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Founder Friendly: Venture Capital | Startups | Tech
by NYU Strategic Venture Society
Welcome to Founder Friendly, NYU Stern's first undergraduate podcast. Episodes are released weekly. Join us as we talk to industry leaders, successful founders, and venture capitalists to learn about the latest trends, strategies, and insights in the venture capital ecosystem. So tune in, take notes, and join the conversation as we explore the exciting world of venture capital together.https://www.nyusvs.org/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nyu-svs/support
Episodes
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Daybreak Dialogues | Rex Woodbury (Daybreak)
What is the new generation up to? Tune in as we invite Rex Woodbury, founder of Daybreak and the mind behind Digital Native, a digital newsletter with over 60,000 subscribers. From investing at TPG and Index Ventures to creating his venture fund, Daybreak, Rex brings a wealth of knowledge and...
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Investing, Operating, and Hustling | Shiyan Koh (Hustle Fund)
Tune in to a special episode featuring Shiyan Koh, co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund, a firm that specializes in seed and pre-seed investments. We'll dive into Shiyan's impressive career journey, covering her investment roles at Institutional Venture Partners and Bridgewater, her...
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Tech Investing with General Atlantic | Varun Ramakrishnan, James Flynn
We are excited to host our first two-on-two episode this season with Varun Ramakrishnan and James Flynn from General Atlantic – a leading global growth equity investor. Both Varun and James graduated from University of Pennsylvania, and have diverse backgrounds. Varun previously held machine...
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AI Applications in Industrials | Michael Dolbec
Join us in hosting Michael Dolbec, Managing Partner at Momenta Ventures, for our third episode this season. Michael, who boasts an extensive investing career with funds like Kleiner Perkins and Greylock and has led corporate venture capital at companies including IBM, LG Electronics, and General...
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Investing in Healthcare AI | Sanjana Basu (Radical Ventures)
Join us in our second episode this season as we host Sanjana Basu from Radical Ventures. Transitioning from investment banking to venture capital, Sanjana offers a deep dive into the world of healthcare AI. Explore the types of AI companies, understand why a purely technical team doesn't…
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From CIO to VC: Enterprise Software | Yousuf Khan (Ridge Ventures)
In the very first episode of our AI sprint, we're joined by Yousuf Khan, Partner at Ridge Ventures, specializing in early-stage B2B enterprise software. Yousuf imparts his expertise from various roles in managing, advising, and investing in software companies, providing a lens into his investment...
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(Special) From Dorm Room to Board Room | Nicole Ripka (Dorm Room Fund)
Join us in this exciting special episode as we sit down with Nicole Ripka. Nicole, currently the Managing Partner of Dorm Room Fund and the Founder of GayJoy, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table as an early-in-career VC. As a current MBA student at NYU Stern, her insights are…
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Investing Early in the Future of Food and Beyond | Lisa Feria (Stray Dog Capital)
What does it take to be an early investor in Beyond Meat? Conviction. In this episode of our Food and Beverage Sprint, we sit down with Lisa Feria, the Managing Partner and CEO of Stray Dog Capital, to discuss her journey into food tech investing. In our discussion, Lisa discusses her early...
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Building Brands at Venture Scale | Hayden Williams (BrandProject)
Why would VC invest in consumer brands? In the fifth episode of our Food and Beverage Sprint, Hayden Williams of BrandProject explains how consumer brands can generate venture returns. Tune in as we dive into the world of consumer packaged goods (CPG), and how BrandProject supports its portfolio...
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From Art to Alternative Proteins | Caroline Mak (Big Idea Ventures)
Artist, accidental founder, accelerator director. Join us as we chat with Caroline Mak, Director of Big Idea Ventures, New York Accelerator, about the future of food and alternative proteins! 🌾 Caroline shares her journey from being an artist and a founder of an artisanal beverage company, to...
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Crafting Cocktails with Chemistry | Alec Lee (Endless West)
Distilling alcohol in a lab!? In this third episode of our Food and Beverage Sprint, we sit down with Alec Lee of Endless West to explore the fascinating world of note-by-note alcohol and the science behind creating spirits at the molecular level. We also dive into the founder experience and the...
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From Concept to Shelf: Delivering a Thriving Consumer Product | Genevieve Gilbreath (Springdale Ventures)
How do you innovate mac and cheese? In the second installment of Founder Friendly's Food & Beverage sprint, we're diving into the world of comfort food and venture capital! Join us as we explore the secrets to delivering a mouthwatering product, with insights from industry expert Genevieve...
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Debunking the Tasty Myths Behind Alternative Foods | Po Bronson (IndieBio)
In the first episode of our food and beverage sprint, we talk to Po Bronson, Managing Director of IndieBio, the world’s leading biotechnology accelerator. Join us as we explore the world of alternative foods and the investments behind them. Listen to learn about the importance of how startups...
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#38 - Dan Elitzer, Co-Founder, of Nascent
Today, we continue our Crypto/Web3 sprint and spoke with Dan Elitzer, the co-founder of Nascent, a global multi-strategy investment firm focused on crypto, DeFi, and open finance. Tune in to learn about the criteria investors look for in crypto startups, how social impact can be tied into this...
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#37 - Kevin Nielsen, Founder, of Boardroom
In the next episode in our Crypto/Web3 sprint, we spoke with Kevin Nielsen, the founder of Boardroom, a management platform for DAOs that helps members frictionlessly participate in governance. Listen to learn all about DAOs, what their use cases look like now and in the future, and how you can...
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#36 - Clay Robbins, Crypto Principal, of Slow Ventures
The first episode in our Crypto/Web3 sprint welcomes Clay Robbins, the crypto principle at Slow Ventures, a generalist fund that invests at the center of technology. In this episode, Clay tells us about where the crypto space is at right now, how he analyzes companies looking for investments from...
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#35 - Jonathan Goldberg, CEO and Founder, of Carbon Direct
This week we spoke to Jonathan Goldberg, CEO and Founder of Caron Direct, to discuss both the investment and carbon management aspects of climate impact. Listen to hear the role financial institutions and governments can play in accelerating climate impact and learn about the future of the...
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#34 - Jacqueline Schafer, Founder and CEO, of Clearbrief
To kick off our LegalTech sprint we invited Jacqueline Schafer, Founder and CEO of Clearbrief, to discuss robo-ethics. Listen to hear how Clearbrief can tell if you’re lying and helps David beat Goliath in the courtroom.
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#33 - Yee Lee, VP of Growth & Special Projects, at Terraformation
We invited Yee Lee, VP of Growth & Special Projects at Terraformation, to discuss all things reforestation. A four time founder and early employee of PayPal, Yee talks about how his new company, Terraformation, seeks to scale carbon capture, from seed to forest.
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#32 - Paul Gambill, CEO and Co-Founder, of Nori
Founder Friendly returns! This week we talk climate and crypto with Paul Gambill, CEO and Co-Founder of Nori. Listen to hear about the Nori Token - a cryptocurrency designed to be the world’s universal market-driven reference price for carbon dioxide removal.
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#31 - Max Nova, COO and Co-Founder, of NCX
To resume our ClimateTech sprint we invited Max Nova, Co-Founder and COO of NCX, to discuss America’s Forest Carbon Market. Listen to hear about the value in NOT cutting down your trees.
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#30 - Christina Qi, CEO and Co-Founder, of Databento
To kick off our FinTech sprint we invited Christina Qi, CEO and Co-Founder of Databento, to discuss democratising financial market data. Listen to hear about the data-as-a-service industry, what it’s like to run a billion dollar HFT fund, alternative data, and how to handle rejection.
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#29 - Sanchali Pal, CEO and Founder, of Joro
For this week’s ClimateTech episode we invited Sanchali Pal, CEO and Founder, of Joro to discuss spending sustainably. Listen to hear about changing social norms, driving collective action, and what it’s like to raise with Sequoia.
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#28 - Tommy Ricketts, CEO and Co-Founder, of BeZero Carbon
To continue our ClimateTech sprint we invited Tommy Ricketts, CEO and Co-Founder of BeZero Carbon, to discuss Voluntary Carbon Markets. Listen to hear how a trip to Japan and a tattoo led to the creation of a carbon credit ratings, data and analytics platform.
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#27 - Markus Gilles, CEO and Co-Founder, of Klima
To continue our ClimateTech sprint we invited Markus Gilles, CEO and Co-Founder of Klima, to discuss simple climate action in the palm of your hand. He talks about how to estimate your carbon footprint and the importance of collective action, technology, and political action in combating climate...
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#26 - Stuart Winchester, CEO and Founder, of Marble
We invited Stuart Winchester, CEO and Founder of Marble, to discuss all things InsurTech. He talks about earning rewards on your insurance, innovation, displacing incumbents, and more.
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#25 - JP McNeill, CEO and Co-Founder, of Ando Money
To continue our ClimateTech sprint we invited JP McNeill, CEO and Co-Founder of Ando Money, to discuss mobile banking for a more sustainable future. He talks about sustainable banking, becoming a B Corp, Biden’s Build Back Better and more.
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#24 - Jean-Sébastien Beaucamps, CEO and Co-Founder, of LaCollection
This week we invited Jean-Sébastien Beaucamps, CEO and Co-Founder of LaCollection, to discuss all things NFTs. He talks about building a community of people passionate about art and technology, partnering with The British Museum, in-person NFT collector events, and more.
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#23 - Tomas Thyblad, Head of ESG Solutions, at Nasdaq
To start off our ClimateTech sprint we invited Tomas Thyblad, Head of ESG solutions, European Markets, and VP at Nasdaq, to discuss moving towards a more sustainable future. He talks COP26, carbon credits, greenwashing and more.
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#22 - Dom Lau, Principal at Ripple Ventures
To start the year off we invited Dom Lau, Principal at Ripple Ventures, to discuss what the future looks like for VC. He talks crossover funds, startup valuations, Web 3.0 and more. Listen until the end to hear about opportunities to break into VC.
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Fertility with Elanza Wellness
The second episode in our FemTech and women's healthcare sprint was with Elanza Wellness. Today, we spoke with founders Brittany Hawkins & Catherine Hendy. Elanza Wellness specializes in utilizing holistic methods in order to manage fertility. Tune in to hear about the company, trends within the...
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Funding Femtech with SteelSky Ventures
Our first sprint of the semester focuses on femtech and the women's healthcare industry. As the pandemic led to an increase in VC funding in healthcare and digital health, femtech has also exploded in the last year and many new startups have emerged in the space. Today we will be speaking with...
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Founder Friendly International: Sting
Sweden has a flourishing startup scene, particularly in the software space. We sat down with Hannah Meiton of Sting, a Swedish VC firm to discuss how she guides SaaS and Fintech companies in their growth stage. Having previously worked in San Francisco, Hannah shares the distinctions between VC...
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Founder Friendly International: OurCrowd
The international VC sprint continues with OurCrowd, a global crowdfunding platform and the most active VC investor in Israel. We sat down with Ariel Krause to discuss how OurCrowd is democratizing access to investments in pre-IPO tech companies, how the firm navigates the legal challenges of...
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Founder Friendly International: Station F
Join Founder Friendly for our newest sprint focusing on international accelerators and venture capital firms! Our first episode is with Station F, the world's largest startup facility, where we'll be sitting down with Marwan Elfitesse to discuss the resources Station F provides to build a…
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SaaS for Beginners with Casey Aylward
We are entering, or perhaps in the thick of, a golden age for SaaS—software as a service—companies. Everywhere we look a new SaaS startup is popping up, so we thought we’d learn a bit more about how investors determine which teams to back; we were lucky enough to sit down with investor Casey...
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Student Startups: East Coast
The student startup sprint continues with some wonderful East Coast companies. Join to hear how COVID allowed NYU's very own POSH to permeate the event ticketing space, and how they differentiate through CRM features. Or listen to learn about the Minecraft map-making vertical with Varuna and what...
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Student Startups: West Coast
There are strengths and weaknesses in being a student founder. Maybe you have an idea you’re considering developing while enrolled in college—this is the episode for you. Listen and learn from three founders—Ofek (Quokka Brew), Audrey (Curious Cardinals), Alex (GoSurf)—about their experiences...
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Sinful Startups with Catharine Dockery
Vice Clauses, remnants of America's Protestant prudishness, prevent most VC firms from investing in lucrative, growing industries like cannabis, sextech, and alcoholic beverages. We were able to sit down with Vice Ventures founder Catharine Dockery to discuss how she carves out a competitive edge...
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Funding Female and Minority Founders with Amy Jermain
Our third sprint will be on how VCs that deeply specialize have a competitive advantage over generalist firms. Today we are speaking with Amy Jermain of XXcelerate, an Oregon based women-focused accelerator investing in community impact oriented startups founded by women and BIPOC! Come listen…
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Founder Friendly: Startup Lifecycle Pt. 2
Follow Skye and Lily as they finish up their startup's lifecycle. Do they succeed? Or do they fail? Who knows... there's only one way to find out. Happy Holidays everyone!
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Founder Friendly: Startup Lifecycle Pt. 1
Come listen to the startup lifecycle and journey through the lens of our very own home-made startup...Voozy! Listen as Lily and Skye go over their journey starting the company and working on the business.
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Founder Friendly: OG Founders
Listen to the OG Founders of SVS talk about their experience with tech and their journey from SVS to professional life!
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Founder Friendly: What is SVS? ft. Francis Zhan and Randall Zuccalmaglio
Episode 1 of NYU and VC. Come learn more about NYU's premiere venture capital, entrepreneurship, and tech club from the president and post-mentorship lead of SVS! You'll learn more about the club, the culture, opportunities and ways to join, and how the club has changed and shifted in the past…
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Founder Friendly: Pivoting in a Pandemic
Join Yasmine Mustafa, founder of ROAR for Good, as she talks about pivoting in the middle of a pandemic to help address concerns and needs. We talk about starting ROAR for Good, social impact and justice, and her incredible journey to become a CEO and leader.
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Founder Friendly: The Future of Remote Work with Gary Swart
Come spend some time learning about what a typical work-day could look like in the future! The future of the common workday is changing rapidly in the current world and Gary Swart has spent years developing the remote work landscape. Come join as he talks about his journey, the future, and his...
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Founder Friendly: Early-Stage Investing and the Information Network w/ Mario Gabriele
Mario Gabriele from Charge VC joins us as we discuss early stage investing, market trends from coronavirus, and managing the large influx of information today. Learn about The Generalist, the future of VC, and the important factors of evaluating a startup on this week's episode! You can subscribe...
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Founder Friendly: Coronavirus Shakeup
Taco, Skye, and SVS member Andrei discuss the implications of coronavirus through a business student lens. Learn about the US financial markets, the bidding war for respirators, and internship opportunities still available for students.
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Founder Friendly: Looking into the Startup World
Bored at home from the quarantine? Take a break from watching Netflix and come listen to Sam Barberie from Britesiders talk about his up and coming startup and the landscape of startup world versus corporate.
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Founder Friendly: Intro to Venture Capital with J. Skyler Fernandes
J. Skyler Fernandes, the founder of Venture University and Simon Ventures, sits down with us to talk about the ins and outs of venture capital. Gain insights on advice for college students looking to enter VC and how to set yourself apart from other candidates.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Founder Friendly, NYU Stern's first undergraduate podcast. Episodes are released weekly. Join us as we talk to industry leaders, successful founders, and venture capitalists to learn about the latest trends, strategies, and insights in the venture capital ecosystem. So tune in, take notes, and join the conversation as we explore the exciting world of venture capital together.https://www.nyusvs.org/ Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nyu-svs/support
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