Podcasts about Venture capital

Eliza Lochner is a seasoned marketing leader with experience spanning Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups. She leads global marketing for Airbnb's real estate development partnerships and new supply initiatives, including the Airbnb Friendly Apartments program, which helps renters earn supplemental income while giving property owners transparency, controls, and new revenue opportunities. Passionate about building human connections that fuel business growth, Eliza focuses on partnerships at the intersection of housing affordability, flexibility, and real estate innovation.(01:30) - Airbnb-friendly Apartments (02:55) - Addressing Housing Affordability(04:34) - Owner & Property Manager Controls(06:28) - Program Success & Expansion(09:25) - Impact on Resident & Investor Attraction(14:24) - Revenue Sharing & Incentives(18:56) - Building Trust with Property Managers(21:14) - Blueprint - The Future of Real Estate - Register for 2026: The Premier Event for Industry Executives, Real Estate & Construction Tech Startups and VC's, at The Venetian, Las Vegas on September 22nd-24th, 2026. As a friend of Tangent, you can save $300 on your All-Access pass(22:05) - Channel Partners & Distribution Strategy(24:00) - Boutique Hotels Partnerships(25:45) - Major Events: World Cup and Olympics(29:43) - Future of Airbnb Friendly Buildings Program(31:26) - Collaboration Superpower: Michelle Obama & Eumaeus (Wiki)

Was tun, wenn eine E-Mail das ganze Leben verändern könnte? Dr. Philipp Baaske hat für sein Unternehmen ein Kaufangebot über mehrere hundert Millionen Euro erhalten. Ein Exit, der vieles ermöglichen würde. Und doch hat er das Angebot abgelehnt. In dieser Podcastfolge spreche ich mit dem Gründer von NanoTemper Technologies über diese Entscheidung und über das, was folgt, wenn man sich bewusst gegen das schnelle Geld entscheidet. Heute beschäftigt NanoTemper rund 240 Mitarbeitende an neun Standorten weltweit. Ihre biophysikalischen Messgeräte spielen eine zentrale Rolle in der Entwicklung von mRNA-Impfstoffen. Für seine Arbeit wurde Philipp Baaske mehrfach ausgezeichnet, unter anderem mit dem Deutschen Gründerpreis und dem Deutschen Innovationspreis. Seine Haltung hat er in seinem Buch „The Honorable Entrepreneur“ beschrieben. Unser Gespräch kreist um Fragen, die selten offen gestellt werden: um Verlockung und Verzicht, um Unabhängigkeit, Verantwortung und Vertrauen. Wir sprechen darüber, was Geld ermöglicht und was es nicht lösen kann. Über persönliche Prägungen, über ein starkes „Warum“ und über den Preis und die Chancen, die werteorientiertes Unternehmertum mit sich bringt. Im Gespräch geht es unter anderem um: - die bewusste Entscheidung gegen Venture Capital und für Kundenfinanzierung - die Verlockung des schnellen Geldes und ihre Wirkung auf Unternehmer - Führungskultur jenseits von Schlagworten - schnelles Wachstum, seine Risiken und Lernmomente - den Schritt vom operativen Co-CEO zum Executive Chairman Ein Gespräch über unternehmerische Verantwortung, über Vertrauen – und darüber, was Erfolg bedeuten kann, wenn man ihn nicht nur in Zahlen misst. Ihr findet Philipp auf LinkedIn unter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-baaske/ und auf seiner Website gibt es den Zugang zum Buch und zu weiteren Informationen: https://www.philippbaaske.com Alle Informationen zu meiner Arbeit findet ihr wie immer unter: www.hannah-panidis.de Und hier begegnet ihr mir meist tagesaktuell: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannahpanidis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-panidis-55141a145/?originalSubdomain=de Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HannahPanidisKommunikation/?locale=de_DE

In this episode, Sasha Orloff speaks with Usman Gul, founder and CEO of Metal, about building an AI-driven operating system for fundraising backed by Y Combinator and Andreessen Horowitz that helps founders avoid wasting 80% of their investor meetings by using data-driven insights to identify the most likely investors based on historical funding patterns, industry benchmarks, and relationship intelligence across over 500,000 venture rounds. -- SPONSORS: Notion Boost your startup with Notion—the ultimate connected workspace trusted by thousands worldwide! From engineering specs to onboarding and fundraising, Notion keeps your team organized and efficient. For a limited time, get 6 months of Notion AI FREE to supercharge your workflow. Claim your offer now at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://notion.com/startups/puzzle⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Puzzle

Today on the Invest In Her podcast, host Catherine Gray talks with Hillary Talbot and Jennifer Kuan, Ph.D., Managing Partners of être Venture Capital. Hillary is a sailor, surfer, and former competitive Alpine skier who brings over 20 years of startup ecosystem experience to VC, helping founders shape strategy, drive profitability, and build toward successful exits. She co-founded être to dismantle barriers for women and minority founders and support entrepreneurs solving real-world challenges through manufacturing and critical technologies. Jennifer, a Ph.D. in Business from UC Berkeley and MS from Stanford, is a tenured economics and entrepreneurship professor whose academic research explores how nonprofit structures support innovative industries like venture capital, open-source software, and semiconductors. She co-founded être to put collaborative, research-driven VC principles into practice, and developed the free online course Venture Capital 101 for Women to make the industry more accessible.  In this episode, Catherine, Hillary, and Jennifer dive into the journey of becoming a lead investor—what it means, why it matters, and how women can confidently step into this influential role. They discuss how être VC structures investments to empower women as leaders in capital deployment, the importance of understanding term sheets and due diligence, and why taking that first leap as a lead investor can create ripple effects for future founders and funds. The conversation also touches on the collaborative nature of successful venture ecosystems, the mindset required to lead a round, and how women can use their lived experience and decision-making strengths to transform the investment landscape. Catherine and her guests break down both the strategic and psychological components of leadership in venture capital, offering listeners a clear roadmap for getting started and building confidence in the process.

This week we chat with Paige Finn Doherty!Paige is the Founding Partner of Behind Genius Ventures, an early-stage venture firm managing nearly $14 million in AUM. Behind Genius makes concentrated investments in pre-seed and seed-stage companies led by technical storytellers across applied AI, frontier tech, and what's next.A writer and former engineer, Paige first broke into venture capital in a truly unconventional way by writing a best-selling “children's book for adults” about how venture capital works, Seed to Harvest. At the time, she was working as a Developer Success Engineer at WorkOS, a role she actually landed through Twitter!Paige's impact and storytelling have earned her widespread recognition: she was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Cover in Venture Capital (2022), named a Rising SDSU Aztec Awardee, and most recently, inducted into the Rancho Bernardo High School Hall of Fame.Originally from San Diego and now based in San Francisco, Paige continues to bring transparency, creativity, and heart to the world of venture through storytelling and curio✨ This episode is presented by Brex.Brex: brex.com/trailblazerspodThis episode is supported by RocketReach, Gusto, OpenPhone & Athena.RocketReach: rocketreach.co/trailblazersGusto: gusto.com/trailblazersQuo: Quo.com/trailblazersAthena: athenago.me/Erica-WengerFollow Us!Paige Finn Doherty: @paigedohertyBehind Genius Substack: @behindgenius.substack.com@thetrailblazerspod: Instagram, YouTube, TikTokErica Wenger: @erica_wenger

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Luca's Leap: Embracing Innovation Over Tradition in Milan Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2025-12-16-23-34-02-it Story Transcript:It: Milan.En: Milan.It: È pieno inverno.En: It is the middle of winter.It: Fuori, i fiocchi di neve cadono leggeri, ma dentro l'incubatore di startup, l'atmosfera è calda e vivace.En: Outside, snowflakes fall gently, but inside the startup incubator, the atmosphere is warm and lively.It: Nell'aria c'è il profumo di caffè appena fatto, e sul tavolo della sala riunioni, tra documenti e laptop, ci sono anche pandori e panettoni decorati per il Natale.En: There is the aroma of freshly brewed coffee in the air, and on the meeting room table, among documents and laptops, there are even pandori and panettoni decorated for Christmas.It: Luca, il giovane venture capitalist, guarda fuori dalla finestra.En: Luca, the young venture capitalist, looks out the window.It: Nato in una famiglia di affermati uomini d'affari tradizionali, sente la pressione della loro approvazione.En: Born into a family of established traditional businessmen, he feels the pressure of their approval.It: Sa che devono essere convinti del suo prossimo investimento.En: He knows they must be convinced of his next investment.It: La sala è arredata in modo moderno-ma accogliente.En: The room is decorated in a modern yet cozy manner.It: I muri sono bianchi, ma le decorazioni natalizie portano gioia e colore.En: The walls are white, but the Christmas decorations bring joy and color.It: Luca, con un tailleur semplice ma elegante, è seduto accanto a Giulia.En: Luca, wearing a simple yet elegant suit, is seated next to Giulia.It: Lei è la collega pragmatica, brava con i conti.En: She is the pragmatic colleague, good with numbers.It: Sono lì per una presentazione importante.En: They are there for an important presentation.It: Marco, il giovane fondatore della startup, si prepara a presentare HeatWave, una tecnologia energetica rivoluzionaria che promette di ridurre le emissioni di carbonio.En: Marco, the young startup founder, is preparing to present HeatWave, a revolutionary energy technology that promises to reduce carbon emissions.It: Luca è emozionato.En: Luca is excited.It: Vede il potenziale, ma Giulia resta scettica.En: He sees the potential, but Giulia remains skeptical.It: "Marco, i tuoi numeri sono vaghi," dice Giulia, mentre Marco sfoglia le diapositive.En: "Marco, your numbers are vague," says Giulia, as Marco scrolls through the slides.It: Lui risponde con entusiasmo, spiegando la visione grandiosa dietro il progetto.En: He responds enthusiastically, explaining the grand vision behind the project.It: Luca è colpito dalla passione di Marco.En: Luca is impressed by Marco's passion.It: Ma sa che la sua decisione deve avere basi solide.En: But he knows his decision must be based on solid foundations.It: La presentazione continua.En: The presentation continues.It: Giulia alza un sopracciglio, mai convinta.En: Giulia raises an eyebrow, still unconvinced.It: È un momento cruciale.En: It's a crucial moment.It: Marco, notando il dubbio nella stanza, fa un passo in avanti e propone una dimostrazione pratica.En: Marco, noticing the doubt in the room, takes a step forward and proposes a practical demonstration.It: Mostra un prototipo funzionante di HeatWave.En: He shows a working prototype of HeatWave.It: La stanza si riempie di un'energia diversa, palpabile.En: The room fills with a different, palpable energy.It: Gli occhi di Luca brillano.En: Luca's eyes sparkle.It: In un attimo, vede quello che Marco racconta: un mondo più pulito, più verde.En: In an instant, he sees what Marco is describing: a cleaner, greener world.It: È un'immagine che non riesce più a ignorare.En: It is an image he can no longer ignore.It: Dopo l'incontro, Giulia e Luca discutono.En: After the meeting, Giulia and Luca discuss.It: Lei è cauta.En: She is cautious.It: "Non possiamo rischiare tanto," dice.En: "We can't risk so much," she says.It: Ma Luca ha già deciso.En: But Luca has already decided.It: Vuole credere nella promessa del cambiamento, della sostenibilità.En: He wants to believe in the promise of change, of sustainability.It: Pensa alla cena di Natale con la sua famiglia.En: He thinks of the Christmas dinner with his family.It: Vuole davvero la loro approvazione, ma sente anche un impulso profondo verso l'innovazione.En: He really wants their approval, but he also feels a deep drive toward innovation.It: Con cuore deciso, contatta Marco e conferma l'investimento.En: With a determined heart, he contacts Marco and confirms the investment.It: Giulia non è convinta, ma accetta la decisione del collega.En: Giulia is not convinced, but she accepts her colleague's decision.It: È un rischio, sì, ma Luca sente che è quello giusto.En: It is a risk, yes, but Luca feels it is the right one.It: Nei giorni successivi, l'energia pulsante dell'incubatore si accentua ancora di più.En: In the following days, the pulsing energy of the incubator intensifies even more.It: L'atmosfera festiva e la speranza per il futuro animano tutti.En: The festive atmosphere and hope for the future animate everyone.It: Arriva il Natale.En: Christmas arrives.It: Durante la cena, Luca parla della startup.En: During dinner, Luca talks about the startup.It: Descrive la passione di Marco e la dimostrazione che ha trasformato il suo scetticismo in convinzione.En: He describes Marco's passion and the demonstration that turned his skepticism into conviction.It: La sua famiglia lo ascolta, alcuni sorridono, altri annuiscono.En: His family listens, some smile, others nod.It: Per la prima volta, Luca non cerca più la loro completa approvazione.En: For the first time, Luca no longer seeks their full approval.It: È sicuro della sua scelta.En: He is confident in his choice.It: È sicuro di sé.En: He is confident in himself.It: Questo Natale, a Milano, nonostante la neve e il freddo, Luca sente il calore di una nuova fiducia.En: This Christmas, in Milan, despite the snow and the cold, Luca feels the warmth of newfound confidence.It: Ha intrapreso un percorso di cui non conosce ancora l'esito, ma è un percorso che ha scelto con il cuore e con la testa.En: He has embarked on a path the outcome of which he does not yet know, but it is a path he has chosen with both heart and mind.It: Questo è il suo regalo più grande.En: This is his greatest gift. Vocabulary Words:winter: l'invernosnowflakes: i fiocchi di nevearoma: l'aromaincubator: l'incubatorebrew: appena fattopressure: la pressioneapproval: l'approvazionecozy: accoglientepragmatic: pragmaticafounder: il fondatoreenergy: l'energiacarbon emissions: le emissioni di carboniopotential: il potenzialevague: vaghipassion: la passioneskepticism: lo scetticismoprototype: il prototipodemonstration: la dimostrazionefoundations: le basisolid: solidedoubt: il dubbioapproval: l'approvazionesustainability: la sostenibilitàinnovation: l'innovazionerisk: il rischioconfidence: la fiduciadecision: la decisionedetermination: il cuore decisoatmosphere: l'atmosferapath: il percorso

Why has Acquired — seemingly against all odds — “worked”? It's a puzzling question: episodes are four hours long, they come out infrequently, and they usually don't have guests or video. Hardly the standard-issue playbook for podcasting success! And yet well over a million smart, curious and exceedingly busy humans share their (your!) valuable time with us every month. Why? This is the exact paradox that has been rolling around in the head of Michael Lewis (yes, that Michael Lewis) since he found the show earlier this year.So we asked Michael to be our guest "interlocutor" and share what he thinks is going on here, while we share ten lessons we've stolen (graciously) from companies we've studied and brought into Acquired itself. He takes us through the entire Acquired journey: how we started, why we've never hired anyone or raised money, how we pick episodes, what our business model actually is, why we focus on quality and enjoyment over maximizing enterprise value, and ultimately why we're all — you, him, us — kindred spirits together. Oh, and just for fun, we recorded this episode where another special journey began — the garage where Google was founded.Thank you for an incredible decade together… here's to the next one!Thank-yous:First, to Google for loaning us the garage. The sawhorse table desk, PC and CRT monitor on display in the background were all Google originals courtesy of the Google Founders Collection at the Computer History Museum. So cool!Second, to our friends at Shep Films for helping us seriously up our game on production quality this episode!Sponsors:Many thanks to our fantastic Fall ‘25 Season partners:J.P. Morgan Payments (you can watch our full show with them at AWS re:Invent here!)WorkOSSentryShopifyOur Favorite Michael Lewis Books:Home GameMoneyballLiar's PokerThe Blind SideThe Undoing Project (as referenced by Michael in the beginning, about Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky)Carve Outs:Books: The Name of the Wind by Patrick RothfussScience, the Endless Frontier by Vannevar BushLast Man Standing: The Ascent of Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase by Duff McDonaldThe Art of Spending Money by Morgan HouselEmperors of Chocolate by Joel Glenn BrennerMorris Chang's AutobiographyPodcasts: Against the RulesRevisionist HistorySmartLessThe DailyThe Bill Simmons PodcastGraham Duncan on Invest Like the BestGlue GuysVideo: Jay KellyThe RehearsalDoug DeMuroTiresF1 The MovieAndorFalloutSeveranceSiloVideo Games: Sea of StarsKirby and the Forgotten LandProducts: ARTEZA Rollerball Pen 0.7mm FineRotring 800 Mechanical PencilFujifilm X100VIUniqlo Socks!On Running ShoesRimowa LuggageParenting: Guided Access on iPadToy StorySlumberPodBluey Experience in NYCMore Acquired:Get email updates and vote on future episodes!Join the SlackSubscribe to ACQ2Check out the latest swag in the ACQ Merch Store!‍Note: Acquired hosts and guests may hold assets discussed in this episode. This podcast is not investment advice, and is intended for informational and entertainment purposes only. You should do your own research and make your own independent decisions when considering any financial transactions.

Turning down a $3B offer from Facebook is a bold move for any young CEO.Evan Spiegel shares how Snap's early dream was to stay independent and give its community an authentic voice, a bet that proved right.He also explains why they are now doubling down on AR glasses and why the anxiety around AI deserves far more attention from tech leaders.Guest: Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of Snap Inc. and Bing Gordon, Advisor at Kleiner Perkins​Connect with Evan SpiegelX:https://x.com/evanspiegel?lang=enLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-spiegel/​Connect with Bing GordonX: https://x.com/bingfish LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binggordon/Connect with JoubinX: https://x.com/JoubinmirLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joubin-mirzadegan-66186854/Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins:https://www.kleinerperkins.com/ 

This discussion analyzes the evolving landscape of semiconductor networking and custom silicon, anchored by recent updates from Marvell and Broadcom. Ben and Jay review Marvell's Industry Analyst Day, noting the company's strategic pivot toward networking and optical interconnects over pure custom logic. They debate the technical and timeline challenges of shifting AI clusters from copper to optical (fiber) cabling, contrasting Google's proprietary all-optical approach with the broader merchant market. The conversation then moves to Broadcom's recent earnings, dissecting the market's negative reaction to CEO Hawk Tan's low-energy performance, the looming competitive threat of MediaTek at Google, and the complexities of modeling AI revenue. Finally, they close with a year-end review of AI stock performance, highlighting growing capital sensitivity and skepticism regarding the sustainability of current AI infrastructure spending.

Most founders obsess over ideas.Breakthrough companies obsess over inflections, conviction, and structure.This episode unpacks Pattern Breakers by Mike Maples Jr.—a book that quietly explains why most startups never break out… and why a small minority reshape entire categories.But this isn't a book summary.It's a thinking upgrade for founders, operators, board members, and investors navigating the most fragile phase of company building: Series A to IPO, where timing, conviction, and structure matter more than features or pitch decks.Across seven tightly structured lessons, this episode explores how pattern-breaking companies are built before the world is ready for them—and why success is rarely about genius ideas, and almost always about seeing the future early and designing for it deliberately.You'll hear why:breakthroughs start with external inflections, not internal brainstormingwinning companies are non-consensus and right, long before they're popularmovements outperform products when markets get noisyMVPs test interest, but prototypes test desperationproductive disagreeableness protects insight when pressure risescorporate success quietly creates biases that kill innovationand why structure—not culture—is the hidden lever behind breakthroughsEach lesson is grounded in real company examples, translated into today's market reality, and finished with coaching questions you can use immediately—in leadership meetings, boardrooms, or investment decisions.Key TakeawaysInflections Beat Ideas Breakthrough timing comes from external change, not creativity.Non-Consensus Is the Signal If everyone agrees, upside is already gone.Movements Outrun Products Identity compounds longer than features.Test Desperation, Not Interest Scalability starts with craving, not curiosity.Protect Conviction Consensus feels safe. It rarely creates breakthroughs.Design for Breakthroughs Small, protected, fast teams outperform bureaucracy every time.Timestamps(00:00) Intro(02:58) The Big Idea Behind Pattern Breakers (05:19) Who Is Mike Maples — and Why His Perspective Matters (07:35) Lesson 1: Start With Inflections, Not Ideas (12:36) Lesson 2: Be Non-Consensus and Right (17:31) Lesson 3: Prototype the Future, Not the MVP (21:31) Lesson 4: Recruit, Lead, and Scale Through Movements (26:20) Lesson 5: Master Productive Disagreeableness (30:04) Lesson 6: Break the Corporate Biases That Kill Breakthroughs (35:00) Lesson 7: Structure for Breakthrough Execution (39:41) Key Takeaways — The Lenses and Habits That Matter (42:21) Personal Reflection & Critique Why ListenLearn how category-defining companies are built before markets openUpgrade how you evaluate startups, strategies, and leadership teamsReplace product thinking with inflection, conviction, and structureWalk away with questions that immediately sharpen decisionsFound this valuable?Like, share, and follow.Every signal helps grow the show—and brings you more thinking frameworks from people and companies who didn't follow patterns… they broke them.Send us a textSupport the showJoin the Podcast Newsletter: Link

Rob Hadick (GP at Dragonfly) joins VC.fm to break down how crypto venture actually works through cycles — and why the smartest firms stay countercyclical when everyone else is panicking.We go deep on the shift from “protocols capture all value” to the rise of crypto applications that generate real revenue, including prediction markets (Polymarket), stablecoin infrastructure, DeFi-backed fintech products, and the next era of tokenization + onchain financial rails.Rob also explains stablecoins in plain English, why adoption is accelerating across emerging markets and Fortune 500s, and where AI + crypto overlaps in ways that aren't pure speculation.Follow the PodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/venturecapitalfm/Twitter: https://twitter.com/vcpodcastfmLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/venturecapitalfm/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7BQimY8NJ6cr617lqtRr7N?si=ftylo2qHQiCgmT9dfloD_g&nd=1&dlsi=7b868f1b72094351Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/venture-capital/id1575351789Website: https://www.venturecapital.fm/Follow Jon BradshawLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrbradshaw/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrjonbradshaw/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrjonbradshawFollow Peter HarrisLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterharris1Twitter: https://twitter.com/thevcstudentInstagram: https://instagram.com/shodanpeteYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@peterharris2812

Venture capital investment in generative AI jumped by 65% in the first 11 months of the year. That's according to new analysis from EY Ireland, whose Technology, Media and Entertainment and Telecommunications Industry Leader Grit Young.

In this episode of Crazy Wisdom, I—Stewart Alsop—sit down with Garrett Dailey to explore a wide-ranging conversation that moves from the mechanics of persuasion and why the best pitches work by attraction rather than pressure, to the nature of AI as a pattern tool rather than a mind, to power cycles, meaning-making, and the fracturing of modern culture. Garrett draws on philosophy, psychology, strategy, and his own background in storytelling to unpack ideas around narrative collapse, the chaos–order split in human cognition, the risk of “AI one-shotting,” and how political and technological incentives shape the world we're living through. You can find the tweet Stewart mentions in this episode here. Also, follow Garrett Dailey on Twitter at @GarrettCDailey, or find more of his pitch-related work on LinkedIn.Check out this GPT we trained on the conversationTimestamps00:00 Garrett opens with persuasion by attraction, storytelling, and why pitches fail with force. 05:00 We explore gravity as metaphor, the opposite of force, and the “ring effect” of a compelling idea. 10:00 AI as tool not mind; creativity, pattern prediction, hype cycles, and valuation delusions. 15:00 Limits of LLMs, slopification, recursive language drift, and cultural mimicry. 20:00 One-shotting, psychosis risk, validation-seeking, consciousness vs prediction. 25:00 Order mind vs chaos mind, solipsism, autism–schizophrenia mapping, epistemology. 30:00 Meaning, presence, Zen, cultural fragmentation, shared models breaking down. 35:00 U.S. regional culture, impossibility of national unity, incentives shaping politics. 40:00 Fragmentation vs reconciliation, markets, narratives, multipolarity, Dune archetypes. 45:00 Patchwork age, decentralization myths, political fracturing, libertarian limits. 50:00 Power as zero-sum, tech-right emergence, incentives, Vance, Yarvin, empire vs republic. 55:00 Cycles of power, kyklos, democracy's decay, design-by-committee, institutional failure.Key InsightsPersuasion works best through attraction, not pressure. Garrett explains that effective pitching isn't about forcing someone to believe you—it's about creating a narrative gravity so strong that people move toward the idea on their own. This reframes persuasion from objection-handling into desire-shaping, a shift that echoes through sales, storytelling, and leadership.AI is powerful precisely because it's not a mind. Garrett rejects the “machine consciousness” framing and instead treats AI as a pattern amplifier—extraordinarily capable when used as a tool, but fundamentally limited in generating novel knowledge. The danger arises when humans project consciousness onto it and let it validate their insecurities.Recursive language drift is reshaping human communication. As people unconsciously mimic LLM-style phrasing, AI-generated patterns feed back into training data, accelerating a cultural “slopification.” This becomes a self-reinforcing loop where originality erodes, and the machine's voice slowly colonizes the human one.The human psyche operates as a tension between order mind and chaos mind. Garrett's framework maps autism and schizophrenia as pathological extremes of this duality, showing how prediction and perception interact inside consciousness—and why AI, which only simulates chaos-mind prediction, can never fully replicate human knowing.Meaning arises from presence, not abstraction. Instead of obsessing over politics, geopolitics, or distant hypotheticals, Garrett argues for a Zen-like orientation: do what you're doing, avoid what you're not doing. Meaning doesn't live in narratives about the future—it lives in the task at hand.Power follows predictable cycles—and America is deep in one. Borrowing from the Greek kyklos, Garrett frames the U.S. as moving from aristocracy toward democracy's late-stage dysfunction: populism, fragmentation, and institutional decay. The question ahead is whether we're heading toward empire or collapse.Decentralization is entropy, not salvation. Crypto dreams of DAOs and patchwork societies ignore the gravitational pull of power. Systems fragment as they weaken, but eventually a new center of order emerges. The real contest isn't decentralization vs. centralization—it's who will have the coherence and narrative strength to recentralize the pieces.

Gus Tai is a veteran Venture Capitalist and a close friend. We discuss why the Venture Capital industry needs to shrink in size. The post 711th 1Mby1M Entrepreneurship Podcast with Investor Gus Tai first appeared on Sramana Mitra.

This week on Swimming with Allocators, Elizabeth Egan of TIFF Investment Management shares her journey through the investment industry, offering insights from her experiences as both an LP and GP, and highlighting the valuable lessons learned from her time in the consumer sector. The conversation also explores TIFF's focused approach to private markets, why brand and network effects matter in venture investing, and the necessity of diligence and unique perspectives to identify emerging managers in a competitive landscape. Key takeaways include the importance of building long-term relationships, the critical role of GP talent density, and how LPs can generate strong returns by backing early-stage, specialist managers. Also, don't miss our insider segment as Shane Goudey of Sidley discusses how fund managers are increasingly engaging with the secondary market and adopting creative structures like continuation funds and preferred equity to provide liquidity options and manage complex relationships with limited partners. Highlights from this week's conversation include: Welcome, Introductions, and Elizabeth's Career Journey (0:42) Benefits of Early LP Experience and Investment Perspective Shift (3:07) The Importance of Evaluating Deals with the "Sniff Test" (4:43) How Consumer Packaged Goods Experience Informs Investing (6:39) The Role of AI in Venture Capital and the Importance of Judgment (8:37) Human-Centric Strategies and Network Effects in Venture Capital (10:19) Defining Success at TIFF and Generating High Returns (14:07) Discussion of Venture and Private Equity Liquidity Strategies (18:12) The Negotiation Layers in SPV and Fund Structures (23:35) Rationale Behind TIFF's Focus on Specific Market Segments (26:19) How TIFF Selects and Builds Relationships With Early Managers (28:43) Communicating Early Investment Focus to Clients (31:10) Growing With Managers Through Direct and Fund Investments (32:55) Seeking Long-Term Vision in Fund Managers, Not Just Investors (35:09) The Future of Venture: GP Talent Density and Market Trends (37:59) The Importance of Finding Breakout GPs and Parting Thoughts (41:02) TIFF Investment Management TIFF is an OCIO (Outsourced Chief Investment Office) founded by the Rockefeller and MacArthur Foundations to serve the nonprofit community. TIFF manages approximately $10 billion in assets as of September 30, 2025, including roughly $3.0 billion overseen by the private markets team across venture capital, private equity, and direct equity strategies. Learn more at https://www.tiff.org. Sidley Austin LLP is a premier global law firm with a dedicated Venture Funds practice, advising top venture capital firms, institutional investors, and private equity sponsors on fund formation, investment structuring, and regulatory compliance. With deep expertise across private markets, Sidley provides strategic legal counsel to help funds scale effectively. Learn more at sidley.com. The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to, constitute legal advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available on this podcast are for general informational purposes only. Elizabeth Egan is a Director at TIFF Investment Management. The views expressed on this podcast are her own and are for informational purposes only. They should not be construed as investment advice, a recommendation to buy or sell any security, or an offer to provide investment advisory services. Any examples or discussions are intended for general educational purposes and should not be relied upon for making investment decisions. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Investments in private funds involve a high degree of risk, including the potential loss of principal. TIFF does not endorse, sponsor, or approve any advertisements that may appear during this podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when entrepreneurial success results in a web of investments, assets, and stories that grew too complex for any one person to manage? This episode of The Angel Next Door Podcast dives into the often-overlooked challenges of building and preserving a family legacy while maintaining clarity and order for generations to come.Our guest, Josh Kanter, brings firsthand experience from growing up as the son of a legendary tax lawyer and later managing his family's highly intricate financial affairs. His journey through the legal, venture, and family office worlds inspired him to create Leaf Planner—a tool designed to help families and entrepreneurs untangle their personal and financial complexities.Listeners will gain a high-level playbook for managing investments, capturing important family stories, and laying the groundwork for true multi-generational success. Josh Kanter and Marcia Dawood offer practical steps and compelling anecdotes, making this a must-listen for anyone looking to streamline their legacy and protect what really matters. To get the latest from Josh Kanter, you can follow him below!https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-kanter/https://leafplanner.com Sign up for Marcia's newsletter to receive tips and the latest on Angel Investing!Website: www.marciadawood.comDo Good While Doing WellLearn more about the documentary Show Her the Money: www.showherthemoneymovie.comAnd don't forget to follow us wherever you are!Apple Podcasts: https://pod.link/1586445642.appleSpotify: https://pod.link/1586445642.spotifyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/angel-next-door-podcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theangelnextdoorpodcast/Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/theangelnextdoorpodcast/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marciadawood

Guest: Derek Baird, CEO & Co-founder, Switchboard HealthResources:Switchboard Health: https://switchboardhealth.com/Conduce Health: https://www.conducehealth.com/Connect with Derek: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debaird/Connect with Nick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-crabbs-5674a233/ Product in Healthtech is community for healthtech product leaders, by product leaders. For more information, and to sign up for our free webinars, visit www.productinhealthtech.com.

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In this episode of Collisions YYC, Tyler is joined by Bri Falls, Co-Founder and CEO of Leeg Group, a Calgary-based consultancy challenging conventional HR and people operations. Bri shares her perspective on how organizations can build better human systems by addressing the root causes of dysfunction, not just the symptoms. From shifting HR from transactional to strategic, to navigating co-leadership and founder vulnerability, Bri offers sharp, honest insight into what it takes to lead a truly people-first organization. This episode is a must-listen for leaders, founders, and HR professionals looking to build work cultures rooted in trust, transparency, and long-term thinking.In this episode:Why HR is often reactive—and how to make it strategicThe power of co-leadership and founder-level trustHow to use systems thinking to solve human problemsWhy “future of work” is a moving target with no silver bulletWhat real culture transformation looks like inside companiesTop 3 Wisdom Bombs"The cage does not exist. You are making a cage around yourself and all you have to do is open the door and walk through it.” - Bri Falls“We all feel scared for some reason or another. The most powerful thing is momentum. And just keep swimming.” - Bri Falls“Bravery isn't the absence of feeling fear. It's just the fact that you keep walking through it when you're uncomfortable.” - Bri FallsThis episode is brought to you by clearmotive marketing. When it comes to marketing that truly matters to your business, clearmotive is your go-to partner. With a proven track record of more than 15 years, they understand what makes your business tick. Learn more at https://www.clearmotive.ca and discover how clearmotive can help your marketing thrive.We're on social media! Follow us for episodes you might have missed and key insights on Western Canada directly on your feeds.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/collisionsyycLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/collisions-yycYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@collisionsyycWebsite: https://www.collisionsyyc.comThank you for tuning into Collisions YYC!Remember to subscribe and follow us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode.If you loved the episode, please leave us a 5-star review and share the show with your friends! These things really help us reach more potential fans and share everything that's amazing about Western Canada.We sincerely appreciate your support of our local podcast.Host links:Tyler's website: https://www.tylerchisholm.comTyler's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerchisholmGuest links:Bri Falls' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bri-falls-21718498/Bri Falls' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brianamfallsLeeg Group's Website: https://www.leegworks.comLeeg Group's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leeg-group/Leeg Group's Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/leeg.worksLeeg Group's Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/leeg.worksCollisions YYC is a Tyler Chisholm original production // Brought to you by clearmotive marketing

Send us a textIs it ethical to build a for-profit business based on faith? Most people think religion and Venture Capital don't mix. In this video, The creator of PRAY.COM breaks down why we raised capital not for a 5-year exit, but for a 200-year mission, and the brutal reality of scaling an app to 2 million users in the AI era.Claim your FREE Year of the Prayer.com App! When you watch the video Watch video here: https://youtu.be/kKgY8G5gUqALearn how to invest in real estate with the Cashflow 2.0 System! Your business in a box with 1:1 coaching, motivated seller leads, & softwares. https://www.wealthyinvestor.com/Want to work 1:1 with Ryan Pineda? Apply at ryanpineda.comJoin our FREE community, weekly calls, and bible studies for Christian entrepreneurs and business people. https://tentmakers.us/Want to grow your business and network with elite entrepreneurs on world-class golf courses? Apply now to join Mastermind19 – Ryan Pineda's private golf mastermind for high-level founders and dealmakers. www.mastermind19.com--- About Ryan Pineda: Ryan Pineda has been in the real estate industry since 2010 and has invested in over $100,000,000 of real estate. He has completed over 700 flips and wholesales, and he owns over 650 rental units. As an entrepreneur, he has founded seven different businesses that have generated 7-8 figures of revenue. Ryan has amassed over 2 million followers on social media and has generated over 1 billion views online. Starting as a minor league baseball player making less than $2,000 a month, Ryan is now worth over $100 million. He shares his experiences in building wealth and believes that anyone can change their life with real estate investing. ...

Join our community of unreasonable leaders achieving undeniable success: https://www.findingpeak.com Watch on YouTube: https://link.ryanhanley.com/youtube In this episode of Finding Peak, Ryan Hanley sits down with Larry Cheng, founder of Volition Capital, for a masterclass in resilience, fundraising, and brand building. Larry shares the unfiltered story of how he overcame 200 rejections to raise his first fund, the philosophy that drives his success, and why he believes a founder's personal brand is more critical than ever. This is a no-BS conversation packed with actionable insights for entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone looking to level up their game. Connect with Larry Cheng Volition Capital: https://www.volitioncapital.com Larry Cheng on X: https://twitter.com/larryvc Larry Cheng on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrycheng/ Key Topics Discussed: The Power of Resilience: Larry shares the story of facing 200 rejections before securing the first investment for Volition Capital and the mindset that kept him going. Fundraising Philosophy: Learn Larry's core principle: "Don't take no's personally. Don't take yeses for granted." Venture Capital vs. Growth Equity: A clear breakdown of the different stages of private equity and what it means for founders. The Chewy Story: The inside story of how Volition Capital's investment in Chewy became a multi-billion dollar success. The Founder's Brand: Why Larry believes a founder's personal brand and community engagement are non-negotiable in today's market. Authenticity in Leadership: How to be an external and authentic leader, even if you're an introvert. --Recommended Tools for GrowthOpusClip: #1 AI video clipping and editing tool: https://link.ryanhanley.com/opusRiverside: HD Podcast & Video Software | Free Recording & Editing: https://link.ryanhanley.com/riversideWhisperFlow: Never waste time typing on your keyboard again: https://link.ryanhanley.com/whisperflowCaptionsApp: One app for all your social media video creation: https://link.ryanhanley.com/captionsappGoHighLevel: It's time to take your business workflow to the Next Level: https://link.ryanhanley.com/gohighlevelPerspective.co: The #1 funnel builder for lead generation: https://link.ryanhanley.com/perspective--Episodes You Might Enjoy:From $2 Million Loss to World-Class Entrepreneur: https://lnk.to/delkFrom One Man Shop to $200M in Revenue: https://lnk.to/tommymelloIs Psilocybin the Gateway to Self-Mastery? https://lnk.to/80upZ9 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Sabari Raja, Managing Partner at JFF Ventures, joins us to discuss her unique journey from founder (NEPRIS, now Pathful) to leading a pioneering venture fund focused on economic mobility. JFF Ventures operates at the intersection of philanthropy and venture scale, proving that investments focused on the middle and low-wage worker can achieve both high returns and massive social impact.In this powerful conversation, Sabari breaks down the three main investment themes that target the worker's full journey, from skills access to career advancement. We dive into the most difficult areas of the market, including the challenge of investing in wrap-around support like childcare and credit access.Sabari shares the questions every investor and founder should be asking about AI—is it taking away agency or expanding it? Finally, she reveals a surprising area of alignment for future capital: the $1 trillion investment needed to support the industrial backbone of the AI economy (power grids, data centers, and semiconductors).Key Takeaways You Won't Want to Miss:Impact as an Enabler: Why JFF Ventures views strong outcomes (like reduced transfer credit loss via companies like Advisely) as a direct line to revenue and growth.The AI Agency Test: The fundamental question investors should ask to gauge a startup's longevity: Does your AI give the worker more agency or less?The Industrial Investment Thesis: How JFF Ventures is aligning with the global infrastructure boom, targeting the massive labor shortage in energy and utilities.The Lived Experience: Why founders with a lived understanding of problems—like the transfer credit crisis or lack of social capital—are better positioned to build mission-driven, scalable solutions.

Join our community of unreasonable leaders achieving undeniable success: https://www.findingpeak.com Watch on YouTube: https://link.ryanhanley.com/youtube In this episode of Finding Peak, Ryan Hanley sits down with Larry Cheng, founder of Volition Capital, for a masterclass in resilience, fundraising, and brand building. Larry shares the unfiltered story of how he overcame 200 rejections to raise his first fund, the philosophy that drives his success, and why he believes a founder's personal brand is more critical than ever. This is a no-BS conversation packed with actionable insights for entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone looking to level up their game. Connect with Larry Cheng Volition Capital: https://www.volitioncapital.com Larry Cheng on X: https://twitter.com/larryvc Larry Cheng on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrycheng/ Key Topics Discussed: The Power of Resilience: Larry shares the story of facing 200 rejections before securing the first investment for Volition Capital and the mindset that kept him going. Fundraising Philosophy: Learn Larry's core principle: "Don't take no's personally. Don't take yeses for granted." Venture Capital vs. Growth Equity: A clear breakdown of the different stages of private equity and what it means for founders. The Chewy Story: The inside story of how Volition Capital's investment in Chewy became a multi-billion dollar success. The Founder's Brand: Why Larry believes a founder's personal brand and community engagement are non-negotiable in today's market. Authenticity in Leadership: How to be an external and authentic leader, even if you're an introvert. --Recommended Tools for GrowthOpusClip: #1 AI video clipping and editing tool: https://link.ryanhanley.com/opusRiverside: HD Podcast & Video Software | Free Recording & Editing: https://link.ryanhanley.com/riversideWhisperFlow: Never waste time typing on your keyboard again: https://link.ryanhanley.com/whisperflowCaptionsApp: One app for all your social media video creation: https://link.ryanhanley.com/captionsappGoHighLevel: It's time to take your business workflow to the Next Level: https://link.ryanhanley.com/gohighlevelPerspective.co: The #1 funnel builder for lead generation: https://link.ryanhanley.com/perspective--Episodes You Might Enjoy:From $2 Million Loss to World-Class Entrepreneur: https://lnk.to/delkFrom One Man Shop to $200M in Revenue: https://lnk.to/tommymelloIs Psilocybin the Gateway to Self-Mastery? https://lnk.to/80upZ9 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Cix Liv challenges the Silicon Valley consensus that humanoid robots belong in the warehouse or the battlefield. By explicitly rejecting the “Terminator” military arbitrage and the “Jetsons” domestic servant model, REK validates a new thesis: entertainment is the only sector where the reliability is acceptable and economically viable. The discussion dissects the unit economics of robot combat, the “context window” required for mainstream sport adoption, and why American “lawyer culture” is fundamentally losing the hardware war to Chinese “engineering culture” explored in Dan Wang's Breakneck This is a forensic look at building “Real Steel” without government grants or safe software margins.The Agenda:00:00 - Beta Testing Robot Roadshows05:06 - Defining the Real Steel Concept07:14 - "Context Window" of Violence vs. eSports16:59 - State of Bipedal Balance & Chinese Hardware26:02 - Robot Soldier vs Real Steel Decision33:01 - B2B SaaS Brain Drain37:01 - Unit Economics: Reliability Arbitrage45:04 - Tech Stack of Tele-Operation52:07 - Dan Wang's Breakneck Thesis: Engineer China vs Lawyer US57:37 - Bringing Detroit to TexasGuest LinksREK: Website, X, Instagram, LinkedInFollow Cix: X, LinkedIn -------------------Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedInEcosystem Metacognition Substack

🔵 ¿Tienes una empresa innovadora o tecnológica y necesitas ayuda legal? ➡️ https://metricson.com/ 🟢¿Quieres reunirte con emprendedores experimentados para recibir orientación y mentoría, ya sea sobre financiación, escalar equipo, métricas u otros temas? ➡️ http://bit.ly/4FoundersOfficeHours Luis Martín Cabiedes, uno de los business angels más influyentes de España, se sienta con Jesús Monleón para una conversación absolutamente sin filtros. En este episodio, Cabiedes habla con la claridad que lo caracteriza sobre: Por qué el dinero público está distorsionando el Venture Capital La diferencia entre disciplina y talento al invertir Por qué tantos emprendedores se autoengañan Cómo detecta si una startup va a funcionar, más allá del producto Sus experiencias en BlaBlaCar, Privalia, Trovit, Indexa Capital y muchas más La importancia de las añadas, el ciclo del capital riesgo y la suerte Cómo se negocia de verdad un éxito millonario Su visión filosófica sobre la incertidumbre, la verdad y la inversión Si quieres entender cómo piensa un inversor con 30 años de experiencia, que ha vivido lo mejor y lo peor del ecosistema, este episodio es imprescindible. Temas claves del episodio: Venture Capital, inversión en startups, emprendedores, disciplina, métricas, autoengaño, dinero público, capital riesgo, business angels, Jesús Monleón, SeedRocket, Cabiedes, Blablacar, Privalia, Indexa, negociación, exits, métricas clave, filosofía aplicada a la inversión. Si te interesa el mundo startup, este episodio te va a volar la cabeza. Con: Jesús Monleon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesusmonleon/ Luis Martín Cabiedes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luismartincabiedes/ PATROCINADORES: https://www.4founderscapital.com/ https://metricson.com/ 🟢 NO OLVIDES SUSCRIBIRTE PARA NO PERDERTE NINGUNO DE NUESTROS PODCAST 🟢 REDES SOCIALES: LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seedrocket/ TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@seedrocketpodcast INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/seedrocketpodcast/

Actively Black didn't start with a product—it started with a community. By building a 23,000-person audience before launch, founder Lanny Smith turned purpose-driven storytelling into a $55,000 first day and a $2 million first year. His journey shows aspiring entrepreneurs why demand-first thinking, authentic mission, and smart list-building can change everything.For more on Actively Black click hereYou'll Learn:Why Actively Black built community before developing a productThe email + SMS strategy that led to $55K in sales on launch dayHow to sell $2M+ in your first year—even with constant stockoutsWhy fast growth can be just as dangerous as no growthHow to use storytelling and cultural pride to create brand resonanceWhat it takes to build long-term customer trust without discountingHow Lanny structured partnerships with Marvel, Disney, and iconic estatesThe real math behind inventory planning at scale (and why it's so hard)How to align investors with your vision, not just your bottom lineWhy purpose is more powerful than product in competitive industriesHow Lanny's personal values fuel every decision—from pricing to hiringChapters:00:00 Introducing Lanny Smith, Founder of Actively Black01:02 How a Career Pivot Sparked a $2M Vision01:27 Building 10K Followers Before Launching a Product03:31 Why Purpose-Driven Branding Fueled $55K on Day One06:54 What Selling Out in 3 Weeks Taught Us About Manufacturing10:30 How Actively Black Landed Partnerships with Marvel, Disney & More17:52 The Traits Behind Scaling to 8 Figures and Beyond18:48 What to Know Before Entering the $1.5T Apparel Market19:54 From “No” to $2M: How to Power Through Rejection21:43 Turning a Personal Setback Into Multi-Million Dollar Growth25:35 Why Actively Black Is More Than Just Merch (And Why That Matters)29:04 How Mission and Authenticity Drive Repeat Purchases Subscribe and watch Shopify Masters on YouTube!Sign up for your FREE Shopify Trial here.

In this episode, Ben and Jay discuss a range of topics including Ben's health update, Amazon's recent AWS event focusing on AI compute, the competitive landscape with Nvidia and Google, Marvell's earnings and challenges in custom silicon, networking innovations with DPUs, Marvell's acquisition of Celestial, Nvidia's investment in Synopsys, Intel's resurgence in advanced packaging, and the leadership changes at Apple. The conversation highlights the evolving dynamics in the tech industry, particularly in AI and cloud computing.

In this captivating episode of the Goal Crazy Podcast, host Jason VanDevere sits down with Alexander Harmsen, the visionary founder of Portfolio Pilot. Alexander shares his remarkable journey from aspiring astronaut to tech entrepreneur, highlighting his relentless pursuit of innovation and success. Dive deep into Alexander's experiences as he recounts the challenges and triumphs of pitching to over 100 investors, ultimately raising millions of dollars in venture capital. Discover the strategies and insights that helped him navigate the complex world of fundraising, and learn how his tenacity and unique vision led to the creation of groundbreaking technologies. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned professional, this episode offers invaluable lessons on perseverance, innovation, and the art of the pitch. Tune in to be inspired by Alexander's story and gain a fresh perspective on the entrepreneurial journey.Enjoy The Show! Use promo code “PODCAST” at PorfolioPilot.com to get 30 days free!Guest Links: https://portfoliopilot.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic&utm_content=goal+crazyTwiter: @AlexHarmChapters00:00 Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Background02:59 The Journey from NASA to Startup Founder05:57 Building Iris Automation: Challenges and Innovations10:05 Navigating Regulatory Hurdles in Drone Technology12:56 The Importance of Customer Discovery and Feedback18:03 Lessons Learned from Fundraising and Investor Relations23:58 Securing the First Investor and Building Credibility25:53 Navigating Investor Feedback and Rejections29:02 Shifting Strategies: From Vancouver to San Francisco32:24 Finding the Right Investor Fit36:24 The Importance of Regulatory Understanding37:35 Leveraging Past Success for New Ventures40:19 Identifying Market Gaps in Financial Advisory45:45 Building a Personalized Financial Advisory Platform52:13 The Future of AI in Financial Management

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What does it take to go from advising founders to becoming one?On this week's special Reverse Grit episode, we flip the script and put our Grit podcast host Joubin Mirzadegan in the guest seat.Joubin recently founded Roadrunner, where he is now co-founder & CEO. Roadrunner is building an AI‑native CPQ to modernize the quote‑to‑cash stack, drawing on years of conversations he's had with enterprise revenue leaders.Stepping into the host role, Mamoon Hamid joins Joubin to talk about his transition from sales leader to founder, how Roadrunner came together, and why it became our first incubation since Glean.Roadrunner is hiring! Check them out: https://www.roadrunner.ai/Guest: Joubin Mirzadegan, Partner, Kleiner Perkins​Connect with MamoonXLinkedInConnect with JoubinXLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins

The Haves & Have-Nots Of 2025 | Threshold Ventures Co-founder Emily MeltonThis week for our 2025 recap, we're joined by VC Emily Melton, co-founder of Threshold Ventures. Melton highlights her reflection of 2025, which splits the market into "haves and have-nots" with nothing in between, noting the concentration of venture dollars on "high flyers" and the indifference shown to established companies with respectable revenue.We cover:

One of the biggest names in the startup ecosystem is launching a new investment fund targeted at a $2.2B raise. We dig into the news, and how the AI boom is transforming the Venture Capital and Megacap investing landscape Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

246 | Muss der Spotify-Gründer Angst vor einem AI-Startup haben, das alle 2 Wochen soviel Musik erzeugt wie insgesamt auf Spotify verfügbar? Nein! Von AI Slop über Europas Chancen in 2026 bis zu Kinderkotze ist alles drin in dieser Folge.Partner dieser Folge: Clockodo: ⁠https://www.clockodo.com/⁠optimisten, Gutschein-Code: optimisten25 Finde eine Geschäftsidee, die perfekt zu dir passt: ⁠⁠digitaleoptimisten.de/quiz⁠⁠Mehr zum Pitch Deck von Suno: https://archive.is/7uNePKapitel:(00:00) Intro(02:00) Sunos geleaktes Pitch Deck - keine guten Nachrichten für AI Startups(14:40) Liquidationspräferenzen - der leise Killer von Startups(20:15) ST. Gallen Ökosystem Rising(29:05) Europe First oder europäischer Patriotismus(32:20) Startup-Deutschland: Loser Mentalität?(41:09) Roast my Geschäfsidee: Autositz Reinigung(51:17) Geschäftsidee von Samuel: Offline Club(57:55) Geschäftsidee von Alex: Meeting-TamagotchiMehr Kontext:In dieser Folge von Unicorn Ideas diskutieren Alex Mrozek und Samuel Schneider den AI-Musik-Hype rund um Suno, den Vergleich zum Metaverse und warum viele Venture-Capital-Modelle wertvolle Startups zerstören. Samuel stellt den HSG Startup Accelerator in St. Gallen vor und zeigt, warum Deep Tech Europa eine echte Chance hat. Außerdem: ein Reality-Check für die Longevity-Bewegung rund um Brian Johnson, eine Roast-Idee „Car Seat Heaven“ und zwei neue Pitches – Offline Membership Clubs und das Meeting-Tamagotchi für bessere Arbeitskultur.Keywords: AI Musik, Suno, AI Slop, Metaverse, Deep Tech Europa, Venture Capital, Liquidationspräferenz, HSG Accelerator, Iron Energy, Forkis, Longevity, Brian Johnson, Digital Detox, Offline Club, Tamagotchi Meetings, Digitale Optimisten, Unicorn Ideas Podcast.

In this episode we explore the importance of timing, simplicity, and passion in crossing the chasm from early adopters to mass market adoption for any company or product. We also talk about personal branding and storytelling in business success.TakeawaysThe importance of timing in market adoption is crucial for success.Simplicity in product and message helps in crossing the chasm.Passion of the founder is key to engaging customers and building trust.Personal branding and owning your domain are essential in today's digital age.Podcasts are a powerful medium for entrepreneurs to share their stories.Taking photos with others can help expand your network and reach.The cascade theory emphasizes the need for a product to be easily shareable.Entrepreneurs should focus on grassroots marketing strategies.Building a business with passion can lead to success without large budgets.About Jim JamesJim has spent over 25 years running his own PR and Marketing Firm, EastWest Public Relations. He sold his firm and now helps Founders/Entrepreneurs get noticed in the noisy world we live in.You can find him and his podcast, the Unnoticed Entrepreneur at: https://www.jimajames.com CONNECT WITH USGet Your Weekly EDGE Newsletter. It's FREE.Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)Brandon writes a weekly email newsletter called EDGE that over 22,000 people rely on for an edge to achieve their best selves in business and life.ContentBrandon writes about what he knows...lessons from 2x exits, 20+ strike outs Venture Capital, Marketing at AOL, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller, Podcasting, Angel Investing, Philanthropy, Public service, Fitness and peak performance.Who it's forPeople that want to achieve their full potential.Claim your edge with others who have been getting a step ahead. Link to sign up: https://edge.ck.page/bea5b3fda6 A Podcast for entrepreneurs and peak performersPart of the Best Podcast Network: Productivity Podcast, Marketing Podcast, Business Plan Podcast, 401k Podcast, Car Accident Lawyer Podcast,

Key highlightsHow Backed grew from a $30M first fund to a newly closed $100M Fund III, with top-quartile returns and 5 unicorns across 100 investments.The founder traits they optimize for: deep competitiveness, speed under uncertainty, and “PQ” - a founder's magnetic pull on top talent and early believers.Why the biggest outcomes come from betting early on markets that look strange, overlooked, or technically impossible.How events became Backed's secret weapon — sourcing better deals, meeting founders earlier, and building a tight-knit community through 40+ events a year.What it means to run a venture firm where portfolio founders also become LPs, and why this deepens alignment across every new fund.The frontier-tech themes they're betting on now: financial services, manufacturing, and biotech — all at the edge of engineering and scientific breakthroughs.Why Backed is expanding their US presence while keeping the core of their thesis focused on European founders.This episode is a masterclass for early-stage founders and investors navigating fast-moving markets, deep tech, and high-ambition company building.Tune in to learn how Backed spots founders, builds community at scale, and chooses markets long before they become obvious.Recorded live at Slush 2025 in Helsinki. Be sure to follow Sesamers on Instagram, LinkedIn, and X for more cool stories from the people we catch during the best Tech events!

AGENDA: 04:20 Thrive and OpenAI Partnership  07:14 Databricks Raising $5BN at $134BN Valuation: Cheap or Not? 17:39 Eventbrite Acquired by Bending Spoons for $500M 21:39 Pagerduty's $1BN Market Cap, Just 2x Revenue 26:59 The TAM Trap: Why SaaS Is Like Japan 37:42 Lessons from Companies Hitting $100M ARR 44:57 The Future of Labour Markets is F****** 52:10 The Importance of Compounding in Investments 56:45 The Relevance Game in Venture Capital 01:05:01 Supabase at $5BN or Lovable at $6BN: Which One?  

Legendary Stanford immunologist Dr. Ed Engleman helped create the foundations of modern cancer treatment. From early breakthroughs in immune-cell training to a brand-new discovery, Engleman explains how the immune system can now be switched on and off like circuitry, with implications for cancer, autoimmune disease, infections and more. He also breaks down his role at Vivo Capital, the global life-sciences venture firm where he evaluates and guides new biotech startups. Engleman describes how Vivo's more conservative, data-driven investment style matches his own approach: digging deep into the science, waiting for real clinical signals, and backing teams that can translate discoveries into actual drugs. A rare conversation with a scientist-founder-investor whose discoveries and companies have reshaped medicine — and who's still chasing the next breakthrough. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

While there are now some notable Latin American “Unicorns,” the region has lagged behind others when it comes to developing a venture economy. Then still, within Latin America, Colombia has until recently punched below its weight in attracting venture dollars. This may be changing now, and some intrepid Venture Capital firms are betting on Colombian talent and the country's technology infrastructure to produce results.Htwenty Capital is one of those early stage venture firms. During a recent event organized by the City of Medellín's investment promotion agency, ACI Medellín, Loren Moss, executive editor of Finance Colombia and Cognitive Business News was able to spend some time with the investment fund's Platform Lead, Jimena Cortés to discuss the unique challenges—and opportunities that Colombia presents when it comes to funding and growing high potential startups.Read the full article on Finance Colombia: Jimena Cortés Shares Why HTwenty Capital is Placing Venture Bets in Colombia Despite Unique ChallengesSubscribe to Finance Colombia for free: https://www.fcsubscribe.com/Read more at Cognitive Business News: https://cognitivebusiness.news/More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/writeContact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-un...Read more at Finance Colombia: https://www.financecolombia.com/ Subscribe to Finance Colombia for free: https://www.fcsubscribe.com/ Read more at Cognitive Business News: https://cognitivebusiness.news/ The place for bilingual talent! https://empleobilingue.com/ More about Loren Moss: https://lorenmoss.com/write Contact us: https://unidodigital.media/contact-unido-digital-llc/

My guest in this episode is Chris Macintosh. Chris has founded and built several multi-million dollar businesses in the investment arena, including overseeing the deployment of over $30m into Venture Capital opportunities and advising family offices internationally. Before this, Chris built a career at Invesco Asset Management, Lehman Brothers, JPMChase, & Robert Flemings.Interview Links:Capital Exploits:  https://capitalistexploits.at/Glenorchy Capital: https://glenorchycapital.net/Interview Links:Accountable Equity: https://accountableequity.com/Learn & Grow Event: https://accountableequity.com/learngrow/Subscribe To Our Weekly Newsletter:The Wealth Dojo: https://subscribe.wealthdojo.ai/Download all the Niches Trilogy Books:The 21 Best Cashflow NichesDigital: ⁠⁠https://www.cashflowninjaprograms.com/the-21-best-cashflow-niches-book⁠⁠Audio: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/21-best-cashflow-niches⁠The 21 Most Unique Cashflow NichesDigital: ⁠⁠https://www.cashflowninjaprograms.com/the-21-most-unique-cashflow-niches⁠⁠Audio: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/21-most-unique-niches⁠The 21 Best Cash Growth NichesDigital: ⁠https://www.cashflowninjaprograms.com/the-21-best-cash-growth-niches⁠⁠Audio: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/21-cash-growth-nichesThe 21 Next Level Cashflow NichesDigital: https://www.cashflowninjaprograms.com/the-21-next-level-cashflow-niches-book-free-downloadAudio: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-21-next-level-nichesListen To Cashflow Ninja Podcasts:Cashflow Ninja⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cashflowninja⁠Cashflow Investing Secrets⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cashflowinvestingsecrets⁠Cashflow Ninja Banking⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cashflow-ninja-banking⁠Connect With Us:Website: http://cashflowninja.comPodcast: http://cashflowinvestingsecrets.comPodcast: http://cashflowninjabanking.comSubstack: https://mclaubscher.substack.com/Amazon Audible: https://a.co/d/1xfM1VxAmazon Audible: https://a.co/d/aGzudX0Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cashflowninja/Twitter: https://twitter.com/mclaubscherInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecashflowninja/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cashflowninjaLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mclaubscher/Gab: https://gab.com/cashflowninjaYoutube: http://www.youtube.com/c/CashflowninjaRumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-329875

Alex Modon is CEO and Co-founder of Unlimited Industries, a company transforming infrastructure development through AI-driven automation. Unlimited tackles one of the biggest bottlenecks in climate and industrial innovation: the outdated, risk-averse world of engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC). Traditional EPCs are often misaligned with the needs of first-of-a-kind projects. Unlimited flips the script by using AI to generate thousands of design permutations, drastically cutting feedback loops, iteration time, and overall cost. Alex shares how his background in software, combined with childhood exposure to industrial environments, inspired him to take on this hard problem—and why he believes the only way to build faster is to rebuild the entire system from the ground up.Episode recorded on July 29 (Published on Dec 3)In this episode, we cover: ⁠[03:15] An overview of EPCs[05:05] How EPCs make money[07:06] Why FOAK projects face EPC challenges[10:02] Reducing marginal cost of engineering design with AI[12:35] Alex's pivot from software to infrastructure[15:39] Why EPCs resist adopting AI tools[19:14] Unlimited's capital projects platform explained[23:41] How Unlimited manages physical construction[26:36] The company's vision of fully autonomous construction in the future[28:08] Why physical abundance drives Alex Enjoyed this episode? Please leave us a review! Share feedback or suggest future topics and guests at info@mcj.vc.Connect with MCJ:Cody Simms on LinkedInVisit mcj.vcSubscribe to the MCJ Newsletter*Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant

Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape.Welcome back to another episode of Venture Unlocked, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the business of venture capital.In this episode, I sit down with Lior Susan from Eclipse to explore his journey from building companies in the physical world to founding and scaling a unique venture firm. We discuss the importance of high-conviction investing, assembling elite teams from operator backgrounds, and staying adaptable in a rapidly shifting market shaped by technology and AI. Lior shares lessons on discipline, honesty, and the realities of venture investing, offering actionable insights for anyone interested in building resilient companies or understanding what it takes to succeed in today's venture landscape.Thanks for listening to another episode of Venture Unlocked. We hope you enjoyed our conversation with Lior. If you'd like to get Venture Unlocked content straight to your inbox, go to ventureunlocked.substack.com and sign up, or go to Apple Podcasts or Spotify and subscribe. Thanks again for listening.About Lior SusanLior Susan is the founder and managing partner of Eclipse, a venture capital firm focused on backing entrepreneurs who are building companies to transform physical industries. He began his career as a co-founder of Intucell, a software-defined networking startup that was acquired by Cisco in 2012. After that, he led the hardware investment platform Lab IX at Flextronics, deploying capital across energy storage, additive manufacturing, robotics, and wireless infrastructure. In 2015, Lior launched Eclipse to invest in startups transforming critical industries like manufacturing, logistics, supply chain, transportation, energy, and on. He draws on experience as an operator, investor, and former Israeli special forces serviceman to support founders tackling complex, real-world problems.Eclipse is a firm headquartered in Palo Alto (with a New York presence) that partners with entrepreneurs building category-defining companies in physical industries. The firm builds and invests in companies at all stages, combining hardware, software, and systems to modernize “bits and atoms.” Since its founding in 2015, Eclipse has built and backed over 100 companies and helped accelerate startups like Bedrock, VulcanForms, True Anomaly, and Cerebras — companies driving innovation in construction, digital manufacturing infrastructure, defense capabilities, and AI infrastructure.During the conversation, we discussed:* Lior's Career Path and Founding Eclipse (3:38)* Reflecting on the Fund's Origins and Initial Fundraising (6:46)* Adjusting Firm Size and Strategy as Opportunities Grow (9:49)* High-Conviction, High-Ownership Investment Approach (12:45)* Decision-Making Process and Team Dynamics (14:57)* Patterns Among Founders of Large Companies (17:27)* The Evolution of Eclipse's Value Proposition (20:23)* Operator-to-Investor Transitions and Internal Training (24:49)* Market Shifts and Macro Changes in Venture Capital (27:07)* Exit Challenges, IPOs, and Long-Term Private Markets (30:27)* Alignment Between LPs and Managers Around Exits (33:44)* Lior's Investment Lessons and Reflections on Power Law (35:17)* Thoughts on Deglobalization and Future Predictions (36:32)I'd love to know what you took away from this conversation with Lior. Follow me @SamirKaji and give me your insights and questions with the hashtag #ventureunlocked. If you'd like to be considered as a guest or have someone you'd like to hear from (GP or LP), drop me a direct message on X. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ventureunlocked.substack.com

Earlier this year I heard Doug Cobb speak about the organization he leads, The Finishing Fund, and I was intrigued. The Finishing Fund is like a venture capital fund for evangelical work around the world. Like a venture capital fund in the secular space, it doesn't fully fund a work, but provides seed capital to get the work started. It works through partners “on the ground” in some of the most remote and hostile areas on the planet. I liked what I heard for a variety of reasons that are important to us here at MinistryWatch. For one, The Finishing Fund exercised a high degree of accountability and transparency. It was nimble. It could fund a group in weeks or months, and if the projects went well, it could make follow-on investments. And, equally important, if things were not working out, it could pull the plug on that project just as quickly. I wanted to have Doug on the program to discuss this innovative model for missions and philanthropy. He's my guest today. Doug Cobb is himself a major investor in the Fund and volunteers as its managing partner. An entrepreneur from Louisville, Kentucky, Doug has been working with Finishing the Task and the Issachar Initiative for a decade. We had this conversation via zoom. The producer for today's program is Jeff McIntosh. I'm Warren Smith. And I'd like to remind you that we are in the midst of our year-end fundraising campaign. Here at MinistryWatch we get more than a third, nearly 40 percent, of our budget in the past two months of the year. For us, that means about $190,000. If you are able to contribute, click here. Until next time, may God bless you.

Kenneth Hochhauser is Partner and Head of Data and Analytics at RTL. His background includes roles as a retail executive at Macy's and GNC and as a small business and economic development officer for the City of New York. He has advised both tenants and landlords on site selection, trade area analysis, and retail strategy, including introducing Chipotle to the New York metro market and representing Duxiana nationally. His past assignments span major projects such as Brookfield Place, Trump Place, and Columbia University's Manhattanville and Morningside campuses.(02:39) - Ken's Journey(04:59) - Retail Market Trends(06:05) - Retail vs. Office Innovation(07:53) - Shopping Trends and Retail Insights(08:31) - Retail Challenges in Manhattan(10:05) - Retail's Historical Context and Future(12:14) - Tenant Preferences(17:33) - Experiential Retail & Unique Locations(20:56) - Non-Traditional Retail (23:21) - Feature: Blueprint - The Future of Real Estate - Register for 2026: The Premier Event for Industry Executives, Real Estate & Construction Tech Startups and VC's, at The Venetian, Las Vegas on September 22nd-24th, 2026. As a friend of Tangent, you can save $300 on your All-Access pass(28:11) - Retail Tech & Data Utilization(34:29) - Location Indicators & Retail Expansion(38:29) - Collaboration Superpower: an economist(40:08) - US Gov. Shutdown Impact

Microsoft Reporter Aaron Holmes talks with TITV Host Akash Pasricha about why Microsoft is lowering AI agent sales quotas and what this signals for the broader generative AI market. We also talk with Finance Editor Ken Brown about why credit ratings agencies are becoming central to the AI debt story, and Nnamdi Okike, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at 645 Ventures, on why VC fundraising is trending toward a decade low. Lastly, we get into the future of travel tech with Johannes Reck, Co-Founder & CEO of GetYourGuide, who discusses the European market and competition with Airbnb and Booking Holdings.Articles discussed on this episode: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/microsoft-lowers-ai-software-sales-quotas-customers-resist-newer-productshttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/s-p-takes-ai-debt-deals-crypto-giantsTITV airs on YouTube, X and LinkedIn at 10AM PT / 1PM ET. Or check us out wherever you get your podcasts.Subscribe to: - The Information on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@theinformation- The Information: https://www.theinformation.com/subscribe_hSign up for the AI Agenda newsletter: https://www.theinformation.com/features/ai-agenda

The venture capital model of the last two decades, characterized by the "30-minute rule" and the race to a quick IPO, is obsolete. We are witnessing a fundamental decoupling of capital from geography and a restructuring of how liquidity is manufactured. In this episode, Andrew Romans of 7BC Venture Capital argues that we have entered a new era where geopolitical friction is forcing a renaissance in hard tech, hedge funds have permanently altered the growth stage, and the "Series A" playbook has been rewritten by the realities of a market where companies stay private indefinitely.Highlights01:05 Why 30 Firms Control the Market09:49 "Stay Private Forever" & The Secondary Market 19:51 Geopolitics, Supply Chains, & Defense Tech30:30 Hedge Fund Tourists & Founder-Led VCs37:11  The Death of the "30-Minute Rule" 47:35 Beyond "Silicon Hills" Guest LinksAndrew Romans: LinkedIn, X7BC Venture CapitalFireside with a VC: Apple, Spotify, YouTube -------------------Austin Next Links: Website, X/Twitter, YouTube, LinkedInEcosystem Metacognition Substack

Steve Kim, Partner at Verdis Investment Management, shares his unique take on venture capital investment through a data-driven, diversified portfolio strategy. With a focus on early-stage investments and emerging managers, Steve discusses why diversification is key to optimizing venture returns and building enduring funds. He offers insights from his transition from technology leadership to investments, his commitment to backing emerging managers, and how this strategy benefits both LPs and founders in the long run.In this episode, you'll learn:[01:18] Steve's background and transition into venture capital[06:15] Using data to drive decisions in venture investments[09:06] Comparing concentrated and diversified portfolio strategies[15:30] Understanding and meeting founders' needs[20:00] The role and support of emerging managers in venture capital[30:00] Evolution of the venture capital ecosystem and future perspectivesThe nonprofit organization Steve is passionate about: International BaccalaureateAbout Steve KimSteve Kim is a Partner at Verdis Investment Management, where he champions a data-driven and diversified approach to venture capital investments. With over two decades of experience, Steve backs emerging managers at the earliest stages, leveraging data to optimize returns while reducing risk. His career began in technology, where he held leadership roles at companies like Walt Disney and Alcatel before transitioning to investments.About Verdis Investment ManagementVerdis Investment Management, LLC (“Verdis”) is a Registered Investment Advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940. Registration as an Investment Advisor does not imply any level of skill or training. The views expressed in this episode reflect those of Verdis as of the date of recording. Any views are subject to change at any time based on market or other conditions, and Verdis disclaims any responsibility to update such views. This commentary is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Because investment decisions are based on numerous factors, these views may not be relied upon as an indication of trading intent on behalf of any portfolio or strategy. The information contained herein has been prepared from sources believed to be reliable but is not guaranteed by Verdis as to its accuracy or completeness. This information does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, an interest in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. Certain information contained herein has been obtained from other parties. While such sources are believed to be reliable, neither Verdis nor its respective affiliates assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information presented.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode.

In venture these days, it pays to be small and scrappy or huge and swimming in fees. Anywhere in between is a hard slog. Bradley walks through the changing VC landscape, using his own fund history as Exhibit A, and going into detail on his return to an “equity for services” model. Plus, why AOC should run for President rather than the US Senate, how AI could be utilized to revolutionize classrooms, and a fresh theory on why we can't resist TV villains.This episode was taped at P&T Knitwear at 180 Orchard Street — New York City's only free podcast recording studio.Send us an email with your thoughts on today's episode: info@firewall.media.Be sure to watch Bradley's new TED Talk on Mobile Voting at https://go.ted.com/bradleytusk.Subscribe to Bradley's weekly newsletter and follow Bradley on Linkedin + Substack + YouTube.

The venture capital world has a liquidity problem. With IPOs scarce and M&A exits few and far between, investors have been stuck in positions for years, unable to return capital to their LPs or move into new opportunities. But while traditional exit doors have stayed shut, technology has opened up new ones—specifically, platforms that make it possible to create and trade Special Purpose Vehicles at scale, something that used to require armies of lawyers and fund administrators. Today I'm joined by Nik Talreja, the CEO and co-founder of Sydecar, a platform that's turned what used to be a manual, months-long process into something you can do in days. He started his career as a securities attorney at firms like Weil Gotshal and Cooley, where he spent his days drafting the same documents over and over for venture deals. That experience showed him that much of what venture capitalists were paying lawyers to do could be standardized and automated, which led him to found Sydecar in 2021. In our conversation, he explains how technology is reshaping private market infrastructure, what gets automated and what still needs human expertise, and how software is changing who can participate in venture investing.

Bolivia is facing a severe economic crisis. The country is literally running out of dollars. Their foreign reserves have collapsed from $15 billion a decade ago to just $50 million today. In June 2024, Bolivia legalized cryptocurrencies, and digital asset transaction volume exploded - growing over 500 percent in the past year.To participate in the global economy, businesses are turning to stablecoins for access to dollar assets. From Binance peer-to-peer trading to stablecoin-powered credit cards, we explore how people survive when their country runs out of dollars, and how stablecoins are being used for global spending. Watch the full episode on YouTube.00:00 - Bolivia ran out of dollars02:06 - Stablecoins to the rescue03:25 - How did Bolivia get here?04:11 - Bolivia's parallel economy06:24 - Meru09:55 - What happens when a country runs out of dollarsOur Links -

Fifteen years in, it can still feel like “we're just getting started.”Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder of Cloudflare, returns to Grit with Joubin Mirzadegan to share how Cloudflare secures the internet for millions, with a vision built to last generations.She also shares why staying close to reality and to customers becomes harder as success compounds, and how Cloudflare is helping content creators regain control in an AI driven internet.Guest: Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder and President of CloudflareConnect with Michelle ZatlynXLinkedIn​Connect with JoubinXLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins