"I firmly believe that for-profit technology companies stand the best chance of solving many of the world’s toughest problems and venture lets me be a part of that process."Amy is a Partner at Costanoa Ventures where she focuses primarily on

Lerer Hippeau's Ben Lerer on the rise of the NY Venture scene, building and scaling a firm, and building moats at the seed stage.

Oct 23rd, 2023 37m 44s

Ben Lerer is a Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau. He is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Thrillist, which was acquired by Vox Media in 2022. He chairs the Board of Directors for Urban Upbound and is an Associate Member of the International Acad

From YC Hype to Data Moat Strategies: An Interview with Wen-Wen Lam, Partner at Gradient Ventures

Aug 31st, 2023 22m 7s

Wen-Wen is a Partner at Gradient Ventures.Previously, Wen-Wen was the CEO & Co-founder of NexTravel (YCW15), a leading corporate travel solution that serviced thousands of customers like Lyft, Twilio, and Stripe. She grew the business to over

Halcyon | Driving Change While Doing Good with Kate Goodall

Jul 19th, 2023 37m 20s

Kate Goodall (she/her) is the Co-Founder and CEO of Halcyon, an incubator for early-stage impact ventures. Since launching in 2014, Goodall has added an early-stage venture fund (of which she is co-managing director), an angel investing network

Visible Hands VC - Daniel Acheampong on Building the Future of Venture Capital

Jun 1st, 2023 24m 24s

Daniel Acheampong, Founder, Visible Hands VCDaniel was most recently an Entrepreneur in Resident at MIT designX, where he co-founded a marketplace platform. He was an associate at Summit Partners, where he helped manage the firm’s due diligenc

The Kings of LA: Ajay Relan on the Slauson & Co. Story

Apr 12th, 2023 25m 47s

About Ajay:Ajay Relan is an investor, entrepreneur, and community builder. Prior to Slauson & Co., Ajay was a founding Partner at Queensbridge Venture Partners. With a keen focus on brand building and storytelling, Ajay's passion lies in ident

"Bada** Woman" | The Chingona Ventures Journey with Samara Hernandez

Dec 28th, 2022 23m 47s

About Samara: Samara Mejia Hernandez is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Chingona Ventures, a Venture Fund that focuses on rapidly changing sectors and founders with experiences that uniquely position them to build startups in und

The King of Twitter | Mac Conwell on Building Rarebreed Ventures

Nov 29th, 2022 29m

Key takeaways:--Your limit to opportunities is your own mindset. --Founders should build their network consistently over time. It will help you understand the fundraising journey, and bring you honest feedback about how long the journey will

Chloe Capital's Elisa Miller-Out on lessons for leaders scaling a company, what its like on the investor side of the table, and a word of advice for the next gen of Founders.

Oct 18th, 2022 40m 23s

Elisa Miller-Out, Managing PartnerElisa Miller-Out is Chloe Capital’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner. She is an experienced serial tech entrepreneur, having founded and led seven companies over 20+ years. She is an experienced investor, havin

Eric Tarczynski from Contrary on: spotting Hyper-Growth, tips for first time builders and the impact of price compression at the early stage

Sep 15th, 2022 29m 26s

Eric is the founder and GP of Contrary. Contrary's portfolio includes hyper-growth companies like Anduril, Ramp, and Zepto.Key Takeaways: Identify the brightest people in the world first, then build infrastructure to support them for their

Let's Talk Consumer! Redpoint Ventures' Meera Clark on thesis driven investing, spotting resilient founders and building your brand in venture

Jul 14th, 2022 36m

Topics covered: Finding founders through thesis-driven investingSpotting resilient founders- are they building because this product needs to existWhat this new market means for deal pacingDriving value add for portfolio companiesThe

Startup Fundraising 101 with Nathan Beckord, CEO of Foundersuite

May 10th, 2022 22m 44s

Nathan Beckord is the CEO of Foundersuite.com and VentureArchetypes.com. On the consulting and advisory side, he mainly works with early stage internet, B2B software, mobile, and consumer product startups. He is also interested in platforms, ma

The SLOW Burn - Sam Lessin on thinking outside the box, investing in human potential, and what he has learned building Slow Ventures

Apr 6th, 2022 28m 10s

Sam Lessin - General Partner at Slow Ventures. He has co-founded two companies, Fin and Drop.io (acquired by Facebook in 2010). Between 2010 and 2014 Sam was a VP of product management at Facebook, where he managed the People, Places, and Thing

"It Takes a Village" - From Techstars to Launching The Fund with Jenny Fielding

Mar 23rd, 2022 24m 47s

Jenny Feilding, General Partner at The Fund, Adjunct professor at Columbia, and entrepreneur joins us on the Road Untraveled this week. Jenny is a pre-seed investor and mentor to hundreds of founders around the world. She is a 2x entrepreneur h

Hunter Walk (Homebrew) - The Screendoor Initiative, lessons learned in big tech, & how to enjoy the journey

Mar 9th, 2022 32m 35s

Hunter Walk, Co-founder and Partner at Homebrew.Homebrew is a seed-stage venture firm with investments like Chime, Plaid, Gusto, and many more. Prior to Homebrew, Hunter received his BA from Vasser and MBA from Stanford and then spent time at

The RAISE Conference - Talking LP/GP relationships with Ben Black (Akkadian Ventures)

Feb 22nd, 2022 23m 9s

Key Take-AwaysBen Black - Founder and CEO of Akkadian Ventures:1. "Venture capital requires a level of trust that is unlike any other business because you find out your failures first before you figure out your wins. And if you want to press

David Fialkow (General Catalyst) - Helping founders communicate in tough times, building diverse investment teams and what it takes to win.

Feb 8th, 2022 28m 39s

I had an insightful conversation with David Fialkow, Co-founder and Managing Director of General Catalyst, a venture capital firm that partners with founders from seed to growth stage to build companies that withstand the test of time. Key Ta

Lightspeed Venture Partners - Barry Eggers on building a global venture brand, navigating LP relationships for emerging managers, and the Lightspeed Scout Fund.

Jan 26th, 2022 31m 5s

On today's episode, I am joined by Barry Eggers, Founding Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.Episode Key Takeaways: Barry shares with us his 20+ year journey from a new venture firm in the early 2000s to the global powerhouse that is L

Navigating Your Fundraise Journey with Jean-Pierre Adechi, CEO at Wheeli

Jul 20th, 2021 28m 34s

Jean-Pierre Adechi, Founder & CEO, WheeliKey Takeaways1. The system isn't merit based- build relationships and a network that can help you build trust in the communities that will allow you to access the resources you need to succeed 2. Lean

The Godfather of Pre-seed Investing: A Conversation with Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures

Apr 29th, 2021 37m 9s

Charles Hudson is Founder and Managing Partner at Precursor VenturesKey Takeaways:1. Volume matters- do you get to meet enough companies in a year. They meet 3-4k companies and make 30 investments. You can't identify high quality founders if

Mercedes Bent (Lightspeed Venture Partners) on the future of edtech, how exceptional founders prioritize, and the need for more diverse VC investors.

Mar 16th, 2021 31m 19s

Key Takeaways1. Exceptional founders understand "what matters most". They help triage what is most important and help their teams deliver on the priorities that matter most for the growth of the business.2. Founders must be "learning animals"

Kauffman Fellowship - Jeff Harbach on finding your "zone of genius", advice for emerging managers and his take on trends coming to the venture industry.

Jan 31st, 2021 28m 8s

Jeff Harbach, President & CEO, Kauffman FellowsKey TakeawaysThe worlds biggest problems will be solved by companies that weren't venture backable in the past. More importantly, the people building those companies will be the folks who have

James Currier and Brittany Yoon (NFX) on Network Effects and the Power of Building Community

Dec 10th, 2020 28m 20s

Key Takeaways:1. 70% of the value in tech has been created by catalyzing network effects within the core business.2. Competition in the venture ecosystem is good for business. The disbalance of power in the past caused bad behavior, and more

David Tisch (Box Group) on investing with a prepared mind, finding the best teams and how to build a strong generalist portfolio.

Nov 18th, 2020 39m 29s

David Tisch, Founder & Managing Partner, Box GroupKey Takeaways,1) Behind every great company are people, and it's our job to identify the best teams and try to convince them to let us work with them. 2) Friends give advice, parents tell peo

The Queen of Equal Pay: Leyla Seka (Operator Collective) on building coalition and community, identifying talented Founders, and tips as you prepare for your Fundraise.

Oct 29th, 2020 26m 22s

Leyla Seka, Partner, Operator CollectiveKey Takeaways:1) Build consensus within an organization and work in the background to gain momentum before asking for support. Bring in a holistic view and others opinions to make sure you are analyzing