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Trust, Paying Up, and Homebrew Forever with Hunter Walk
Hunter Walk on trust, paying up, product, and life after LPs.
4 days ago


From Public Markets to VC, AI, and Winning with Joe Magyer
Joe Magyer on public vs. private markets, AI, and winning.
Nov 12


Bigger Isn't Better and Give First with Techstars' David Cohen
David Cohen on Techstars, vibe-coding, and why bigger isn't better -- better is better.
Sep 3


The Pitch, Democratizing Startup Funding, and Non-Consensus Investing with Josh Muccio
Josh Muccio of The Pitch on pitching, market vs. product, and the dangers of consensus investing.
Aug 6


Conviction, Cheating, AI, and (Not) Predicting with Shawn Merani
Shawn Merani of Parade Ventures on investing with conviction, AI, and cheating.
Jul 23


Y Combinator, Open Source, and Lifting Founders Up with Jason Freedman
Jason Freedman on Y Combinator, exits, AI, open source, and raising founders up.
Jul 9


Unlocking the Secrets of Startup Secondaries with Jamie Melzer
Jamie Melzer on venture secondaries, pre-IPOs, and why startups are staying private for longer.
Jun 25


AI, Anti-Patterns, and the Dangers of Elephant Hunting with Itamar Novick of Recursive Ventures
Itamar Novick on AI, anti-patterns, and the dangers of elephant hunting.
Jun 11


Insights From the World's Most Active Seed Investor with Antler's Tyler Norwood
Tyler Norwood of Antler on seed investing, vibe coding, timing, and backing exceptional founders.
May 28


Unsexy Startups, Consumer Trends, and Investing Slightly Early with Han Shen
Han Shen on Unsexy Startups, Consumer Trends, and Investing Slightly Early.
May 12


The Art of Picking, Geopolitics, and Why Ideas Still Matter with Mark Peter Davis
Mark Peter Davis on the art of picking, geopolitics, and why ideas still matter.
Apr 14


Venture Alpha, Seed Investing, and Climate Volatility with Rick Zullo
Rick Zullo on venture alpha, seed investing, and climate volatility.
Mar 17


Betting Big on B2B Marketplaces with Sonia Nagar
Sonia Nagar on B2B marketplaces, seed investing, and emerging manager life.
Mar 3


Small Funds, Big Impact: Graham Pingree on Early-Stage Trends, Portfolio Design, and the Pre-Seed Advantage
Graham Pingree on investing in small venture funds, emerging managers, and pre-seed startups.
Feb 17


Venture Everywhere, Pre-Seed, and Why Venture Doesn't Scale with Jenny Fielding
Jenny Fielding talks about venture everywhere, pre-seed investing, and why VC doesn't scale.
Feb 3


17 Contrarian Takes About Startups and Venture Capital
We're celebrating our 20th episode with a super cut of 17 contrarian takes on venture capital and startups.
Jan 20


Essential Industries, Angels, AI, and Proprietary Deal Flow with Amber Illig
Amber Illig of The Council on essential industries, angels, AI, and proprietary deal flow.
Jan 6


Sizzle, Substance, and Scaling with Winter Mead of Coolwater Capital
Winter Mead on emerging managers, VC, solo GPs, and more.
Dec 23, 2024


Spotting Winners, Platform Risk, and Why Weird is Good with Zach Coelius
Zach Coelius on spotting winners, platform risk, and why weird is good.
Dec 9, 2024


Angel Investing, Syndicates, and Founder-First Investing with Alex Pattis
Alex Pattis of Riverside Ventures on angel investing, syndicates, and founder-first investing.
Nov 25, 2024
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