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Valley Nordic
by Chander Chawla / Arne Tonning
Chander Chawla, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Arne Tonning, a Norwegian Venture Capitalist, discuss global perspectives on startup business, technology, and culture. The views on the podcast are solely personal and not of our employers or of the organizations we belong to.
Episodes
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Navigating B2B Marketing: A NotebookLM Generated Episode
Send us Fan Mail The episode is based on Chander's blogpost - https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2025/03/navigating-b2b-marketing.html
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Lessons For Toddlers: NotebookLM Generated Episode
Send us Fan Mail This episode is based on Chander's blogpost - Lessons for toddlers.
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Art Extremes: A NotebookLM Generated Episode
Send us Fan Mail This episode is based on Chander's blogpost - Art Extremes. It is shockingly good. Arne and I are not co-hosting this episode.
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Emotions vs. Rationality: A NotebookLM Generated 5 Minute Episode
Send us Fan Mail The episode is generated from my blog post which has seven words :) Arne and I are not the cohosts for this episode.
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IPO Market In 2024: NotebookLM Created Episode
Send us Fan Mail The episode is based on Chander's blogpost: https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2024/10/getting-ready-for-ipo.html Arne and Chander are not the cohosts on this episode.
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Ethics In Tech: NotebookLM Created Episode
Send us Fan Mail This is episode is based on Chander's blogpost: https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2019/03/thoughts-from-thinking-weekend.html Arne and Chander are not the cohosts for this episode. Enjoy!
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Evolution of Robotics: NotebookLM Created Episode
Send us Fan Mail This is episode is based on Chander's blogpost: https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-rapid-evolution-of-robotics.html Arne and I are not the cohosts for this episode. Enjoy!
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Wisdom From A New Friend: NotebookLM Created Episode
Send us Fan Mail NotebookLM created this episode based on Chander's blogpost titled - Wisdom from a new friend.
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Building Alignment: A NotebookLM Created Episode
Send us Fan Mail This episode is NotebookLM interpretation of Chander's blogpost on building alignment: https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2024/05/building-alignment-as-executive.html Arne and I are not the co-hosts on this episode:)
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S4E11: Energy Markets In Europe
Send us Fan Mail We discuss: 1. State of the energy markets in Europe and why the prices are going up. 2. How does the electricity grid work? 3. How does the energy pricing work in Europe (excluding gas/petrol)? 4. Opportunity for startups in the energy markets.
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S4E10: Startup Financials - LTV and CAC in B2B SaaS
Send us Fan Mail We are back after a long summer break. In this episode we get inside Arne's box of B2B SaaS and discuss CAC, LTV, Payback period, and other financial metrics.
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S4E9: Reflections - Valley Nordic 100th Episode
Send us Fan Mail We reflect on the last 99 episodes by reviewing the podcast stats, guests who honored us, and the 27 companies we analyzed in the last ~4 years.
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S4E8: Deglobalization
Send us Fan Mail What is deglobalization? Why is it happening? What does it mean for startups?
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S4E7: Metaverse
Send a text We segment the Metaverse into three categories: 1. Metaverse that requires new hardware to be worn by users (VR headsets, AR glasses, etc.) 2. Metaverse that does not require new hardware but requires crypto (NFTs, wallets, etc.) 3. Metaverse that neither requires new hardware nor...
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S4E6: The Twitter Drama
Send us Fan Mail Elon Musk buying Twitter has been talk of the town in Silicon Valley for the last few days. Arne and I discuss what's happening and why. Chander's blogpost from 2009 on Twitter's potential.
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S4E5: HP Acquisition Of Poly
Send us Fan Mail HP which makes PCs and printers acquires a company, Poly (Plantronics + Polycom), that makes headphones, conference room phones, and cameras. We wonder why.
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S4E4: New Framework for Management in Corporations
Send us Fan Mail We discuss Chander's forbes article on management which offers a new framework for looking at management. The framework has four dimensions: 1. Domain Management 2. Organizational Management 3. Perception Management 4. Feelings Management
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S4E3: New Sovereign Investments Influenced by the Russia-Ukraine War
Send us Fan Mail We discuss top three sectors for new sovereign investments influenced by the current Russia Ukraine war: 1. Energy 2. Defence (Cyber, Weapons, Surveillance) 3. Increased self-reliance (Money, Food)
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S4E2: Web3
Send us Fan Mail We discuss what is Web3 (and Web 3.0). How it came about? And, the debate associated with it. Links to the articles we referenced in the episode: 1. Semantic web 2. Moxie Marlinspike on Web3 3. David Rosenthal on Crypto
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S4E1: The state of the financial markets - Stocks, Crypto, and Venture Capital
Send us Fan Mail We kickoff season 4 with a discussion on what's happening in the financial markets in 2022.
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S3E20 Season Finale: Trends In Review - 2021 Update
Send us Fan Mail We evaluate the trends we have been tracking since 2019. See the trends here. This is our final episode of 2021. We will be back on January 27th, 2022.
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S3E19: Netflix Games
Send us Fan Mail We discuss Netflix's entry into games and pontificate on why they would do that.
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S3E18: Sequoia Capital's New Structure and Changing Venture Capital Dynamics
Send us Fan Mail We discuss: 1. The traditional Venture Capital (VC) business model 2. Why the VC is changing and what changes Sequoia is making 3. Implications for entrepreneurs and for the business of managing money Useful links Sequoia announcement
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S3E17: Amplitude IPO
Send us Fan Mail We discuss: 1. Amplitude's products and business (what does the company do?) 2. Amplitude's history (started as Sonalight) 3. Direct listing vs. traditional IPO (why Amplitude chose direct listing) 4. Amplitude's valuation and future prospects Useful links 1. Amplitude S1
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S3E16: Ethereum Update
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the Ethereum blockchain and ETH, a cryptocurrency: Ethereum vs. Bitcoin Proof of work vs. proof of stake consensus mechanism on blockchains Ethereum plan to migrate to a proof of stake consensus mechanism Ethereum's London update
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S3E15: Semiconductor Business Deep Dive With Mike Polacek
Send us Fan Mail We are excited to have Mike Polacek as a guest of honor on this episode. Mike is one of the few business leaders who has run large tech businesses and has been a professional investor in public companies. We dig deeper into the how building semiconductor business is different…
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S3E14: Quick Commerce in Europe
Send us Fan Mail Quick Commerce and its history Venture Capital flowing to Quick Commerce in Europe How Quick Commerce might evolve
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S3E13: Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) - Past, Present, and Future
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the emergence of new companies like Affirm, Afterpay, Klarna which are popularizing the idea of Point of Sale financing i.e. when you are buying something you can choose to pay later. We tried to have structured conversation today:) What is BNPL History of BNPL Why is…
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S3E12: China Tech Crackdown - Good Governance or More Control
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the recent Chinese government investigations of Chinese tech companies like Alibaba, Didi, etc. Is it good governance and China is leading the world in regulating tech or is it a way to gain more control for the government?
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S3E11: Robinhood IPO
Send us Fan Mail Three unique things about Robinhood IPO, growth numbers, and a discussion on its business and financials. Useful links: 1. Robinhood S1 2. Why Chander is not participating in the Robinhood IPO
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S3E10: Space Tech
Send us Fan Mail We discuss: 1. Space tech market and segments 2. Why some space tech market segments are not suitable for venture investments 3. What are the drivers of space tech
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S3E9: Startup Boards
Send us Fan Mail We discuss: 1. Why startups need boards 2. How the role of the board changes as the company evolves 3. Types of board members 4. Common mistakes CEOs and board members make when they work together
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S3E8: Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)
Send us Fan Mail We discuss: 1. What are CBDCs? 2. State of CBDC in China 3. Benefits of CBDC
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S3E7: Semiconductor (Chip) Shortage
Send us Fan Mail We discuss what is the current chip supply and demand situation, why it happened, and how the countries and companies are trying to solve the chip supply problem.
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S3E6: Clubhouse
Send us Fan Mail We discuss: 1. What is Clubhouse? 2. Why Clubhouse it getting popular now? 3. Discussion on the future of Clubhouse. Let us know if you need an invite to join Clubhouse.
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S3E5: Non Fungible Tokens (NFT)
Send us Fan Mail 1. What are NFTs? 2. Why are they in the news? 3. What new opportunities become possible because of NFTs? You can buy the NFT for our blockchain episode (S1E3) here :)
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S3E4: Roblox IPO
Send us Fan Mail We discuss Roblox's history, business, and its upcoming IPO. Useful links: Roblox S1
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S3E3 Valley Nordic: Retail Investing, Robinhood, and Gamestop
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the latest phenomenon of retail investing that caused GameStop stock to go up more than 2,000% in a few weeks.
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S3E2 Valley Nordic: Tesla History and Valuation
Send us Fan Mail We discuss Tesla's origins (spoiler alert - Elon Musk is not the founder) and its evolution. We also debate its current valuation of ~$800B.
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S3E1 Valley Nordic: Virtual Reality's Barriers to Adoption
Send a text Happy New Year! We are back with our new biweekly and shorter episodes schedule. We start the year with reviewing the history of Virtual Reality (VR) and discussing its barriers to mass adoption.
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Valley Nordic S2 E41 Season Finale: 2020 Trends Review
Send us Fan Mail In our season 2 finale, we review the 2020 trends we had identified in Season 1 finale. See the trends here. You can find the Morgan Stanley report on Private Equity here. We will be back on January 14th, 2021 on biweekly basis. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
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Valley Nordic S2 E40: Embedded Systems With David Krieger
Send us Fan Mail We have a guest on the podcast this week, David Krieger, who is back with us after a year. David and I discuss fundamentals of embedded systems and his experience in designing them. Useful links: 1. David Krieger on LinkedIn 2. Embedded Systems
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Valley Nordic S2 E38: Airbnb IPO
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the recent S1 (a required document to be filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a private company to raise money in the public markets like NYSE or Nasdaq) filing by Airbnb to public in the US. Useful link: Airbnb S1 S1 definition
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Valley Nordic S2 E37: User Research with Joanna Jones
Send us Fan Mail This week, we are delighted to have a guest on the podcast, Joanna Jones, Founder & CEO of InterQ Research. Joanna and Chander discuss User Research and why the qualitative methods are necessary to complement quantitative methods. Useful links: 1. Joanna's LinkedIn profile 2....
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Valley Nordic S2 E36: Elections, Prop 22, and Tech
Send us Fan Mail We discuss how the US elections have caused the tech stocks to go up. We get deeper into California Prop 22 (a ballot measure by ridesharing and food delivery companies to change the law about classifying their drivers as employees and stopping them from forming a union). Useful...
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Valley Nordic S2 E35: Ant Group IPO
Send us Fan Mail We discuss the unique nature of Ant Group IPO which is going to be the world's largest IPO ever. Ant Group which has 700M+ users is raising >$34B in the IPO at a valuation of >$300B. Ant Group is a spinoff of Alibaba and has a special relationship with the Chinese government....
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Valley Nordic S2 E34: DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
Send us Fan Mail This week, Depart of Justice (DOJ) and 11 State Attorney Generals in the US filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. We discuss the intricacies and history of these type of lawsuits. Useful Links: 1. DOJ Workshop at Stanford 2. DOJ Google Lawsuit press release
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Valley Nordic S2 E33: Off Wall Street IPOs
Send us Fan Mail We discuss a new IPO market in Norway and other innovative IPO strategies. 2020 has turned out to be the most innovative year for finance.
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Valley Nordic S2 E32: Google's New Hardware
Send us Fan Mail We discuss Google's launch of new smartphones - Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5, new video streaming device - Chromecast, and new smart speaker - Nest Audio.
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Valley Nordic S2 E31: Deep Tech Investments In America And Europe
Send us Fan Mail We experiment with a shorter episode ( < 30 minutes). Spotify co-founder, Daniel Ek, made an announcement last week that he will invest ~$1.2B in deep tech in Europe. This prompted us to discuss what deep tech investing is and how it is different between the US and Europe. Useful...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Chander Chawla, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Arne Tonning, a Norwegian Venture Capitalist, discuss global perspectives on startup business, technology, and culture. The views on the podcast are solely personal and not of our employers or of the organizations we belong to.
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Chander Chawla, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Arne Tonning, a Norwegian Venture Capitalist, discuss global perspectives on startup business, technology, and culture. The views on the podcast are solely personal and not of our employers or of the organizations we belong to.
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