All Episodes

Venture Capital Legacy: Harry Gruner, JMI Equity Founder and Managing GP on Advice for Building a Long-Term Firm

Venture Capital Legacy: Chuck Newhall, Greenspring Associates Venture Capitalist on Building a 100-Year Firm

Venture Capital Legacy: Phil Wickham, Sozo Ventures Managing Director on Building an Enduring VC Culture

Venture Capital Legacy: Susan Mason, Aligned Partners Co-Founder & Managing Partner on the Evolution of Venture Capital

Venture Capital Legacy: Brent Belzberg, TorQuest Partners Sr. Managing Partner on Building a Long-Term Investing Team

Venture Capital Legacy: Mike Maples, Floodgate Co-Founder and Partner on Investing in Lean Startups

Venture in the Middle: John Tough, Energize Ventures Managing Partner On Investing in Industrials in the Midwest

Venture in the Middle: Ginger Rothrock, Senior Director at HG Ventures on achieving greater impact through VC

Venture in the Middle: Roy Bahat of Bloomberg Beta on the future of work

Venture in the Middle: Mary Grove, Bread and Butter Investors On Their Three Areas of Investing Focus

Venture in the Middle: Victor Gutwein, M25 Founder on Midwest-Focused Investing

Venture in the Middle: Karen Kerr, Exposition Ventures Founder and Managing Director On Digital Transformation of the Industrial Value Chain

Secrets of Emerging Technology Ecosystem: Bejul Somaia, Lightspeed Ventures, India, Managing Partner On Transitioning from Operator to Investor

Secrets of Emerging Technology Ecosystem: James Mi, Founding Partner of Lightspeed China On Learning from Mistakes

Secrets of Emerging Technology Ecosystem: Vaibhav Gupta, Udaan Co-founder On Building Unicorns for India

Secrets of Emerging Technology Ecosystem: Ritesh Agarwal, OYO Hotels & Homes Founder On Building A Top Platform In An Emerging Market

Secrets of Emerging Technology Ecosystem: Jenny Lee, GGV Managing Partner On How She Selects Emerging Market Companies

Secrets of Emerging Technology Ecosystem: Nick Nash, Asia Partners Managing Partner and Co-Founder On Building Successful Business in Southeast Asia

Women in Deep Tech: Maryanna Saenko, Future Ventures Co-Founder and Partner on Why Deep Tech is the Space To Be In

Women in Deep Tech: Christy Cardenas, Grit Ventures Managing Partner on the Role of Universities in Deep Tech

Women in Deep Tech: Tess Hatch, BVP Partner on What’s Unique About Investing in Deep Tech

Women in Deep Tech: Abigail Hunter-Syed, LDV Capital Partner on Deep Tech for Visual Data

Women in Deep Tech: Deena Shakir, Lux Capital Partner on turning Science Fiction into Fact

Women in Deep Tech: Suzanne Fletcher, Prime Movers Lab General Partner on the Exciting Opportunities in Deep Tech

The Age of Product: Winning Against FAANG: Melody Koh, NextView Ventures Partner on Product Meets Investing

The Age of Product: Winning Against FAANG: Joe Robinson, Designers + Geek Founder, Circle fmr CPO, now Hummingbird Founding CEO on the Power of Networks

The Age of Product: Winning Against FAANG: Sami Inkinen, Virta Health Founder & CEO on Investor Relationships That Build Winning Products

The Age of Product: Winning Against FAANG: Renee Niemi, Logitech fmr CPO, now Products That Count CPO on the Evolution of Product and Investing

The Age of Product: Winning Against FAANG: Spenser Skates, Amplitude Founding CEO on Competing Against FAANGs

The Age of Product: Winning Against FAANG: Satya Patel, Homebrew Partner on Disruption and Investing

Net-Zero: Albert Wenger, Union Square Ventures Managing Partner on the Importance of Investing in Climate

Net-Zero: Katie Rae, The Engine CEO & Managing Partner on Investing in Impact Companies at the University & Lab Level

Net-Zero: Christian Jølck, 2150 Founding Partner on Building a Better World Through Investing

Net-Zero: Andrew Beebe, Obvious Ventures Managing Director on Sustainable Systems & Long-term Thinking in Net-Zero investing

Net-Zero: Clay Dumas, Lowercarbon Capital Partner on Bringing Government Policy Understanding into Climate Investing

Net-Zero: Carmichael Roberts, Material Impact Founder & Member at Breakthrough Energy Ventures on a Passion for Resilient Technology

The Human Side of Venture: Ken Elefant, Sorenson Ventures Co-Founder & Partner on the Networking Superpower in Venture Capital

The Human Side of Venture: Jason Green, Emergence Capital Founder & GP on Early-Stage Investing

The Human Side of Venture: Elizabeth Yin, Hustle Fund GP on the Mindset of Investors and Founders

The Human Side of Venture: Leo Polovets, Susa Ventures GP on Learning To Be A Great Investor

The Human Side of Venture: M.G. Siegler, GV GP on Being a Supportive Investor

The Human Side of Venture: Duncan Davidson, Bullpen Capital General Partner on Managing People and Personalities When Investing

From Vet to VC: Larsen Jensen, Harpoon Ventures Co-Founder and General Partner On Connecting VC with US Government Opportunities

From Vet to VC: Brad Harrison, Scout Ventures General Partner On VC Success After the Military

From Vet to VC: Zachary Ellis, HTX Fund Managing Partner On University Tech Transfer and VC Success

From Vet to VC: Sherman Williams, Academy Investor Network Managing Partner On “growing up” in the Navy

From Vet to VC: Todd Connor, Bunker Labs Founder, On How He’s Helping Veterans Embrace Entrepreneurship and VC

From Vet to VC: Tyson Clark, GV Partner, On An Incremental Path to VC

Path to Conviction: Adam Goulburn, LUX Capital Partner on Conviction in VC

Path to Conviction: Ann Miura Ko, Floodgate Co-founding Partner on Getting to Conviction Through Gut Feeling

Path to Conviction: Wen Hsieh, Kleiner Perkins Partner on His Framework for Achieving Conviction

Path to Conviction: Lior Susan, Eclipse Ventures Founding Partner on Using Conviction for Unanimous Votes

Path to Conviction: Julie Yoo, Andreessen Horowitz Partner On Cultivating A Prepared Mind

Path to Conviction: Adam Fisher, Bessemer Venture Partner, On Achieving Conviction with Early-Stage Startups

The Value of Relationships - Rachel Springate Udell, Muse Capital Founding Partner, on Synergies between the Tech and Entertainment Space

Investing with a Global Perspective - Hian Goh, Openspace Ventures Partner, on Southeast Asia's Goldilocks Moment

Radical Self-Belief: Chang Xu, Basis Set Partner, On Investing with Conviction (Not Consensus)

Personal Brand: Chris Lyons, a16z General Partner, on Being Entrepreneur-First

Unique Investment Thesis: Lisa Feria, General Partner & CEO, Stray Dog Capital, On Bringing a Competitive Thesis to Market

Talent Environments: Sujay Jaswa, WndrCo Founder & Managing Partner, On Navigating the VC Ecosystem

Season Premiere: SC Moatti, Managing Partner Mighty Capital, On What to Expect this Season

Go For It - Allen Taylor, Endeavor Catalyst

Keep Iterating - Christine Kenna, IGNIA

Commitment is Leadership - Ray Hatoyama, Sozo Ventures

Leadership Means Action - Andy McLoughlin, Uncork Capital

Just Keep Moving - Jonathan Lehr, General Partner at Work-Bench

Act Courageously - Jeremy Yap, Prolific Angel Investor

Values First - Elliott Robinson, Bessemer Venture Partners

Do it now - Ted Maidenberg, Tribe Capital

Defy Expectation - Miriam Rivera, Ulu Ventures

Take the Leap - Claire Tomkins, CEO of Future Family

Seek Impact - Ernestine Fu, Alsop Louie Partners

Against All Odds - Saed Nashef, Sadara Ventures

Break Down Walls - Heather Hartnett, Human Ventures

If You Dream It, You Become It - Marlon Nichols, Cross Culture Ventures

Take Big Risks - Trae Vassallo, Defy Partners

Be Unimpeachable - Anarghya Vardhana, Maveron

The Zoom Story & Irrational Obsession - Santi Subotovsky, Emergence Capital

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