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Jyri Engeström, YES VC:n perustaja on kolmatta kertaa vieraana. SVB Pankkikriisi vaihe vaiheelta Jyri Engeström #neuvottelija 182 oli vuoden 2023 kuunnelluin jakso! Nyt Jyri ja Timo Ahopelto Lifeline Venturesista ovat perustaneet hyvän alun saaneen Startup-ministeriö-podcastin. 00:00 Jyri Engeström, YES VC. Startup-ministeriö-podcasti Timo Ahopellon kanssa 01:14 “Menestyksen syistä”-runo Timo Ahopelto 02:48 “Investointipankkiirin sateenvarjo"-runo Sami Miettinen 03:55 Vesa Riihimäki Nordean startup-lainat 05:25 SVB Pankkikriisi vaihe vaiheelta Jyri Engeström #neuvottelija 182 vuoden 2023 kuunnelluin jakso 07:30 Venture Capital markkina on nihkeä, mutta toipumassa 12:48 Is there life after a down round? Kim Väisänen Sami Miettinen Maria 01 – miksi alenevaan hintaan on hankala tehdä rahoituskierroksia 18:41 True Venturesin mantra – Maksimoidaan riski. Miten yksisarvisten metsästys on muuttunut? 20:05 Pääomapalautukset. Itevarmuus, sijoittajapsykologia 22:50 Suomen pienet rahastokoot 27:80 Startup-ministeriö Miki Kuusen opit Woltista – ankkurisijoittajan worst case skenaario keskellä maailmanvalloitusta. Amerikkalainen vieraan pääoman rahoitus 31:50 Konkarisijoittajien tai enkeleiden koulutusleirit maailmalla ja Suomessa. Ali Omar. Ylitarjonta aikaisen vaiheen rahastoista erityisesti Suomessa 36:00 Suomen kasvuyritysekosysteemin hyvät puolet 38:37 Suomalainen vakuutuspohjainen eläkejärjestelmä poistaa yksityisvarallisuutta verrattuna anglosaksiseen rahastoeläkkeeseen 40:40 Lifeline Venturesin omistusrakenne. LP:iden vero-due diligence 41:13 Luxemburg. Perintöverottomat ruotsalaiset 43:12 Miten me ollaan niin köyhiä? Suomalaiset arvostavat enemmän lottovoittajia kuin yrittäjiä. Sami Inkisen kirjoitus ”Yrittäjistä on tehtävä koko kansan sankareita” 44:38 Juurisyytä etsimässä. Riskin karttaminen. Pesämunat. YEL-uudistus. Uusi sukupolvi haluaa vaikuttaa maailmaan. Sami Inkinen jälleen 50:20 Suomi vs. USA. Kahnemann ja Tversky. Stanford, Berkely. Kahnemann-mehu 54:16 Kärsiikö Suomi pienestä kielialueestaan myös tekoälyaikana? Tekoälyhype 58:00 Suomalaisten Microsoft-uskovaisuus palkitaan MS Copilotin yleistyessä? 58:47 Samin suositus – Startup-ministeriö kuunteluun! 59:17 #neuvottelija Sisäpiri Elon Musk ja psykedeelit

In this episode, I speak with Jyri Engestrom, an investor and partner at YesVC, about angel vesting. Jyri shares his insights on how to get into angel investing and how it can benefit your career as a founder or executive. We discuss the popularity of angel investing and the platforms that allow investors to deploy small tickets into companies. Jyri emphasizes the importance of building a diversified portfolio, even if you're running your own company. Tune in to learn more about the world of angel investing. Disclaimer: The content shared on this podcast should not be considered as legal, financial, or any other type of advice. We encourage you to seek guidance from qualified professionals and conduct your own research before making any investment decisions. Highlights: [00:00:40] Angel investing and career benefits.  [00:04:00] Investing in startups for equity.  [00:09:09] Investing too much in startups.  [00:12:30] Skipping angel investing vintages.  [00:17:10] Angel investing ticket size.  [00:20:04] Legal protection when investing.  [00:24:19] The value of angel investors.  [00:28:05] Private investments and angel investors.  [00:34:37] Cultivating relationships as an investor.  [00:37:06] Investing in competitors for success. Guest: Jyri Engeström co-founded Jaiku, a mobile social network acquired by Google, and Ditto, a recommendations app acquired by Groupon. He is an early investor in Unity (NYSE:U), Oura, Iceye and many other companies. Before co-founding Yes VC with Caterina, he was on the investing team at True Ventures (early investors in Peloton, Ring, WordPress and others). LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyriengestrom/ --- Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek, and we would appreciate it if you would take a minute to rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests? Please message me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)

Jyri's deck on How to Invest in Startups Even If You're Not a VCIn this episode we discuss:[00:01:14] Introduction: Defining "Dual Threat CEOs"[00:02:35] Investing in Startups to Improve a Founder's Network[00:03:42] Suitability of Startup Investing for Every Founder[00:06:31] How LPs View Founders Running Venture Funds[00:08:28] Approach to Investing with Limited Capital[00:11:24] Consider Your Opportunity Cost From the Investor's Perspective[00:14:57] The Benefits of Being Generous in the Startup Ecosystem[00:24:44] Exploring "Parallel Entrepreneurs"[00:29:20] Using a Structured Approach for Angel Investing[00:38:00] The Importance of Starting Early in Angel Investing[00:41:00] Consistency in Angel Investing[00:42:42] Actively Managing Investments and Doubling Down on Success[00:48:00] Comparing Angel Investing in Europe and the US[00:52:18] Incubating Startups and Investing at Yes VC[00:55:29] Founder Investors and Control Over Company Direction[00:56:51] Significance of Creating Multiple Successful Ventures[00:57:29] Diversifying Risk and Psychological Well-being as FoundersAbout:Jyri Engeström is an early investor in Unity, Dapper Labs, Oura, and many other successful companies. Together with his partner Caterina Fake he runs Yes VC, an early stage firm based in San Francisco. Before starting Yes VC he founded two companies. The first one sold to Google, the second one to Groupon.

Petteri Järvinen keskustelee tekoälyn rajoista, tulevaisuudesta ja tuleeko ATK viimeinkin ihmisten apuriksi. Keskustelu pohjautuu Tekoäly ja Minä : Ihmisenä tekoälyn aikakaudella (Tammi, 2023) -kirjaan. 00:00 Petteri Järvinen, Minä ja Tekoäly. Ihminen pärjää hyvin tekoälyn kanssa ja vastaan 00:40 Audiokanava, äänikirjat, puhe ja palauttava hiljaisuus. Hetkessä eläminen vs. jatkuva syöte 02:40 Hidastuuko ihmisten “kellotaajuus” ikääntyessä? Miten ihminen sopeutuu somen pätkätykitykseen 04:11 Lineaaritelkkari on roskaa 04:44 Jyri Engeström, YES VC. Tekoälyvisio 1: Tekoäly tuo vihdoinkin suuremmoisen käyttöliittymän ja delegointialustan ihmiskomennoille 05:52 Puheohjaus on ollut pettymys. Emme ole vieläkään saamassa ATK:ta eli Automaattista Tietojen Käsittelyä. 07:20 Flynnin ilmiö on huolestuttava. Ihmiset tyhmenevät ja menettävät keskittymiskyvyn. Kultakalat 08:43 Tekoälyvisio 2: Henkilökohtainen dataismi eli omalla käytöksellä ja datalla koulutetut apurit, mini-Petterit ja mini-Samit. Kahnemann-mehu-utopia kulman takana? 09:40 ChatGPT:n käyttöliittymä on vasta alkua. Vastauksien optimaalisuuteen ei voi luottaa olivat ne sitten itse koulutetusta aineistosta tai massasta 11:20 Varjoja robottiutopian paratiisissa 12:05 Tekoälytiivistykset ovat luotettavampia kuin tekoälyhallusinaatiot. Voiko alkuperäisaineistoon perehtymistä kuitenkaan ikinä välttää? Kuratointi ja ChatGPT:n kiusaaminen kehityksen välineenä 13:18 ChatGPT:eiden ylilyönnit – eduskunnan tekoälyapuri 14:49 Aliohjelmat ja erikoistuneet pluginit kuten Wolfram Alpha ja AI PDF hallunisoinnin vähentäjinä 15:33 Ohjelmointi kansalaistaitona – hyödytöntä vai ei? 16:08 Tekoälyn historiaa. Elon Muskin neurolinkki – vammautuneet ensimmäinen käyttäjäryhmä 17:43 Muskin autonomiset autot eivät tulleet vuonna 2017 kuten visioitiin, eivätkä vieläkään toimi 19:02 Sandstorm, DARPA ja Kalifornian merkitys 20:28 Vaunuonglema, trolley problem ja tekoälyn etiikka. Juridiikka länsimaissa vs. Kiina 22:48 TikTok vaikutusalustana ja urkinta. Meta tutkii silmän liikkeitä 24:33 Samin ränttäys radikaalista rehellisyydestä. Voiko sisältötulvalla puolustautua cancel-höykkäyksiltä? 25:51 GDPR ja yksityisyyden suojeleminen. Hollannin viranomaisten tekoälypilottikatastrofi 29:51 Neuroverkon päätöksiä ei ole helppo analysoida. Neuroverkko ei ole tietämysjärjestelmä tai päätöspuu 31:18 Tekoäly syrjii, mutta korjausyritykset voivat vääristää todellisuutta. Adoben Fireflyn monimuotoisuus 32:08 Ennakkoluuloa vai rationalisuutta? Keinotekoiset lopputulosten koodaukset eivät ole läpinäkyviä. Yksityiset koulutusympäristöt yksi ratkaisu 34:28 Talousteoreettinen tuuppaus tai nudge-ohjaus voi olla perusteltua. ESG-ohjaus voi mennä vikaan 35:38 Samin räntti Nordnetin kuluttomien indeksirahastojen muutoksesta yleisestä indeksistä ESG-painoiseksi 38:08 Miksi ihmistyö ei ole täysin uhattuna. Polarisointi vaarana. Ihmiskunta on tavattoman joustava. Luomureaktio 40:44 Ihmisälyn mysteeri. Luovuus pohjautuu aiemmin luotuun ja satunnaisvaihteluun 42:36 Miten tekoäly voi ohjelmoida. Alatason koodaustaidon turhuus. Singulariteetti ja tekoälydystopiat 44:46 Miten Sami säilyttää tarkkaavaisuuden äänikirjassa tekemällä oheistoimintoja kuten mobiilipeliä 46:04 Väite hyödyntämättömästä aivokapasiteetista. Alitajunnan ja intuition hyödyntäminen 48:00 Ihmisen ja tekoälyn yhdistäminen. Google Glass ei tullutkaan 49:33 Timo Honkelan merkitysneuvottelu 50:27 Minä ja Tekoäly-kirja 50:55 #neuvottelija Sisäpiiri 18 Suomen kirkot dronekuvissa #tekoäly #kognitio #neuvottelija #neuvottelijat #tietokirja #ai

In der Rubrik “Investments & Exits” begrüßen wir heute Otto Birnbaum, General Partner von Revent. Otto bespricht die Runde von ReOrbit und Speak:Das in Helsinki ansässige Unternehmen ReOrbit hat in einer Seed-Finanzierungsrunde 6,8 Millionen Euro eingesammelt. Die Runde wurde von Inventure VC geleitet und umfasste Beteiligungen von 10x Founders, Icebreaker.vc, Expansion und Yes VC. ReOrbit ist ein Anbieter von softwaregestützten Satelliten und ermöglicht den Echtzeit-Datenfluss im Weltraum. Das Unternehmen bietet Flugsoftware, Satellitenplattformen und komplette Systeme für Erdbeobachtungs- und SatCom-Betreiber. Durch die Software-First-Architektur kann ReOrbit Satelliten für verschiedene Missionen anpassen und dabei die Kosten und die Zeit bis zur Umlaufbahn minimieren. Die OpenAI-gestützte Sprachlern-App Speak hat in einer Series-B-2-Finanzierungsrunde unter der Leitung von Angel-Investor Lachy Groom insgesamt 16 Millionen US-Dollar gesammelt. Die Mitbegründer von Dropbox, Drew Houston und Arash Ferdowsi, haben ebenfalls in Speak investiert, was die Gesamtfinanzierung auf 63 Millionen US-Dollar erhöht. Das Geld wird verwendet, um die Markteinführung von Speak in weiteren Ländern, einschließlich der USA, zu unterstützen. CEO Connor Zwick plant, den KI-gesteuerten Tutor von Speak bis zum Ende des Jahres in den meisten wichtigen Märkten weltweit einzuführen, um Englischsprechern das Erlernen anderer Sprachen zu ermöglichen. 

This week, a conversation with theoretical physicist and futurist Dr Michio Kaku. Kaku is a co-founder of string field theory and he's one of today's most recognizable scientists appearing regularly on news programs, documentary films and as host of two weekly radio programs, Exploration and Science Fantastic. In his latest book, Quantum Supremacy: How the Quantum Computer Revolution Will Change Everything, Kaku suggests how powerful computers might eventually solve some of humanity's biggest problems from incurable disease to global warming and world hunger. On May 4th, 2023, Dr Kaku came to the Sydney Goldstein Theater in San Francisco to talk to Caterina Fake, a serial entrepreneur, investor at Yes VC, and host of the upcoming podcast ingenious. Join us now for a conversation with Dr. Michio Kaku.

In this episode, we sit down with Jyri Engeström, Co-founder of Yes VC and experienced entrepreneur and investor, to discuss the role of entrepreneurship as a "soda straw" between different communities. Jyri shares his insights on how startups can bridge gaps between diverse communities and create positive social impact through innovation. With a focus on investing in startups that are building a better future, Jyri draws on his years of experience in the tech industry to provide valuable perspectives and actionable advice for aspiring entrepreneurs. We also explore the differences between angel investors and venture capitalists, and the importance of aligning expectations and being clear about goals and values when working with investors. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:46 - Who Yes VC Is? 05:55 - Where Do The Best Deals Come From? 07:45 - Jyri's Hobbies Outside Work 11:59 - Evaluating an Entrepreneur's Potential through the Soda Straw Concept 15:27 - The 3 Jobs Of CEOs 17:10 - Focusing In 1 Company at Time 18:31 - Building a Network As A Multi Entrepreneur 21:45 - Engage With Jyri //ENGAGE WITH JYRI Jyri's Twitter Jyri's Email //MENTIONS Jaiku Caterina Fake //SUBSCRIBE! Subscribe to RevPartners YouTube Channel New "pit stops" every week. Join our growing community!   //STAY AWESOME &  DO IT BIG!! Website: revpartners.io Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

Pankkikriisi Silicon Valley Bankissa vaihe vaiheelta Jyri Engeströmin kertomana. Tekoäly.  00:34 Intro Jyri Engeström Yes VC toista kertaa vieraana 00:58 Jyri Engeströmin vuoristorataviikko Silicon Valley Bankin romahtaessa 8.3-15.3.2023 04:16 Miksi SVB ei ollut tavonomainen pankkipako, miten pankkiriski muodostuu. Signature bank kaatuu, 06:15 Miten Jyrin kauhujen viikko jatkui 3:n capital callin (pääomakutsun) myötä 11:51 Talletussuojan katon (tai sen poiston!) $250,000 ongelmallisuus 13:00 Mitä jos kriisi olisi tapahtunut Suomessa? Nordea vs. SVB. 15:36 Arvaamattomat tallettajat systeemiriskinä. Kalifornian viinitkin meinasivat mennä! 17:19 Dinosauruspankit JPM, Citibank ym. SVB:n haaskalla 22:24 Onko SVB bail outin jälkeen taas hyvä pankki, uusi johto ja VC:iden tuki. Myydäänkö SVB 26:31 Nopea koronnousu juurisyynä. Riskinoton insentiivit rikottu  29:09 Venture debtin rakenne, riskit ja hyödyt 31:24 Palkkapäivä kriisin keskellä. Irtisanomiset olisivat alkaneet jos ratkaisua ei olisi tehty 34:57 Poliittinen syyttely alkoi - Trumpin Dodd-Frank sääntelyn purku vs. Tucker Carlsonin wokenomics 36:54 Pankin johdon osakemyynnit, rikosvastuu 40:28 Rahajärjestelmän systeemikriisi - talletusrahan vaihtoehtoina kryptot tai keskuspankkien digitaalinen raha 43:20 Ihmiset haluavat turvallista rahaa, pitääkö kaikista tulla bondiasiantuntijoita. Rahasysteemin koko on jättimäinen - euroopassa yli 20,000 mrd € (edited)  44:34 Korko-odotusten lasku sivuseuraksena. Paluu lähtöpisteeseen 46:34 GPT-4:n aikaansaama tekoälyvallankumous. Yes VC:n sijoitus Adeptiin, jolla työn tuottavuus ohjelmistojen käytössä voi räjähtää (edited)  55:39 Jyrin ja Samin hullut visiot neurolinkkiohjatuista tekoälyistä (edited)  57:30 Onko GPT ja tekoäly luova vai verkkosisältöä extrapoloiva algoritmi 58:56 Luovuttavatko ihmiset elämänsä tai ainakin kopioita elämistään tekoälylle? 01:01:43 "Kahnemanin mehu", tiedollisen kitkan poisto. Jatkuva flow vai tekoälydystopia? 01:03:25 Outro   #neuvottelija #neuvottelijat #pankkikriisi #svb #siliconvalleybank #sijoittajat #vc Facebook - liity #neuvottelijat-ryhmään https://www.facebook.com/groups/neuvottelijat Yhteystiedot: https://www.dcmcapital.fi/neuvottelija

Jyri Engeström oli Jaikun perustaja web 2.0 -maailmassa. Viime vuosina hän on seurannut aitiopaikalta web3:n syntyä. Hänen Yes VC-rahastonsa on sijoittajana mukana mm. NFT-alusta Dapper Labsissä. Tässä, yhdessä Marko Ahtisaaren kanssa isännöidyssä jaksossa puhumme Jyrin kanssa web3:n lupauksesta ja kysymme, tuleeko lupauksista totta? Hyviä kuunteluhetkiä!

Jyri's deck - What You Should Know About Early-Stage Venture CapitalJason Lemkin's tweet that started this discussion.In this episode, you will learn:The mechanics of early-stage VC, their 2 and 20 compensation structure and the brutal math of VCWhy do VCs raise new funds every 2-3 years?How are rolling funds and evergreen funds different from traditional VC funds?What is a capital call and why don't VCs hold a lot of cash in the bank?Why is it important for VCs to negotiate pro rata rights with startups?Why was minimum ownership in a startup traditionally important for VCs and what are the reasons that seems to be changing?What are the different approaches VCs adopt to support their startups with better alignment?What is the most consequential decision that you would make when building a startup?How does building products and services for growing social movements create multi-billion startups?Why do early-stage firms succeed by saying 'Yes' more than saying 'No'?AboutJyri Engeström is an early investor in Unity, Dapper Labs, Oura, and many other successful companies. Together with his partner Caterina Fake he runs Yes VC, an early stage firm based in San Francisco. Before starting Yes VC he founded two companies. The first one sold to Google, the second one to Groupon.

I’ve long been fascinated by unique business models. And here’s one. NYC-based Public Goods is a one stop shop for healthy, sustainable, everyday essentials you can trust. They sell products in personal care (shampoo), household goods (cleaners), grocery (cereal). Uniquely, Public Goods has a $59/year membership model which allows them to smooth revenue & offer high quality products at a great value. And everything they sell is branded Public Goods. Imagine: no more spending time choosing between a bevy of seemingly-identical brands. Morgan Hirsh is Founder & CEO. And he’s onto something big, because he recently closed an expansion capital round from L Catterton, the largest & most global consumer-focused private equity firm with $20B under management. Other investors include: Listen, Day One Ventures, Yes VC, Investo, and KF Ventures. In this 20-minute conversation, Morgan reveals how he’s built the team.

There's no such thing as a free brunch. That's the saying, right? For some founders, the worry and uncertainty over the cost of a loss in autonomy after a VC deal makes the option seem less attractive. What should founders know about the nature of venture capital and its overall business model, in order to clarify some of the open ends about what the VC lunch is all about? Oh, we're actually pretty sure it's “lunch”. Jyri Engeström is a Finnish Silicon Valley sage, who co-founded Yes VC with his partner Caterina Fake. Jyri's mind and knowledge bank is unique, so have a listen and learn how Jyri sees the role and duty of Yes VC and venture capital in general – both to themselves, the investees, and the business ecosystem at large. Expect to learn: • How the business model of Yes VC/venture capitalists in general works and why your company need to be able to return the whole fund. • What founders should expect when getting involved with venture capital. • What kind of trade-offs and benefits venture capital have. • Why Jyri sees taking VC-money as a failure of sorts. (Jyri's deck) "What You Should Know About Early-Stage Venture Capital" : https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LJ6U4BFULkMXFA5GMJcK_sK7I2h2Sq-RNIZN98w_TFk/edit?usp=sharing --- What's the next big thing? VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland wants to tackle global challenges and turn them into opportunities for sustainable growth - do you share the same passion? VTT develops cutting-edge innovations and offers a true deep tech wonderland for investors. VTT is also able to co-invest its valuable IPR to growth companies. Learn more about the innovations and people behind them at: https://www.vttresearch.com --- Episodes also available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCESKqOrSvsY6J2rEUCrHu6w Have a listen, subscribe, rate, hate – whatever you feel like, mate. New episodes with the most interesting people in the world, every Thursday! --- Check out Jyri & Yes Vc at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/jyri Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jyri.engestrom Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jyriengestrom Yes VC Website: https://yes.vc/ --- Check Soaked by Slush out at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/soakedbyslush/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soakedslush/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soakedbyslush/ Soaked by Slush website: https://www.slush.org/soaked/ Slush website: https://www.slush.org Shoot us a message or feedback: soaked@slush.org

Jyri Engeström is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Yes VC, an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco. They invest in the pre-seed and seed stages of companies set in motion by social movements. In his previous role at True Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, he invested in e.g. Iceye, building a constellation of radar satellites to track climate change. As an angel investor he's invested in Moves (acquired by Facebook), Applifier (acquired by Unity), Betabrand, Oura and others. As an entrepreneur, he has founded, grown, and negotiated the acquisition of two mobile consumer companies: Jaiku, a mobile social network acquired by Google; and Ditto, a mobile local recommendations app acquired by Groupon. As an executive, he has run product teams. At Google, he was the product manager responsible for the Gmail mobile app, Mobile Calendar, and Google's social networking efforts. At Groupon, he was Director of Product Management on the executive team that started and grew Groupon’s point-of-sale and payments businesses. He was the Head of Product at Boosted, an electric vehicle company that created the Boosted Board electric skateboard. At Nokia, he was Sr. Product Manager of Internet Handhelds. He is also co-founder of Sesat School, a micro-school in San Francisco; and serve on the board of the Rare Cancer Research Foundation. He also co-owns a café in Helsinki.  About Our Partners This episode is brought to you by Hawke Media. Hawke Media is a full-service Outsourced CMO based in Santa Monica, CA, providing guidance, planning, and execution to grow brands of all sizes, industries, and business models. Hawke Media was recognized by Inc. as the country's fastest-growing marketing consultancy and is proudly one of Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work"​, 2019 #893 on the Forbes 5000 list, UpCity Top Los Angeles Digital Marketing Agency. Hawke’s collaborative process, à la carte offering, and month-to-month fee structure give clients the flexibility they need to boost digital revenues and marketing ROI. Hawke Media The company has serviced over 1500 brands of all sizes, ranging from startups like Tamara Mellon, SiO Beauty and Bottlekeeper to household names like Red Bull, Verizon Wireless and Alibaba. Listen to our interview with Erik Huberman, Founder and CEO of Hawke Media, in episode 23 of the Just Go Grind Podcast. This episode is also brought to you by Toptal. Toptal is an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers in the world. Top companies hire Toptal freelancers for their most important projects. Connect with Jyri Engeström Yes VC Twitter LinkedIn partners@yes.vc Some of the Topics Covered by Jyri in this Episode How Jyri decided to start Yes VC in 2018 with his life partner, Caterina Fake Why Yes VC is focused on social movements Making 20 investments and the $13M Fund he ended up raising The check size of Yes VC of $250K - $1.5M w/ the smallest bet of $30K How Jyri is managing his deal flow for Yes VC and what's happening in the early-stage venture capital world "Mango Seed" rounds of funding as a trend in VC The $6M fund of Rahul Vohra and $6.7M fund of Chris Sacca The dynamic of smaller funds and who they invest in Why 3 of 5 investments of Yes VC were invested at the moment of founding Finding potential founders before they even start companies and why Yes VC seeds ideas in smart people COVID in the town of Bolinas and they offered testing for ALL the residents The diligence process at Yes VC and why they focus on founder-product fit How many deals Jyri is looking at and what entrepreneurs need to understand about venture capitalists Why 50% of their investments are from their founder network or early angel investors looking for early-stage funds to lead the round "The obligatory point of passage" Why Jyri believes the best founders now are building portfolios Jyri's experience starting and selling Jaiku to Google Selling his second company, Ditto, to Groupon Links from the Episode True Ventures Caterina Fake Etsy Kickstarter Jerry Yang Phil Black Jon Callaghan Founders Fund Rahul Vohra Chris Sacca Entrepreneur First Y Combinator Blue Bottle Coffee Reconnect Softbank Jack Dorsey Indie Hackers Andrew Mason Descript

The third episode of Founders Counsel explores the relevance of age when founding a company. It has been posited by some that one is over the hill in Silicon Valley at 35. From our experience representing founders, we know that this certainly is not the case. We explored this topic with three active founders at different stages of their lives to hear their stories, perspectives and advice. What we discovered was a fascinating conversation more about what motivates founders to create companies than about age. In addition, we found that all three of our guests on this episode are socially motivated in trying to make a positive impact, which has taken them on different paths. Our guests include a founder who has started several companies and has also taken a company public, a founder who is just now launching a company she first thought of ten years ago and a young founder still in his 20s who also has the perspective of being a VC. Hear their tips on balancing their time between their day job and side project, what made them conclude that “now is the time” to move forward, on developing external mentor relationships and essential qualities for success at any age. Episode guests:Ruma Bose – Founder, Former president at Chobani Ventures and Chobani Foundation. Ruma’s newest venture, coming soon, is a media tech play to empower young girls. Her prior experience includes executive roles with numerous early stage companies in the consumer industry, including President and co-CEO of Sprayology, an innovative wellness company selling vitamin and homeopathic oral sprays. Prior to that she was President at Vincent Longo Cosmetics and she also successfully co-founded and grew Finish Line Floors, a national floor care company. Her investment experience includes being a partner at Zuci Capital and a senior director at Roseworth Capital. Ruma is an active philanthropist and has raised awareness and significant capital for non-profit organizations. She authored the book, “Mother Theresa, CEO.”Gregory Fischbach – Founder and managing partner, Accelerate Games. He is former chairman of the board at Rabbit a venture-backed technology company he founded, founder & former CEO of Acclaim Entertainment which he took public, former president at RCA Records International, and former president at Activision International. Before getting into video games, Greg was a leading entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles. David Pickerell – Founder and early stage investor at Yes VC who is also currently launching Para: a suite of tools to empower gig economy workers. Prior to Yes VC, David was business operations lead at Nauto and was an early employee at Uber where he helped launch Uber in Las Vegas.

Jyri Engeström on San Franciscossa sijaitsevan YES VC:n perustaja (Caterina Faken kanssa). Hän antoi kesälomallaan Suomessa haastattelun. Jyri on ollut sekä sijoittajana että perustajana monessa nopeasti skaalautuvassa yhtiössä. Hän on taustaltaan sosiologi ja hyödyntää erityisesti vahvojen perustajatiimien tunnistamista ja heidän sosiaalisten verkostojen ristipölytyskykyjään löytääkseen aikaisen kasvuvaiheen räjähtävän kasvun sijoituskohteita. Sami Miettinen keskustelee Jyrin kanssa Piilaakson suomalaisista ja Slushin ja ensimmäisen vaiheen kasvuyritysten kuten Supercell, Smartly menestyksen jälkeisestä suomalaisesta kasvuyhtiökulttuurista. Engeströmin edustama venture capital -sijoitusmalli sopii harvalle suomalaisyritykselle. Ohituskaista Amerikkaan on vahvoille visionäärisille perustajille täysin mahdollinen, jopa suomalainen ensivaiheen rahoituksen ohi tai sen rinnalla. Jyri on laatinut vc-toimialan äärimmäisistä haasteista ja todennäköisyyspelistä esityksen: What You Should Know About Early-Stage Venture Capital Suomalaisten SaaS-osaaminen jatkuvalaskutteisten ohjelmistojen kehittämisessä uusille yhteisöille on yksi mahdollinen lupaava segmentti aikaisen vaiheen pääomasijoituksille. #neuvottelijat-yhteisö neuvottelun tukena

Go down the rabbit hole with Jyri Engestrom, a partner at Yes VC that invests in startups set in motion by social movements. We discuss digital citizenship, the future of democracy, and how technology is impacting humanity.

Miten venture capital -rahastot toimivat? Minkälainen startup-yritys on otollinen sijoituskohde VC-rahastolle? Aiheesta keskustelevat sarjayrittäjä ja Yes VC:n perustaja ja osakas Jyri Engeström sekä Rami Kurimo. Jakso on nauhoitettu 12.6.2020. https://www.instagram.com/puheenaihefi

How can founders use their entrepreneurial skills for good?In this first episode of Founders Counsel, we explore this question by examining how five top founders have responded to Covid-19 by launching their entrepreneurial initiatives. Each guest was compelled to step away from their jobs and families to join the fight against this virus. Why did they do this? How did they draw on their backgrounds to create options for others that didn’t exist before? How can you make a difference like this in your own life? Where did they find the courage to “just show up” and help?In this illuminating episode, our guests share their inspiring stories and shine a light on what drives them – whether they are building companies or helping to save lives. All of our guests on this episode know each other well from the Silicon Valley eco-system and are friends, something which contributes to the unique vibe of this show.GuestsRobin Chan – General Partner at Goat Capital, Special Advisor at Bird, Angel Investor in Alibaba, Bird, Twitter, Square and Xiaomi, Advisor at Flipboard, Uber and Expa. Co-Founder and CEO of Operation Masks, a group of entrepreneurs in the US and China working to bring urgent PPE to the medical frontline of Covid-19 and inventing a new health care supply chain to get supplies to those in need.Jyri Engeström - Co-Founder and General Partner at Yes VC, an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco who has founded and sold companies to Google and Groupon. Led an initiative in Bolinas, California to test all residents for Covid-19 antibodies and interrupt local transmission.Raj Kapoor – Chief Strategy Officer & Head of Self Driving Business at Lyft, prior VC at Mayfield and founder of several companies including Snapfish and Fitmob (now ClassPass). Shared publicly that he contracted the virus and launched World Without Covid, a nonprofit public health initiative based in a free registry that matches volunteers with opportunities to participate in clinical trials for vaccines, treatments, testing and blood plasma transfusion.Raina Kumra – CEO of Juggernaut, Partner at The Fund LA and co-founder of Mavin, Inc. Launched text hotline initiative to get domestically available masks and supplies to front line healthcare workers that is going national through a partnership with GetUsPPE, and working on similar supply delivery to seniors, homeless shelters, and foster care.DJ Patil – The nation’s first White House Chief Data Scientist and regarded as one of the top data scientists in the world, Head of Technology at Devoted Health, a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, and former senior executive at RelateIQ and LinkedIn. Working with the state of California and governors across the country to model the potential impact of COVID-19 for scenario planning.Episode Notes:World Without Covid: www.worldwithoutcovid.orgMental Health & Covid-19: www.crisistextline.orgProject N95: www.projectn95.org

In this episode, Jyri talks about his mission on fighting COVID-19, angel investing, and what it means to be the soda straw.Guest - Jyri EngeströmWebsite - Yes.VcTwitter - @JyriFollow Us!LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/coefficient-labsInstagram: www.instagram.com/demodaypodcast/Facebook: www.facebook.com/coefficientlabs/Twitter: https://twitter.com/coefficientlabsContact Information: social@coefficientlabs.com

Today's You've Been Warmed episode is one of the most impressive thus far. I had the pleasure to speak to Jyri Engeström - a Finnish serial entrepreneur and investor, currently based in Silicon Valley. He is the co-founder of YES VC - a pre-seed and seed stage fund focused on companies at the vanguard of movements.Before becoming an investor, Jyri had an impressive career as an entrepreneur, having founded Jaiku (which was acquired by Google) and Ditto (which was acquired by GroupOn).At Yes VC, because of their investment focus on companies that can become social movements, it's extremely apparent how climate change comes into focus and represents a large part of what they're looking for.I must confess that I wasn't expecting the turn that the first half of the interview took - Jyri made parallels between the climate crisis and WW2 with impeccable detail and references,  he showed inspiring optimism that we can mobilise to tackle climate change and he laid out a compelling case as to how businesses, government & the society at large have to come together to realise that vision.We then explored how climate change is becoming a priority for founders in Silicon Valley and how much that has changed recently, what they look at in terms of the companies they invest in and the thought process that goes behind that, as well as the sectors that he thinks require a lot of investment. There were also some deep philosophical thoughts and quotes towards the end, but I won't spoil that for you now.I highly recommend that you tune into this one with your full attention, I promise it will not dissapoint.JYRI & YES VC RELEVANT LINKSJyri's Twitter - https://twitter.com/jyriJyri's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jyriengestrom/Yes VC Website - https://yes.vc/TIMECODES (to be corrected)3:54 - His Background & Why He's a  Climate Optimist8:05 - Climate Scenarios Looking Forward & What Urgency We Need To Have10:04 - Why We Need An Effort Comparative To The World War 2 Mobilization17:13 - How Government & Businesses Need To Work Together23:33 - The Rise Of Attention To Climate Change In Silicon Valley28:28 - VC Challenges & What They Look For When Investing In Companies35:20 - A Startup Example That Can Help Tackle Climate Change39:43 - What Are The Areas That Require Massive Investment52:17 - Science vs Business vs Politics vs SocietyRESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODETrue Ventures - https://trueventures.com/Caterina Fake - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterina_FakeFlickr - https://www.flickr.com/Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/Bluebottle Coffee - https://bluebottlecoffee.com/Saul Griffith - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saul_Griffith'It’s too late for a carbon tax—it’s time for a world war against climate change' by Saul Griffith - https://www.fastcompany.com/90423806/its-too-late-for-a-carbon-tax-its-time-for-a-world-war-against-climate-changeKelly Wanser - https://twitter.com/kellywanserSlush Conference - https://www.slush.org/Sundance Film Festival - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Film_FestivalGamechangers Documentary - https://gamechangersmovie.com/Saudi Aramco - https://www.saudiaramco.com/'The Demon-Haunted World' Book by Carl Sagan - https://www.amazon.com/Demon-Haunted-World-Science-Candle-Dark-ebook/dp/B004W0I00QThe Manhattan Project - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_ProjectAlex Laskey (Rewiring America co-author) - https://www.ted.com/talks/alex_laskey_how_behavioral_science_can_lower_your_energy_bill?language=en

In this episode, Hall welcomes Jyri Engestrom of Yes VC, a small seed-stage fund focusing on community-driven startups. Jyri started out as an entrepreneur and uses his experiences with successful startup exits to inform his investing philosophy. Jyri advises investors to look for startups that are part of a larger social movement. Startups that can turn a small community into a global movement are the ones to look for. As Jyri puts it, an idea gets traction when people "realize that it's something that is better for the world and it also works as a business". Jyri talks about his partner, Caterina Fake, and her experience as an early investor with Etsy. Jyri also talks about the partnership dynamic between cofounders, and how important it is to have effective mediation strategies in place in the event of a disagreement at a critical juncture. Jyri explains Yes VC's strategy of smaller, early-stage investments in companies that show potential for organic growth without requiring huge injections of capital. He highlights a few of the startups they've invested in, and why. Finally, Jyri talks about the importance of attribution in marketing, as well as some of the sectors he finds especially promising.

Rahul Vohra is the Founder and CEO @ Superhuman, the fastest email experience in the world. Fun fact, users get through their inbox twice as fast — and many see Inbox Zero for the first time in years! To date, they have raised funds from our friends at Boldstart, First Round, John Collison, Sam Altman, Wayne Chang, Mike Ghaffery and Yes VC just to name a few. Previously, Rahul founded Rapportive, the first Gmail plugin to scale to millions of users. Rapportive was ultimately acquired by LinkedIn. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Rahul make his way into the world of startups with the founding of Rapportive and how did that transition to changing the world of email with Superhuman? 2.) What does Rahul mean when he says, “you can reverse engineer a process to get to product-market fit”? What does Rahul believe is the defining metric which determines your “product-market fit score”? What is Julie Supan’s framework? How did Dropbox and Airbnb use it to increase their product-market fit? How can founders implement it into their process? 3.) What can founders do to expand the customer base to include users that currently are “somewhat disappointed”? What are the right questions to ask? What do we do with this feedback? How do we further segment the user base? Why should we “disregard the users whereby the primary benefit of the product does not resonate”? 4.) How does Rahul approach product roadmap and prioritisation? How can founders ensure that continuous tracking and user feedback is engrained within the organisation? What tools does Rahul do to monitor and capture this? What are some of Rahul’s biggest lessons from going through this painstaking process stage by stage? 5.) Finally on fundraising, what does Rahul mean when he says, “always be raising but never be actively raising”? What are the benefits of this? How can founders transition catch up coffee into fundraising subtly? How does Rahul feel about party rounds? What are the pros? What are the downsides? How does Rahul advise founders here? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Rahul’s Fave Book: The Art of Game Design As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Rahul on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Caterina Fake is an investor at the American fund Yes VC. Going through her amazing career would take HOURS, but the highlights were being the cofounder of Flickr (the photostorage website, acquired by Yahoo) and on the board of both Etsy and Creative Commons. What is really impressive about her path is that she never let herself be constrained by her environment. With a background in art & literature, she is always able to reinvent herself & learn new things to achieve upcoming milestones

We went looking for a venture capitalist who is investing in products or platforms that make money AND make our lives a bit saner: Caterina Fake co-founded Flickr, coined the acronym FOMO, and is now a partner at Yes VC. She’s putting her money behind companies that she thinks will grow big and fast…but in ethical ways. Caterina explains why she said ‘no’ to joining the fancy VC firms on Sand Hill Road, what she’s looking for in entrepreneurs, and how to focus on what matters to you online. Plus, Jen and Manoush discuss some astounding statistics about where money goes in Silicon Valley and Dr. Ernie, a longtime listener who leaves them the. best. voice memos. ever. WHO YOU’LL HEAR: @manoushz (Manoush Zomorodi, host of ZigZag and cofounder of Stable Genius Productions), @jpoyant (Jen Poyant, cohost of ZigZag and cofounder of Stable Genius Productions), @**Caterina**‏ (Caterina Fake, Host, Should this Exist? Investor, Yes VC. Cofounder: Flickr, Hunch, Sesat School. Etsy). ZigZag is the business show about being human. Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies.  If you’re also interested in Jen and Manoush’s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1. Sign up for our newsletter and subscribe to the podcast for free on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Overcast, Spotify, or Breaker. CREDITS: Matt Boynton, Audio Engineer and Sound Designer David Herman, Composer Maria Wurttele, Production Coordinator

We went looking for a venture capitalist who is investing in products or platforms that make money AND make our lives a bit saner: Caterina Fake co-founded Flickr, coined the acronym FOMO, and is now a partner at Yes VC. She’s putting her money behind companies that she thinks will grow big and fast…but in ethical ways. Caterina explains why she said ‘no’ to joining the fancy VC firms on Sand Hill Road, what she’s looking for in entrepreneurs, and how to focus on what matters to you online. Plus, Jen and Manoush discuss some astounding statistics about where money goes in Silicon Valley and Dr. Ernie, a longtime listener who leaves them the. best. voice memos. ever. WHO YOU’LL HEAR: @manoushz (Manoush Zomorodi, host of ZigZag and cofounder of Stable Genius Productions), @jpoyant (Jen Poyant, cohost of ZigZag and cofounder of Stable Genius Productions), @**Caterina**‏ (Caterina Fake, Host, Should this Exist? Investor, Yes VC. Cofounder: Flickr, Hunch, Sesat School. Etsy). ZigZag is the business show about being human. Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies.  If you’re also interested in Jen and Manoush’s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1. Sign up for our newsletter and subscribe to the podcast for free on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RadioPublic, Stitcher, Overcast, Spotify, or Breaker. CREDITS: Matt Boynton, Audio Engineer and Sound Designer David Herman, Composer Maria Wurttele, Production Coordinator

Join us today as we speak with Jyri Engeström from Yes VC about execution in social and health innovations.

With mistrust in the technology sector at an all-time high, rather than asking ‘could this exist’ should we now be asking ‘should this exist’. Caterina Fake is Silicon Valley’s most eloquent commentator and dot-connector on technology and the human condition. As a humanist with a deep passion for history, literature, arts and culture, she has a unique perspective on the myriad unforeseen ways technology can impact our world. And as a celebrated tech pioneer herself, Caterina brings a deep knowledge of technology and an optimistic enthusiasm for entrepreneurs. In the early 2000s, Caterina co-founded Flickr and introduced many of the innovations — newsfeeds, hashtags, “followers,” “likes” — that laid the foundation for modern social media. (Though she’s quick to point out where social media has gone wrong, as you’ll hear in this podcast). As an angel investor, advisor and board member, she helped build companies like Etsy, Kickstarter and Stack Overflow — which defined and nurtured new types of human-centered online communities. She’s now co-founder of Yes VC, an investment fund in search of ideas that elevate our collective humanity. For Caterina, hosting Should This Exist? reflects her career-long dedication to helping technology fulfil its promise. Don’t miss this episode of This Much I Know as Caterina shares her fascinating journey, from the massive highs and lows as a founder and the effects of radical transparency, to supporting early-stage entrepreneurs at Yes VC and why humanising technology has been one of the most important jobs across her entire career. Links: Caterina Fake: twitter.com/caterina Yes VC: https://yes.vc Should this exist podcast: https://shouldthisexist.com Carlos Espinal: twitter.com/cee Seedcamp: www.seedcamp.com

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Rahul Vohra is the Founder and CEO @ Superhuman, the fastest email experience in the world. Fun fact, users get through their inbox twice as fast — and many see Inbox Zero for the first time in years! To date, they have raised funds from our friends at Boldstart, First Round, John Collison, Sam Altman, Wayne Chang, Mike Ghaffery and Yes VC just to name a few. Previously, Rahul founded Rapportive, the first Gmail plugin to scale to millions of users. Rapportive was ultimately acquired by LinkedIn. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How did Rahul make his way into the world of startups with the founding of Rapportive and how did that transition to changing the world of email with Superhuman? 2.) What does Rahul mean when he says, "you can reverse engineer a process to get to product market fit"? What does Rahul believe is the defining metric which determines your "product market fit score"? What is Julie Supan's framework? How did Dropbox and Airbnb use it to increase their product market fit? How can founders implement it into their process? 3.) What can founders do to expand the customer base to include users that currently are "somewhat disappointed"? What are the right questions to ask? What do we do with this feedback? How do we further segment the user base? Why should we "disregard the users whereby the primary benefit of the product does not resonate"?  4.) How does Rahul approach product roadmap and prioritisation? How can founders ensure that continuous tracking and user feedback is engrained within the organisation? What tools does Rahul do to monitor and capture this? What are some of Rahul's biggest lessons from going through this painstaking process stage by stage?  5.) Finally on fundraising, what does Rahul mean when he says, "always be raising but never be actively raising"? What are the benefits of this? How can founders transition catch up coffee into fundraising subtly? How does Rahul feel about party rounds? What are the pros? What are the downsides? How does Rahul advise founders here? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Rahul’s Fave Book: The Art of Game Design As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Rahul on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Instagram here for mojito madness and all things 20VC.

Caterina Fake hosts the podcast Should This Exist? which is about how technology is impacting our humanity. It launches today on iTunes. She also cofounded Flickr, Hunch, and Findery and is an investor at Yes VC.Kat Manalac is a partner at YC.You can find Caterina on Twitter at @Caterina and Kat at @KatManalac.The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.***Topics00:32 - Caterina's new podcast, Should This Exist?2:32 - Is there a process for considering if something should exist?4:02 - Who should be part of these conversations?5:17 - Wait But Why and the Human Colossus7:22 - Episode 1 of Should This Exist?10:17 - Having conversations before things exist11:42 - How might employees think about their role in whether or not something should exist?14:32 - Caterina reflecting on her creations and if they should exist19:02 - Considering whether things should exist as investors23:32 - Cofounder charter - What you will and won't do26:03 - Questioning the VC model27:22 - Working on Wall St, feeling herself change, and quitting31:22 - Caterina as a student34:02 - Peculiarity and entrepreneurship35:22 - "Don't fight to win prizes that aren't worth winning"38:32 - What was once fringe is now mainstream40:52 - Kat looking up to Lea Salonga42:42 - Evgeny asks - How did she get her first 100 paying users?49:27 - How does she advise founders to find investors?54:47 - What questions should founders ask themselves while making something?

"I really am a big believer in people's creativity flourishing when they come at things from a different direction and see things in a different way." — Caterina FakeCaterina Fake (@caterina) is a long-time Silicon Valley pioneer. She is the Cofounder of Yes VC, a pre-seed and seed stage fund investing in ideas that elevate our collective humanity. Previously, she worked at Founder Collective as a Founder Partner, served as Chair of Etsy, and was the co-founder of Flickr.At Flickr, Caterina and her team introduced many of the innovations — newsfeeds, hashtags, "followers," "likes" — that have become commonplace online. Caterina went on to found several more startups (Findery, Hunch) and became an active investor, advisor and board member, helping to build companies like Etsy and Kickstarter from their beginnings. (Other investments include Stack Overflow, Cloudera, and Blue Bottle Coffee.) Caterina is an early creator of online communities and a long time advocate of the responsibility of entrepreneurs for the outcomes of their technologies.Caterina sits on the board of Public Goods, the Sundance Institute, and McSweeney's. She was given the Silicon Valley Visionaries award in 2018 and has received honorary doctorates from both the New School and the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).Caterina is also the host of the new podcast Should This Exist?, which asks the question, "What is technology doing to our humanity?" Should This Exist? can be listened to on Apple Podcasts, at shouldthisexist.com or anywhere podcasts are found.Please enjoy!Click here for the show notes for this episode.This podcast is brought to you by Athletic Greens. I get asked all the time, “If you could only use one supplement, what would it be?” My answer is, inevitably, Athletic Greens. It is my all-in-one nutritional insurance. I recommended it in The 4-Hour Body and did not get paid to do so. As a listener of The Tim Ferriss Show, you’ll get a free 20-count travel pack (valued at $79) with your first order at athleticgreens.com/tim.This podcast is also brought to you by Uber. Uber makes getting around town easier than ever before, and now Uber is introducing Uber Rewards, a new rewards program that helps keep modern life going. With Uber Rewards, you can earn points on Rides and Uber Eats and unlock rewards such as Uber Cash for your next Uber ride or your next Uber Eats order. You can unlock new benefits at every membership level, such as flexible cancellations with Gold, price protection with Platinum, complimentary surprise upgrades with Diamond, and more. For terms and to learn more about all the ways you can earn Uber Rewards, go to Uber.com/Rewards.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Please fill out the form at tim.blog/sponsor.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss

Caterina Fake was on her way to life in academia as a Renaissance literature scholar when the tech world came knocking. She co-founded Flickr, the hugely popular photo-sharing site, and started a handful of other tech companies. These days she runs her own VC investment firm and is regarded as one of Silicon Valley's top visionaries. But spend five minutes with her and you'll realize she has not left behind her academic roots; instead, she brings that mindset to everything from predicting the next big tech movement to making the case that every business should be a family business. Caterina Fake is the co-founder of Flickr and Hunch.com. She is a partner at Yes VC. To learn more about Caterina's upcoming podcast check out ShouldThisExist.co Without Fail is hosted by Alex Blumberg. It is produced by Sarah Platt and edited by Alex Blumberg, Devon Taylor and Nazanin Rafsanjani. Jarret Floyd mixed the episode. Music by Bobby Lord.