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Venture Capital — 128 episodes

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Why Founders Get Rejected by VCs: Kamran Ansari on AI, Fund Strategy, and Venture Capital

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AI, Accounting & SaaS Economics: What Founders Need to Know Before IPO | Derek Anderson

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Equity Crowdfunding & Digital Capital Formation: Dealmaker’s Playbook (Rebecca Kacaba)

4

The Man Who Watches $170B Says the IPO Is Dying | Scott Voss, HarbourVest

5

Cross-Border VC: Scaling AI Startups Between Asia and the U.S. (Wally Wang)

6

AI-First Venture Capital: How InReach Finds Europe’s Best Founders Early (Roberto Bonanzinga)

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Investing Outside Silicon Valley + Building Upstate NY Startups (Olivia Goldstein)

8

AI, Democracy, and the Future of Government (Ancestry Founder Paul Allen)

9

Grammarly Acquires Superhuman: AI Email, UX Moats & Building AI-Native Products (Loïc Houssier)

10

AI Matchmaking & The Future of Dating Apps (Sitch Founder + M13 Investor)

11

Contrarian vs Consensus: The Nordic VC Playbook (Stine Sørensen, Alliance VC)

12

AI Is Breaking Recruiting: The Resume “Slop” Problem + The New Hiring Playbook

13

Can AI Replace Primary Care?

14

Stablecoins Are Eating Finance (What Wall Street Missed)

15

Breaking Into VC: Tanvi Lal on Rejection, Recruiting, and Corporate Venture

16

Scaling the Circular Economy: Inside a $200M Non-SaaS Fund w/ Costas Papaikonomou

17

How Gamification Is Reinventing Love & Relationships

18

Marketing to Machines: Truth, Trust & AI Shopping

19

The State of Venture 2025: AI Bifurcation, Down Rounds, and Secondaries with Carta’s Peter Walker

20

AI-Driven Investing: Alex Sen & Nnamdi Okike on Transforming Venture Capital and Private Equity

21

From Podcasts to Platforms: Grace Gong on Building Community and AI’s Next Wave

22

Navigating the Future of AI and Autonomous Vehicles with Gabe Klein and Alexei Andreev

23

The 2% vs. 20% Venture Fund Dilemma: Impacts on Founders and the Future of VC

24

Transforming Education with AI: Insights from Stephanie Palmeri and Caleb Hicks

25

Driving the Future: EV Market Trends and Innovations with Tiya Gordon and Olaf Sakkers

26

Emerging Managers and the Future of Micro VC: Insights with Matt Curtolo and Joseph Alalou

27

Fintech’s Next Frontier: Challenging the Banks with Rex Salisbury

28

AI, Economics, and the Future of Work: Navigating an Accelerating World

29

Influencers, Authenticity, and the Power of Attention: Building Modern Brands

30

Telehealth 2030: Infrastructure, AI, and the Future of Digital Health

31

Creators, AI, and the Future of Content: A Conversation with Tim Holladay and Peter Hollens

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Revolutionizing Healthcare: The Future of Health Tech with Max Marchione and Dr. John Dayton

33

The Impact of Government Changes on Venture Capital and the Economy

34

What Questions Should Founders Ask VCs? Insights from Jon Bradshaw and Peter Harris

35

The Art and Science of Valuations: A VC and Founder's Perspective

36

From Startup to Company: Navigating the First Hires

37

Venture Capital Predictions for 2025: AI, M&A, and Liquidity

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The AI Investment Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges

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The Balance of Success: Navigating Founder Motivation and Investor Expectations

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Should You Raise Venture Capital? Insights for Founders.

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The Bear and Bull Cases for OpenAI: A Deep Dive

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Navigating Feedback in Venture Capital: Lessons for Founders

43

Who are Accredited Investors?

44

What is a Burn Rate?

45

What is a Bridge Round?

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What are Anti-Dilution Provisions?

47

What is AUM?

48

What is an Angel Investor?

49

Signs of Hostile Takeovers

50

VC Conversation with Alan Doan (He Created The Disneyland Of Quilting)

51

VC Round Table

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Investing in AI

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HealthTech Unveiled: The Story of Phi Health

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Unlocking the Secrets to Venture Success: A Deep Dive with Taylor Jones of Peterson Ventures 🚀

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The Dark Art of Startup Valuations

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What Makes A Great Venture-Backed CEO/Founder

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2024 Venture Capital Predictions

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Bad Moves Founders Make

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Bad Moves VCs Make

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Go-To-Market Heroes (Featuring Amy Cook & Ryan Westwood from Fullcast)

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How Do VCs Measure Success?

62

What Is An Option Pool?

63

How To Get Into Venture Capital?

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Why Did The VC Pass?

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Is My Business Made for Venture Capital?

66

Are Venture Services Worth It?

67

How to Start a Venture Capital Firm (Featuring Bubba Page from Influence.vc)

68

Beyond the Pitch: A Frazier Group Perspective (A Utah VC)

69

Startup Valuations (Reviewing 2023 Q2 Market Data from Carta)

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Startup Valuations Q&A

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I'm Running Low On Cash. Now What?

72

Decoding VC Collective: Impact on VC Landscape

73

Tiger Global's Downturn: A 33% Investment Setback

74

Exploring: Risks of a SAFE

75

SVB Crash: Why, How and What's Next!

76

Unpacking the Buzz:Our Thoughts on Chat GPT

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Anonymous- Shocking VC Stories

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VC Insights: Scott Paul on the Growing Utah Ecosystem

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How is ChatGPT Affecting Venture Capital?

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How is ChatGPT Affecting Startups?

81

Who Is A Founder?

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Is Venture Capital a Good Job?

83

Is Venture Capital Good for Small Business?

84

Real Estate Tech 3.0: The Ownership Revolution

85

Are Founders better investors than VCs

86

Tips for First-Time Fund Managers

87

What is Generative Tech? The Next VC Wave

88

FTX's Crash and It's Affect on Venture Capital

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Are Founders Better Investors Than VCs?

90

How Important is it for VCs to Build an Online Presence?

91

Are Venture Capitalists Evil?

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Do VCs Care About Profitability?

93

Corporate Venture Arms: Are They Worth It?

94

Utah's Strengths and Weaknesses

95

Fired By a Venture Capitalist!

96

Should You Invest In a Friend's Business?

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How to Meet Venture Capitalists

98

How Much Should You Pay a Startup CTO?

99

How to Get a Higher Valuation

100

Recent Investments by UGF

101

VC Markdowns in 2022

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Can You Raise a Series A?

103

Tax Loopholes for VCs

104

Y Combinator: What Do VC's Think?

105

VC Provides Anonymous Feedback

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VC Rips Apart My Pitch Deck for Appointment.com

107

How to Start a Syndicate

108

How Data Science is Improving Venture Capital

109

Common Lies that VCs Hear

110

Is Venture Capital Slowing Down?

111

Misunderstood Venture Capital Terms

112

How to Find a VC Mentor

113

How to Start a VC Fund

114

How Do VCs Make Money

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Getting Funded: Red Flags of a Toxic VC

116

Get Funded: Should A Startup Hire a Professional Fundraiser

117

How to Get and Keep a VC's Attention

118

How To Find a Venture Capitalist

119

What is the Future of Venture Capital?

120

What is Carry? (How Do Venture Capitalists Get Paid?)

121

2021 Investment Updates for University Growth Fund

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University Growth Fund Deal Breakdown - Simplus

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VC Deal Breakdown! (Episode #6)

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How Do I Invest in Venture Capital Funds? (Episode #5)

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How Does One Become an Associate at a Venture Capital Firm?

126

What is the University Growth Fund?

127

Episode 2 of the Venture Capital Podcast

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Welcome to the Venture Capital Podcast!