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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


The Future of Marketplaces and Network Effects with Colin Gardiner
Colin Gardiner talks about marketplaces, network effects, and why network effects are so hard to kill.
Nov 11, 2024


What's Hot in Venture Capital with Peter Walker
Data geek Peter Walker talks about what's hot and not in venture capital.
Oct 28, 2024


Crypto, the Fed, and Venture Competition with Eric Golden
Eric Golden of Canopy Capital dishes on crypto, the Fed, venture, and founder life.
Oct 14, 2024


Startup Accelerators, SaaS, and Helping Founders Run Faster with Mike Cardamone
Mike Cardamone of Forum Ventures talks shop about SaaS, accelerators, and platform support.
Sep 30, 2024


Investing Early and Making Your Own Luck with Mac Conwell
Mac Conwell on pre-seed investing, dop founders, how regulation affects venture, and his 4,000 meeting journey.
Sep 2, 2024


Founder vs. Investor, AI, and Venture Portfolio Construction with Jerry Neumann
Jerry Neumann on AI, venture portfolio construction, and his 5000X investment.
Aug 19, 2024


A Primer on Angel Investing with Rick Timmins
A primer on angel investing and startups with longtime angel investor Rick Timmins.
Aug 5, 2024


Fintech and Israeli Venture with Adi Levanon
Adi Levanon talks fintech, Israeli startups, solo GP life, and offers a global perspective.
Jul 22, 2024


SaaS and Seed Investing with Rajiv Bala
Rajiv Bala of Clutch VC talks SaaS, seed investing, Texas, and the power of focus.
Jul 8, 2024


Nick Moran on Investing in Outsider Founders
Nick Moran of New Stack Ventures on investing in outsider founders and how his firm adds value.
Jun 24, 2024
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