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Venture Capital Episodes

July 9, 2021

Fundraising rules and content generation. Mark Peter Davis

Mark Peter Davis Managing Partner at Interplay Ventures, podcast host at Innovation with Mark Peter Davis and an author of The Fundraising Rules talks about the fundraising rules, the lessons he learned from being a VC. We also spoke about …

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July 1, 2021

Indicators of future growth. By Duane Good

Duane Good , Co-founder & President at Tribal Credit talks about some of the indicators of the future growth in companies, red flags that can be spotted in metrics of a company and how Tribal credit raised $43 million. Duane'...

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June 26, 2021

Joining an accelerator after selling a company. By Dana Loberg

Dana Loberg, Founder of Leo AR, co-founder of MojiLaLa and previously the co-founder of MovieLaLa that was acquired by Gifycat talks about her story of acquisition and the launch of a new company. We also spoke about who should join …

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June 24, 2021

Climate tech in Europe and US. By Heidi Lindvall

Heidi Lindvall, General Partner at Pale Blue Dot talks about investing in ClimateTech startups in Europe and US and about the major differences between startups in the US and Europe. We spoke about some successful exits in climate-tech and how …

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June 19, 2021

Investing in startups since 1999 and talking about the major changes …

Mike Dowdle, Founding Partner at Circadian Ventures shares his 22+ years of experience in the VC space, explains how it changed in the past decades and how it affects startup founders who are trying to raise. We also discussed the …

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June 17, 2021

B-corps and when startup founders should work with lawyers instead of…

Shayn Fernandez , Corporate Attorney at Rockridge Venture Law talks about the use of the "B-corp" signature and how to obtain one and if it's even worth it obtaining it. We also discussed how startup founders should interact ...

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June 7, 2021

Spotting a Unicorn: Vik Sasi on Being One of the Earliest Investors i…

Vik Sasi, Partner at Dreamers VC—co-founded by Will Smith—talks about spotting unicorns, the epic takeoff of Clubhouse and about the ways founders can be sure that investors see their venture as a future unicorn. We also spoke about partnering up …

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June 3, 2021

Getting Started in Startups and Reaching an Acquisition - Eddy Badrin…

Eddy Badrina, CEO of Eden Green, previously the Co-founder of Buzzshift talks about his transition to the startup world and the major lessons he learned along the way. We speak about his first time fundraising and some mistakes that Eddy …

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May 30, 2021

Startups in LatAm—How are LatAm Startups Different From Those in The …

Brian York, Co-Founder & CEO at Cubbo, and Founder and GP at Bassin Ventures talks about Latin America and how it differs from the U.S. startup ecosystem. We also talk about exits from LatAm and Brian shares his advice to …

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May 26, 2021

Content Generation: What Does it Take and Who Should Try it? With Amo…

Amos Schwartzfarb, Managing Director at Techstars and Trevor Boehm, Venture Partner at Saturn Five, co-authors of LEVERS - The Framework For Building Repeatability into Your Business talk about writing a book together and their motivation behind it. We also talk …

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May 23, 2021

First-Time Founders—How To Give Investors the Right Signals - With Al…

Alex Luce, Partner at Creative Ventures, talks about investing in first-time founders, the mistakes they tend to make and the green flags that they can show investors. We also touch on some major red flags that Alex sees and how …

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May 19, 2021

Investing in impact startups: Claudine Emeott Discusses Salesforce Im…

Claudine Emeott, Senior Director at Salesforce Impact Fund talks about investing in impact startups and what qualifies one. We narrow in on what founders of impact startups should and shouldn’t do to benefit the most from their unique position.

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May 14, 2021

Investing in Apps since the First iPhone was Released - With Benjamin…

Benjamin Narasin, Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates talks about changes he’s seen in the VC space over the last decade+, and about the process of taking one of his companies public. We also discussed alternatives to the pitch decks …

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May 11, 2021

Proptech: Investing in Rent-tech Startups - With John Helm.

John Helm, Managing Director at Real Estate Technology Ventures talks about investing in proptech, and details the emerging market of rent-tech. John spoke about the future of this field and where he sees rent-tech going in the U.S. as the …

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May 7, 2021

Making a Career Pivot Smoothly: Lee Greene of Stairway to CEO and Wea…

Lee Greene, former founder and CEO of WearAway and current creator & host of the Stairway to CEO podcast talks about making the pivot from startups to airwaves. We also spoke about the acquisition of WearAway and the company got …

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