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#12 General Partner at Foundation Capital Charles Moldow VC Portfolio: LendingClub, LendingHome (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...

#12 General Partner of Foundation Capital Charles Moldow VC Portfolio: LendingClub, LendingHome (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...

#12 Charles Moldow (Part 1) General Partner@Foundation Capital VC Portfolio: LendingClub, LendingHome

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...

#11 David Siegel (Part 2)

July 22, 2020 20:03 - 29 minutes - 28.6 MB

#011 David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup. He helped the company grow to more than 44 million members and more than 330,000 groups. Meetup events have been in more than 190 countries in the world. Prior to Meetup, he was the CEO of Investopedia, where he helped the company grow to 4x value, to about 36 million in revenue and 30 million of user base. Earlier, he worked as the CEO of Double Click, President of Seeking Alpha, SVP of 1-800 Flowers. He also teaches Entrepreneurship at Columbia Unive...

#11 David Siegel (Part 2) CEO of Meetup, former CEO of Investopedia, Double Click

July 22, 2020 20:03 - 29 minutes - 28.6 MB

#011 David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup. He helped the company grow to more than 44 million members and more than 330,000 groups. Meetup events have been in more than 190 countries in the world. Prior to Meetup, he was the CEO of Investopedia, where he helped the company grow to 4x value, to about 36 million in revenue and 30 million of user base. Earlier, he worked as the CEO of Double Click, President of Seeking Alpha, SVP of 1-800 Flowers. He also teaches Entrepreneurship at Columbia Unive...

#11 CEO of Meetup, former CEO of Investopedia, Double Click David Siegel (Part 2)

July 22, 2020 20:03 - 29 minutes - 28.6 MB

#011 David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup. He helped the company grow to more than 44 million members and more than 330,000 groups. Meetup events have been in more than 190 countries in the world. Prior to Meetup, he was the CEO of Investopedia, where he helped the company grow to 4x value, to about 36 million in revenue and 30 million of user base. Earlier, he worked as the CEO of Double Click, President of Seeking Alpha, SVP of 1-800 Flowers. He also teaches Entrepreneurship at Columbia Unive...

#10 CEO of Meetup, former CEO of Investopedia, Double Click David Siegel (Part 1)

July 20, 2020 18:41 - 24 minutes - 24 MB

#010 David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup. He helped the company grow to more than 44 million members and more than 330,000 groups. Meetup events have been in more than 190 countries in the world. Prior to Meetup, he was the CEO of Investopedia, where he helped the company grow to 4x value, to about 36 million in revenue and 30 million of user base. Earlier, he worked as the CEO of Double Click, President of Seeking Alpha, SVP of 1-800 Flowers. He also teaches Entrepreneurship at Columbia Unive...

#10 David Siegel (Part 1) CEO of Meetup, former CEO of Investopedia, Double Click

July 20, 2020 18:41 - 24 minutes - 24 MB

#010 David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup. He helped the company grow to more than 44 million members and more than 330,000 groups. Meetup events have been in more than 190 countries in the world. Prior to Meetup, he was the CEO of Investopedia, where he helped the company grow to 4x value, to about 36 million in revenue and 30 million of user base. Earlier, he worked as the CEO of Double Click, President of Seeking Alpha, SVP of 1-800 Flowers. He also teaches Entrepreneurship at Columbia Unive...

#10 David Siegel (Part 1)

July 20, 2020 18:41 - 24 minutes - 24 MB

#010 David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup. He helped the company grow to more than 44 million members and more than 330,000 groups. Meetup events have been in more than 190 countries in the world. Prior to Meetup, he was the CEO of Investopedia, where he helped the company grow to 4x value, to about 36 million in revenue and 30 million of user base. Earlier, he worked as the CEO of Double Click, President of Seeking Alpha, SVP of 1-800 Flowers. He also teaches Entrepreneurship at Columbia Unive...

#9 Scott Roberts (Part 2) VP @ LinkedIn Topic: Career development in business development.

July 16, 2020 00:56 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MB

#009 Scott Roberts is the VP and Global Head of Business Development at LinkedIn. During his tenure, the size of the LinkedIn network has grown from 13 to over 690 million members, and its revenue has grown from $30 million annually to $7.9 billion. Throughout his time at LinkedIn, he has driven strategic initiatives and partnerships that have supported user growth and engagement, and he has been involved in the formation and growth of LinkedIn’s hiring, learning, marketing and selling busin...

#9 Scott Roberts (Part 2)

July 16, 2020 00:56 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MB

#009 Scott Roberts is the VP and Global Head of Business Development at LinkedIn. During his tenure, the size of the LinkedIn network has grown from 13 to over 690 million members, and its revenue has grown from $30 million annually to $7.9 billion. Throughout his time at LinkedIn, he has driven strategic initiatives and partnerships that have supported user growth and engagement, and he has been involved in the formation and growth of LinkedIn’s hiring, learning, marketing and selling busin...

#9 VP of LinkedIn Scott Roberts Topic: Career development in business development (Part 2)

July 16, 2020 00:56 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MB

#009 Scott Roberts is the VP and Global Head of Business Development at LinkedIn. During his tenure, the size of the LinkedIn network has grown from 13 to over 690 million members, and its revenue has grown from $30 million annually to $7.9 billion. Throughout his time at LinkedIn, he has driven strategic initiatives and partnerships that have supported user growth and engagement, and he has been involved in the formation and growth of LinkedIn’s hiring, learning, marketing and selling busin...

#8 Scott Roberts (Part 1) VP @ LinkedIn Topic: Career development in business development.

July 15, 2020 07:22 - 34 minutes - 33.3 MB

#008 Scott Roberts is the VP and Global Head of Business Development at LinkedIn. During his tenure, the size of the LinkedIn network has grown from 13 to over 690 million members, and its revenue has grown from $30 million annually to $7.9 billion. Throughout his time at LinkedIn, he has driven strategic initiatives and partnerships that have supported user growth and engagement, and he has been involved in the formation and growth of LinkedIn’s hiring, learning, marketing and selling busin...

#8 Scott Roberts (Part 1)

July 15, 2020 07:22 - 34 minutes - 33.3 MB

#008 Scott Roberts is the VP and Global Head of Business Development at LinkedIn. During his tenure, the size of the LinkedIn network has grown from 13 to over 690 million members, and its revenue has grown from $30 million annually to $7.9 billion. Throughout his time at LinkedIn, he has driven strategic initiatives and partnerships that have supported user growth and engagement, and he has been involved in the formation and growth of LinkedIn’s hiring, learning, marketing and selling busin...

#8 VP of LinkedIn Scott Roberts Topic: Career development in business development (Part 1)

July 15, 2020 07:22 - 34 minutes - 33.3 MB

#008 Scott Roberts is the VP and Global Head of Business Development at LinkedIn. During his tenure, the size of the LinkedIn network has grown from 13 to over 690 million members, and its revenue has grown from $30 million annually to $7.9 billion. Throughout his time at LinkedIn, he has driven strategic initiatives and partnerships that have supported user growth and engagement, and he has been involved in the formation and growth of LinkedIn’s hiring, learning, marketing and selling busin...

#7 Jaleh Bisharat CEO of Naked Poppy Former exec @Amazon, OpenTable, Upwork, Eventbrite

July 08, 2020 16:28 - 49 minutes - 46.7 MB

#007 Jaleh Bisharat is the Co-founder and CEO of NakedPoppy, a clean beauty e-tailer that uses AI to pinpoint the perfect-for-you clean makeup and skincare products. Prior to founding NakedPoppy, she served as VP of Marketing/ CMO at Amazon, OpenTable, Upwork and Eventbrite. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super ...

#7 CEO of Naked Poppy Former VP of Marketing/ CMO at Amazon, OpenTable, Upwork, Eventbrite Jaleh Bisharat

July 08, 2020 16:28 - 49 minutes - 46.7 MB

#007 Jaleh Bisharat is the Co-founder and CEO of NakedPoppy, a clean beauty e-tailer that uses AI to pinpoint the perfect-for-you clean makeup and skincare products. Prior to founding NakedPoppy, she served as VP of Marketing/ CMO at Amazon, OpenTable, Upwork and Eventbrite. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super ...

#7 Jaleh Bisharat

July 08, 2020 16:28 - 49 minutes - 46.7 MB

#007 Jaleh Bisharat is the Co-founder and CEO of NakedPoppy, a clean beauty e-tailer that uses AI to pinpoint the perfect-for-you clean makeup and skincare products. Prior to founding NakedPoppy, she served as VP of Marketing/ CMO at Amazon, OpenTable, Upwork and Eventbrite. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super ...

#7 Jaleh Bisharat

July 08, 2020 16:28 - 49 minutes - 46.5 MB

#7 Jaleh Bisharat is the Co-founder and CEO of NakedPoppy, a clean beauty e-tailer that uses AI to pinpoint the perfect-for-you clean makeup and skincare products. Prior to founding NakedPoppy, she served as VP of Marketing/ CMO at Amazon, OpenTable, Upwork and Eventbrite. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super st...

#6 Promod Haque Senior Managing Partner @Norwest Venture Partners VC Portfolio: Apigee, FireEye

July 02, 2020 04:29 - 46 minutes - 43.7 MB

#006 Promod Haque - Senior Managing Partner @ Norwest Venture Partners. Promod’s investments at NVP include Apigee (acquired by Google, Nasdaq: APIC); FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE); Skybox Imaging (acquired by Google for $500 million); Cyan (acquired by Ciena); Cerent (acquired by Cisco for $7.2 billion); Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR); Shape Security (acquired by F5 Networks) and Health Catalyst (Nasdaq: HCAT). Promod Haque has invested in more than 70 companies during his career as managing part...

#6 Senior Managing Partner of Norwest Venture Partners Promod Haque VC Portfolio: Apigee, FireEye

July 02, 2020 04:29 - 46 minutes - 43.7 MB

#006 Promod Haque - Senior Managing Partner @ Norwest Venture Partners. Promod’s investments at NVP include Apigee (acquired by Google, Nasdaq: APIC); FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE); Skybox Imaging (acquired by Google for $500 million); Cyan (acquired by Ciena); Cerent (acquired by Cisco for $7.2 billion); Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR); Shape Security (acquired by F5 Networks) and Health Catalyst (Nasdaq: HCAT). Promod Haque has invested in more than 70 companies during his career as managing part...

#6 Promod Haque

July 02, 2020 04:29 - 46 minutes - 43.5 MB

#6 Promod Haque - Senior Managing Partner @ Norwest Venture Partners. Promod’s investments at NVP include Apigee (acquired by Google, Nasdaq: APIC); FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE); Skybox Imaging (acquired by Google for $500 million); Cyan (acquired by Ciena); Cerent (acquired by Cisco for $7.2 billion); Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR); Shape Security (acquired by F5 Networks) and Health Catalyst (Nasdaq: HCAT). Promod Haque has invested in more than 70 companies during his career as managing partne...

#6 Promod Haque

July 02, 2020 04:29 - 46 minutes - 43.7 MB

#006 Promod Haque - Senior Managing Partner @ Norwest Venture Partners. Promod’s investments at NVP include Apigee (acquired by Google, Nasdaq: APIC); FireEye (Nasdaq: FEYE); Skybox Imaging (acquired by Google for $500 million); Cyan (acquired by Ciena); Cerent (acquired by Cisco for $7.2 billion); Extreme Networks (Nasdaq: EXTR); Shape Security (acquired by F5 Networks) and Health Catalyst (Nasdaq: HCAT). Promod Haque has invested in more than 70 companies during his career as managing part...

#5 Billy Blau

June 25, 2020 00:11 - 47 minutes - 45.2 MB

#005 Billy Blau - Former VP of Business Development and Partnerships at Dropbox. During his tenure, Dropbox built and launched the partner programs with Google Cloud, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, Zoom, and Adobe. He helped grow Dropbox's revenue over 4x to 1.6 Billion and more than doubled its user growth to 600 Million. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conv...

#5 Former VP of Dropbox Billy Blau Topic: Career in business development and partnerships

June 25, 2020 00:11 - 47 minutes - 45.2 MB

#005 Billy Blau - Former VP of Business Development and Partnerships at Dropbox. During his tenure, Dropbox built and launched the partner programs with Google Cloud, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, Zoom, and Adobe. He helped grow Dropbox's revenue over 4x to 1.6 Billion and more than doubled its user growth to 600 Million. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conv...

#5 Billy Blau Former VP of Dropbox Topic: Career in business development and strategic

June 25, 2020 00:11 - 47 minutes - 45.2 MB

#005 Billy Blau - Former VP of Business Development and Partnerships at Dropbox. During his tenure, Dropbox built and launched the partner programs with Google Cloud, Microsoft, Salesforce, Slack, Zoom, and Adobe. He helped grow Dropbox's revenue over 4x to 1.6 Billion and more than doubled its user growth to 600 Million. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conv...

#4 Co-founder of Meritech Capital Partners Portfolio: Facebook, Salesforce, Yammer Paul Madera

June 18, 2020 05:43 - 44 minutes - 41.8 MB

#004 Paul Madera - Co-founder of Meritech Capital Partners, where he focuses on late-stage investing. Meritech Capital Partners has a portfolio including Facebook, Salesforce, and Yammer. He earned his MBA from Stanford GSB. Paul has invested in SaaS financial technology, digital consumer, and medical device sectors. Paul was the Managing Director and head of the private equity group at Montgomery Securities/Bank of America, and was also an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Before enterin...

#4 Paul Madera

June 18, 2020 05:43 - 44 minutes - 36.6 MB

#004 Paul Madera - Co-founder of Meritech Capital Partners, where he focuses on late-stage investing. Meritech Capital Partners has a portfolio including Facebook, Salesforce, and Yammer. He earned his MBA from Stanford GSB. Paul has invested in SaaS financial technology, digital consumer, and medical device sectors. Paul was the Managing Director and head of the private equity group at Montgomery Securities/Bank of America, and was also an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Before enterin...

#4 Paul Madera

June 18, 2020 05:43 - 44 minutes - 41.8 MB

#004 Paul Madera - Co-founder of Meritech Capital Partners, where he focuses on late-stage investing. Meritech Capital Partners has a portfolio including Facebook, Salesforce, and Yammer. He earned his MBA from Stanford GSB. Paul has invested in SaaS financial technology, digital consumer, and medical device sectors. Paul was the Managing Director and head of the private equity group at Montgomery Securities/Bank of America, and was also an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Before enterin...

#4 Paul Madera Co-founder @ Meritech Capital Partners Portfolio: Facebook, Salesforce, Yammer

June 18, 2020 05:43 - 44 minutes - 41.8 MB

#004 Paul Madera - Co-founder of Meritech Capital Partners, where he focuses on late-stage investing. Meritech Capital Partners has a portfolio including Facebook, Salesforce, and Yammer. He earned his MBA from Stanford GSB. Paul has invested in SaaS financial technology, digital consumer, and medical device sectors. Paul was the Managing Director and head of the private equity group at Montgomery Securities/Bank of America, and was also an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Before enterin...

#3 Founding Partner at FJ Labs Fabrice Grinda Investment portfolio: Alibaba, DeliveryHero, Flexport

June 12, 2020 03:01 - 54 minutes - 51.1 MB

#003 Fabrice Grinda - Investor @ FJ Labs. Fabrice is named by Forbes as the No.1 angel investor in the world. He has 150 exists out of 500 angel investments. He invested in some of the top marketplace platforms in the world. His portfolio includes Alibaba, Flexport and Delivery Hero. Fabrice is currently running the startup studio and venture fund FJ labs, which he co-founded with business partner Jose Marin. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong...

#3 Fabrice Grinda

June 12, 2020 03:01 - 54 minutes - 51.1 MB

#003 Fabrice Grinda - Investor @ FJ Labs. Fabrice is named by Forbes as the No.1 angel investor in the world. He has 150 exists out of 500 angel investments. He invested in some of the top marketplace platforms in the world. His portfolio includes Alibaba, Flexport and Delivery Hero. Fabrice is currently running the startup studio and venture fund FJ labs, which he co-founded with business partner Jose Marin. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong...

#3 Fabrice Grinda Investor@FJ Labs Investment portfolio: Alibaba, DeliveryHero, Flexport

June 12, 2020 03:01 - 54 minutes - 51.1 MB

#003 Fabrice Grinda - Investor @ FJ Labs. Fabrice is named by Forbes as the No.1 angel investor in the world. He has 150 exists out of 500 angel investments. He invested in some of the top marketplace platforms in the world. His portfolio includes Alibaba, Flexport and Delivery Hero. Fabrice is currently running the startup studio and venture fund FJ labs, which he co-founded with business partner Jose Marin. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong...

#2 Ethan Evans

June 12, 2020 01:32 - 53 minutes - 50.5 MB

#002 Ethan Evans - VP of Amazon. In the past 20 years Ethan led teams in across all games, apps, video, and music to deliver revolutionary new products, including starting both Amazon Video and Twitch Prime. Under his leadership multiple teams have grown beyond $500 Million in annual revenue. Ethan is passionate about mentoring and development. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we ...

#2 VP of Amazon Ethan Evans Topics: Job interviews, leadership, career transition

June 12, 2020 01:32 - 53 minutes - 50.5 MB

#002 Ethan Evans - VP of Amazon. In the past 20 years Ethan led teams in across all games, apps, video, and music to deliver revolutionary new products, including starting both Amazon Video and Twitch Prime. Under his leadership multiple teams have grown beyond $500 Million in annual revenue. Ethan is passionate about mentoring and development. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we ...

#2 Ethan Evans VP of Amazon Topics: Job interviews, leadership, career transition

June 12, 2020 01:32 - 53 minutes - 50.5 MB

#002 Ethan Evans - VP of Amazon. In the past 20 years Ethan led teams in across all games, apps, video, and music to deliver revolutionary new products, including starting both Amazon Video and Twitch Prime. Under his leadership multiple teams have grown beyond $500 Million in annual revenue. Ethan is passionate about mentoring and development. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we ...

#1 David Cowan

June 11, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

#001 David Cowan - Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Bessemer Venture Partners has a portfolio including LinkedIn, Pinterest, Yelp, and Skype. David invested in LinkedIn, Smule, and Twitch, among others. He was ranked #6 on the Forbes Midas List, which has included David 14 times. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top invest...

#1 Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners David Cowan (VC portfolio: LinkedIn, Twitch, RocketLab)

June 11, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

#001 David Cowan - Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Bessemer Venture Partners has a portfolio including LinkedIn, Pinterest, Yelp, and Skype. David invested in LinkedIn, Smule, and Twitch, among others. He was ranked #6 on the Forbes Midas List, which has included David 14 times. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top invest...

#1 David Cowan Partner@ Bessemer Venture Partners (VC portfolio: LinkedIn, Twitch, RocketLab)

June 11, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 58 MB

#001 David Cowan - Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. Bessemer Venture Partners has a portfolio including LinkedIn, Pinterest, Yelp, and Skype. David invested in LinkedIn, Smule, and Twitch, among others. He was ranked #6 on the Forbes Midas List, which has included David 14 times. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top invest...

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