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#152 Trust Fund's Managing Partner, Nasty Gal's founder, Sophia Amoruso
March 05, 2024 02:12 - 45 minutes - 42.9 MBSophia Amoruso is the founder and managing partner of Trust Fund, an early-stage venture fund focused exclusively (yet broadly) on investing in tech-enabled products that help people start and build businesses. Trust fund’s investors include Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, Ev Williams, Naomi Gleit, Andrew Chen, Jeff Jordan, Jesse Draper, Rob Hayes, and Phil Hellmuth. Some of their portfolios include Public, Liquid Death, and MoonPay, among others. She is also the ...
#151 Orangetheory Fitness CEO and Co-Founder Dave Long
January 21, 2024 20:53 - 57 minutes - 54.4 MBDave Long is the CEO of Orangetheory Fitness. He leads the company's franchise model, regional development, and product development strategy. After founding the company in 2010 with two partners, Dave has led the brand through countless pivotal achievements, including launching two apps, creating a proprietary heart rate monitor with strategically chosen partners, and signing celebrity brand ambassadors. In addition, Dave facilitated Orangetheory Fitness's exponential growth and expanded the...
#150 Ballistic Ventures’ General Partner, former Managing Director at Lightspeed, Jake Seid
December 19, 2023 00:29 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBJake Seid is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Ballistic Ventures, a VC firm focused on early-stage cybersecurity and security-related venture investments, with a debut fund of $300M. Before working at Ballistic, Jake was a Managing Director at Lightspeed Venture Partners and founder and Managing Director at Stone Bridge Ventures—his portfolio includes Blend, Brex, Bolt, Abnormal Security, Carta, Cresta.ai, Drata, and more. You can learn more about: Investing trends in the cyber...
#149 Roble Ventures’ Founding Partner, Sergio Monsalve
December 07, 2023 20:53 - 53 minutes - 50.4 MBSergio Monsalve is the Founding Partner of Roble Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs building human enablement technologies. Before founding Roble Ventures, Sergio was a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners and the Board Member and Investor of Udemy. He also invested in other billion-dollar companies such as Kahoot! and Adaptive Insights. You can learn more about: From working at a top fund to starting a fund. Insights into founding Roble Ventures a...
#148 Maverick Ventures’ Managing Director, Ambar Bhattacharyya
November 28, 2023 15:22 - 53 minutes - 50.1 MBAmbar Bhattacharyya is the Managing Director at Maverick Ventures. During his venture capital career at Maverick Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures, Ambar has led or been actively involved in investments resulting in 16 IPOs & acquisitions, with six companies achieving valuations of over $1B in the public markets. Ambar has received broad recognition for his leadership, including Fortune Magazine's "40 under 40", Business Insider’s “30 leaders under 40 transform...
#147 Afore Capital's Managing Partner Gaurav Jain
November 20, 2023 23:27 - 50 minutes - 41.5 MBGaurav Jain is the Co-founder of Afore Capital, one of the top venture funds ($300M AUM) dedicated to pre-seed investments. Some of the investments Gaurav and/or Afore have been involved in include Modern Health (leading mental health platform), Hightouch (leader in data infra), Cruise Automation (acq by GM for $1B+) and Firebase (acq by Google). You can find Gaurav at https://twitter.com/gjain You can learn more about: How to identify talents in the early stage How to build a top pre...
#146 Canvas Ventures’s Co-Founder and General Partner, Rebecca Lynn
November 15, 2023 23:22 - 54 minutes - 45 MBRebecca is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Canvas Ventures where she leads early-stage investments in Fintech, Healthtech, and AI. Rebecca has been named to the Forbes Midas List five years running, a Woman to Watch: Senior Deal Maker by the Wall Street Journal, and a Top Woman VC by the New York Times. Some of her notable investments include Luminar (NASDAQ: LAZR), Lending Club (NYSE: LC), Practice Fusion (acq Allscripts), Gabi (acq Experian), Check (acq Intuit), RelateIQ (acq Salesforc...
#145 OkCupid's Co-Founder, ex-The Match Group's CEO, Corazon Capital's Managing Director, Sam Yagan
November 10, 2023 19:45 - 44 minutes - 41.9 MBSam Yagan is the co-founder and Managing Director of Corazon Capital, a leading Chicago-based Seed and Series A venture fund. Their portfolio includes companies like SpotHero, Songfinch and Stellar, among others. Prior to Corazon, he served as CEO of ShopRunner and led its 2020 acquisition by FedEx Corp. Previously, as CEO of Match Group, he spearheaded the launch of Tinder in 2012 and oversaw the company's IPO in 2015. His previous ventures also include founding SparkNotes in 1999 and co-fo...
#144 MasterClass' CEO David Rogier
November 02, 2023 05:16 - 44 minutes - 42.3 MBDavid Rogier is the founder and CEO of MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects. Instructors include Anna Wintour, Serena Williams, Gordon Ramsay, Chris Voss (our former guest), and more. With MasterClass at Work, companies can develop durable skills that transform employees into future-ready leaders through cinematic lessons and life-changing stories taught by the world’s best. You can learn more about: How to build...
#143 Norwest Venture Partners’ General Partner, Dave Zilberman (Portfolio: Slack, DocuSign)
October 25, 2023 20:30 - 59 minutes - 55.9 MBDave Zilberman is a General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners. Norwest Venture Partners manages more than $12.5 billion in capital. They have invested in over 600 early-to-late-stage companies, with more than 200 currently active. Dave primarily focuses on early to late-stage investments in enterprise and infrastructure—some of his portfolios include Slack, DocuSign, Amagi Corporation, and more. Before joining Norwest, Dave was the Managing Director of Comcast Ventures. You can learn...
#142 M13's Managing Partner, Karl Alomar, ex-COO of DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN)
October 18, 2023 04:50 - 57 minutes - 53.8 MBKarl Alomar is the Managing Partner at M13, a consumer technology venture capital firm with a $400 million fund to invest Seed and Series A startups offering Software and Services into the future of work, commerce, health, and money. M13's portfolios include Daily Harvest, Matterport, Ring, Rothy’s, and more. Before joining M13, Karl was the COO of DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN), where he grew the company from a small team to pre-IPO. You can learn more about: 1. How to leverage your operat...
#141 Lead Edge Capital's Founder & Managing Partner, Mitchell Green (Portfolio: Alibaba, Spotify)
October 13, 2023 22:46 - 39 minutes - 37.1 MBMitchell Green is the founder and Managing Partner of Lead Edge Capital, a growth-stage investment fund with over $5B AUM investing $25 million to $300 million across public and private tech companies globally. Their portfolio companies are across the internet, software, consumer, and tech-enabled services sectors - including Alibaba, Asana, Benchling, Spotify, Toast, Wise, and more. You can learn more about: How to start a successful growth stage investment fund How to build a unique L...
#140 Kindred Ventures’ Founder & Managing Partner, Investor of Uber, Coinbase, Postmates, Steve Jang
October 05, 2023 20:44 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBSteve Jang is the Founder and Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures. An early-stage VC firm raised $312 million across two new funds in 2022. Over the past 14 years, Steve has backed over 100 companies across different theme areas, including Uber, Coinbase, Postmates, Tonal, Color Health, Humane, DYDX, Zora, and Blue Bottle Coffee. Since 2009 and up until IPO, Steve has also served as an Advisor to Uber since the founding of the company, up through initial product launch, global expansion, an...
Sponsor Spotlight: ft. Alumni Ventures’ CEO Mike Collins | How to invest in startups as individual investors?
September 10, 2023 05:53 - 47 minutes - 39.3 MBSponsor Spotlight guest: Alumni Ventures’ CEO Mike Collins Welcome to the Smart Venture Podcast’s sponsor spotlight, where we take a moment to highlight the companies making our show possible. We're thrilled to feature Alumni Ventures. Alumni Ventures, offers individual investors access to venture investing through its diversified, professional-grade venture portfolios. We're excited to share more about what they do and how they're making a difference. So sit back, relax, and let's dive ...
#139 Science’s CEO, investor, and board member of Liquid Death, Dollar Shave Club, Michael Jones
September 06, 2023 21:00 - 54 minutes - 45.2 MBMichael Jones is the founder of studio and venture fund Science Inc., where he helps founders scale highly profitable and successful businesses. Mike’s portfolio includes Liquid Death, Dollar Shave Club, Myspace, DogVacay, Goodreads, and Maker Studios, to name a few. Prior to Science, Mike served as the CEO of Myspace, and his company, Userplane, was acquired by AOL. His experience and expertise in both large and small companies focuses on strategy, growth, and operational efficiency, and ha...
#138 Google's Vice President and General Manager of Merchant Shopping Matt Madrigal
August 31, 2023 21:01 - 53 minutes - 44 MBMatt Madrigal is the Vice President and General Manager of Merchant Shopping at Google. In this role, Matt leads the product and engineering teams that build Google Shopping’s tools, partner integrations, and infrastructure to help businesses and merchants grow and thrive. Bringing an extensive background in retail, platforms, and technology, Matt is passionate about helping businesses through digital transformation. Prior to joining Google, Matt was the Chief Technology and Product Officer ...
#137 Wing Venture Capital’s Founding Partner, Peter Wagner
August 28, 2023 16:56 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBPeter Wagner is a Founding Partner of Wing Venture Capital, where he focuses on the Modern Enterprise, an agile workplace built on data and powered by AI. Peter has led investments in dozens of early-stage companies, including Snowflake, Gong, and many others, which have gone on to complete IPOs or successful acquisitions. Recently Wing has announced Wing Four, a new $600 million pool of capital dedicated to early-stage investing and long-term company building in B2B technology. Peter was al...
#136 Precursor Ventures' Managing Partner Charles Hudson
July 22, 2023 01:52 - 56 minutes - 46.6 MBCharles Hudson is the Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, a classic seed-stage investment firm focusing on B2B software applications, B2C software and services, and connected hardware. Charles also serves as the Board Chair at the National Venture Capital Association and is a lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Before launching Precursor, Charles was a Partner at SoftTech VC, one of the most active seed stage investors in Internet and mobile startups. He was ...
#135 Lerer Hippeau’s Managing Partner, Ben Lerer
May 27, 2023 01:56 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBBen Lerer is the Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau, a prominent early-stage venture capital fund in New York City. Lerer Hippeau has a portfolio that includes Allbirds, Glossier, Thrive, BuzzFeed, Warby Parker, Casper, Mirror, and more. Besides his role at Lerer Hippeau, Ben is renowned for founding Thrillist Media Group and serving as the former CEO of Group Nine Media. You can learn more about: Insights gained from launching and managing a successful media company Venture investi...
#134 Cruise’s Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Daniel Kan
May 26, 2023 00:27 - 56 minutes - 46.3 MBDaniel Kan is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Cruise, a leading self-driving car company sold to General Motors for over $1 Billion 2 years after its founding. Before building Cruise, Daniel co-founded EXEC with his brother Justin Kan, the founder of Justin.tv (which later became Twitch). After founding the company in 2011, EXEC was sold to Handy in 2014. You can learn more about: How to have the confidence and knowledge it takes to start a technology company without bei...
#133 Pear VC's Founding Managing Partner, investor of DoorDash, Mar Hershenson
May 12, 2023 22:30 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBMar Hershenson is Pear VC’s Founding Managing Partner. Pear VC’s portfolio includes DoorDash, Gusto, Affinity, among others. After earning a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Mar co-founded three startups in mobile/e-commerce, enterprise software, and semiconductor industries and has registered 14 separate patents. She is currently a Lecturer at Stanford Univeristy, teaching Lean Launchpad, one of the premier entrepreneurship classes at Stanford. Mar serves on the b...
#132 Founders Fund's Partner, Brex's ex - CRO, Sam Blond
May 05, 2023 21:35 - 52 minutes - 43.7 MBSam Blond is a Partner at Founders Fund, a top Venture Capital firm founded by Peter Thiel and other Co-Founders of PayPal. Founders Fund’s total assets under management are around $11 Billion (according to TechCrunch 2022), and their portfolio includes SpaceX, Palantir, Stripe, Facebook, Airbnb, and Spotify, among others. Before joining Founders Fund, Sam was the former Chief Revenue Officer at Brex, overseeing revenue growth from less than $1M to several hundred million dollars of annualiz...
#131 PayPal's VP, ex- CMO of REVOLVE, Co-Founder of Happy Returns, David Sobie
April 21, 2023 04:29 - 52 minutes - 43.4 MBDavid Sobie is a Vice President at PayPal, and he is also a co-founder of Happy Returns. Happy Returns is a Los Angeles-based software and reverse logistics company that works with online merchants to handle product returns. Their clients include Gymshark, Everlane, Levi’s, and Revolve, among other popular e-commerce brands. Prior to that, David served as Chief Marketing Officer at REVOLVE Clothing. You can learn more about: How to build an e-commerce SaaS company Raising funding, bui...
#130 Coatue's General Partner, Atlassian's ex-CTO, Sri Viswanath
March 27, 2023 15:08 - 52 minutes - 43.3 MBSri Viswanath is a General Partner at Coatue, where he leads AI and enterprise investments in private companies. Prior to joining Coatue, Sri served as Atlassian’s Chief Technology Officer (CTO), where he oversaw Atlassian's cloud-native journey – assuming responsibility over the building and scaling Atlassian's cloud platform. Before joining Atlassian, Sri was also CTO and SVP of Engineering at Groupon, the VP of R&D for mobile computing at VMware, and SVP of Engineering at Ning – where he ...
#129 Tome, AI Storytelling Tool Backed by Lightspeed, Coatue, Greylock Co-Founder & CEO Keith Peiris
March 21, 2023 01:55 - 54 minutes - 45 MBKeith Peiris is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tome, the AI-native storytelling platform that unlocks your best work. It lets users generate full visual presentations in seconds using simple prompts. In January, Tome became the fastest productivity tool to reach 1M users. Since, it raised a $43 million Series B led by Lightspeed. Other investors include Coatue, Greylock (Reid Hoffman sits on Tome’s board), Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, and Eric Schmidt. Previously, Keith was a product leader at...
#128 3 Million+ TikTok followers, Casey Rosenberg, Lawyer, Part 2 | How to negotiate a brand deal
March 14, 2023 17:40 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBCasey Rosenberg is a popular TikTok creator with over 3M+ followers and over 500 million views. As a creator, Casey has worked with multiple brands, including Honey, Notion Labs, and ABC, among others. Beyond working as a creator, Casey is also an attorney focusing on business law. You can learn more about: 1. The business side of being a creator 2. Structuring deals with brands as a creator 3. How can brands identify and work with the best creators in their industry 4. Fa...
#127 3 Million+ TikTok followers, Casey Rosenberg, Lawyer, Part 1 | How to go viral on TikTok
March 14, 2023 17:21 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBCasey Rosenberg is a popular TikTok creator with over 3M+ followers and over 500 million views. As a creator, Casey has worked with multiple brands, including Honey, Notion Labs, and ABC, among others. Beyond working as a creator, Casey is also an attorney focusing on business law. You can learn more about: 1. The business side of being a creator 2. Structuring deals with brands as a creator 3. How can brands identify and work with the best creators in their industry 4. Fa...
#126 1 Million+ TikTok followers, Noah Jennings, Founder of Compound Creative
March 10, 2023 23:58 - 55 minutes - 45.8 MBNoah Jennings is a popular content creator with over one million followers on TikTok. He is a designer with previous clients, including popular e-commerce brands and top Youtube Creator like Glamnetic (505k+ on IG), Fanjoy (493k+ on IG), Sniperwolf (33M+ on YouTube), and has recently launched his own subscription-based design agency called Compound Creative. You can learn more about: 1. How to create viral content on TikTok 2. How to establish a sustainable business while making ...
#125 Chapter One's Managing Partner, ex-VP of Tinder, investor in Dapper Labs, Jeff Morris Jr.
February 17, 2023 23:21 - 43 minutes - 36.4 MBJeff Morris Jr. is the founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One, an early-stage fund backed by Sequoia, Marc Andreessen, and Chris Dixon, among others. Portfolio including Dapper Labs, The Graph, Compound Finance, Moonpay, and many others. Before starting his own fund, Jeff was Tinder's VP, leading revenue products. Under his leadership, Tinder became the world's #1 top grossing revenue app. You can learn more about: How to start an early-stage fund How to leverage your unfair adv...
#124 NextVeiw Ventures Co-founder & Partner investor of thredUP, Attentive, TripleLift David Beisel
January 23, 2023 23:42 - 51 minutes - 42.4 MBDavid Beisel is a Co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures, where he invests in technology-driven companies that are redesigning the Everday Economy. Some of his past portfolios include Attentive, TripleLift, Code Climate, Parsec (acquired by Unity for $320M), BookBub, thredUP (IPO'ed), MealPal, The Nudge, Hatch, and TapCommerce (acquired by Twitter for $100M) among others. Prior to NextView, he served as a Vice President at Venrock (an early-stage VC firm initially established as the ven...
#123 General Catalyst's Managing Director, Investor of Discord, Snap, Audius, Niko Bonatsos
January 13, 2023 18:36 - 45 minutes - 37.9 MBNiko Bonatsos is a Managing Director at General Catalyst where he invests in early-stage companies. Niko focuses his investment strategy on finding first-time technology founders with strong product instincts, a robust appetite for learning, and a desire to create innovations with the potential to benefit millions. Some of his portfolio companies include Discord, Snap (NYSE: SNAP), Wag! (NASDAQ: PET), Audius, ClassDojo, Dubsmash (Acquired by Reddit), Remote, and more. You can learn mor...
#122 MasterClass's Investor Board Member Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners Alex Gurevich
December 09, 2022 18:40 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBAlex Gurevich is a Managing Director at Javelin Venture Partners, an early-stage VC fund with portfolio companies like MasterClass, Thumbtack, Carbon Health, Niantic Labs, and many more. Alex serves on multiple boards of startups such as MasterClass, Thumbtack, Pair Eyewear, Mythical Games, and HitRecord (founded by actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt) amongst others. Prior to joining Javelin, Alex worked at DFJ and was the first employee at ooma (NYSE: OOMA). You can learn more about: 1. How to ...
#121 Substack(valued $600M+)’s Co-founder, Hamish McKenzie
November 09, 2022 22:53 - 48 minutes - 40.3 MBHamish McKenzie is a Co-founder of Substack, a platform that makes it simple to start a paid newsletter. Substack is currently valued at $650 million, and has raised over $80 million dollars from a16z, YC among other top funds. Prior to founding Substack, Hamish is a journalist and former lead writer for Tesla, and a one-time reporter for tech blog PandoDaily. He is also the author of Insane Mode: How Elon Musk's Tesla Sparked an Electric Revolution to End the Age of Oil. You can learn mo...
#120 M13's General Partner and Investor, Latif Peracha and Mark Grace
November 07, 2022 22:57 - 50 minutes - 43 MBLatif Peracha is a General Partner at M13, a venture capital firm with over $900 AUM focused on early-stage consumer technology companies. Latif leads the Web3 strategy for the firm which has invested in Lightning Labs, Stepn, and Nori among many other companies and networks. The broader M13 portfolio includes Lyft, Daily Harvest and Ring. Latif previously worked as the Managing Director of Virgin Group in the Americas and his portfolio included Slack, Ring, Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit....
#119 Austin Evans, 5.34M+ subscribers and 1.26B+ views on Youtube (Creator Special)
October 25, 2022 21:18 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MBAustin Evans is a successful American YouTuber and social media influencer who creates videos of technology, from console reviews to comparisons between old and new tech and everything in between. Since starting his channel in 2009, Austin's main channel has gained 1,265,270,681 video views and has involved the collaboration of big names in the industry, such as Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) and Bitwit. Until today, he has reviewed hundreds of gadgets, including several iPhone editions, Playstati...
#118 Kong Pham, 2.4M + on Youtube, Jumpcut (YC backed) & Blu Yam’s CEO & founder (Creator Special)
October 20, 2022 17:31 - 49 minutes - 68.8 MBKong Pham is a YouTuber and video creator with more than 2.4 million subscribers and more than 125 million video views. In his channel, he creates innovative, clever, and fun videos such as social experiments, entrepreneurship advice, and pranks. He is the founder of Jumpcut, a startup that creates online courses for entrepreneurs, encouraging them to develop their business skills while learning the latest trends and technology. On top of this, he is the founder of Blu Yam, a creative agency...
#117 Polo Ralph Lauren's ex-VP, Melissa Cohen
October 10, 2022 22:59 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBMelissa Cohen is a former Vice President at Polo Ralph Lauren, where she was in charge of production for their iconic Childresnwear line. She later moved to managing production for Chaps Mens and RTW. Prior to that she led production teams at Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger, and Ann Taylor, among other iconic fashion retail brands. She is also the founder and owner of MBC Consulting Solutions where she works with emerging and growth stage fashion brands. You can learn more about: 1. How to buil...
#116 SignalFire Partner, ex-Google, McKinsey, KPCB, Wayne Hu
September 25, 2022 06:19 - 55 minutes - 47.2 MBWayne Hu is a Partner at SignalFire, a multi-billion dollar fund that operates as a technology company comprised of data scientists, engineers, and investors trained at Google, Meta, Slack, General Catalyst, KPCB, and A16z (Andreessen Horowitz). Their portfolio includes Uber, Alchemy, Frame.io, and more. Before working at SignalFire, Wayne worked at Google, McKinsey, and KPCB. Wayne is also a YouTube content creator who creates VC master classes and discusses trending topics among technology...
#115 Sino Global Capital's Founder and CEO Matthew Graham
September 14, 2022 00:34 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBMatthew Graham is the founder and CEO of Sino Global Capital, a $200 Million fund with backing from FTX. His prior investments include FTX, FTX.US, Solana, and Polygon, to name a few. Before founding Sino Global Capital, Matthew served as a Managing Director for international business at technology-focused investment bank China Bridge Capital. You can learn more about: 1. How to start a crypto fund 2. How to pick and get access to the top crypto companies 3. Investment trends in crypt...
#114 Index Ventures's Partner Rex Woodbury
September 09, 2022 18:55 - 56 minutes - 46.1 MBRex Woodbury is a Partner at Index Ventures, where he focuses on early-stage and growth investments in consumer technology businesses. He mainly focuses on online communication, Gen Z, commerce, marketplaces, and the future of work. Before Index, Rex was an investor at TPG Growth and The Rise Fund, TPG’s global growth equity and social impact funds, where he oversaw the launch of TPG’s impact measurement tool at the World Economic Forum. Rex is also the author of Digital Native, a popular ne...
#113 Vayner3's President Avery Akkineni
August 17, 2022 18:17 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBAvery Akkineni is the President of Vayner3, a leading consultancy with a mission to guide the world's largest enterprises and intellectual property owners in navigating the next iteration of consumer behavior, Web3. In July 2021, Avery launched the VaynerX consultancy, Vayner3 (previously known as VaynerNFT), alongside serial entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk. In less than twelve months, she successfully led the expansion of the consultancy to 50+ global Web3 experts in a remote-first environment...
#112 Convivialite Ventures Partner, Brandon Yahn, Pernod Ricard portfolio: Absolut, Jameson, Glenlivet
August 17, 2022 18:11 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBBrandon Yahn is the Partner and Co-founder of Convivialite Ventures, a VC firm backed by Pernod Ricard. Pernod Ricard is the #1 premium spirits organization and the second largest wine and spirits company in the world. The Group represents 240 premium brands available in more than 160 countries. Brands under their portfolio include Absolut Vodka, Jameson, Malibu, Ricard, and Chivas Regal, among others. Convivialite Ventures invests in technology companies that are changing the way people soc...
#111 Alo Yoga's VP, ex - Stitch Fix, Sephora, LVMH, Dolby Laboratories, Angelic Vendette
August 12, 2022 22:15 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBAngelic Vendette is the VP, and Global Head of Marketing at Alo Yoga, a luxury performance clothing and lifestyle brand among supermodels, influencers, TikTok icons, etc. Under her leadership, the company launched collaborations with Saint Laurent, partnerships with fashion icons like Irina Shayk, celebrities like Diplo, TV stars from The Bachelor, accepting crypto payment and employee salary in crypto, and Alo's metaverse experiences. Before that, Angelic was the Global Head of Social & Inf...
#110 Pepsi's CMO, Todd Kaplan
August 02, 2022 01:42 - 56 minutes - 49.2 MBTodd Kaplan is the CMO of Pepsi, the leader of PepsiCo's US Cola business and flagship brand. Under Todd's leadership, Pepsi created and Launched LIFEWTR (premium water) and BUBLY (sparkling water) - two of the most significant new product innovations in PepsiCo history. Todd and the Pepsi team also produced the The Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show, which was nominated for 5 Emmys and was recognized with its first ever Cannes Lion in the Music category at the Cannes Lion International Festival...
#109 BITKRAFT Ventures Partner, Goldman Sachs's ex-VP, Moritz Baier-Lentz
July 26, 2022 22:21 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBMoritz Baier-Lentz is a Partner at BITKRAFT, the world's most active VC firm and lead investor in the gaming industry with over $800 million in assets under management and more than 100 portfolio companies. Some of their portfolios include Epic Games (the creators of Fortnite and Rocket League), Horizon Blockchain Games (co-investors including co-founder of Reddit, Coinbase, Polychain Capital, and Consensys, among others), and Theorycraft Games (a game studio by former C-Level executives of ...
#108 Cooper Turley, Music NFT Collector, investor in Sound, Catalog, Royal, advisor at Audius
July 25, 2022 21:00 - 56 minutes - 46.8 MBCooper Turley is a leading collector of Music NFTs. He's an angel investor in Sound, Catalog and Royal and an advisor at Audius, a decentralized streaming protocol. He's a co-founder of Friends with Benefit (FWB), an exclusive, token-gated community. He was a former venture partner at Variant and included in Fortune Magazine's "NFTy 50" - a list of the "most influential builders, creatives and influencers on the scene." You can learn more about: 1. Collecting Music NFTs 2. Running a...
#107 CoinFund founder & CEO, investor of CoinList, Dapper, Republic, Polkadot, Jake Brukhman
July 20, 2022 23:55 - 53 minutes - 44 MBJake Brukhman is the founder and CEO of CoinFund, a cryptoasset-focused investment firm. Their portfolio includes CoinList, Dapper, Republic, Polkadot, NEAR protocol among others. Prior to CoinFund Jake served as a Partner at Triton.ai, an intelligence platform that helps institutional investors, private equity, strategy, corp dev, and innovation professionals size, analyze and value companies for competitive analysis, investment, partnerships, or acquisition. You can learn more about...
#106 Rally, Forte, Kabam's founding CEO, SuperLayer (Venture Studio) Managing Partner Kevin Chou
July 12, 2022 22:26 - 1 hour - 93.6 MBKevin Chou is Managing Partner of SuperLayer, the leading web3 venture studio. He is also a co-founder of Rally, a crypto platform funded by a16z crypto, Coinbase Ventures, and others that allows creators and artists to launch their own digital currency and to build sustainable, independent economies with their fan communities. Kevin currently serves as the Chairman of Forte, a new blockchain whose mission is to build a more collaborative future in gaming by realigning the economic relations...
#105 Magic Eden's (Valued at $1.6B) Co-founders, CEO and COO, Jack Lu and Zhuoxun Yin
July 05, 2022 21:21 - 42 minutes - 35.3 MBJack Lu and Zhuoxun Yin are the Co-Founders of Magic Eden, a leading NFT platform on Solana. Magic Eden recently raised $130 Million in series B funding at a $1.6 Billion valuation, co-led by Electric Capital and Greylock and with new investor Lightspeed Venture Partners, also alongside previous investors Paradigm and Sequoia Capital. Prior to founding Magic Eden, Jack worked on partnerships & corp dev at FTX, product at Google, and consulting at BCG. Zhuoxun worked on the product team at Co...
#104 Partner at Decibel VC, investor in Databricks, Sumo Logic, Dan Nguyen-Huu
July 03, 2022 18:06 - 47 minutes - 39.4 MBDan Nguyen-Huu is a partner at Decibel VC where he invests in enterprise software companies (cloud & data infrastructure, machine learning / AI, cyber-security, DevOps, and open source) in seed and series A startups. Prior to that, he worked as a VC at Battery Ventures where he was featured on the Forbes 30 under 30 venture capital list. Some of his investments include Databricks, Sumo Logic, Matillion, Rumble.run, Cube.dev among others. (follow Dan @dannguyenhuu) You can learn more ab...