Village Global Podcast
676 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 79 ratingsThe Village Global podcast takes you inside the world of venture capital and technology, featuring enlightening interviews with entrepreneurs, investors and tech industry leaders. Learn more at www.villageglobal.vc.
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The Future of Online Advertising with Hikari Senju of Omneky
January 11, 2021 23:37 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBHikari Senju (@hisenju), founder of Omneky, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss: - The state of online advertising today. - Why Hikari started Omneky, how it works, and how it’s helping small businesses. - Advances in AI and computer vision and how they’re impacting advertising. - What it means when he says the cost of attention is getting to be higher than the cost of content. - How antitrust is changing the marketplace for online ads. - Opportunities for investors in the space. ...
The Rise of Contract-To-Hire with Peer Richelsen and Andreas Klinger
January 10, 2021 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBPeer Richelsen (@peer_rich), founder of Lean Hire and Head of Product at On Deck, and Andreas Klinger (@andreasklinger), CTO at On Deck, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - Why global hiring is broken. - How companies should get started with contract-to-hire and common challenges they may face. - The background of Lean Hire. - What needs to happen for this to become a norm for companies. - The problems with the existing hiring process. - Why you need to remember that the “people...
Fintech, Growth-Stage Investing, and GTM Advice with Yasmin Razavi
January 07, 2021 18:53 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBYasmin Razavi (@yasminrazavi), GP at Spark Growth, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of an On Deck Angels event. At this fireside chat they discussed: - Her thesis on the payroll space and what gets her excited about a deal. - The history of the lending and payments spaces and where each is headed in the future. - How she sees the low-code space. - Her investing framework and thoughts on margins. - Advice on go-to-market for later-stage companies. Thanks for listening ...
Investments as Products, Asking Better Questions, and Improving as an Investor with Phin Barnes
January 06, 2021 02:10 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBPhin Barnes (@phineasb), venture capitalist, most recently at First Round, joins Erik on this episode which was recorded as part of an On Deck Angels event. They discuss: - Why he thinks of an investment as a product. - Advice for founders working with investors. - The reasons he has changed his mind after a meeting with an entrepreneur. - How to ask better questions. - Why he loves “seeing something in someone they don’t see in themselves” and amplifying their success. - Why making mo...
A Playbook For Fundraising with Marc McCabe
January 03, 2021 13:00 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBMarc McCabe (@mccabe), partner at Oyster Capital, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - What people get wrong when they’re preparing to fundraise. - The importance of stress-testing a deck, and how to do it. - The right investor to pitch first, and the right time to follow-up. - Whether to give a VC a deadline or not. - Common mistakes people make when fundraising and how to avoid them. - Lessons from his time at Airbnb. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please revie...
Increasing Scientific Progress and Improving Institutions with Alexey Guzey
December 31, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBIncreasing Scientific Progress and Improving Institutions with Alexey Guzey Alexey Guzey (@alexeyguzey), independent researcher, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - His thoughts on how to make scientific institutions work better. - What people get wrong most often when analyzing institutions. - How he would change the FDA and academia. - Why people under appreciate scientific progress. - Where he agrees or disagrees with Tyler Cowen, Peter Thiel, Patrick Collison, and - What he t...
How To Be Unapologetically Ambitious with Shellye Archambeau
December 29, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBShellye Archambeau (@ShelArchambeau), one of tech’s first black female CEOs and author of Unapologetically Ambitious, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Anne Dwane for this masterclass held in December 2020. They discuss: - How to decide what you want in life and your career. - Why she makes choices but never sacrifices, and what the difference is. - How to adopt a mentor. - How to overcome impostor syndrome. - Diversity and inclusion in your startup. - How to know whether taki...
The Rise of the Post-Seed Round with Paul Martino
December 27, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBPaul Martino (@ahpah), co-founder of Bullpen Capital, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Anne Dwane on this episode. They discuss: - Stories from his entrepreneurial journey. - Advice for founders navigating the pandemic. - How the venture ecosystem today differs from ten years ago. - What characterizes the post-seed phase. - Why they look for companies that are “off by one.” - Their approach to data. - His tips on hiring. - Advice for emerging fund managers. Thanks for lis...
Marketing and Demand Generation in B2B SaaS with Vidya Peters
December 24, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBVidya Peters (@vidya_peters), Chief Marketing Officer at Marqeta, joins Erik and co-host Yasmin Razavi (@YasminRazavi), GP at Spark Capital, on this episode. They discuss: - What accounts-based marketing is and why it’s important. - How marketing works at Marqeta. - Building a demand-gen team. - Getting started with content marketing. - The importance of events. - How to measure the effectiveness of your marketing. - How marketing tactics change when working in a developer-focused comp...
Solving The Student Debt Crisis with Amira Yahyaoui and Deena Shakir
December 22, 2020 15:21 - 50 minutes - 46 MBAmira Yahyaoui (@Mira404) of Mos and Deena Shakir (@deenashakir), partner at Lux Capital, join Erik on this episode to discuss: - Amira’s part in the revolution in Tunisia. - How she ended up in tech. - Why she wanted to solve this issue. - Lux’s thesis in this area. - The gap she saw and how Mos will fill it. - How COVID has impacted higher education. - Her thoughts on governance and technology. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podca...
How Conversation Analytics is Changing Hiring with Metaview's Siadhal Magos
December 20, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBSiadhal Magos (@smagos), co-founder of Metaview, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - What Metaview can offer and what inspired him and his co-founder to start it. - Insights from how teams grew at Uber and Palantir. - The rich data and insights that can be drawn from conversations. - The hiring lessons to impart to founders. - Best practices for startups hiring. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on t...
Building Membership-Based Communities with Greg Isenberg and Justin Murphy
December 17, 2020 16:58 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBGreg Isenberg (@gregisenberg) of Late Checkout, and Justin Murphy (@jmrphy), social scientist and philosopher, join Erik on this episode to discuss: - How society got to a place where it lost its collective sense-making abilities. - Why calibrating what is real is harder than ever. - Signs that your community is working and what makes it flourish. - Techniques to build your communities. - Identity and how it interacts with your community. - Communities based around people. Thanks for l...
Hacking Communities with Laís de Oliveira
December 15, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.7 MBLaís de Oliveira (@isolive), author of Hacking Communities, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - The “why now” for her book. - Why we are more connected than ever but still lonelier than ever. - How to be a good storyteller and why vulnerability is important. - The tension between building a community for a business versus for the community’s own sake. - How to think about monetizing a community. - How to grow a community. - What community-building looks like in the COVID era. Tha...
Why Ambitious People Should Write with Max Nussenbaum, Kyla Scanlon, and Jake Singer
December 13, 2020 18:43 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBErik is joined on this episode by Max Nussenbaum (@maxnuss), who runs the writing fellowship at On Deck, Kyla Scanlon (@scanlon_kyla), who runs the blog Data Data Data, and Jake Singer (@jakesing_), who runs the blog The Flywheel. They discuss: - The benefits that writing has brought to them. - How they got started writing. - Their advice on how you can get started. - How to create a flywheel in your own writing. - The highest leverage ways to improve your writing. - What the fellowship...
Chiefs of Staff in the Tech Ecosystem with Jay Kennedy and Rishi Tripathy
December 10, 2020 20:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBJay Kennedy (@jameswkennedy), Chief of Staff at Floodgate, and Rishi Tripathy (@rishi_tripathy_), Chief of Staff at On Deck, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - The Chief of Staff role and how it has evolved over time. - What it really means to be a Chief of Staff and how they each became one. - Why the role has become so popular these days. - Why it benefits a CEO or founder to have a Chief of Staff and the value they can provide. - How working as a Chief of Staff can benefit you...
Creating a Life Improvement Platform with Brent Franson of Most Days
December 10, 2020 08:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBBrent Franson (@brentfranson), founder and CEO of Most Days (mostdays.com), joins Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss: - How the company is creating a “Peloton for mental health.” - The most popular routines that people can cultivate using the app. - His history as an entrepreneur and lessons learned, including why “not all dollars are created equal.” - The life experience that informed the creation of Most Days. - The unique habits that he is cultivating himself with the help of the...
Growth and Go-To-Market with Brian Balfour and Pascal Levy-Garboua
December 08, 2020 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBBrian Balfour (@bbalfour), of Reforge, and Long Journey Ventures, and Pascal Levy-Garboua (@2pasc) of Long Journey Ventures, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - Common mistakes that early-stage companies make in their go-to-market strategy and how to avoid them. - Advice on partnership strategies and go-to-market. - Frameworks for who to hire and why. - Misconceptions that founders have around loops. - Advice for enterprise companies. - Advice on building a business development ...
Building, Media, and Post-COVID Trends with Joe Marchese
December 06, 2020 13:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBJoe Marchese, media exec and multiple time co-founder of CKBG, Human Ventures, true[X], and Attention Capital, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - How he got to where he is and the thread that runs through his career. - What tech and startup people don’t appreciate about TV advertising. - What he’s trying to do with Attention Capital. - What people predicted in the space several years ago and why they didn't come to pass. - What he expects the landscape to look like for media and at...
The State and Future of Crypto in 2020 with Avichal Garg
December 03, 2020 13:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBAvichal Garg (@avichal), Managing Partner at Electric Capital, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss: - How he came to be running Electric Capital. - Their perspective and thesis. - What’s newly possible with computers able to own money. - Why price fluctuations happen with Bitcoin. - What Bitcoin is correlated with. - Debates within crypto. - Thoughts on China. - How regulation interacts with crypto. - How the space will evolve in the next several years. Thanks for listening —...
The Future of Climate Tech with Candice Ammori
December 01, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBCandice Ammori joins Erik on this episode. Candice is heading the Climate Tech Fellowship at On Deck. They discuss: - The issue of climate change and how she came to be working on solving it. - What climate tech means exactly. - Some of the most interesting companies in the space and what they are working on. - What founding teams have typically looked like for companies in the space. - What makes a founder a good fit for the fellowship, and what the fellowship will look like. Thanks fo...
Consumer Social, Gaming, and Pinduoduo with Turner Novak
November 29, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBTurner Novak (@TurnerNovak), general partner (and Chief Meme Officer) at Gelt VC, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - How he’s thinking about consumer social as an investor in 2020. - Where he’s interested in consumer social and his requests for startups. - New methods of monetizing in consumer social. - What he learned from studying Pinduoduo and where he’s looking for a “for X” version of it. - Why he’s excited about gaming and why he says that “gaming is eating the world.” - Wha...
Overcoming Fear of Change with Jason Feifer
November 26, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBJason Feifer (@heyfeifer), editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of three podcasts, including Pessimists Archive, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - Why fears repeat over time throughout history. - The message he’s trying to get through to the world through his work. - The historical opposition to chess, bicycles, and waltzing. - His thoughts on The Social Dilemma. - How he expects social media to evolve. - New forms of communication throughout history and why they wer...
Creating Innovation Ecosystems with Dr. Anton Howes
November 24, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 58.7 MBDr. Anton Howes (@antonhowes), author of Arts & Minds, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - How to create conditions where innovation is easier and better. - Why he wrote the book and the key question he was trying to answer. - What Silicon Valley could learn from studying the history of Britain. - Misconceptions that people have about economic growth in the past and future. - Why people misunderstand what growth is. - How statecraft relates to economic growth. - Questions that peo...
The State and Future of Food On-Demand with Max Mullen, Mike Duboe, and Brandon Hill
November 22, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 64.3 MBBrandon Hill (@IamBrandonHill), CEO of Vori, Max Mullen (@Max), co-founder of Instacart, and Mike Duboe (@mduboe), GP at Greylock, join Erik on this episode to discuss: - What led Brandon to start Vori. - Why Max and Mike were excited to invest in the company. - How the grocery space currently operates and the antiquated technology currently in use. - How the space has evolved over time and the history of the supermarket. - How it will change and evolve in the future. - Why on-demand st...
Reid Hoffman and Chamath Palihapitiya on Angel Investing and The Future of Venture
November 19, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBChamath Palihapitiya (@chamath), CEO of Social Capital, and Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman), partner at Greylock, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha at a special Village Global event. Angel Island brought together 100+ angel investors for talks from world-class investors, discussions, and opportunities to make new connections. In this session they discussed: - What is broken about venture and how to fix it. - Why Reid is backing new experiments in venture. - Their tho...
Common Early-Stage Scaling Mistakes and How To Avoid Them with Ty Walrod
November 17, 2020 19:42 - 33 minutes - 31 MBTy Walrod (@tywalrod), two-time founder and program director of On Deck Scale, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss: - The On Deck Scale program, how it works, and how it can help founders scale. - Common reasons that founders get tripped up when hiring. - Advice for delegating and decision-making in a fast-growing company. - Thoughts on growth, go-to-market, and product-market fit. - Advice for fundraising and why a founder should “believe the no, but not the why.” - Why co-found...
Keith Rabois’s Advice For Angel Investors
November 15, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBKeith Rabois (@rabois), partner at Founders Fund, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of an On Deck event. They discuss: - How he would compare the state of angel investing when he was getting started years ago to angel investing today. - His learnings about building a better filter for whether to take a meeting or not, and what he looks for in a person’s LinkedIn profile. - Portfolio allocation and how much to allocate to angel investing. - What differentiates people who ...
Unbundling Investment Management with Alex Robinson of Juniper Square
November 12, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBAlex Robinson (@arobinsontweets), co-founder and CEO of Juniper Square (@juniper_square), joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - The experience that led him to create Juniper Square and the vision for the company. - How he navigated the idea maze. - How investment management will change in the future. - The vision for unbundling investment management. - How COVID changed the market and why he thinks the move to remote work is overstated. - What’s next for the company. - Where he woul...
Getting an Early-Stage Startup Job with Anthony Nardini
November 10, 2020 13:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBAnthony Nardini of the On Deck Team joins Erik to discuss: - The OD50 Fellowship, what it will be like, and who should go through it. - Why people don’t leave their existing jobs. - The advice he gives for people trying to pivot into tech. - The dimensions of job suitability. - How to know when it’s the right time to leave a job. - Whether to start your own thing or find a new job. - His advice for job-seekers. - The tools that he wants to exist for job-seekers. Thanks for listening ...
The State of Healthcare in 2020 with Nikhil Krishnan
November 08, 2020 13:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBNikhil Krishnan (@nikillinit), founder of Out of Pocket, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - How employer-based healthcare came to be and how it might change. - Comparisons of the US healthcare system to other countries. - His investing thesis in the space and areas he’s bullish on. - The dynamics of hospitals. - Thoughts on randomized controlled trials. - The excitement around digital therapeutics. - EMRs and their adoption by patients during COVID. - The state of telemedicine a...
SaaS Growth, Product Management, Retention, Flywheels: Behind the Paywall with Lenny Rachitsky
November 05, 2020 13:00 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBLenny Rachitsky (@lennysan), creator of Lenny’s Newsletter and a former PM at Airbnb, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - The best bottom-up SaaS metrics to track and why these companies are so sought-after right now. - What separates great bottom-up strategies from the rest. - How to think about when to hire your first PM. - How to increase retention. - How to think about strategy. - How to increase your conversion rate. - How to evaluate marketplaces. - How to create effective ...
All Things Communities with Jacob Peters
November 03, 2020 13:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBJacob Peters (@J__Cub), co-founder of Commsor, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - What makes a great community. - The difference between a community and a network. - How to get a community off the ground. - Phases of communities and how to scale them. - How companies can build community. - How to think about monetization of a community. - His investing thesis around communities and his requests for startups. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on y...
Counteracting Climate Change with Carbon Removal with Nan Ransohoff and Ryan Orbuch of Stripe
November 01, 2020 13:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBNan Ransohoff (@nanransohoff) and Ryan Orbuch (@orbuch), who are leading the climate initiative at Stripe, join Erik to discuss: - Stripe’s climate change initiative and how it came to be. - Why they are focusing on carbon removal. - The technologies that they are looking at. - What they’ve learned about negative emissions. - Their requests for action in the space. - How investors should be looking at these fields and the areas that would be most interesting to them. Thanks for listeni...
Europe’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Erika Batista and Gonz Sanchez
October 29, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBErika Batista (@erikabatista) and Gonz Sanchez (@gonsanchezs), of On Deck join Erik on this episode to discuss: - How the European startup scene has changed and evolved over time. - Fragmentation in tech in Europe. - Barriers to more people starting companies and how they are being removed. - Cultural differences between Europe and other geographies. - What they see as the secret sauce of San Francisco. - Plans for OnDeck in Europe. - Sectors and companies in Europe that are exciting....
Getting Started with No-Code and Building in Public with Karthik Puvvada
October 27, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBKarthik Puvvada (@thisiskp_), director of On Deck’s No-Code Fellowship, joins Erik to discuss: - How he got into no-code and how the space has evolved. - Why he has been building in public and how it has helped him. - What is holding back the no-code movement from having wider adoption. - Why no-code is moving past the concerns about reliability and scaling that it has had in the past. - How investors should approach the space, and the requests for startups that he has. Thanks for liste...
Working in Public with Nadia Eghbal
October 24, 2020 19:20 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBNadia Eghbal (@nayafia) of Substack joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - The background of her book, Working in Public, and the “why now” for it. - What she’s learned about open source that can be applied to other areas. - Shifts that she’d like to see in the internet. - The evolution of thinking around democracy in the world. - Governance in companies and countries. - Narratives in tech and the negative attention tech has received recently. Thanks for listening — if you like what ...
Privacy and Security for Early-Stage Startups with Shrav Mehta
October 22, 2020 12:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBShrav Mehta (@shravvmehtaa), founder and CEO of Secureframe, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - How he navigated the idea maze to start Secureframe. - The problem the company is solving. - Thoughts on recruiting as a space. - How thinking on privacy has changed over the years. - Where he’s excited in education. - How he learns about new spaces. - Why marketing is getting more technical. - How to think about marketing and sales in an early-stage startup. Thanks for listening — i...
Reimagining Collaboration For Designers and Developers with Dani Grant of Jam
October 19, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBDani Grant (@thedanigrant), co-founder at Jam, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - How she came to start Jam, the product, and the problem that it’s solving. - How she navigated the idea maze. - Why now is the right time for a product like Jam. - Different waves of collaboration tools. - The future of the company. - Where there is whitespace in collaboration tools and where she’d be investing today. Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorit...
The Past, Present, and Future of the NBA with Dan Barto
October 18, 2020 01:16 - 1 hour - 68 MBDan Barto of IMG Academy joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - How the game of basketball has evolved over the last few decades. - What the next changes in the game should be, and will be. - How coaching has changed over time. - How team strategy and composition will evolve. - Players building brands and businesses on their own outside of the NBA. - Whether the players could start their own league and whether they should own more equity in the business. Thanks for listening — if you...
Greg Isenberg on the World of Opportunity in Consumer Social
October 15, 2020 18:43 - 53 minutes - 49 MBGreg Isenberg (@gregisenberg), founder of Late Checkout, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - How COVID has impacted the space and how it changes what is possible. - Where the opportunities and white space are in consumer social. - The possibilities for social experiences based around sports. - Why there is a plenty of room for many more social apps. - The potential for future dating apps. - Why there are plenty of social apps that didn’t work out from 2005-2018 that could still wor...
When Engineers Run Venture with Jake Ellowitz and Alex Chee
October 13, 2020 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBAlex Chee (@alexnchee) and Jake Ellowitz (@wakkadojo), who help run product and engineering at Tribe Capital, join Erik on this episode to discuss: - How the product and engineering-oriented mindset at Tribe impacts their investing and why it forms part of their investment thesis. - The different incentives within a firm and how this creates new approaches. - Lessons learned from their time at Social Capital. - Products they’ve built at Tribe and how they’ve helped with the investment pro...
Redesigning School for Students To Thrive with Rebecca Kaden of USV and Garrett Smiley of Sora Schools
October 10, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBGarrett Smiley (@gw_smiles), co-founder of Sora Schools, and Rebecca Kaden (@rebeccakaden), investor at USV, join special guest host Anne Dwane (@adwane), co-founder and partner at Village Global, on this episode. They discuss: - The story of how Sora Schools came about and how they plan to create the best high school in the world. - How Rebecca and USV evaluated the business. - Why a new model for education is needed today. - The role of a school in the 21st century and the importance o...
A Deep Dive on Cannabis with Karan Wadhera of Casa Verde
October 08, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBKaran Wadhera (@karanw), managing partner at Casa Verde Capital, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - The evolution of the space and how it has changed over the last several years. - The different types of companies in the space and who they have been investing in. - Who the winners might be in the delivery space. - The biggest companies that have emerged over the last few years. - His requests for startups in the space. - How the perception of cannabis is changing in culture and th...
Building Mind-Controlled Bionic Arms with Tyler Hayes
October 06, 2020 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBTyler Hayes (@thetylerhayes), CEO of Atom Limbs, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - His mission to create mind-controlled bionic arms at Atom Limbs. - How the company came to be. - What enables this technology at this point in time. - How the tech transfer process works from university to commercial application. - Lessons learned on commercializing something like this. - The bottlenecks to innovation in the area. - Why he is intent on curing death. Thanks for listening — if you ...
The Untold History of the Internet with Chris Castiglione
October 04, 2020 12:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBChris Castiglione (@castig), co-founder of One Month, adjunct professor at Columbia, and author of a new book on decentralization called The Untold History of the Internet. - Why the launch of the Sputnik satellite spurred the creation of the internet. - The early days of the internet as a publicly funded program. - Why innovation has moved from government to private industry over the decades. - How decentralization became part of the ethos of the internet and why that has changed over ti...
Investing During the Global Crisis with Alfred Chuang and Chris McCann of Race Capital
October 01, 2020 12:00 - 48 minutes - 43.9 MBAlfred Chuang and Chris McCann (@mccannatron) of Race Capital joins Erik on this episode to discuss: - Where they were investing during COVID and how to find opportunities in a crisis. - Where they’re excited in the crypto space in 2020. - Thoughts on valuations and why they have remained high. - IPOs, SPACs, and the Long-Term Stock Exchange. - Why they’re not concerned about a bubble. - How the enterprise space has evolved over time. - Their take on remote and how COVID will change ho...
Elad Gil and Kevin Hartz on Angel Investing, SPACs, and The Evolution of Venture
September 29, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBElad Gil (@eladgil), entrepreneur and investor, and Kevin Hartz (@kevinhartz), investor and co-founder of Eventbrite, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - What they think is special about each other’s investing abilities. - How certain people are able to stay relevant in every investing cycle. - Kevin’s latest venture and the path he took to start it. - SPACs and their advantages. - How to find your own angel investing style. - How venture will change in the next ten years. - El...
Keith Rabois and Jacob Helberg on The US-China Cold War, The Election, and Silicon Valley
September 27, 2020 16:57 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBKeith Rabois (@rabois), partner at Founders Fund, and Jacob Helberg (@jacobhelberg), senior advisor at Stanford Cyber, adjunct fellow at CSIS, and formerly of Google, join Erik on this episode. They discuss: - Why the US is indeed in a cold war with China. - The roles of DC and Silicon Valley in this new cold war. - The reasons for the foreign policy establishment’s dovishness on China. - How economic foreign policy became decoupled from national foreign policy. - TikTok, and how tech ...
Building and Investing in Social Entertainment Products For Gen Z with Sacha Lazimi and François Meteyer
September 24, 2020 12:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBSacha Lazimi (@SachaLaz), co-founder and CEO of Yubo, and François Meteyer (@FrancoisMeteyer), partner at Alven, join Erik on this episode to discuss: - The founding of Yubo and the philosophy behind the app. - What differentiates Gen Z from other generations. - The future of social networks. - Lessons for founders building in this space for this audience. - The future of entertainment, media, and gaming, and where the investment opportunities are. - The future of Yubo. Thanks for list...
Investing in SaaS and Digital Marketplaces with Point Nine Capital
September 22, 2020 12:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBErik is joined on this episode by Ricardo Sequerra (@ric0seq), Pawel Chudzinski (@pawell), Christoph Janz (@chrija), and Louis Coppey (@louicop), partners at Point Nine Capital. They discuss: - The background of the fund and how it got started. - Their journeys in venture so far. - Why they have an equal partnership and how to think about when that arrangement works for a firm. - How SaaS has evolved over the last several years. - Which large companies might be disrupted by SaaS startup...