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The Bottom Line
by Harvard Ventures
Harvard Ventures presents a podcast about entrepreneurship, innovation, and everything in between.
Episodes
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S5: E4 Understanding an Entrepreneur’s Journey: Fundraising, Networking, and Growth
In this episode of "The Bottom Line," we sit down with Matheus Riolfi, co-founder and CEO of Tint, an innovative embedded insurance platform. Matheus shares his journey from Brazil to Silicon Valley, his experiences at Turo, and how these shaped his vision for Tint. Discover how embedded finance…
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S5: E3 Anna Berger, CEO of Trayd: The $4.5M Blueprint to Effectively Communicate with Investors
In this episode, Anna Berger, co-founder and CEO of Trayd, who has recently raised $4.5 million dollars of seed funding, discusses the challenges and innovations in the construction industry. She shares insights on the importance of personal motivators in startups, the role of AI in construction,...
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S5: E2 Ed Baker, Chief Product Officer at WHOOP: The Secret Formula to Growing a Company
In the second episode of Season 5, Arav Bhargava sits down with Ed Baker, Chief Product Officer at Whoop, who shares his entrepreneurial journey from launching a dating site at Harvard to leading growth at major tech companies like Facebook and Uber. He discusses the importance of product market...
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S5: E1 David Cohen, Founder of Techstars: Understanding What Makes or Breaks Companies
In this episode, David Cohen, founder of Techstars, shares insights on the evolution of startup accelerators, AI trends, and what sets successful entrepreneurs apart. Gain valuable advice on investment strategies and the power of networking from one of the industry's top leaders. Perfect for...
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S4: E2 Ross Garrett CEO of Surfline
In this second episode of "The Bottom Line" Season 4, Caleb Kline dives into a captivating conversation with Ross, the visionary CEO of Surfline, a pioneering wave monitoring platform reshaping the surfing landscape. With over 4 million daily users, Surfline stands as a testament to Ross's...
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S4: E1 Arhan Chhabra: Harvard Student and Co-Founder at Rove
In this opening episode of "The Bottom Line" Season 4, Caleb Kline chats with Arhan Chhabra, a Harvard sophomore and the mind behind Rove, the pioneering travel credit card for Gen Z. They delve into Rove's origin, the hurdles and highlights of student entrepreneurship, and the gratification that...
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S3: E6 Michelle You: Co-Founder and CEO at Supercritical
In this thought-provoking episode, we welcome the Co-Founder and CEO of Supercritical and Co-Founder of SongKick, Michelle You, to the Bottom Line. Michelle shares her captivating journey of transitioning into the tech world and her profound career transformation and environmental advocacy. In...
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S3: E5 Sharon Marcil: Senior Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group
In today's episode, we're honored to introduce Sharon Marcil, a powerhouse figure in the business world. As the Senior Partner and Managing Director at Boston Consulting Group, Sharon's impact spans across the global operating and executive committee, leading BCG's North America region with...
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S3: E4 Chris Voss: Former international hostage negotiator for the FBI gives his approach to negotiating in the boardroom
Not only is he a former FBI hostage negotiator, but Chris Voss is also a founder, businessman, former CEO of The Black Swan Group, Ltd, and author of “Never Split the Difference Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It.” Previously representing the U.S. government as an expert in kidnapping at...
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S3: E3 Kyle Waldrep on The Founder’s Journey To Making Commercial Real Estate Tech Smart
Kyle Waldrep is founder and CEO of real estate prop-tech firm Dottid. The commercial real estate SAAS technology platform aims to replace antiquated processes in the leasing industry and has raised over $20M in the process. Join us as Kyle steps us through founding Dottid and navigating the...
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S3: E2 Justin Fishner-Wolfson on Stanford, SpaceX, and Investing in this Market Cycle
Join us for a conversation with Justin Fishner-Wolfson on the current market cycle and how to invest in durable companies. Listen in as Justin talks about his time at Founders Fund and what he sees as the future of SpaceX.
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S3: E1 "PayPal Mafia:" David Sacks on the Transition from Founding Companies to Investing in Them
Join us for a conversation with historic PayPal founder David Sacks on his journey and the transition to venture capital with Craft Ventures
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S2: E13 Chris Romer on the Future of ESG
Join us for a conversation with Chris Romer, Co-Founder and CEO of Project Canary, on balancing public and private sector endeavors, learning to fail, and the future of emissions reduction. Get ready to dive into the hot topic of ESG measurement!
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S2: E12 Trinny London on Building a Multi-Million Dollar Beauty Brand
Trinny Woodall is founder and CEO of digital-first global beauty brand, Trinny London. In just over three years, Trinny London has witnessed phenomenal growth, with revenue soaring to £37.7M ($52M) in the last 12 months and a team that’s grown to over 130 people. Join Harvard Ventures as Trinny...
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S2: E11 Deep Nishar on Running U.S. SoftBank Vision Fund
Enjoy a conversation with esteemed venture capitalist Deep Nishar, whose time with Softbank, LinkedIn, and Google speaks for itself, not to mention his founding of Patkai Networks. Listen in as Deep teaches us about mentorship, venture capital, and leadership. (And the best pizza toppings!)
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S2: E10 Daniel Moore: CEO of Rockefeller Group
Join us for a conversation with Daniel Moore, President and CEO of the Rockefeller Group, on his unique leadership style, entering the real estate market, and how the pandemic will change the industry. Get ready to dive into the ever evolving world of real estate!
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S2: E9 Amber Venz Box on Establishing LTK and Dominating Influencer Marketing
Join us for our conversation with Amber Venz Box, tech entrepreneur and founder of RewardStyle and LikeToKnow.it (now LTK), on building a billion dollar business, navigating the pressures of being a young founder, and recruiting talent for rapid growth. Learn how she grew her startup to $2B in...
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S2:E8 Robert Langer on Founding Moderna
Listen to our conversation with Dr. Robert Langer, David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT, on the race to produce the Moderna vaccine, how he evaluates startup ideas at his lab, and what it really takes to produce a high quality patent.
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S2: E7 Sam Bankman-Fried on FTX and the Future of Crypto
Join us for a conversation with Sam Bankman-Fried, Founder and CEO of Alameda Research and FTX Exchange. Alameda Research, a quantitative crypto trading firm, manages $2.5B in assets and FTX Exchange offers derivatives, options, volatility products, and leveraged tokens. FTX recently secured...
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S2: E6 Vivek Ramaswamy on Entrepreneurship in College, founding Roivant Sciences and Innovation in Biotech
Listen to our conversation with the executive chairman and founder of Roivant Sciences. Learn how Mr. Ramaswamy used his experience in Biotech investing to found a 7 billion dollar company, and what his insights are regarding building a start-up and how Covid-19 has impacted the industry.
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S2: E5 Robert Kaplan on The Federal Reserve, Social Impact Entrepreneurship, and Venture Philanthropy
Listen to our conversation with President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and co-chair of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, Robert Kaplan. Follow along as we discuss his role in managing the economy, high impact and social investing, and our national outlook post-COVID.
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S2: E4 Allen Shim on Slack's $27B+ Acquisition
Listen to our conversation with the CFO of Slack, Allen Shim. Learn how Mr. Shim scaled Slack into a company with nearly $1 billion in annual revenue, and what his insights are about the Slack's growth and the future of remote work.
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S2: E3 Rob Kapito on Founding BlackRock and the Future of Investing
Listen to our conversation with President and Co-Founder of BlackRock, Rob Kapito. Learn how Mr. Kapito founded BlackRock, how he built the largest asset manager in the world, and how he approaches the future of ETFs and ESG investing. In December of 2020, BlackRock set a record with $8.7…
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S2: E2 Alex Kayyal on Salesforce Ventures and Enterprise Entrepreneurs
Listen to our conversation with Alex Kayyal, Partner and Head of Salesforce Ventures International, on the day in the life of a VC investor, Salesforce Ventures investments, and how Salesforce Ventures has committed $100M to black-owned businesses and minority founders.
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S2: E1 Frank Slootman on Snowflake’s $100B+ Valuation
Listen to our conversation with the CEO and Chairman of Snowflake on leading the firm through the biggest software IPO in history, evaluating the potential of early-stage ventures, and dominating the American Dream.
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E21: Andy Beck on AI in Medicine
Listen to our conversation with Andy Beck, founder and CEO of PathAI, a company that develops artificial intelligence technology for pathology. Andy earned his MD from Brown Medical School and completed residency and fellowship training in Anatomic Pathology and Molecular Genetic Pathology from...
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E20: Gail McGovern on the American Red Cross, Resilience, and Innovation
Listen to our conversation with Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross. Learn about her experience combatting some of the most destructive natural disasters in the world in addition to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Hear her take on American resilience and gain insights on her...
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E19: Greg Mankiw on Advising Economic Policy for President George W. Bush, Venture Capital Funds, and Free Markets
Listen to our conversation with Professor Greg Mankiw, the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University and former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers for President George W. Bush. We discussed his time at the White House producing the Economic Report of the President,...
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E18: Sarah Kunst on Cleo Capital and VC Investing
Listen to our conversation with Sarah Kunst, founder and partner at Cleo Capital. Ms. Kunst has been named as a top woman in venture capital by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes 30 under 30, a top African American in tech by Business Insider, and is a contributing editor at Marie Claire.
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E17: Danny Meyer on Michelin Stars, Shake Shack, and Restaurant Development
Listen to our interview with one of the most influential restaurateurs in the world, Mr. Danny Meyer. Mr. Meyer has created and developed more than 20 high end restaurants in New York City in addition to founding Shake Shack. One of his original restaurants, Eleven Madison Park, was named as the...
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E16: Stacey Bendet on Alice + Olivia and Fashion Entrepreneurship
Listen to our conversation with Stacey Bendet, founder of the highly influential American fashion brand, Alice + Olivia. Learn how Bendet scaled her business right out of college, her creative process, and advice to students. Bendet is known for dressing celebrities such as Michelle Obama…
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E15: Flynn Coleman on Ethical Leadership and AI
Listen to our conversation with Flynn Coleman on the intersection of human rights, ethical leadership, and technology. Flynn is an author, an international human rights attorney, a social justice advocate, a Harvard fellow, a professor, a public speaker, a social innovator and entrepreneur, a...
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E14: Alexa von Tobel on Being a "Recession Entrepreneur”
Listen to our conversation with Alexa von Tobel, Managing Partner and founder of Inspired Capital, founder and former CEO of LearnVest (acquired by Northwestern Mutual), and the New York Times- Bestselling Author of Financially Fearless. Alexa went to Harvard College and Harvard Business School.
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To Be Or Not To Be Enrolled
Listen to our conversation all about college’s reopening plans... this time with 4 guests! In light of school's reopening plans, though the approach between institutions is varied, the reaction of students and parents is quite similar: What should I do? Pay thousands of dollars for an online...
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E13: Shelly Xu + Court Williams on Sustainable Fashion and Personal Brand
Listen to our first double guest conversation with Shelly Xu, an ex-Prada and ex-Instagram employee now incubating her startup Shelly Xu Design (the first zero waste fashion startup) at Harvard University’s i-lab, and Court Williams, creative director and consultant specializing in luxury working...
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E12: Mercedes Bent on Transitioning from Wall Street to Startupland
Listen to our conversation with Mercedes Bent, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners on their consumer investing team. This interview is part of Harvard Ventures Black Lives Matter fundraising and education efforts. All the proceeds from the sponsored segments of this podcast episode will be...
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E11: Ben Wei on The COVID Foundation and How YOU Can Help
Listen to our conversation with Benjamin Wei, tech entrepreneur and non-profit founder. The COVID Foundation is on a mission to provide essential medical supplies to those who need it most. The organization achieves this by analyzing data to identify the most urgent need, with an emphasis on...
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E10: David Rubenstein on The Carlyle Group, Raising Capital, and The American Dream
Listen to our conversation with David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of global private equity investment company The Carlyle Group.
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E9: John C. Warner on Green Chemistry in Business, Politics, and Innovation
Listen to our conversation with John Warner, inventor, entrepreneur, and pioneer in green chemistry, and founder of Beyond Benign, a non-profit dedicated to green chemistry education for scientists, educators, and citizens alike.
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E8: Wendy Kopp on Teach for America, Non-Profit Fundraising, and Virtual Classrooms
Listen to our conversation with Wendy Kopp, CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All, a global network of nonprofit organizations with the aim to increase access to equitable education.
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E7: Chip Wilson on Lululemon, Solo Founders, and Goal Setting
Listen to our conversation with Chip Wilson billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist, who founded yoga-inspired athletic apparel company Lululemon Athletica Inc.
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E6: Gary Cohn on Goldman Sachs, The White House, and Venture Capital
Listen to our conversation with Gary Cohn, former President and Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs, Director of the National Economic Council and chief economic advisor to President Donald Trump from 2017 to 2018, and now advisor and venture capital investor for companies operating in the...
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E5: Robert Langer on Biotech Innovation and its Role Combating COVID-19
Listen to our conversation with Robert Langer, American chemical engineer, scientist, entrepreneur, and investor who is also one of the 10 most cited individuals in history.
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E4: Strauss Zelnick on eSports, Private Equity, and Leading a Meaningful Life
Listen to our conversation with Strauss Zelnick, Harvard grad, the CEO of Take Two Interactive (video game producer of Grand Theft Auto, NBA 2K, and many more), and former President of 20th Century Fox and CEO of Columbia Music Entertainment.
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E3: Andy Gonzalez on Unicorn Startup Ginkgo Bioworks
Listen to our conversation with Andy Gonzalez on his journey from Harvard to Bain to Ginkgo Bioworks as he offers advice to college students on how to pursue your passions and join a startup.
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E2: Anne Dwane on How to Break into VC
Listen to our conversation with Anne Dwane on how she became Co-Founder and Partner at Village Global as she offers insights on what it’s like to have created early stage fund backed by founders like Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Sara Blakely, and more.
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E1: Mark Cuban on COVID-19, AI, Personalized Medicine, and More
Listen to our conversation with Mark Cuban as he offers valuable insights into his world as an investor and gives advice on how businesses can survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Episode 0: Who We Are
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