology-driven assistant.” Its goal is to streamline traditional building management by “providing instant access to software, services, and amenities.” Mint House, which wants to help business travelers have a more “tech-rich” experience, announced a $15 million Series A led by Revolution Ventures. The New York-based company promises “tech-forward accommodations,” including a mobile app for check-ins and messaging with customer service. Learn more about what happened at the Google IO 2019 conference as well. Tune in!

Ashish Rangnekar is the CEO and Co-Founder of BenchPrep, a SaaS learning platform for education and training companies to create and deliver personalized digital learning programs across multiple devices. They have helped millions of people all around the world learn better and faster by leveraging the power of technology. The world’s leading education organizations, including ACT, Hobsons, McGraw Hill Education, HR Certification Institute, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Cliffsnotes use BenchPrep to help learners improve outcomes. The company has raised more than $22M in venture capital funding from industry leading investors including New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Jump Capital, Revolution Ventures and Lightbank. Ashish is interviewed by Paul Lee, Founder and General Partner of Builders VC, a $200M early stage venture fund, and formerly a General Partner at Lightbank, an early investor in BenchPrep.  

We interviewed Clara Sieg, partner at Revolution Ventures, a VC firm investing in people & ideas that can change the world. The Caffeinated Innovation co-hosts, Pam Eichenbaum and Jenn Van Dam talked to Clara about investing in startups, managing a $200 M fund and advice for entrepreneurs.

Founding General Partner Tim Young speaks with Clara Sieg, a Partner and Founding member of Revolution Ventures. Clara has been featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Venture Capital and named LinkedIn’s Top 10 Professionals Under 35 for VC & Finance. In this episode, Clara discusses how her hometown of Pittsburgh has evolved as a tech hub and how it has influenced her passion for finding and investing in companies outside of Silicon Valley. She talks about the early days of Revolution and why they were one of the first funds that strategized around the opportunities in second and third-tier cities. She talks about the growing ecosystems across the up-and-coming cities, the local talent coming out of local schools and how she leverages this to recruit and scale companies. Clara shares her perspective on the mindset and unit economics of founders outside of the valley, how they operate businesses due to less capital flow and can think differently about taking on investments and dilution. Clara also gives advice to founders managing and optimizing their board and how to make sure you get the best possible people around the table versus just optimizing for valuation. Send comments to seedtoscale@eniac.vc and tweet us @seedtoscale.

In this podcast, Jacob Decter (Wharton MBA ’19) speaks with Jennifer Fitzgerald, CEO and Co-founder of Policygenius. Policygenius is an online insurance marketplace that aims to streamline and simplify insurance buying for consumers, offering a wide array of insurance products including life insurance, disability insurance, renters insurance, and pet insurance. Beyond its product offering, Policygenius also offers practical financial and insurance advice and information in a digestible way for the average consumer. Policygenius is backed by investors including Norwest Venture Partners, Revolution Ventures, Susa Ventures, and AXA Venture Partners. In this podcast, Jacob and Jennifer explore the founding of Policygenius, the evolving insurance customer, some of the operations and operational challenges of running a start up in the insurance industry and the future of Policygenius and insurance distribution. Jennifer was named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business for 2018 and is one of only four women founders in Fintech to raise over $50 million in funding. Before starting Policygenius in 2014, she and her co-founder, Francois de Lame, were management consultants at McKinsey & Company. Jennifer has shared insights in major publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and more. Early in her career, she was a Peace Corps volunteer and used to do standup comedy. Jennifer is a graduate of Columbia Law School and Florida State University.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was a treat due to the huge news cycle we were following. So, Katie Roof and I — Alex Wilhelm — brought David Golden into the studio to help us carve through it all. Golden is a Managing Partner at Revolution Ventures, an investing shop based primarily in DC.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week was a treat due to the huge news cycle we were following. So, Katie Roof and I — Alex Wilhelm — brought David Golden into the studio to help us carve through it all. Golden is a Managing Partner at Revolution Ventures, an investing shop based primarily in DC.

High-growth companies can now start and scale anywhere, not just in a few coastal cities. This is the fundamental premise of Revolution Ventures, the $200M venture capital firm started by AOL, Inc. founder Steve Case. This week, I chatted with David Golden, Managing Partner at Revolution. David joined Revolution after 18 years with JPMorgan. During his tenure at JPM, David held a number of roles, including Vice Chairman and Director of JPMorgan’s global investment banking practice for Tech, Media & Telecom. Throughout his career, David has served on the boards of a number of successful companies, including Everyday Health, Barnes & Noble Education and Blackbaud.