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Smart Venture Podcast

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#34 Marvin Chow (Part1) VP@Google, former marketing leader @Nike, Nickelodeon Online, Reebok

November 03, 2020 02:56 - 27 minutes - 23.2 MB

#034 Marvin Chow is the VP of Marketing at Google. He leads brand, product, growth and performance marketing for some of Google’s largest and most strategic products including Search, Gmail, Maps, News, Google AI, and many others. He started his career at Reebok’s marketing team where he founded Reebok Interactive. Prior to Google, he worked as the Marketing Director at Nike and Nickelodeon.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https...

#33 CEO of LG Technology Ventures, former VP & GM of Samsung Ventures America Dong-Su Kim (Part 2)

October 14, 2020 20:13 - 25 minutes - 21.8 MB

#033 Dong-Su Kim is the CEO of LG Technology Ventures, which manages over $400 million of fund assets and invests in early stage information technology, automotive, manufacturing, life-sciences and other areas. Prior to that, he worked as the Vice President and general manager of Samsung Ventures America.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode,...

#33 Dong-Su Kim (Part 2) CEO of LG Technology Ventures, former VP & GM @ Samsung Ventures America

October 14, 2020 20:13 - 25 minutes - 21.8 MB

#033 Dong-Su Kim is the CEO of LG Technology Ventures, which manages over $400 million of fund assets and invests in early stage information technology, automotive, manufacturing, life-sciences and other areas. Prior to that, he worked as the Vice President and general manager of Samsung Ventures America.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode,...

#32 CEO of LG Technology Ventures, former VP & GM of Samsung Ventures America Dong-Su Kim (Part 1)

October 12, 2020 23:25 - 26 minutes - 25.6 MB

#032 Dong-Su Kim is the CEO of LG Technology Ventures, which manages over $400 million of fund assets and invests in early stage information technology, automotive, manufacturing, life-sciences and other areas. Prior to that, he worked as the Vice President and general manager of Samsung Ventures America.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode,...

#32 Dong-Su Kim (Part 1) CEO of LG Technology Ventures, former VP & GM @ Samsung Ventures America

October 12, 2020 23:25 - 26 minutes - 25.6 MB

#032 Dong-Su Kim is the CEO of LG Technology Ventures, which manages over $400 million of fund assets and invests in early stage information technology, automotive, manufacturing, life-sciences and other areas. Prior to that, he worked as the Vice President and general manager of Samsung Ventures America.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode,...

#31 VP of Lyft Loni Mahanta (Part2) Topic: Career development from law to tech

October 08, 2020 00:13 - 27 minutes - 26.2 MB

#031 Loni Mahanta is the VP of Policy Development and Research at Lyft. Loni was recruited onto the Policy team by Lyft's Chief Policy Officer and former Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx to drive strategy for the business's core policy issue, from labor policy and safety, to privacy and sustainability. Prior to that, Loni reported directly to co-founder and president John Zimmer after architecting an industry-leading initiative called "Future of Work" which focused on innovations in...

#31 Loni Mahanta (Part2) VP @Lyft Topic: Career development from law to tech

October 08, 2020 00:13 - 27 minutes - 26.2 MB

#031 Loni Mahanta is the VP of Policy Development and Research at Lyft. Loni was recruited onto the Policy team by Lyft's Chief Policy Officer and former Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx to drive strategy for the business's core policy issue, from labor policy and safety, to privacy and sustainability. Prior to that, Loni reported directly to co-founder and president John Zimmer after architecting an industry-leading initiative called "Future of Work" which focused on innovations in...

#30 Loni Mahanta (Part1) VP @Lyft Topic: Career development from law to tech

October 05, 2020 20:32 - 25 minutes - 21.7 MB

#030 Loni Mahanta is the VP of Policy Development and Research at Lyft. Loni was recruited onto the Policy team by Lyft's Chief Policy Officer and former Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx to drive strategy for the business's core policy issue, from labor policy and safety, to privacy and sustainability. Prior to that, Loni reported directly to co-founder and president John Zimmer after architecting an industry-leading initiative called "Future of Work" which focused on innovations in...

#30 VP of Lyft Loni Mahanta (Part1) Topic: Career development from law to tech

October 05, 2020 20:32 - 25 minutes - 21.7 MB

#030 Loni Mahanta is the VP of Policy Development and Research at Lyft. Loni was recruited onto the Policy team by Lyft's Chief Policy Officer and former Secretary of Transportation, Anthony Foxx to drive strategy for the business's core policy issue, from labor policy and safety, to privacy and sustainability. Prior to that, Loni reported directly to co-founder and president John Zimmer after architecting an industry-leading initiative called "Future of Work" which focused on innovations in...

#29 Kim Scott (Part2) NYT&WSJ Bestselling Author @Radical Candor, ex-CEO coach @Dropbox & Twitter

September 24, 2020 01:04 - 21 minutes - 21.3 MB

#029 Kim Scott is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Radical Candor and the co-founder of Radical Candor LLC. She is a former CEO coach for several top tech companies, including Dropbox, Twitter, and Qualtrics. Prior to being an author, she led AdSense, YouTube, and Doubleclick Online Sales and Operations at Google, where she directly worked with top tech leaders such as Sheryl Sandberg and Larry Page. She has a new leadership book coming out called Just Work...

#29 NYT&WSJ Bestselling Author of Radical Candor, ex-CEO coach of Dropbox & Twitter Kim Scott (Part2)

September 24, 2020 01:04 - 21 minutes - 21.3 MB

#029 Kim Scott is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Radical Candor and the co-founder of Radical Candor LLC. She is a former CEO coach for several top tech companies, including Dropbox, Twitter, and Qualtrics. Prior to being an author, she led AdSense, YouTube, and Doubleclick Online Sales and Operations at Google, where she directly worked with top tech leaders such as Sheryl Sandberg and Larry Page. She has a new leadership book coming out called Just Work...

#28 Kim Scott (Part1) NYT&WSJ Bestselling Author @Radical Candor, ex-CEO coach @Dropbox & Twitter

September 21, 2020 23:09 - 18 minutes - 16.2 MB

#028 Kim Scott is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Radical Candor and the co-founder of Radical Candor LLC. She is a former CEO coach for several top tech companies, including Dropbox, Twitter, and Qualtrics. Prior to being an author, she led AdSense, YouTube, and Doubleclick Online Sales and Operations at Google, where she directly worked with top tech leaders such as Sheryl Sandberg and Larry Page. She has a new leadership book coming out called Just Work...

#28 NYT&WSJ Bestselling Author of Radical Candor, ex-CEO coach of Dropbox & Twitter Kim Scott (Part1)

September 21, 2020 23:09 - 18 minutes - 16.2 MB

#028 Kim Scott is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Radical Candor and the co-founder of Radical Candor LLC. She is a former CEO coach for several top tech companies, including Dropbox, Twitter, and Qualtrics. Prior to being an author, she led AdSense, YouTube, and Doubleclick Online Sales and Operations at Google, where she directly worked with top tech leaders such as Sheryl Sandberg and Larry Page. She has a new leadership book coming out called Just Work...

#27 Co-founder & Managing Partner of Stage 2 Capital, former CRO of HubSpot, Author Mark Roberge (Part2)

September 17, 2020 00:42 - 27 minutes - 26.7 MB

#027 Mark Roberge is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Stage 2 Capital. Stage 2 Capital is a fund backed by more than 100 Go-To Market executives from unicorns and Fortune 500 companies. Their areas of expertise include demand generation, sales operations, account management, customer success, and other sales related functions. He was the former Chief Revenue Officer of HubSpot. He serves as a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and is the author of The Sales Acceleration Formula...

#27 Mark Roberge (Part2) Co-founder & Managing Partner @Stage 2 Capital, former CRO@HubSpot, Author

September 17, 2020 00:42 - 27 minutes - 26.7 MB

#027 Mark Roberge is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Stage 2 Capital. Stage 2 Capital is a fund backed by more than 100 Go-To Market executives from unicorns and Fortune 500 companies. Their areas of expertise include demand generation, sales operations, account management, customer success, and other sales related functions. He was the former Chief Revenue Officer of HubSpot. He serves as a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and is the author of The Sales Acceleration Formula...

#26 Co-founder & Managing Partner of Stage 2 Capital, former CRO of HubSpot, Author Mark Roberge (Part1)

September 15, 2020 00:22 - 29 minutes - 28.6 MB

#026 Mark Roberge is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Stage 2 Capital. Stage 2 Capital is a fund backed by more than 100 Go-To Market executives from unicorns and Fortune 500 companies. Their areas of expertise include demand generation, sales operations, account management, customer success, and other sales related functions. He was the former Chief Revenue Officer of HubSpot. He serves as a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and is the author of The Sales Acceleration Formula...

#26 Mark Roberge (Part1) Co-founder & Managing Partner @Stage 2 Capital, former CRO@HubSpot, Author

September 15, 2020 00:22 - 29 minutes - 28.6 MB

#026 Mark Roberge is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Stage 2 Capital. Stage 2 Capital is a fund backed by more than 100 Go-To Market executives from unicorns and Fortune 500 companies. Their areas of expertise include demand generation, sales operations, account management, customer success, and other sales related functions. He was the former Chief Revenue Officer of HubSpot. He serves as a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School and is the author of The Sales Acceleration Formula...

#25 Former Chief Ethics Officer of Airbnb, Author of Intentional Integrity. Topic: Ethics at work Rob Chesnut (Part2)

September 09, 2020 23:36 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MB

#025 Rob Chesnut is the former Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb. Prior to Airbnb, he was the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Chegg and Senior Vice President of Trust and Safety at eBay. He is on the advisory board for Uber, Upwork and Poshmark. He worked as a federal prosecutor before starting his career in tech.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gon...

#25 Rob Chesnut (Part2) former Chief Ethics Officer @Airbnb, Author of Intentional Integrity. Topic: Ethics at work

September 09, 2020 23:36 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MB

#025 Rob Chesnut is the former Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb. Prior to Airbnb, he was the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Chegg and Senior Vice President of Trust and Safety at eBay. He is on the advisory board for Uber, Upwork and Poshmark. He worked as a federal prosecutor before starting his career in tech.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gon...

#24 Rob Chesnut (Part1) former Chief Ethics Officer @Airbnb, Author of Intentional Integrity. Topic: Ethics at work

September 07, 2020 17:17 - 26 minutes - 26 MB

#024 Rob Chesnut is the former Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb. Prior to Airbnb, he was the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Chegg and Senior Vice President of Trust and Safety at eBay. He is on the advisory board for Uber, Upwork and Poshmark. He worked as a federal prosecutor before starting his career in tech.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gon...

#24 Former Chief Ethics Officer of Airbnb, Author of Intentional Integrity. Topic: Ethics at work Rob Chesnut (Part1)

September 07, 2020 17:17 - 26 minutes - 26 MB

#024 Rob Chesnut is the former Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb. Prior to Airbnb, he was the Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Chegg and Senior Vice President of Trust and Safety at eBay. He is on the advisory board for Uber, Upwork and Poshmark. He worked as a federal prosecutor before starting his career in tech.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gon...

#23 Philip Lacor (Part2) Chief Revenue Officer @ Envoy, former VP of Dropbox

September 02, 2020 22:13 - 34 minutes - 28.9 MB

#023 Philip Lacor is the Chief Revenue Officer at Envoy. Prior to Envoy he was the VP of Global Sales and Customer Success at Dropbox. He also worked in leadership positions across sales, marketing and finance departments at top companies globally such as Vodafone and Dell.   https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversat...

#23 Chief Revenue Officer of Envoy, former VP of Dropbox Philip Lacor (Part2)

September 02, 2020 22:13 - 34 minutes - 28.9 MB

#023 Philip Lacor is the Chief Revenue Officer at Envoy. Prior to Envoy he was the VP of Global Sales and Customer Success at Dropbox. He also worked in leadership positions across sales, marketing and finance departments at top companies globally such as Vodafone and Dell.   https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversat...

#22 Philip Lacor (Part1) Chief Revenue Officer @ Envoy, former VP of Dropbox

September 01, 2020 00:41 - 33 minutes - 27.9 MB

#022 Philip Lacor is the Chief Revenue Officer at Envoy. Prior to Envoy he was the VP of Global Sales and Customer Success at Dropbox. He also worked in leadership positions across sales, marketing and finance departments at top companies globally such as Vodafone and Dell.   https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversat...

#22 Chief Revenue Officer of Envoy, former VP of Dropbox Philip Lacor (Part1)

September 01, 2020 00:41 - 33 minutes - 27.9 MB

#022 Philip Lacor is the Chief Revenue Officer at Envoy. Prior to Envoy he was the VP of Global Sales and Customer Success at Dropbox. He also worked in leadership positions across sales, marketing and finance departments at top companies globally such as Vodafone and Dell.   https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversat...

#21 Managing Partner of NFX, Founder of Trulia Pete Flint Topic: From founder to investor (Part2)

August 26, 2020 20:45 - 26 minutes - 22.4 MB

#021 Pete Flint is the Managing Partner at NFX. NFX is a seed and series A venture firm based in San Francisco. Prior to NFX, he founded Trulia. He raised funding from top venture capital firms like Sequoia and Accel, and eventually led the company to a successful IPO. In 2015 Trulia merged with Zillow and he served on Zillow’s Board of Directors.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam ...

#21 Pete Flint (Part2) Managing Partner @NFX, Founder @Trulia Topic: From founder to investor

August 26, 2020 20:45 - 26 minutes - 22.4 MB

#021 Pete Flint is the Managing Partner at NFX. NFX is a seed and series A venture firm based in San Francisco. Prior to NFX, he founded Trulia. He raised funding from top venture capital firms like Sequoia and Accel, and eventually led the company to a successful IPO. In 2015 Trulia merged with Zillow and he served on Zillow’s Board of Directors.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam ...

#20 Managing Partner of NFX, Founder of Trulia Pete Flint Topic: From founder to investor (Part1)

August 24, 2020 20:16 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MB

#020 Pete Flint is the Managing Partner at NFX. NFX is a seed and series A venture firm based in San Francisco. Prior to NFX, he founded Trulia. He raised funding from top venture capital firms like Sequoia and Accel, and eventually led the company to a successful IPO. In 2015 Trulia merged with Zillow and he served on Zillow’s Board of Directors.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam ...

#20 Pete Flint (Part1) Managing Partner @NFX, Founder @Trulia Topic: From founder to investor

August 24, 2020 20:16 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MB

#020 Pete Flint is the Managing Partner at NFX. NFX is a seed and series A venture firm based in San Francisco. Prior to NFX, he founded Trulia. He raised funding from top venture capital firms like Sequoia and Accel, and eventually led the company to a successful IPO. In 2015 Trulia merged with Zillow and he served on Zillow’s Board of Directors.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam ...

#19 President of Learning Services of Chegg Nathan Schultz Topic: Career Development in Edtech (Part2)

August 19, 2020 19:53 - 28 minutes - 24.5 MB

#019 Nathan Schultz is the President of Learning Services at Chegg. He focuses on the execution of Chegg’s existing learning services business and its global growth strategy. He started his career at Chegg as the director of business development and product management. Prior to joining Chegg, he worked in several sectors of the publishing industry, and was responsible for developing a business intelligence platform that is used in the higher education industry for monitoring sales and adopti...

#19 Nathan Schultz (Part2) President of Learning Services @Chegg Topic: Career Development in Edtech

August 19, 2020 19:53 - 28 minutes - 24.5 MB

#019 Nathan Schultz is the President of Learning Services at Chegg. He focuses on the execution of Chegg’s existing learning services business and its global growth strategy. He started his career at Chegg as the director of business development and product management. Prior to joining Chegg, he worked in several sectors of the publishing industry, and was responsible for developing a business intelligence platform that is used in the higher education industry for monitoring sales and adopti...

#18 Nathan Schultz (Part1) President of Learning Services @Chegg Topic: Career Development in Edtech

August 17, 2020 23:20 - 30 minutes - 25.8 MB

#018 Nathan Schultz is the President of Learning Services at Chegg. He focuses on the execution of Chegg’s existing learning services business and its global growth strategy. He started his career at Chegg as the director of business development and product management. Prior to joining Chegg, he worked in several sectors of the publishing industry, and was responsible for developing a business intelligence platform that is used in the higher education industry for monitoring sales and adopti...

#18 President of Learning Services of Chegg Nathan Schultz Topic: Career Development in Edtech (Part1)

August 17, 2020 23:20 - 30 minutes - 25.8 MB

#018 Nathan Schultz is the President of Learning Services at Chegg. He focuses on the execution of Chegg’s existing learning services business and its global growth strategy. He started his career at Chegg as the director of business development and product management. Prior to joining Chegg, he worked in several sectors of the publishing industry, and was responsible for developing a business intelligence platform that is used in the higher education industry for monitoring sales and adopti...

#17 Katelin Holloway(Part 2) Partner @Initialized Capital, former VP of People and Culture at Reddit

August 12, 2020 23:45 - 21 minutes - 18.7 MB

#017 Katelin Holloway is a Partner at Initialized Capital. Prior to venture capital, she worked as the VP of People and Culture at Reddit. She is passionate about building scalable, inclusive institutional cultures. Before joining Reddit, she worked at Pixar as the Script Supervisor and Klout as the Head of People and Culture.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace ...

#17 Partner at Initialized Capital, former VP of People and Culture at Reddit Katelin Holloway (Part 2)

August 12, 2020 23:45 - 21 minutes - 18.7 MB

#017 Katelin Holloway is a Partner at Initialized Capital. Prior to venture capital, she worked as the VP of People and Culture at Reddit. She is passionate about building scalable, inclusive institutional cultures. Before joining Reddit, she worked at Pixar as the Script Supervisor and Klout as the Head of People and Culture.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace ...

#17 Partner of Initialized Capital, former VP of People and Culture at Reddit Katelin Holloway (Part 2)

August 12, 2020 23:45 - 21 minutes - 18.7 MB

#017 Katelin Holloway is a Partner at Initialized Capital. Prior to venture capital, she worked as the VP of People and Culture at Reddit. She is passionate about building scalable, inclusive institutional cultures. Before joining Reddit, she worked at Pixar as the Script Supervisor and Klout as the Head of People and Culture.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace ...

#16 Partner of Initialized Capital, former VP of People and Culture at Reddit Katelin Holloway (Part 1)

August 10, 2020 23:33 - 23 minutes - 20 MB

#016 Katelin Holloway is a Partner at Initialized Capital. Prior to venture capital, she worked as the VP of People and Culture at Reddit. She is passionate about building scalable, inclusive institutional cultures. Before joining Reddit, she worked at Pixar as the Script Supervisor and Klout as the Head of People and Culture.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace ...

#16 Katelin Holloway (Part 1) Partner @ Initialized Capital, former VP of People and Culture at Reddit

August 10, 2020 23:33 - 23 minutes - 20 MB

#016 Katelin Holloway is a Partner at Initialized Capital. Prior to venture capital, she worked as the VP of People and Culture at Reddit. She is passionate about building scalable, inclusive institutional cultures. Before joining Reddit, she worked at Pixar as the Script Supervisor and Klout as the Head of People and Culture.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace ...

#16 Partner at Initialized Capital, former VP of People and Culture at Reddit Katelin Holloway (Part 1)

August 10, 2020 23:33 - 23 minutes - 20 MB

#016 Katelin Holloway is a Partner at Initialized Capital. Prior to venture capital, she worked as the VP of People and Culture at Reddit. She is passionate about building scalable, inclusive institutional cultures. Before joining Reddit, she worked at Pixar as the Script Supervisor and Klout as the Head of People and Culture.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace ...

#15 Terry McGuire (Part 2)

August 05, 2020 20:59 - 22 minutes - 19.7 MB

#015 Terry McGuire is the Co-founder and General Partner of Polaris Partners. Polaris Partners has a portfolio including Adimab, Akamai (IPO), Acceleron (IPO), and Ironwood (IPO).  Before starting his own fund, he spent seven years at Burr, Egan, Deleage, & Co. His investments are focused on early-stage medical and information technology companies. He was on the Forbes Midas List of the top 100 tech investors several times. He received the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research Award and...

#15 Terry McGuire (Part 2) Founding Partner @ Polaris Partners chairman emeritus of NVCA

August 05, 2020 20:59 - 22 minutes - 19.7 MB

#015 Terry McGuire is the Co-founder and General Partner of Polaris Partners. Polaris Partners has a portfolio including Adimab, Akamai (IPO), Acceleron (IPO), and Ironwood (IPO).  Before starting his own fund, he spent seven years at Burr, Egan, Deleage, & Co. His investments are focused on early-stage medical and information technology companies. He was on the Forbes Midas List of the top 100 tech investors several times. He received the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research Award and...

#15 Founding Partner of Polaris Partners chairman emeritus of NVCA Terry McGuire (Part 2)

August 05, 2020 20:59 - 22 minutes - 19.7 MB

#015 Terry McGuire is the Co-founder and General Partner of Polaris Partners. Polaris Partners has a portfolio including Adimab, Akamai (IPO), Acceleron (IPO), and Ironwood (IPO).  Before starting his own fund, he spent seven years at Burr, Egan, Deleage, & Co. His investments are focused on early-stage medical and information technology companies. He was on the Forbes Midas List of the top 100 tech investors several times. He received the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research Award and...

#14 Founding Partner of Polaris Partners chairman emeritus of NVCA Terry McGuire (Part 1)

August 03, 2020 20:18 - 21 minutes - 18.6 MB

#014 Terry McGuire is the Co-founder and General Partner of Polaris Partners. Polaris Partners has a portfolio including Adimab, Akamai (IPO), Acceleron (IPO), and Ironwood (IPO).  Before starting his own fund, he spent seven years at Burr, Egan, Deleage, & Co. His investments are focused on early-stage medical and information technology companies. He was on the Forbes Midas List of the top 100 tech investors several times. He received the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research Award and...

#14 Terry McGuire (Part 1) Founding Partner @ Polaris Partners chairman emeritus of NVCA

August 03, 2020 20:18 - 21 minutes - 18.6 MB

#014 Terry McGuire is the Co-founder and General Partner of Polaris Partners. Polaris Partners has a portfolio including Adimab, Akamai (IPO), Acceleron (IPO), and Ironwood (IPO).  Before starting his own fund, he spent seven years at Burr, Egan, Deleage, & Co. His investments are focused on early-stage medical and information technology companies. He was on the Forbes Midas List of the top 100 tech investors several times. He received the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research Award and...

#14 Terry McGuire (Part 1)

August 03, 2020 20:18 - 21 minutes - 18.6 MB

#014 Terry McGuire is the Co-founder and General Partner of Polaris Partners. Polaris Partners has a portfolio including Adimab, Akamai (IPO), Acceleron (IPO), and Ironwood (IPO).  Before starting his own fund, he spent seven years at Burr, Egan, Deleage, & Co. His investments are focused on early-stage medical and information technology companies. He was on the Forbes Midas List of the top 100 tech investors several times. He received the Massachusetts Society for Medical Research Award and...

#13 General Partner of Foundation Capital Charles Moldow VC Portfolio: LendingClub, LendingHome (Part 2)

July 29, 2020 20:00 - 21 minutes - 18.4 MB

#013 Charles Moldow, General Partner at Foundation Capital. Foundation Capital has a portfolio including LendingClub, LendingHome, AdRoll, Health IQ, and CoverWallet. His current portfolio includes AdRoll, auxmoney, BlockCypher, Finxera (formerly Bancbox), HealthIQ, LendingClub (IPO 2014), LendingHome, Motif Investing, On Deck Capital (IPO 2014), Rappi, and States Title. In all, he’s made sixteen successful investments since joining Foundation Capital in 2005. Of those investments, LendingCl...

#13 General Partner at Foundation Capital Charles Moldow VC Portfolio: LendingClub, LendingHome (Part 2)

July 29, 2020 20:00 - 21 minutes - 18.4 MB

#013 Charles Moldow, General Partner at Foundation Capital. Foundation Capital has a portfolio including LendingClub, LendingHome, AdRoll, Health IQ, and CoverWallet. His current portfolio includes AdRoll, auxmoney, BlockCypher, Finxera (formerly Bancbox), HealthIQ, LendingClub (IPO 2014), LendingHome, Motif Investing, On Deck Capital (IPO 2014), Rappi, and States Title. In all, he’s made sixteen successful investments since joining Foundation Capital in 2005. Of those investments, LendingCl...

#13 Charles Moldow (Part 2) General Partner@Foundation Capital VC Portfolio: LendingClub, LendingHome

July 29, 2020 20:00 - 21 minutes - 18.4 MB

#013 Charles Moldow, General Partner at Foundation Capital. Foundation Capital has a portfolio including LendingClub, LendingHome, AdRoll, Health IQ, and CoverWallet. His current portfolio includes AdRoll, auxmoney, BlockCypher, Finxera (formerly Bancbox), HealthIQ, LendingClub (IPO 2014), LendingHome, Motif Investing, On Deck Capital (IPO 2014), Rappi, and States Title. In all, he’s made sixteen successful investments since joining Foundation Capital in 2005. Of those investments, LendingCl...

#13 Charles Moldow (Part 2)

July 29, 2020 20:00 - 21 minutes - 18.4 MB

#013 Charles Moldow, General Partner at Foundation Capital. Foundation Capital has a portfolio including LendingClub, LendingHome, AdRoll, Health IQ, and CoverWallet. His current portfolio includes AdRoll, auxmoney, BlockCypher, Finxera (formerly Bancbox), HealthIQ, LendingClub (IPO 2014), LendingHome, Motif Investing, On Deck Capital (IPO 2014), Rappi, and States Title. In all, he’s made sixteen successful investments since joining Foundation Capital in 2005. Of those investments, LendingCl...

#12 Charles Moldow (Part 1)

July 28, 2020 04:17 - 20 minutes - 20.4 MB

#012 Charles Moldow, General Partner at Foundation Capital. Foundation Capital has a portfolio including LendingClub, LendingHome, AdRoll, Health IQ, and CoverWallet. His current portfolio includes AdRoll, auxmoney, BlockCypher, Finxera (formerly Bancbox), HealthIQ, LendingClub (IPO 2014), LendingHome, Motif Investing, On Deck Capital (IPO 2014), Rappi, and States Title. In all, he’s made sixteen successful investments since joining Foundation Capital in 2005. Of those investments, LendingCl...

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