Podcasts about tech finance

Navigating Stock Market Volatility: Long-term Investment Strategies ExplainedIn this episode of Techie Personal Finance Bootcamp, we discuss the current stock market volatility caused by recent tariff announcements and offer practical advice for maintaining a long-term investment approach. Learn why diversification is crucial, how to manage short-term financial goals, and why now might be a good time to invest, especially for younger individuals.Non-Profit Sponsor: Tech By Choice 

In this episode, Brother Saad Yaqoub, a Ph.D. candidate from Georgetown University, is asked What If the Modern World Was Built by Muslims, what would that world look like? what would a muslim iphone look like? We deep dive into the intersection of God, power, history, and the future of the Muslim world. From modernism and the current economic system to the battle between desires and Allah's love, we explore the deep questions shaping Muslim society today. The Muslim world need an Ibrahim-like today? Is Allah more than just a Wikipedia God in our lives? The philosophy of power and freedom - when would Allah give the Muslims back power on earth? Is art the secret to reviving the Ummah and restore a lost Muslim soul? We are facing collective Muslim civilizational depression, how do we get out of it? Sign up @ www.muslimprofessionals.us and join a free muslim national community today! Support US @ ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/ansaripodcast Shop @ ⁠⁠https://cureyourworld.com 00:00 What Does Muslim Tech Look Like? 08:11 Why The Muslim World Needs an Ibrahim? 15:10 Allah is Not a Wikipedia God? 17:29 Revolutionary! Desire vs. Allah's Love 26:36 Philosophy of Power & Freedom 36:52 The Role of History for Muslims 44:09 Power and Muslim Society 51:00 Passion & The Lethargic Muslim Soul 56:01 The Importance of Art in Reviving Muslims 01:08:51 Foundations of Power 01:22:42 Collective Muslim Depression? 01:37:27 Final Thoughts and Reflections

 Was Monday's sell-off a one-day wonder? Or something worse? The shop digs into Deepseek's disruptive market rout this week and the extreme vulnerabilities it exposed before diving into some aggressive moves over at NXT, four semiconductor and four software tickers worth watching, and the reason CAVA, TSLA, and GE paid off so handsomely last […] The post What Is DEEPSEEK? How China's New AI Tanked Tech Finance Markets | Your Money Podcast – Episode 533 appeared first on Revere Asset Management.

The General Services Administration has new leadership in place on this the first full day of the second Trump administration. The new officials say they want to recommit GSA to its founding purpose, ensuring governmentwide efficiency and maximizing value for American taxpayers. Federal News Network's executive editor Jason Miller joins me now with what he's learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Devin Coldewey and Margaux MacColl dig into the week's tech and startup news, including what a new scaling method could mean for AI startups if it works and for chip providers if it fails.Listen to the full episode to hear about:The DOJ's latest proposal for Google: it should divest its Chrome browser. While we wait for a break in the monopoly case and a better search alternative to arise, the Equity crew thinks that Wiz might've been on to something when they said no to Alphabet.Dual-use drone startup Tekever's $74 million raise and its part in the European defense tech boomHow Converge Bio plans to build an 'everything store' for biotech LLMs. While on the subject of LLMs, Kirsten took us deeper into ServiceTitan's S-1, including its boilerplate warning about AI.Network states 2.0. Margaux had the latest on Praxis's unusual $525 million raise and the regions its founder is eyeing for a new city.Equity will be back next week, so stay tuned!Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes over at Simplecast. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

Today on Equity, TechCrunch Editor Julie Bort is sitting down with Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce and one of the tech industry's biggest hype men, about his latest work with Time Ventures and Salesforce Ventures, and why he thinks AI agents are the next big thing for enterprise software. Listen to the full episode to hear about: The impact of AI on customer experienceThe application of AI agents in the healthcare space - and what it could mean for data privacyMarc's thoughts on Salesforce competitor Microsoft's CopilotThe range of gadgets that have piqued Benioff's interest latelyAs always, Equity will be back on Friday with our news round-up!Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes over at Simplecast. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

Sitting quietly at the back of a crowded GE conference room, a young Sandra Wallach diligently took notes during an executive briefing. As one of the newest inductees into GE's esteemed Financial Management Program (FMP), she was eager to absorb every detail. Unbeknownst to her at the time, this moment marked the beginning of a transformative 17-year journey with General Electric."FMP allowed me to figure out what I really like to do, what I gravitate towards, and what I'm not as interested in," she reflects. From aircraft leasing to manufacturing finance, each rotation broadened her expertise and honed her adaptability.GE's approach to talent development was immersive and expansive. Wallach continues, "I had 10 different roles in nine different physical locations over my time." This constant movement not only built her resilience but also provided her with a holistic understanding of GE's diverse businesses. The culture emphasized being an integral part of the senior leadership team and driving change. "They expected me to be able to speak to the business almost as well as the leader that I was supporting," she notes.This high standard pushed her to develop skills beyond traditional finance roles. Along the way, Wallach says GE's culture exposed her to the personal attributes that would become increasingly critical as she advanced into leadership positions. "Do you have personal edge? Can you make the tough calls? Do you have personal energy?" she explains. Serving as a Master Black Belt and later as a pricing executive, she stepped outside traditional finance roles, gaining valuable insights that would later prove essential in the C-suite.Beyond GE, Wallach tells us there were still a few boxes to check before she could step into a CFO role. Positions at Intuit and MiaSole provided her with exposure to Silicon Valley's fast-paced culture and the opportunity to work directly with boards and investors. These experiences, coupled with her GE foundation, ultimately paved the way for her appointments as CFO of Amprius Technologies.

In this episode, CJ sits down with Marc Greenberg, former VP of Finance & Strategy at Pixar and current CFO at Altruist, for a fascinating conversation about his career in finance. Marc sheds light on the complex budgeting process at Pixar and the long lead times, challenges, and seasonality of the movie industry. He explains how decisions are made about sequels and other financial considerations involved. The conversation also covers the acquisition of Pixar by Disney in 2006 and his firsthand experience with Steve Jobs. Marc then discusses his current role at Altruist, a modern vertically integrated custodian built exclusively for RIAs. He touches on key metrics like lifetime value and customer acquisition costs. He also talks about the evolving role of CFOs, the impact of AI on financial operations, and the lessons learned from taking a company public. Marc offers valuable advice on hiring, feedback, and the value of storytelling in the CFO role, before sharing some of the the craziest expense stories we've ever heard on the show.If you're looking for an ERP head to NetSuite: https://netsuite.com/metrics and get a customized KPI checklist.—SPONSORS:NetSuite provides financial software for all your business needs. More than 40,000 companies have already upgraded to NetSuite, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform ✅, head to NetSuite https://netsuite.com/metrics and get the CFO's Guide to AI and Machine Learning. Maxio is the only billing and financial operations platform that was purpose built for B2B SaaS. They're helping SaaS finance teams automate billing and revenue recognition, manage collections and payments, and put together investor grade reporting packages.

Adam is co-founder and CEO of Daffy, a fintech platform focused on charitable giving. Adam was a software engineer at Apple and held executive roles at eBay, LinkedIn, Dropbox and most recently was CEO at Wealthfront. He also teaches personal finance for engineers at Stanford. Adam shares unique insights about technology, finance, leadership and philanthropy.

In today's episode of Equity Podcast, Mary Ann Azevedo talked to Flourish Ventures co-founders Tilman Ehrbeck, Emmalyn Shaw and Arjuna Costa about a variety of topics, including how their investment themes have evolved in the past 5 years and what trends they're most excited about today. We also got their opinion on M&A deals in fintech, AI and founder wellness, among other things.The trio founded Flourish Ventures in 2019 and now the evergreen firm has $850 million under management, last raising a $350 million fund in October of 2023. Flourish invests all over the world, backing fintech startups in the U.S., and across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Notable investments include digital bank Chime, Brazilian neobank Neon, which was last priced at $1.6 billion; embedded finance startup Unit, and African payments infrastructure company Flutterwave.Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts.You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes over at Simplecast. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

Consumer startups have taken a hit when it comes to venture funding. But according to Eurie Kim, partner at Forerunner Ventures and founding member of All Raise, consumer is where it's at.The investor joined Mary Ann Azevedo on Equity to talk through the intricacies of the space. She pointed out that last year, just 7% of seed capital went to consumer startups. Yet, research shows that consumer company performance has outpaced enterprise, Kim contends. Forerunner itself has backed the likes of Oura, Chime and Prose, among others. Kim also talked about the advantages of being dedicated investors in a space that has seen a number of tourist VCs drift in and out. In addition to discussing the state of consumer investing and what consumer investors are looking for, the venture capitalist shared her thoughts on the investment landscape as a whole, what's up with IPOs and why every startup should have AI in their pitch deck.Equity is TechCrunch's flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts.You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod. For the full episode transcript, for those who prefer reading over listening, check out our full archive of episodes over at Simplecast. Credits: Equity is produced by Theresa Loconsolo with editing by Kell. Bryce Durbin is our Illustrator. We'd also like to thank the audience development team and Henry Pickavet, who manages TechCrunch audio products.

In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we sit down on the sidelines of CERAWeek with Ana Carolina Oliveira, Head of Sustainable Finance in the Americas for ING, a global banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam.  Ana explains how ING is working with companies across sectors to facilitate the low-carbon transition — including by financing emerging low-carbon technologies.   “If you think about the $5 trillion that needs to be put every year to finance transition by 2030, believe it or not, this money is out there,” Ana says. "The challenge is this mismatch between legacy risk-return profiles, the way banks were wired to look at risk-return for something now that still needs to be scaled and the technology sometimes still needs to be proven.”  S&P Global's CERAWeek conference is one of the biggest events in the energy industry, convening global leaders to talk about energy and transition strategies. Listen to more CERAWeek coverage here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/at-ceraweek-mapping-one-large-utility-s-energy-transition-path   And here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/podcasts/ceraweek-how-one-of-the-world-s-largest-mining-companies-approaches-energy-transition-nature   Tune into the podcast next week for more highlights from the event.    This piece was published by S&P Global Sustainable1, a part of S&P Global.      Copyright ©2024 by S&P Global      DISCLAIMER      By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the information featured in this Podcast. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, S&P GLOBAL does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this Podcast, and information from this Podcast should not be referenced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. The third party materials or content of any third party site referenced in this Podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of S&P GLOBAL. S&P GLOBAL assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content contained in third party materials or on third party sites referenced in this Podcast or the compliance with applicable laws of such materials and/or links referenced herein. Moreover, S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty that this Podcast, or the server that makes it available, is free of viruses, worms, or other elements or codes that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.   

The fabulous four are back, this week discussing Instagram's stalkery partner vibes, fake news on X, and how to spell banker. Hosted by Bukky from Wavemaker, Harriet from Publicis, Charlie from ShowHeroes and Jack from Craft Media.Figures quoted in the MediaWeek podcast were accurate at the time of recording.Got a media confession you need to get off your chest? Need some life advice from the gang? Submit your questions here: https://forms.gle/CXPYw4SDRSqXzZTt8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How can organizations keep up with constant change in the digital landscape? Your CTO is a big asset in staying agile in an ever-changing business landscape. No longer are they primarily focused on technological needs, but key in working together with the CFO to drive strategic initiatives. To understand more, Hosts Melissa Howatson and Tom Seegmiller welcome Joel Dolisy, Chief Technology Officer at WellSky. Joel shares the importance of the relationship between finance and technology- the different tensions, successful partnerships,and how they strategically can work together. Between having ongoing communication and making strategic investments, hear how alignment between finance and technology will lead to growth and better business.Join us as we discuss:Insights into a CTO's role and the different areas they manageThe unique dynamics between, not only the CTO and the finance team, but other teams within an organizationThe different tensions that CTO's and finance departments encounterExamples of successful collaboration between the office of finance and the CTO

How can organizations keep up with constant change in the digital landscape? Your CTO is a big asset in staying agile in an ever-changing business landscape. No longer are they primarily focused on technological needs, but key in working together with the CFO to drive strategic initiatives. To understand more, Hosts Melissa Howatson and Tom Seegmiller welcome Joel Dolisy, Chief Technology Officer at WellSky. Joel shares the importance of the relationship between finance and technology- the different tensions, successful partnerships,and how they strategically can work together. Between having ongoing communication and making strategic investments, hear how alignment between finance and technology will lead to growth and better business.Join us as we discuss:Insights into a CTO's role and the different areas they manageThe unique dynamics between, not only the CTO and the finance team, but other teams within an organizationThe different tensions that CTO's and finance departments encounterExamples of successful collaboration between the office of finance and the CTO

Bloomberg News Finance Reporters Paulina Cachero and Francesca Maglione explain why it's become difficult to secure entry-level roles at prestigious firms in the US, leaving college seniors scrambling. Hosts: Tim Stenovec and Mike Regan. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg News Finance Reporters Paulina Cachero and Francesca Maglione explain why it's become difficult to secure entry-level roles at prestigious firms in the US, leaving college seniors scrambling. Hosts: Tim Stenovec and Mike Regan. Producer: Paul Brennan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this conversation, we have a special episode where Lex Sokolin - Chief Editor of The Fintech Blueprint - walks us through some strong mental models for how FinTech works, how financial services is evolving, how technology is spreading into and out of financial services, and also how we consumers, people are getting reprogrammed or used to different modes of engagement entirely. Additionally, Lex touches on how the interactions between some of the largest tech, finance, regulatory, and government players is leading to some really weird stuff. He will integrate some of the recent long takes that we've done on the FinTech Blueprint in the written newsletter and try to weave them together into a cohesive story, a story that's bigger than any particular look at the issues.

THE THESIS: One does not need the intellectual kill-shoot of Marxist colleges to be well educated. In fact, in today's environment, one is often better off pursuing knowledge the old way: reading, discussing, experiencing, and working.  THE SCRIPTURE & SCRIPTURAL RESOURCES:  How Is Jesus Both the Lion and the Lamb? THE NEWS & COMMENT: The Party is: Tech-fInance, Academia, Media, Pharma and the Political Bosses and Bureaucracies.  The Media's demand for true extremists on the Center-Right exceeds the demand for them by The Party. So, they invent the type of scary extremists they need to terrify the victims of their mind-games.  But, it's not just churches--oh no!--it's gyms where the media invents a huge supply of white nationalist extremism.  MSNBC: Pandemic fitness trends have gone extreme — literally; White supremacists' latest scheme to valorize violence and hypermasculinity has gone digital The Guardian: Fascist fitness': how the far right is recruiting with online gym groups; Anti-fascist group Hope Not Hate says extremists present self-improvement as part of wider political struggle It's always fascinating to see how The Party's designs line-up. They want the nation to believe lifting weights makes you a white racist, domestic terrorist. But, what else does weightlifting and concentration on fitness do? It helps us honor the bodies God gave us and can help us be self-sufficient in physical ways. You you know what else it does? It changes political attitudes:  Testosterone red-pills Democrat men  . . . Testosterone is part of being a godly man, it's the lion and the lamb But, The Party is busily pushing men to eat fake meat packed with soy that will drive down testosterone and increase estrogen.  The Party has stopped talking about how bad ultra-pr-cessed foods are for people Well Being: Ultra-processed Foods; We all know they aren't good for us - it is long past time to stop buying them. And all fake meats are ultra-processed and most are laden with soy.  PLANT-BASED MEAT; MANUFACTURING BY EXTRUSION The Unexpected Downside To Vegan Meat Substitutes That No One Tells You About, According To A Dietitian Are Meat Substitutes Healthy? Here's how faux meat products stack up Meanwhile, in Academia, they legitimize men who masturbate looking at cartoons of pre-adolescent boys in relationships, by actually publishing as a “study” one man's experience pleasuring himself while looking at them. … after people sane, godly people learned about so-called “study”, the academics who pushed it want it hidden. Some academics, though, see full well what has been done to their beloved academy. [Forgive the language, please}  The great academic circle-jerk; What that research project on masturbation tells us about the state of academia. People are not as dumb as The Pary wants us to believe. Everyday, more people are becoming aware of the ruin.  People are fleeing so-called “higher ‘education.'”  And, that is happening at just the right moment! We are going to need people who will learn how to make things . . . something The Party wants only in the fake hands of its robots and robotically-minded subjects America is forgetting how to make stuff; These skills are a matter of national security and social stabilitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The system of the world is changing. Business expert John Crestani, reveals how we are living in a time of great change and how you can seize opportunities right now. I pick his brain to find out his take on topics such as NFTs, crypto and bitcoin, business advice, electric cars, minimalism, and how the metaverse will change the future. We also discuss how dopamine and social media will affect the future of humanity just as much as the changes in tech and crypto are changing things right now. Listen to the full podcast for all his insights into the business world and the future of tech.

La tech, la finance et l'industrie : trois secteurs qui manquent encore cruellement de femmes alors même qu'ils représentent des viviers d'emplois conséquents. Par ailleurs, si les femmes veulent jouer un rôle dans le monde de demain, il est d'autant plus crucial qu'elles investissent ces domaines qui dessinent notre avenir. Véronique Morali, présidente du directoire de Webedia et de Force Femmes, Laurence Devillers, professeure en intelligence artificielle à la Sorbonne, auteure de « Les robots émotionnels : santé, surveillance, sexualité, et l'éthique dans tout ça ? » (Observatoire, 2020) et Caroline Ramade, fondatrice et CEO de 50inTech en débattent avec Julia Dion (ELLE). Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la vie privée et l'opt-out.

As many of you may recall, episode 120 last fall was with Systems Office Finance. That conversation was initially sparked by Lanette Gonzalez from our Valparaiso Service Area who was a Strategic Rotation Lead for Goal 6 – Finance when this series of episodes was conceived. Lanette now serves as a member of the team for Strategy 6.6. Today along with Lanette Gonzalez, I am pleased to be joined by our new Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer, Dom Chase. With the positive feedback received from the previous episode, we thought it would be beneficial to bring our Finance team back to discuss the new and exciting initiatives occurring in the world of Finance for our college. Our guests today are: Dom Chase, Senior Vice President for Business Affairs and Chief Financial Officer, Systems Office Lanette Gonzalez, Associate Professor of Humanities, Valparaiso Service Area Calls to Action from today's episode: Visit the Our Federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) dashboard that Dom mentioned: https://www.ivytech.edu/35748.html Need to catch up on part 1 of this series? Check out Episode 120 at https://ourcollegeyourvoices.libsyn.com/finances-at-ivy-tech Need to learn more about Ivy+, visit http://www.ivytech.edu/tuition. If you're an Ivy Tech faculty or staff member, updated days and times for various Ivy+ learning sessions as well as links to internal learning tools come out in most Thursday newsletters. Get in Touch You can connect with Kara Monroe on Twitter @KNMTweets Reach out with show ideas, comments, or questions via Twitter or at our email address - ourcollegeyourvoices@ivytech.edu. Leave us a voice mail at 317-572-5049. Respond to the Call for Action, ask a question, give a shout-out to a colleague, or an episode suggestion. Check out show notes, listen to past episodes, and get instructions on how to access the podcast on our website at http://www.ivytech.edu/podcast.

The financial ecosystems are increasingly relying on partnerships. Fintechs elevate and fast forward innovation in incumbent organisations. This conversation will go more in-depth into partnerships and what it means for the industry.

In this episode of OneHaas Undergrad series, Ellen Chan talks with Sallie Jian. Sallie is a VC at SAP and the head of SAP.iO Foundry New York. SAP.iO is a corporate venture arm of SAP, which is a publicly-traded enterprise software company. Sallie shares how she found her calling in investment banking out of college and how that became the launchpad for her discovery of technology and Silicon Valley and the startup world. She also narrates what led her to the venture capital and growth equity space coming from the finance world and her career at SAP where there is a blend of operator experience plus venture capital experience. Episode Quotes: --------------- *On exploring other avenues* - "I really encourage everyone who is still in school that you should explore as much as you can because college is one of the only times that you will be able to do this ever, ever again. Figure out what resonates with you and start looking at ways to pursue that." *When it comes to just career advice* - "I think it is very important to step out of your comfort zone and be unafraid to explore. Be unafraid to go to that networking event, go to that happy hour, go to that conference, go to that trade show, whatever it is, because you never know who you're going to meet and the relationship and the opportunity that can come out of that." *On staying humble and coachable* - "Stay humble no matter where you are in your career journey because people will respond better to someone who has that kind of trait." Show Links: ----------- LinkedIn Profile ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/salliesaijian/ ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

Keisha Manning creates Nursesbnb, a platform for lodging for traveling nurses. BLK Capital Management Corp is a hedge fund run by students to help serve minority’s entrepreneurs and add a Black presence to the industry. Dr Kristian Henderson created BLK+GRN which an online marketplace of all natural, non toxic products by Black artisans for all people. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/EverydayBlackHistory/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/EverydayBlackHistory/support

Mitchell Earl of Crash.co joins me to make a case for optimism going into 2020, especially around careers, education, tech, and finance.

The world’s most powerful investors, heads of state, former leaders, entrepreneurs and government ministers are gathering in the Saudi Arabian capital this week to discuss the future of technology, sustainable development, capital markets, infrastructure financing, energy – old and new – gene editing and cellular therapies. Host Mustafa Alrawi talks to Kelsey Warner, future editor of The National who is attending the Future Investment Initiative held in Riyadh.   In this episode:  Kelsey on FII (1m 20s) Who is attending FII? (14m 47s) New podcast by The National (25m 45s) Headlines (26m 46s)    Read more on our website: • Global elite head to Saudi Arabia as country's economic transformation gathers pace​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ (https://www.thenational.ae/business/economy/global-elite-head-to-saudi-arabia-as-country-s-economic-transformation-gathers-pace-1.929751) • Investcorp secures liquidity from HarbourVest for its Mena private equity portfolio (https://www.thenational.ae/business/banking/investcorp-secures-liquidity-from-harbourvest-for-its-mena-private-equity-portfolio-1.929731) • Iraq protests not impacting country's oil production yet, IMF official says (https://www.thenational.ae/business/economy/iraq-protests-not-impacting-country-s-oil-production-yet-imf-official-says-1.929940) • ADGM issues new employment regulations (https://www.thenational.ae/business/money/adgm-issues-new-employment-regulations-1.929939)

Othera provides a pre-finance application credit-decisioning and risk analysis tools that allows potential business borrowers a faster, simpler, lower cost and risk strategy for getting approved for finance in today's market. Silicon Beach Radio is also supported by new podcast English with Cullen https://eattmag.com/begins/ build around the audiobook story of Pablo. Using a series of English language learning videos. The Othera online credit tool undertakes a secure and data anonymous rapid credit analysis using the borrower & accounting data. It does this by performing bank-style calculations on the borrower’s financial data, with the resulting assessment report providing the borrower with an accurate review of the creditworthiness of their business from a potential lender's perspective. Importantly it does this without impacting their credit standing with credit scoring organizations like Veda or Dunn and Bradstreet.nTo make the application process even simpler, Othera now provides access to a panel of lenders interested in receiving loan applications from borrowers that pass Othera’s pre-qualification assessment, giving borrowers the best chance of being funded with the zero risk to their official credit rating. Get more details at https://www.othera.com.au Othera provides a pre-finance application credit-decisions and risk analysis tools that allow potential business borrowers a faster, simpler, lower cost and risk strategy for getting approved for finance in today's market. Othera provides a pre-finance application credit-decisioning and risk analysis tools that allows potential business borrowers a faster, simpler, lower cost and risk strategy for getting approved for finance in today's market. The Othera online credit tool undertakes a secure and data anonymous rapid credit analysis using the borrower’s accounting data. It does this by performing bank-style calculations on the borrower’s financial data, with the resulting assessment report providing the borrower with an accurate review of the creditworthiness of their business from a potential lender's perspective. Importantly it does this without impacting their credit standing with credit scoring organizations like Veda or Dunn and Bradstreet.To make the application process even simpler, Othera now provides access to a panel of lenders interested in receiving loan applications from borrowers that pass Othera’s pre-qualification assessment, giving borrowers the best chance of being funded with the zero risk to their official credit rating. Get more details at https://www.othera.com.au Othera now provides access to a panel of lenders interested in receiving loan applications.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is a relaxed, Friday, Equity Shot. That means Kate and Alex were on deck to chew through the latest from the IPO front. We'll keep doing extra episodes as long as we have to, though we're slightly sorry if we're becoming a bit much.That's a joke, we're not sorry at all.So, three things this week. First, Fastly filed an S-1 (Alex's notes here), second, Zoom completed its highly-anticipated IPO (Kate's post here, Alex has notes too), third. Pinterest went public too (More from TechCrunch here). Ultimately, Pinterest's stock offering valued the company at $12.6 billion (higher than its latest private valuation) but we've got some notes on the 'undercorn' phenomenon anyway (here and here).Fastly is going public after raising more than $200 million at a valuation greater than $900 million. Founded in 2011, the content-delivery company surpassed the $100 million revenue mark in 2017, growing a little under 40 percent in 2018. It's an unprofitable shop, but it has a clear path to profitability. And given how Zoom's IPO went, it's probably drafting a bit off of market momentum.As mentioned, Zoom had a wildly successful first day of trading. The company ended up pricing its shares above range at $36 apiece only to debut on the Nasdaq at $65 apiece. Yes, that's an 81 percent pop and yes, we were a bit floored.Finally, Pinterest's debut was solid, leading to a more than 25 percent gain over its above-range IPO price. What's not to like about that? It's hard to find fault with the offering. Pinterest got past the negative press and questions about private market valuations, went public, raised a truckload of money and now just has to execute. We'll be watching.If you're looking for more Uber IPO content, don't worry, there's plenty more of that to come. See ya next week.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This is a relaxed, Friday, Equity Shot. That means Kate and Alex were on deck to chew through the latest from the IPO front. We'll keep doing extra episodes as long as we have to, though we're slightly sorry if we're becoming a bit much.That's a joke, we're not sorry at all.So, three things this week. First, Fastly filed an S-1 (Alex's notes here), second, Zoom completed its highly-anticipated IPO (Kate's post here, Alex has notes too), third. Pinterest went public too (More from TechCrunch here). Ultimately, Pinterest's stock offering valued the company at $12.6 billion (higher than its latest private valuation) but we've got some notes on the 'undercorn' phenomenon anyway (here and here).Fastly is going public after raising more than $200 million at a valuation greater than $900 million. Founded in 2011, the content-delivery company surpassed the $100 million revenue mark in 2017, growing a little under 40 percent in 2018. It's an unprofitable shop, but it has a clear path to profitability. And given how Zoom's IPO went, it's probably drafting a bit off of market momentum.As mentioned, Zoom had a wildly successful first day of trading. The company ended up pricing its shares above range at $36 apiece only to debut on the Nasdaq at $65 apiece. Yes, that's an 81 percent pop and yes, we were a bit floored.Finally, Pinterest's debut was solid, leading to a more than 25 percent gain over its above-range IPO price. What's not to like about that? It's hard to find fault with the offering. Pinterest got past the negative press and questions about private market valuations, went public, raised a truckload of money and now just has to execute. We'll be watching.If you're looking for more Uber IPO content, don't worry, there's plenty more of that to come. See ya next week.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week was a bit of a reunion with Kate and Alex on as usual, with the addition of Extra Crunch denizen extraordinaire Danny Crichton. Danny, you may recall, has been a semi-regular Equity co-host over the past year.As Kate explains up front, Equity is out a day early this week due to the Big TechCrunch Robotics Affair in Berkeley today. We'll be back on Friday with IPO news regarding Zoom and Pinterest and we can't wait.Ok, all that sorted, what did we talk about? Alex wanted to talk about some market signals that he reads as bullish. Whatever went wrong at the end of 2018 has healed over he thinks because there have been a whole lot of supergiant venture capital rounds and some other stuff.Next, we gave an example of one of those supergiant rounds in the works. The reported Pax round, which could put $400 million into the cannabis vaping company, intrigues us, especially because Pax is the corporate sibling of JUUL, the now-famous e-cigarette company what sold just over a third of itself for nearly $13 billion last year. A truly staggering deal.Then we turned to Brex, the fintech startup that was back in the news this week. Why? Because it raised a $100 million debt round as startups of that sort do. Brex provides a credit card made specifically for startups that require no personal-guarantee. Yeah, risky, we know. We talked about that risk and Brex's plan to target Fortune 500 business in the future.Rounds for Ro, Kindbody and Carrot Fertility made it a busy week for healthtech, too. Ro is raising at a $500 million valuation to support its three digital health brands: Roman, Rory and Zero. Meanwhile, a pair of fertility startups, Kindbody and Carrot, brought in $15 million and $11 million, respectively.With Danny back on the show, we extended our reach and discussed the latest in the chip and sensor world. NXP, fresh off a failed, multi-billion dollar exit to Qualcomm put money into Hawkeye Technology, a China-based company working in the car sensor space. Equity's regular hosts mostly nodded as Danny dropped a lot of knowledge.All that and we had some fun. We'll be back before you know it.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.This week was a bit of a reunion with Kate and Alex on as usual, with the addition of Extra Crunch denizen extraordinaire Danny Crichton. Danny, you may recall, has been a semi-regular Equity co-host over the past year.As Kate explains up front, Equity is out a day early this week due to the Big TechCrunch Robotics Affair in Berkeley today. We'll be back on Friday with IPO news regarding Zoom and Pinterest and we can't wait.Ok, all that sorted, what did we talk about? Alex wanted to talk about some market signals that he reads as bullish. Whatever went wrong at the end of 2018 has healed over he thinks because there have been a whole lot of supergiant venture capital rounds and some other stuff.Next, we gave an example of one of those supergiant rounds in the works. The reported Pax round, which could put $400 million into the cannabis vaping company, intrigues us, especially because Pax is the corporate sibling of JUUL, the now-famous e-cigarette company what sold just over a third of itself for nearly $13 billion last year. A truly staggering deal.Then we turned to Brex, the fintech startup that was back in the news this week. Why? Because it raised a $100 million debt round as startups of that sort do. Brex provides a credit card made specifically for startups that require no personal-guarantee. Yeah, risky, we know. We talked about that risk and Brex's plan to target Fortune 500 business in the future.Rounds for Ro, Kindbody and Carrot Fertility made it a busy week for healthtech, too. Ro is raising at a $500 million valuation to support its three digital health brands: Roman, Rory and Zero. Meanwhile, a pair of fertility startups, Kindbody and Carrot, brought in $15 million and $11 million, respectively.With Danny back on the show, we extended our reach and discussed the latest in the chip and sensor world. NXP, fresh off a failed, multi-billion dollar exit to Qualcomm put money into Hawkeye Technology, a China-based company working in the car sensor space. Equity's regular hosts mostly nodded as Danny dropped a lot of knowledge.All that and we had some fun. We'll be back before you know it.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Kate and Alex were here yesterday to dig into the Uber IPO filing; for today's episode, we put that aside and discussed everything else that happened this week. Lucky for us, for the second half of our Thursday podcast-a-thon, the excellent Phil Libin joined us. He was the perfect guest for an IPO-heavy week.You may know Libin as a co-founder of Evernote, or part of General Catalyst, a venture shop. What's he up to now? We took the time to let him explain it, so listen up and you'll find out.This week we talked about a few other IPO results, including what's going on with Lyft's stock price (it's going down and Uber's expected IPO price range isn't helping) in the wake of the company's own hugely successful IPO (in terms of capital raised). Lyft may be losing altitude due simply to hype wearing off but at least now we understand how important its first earnings call will be. We turned next to Pinterest, the buzzy visual search engine that's now being called an 'undercorn.' We didn't spend too much time mocking the phrase, interestingly, instead, our guest explained his philosophical stance on IPOs, in general. He spoke for a while and Alex and Kate nodded their heads in agreement. They especially agreed with his claim that companies shouldn't have to sacrifice culture for profits, amen! Staying on the IPO theme, PagerDuty was next. It's IPO performance has been huge, and big, and impressive. And in a wave of appreciation towards everyone who has listened to the show for a long time, we did not spend 14 minutes arguing about IPO pricing. You're welcome! We ended with Kate doing a rapid-fire review of all the venture capital funds that announced closes this week because there were a lot, including Slow Ventures, Defy.VC and Texas's LiveOak Venture Partners. If you're already itching for more Equity, we have a feeling next week will be another heavy news week with Pinterest and Zoom's IPO on the docket.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Kate and Alex were here yesterday to dig into the Uber IPO filing; for today's episode, we put that aside and discussed everything else that happened this week. Lucky for us, for the second half of our Thursday podcast-a-thon, the excellent Phil Libin joined us. He was the perfect guest for an IPO-heavy week.You may know Libin as a co-founder of Evernote, or part of General Catalyst, a venture shop. What's he up to now? We took the time to let him explain it, so listen up and you'll find out.This week we talked about a few other IPO results, including what's going on with Lyft's stock price (it's going down and Uber's expected IPO price range isn't helping) in the wake of the company's own hugely successful IPO (in terms of capital raised). Lyft may be losing altitude due simply to hype wearing off but at least now we understand how important its first earnings call will be. We turned next to Pinterest, the buzzy visual search engine that's now being called an 'undercorn.' We didn't spend too much time mocking the phrase, interestingly, instead, our guest explained his philosophical stance on IPOs, in general. He spoke for a while and Alex and Kate nodded their heads in agreement. They especially agreed with his claim that companies shouldn't have to sacrifice culture for profits, amen! Staying on the IPO theme, PagerDuty was next. It's IPO performance has been huge, and big, and impressive. And in a wave of appreciation towards everyone who has listened to the show for a long time, we did not spend 14 minutes arguing about IPO pricing. You're welcome! We ended with Kate doing a rapid-fire review of all the venture capital funds that announced closes this week because there were a lot, including Slow Ventures, Defy.VC and Texas's LiveOak Venture Partners. If you're already itching for more Equity, we have a feeling next week will be another heavy news week with Pinterest and Zoom's IPO on the docket.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. It's time for another Equity Shot, a quick-take episode centered around a breaking news event. This time, as you already guessed, Kate Clark and I sat down to dig into the Uber S-1. It's a huge, complex document, but we did our best to summarize what's inside. First, we talked through yearly results, looking back a half-decade into Uber's revenue growth. In the filing, Uber reported 2018 revenues of $11.27 billion, net income of $997 million and adjusted EBITDA losses of $1.85 million. We highlighted those numbers, talked about operating losses and the company's gyrating net results that included the positive impacts of various divestitures. Yes, this S-1 required a bit more unpacking than most. We apologize for the frantic scrolling, we were pouring through the document live and we were a bit excited. This is an IPO that's been talked about for years and will be easily one of the largest floats of all time. Anyway, an S-1 brings insights to more than just a company's financials, so we spent time highlighting key stakeholders, or, in other words, the people are going to get really really really rich off Uber's IPO. That includes Uber co-founder and chief executive officer Travis Kalanick, famous venture capital firms like the SoftBank Vision Fund and Benchmark, and more. The IPO, remember, is expected to sell $10 billion in stock (primary and secondary) and value the company at $100 billion or more. If 30 minutes digging through the S-1 wasn't enough for you, don't fret, we'll be following the Uber IPO for weeks -- probably months -- to come.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. It's time for another Equity Shot, a quick-take episode centered around a breaking news event. This time, as you already guessed, Kate Clark and I sat down to dig into the Uber S-1. It's a huge, complex document, but we did our best to summarize what's inside. First, we talked through yearly results, looking back a half-decade into Uber's revenue growth. In the filing, Uber reported 2018 revenues of $11.27 billion, net income of $997 million and adjusted EBITDA losses of $1.85 million. We highlighted those numbers, talked about operating losses and the company's gyrating net results that included the positive impacts of various divestitures. Yes, this S-1 required a bit more unpacking than most. We apologize for the frantic scrolling, we were pouring through the document live and we were a bit excited. This is an IPO that's been talked about for years and will be easily one of the largest floats of all time. Anyway, an S-1 brings insights to more than just a company's financials, so we spent time highlighting key stakeholders, or, in other words, the people are going to get really really really rich off Uber's IPO. That includes Uber co-founder and chief executive officer Travis Kalanick, famous venture capital firms like the SoftBank Vision Fund and Benchmark, and more. The IPO, remember, is expected to sell $10 billion in stock (primary and secondary) and value the company at $100 billion or more. If 30 minutes digging through the S-1 wasn't enough for you, don't fret, we'll be following the Uber IPO for weeks -- probably months -- to come.

We want to introduce you to a new special Equity show called Equity Dive. Each month, as part of TechCrunch’s membership offering Extra Crunch, we will talk to the writer of Extra Crunch’s EC-1, a deep dive look into a single company. Their origin story, growth and future prospects. Enjoy this first one with Eric Peckham who spent hours with the powers that be at Patreon, a platform that lets creators develop relationships with their fans and generate revenue from their work. If you don’t want to miss out on the Patreon deep dive and all of the other great content Extra Crunch produces, go to TechCrunch.com/subscribe and become a member. Use promo code EQUITY to get 20% off for your first year. Enjoy this first episode of Equity Dive.

We want to introduce you to a new special Equity show called Equity Dive. Each month, as part of TechCrunch’s membership offering Extra Crunch, we will talk to the writer of Extra Crunch’s EC-1, a deep dive look into a single company. Their origin story, growth and future prospects. Enjoy this first one with Eric Peckham who spent hours with the powers that be at Patreon, a platform that lets creators develop relationships with their fans and generate revenue from their work. If you don’t want to miss out on the Patreon deep dive and all of the other great content Extra Crunch produces, go to TechCrunch.com/subscribe and become a member. Use promo code EQUITY to get 20% off for your first year. Enjoy this first episode of Equity Dive.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week your humble Equity squad (Kate Clark, Alex Wilhelm) were stoked to take on as much as we could with what little time we had. We kicked off with a speed round that turned out to not be very quick and then dug into the biggest news of the week. The Not-So-Speed-Round: Affirm raised $300 million at nearly $3 billion valuation. The round marks another win for Max Levchin's company and is another point on the board for the PayPal mafia. Clearance announced a new campaign to rapidly back 2,000 e-commerce businesses with $1 billion, called "The 20-Min Term Sheet."Rippling raised $45 million, making for both an interesting financing story and a redemption arc, packaged neatly alongside a few dozen million dollars. Parker Conrad is part of the Rippling team, meaning whatever the company does will court attention. The femtech sector is on pace to hit $1 billion in investment this year -- finally -- with organic tampon retailer Cora being the latest startup in the space to garner the attention of VCs.And finally, we took a brief look at the world of corporate venture capital; a few notes: Okta has a new $50 million fund, Chevron has a $90 million fund, Intel Capital has been busy and more. Seems like every corporation wants to get into the game, or get in bigger. After all that, we turned to Forbes' big Andreessen Horowitz cover story. There was a lot to unpack. Long story short, a16z has given up its status as a venture capital firm and registered all 150 of its employees as financial advisors. Curious what that means and why it matters? We were too, so we found answers.Next, we turned back to the newly public Lyft. Since its IPO, Lyft's stock price has taken quite the dive. Now, Lyft is back to its IPO price, which we think means it priced its IPO quite well. Still, where'd all the bullish Lyft investors go and why are so many people shorting the stock? We answer these questions and discuss what the falling numbers mean for other IPO-ready unicorns. Next up was a look into the Jumia IPO, which Alex wrote about here. We need to pay more attention to startups outside the U.S., like Jumia, an African e-commerce platform. So listen to our plea. We want to hear from you! Email us at alex@Crunchbase.com or kate.clark@techcrunch.com if you have suggestions. Finally, the Midas List. Does it matter? Why are we talking about it? Why do lists exist? Who's on top? Who's not? Who's sad? Who cares? And more questions left unanswered.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week your humble Equity squad (Kate Clark, Alex Wilhelm) were stoked to take on as much as we could with what little time we had. We kicked off with a speed round that turned out to not be very quick and then dug into the biggest news of the week. The Not-So-Speed-Round: Affirm raised $300 million at nearly $3 billion valuation. The round marks another win for Max Levchin's company and is another point on the board for the PayPal mafia. Clearance announced a new campaign to rapidly back 2,000 e-commerce businesses with $1 billion, called "The 20-Min Term Sheet."Rippling raised $45 million, making for both an interesting financing story and a redemption arc, packaged neatly alongside a few dozen million dollars. Parker Conrad is part of the Rippling team, meaning whatever the company does will court attention. The femtech sector is on pace to hit $1 billion in investment this year -- finally -- with organic tampon retailer Cora being the latest startup in the space to garner the attention of VCs.And finally, we took a brief look at the world of corporate venture capital; a few notes: Okta has a new $50 million fund, Chevron has a $90 million fund, Intel Capital has been busy and more. Seems like every corporation wants to get into the game, or get in bigger. After all that, we turned to Forbes' big Andreessen Horowitz cover story. There was a lot to unpack. Long story short, a16z has given up its status as a venture capital firm and registered all 150 of its employees as financial advisors. Curious what that means and why it matters? We were too, so we found answers.Next, we turned back to the newly public Lyft. Since its IPO, Lyft's stock price has taken quite the dive. Now, Lyft is back to its IPO price, which we think means it priced its IPO quite well. Still, where'd all the bullish Lyft investors go and why are so many people shorting the stock? We answer these questions and discuss what the falling numbers mean for other IPO-ready unicorns. Next up was a look into the Jumia IPO, which Alex wrote about here. We need to pay more attention to startups outside the U.S., like Jumia, an African e-commerce platform. So listen to our plea. We want to hear from you! Email us at alex@Crunchbase.com or kate.clark@techcrunch.com if you have suggestions. Finally, the Midas List. Does it matter? Why are we talking about it? Why do lists exist? Who's on top? Who's not? Who's sad? Who cares? And more questions left unanswered.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Sure, we just aired a new episode yesterday but things keep happening, and after talking about this crop of IPOs for so long, we can't help ourselves. (You can follow us on Twitter, here and here, by the way, if Equity isn't enough for you.)Lyft, as you know, started trading today, closing the loop on a long saga that brought the smaller of the two domestic ride-hailing unicorns to the public markets. After so much speculation about which of the two would get out the door first, Lyft did, and now we get to see what sort of pricing shenanigans happen next. Does Uber drop rates and punish Lyft? Or does Uber work to cut its losses, lowering its expenses and providing a clearer path towards profitability before its April IPO roadshow kicks off? (Not a path to profitability, mind; Uber and Lyft need to show a path to the direction of profitability first.)We hit all the basis, going over the company's pricing path, its varying share figures, final raise metrics, and more. If you want the hard stuff, we've got a shot for you. Now that the Lyft IPO has wrapped, we'll be shifting our focus to Pinterest, Zoom and of course, Uber. Stay tuned. Ok, now we're done. Until next Friday. Unless something else happens.

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Sure, we just aired a new episode yesterday but things keep happening, and after talking about this crop of IPOs for so long, we can't help ourselves. (You can follow us on Twitter, here and here, by the way, if Equity isn't enough for you.)Lyft, as you know, started trading today, closing the loop on a long saga that brought the smaller of the two domestic ride-hailing unicorns to the public markets. After so much speculation about which of the two would get out the door first, Lyft did, and now we get to see what sort of pricing shenanigans happen next. Does Uber drop rates and punish Lyft? Or does Uber work to cut its losses, lowering its expenses and providing a clearer path towards profitability before its April IPO roadshow kicks off? (Not a path to profitability, mind; Uber and Lyft need to show a path to the direction of profitability first.)We hit all the basis, going over the company's pricing path, its varying share figures, final raise metrics, and more. If you want the hard stuff, we've got a shot for you. Now that the Lyft IPO has wrapped, we'll be shifting our focus to Pinterest, Zoom and of course, Uber. Stay tuned. Ok, now we're done. Until next Friday. Unless something else happens.

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft Corp. from 2000-2014, is the owner of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers. Ballmer speaks about the cost of sports franchises and the future of technology and sports with Bloomberg Business of Sports co-hosts Scott Soshnick and Michael Barr.

00:00 Music Intro “Alone But Not Lonely” by Stefan Ternemar 00:12 Introductions by John Breslin @johnbreslin, Tom Murphy @tom_murphy, Jack Harty Linkedin ie.linkedin.com/pub/jack-harty/15/92b/1b9, Fergal Gallagher @gallagherfergal, Tara Dalrymple @missionpossirl 01:05 Acknowldgements 01:10 Clearbookings.com Events booking service. 01:20 http://www.ispeakenglish.me I Speak English: Graphic Design Solutions 02:00 Flirtfm.ie The kind providers of our studio time. 02:17 Technology News Internet of Things to Grow to $8BN - http://www.businessinsider.com/the-internet-of-everything-2014-slide-deck-sai-2014-2?op=1 07:40 Alibaba - World’s Biggest IPO http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/22/us-alibaba-ipo-value-idUSKCN0HH0A620140922 13:25 Apple’s Irish Tax Dealings http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/30/us-apple-ireland-tax-idUSKCN0HP0QT20140930 18:04 Trend of VCs Having Design Directors http://www.fastcodesign.com/3029639/innovation-by-design/why-vc-firms-are-snapping-up-designers 21:47 Peter Thiel Review of “Zero to One”http://zerotoonebook.com 32:15 Tara Dalrymple - Mission Possible http://www.mission-possible.busylizzie.ie/MissionPossible/ 35:14 Tech Finance with Jack Harty - Apple and All Their Money http://biz.yahoo.com/e/131030/aapl10-k.html 38:38 Interview: Fergal Gallagher talks to Stephen Mullan VP Emerging Business, East Coast, US, IDA Ireland https://www.linkedin.com/pub/stephen-mullan/29/43b/6b6 44:32 Cool Tech Nixie - Wearable Camera http://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/nixie-wearable-flies-wrist 46:22 Nymie - Heart Rate ID http://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/bionym-wearable-uses-heart-rate-for-id/ 47:43 Outro 48:22 End Speech 52:05 End Music “Alone But Not Lonely” by Stefan Ternemar

In this episode of OneHaas Undergrad series, Ellen Chan talks with Sallie Jian. Sallie is a VC at SAP and the head of SAP.iO Foundry New York. SAP.iO is a corporate venture arm of SAP, which is a publicly-traded enterprise software company. Sallie shares how she found her calling in investment banking out of college and how that became the launchpad for her discovery of technology and Silicon Valley and the startup world. She also narrates what led her to the venture capital and growth equity space coming from the finance world and her career at SAP where there is a blend of operator experience plus venture capital experience. Episode Quotes: --------------- *On exploring other avenues* - "I really encourage everyone who is still in school that you should explore as much as you can because college is one of the only times that you will be able to do this ever, ever again. Figure out what resonates with you and start looking at ways to pursue that." *When it comes to just career advice* - "I think it is very important to step out of your comfort zone and be unafraid to explore. Be unafraid to go to that networking event, go to that happy hour, go to that conference, go to that trade show, whatever it is, because you never know who you're going to meet and the relationship and the opportunity that can come out of that." *On staying humble and coachable* - "Stay humble no matter where you are in your career journey because people will respond better to someone who has that kind of trait." Show Links: ----------- LinkedIn Profile ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/salliesaijian/ )