All Episodes

Madelyn Rutter @ TechNexus

S5E2: Rich Lee @ New Era ADR

Season 5, Episode 1: Anuraag Tripathi @ Manifest

S4E19: Tommy Flaim @ Fox & Robin

S4E18: Ira Weiss @ Hyde Park Venture Partners on the Current Market Downturn

S4E17: Jessica Schultz @ Amplify

S4E16: Raj Datta @ oak9

S4E15: Connor Ryan @ Bridge Investments

S4E14: Tessa Flippin @ Capitalize VC

S4E13: Daniel Estrada @ 86 Repairs

S4E12: Jordan Gal @ Rally

S4E11: Tom Zhang @ Zenblen

S4E10: A Year in Review

S4E9: Thru Shivakumar @ cohesion

S4E8: Jithendra Palasagaram @ Part Analytics

S4E7: Shawn Ellis @ Distributed Ventures on Transitioning to VC From Consulting and Banking, Operating vs. Investing, & The Strategy Behind Distributed VC

S4E6: Sonny Tai @ Actuate

S4E5: Janice Tam Co-Founder & CEO @ TrueToForm

S4E4: Teresa Wang @ Heyday Fitness

S4E3: Lisa Bubes @ Garmentier

S4E2: Jason Starr @ CompanyFirst on DTC Investing, State of Consumer, & Consumer Brands in Chicago

Season 4, Episode 1: Ben Johnson @ Spruce

S3E20: Christopher Deutsch @ Lofty Ventures on State of Chicago Tech, Origins of Lofty Ventures, & Evaluating Founders

S3E19: George Khalife @ Let's Grab Coffee Podcast

S3E18: John Allen @ Lava

S3E17: Nick Cromydas @ Hunt Club

S3E16: Lindsay Knight @ Chicago Ventures on The Platform Model in VC & Chicago:Blend

S3E15: Patrick Larsen @ ZenLedger.io

S3E14: Peter Johnson @ Jump Capital on Jump Capital's New $350mn Crypto Fund, & Stablecoins Investment Thesis

S3E13: Dominic Go @ Tambr

S3E12: Alyssa Jaffee @ 7wireVentures on Trends in Digital Healthcare & Technology, & the Healthcare Industry in Chicago

S3E11: Tom Shea @ Adgile Media Group

S3E10: Justin Strausbaugh @ Lakeshore Ventures on Alumni Ventures Group, State of Venture Capital, & Deep Tech Trends

S3E9: Troy Henikoff @ MATH Venture Partners on Ted Lasso, Early-Stage Financial Modeling, & Techstars Chicago

S3E8: Nathan Rosenstock @ Crafty

S3E7: Samara Mejia Hernandez @ Chingona Ventures on Chingona's Investment Mandate, Raising Her First Fund, & Career Advice for VCs

S3E6: Konrad Waliszewski @ Tripscout

S3E5: Victor Pasucci @ Energy Capital Ventures on the State of ESG Investing, Transitioning from Law to VC, & the Maturation of the Chicago Early-Stage Ecosystem

The Mid-Year Review

S3E5: Yelena Shkolnik @ Jump Capital on Recipe for Innovation, State of Sports Betting, & Streaming in '21

S3E4: Neil Sikka @ A1Logic

S3E3: Steve Sanger @ Evolv on State of Foodtech, Corporate VC, & Scaling Grubhub

S3E2: Kathleen Brown @ buddhi

Season 3, Episode 1: Sean Johnson @ Manifold Group on Venture Studio Models, Operational Leverage, State of Podcasts

S2E20: Matt Silver @ Forager

S2E19: Jason Heltzer @ Origin Ventures on Breaking into VC, Mixing Disciplines as a VC, & Chicago's Diversified Economy

S2E18: Tim Speicher @ Buoy

S2E17: Kurt Johnson @ 11.2 Ventures on Venture Builder Studios, Following Your Passions, & The Sales Process in VC

S2E16: Ira Weiss @ Hyde Park Venture Partners on Chicago Unicorns, Early-Stage Valuations, and Academia in VC

S2E15: Ryan Walsh @ Valqari

S2E14: Abhinaya Konduru @ M25 on Life as a Junior VC, Chicago Collaboration, and Early-Stage Analysis

S2E13: Ari Perlin @ Vaizian

S2E12: Gale Wilkinson @ Vitalize Venture Capital on Angel vs VC Investing, Future of Work & Education, and Increasing Diversity in Tech

S2E11: Leo Mindyuk @ ML Tech

S2E10: Brian Luerssen @ Draftbit & LongJump on Founder-Led VC, The Chicago Startup Ecosystem, and Low-Code/No-Code

S2E9: Sebastian Rivas @ Andes STR (2021 NVC Winner)

S2E8: Prashant Shukla @ Origin Ventures on Seed v. Series A, Cameo's Ascendance, & the Future of Chicago Tech

S2E7: Dip Majumder @ Neural Trend

S2E6: Ezra Galston @ Starting Line on Resiliency, Starting Line Fund II, & the State of Chicago Tech

S2E5: Alex Jones & Alessandro DiSanto @ Hallow

S2E4: Dan Knight @ Manifold Group on Early-Stage Due Diligence

S2E3: Trey Calver @ Michael Best on Term Sheets, Legalities of Early Stage Venture, Company Formation, Investing Overseas, & Resiliency in VC

S2E2: Gabi Klapman @ Trvlpage

Season 2, Episode 1: Rick Desai @ Listen Ventures on Tiger Woods, Economics of Consumer Investing, Evolution of Value-Add Investing, & Content-Driven Commerce

S1E20: Reno Perry @ Wiseful

S1E19: Julia Ruge @ Sandalphon Capital On Evolution of Consumer Brands, Consumer Marketplaces, & Strong Sectors Of The Midwest

S1E18: John Nelson @ Vroom Delivery

S1E17: Guy Turner @ Hyde Park Venture Partners on State of Crypto, Investing Green Flags, CARR vs. ARR, & The VC-Founder Relationship

S1E16: David Pawlan @ Aloa

S1E15: Steven Cook @ Chicago Ventures on API-First Companies, Alternative Asset Classes, & The Flywheel of Chicago Exits

S1E14: Cheryl Kemp @ Indifit

S1E13: Ashley Hartman @ Bluestein Ventures on Product-Market Fit, Foodtech in Chicago, and Sustainable Unit Economics

S1E12: Brett Siegal @ Ruuster

S1E11: Jeff Cantalupo @ Listen Ventures on Consumer Investing in 2021, The Consumer Landscape in Chicago, and Building Brands at the Early-Stage

S1E10: Jackie DiMonte @ Chicago Ventures on Maturation of Chicago VC, Seed Investing in 2020, & Impending Series A Crunch

S1E9: Lance Dietz @ KB Partners on Lessons from the Military, Sports Tech Investing, and Chicago's Place in Sports Tech

S1E8: Colin Keeley on Micro-PE, Future of Audio, How Chicago can Improve, and Leveraging Human Capital

S1E7: Cristin Pacifico @ TechNexus on Early-Stage Operating, Chicago vs. Silicon Valley, Outdoor Recreation Startups, and Paths to Venture

S1E6: Mark Achler @ MATH Venture Partners on His Entrepreneurial Journey, B2B Customer Acquisition, & Chicago VC

S1E5: Jackson Bubala @ Motivate Venture Capital on B2B Marketplaces, E-Commerce SaaS Investing, Food Delivery, & How the Chicago VC Ecosystem Can Continue To Improve

S1E4: David Rabie @ Tovala On Recent Series C, Staying Lean As A FoodTech Startup, And Why Tovala Chose Chicago over Silicon Valley

S1E3: Joe Dwyer @ Manifold Group on Serial Entrepreneurship, the State of Venture Capital, Innovating VC, and Crypto in Chicago

S1E2: Austin Ju @ New Stack on Networking, Growth Marketing, and the State of Venture Capital Podcasts

Season 1, Episode 1: Sara Taylor-Demos @ Cora Home on Building a B2B Marketplace, Customer Discovery, Pivoting, & the Interior Design Industry

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