Greatest Hits: James Currier on Network Effects, Education, and Evaluating Startup Ideas

Village Global Podcast

English - July 22, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 79 ratings
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We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the last few years.

James Currier (@JamesCurrier) of NFX joined Erik on this episode. They discuss:

- Why LinkedIn hasn’t been disrupted yet

- Where are today’s opportunities in consumer social

- Market networks and how they’ve evolved over time

- What’s wrong with education and whether homeschooling can be a solution

- Commoditization of higher education

- How to evaluate startup ideas

- How venture will evolve over the next decade

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Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.