Billion Dollar Moves™ with Sarah Chen-Spellings | Global Venture Capital
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingLead, build, and invest better.
Join award-winning entrepreneur and investor Sarah Chen-Spellings as she travels across the globe in search of what she calls the 'unexpected leader'.
Every week, we deconstruct the Billion Dollar Moves of unicorn founders & funders; many of them underestimated long before they became iconic.
Many of them, unexpected leaders, just like you.
This show is about unfiltered conversations about success, failure, fear, and courage in the pursuit of the next big thing in tech and venture.
Billion Dollar Moves is proud to be part of the Hubspot Podcast Network with 10 million downloads a month as a group.
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Episodes
Overcoming Adversity with First Female NFL Coach Dr. Jen Welter
July 23, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutesFrom leveraging the $500Bn impact investing opportunity to building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm, and most importantly the willingness to PLAY IT BIG, as athletes in our own fields. This week, we took a different turn in examining high-performance and went deep with Dr.Jen, the first female NFL Coach on what's not playing big right now in the world of sport. Dr. Jen Welter tackled her football career with tenacity ...
Not Your Token Woman with First Female NFL Coach Dr. Jen Welter
July 23, 2021 04:00 - 30 minutesFrom leveraging the $500Bn impact investing opportunity to building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm, and most importantly the willingness to PLAY IT BIG, as athletes in our own fields. This week, we took a different turn in examining high-performance and went deep with Dr.Jen, the first female NFL Coach on what's not playing big right now in the world of sport. Dr. Jen Welter tackled her football career with tenacity ...
Venture Capitalist View: Southeast Asia Startups Winning with Michael Lints
July 16, 2021 04:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBFrom our live show Apr 16th 2021, we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Bukalapak netting $234M and more! Michael shares some #BillionDollarMoves we all will want in on. 👊🏻 5 THINGS YOU'LL LEARN: - How Southeast Asia's startup scene came to be - How venture capitalists are viewing Southeast Asia right now - The unique challenges of building & investing in Southeast Asia - The impact post-pandemic o...
Southeast Asia Startups Winning with Michael Lints, Golden Gate Ventures
July 16, 2021 04:00 - 34 minutesFrom our live show Apr 16th 2021, we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Bukalapak netting $234M and more! Michael shares some #BillionDollarMoves we all will want in on. 👊🏻 3 THINGS YOU'LL LEARN: - How venture capitalists are viewing Southeast Asia right now - The impact post-pandemic on markets, and how startups are innovating - How the racial reckoning is affecting others around the globe -- ⏳ TIMESTAM...
BONUS: The Golden Era of Southeast Asia Startups
July 16, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutesDive into our post-show Clubhouse discussion Apr 16th 2021 with fellow VCs in the region, where we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Bukalapak netting $234M and more! Special cameo by: Rajive Keshup, Investments Director, Cathay Innovation Gail Wong, Managing Partner, Her Capital Carlo Delantar, Head of Circular Economy, Gobi Partners Venture capitalist, Michael Lints of Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventu...
Future of Work: How To Lead in 2021 with Brian Elliott, Slack
July 09, 2021 04:00 - 27 minutesThis week, we went deep on the new reality that is remote work with none other than Brian Elliiott, former GM of Platform at Slack, and now Head of Future Forum — reimagining work. From building for inclusivity to sending the right message from the top - he shares some #BillionDollarMoves we all will want in on. 👊🏻 5 THINGS YOU'LL LEARN: - Why 83% of knowledge workers DO NOT WANT to return to the office - How executive leaders can lead effectively remotely in 2021 and beyond - The unique c...
The Rise of Superapps with Muneeb Maayr, Bykea
July 02, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour - 41.9 MB“Even if you’re drowning, give it one last shot” Ride-hailing giant Gojek and marketplace Tokopedia, Indonesia’s two largest startups, said a couple of days ago that they’ve merged their businesses to form GoTo Group, on track for a $35-$40B IPO end year. This sets more fuel to the fire of SuperApps rising in Southeast Asia: a trend that is actually moving from East to West. But is it all that it's cut out to be? Muneeb Maayr, Founder of Bykea joins us this week on #BillionDollarMoves to...
The Rise of Superapps & The Fear of a Meaningless Life with Muneeb Maayr, Bykea
July 02, 2021 04:00 - 1 hour“Even if you’re drowning, give it one last shot” Ride-hailing giant Gojek and marketplace Tokopedia, Indonesia’s two largest startups, said a couple of days ago that they’ve merged their businesses to form GoTo Group, on track for a $35-$40B IPO end year. This sets more fuel to the fire of SuperApps rising in Southeast Asia: a trend that is actually moving from East to West. But is it all that it's cut out to be? Muneeb Maayr, Founder of Bykea joins us this week on #BillionDollarMoves to un...
The End of Impact Washing & Stakeholder Capitalism with Regional President, BNY Mellon, Karen Wawrzaszek
June 25, 2021 04:00 - 39 minutesOver a decade ago, JPMorgan and the Rockefeller Foundation, published a report claiming that impact investment was an emerging asset class that would reach between $400 billion and $1 trillion in assets under management by 2020. Many thought this was an ambitious prediction but fast forward, we now see how those doubts were misplaced with markets hitting $715 billion in assets under management in 2020. Against the backdrop of the reckoning of 2020, our lens on impact dollars has become treme...
Sold My Startup for $780M: the Good, Bad, Ugly with Jack Smith, Vungle
June 18, 2021 04:00 - 40 minutesThis week we went deep on the growing pains of a startup, from PR nightmares to co-founder breakups, the challenge of shifting from a scarcity to growth mindset, and so much more with Jack Smith, serial entrepreneur & investor. @_jacksmith has co-founded multiple startups: Vungle, Coin, Shyp and advised many others. We talk everything from his startup outgrowing him to his lack of focus getting him to the right place & right time. -- 👊🏻 5 THINGS YOU'LL LEARN: - How Jack's curiosity from a ten...
BONUS: Building a $780M Startup with Jack Smith —offline discussion with the audience
June 18, 2021 04:00 - 35 minutes“Never build a startup without a technical founder” “Never go to a VC without a well thought out pitch deck” “Never hire people from Craigslist” From breaking all these rules and more, this week's guest, serial entrepreneur and now investor, Jack Smith, somehow turned a terrible idea into a $780M+ exit. This snippet reveals Jack in his rare raw form being brutally honest with the audience on Clubhouse. @_jacksmith has co-founded multiple startups: Vungle, Coin, Shyp and advised many others. ...
{EXTENDED} Big Tech & The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution with Renowned American Investor, Chris Schroeder
June 11, 2021 04:00 - 51 minutes[BONUS] Includes the post-show discussion on Clubhouse this week where we went deep on the Global Entrepreneurial Revolution shaping our future with renowned American investor & entrepreneur, Christopher Schroeder. From the dominance of big tech, to the digital divide to startups rising in the Middle East - we cover it all. Chris is the co-founder of Next Billion Ventures, a venture capital (VC) fund focused on the next billion digital consumers across global emerging markets and is also a N...
Big Tech & The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution with Chris Schroeder
June 11, 2021 04:00 - 36 minutesThis week, we went deep on the Global Entrepreneurial Revolution shaping our future with renowned American investor & entrepreneur, Christopher Schroeder. From the dominance of big tech, to the digital divide to startups rising in the Middle East - we cover it all with Chris. Chris is the co-founder of Next Billion Ventures, a venture capital (VC) fund focused on the next billion digital consumers across global emerging markets and is also a Network Partner for Village Global, an early VC fun...
Building Asia's Next Unicorn: Zilingo's $1 Billion Journey with Ankiti Bose
June 04, 2021 04:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MB"If you are waiting for perfection, you've waited too long" From Sequoia Capital to now leading Asia's next unicorn, Ankiti Bose is making some #BillionDollarMoves! At 23, Ankiti co-founded Zilingo in 2015 with the vision of bridging the technology gap within the fashion and lifestyle supply chain to help small merchants and traders go digital. Under her leadership, Zilingo has raised over $300 million, scaled to over 8 countries, with over 10,000 merchants and 7 million active users. Th...
Zilingo's Journey with Ankiti Bose
June 04, 2021 04:00 - 57 minutesAt 23, Ankiti co-founded Zilingo in 2015 with the vision of bridging the technology gap within the fashion and lifestyle supply chain to help small merchants and traders go digital. Under her leadership, Zilingo had raised over $300 million from prominent investors Sequoia to Temasek, scaled to over 8 countries, with over 10,000 merchants and 7 million active users. Editor's note: Since this interview, Ankiti Bose is no longer at the helm of Zilingo. Our goal at Billion Dollar Moves is to con...
TRAILER: Billion Dollar Moves: Get from underestimated to iconic.
June 01, 2021 17:05 - 1 minuteGet smarter, get inspired. From the growing pains of a unicorn journey to IPO, scaling a venture capital firm, to building empires in new markets; all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. Join venture capitalist & strategist, Sarah Chen-Spellings as she asks the hard questions, and learn through the triumphs, failures and hard lessons of the crème de la crème — so you too, can make #BillionDollarMoves in venture, in business & in life. PODCAST INFO: Podcast website:...
DROPPING SOON: Billion Dollar Moves
May 12, 2021 19:00 - 2 minutesIt's Happening! Billion Dollar Moves is THE show for the top US-Asia founders, funders and execs. From the growing pains of a unicorn journey to IPO, scaling a venture capital firm, to building empires in new markets; all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. Join venture capitalist & strategist, Sarah Chen-Spellings as she asks the hard questions, and learn through the triumphs, failures and hard lessons of the crème de la crème — so you too, can make #BillionDollar...