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Is Airwallex Undervalued or is Stripe Overvalued?

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:27:00 -0000

In this episode, we talk with Airwallex cofounder and CEO Jack Zhang about building a global financial infrastructure company by taking the long, unglamorous path. Rather than layering on top of existing banking systems, Airwallex spent a decade acquiring licenses, integrating with local payment rails, and constructing its own end-to-end network for moving money across borders. Jack shares why he turned down a $1.2 billion acquisition offer from Stripe early on, how that decision shaped the company’s trajectory, and why he believes this hard-won infrastructure is becoming a major advantage in the age of AI.

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How secondary markets are pricing SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic before they go public

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:56:00 -0000

In this episode, Connie Loizos talks with Rainmaker Securities managing director Glen Anderson about the surge in the secondary market as investors race to buy shares in some of tech’s most sought-after private companies. From SpaceX to OpenAI to Anthropic, demand is intensifying ahead of a potentially reopening IPO window. Glen explains how the secondary market really works, why some companies have plenty of buyers but no sellers, and what recent activity reveals about investor sentiment. He also shares why SpaceX has been such an outlier, what’s behind the imbalance between OpenAI and Anthropic, and how institutional investors are navigating this increasingly competitive market.

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High tech herding with Craig Piggott, Halter

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:59:00 -0000

In this episode, we talk with Halter founder and CEO Craig Pigott about building a $2 billion agtech company that’s transforming how farmers manage livestock. Using solar-powered collars and virtual fencing, Halter helps ranchers increase productivity, monitor animal health, and rethink how land is used. Craig shares his journey from Rocket Lab to agriculture, why farming is still underserved by technology, and how AI and hardware are reshaping one of the world’s oldest industries.

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The wearable you’re never supposed to stop wearing with Will Ahmed of WHOOP

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:15:00 -0000

WHOOP founder and CEO Will Ahmed joins Connie Loizos and Alex Gove on StrictlyVC Download to discuss the company’s evolution from a niche wearable for elite athletes into a fast-growing health platform. The three talk about WHOOP’s unconventional decision to skip a screen, its subscription-driven business model, and how it won over top athletes early on. They also dig into the company’s push into medical-grade monitoring, blood testing, and AI-driven insights, and what it all means for the future of continuous health tracking

Chapters:

00:00 — The Rise of Whoop 02:45 — From Athlete to Founder 04:50 — Rejection and Early Challenges 06:10 — Why Whoop Skipped the Screen 08:25 — How Whoop Broke Through 13:30 — The Subscription Model 20:45 — Expanding Into Health and AI
27:50 — The Future of Wearables

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Is Ring building towards safer neighborhoods or neighborhood surveillance?

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:47:00 -0000

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff joins Connie Loizos and Alex Gove on StrictlyVC Download to discuss the company’s new AI-powered Search Party feature, which aims to help neighbors find lost dogs but has sparked debate about surveillance and privacy. The three discuss how the feature actually works, the company’s decision to abandon a partnership with Flock Safety, what Ring ultimately hopes to build in neighborhoods around the world, and how much control over that vision Ring really has.

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The AI Safety Showdown: Max Tegmark on government, Anthropic, and what’s next

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:44:00 -0000

In this episode of StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos and Alex Gove sit down with MIT AI researcher Max Tegmark to discuss the growing clash between AI companies and the U.S. government and the bigger question of who should control increasingly powerful AI systems. From the Trump administration’s move to phase out Anthropic’s technology to the broader race toward superintelligence, Tegmark argues that the real risk isn’t just geopolitical competition, but losing control of the systems we’re building. He makes the case for treating AI like any other high-stakes industry by implementing binding safety standards and independent oversight before the technology outpaces our ability to manage it.

A broad coalition, including Tegmark's Future of Life Institute have released The "Pro-Human AI Declaration" outlining a path forward in which AI would best serve humanity. View the statement here.

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Future-Proofing work in the age of automation with Bill Gurley

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:06:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos talks with Bill Gurley, longtime venture capitalist, former Benchmark partner, and author of the new book Running Down a Dream. After stepping back from day-to-day investing, Gurley has turned his focus to a different question: how people build meaningful, enduring careers—and what they might do differently if given the chance to start over.
In this conversation, Gurley reflects on why nearly 60% of professionals say they would rethink their career paths, how to know when it’s time to pivot, and why “regret minimization” can be a powerful decision-making framework. He shares his views on mentorship, peer networks, and the risks of following conventional career tracks in the age of AI. Gurley also weighs in on Silicon Valley’s shifting work culture, the resurgence of 996-style intensity, and why he believes the best way to future-proof your career isn’t to avoid technology—but to run straight at it. It’s a candid discussion about ambition, reinvention, and designing a career you won’t second-guess.

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Rethinking series A in the age of mega funds

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:07:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos talks with Stacy Brown-Philpot, founder and managing partner of Cherryrock Capital. After a decade at Google and leading TaskRabbit through its acquisition by IKEA, Brown-Philpot is now building a venture firm focused on Series A and Series B software companies led by under-invested founders—targeting what she sees as a critical gap in today’s venture ecosystem.

In this conversation, Brown-Philpot explains why she launched Cherryrock in a difficult fundraising environment, how the firm evaluates product-market fit at scale, and why quality revenue matters more than headline ARR. She discusses how AI is reshaping enterprise software, how her board roles at HP and StockX inform the way she assesses companies, and why she believes strong businesses will continue to get funded despite a bifurcated venture market. It’s a grounded look at building durable companies—and backing them at a pivotal stage of growth.

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How Tether became crypto's most profitable company—and what it's building next

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:11:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos talks with Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, the company behind USDT, the world's largest stablecoin. With 536 million users globally, Tether has quietly become one of crypto's most powerful players—and now it's evolving far beyond stablecoins. Ardoino is transforming Tether into what he calls "the stable company," a diversified operation making bold bets on decentralized AI, agriculture, telecommunications, and gold-backed tokens.
In this conversation, Ardoino explains how Tether generates billions in profit from U.S. Treasury holdings, why the company is building AI platforms that run locally on smartphones for emerging markets, and how its relationship with U.S. regulators has shifted dramatically. He also discusses Tether's geographic expansion, particularly in El Salvador and across Latin America, and makes the case that all of these seemingly disparate investments—from cattle ranching to brain-computer interfaces—are part of an interlocking strategy to serve the billions of people left behind by traditional finance.

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Airtable is betting big on a standalone ai agent that could replace its own product

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:54:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos and Alex Gove talk with Howie Liu, co-founder and CEO of Airtable. On Tuesday, Liu announced the launch of Superagent, Airtable’s first standalone product outside of its core platform—and this isn’t just another AI feature bolted onto an existing product. Superagent represents a bit bet on autonomous agents that handle tasks end-to-end, rather than chatbots that provide text-based answers.

In this conversation, Liu walks us through why he decided to build Superagent as a separate product rather than just another Airtable feature, how it actually works under the hood—from native integrations to browser automation—and the early signals that suggest he might be onto something big.

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Working in orbit: what happens when space goes blue-collar?

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:39:00 -0000

In this episode, Connie Loizos speaks with Mary Jane Rubenstein, a professor of religion and science and technology studies at Wesleyan University and author of "Worlds Without End: The Many Lives of the Multiverse"—a book that served as research material for the Oscar-winning film "Everything Everywhere All at Once."

As the space economy heats up and venture capital pours into startups promising everything from asteroid mining to lunar gas stations, Dr. Rubenstein offers a critical perspective on the ethics and values shaping humanity's expansion beyond Earth. Dr. Rubenstein discusses how religious stories have shaped space exploration from the Apollo missions to today's commercial ventures, examines how science fiction has influenced the industry (sometimes as cautionary tales that get misread as instruction manuals), and makes the case for why space debris might be the issue that brings nations together—ultimately challenging listeners to consider whether we're truly imagining new possibilities in space or simply extending the worst of what we have here on Earth.

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Why VCs think consumer AI hasn't lived up to the hype

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:23:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, we're sharing a conversation with Goodwater Capital founder Chi-Hua Chien and Scribble Ventures founder Elizabeth Weil. They discuss why consumer AI hasn't lived up to the hype yet and what's coming next. Beyond ChatGPT and Gemini, the consumer AI landscape feels sparse. In this conversation, they explore why we're still in the "command line era" of AI, how form factors will unlock new use cases, and what it means to build AI-native products versus retrofitting existing platforms. They also dive into trust barriers, changing user behaviors, and why the next generation of founders needs to rethink everything from social networks to home maintenance.

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True Ventures' contrarian playbook: High ownership, low noise

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:35:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos and Alex Gove talk with Jon Callaghan, managing partner at True Ventures. Callaghan has spent two decades building True Ventures into one of Silicon Valley's most successful seed-stage firms, managing nearly $4 billion across 12 funds while staying deliberately quiet in an increasingly loud venture landscape. In this conversation, Callaghan unpacks why True prioritizes founders over headlines, how the firm maintains remarkably high ownership in portfolio companies despite the bubbly market, and why duration is a feature, not a bug, of early-stage investing. Jon also shares his contrarian views on the AI wave, explains why mega-rounds and consensus capital often miss the real outliers, and reveals where he sees the biggest opportunities in consumer applications, personal software, and AI-powered biology.

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Competing in the post-Humane AI wearables era with Sandbar CEO Mina Fahmi

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 17:37:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, we’re sharing a conversation from our event in Palo Alto, where TechCrunch reporter Marina Temkin spoke with Mina Fahmi, the founder and CEO of Sandbar, and Toni Schneider of True Ventures.

Mina Fahmi is the CEO and co-founder of Sandbar, a startup building the Stream ring—an AI wearable designed to capture your whispered thoughts. Toni Schneider is a partner at True Ventures who backed Fitbit, Peloton, and Ring, and was initially skeptical of AI wearables until he saw Sandbar's demo – and to be clear, Schneider says he’d seen a whole lot of demos. In this conversation, they unpack what it takes to build hardware that people actually want to wear, why "self-extension" beats AI companions, and how privacy through whispering changes everything. They also discuss competing with OpenAI's rumored device with Jony Ive, why devices must do one thing brilliantly before doing ten things adequately, and what Sandbar learned from two years of prototyping to get the interaction model right.

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Building and losing iRobot: Why Colin Angle thinks the FTC is to blame

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 14:00:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos spoke with Conlin Angle, the founder and former CEO of iRobot. Fom his living room into a household name, Angle spent 30 years turning iRobot into one of the most pioneering companies in the robotics industry stepping down as CEO following the failed Amazon acquisition. In this conversation, he unpacks why he considers iRobot's bankruptcy "avoidable and a tragedy," what regulators got catastrophically wrong in blocking the $1.7 billion Amazon deal, and why the FTC's office walls covered with "blocked deals" as trophies revealed a deeply misguided approach to protecting innovation.

Angle also shares the brutal reality of fighting regulators for 18 months while producing over 100,000 documents, why nascent American tech industries keep getting handed to overseas competitors, and what he's building next with his stealth startup, including his contrarian take on humanoid robots and why Rodney Brooks is "never factually wrong, but not necessarily answering the question you think he's answering."

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X-Light's Nicholas Kelez and Pat Gelsinger on government-backed chips

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 23:28:00 -0000

Pat Gelsinger spent 35 years across two stints at Intel, most recently as CEO. Nicholas Kelez is the CEO of X-Light, a semiconductor startup developing breakthrough EUV laser technology for next-generation chipmaking. In this conversation, they unpack what it takes to wake Moore's law from its nap, why the U.S. government just became X-Light's second-largest shareholder, and how faith and deep tech are shaping the future of American competitiveness in the AI era.

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Brain-computer interfaces are coming faster than you think

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:17:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos spoke with Science Corp founder Max Hodak to discuss how brain-computer interfaces are arriving faster than anyone realizes. The Neuralink co-founder and former president shares how his company recently achieved what may be the biggest breakthrough in vision restoration in decades, enabling 80% of blind patients to read again with a tiny retinal implant smaller than a grain of rice. In this conversation, the two also explore the near-term commercial path for BCIs through medical applications, the long-term potential for cognitive enhancement and “binding” multiple brains together, and why Science, which has so far raised $260 million from investors, is keen to generate revenue while it invests in its future products. Not last, Hodak addresses the practical and ethical questions around hacking, enhancement, and why he thinks it may well be possible in the not-too-distant future to “move consciousness” outside of the body.

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Why Kevin Hartz is betting big on teenage founders

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:24:00 -0000

In this episode, TechCrunch's editor-in-chief, Connie Loizos, sits down with Kevin Hartz, the serial entrepreneur behind Zoom and Eventbrite who's now managing partner of A-Star Capital, a $300 million generalist fund. Recorded live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Kevin shares his unique perspective as a founder, investor, and LP—discussing why staying in the market matters even when two-month-old companies are raising at $60 million valuations. The two explore the dramatic rise in teenage founders, with Kevin revealing that 20% of his recent investments now include teams with a teenage founder, up from just 5% two years ago. Kevin also discusses A-Star's approach to differentiated deal flow through company incubations, including Sauron, his autonomous drone security startup applying self-driving car technology to home security. They dive into the controversial question of whether venture capital is truly an asset class, the lessons learned from taking companies public through both traditional IPOs and SPACs, and why the abundance of private capital is keeping quality companies out of the public markets indefinitely.

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Equity: Startups should rethink how they pursue sales and traction, according to VC Tim Chen

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 20:20:00 -0000

This week we're sharing an interview from our friends over at Equity.

After a small startup exit and being turned down by every VC firm he applied to, Tim Chen began angel investing and eventually stumbled into raising his own fund.

Now, as the solo investor behind Essence VC, he just closed his ⁠fourth fund at $41 million⁠ "without even trying." Chen's secret weapon? Being technical enough to debate PhD founders on implementation details while understanding the market dynamics that turn scrappy startups into category leaders.

Today on TechCrunch's ⁠Equity⁠ podcast, Julie Bort sat down with Tim Chen to explore the rise of solo VCs and who's rewriting the traditional venture playbook.

Listen to the full episode to hear about:

Why the YC playbook of "revenue at all costs" doesn't work for infrastructure startups, and what Chen tells technical founders to focus on instead

The strategic pivot Chen pushed one portfolio company to make that completely changed their trajectory

What being a "small exit founder" taught Chen about venture capital, and why he thinks the industry has it backwards

Subscribe to Equity on⁠ Apple Podcasts⁠,⁠ Overcast⁠,⁠ Spotify⁠ and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on⁠ X⁠ and⁠ Threads⁠, at @EquityPod.

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Astro Teller isn’t afraid of killing ideas; here’s why

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:49:00 -0000

TechCrunch’s editor-in-chief, Connie Loizos, sits down with Astro Teller, Captain of Moonshots at Alphabet’s X, to explore what it takes to build a factory for truly radical innovation. Astro reveals the three components that define a true moonshot—a huge problem, a science fiction-sounding solution, and a glimmer of breakthrough technology—and why X deliberately kills 98% of its ideas early. Teller also explains why X keeps teams incredibly small, how it decides between spinning companies out independently versus keeping them as Alphabet “other bets” like Waymo and Wing, and his take on AI hype—why we should stop treating it like magic and start treating it like electricity.

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Why Harvey's Hardest Problem Isn't AI—It's Multi-Entity Collaboration

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:08:00 -0000

In this episode, TechCrunch’s editor-in-chief, Connie Loizos, and StrictlyVC’s Alex Gove, sit down with Winston Weinberg, co-founder and CEO of Harvey, the legal AI startup that’s quietly become one of the most talked-about companies in Silicon Valley. Winston shares the origin story of how a first-year associate at O’Melveny used GPT-3 for Dungeons & Dragons before realizing it could transform legal work—leading to a cold email to Sam Altman on July 4, 2022, that changed everything. The three discuss Harvey’s rapid growth to more than $100 million in ARR, why 33% of the startup’s revenue now comes from corporates rather than just law firms, and the technical challenges of building a truly multiplayer platform that navigates complex ethical walls and permissioning across 63 countries. Winston also addresses the “ChatGPT wrapper” criticism — and he explains why he believes professional services will be less disrupted than people think.

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Vinod Khosla on softening the blow from AGI, and other future bets

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 20:59:00 -0000

In this episode recorded live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, TechCrunch's editor-in-chief, Connie Loizos, talks with Vinod Khosla about entrepreneurship in the age of AI and the massive disruptions ahead. They discuss why Khosla believes every profession represents a startup opportunity, his investment thesis of building AI workers rather than tools, and why he asks entrepreneurs to envision their company in 2030 before anything else. Khosla also shares his prediction that Fortune 500 extinction rates will triple by 2035, his controversial idea for sharing corporate wealth through a national pool, and why he thinks we'll have a hugely deflationary economy with free healthcare, education, and legal services. They also cover his early bet on OpenAI, the collision course between AI and climate (which he disputes), his investments in fusion and super-hot geothermal energy, and why the Trump administration's immigration policies represent "the worst damage possible" for American innovation.

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Roelof Botha on Sequoia, startup building, and Washington -- days before stepping down

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 01:58:00 -0000

In this episode recorded live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, TechCrunch’s editor-in-chief, Connie Loizos, talks with Roelof Botha about Sequoia’s approach to finding and backing outlier companies — just days before he announced he was stepping down. They discuss why he thinks venture capital isn’t really an asset class, how Sequoia’s partners make investment decisions through fierce debates and consensus voting, and what the firm looks for in its Scout program. Botha also shares his perspective on the current AI boom—whether we’re in a bubble, how quickly winners are emerging in different verticals, and why founders should be careful about raising successive rounds at skyrocketing valuations.

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UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts on pushing his university into the AI age

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:57:00 -0000

This week on Strictly VC Download, Connie Loizos sits down with Lee Roberts, Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to discuss his ambitious plan to make AI the university’s “north star” amid a tumultuous year. Roberts walks through his decision to merge UNC’s School of Data Science and Society with its School of Information and Library Science, explaining why breaking down academic silos is essential when the technology moves faster than universities typically can. He addresses the $38 million in terminated federal research grants—concentrated in areas like public health—and why he’s less concerned about funding cuts than he was at the start of the year. Roberts also defends his $10 million annual commitment to Bill Belichick despite the team’s rocky start, explaining why football revenue is essential to supporting UNC’s 28 sports programs.

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction

1:46 - AI as UNC's North Star: Research, Operations, and Instruction

5:10 - Incentivizing Faculty Without Top-Down Mandates

6:41 - The Google Gemini Partnership and Avoiding Exclusivity

8:21 - Merging Two Schools: Breaking Down Academic Silos for AI

9:49 - Addressing Student Concerns About the Library Science Merger

11:38 - The $38 Million in Federal Funding Cuts: Impact and Outlook

13:18 - Concentrated Cuts in Public Health and Underserved Populations

14:19 - Diversifying Beyond Federal Research Funding

16:31 - The Bill Belichick Investment: Why Football Drives Athletics Revenue

18:48 - Dysfunction Allegations and Staying the Course

20:31 - The 900-Person Petition and the Search Process

22:30 - Leading Without Traditional Academic Credentials

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How Hans Swildens pulled off a blockbuster Goldman Sachs sale, and what it means for venture liquidity

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:59:00 -0000

This week's episode of StrictlyVC Download features Hans Swildens, founder of Industry Ventures, discussing his firm's transaction with Goldman Sachs that comes during Industry Ventures' 25th anniversary year. Swildens walks through the 20-year evolution of the Goldman relationship—from LP investor to wealth platform partner to minority stakeholder in 2019—and explains why the firm decided now was the right time to fully join Goldman's external investing group. He discusses how secondaries have become "the new IPO" for venture-backed companies, shares insights from managing one of the world's largest portfolios of seed-stage venture funds with over 150 firms, and explains why the predicted wave of fund failures hasn't materialized in their portfolio. Swildens also explores the future of venture liquidity structures, from continuation funds to NAV loans, and why products that have been successful in private equity haven't yet crossed over to venture capital.

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The politics of AI: OpenAI’s Chris Lehane on AI’s promise and peril

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:54:00 -0000

This week’s episode of StrictlyVC Download was recorded live at the Elevate Festival in Toronto. TechCrunch editor-in-chief Connie Loizos sat down with Chris Lehane, OpenAI’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, to discuss the company’s newly launched video generation tool Sora, the complexities of copyright and fair use in AI training, and the massive infrastructure buildout required to keep pace with China. Lehane also explained OpenAI’s approach to iterative deployment, why the company believes it will need a gigawatt of energy per week in the near future, and what keeps waking him up at 3 AM.

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How Monarch Collective scored some of the biggest early deals in women's sports

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:56:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos speaks with Kara Nortman, co-founder of Monarch Collective, the first fund dedicated exclusively to women’s sports. Nortman launched this $250 million fund in 2023—right before women’s sports exploded into the mainstream. But she didn’t just get lucky: she helped create the market by co-founding Angel City Football Club, which went from zero to $30 million in revenue and proved you could pack stadiums for women’s soccer. The two discuss Monarch’s unusual approach, wherein the team makes highly concentrated bets, then invests time that most PE firms would not. They also discuss into whether the numbers work, where the revenue actually comes from (merchandise, sponsorships, ticket sales, media deals), and whether this boom is sustainable.

00:00 - Introduction 01:40 - From tech VC to women's sports: Kara's journey 03:30 - The fundraising strategy and pitch for Monarch Collective 05:00 - Did they see the Caitlin Clark boom coming? 06:45 - Learning from history: the Dick Kerr Ladies story 08:30 - The operational playbook: why passive doesn't exist 11:37 - Can this model scale? Seven to nine concentrated bets 13:40 - Franchise fee explosion: from $2M to $110M 15:00 - The ownership structure debate in women's sports 17:20 - How do you value a women's sports team? 20:00 - Revenue streams: where does the money come from? 23:29 - Competition and first mover advantage 25:00 - Why big PE firms are downstream from Monarch 27:00 - The LP base: family offices and institutions 29:01 - What's next: Europe and beyond

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How Replit went from $2.8M to $150M ARR by pivoting away from professional developers

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:33:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos and StrictlyVC's Alex Gove spoke with with Amjad Masad, founder and CEO of Replit, fresh off the company's $250 million Series C at a $3 billion valuation. They discussed Replit's remarkable journey from hovering around $2.8 million in ARR for years to hitting $150 million—and how a controversial pivot away from professional developers made it all possible. Masad explained why targeting non-technical users actually requires more compute power than serving experienced coders, and how his company survived a viral production database disaster that briefly threatened to derail everything. They also dove into the challenges of AI agent "reward hacking," why Replit pits multiple LLMs against each other, and what it means to build autonomous coding agents that can work for hours without human intervention. Plus, Masad shared his vision for creating a billion software developers and why he believes solving hard problems around safety and security will become Replit's competitive moat—much like privacy became Apple's

Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 02:27 - From $2.8M to $150M: The Explosive Growth Story 05:00 - Eight Years of Struggle and Pivoting Business Models 06:41 - The Agent Revolution: Building Beyond Code 10:29 - Enterprise vs Consumer Pricing Strategy 11:59 - AI Inference Costs and the Token Economy 15:00 - The Jason Lemkin Database Incident 20:00 - Surviving Crisis and Building Trust 25:00 - From Palestinian Refugee Son to Silicon Valley Founder 27:32 - Reaching the Next Billion Users 30:00 - Why Replit Beats ChatGPT for Non-Coders 32:07 - The Future: Acquisitions, Agents, and Enterprise Expansion

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Google Cloud's COO isn't stressed about landing the AI giants with Francis deSouza

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:23:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos is joined by Francis deSouza, the renowned entrepreneur, operator and, since January of this year, COO of Google Cloud. They discuss his goals for Google Cloud and how the company maintains its competitive position by focusing on startups while giants like AWS and Oracle snap up major deals with leading AI companies — namely, OpenAI and Anthropic. The conversation also covers the tangled web of relationships in the AI ecosystem, where companies like Google Cloud provide infrastructure services while their parent companies compete fiercely in generative AI, even as those same parents hold investment stakes in their supposed rivals. They also discuss how Google Cloud approaches the GPU shortage as part of its strategy to attract customers — and keep them coming back for more.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction and Francis deSouza's Background 05:00 - Google Cloud's Three-Pillar Strategy 08:55 - AI Startup Strategy and Revenue Commitments 10:00 - Competition with Oracle and AWS 12:30 - Partnership Strategy with Anthropic and Meta 14:00 - Balancing Competition and Neutral Infrastructure Provider Role 16:30 - TPUs vs GPUs: Technical Differentiation and Strategy 20:00 - Customer Lock-in Concerns and Technology Advantages 21:30 - Capacity Constraints and GPU Shortage 22:30 - Google Cloud Profitability and $80B CapEx Investment 25:00 - Health Data, Scientific Integrity, and Google's Role

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How the world's energy economics flipped with Al Gore and Lila Preston

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 22:52:00 -0000

his week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch EIC Connie Loizos sits down with former Vice President Al Gore and Lila Preston to explore their ninth annual Sustainability Trends Report and how the global climate transition is accelerating despite political headwinds. In fact, while traditional media focuses on Trump administration rollbacks, the three discuss why renewable energy economics have fundamentally shifted—with 65% of energy investment now flowing to renewables versus just 35% to fossil fuels, a complete reversal from a decade ago. They dive into how China has become the world's first "electro-state" with EVs representing 60% of new car sales, how AI's massive energy demands could either derail or accelerate climate progress through a $500 billion data center buildout, and Mr. Gore's theory that the fossil fuel industry's political capture is weakening as communities fight back against environmental injustice.

Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction and EPA correction 02:23 - The big wheel turning: Global energy investment shift 08:18 - China becomes the world's first "electro-state" 11:55 - Climate data tracking and the EPA rollback 14:47 - AI data centers and the $500 billion Stargate Project 19:54 - Environmental justice and Elon Musk's Memphis facility 22:42 - Precious metals mining and sustainability 25:01 - Space launches, waste, and carbon emissions 26:28 - Most surprising takeaways and climate tipping points

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General Catalyst's plan to eat the $16 trillion services market

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:39:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch EIC Connie Loizos and StrictlyVC's Alex Gove sit down with Marc Bhargava, partner at General Catalyst, to explore his ambitious $1.5 billion Creation Fund strategy that's targeting the $16 trillion global services economy through AI-powered rollups. They dive into how Bhargava's team proves AI automation works and why outcome-based pricing models are disrupting everything from legal services with Eudia to call centers with Crescendo. Plus, they discuss the mechanics of incubating AI-native companies with proven second-time founders, why relationship-driven and regulated businesses make the best targets, and Bhargava's theory that 95% of corporate AI pilots fail because applying AI technology effectively requires deep expertise that consulting firms simply can't provide.

Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction and Marc's background 02:00 - From crypto to Coinbase Prime acquisition 05:00 - General Catalyst's Creation Fund strategy explained 10:00 - Fund administration vs. Carta comparison 15:00 - Titan MSP deep dive and $74M investment 20:00 - Udia's approach to disrupting legal services 25:00 - Why 95% of AI pilots fail and market opportunities 29:35 - Closing thoughts and General Catalyst's future initiatives

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Adeo Ressi and Sarah Lacy call B.S. on the shrinking emerging manager narrative

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:10:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch EIC Connie Loizos and StrictlyVC's Alex Gove sit down with Adeo Ressi, founder of Decile Group, and Sarah Lacy, the former TechCrunch journalist turned entrepreneur to explore how one of Ressi's newest projects -- VC Lab -- has quietly launched over 800 venture funds worldwide, averaging $12 million each. In fact, while traditional media focuses on emerging manager struggles, the four talk about why, according to Ressi and Lacy, small checks are becoming strategically advantageous in over-subscribed rounds, how accomplished professionals are locked out of traditional VC despite having unicorn angel track records, and Lacy's theory that diverse manager networks are unlocking untapped LP pools. Plus, they talk about Lacy's path from Palm Springs bookstore owner back to Silicon Valley ecosystem building, whether this micro-fund renaissance can actually achieve 50/50 gender parity in venture capital, and what Ressi, a former roommate of Elon Musk, thinks about Musk's time this year in federal government.

00:00 - Introduction 03:17 - From tech journalism to Palm Springs bookstore owner 05:05 - Scaling Founder Institute and the birth of VC Lab 06:39 - The disconnect between media narratives and ground reality 07:46 - The economics of Decile Group's free model 09:54 - Fund performance: 2x returns in 24 months 12:14 - The strategic advantage of small checks 14:24 - Breaking the VC paper doll cutout 17:19 - Finding capital: From network activation to fund of funds 18:57 - Success stories: From blockchain to African women managers 23:43 - Fighting misogyny and building gender equality in VC 26:18 - From tearing down to building up 29:52 - Fixing problems at scale through democratized venture 31:45 - The Elon factor: Politics, neurodiversity, and friendship

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Uncork Capital on 21 years of venture cycles—and what's different about this one

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 19:20:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Techcrunch EIC Connie Loizos talks with Uncork Capital honchos Jeff Clavier and Andy McLoughlin. They discuss how their seed-stage firm is positioning itself in this environment, from a recent investment in AI chip maker Groq to bets on AI-native companies attacking unsexy industries like material sciences and robotics. Plus, the three dig into Uncork's philosophy of finding companies with unique datasets before they become obvious to the market, how Uncork is advising its established portfolio companies to reinvent themselves in an AI-first world, and whether San Francisco's comeback -- driven by AI moolah -- is sustainable.

Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 01:48 - Market dynamics and late-stage firms entering seed stage 04:36 - Groq investment and AI chip industry insights 08:37 - Dave Agents investment and round economics 09:20 - Current AI investment themes and portfolio evolution 10:49 - Helping established portfolio companies adopt AI 13:58 - AI's impact on workforce and productivity 17:26 - Investing in unsexy industries with unique datasets 20:52 - Robotics investments and AI-driven automation 21:42 - Competitive positioning and value proposition 25:54 - Secondary market strategy and exit timing 27:37 - Private market democratization policy discussion 31:37 - San Francisco's resurgence as AI innovation center 35:02 - Closing remarks

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Seven Seven Six bets on moonshots that are mining on the actual moon

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:33:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos speaks with Katelin Holloway, co-founder of Seven Seven Six, the generalist firm that's raised over $1 billion across three funds. They discuss Seven Seven Six's unconventional investment thesis spanning AI-powered stone carving robots to commercial lunar mining, including her bet on Interlune—the first company to sell an off-planet resource back to Earth. Holloway explains why she believes helium-3 harvested from moon dust will generate returns within a decade, how climate tech and space tech are converging in unexpected ways, and why maintaining human connection remains critical as AI transforms the workforce.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction
01:32 - Generalist investment approach
04:00 - Monumental labs: AI-powered stone carving revolution
07:00 - Space tech investment journey and philosophy
10:00 - Interlune: mining helium-3 from the moon
15:00 - The future of space commerce and exit strategies
22:00 - Human connection in an automated world
25:00 - The changing workforce and AI platform shift
30:00 - Closing thoughts and future outlook

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The $20B LP View: AI Valuations, Solo GPs, and What's Really Happening in Venture

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 21:24:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove of StrictlyVC speak with Lara Banks, who leads venture investing at Makena Capital Management. They discuss her firm's $3 billion venture allocation across 30 manager relationships, how she evaluates everything from solo GPs to the AI rollup trend sweeping traditional service businesses, and why she thinks AI companies' "astronomical" revenue growth justifies their sky-high valuations despite massive infrastructure costs. Banks also shares what LPs really learned from 2021's boom-bust cycle and how the secondary market is creating new liquidity opportunities as companies stay private longer.

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A VC's take on the billion dollar AI researcher gold rush

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 17:27:00 -0000

This week we're sharing an interview from the Equity podcast. Rebecca Bellan chatted with Deedy Das, principal at Menlo Ventures. Das has seen this shift from multiple angles, first as an engineer and product leader at Google, Facebook, and AI startup Glean, and now as an investor helping technical founders figure out how to build enduring companies in this new AI landscape. They discuss how compensation packages and acquisitions are warping startup hiring and retention and how VCs are thinking about key-person risk.

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This Greek startup is challenging defense giants, and attracting attention, with its low-cost autonomous weapon systems

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 14:47:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch EIC Connie Loizos and Alex Gove of StrictlyVC speak with Dimitrious Kottas, the founder and CEO of Delian Alliance Industries. They discuss his journey from Apple's Special Projects Group to building autonomous defense systems in Greece, how his company is reimagining surveillance and strike capabilities using AI and commercial tech, and why he believes we're at the start of a decade-long technological race in autonomous warfare.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

02:04 - Dimitrios's background and journey from Apple to defense tech

05:00 - The founding moment: Why he left Silicon Valley for Athens

08:55 - Starting with surveillance towers: The perception-first strategy

13:21 - Current deployments in Greece and Ukraine aspirations

16:32 - Dual-use applications and critical infrastructure protection

18:39 - The Intercept-Egon series: Concealed autonomous weapons

21:52 - Cost advantages through vertical integration

24:46 - European defense tech landscape and procurement challenges

28:16 - Greece's defense industry and cross-border competition

31:04 - Modular vs. full-stack approach

32:54 - Thoughts on Anduril and the defense tech race

35:00 - Greek roots and the personal nature of European defense

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VC Aileen Lee Still Sees the Most Promise in Mundane Tech (Re-Release)

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 14:00:00 -0000

In this episode we're revisiting Connie Loizos' conversation with Aileen Lee, the founder of Cowboy Ventures. They discuss what’s on the horizon for Cowboy Ventures and how she’s thinking about AI’s impact on job creation, automation, and new business models—while also giving listeners a glimpse into Cowboy’s own recent team changes.

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Mayfield's Navin Chaddha on the $5 trillion AI services revolution

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:08:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Mayfield managing partner Navin Chaddha joins Connie Loizos at our event in Menlo Park to break down why the $5 trillion services sector is ready for AI disruption. Navin, an early investor in Lyft, Poshmark, and HashiCorp, explains why the next wave of winners in this space will combine human and AI teammates to deliver outcome-based services with software-like margins. They dive into why legacy firms like Accenture and McKinsey are vulnerable, what makes a true “AI teammate,” and how startups can serve the 100 million businesses priced out of traditional professional services.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction 02:05 - Why AI will transform the $5 trillion services industry 05:09 - Lessons from offshoring and the path to AI-powered services 09:22 - The rise of outcome-based pricing and AI margins 10:48 - Backing Groove: A case study in AI-driven security 13:06 - The innovator's dilemma for Accenture and McKinsey 15:52 - Silicon Valley’s marketing problem around job displacement 18:22 - Long-term optimism vs. short-term pain 20:54 - AI valuations, the market disconnect, and FOMO is for sheep

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Drive Capital's Columbus gamble is paying off

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:30:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, TechCrunch EIC Connie Loizos is joined by Drive Capital co-founder Chris Olsen. Chris explains how Drive's contrarian approach to fund size, ownership stakes, and geographic focus is generating returns where others firms are right now struggling. Plus: why Silicon Valley billionaires are choosing Columbus, and what the "venture reckoning" means for the industry.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction
01:28 - The $500M Distribution Week Strategy
03:08 - Why Venture Math is Broken for Mega Funds
05:00 - Thoughtful Automation Exit and Portfolio Returns

10:00 - Fund Strategy and Family Office Trends
12:00 - Secondary Sales and Series B Liquidity
15:00 - Post-Mark Kwame Evolution and Geographic Expansion
17:30 - Building Infrastructure Across Six Cities
18:30 - Beyond Pure Tech: AI in Traditional Industries
20:00 - Syndicate Strategy and Solo VC Approach
22:46 - 30% Ownership Stakes and Pricing Philosophy
25:00 - Silicon Valley Exodus to Columbus

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How Circle co-founder Sean Neville plans to build the first AI-native financial institution

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 16:37:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Circle co-founder Sean Neville joins Alex Gove of StrictlyVC to discuss building banking infrastructure for AI agents. Fresh off Circle’s 450% IPO surge, Sean has raised $18 million from A16z to create Catena Labs, the first fully regulated AI-native financial institution. They explore what “agent-native finance” actually means, how AI agents will soon handle our payments and treasury management, and why the financial world needs new standards and protocols to make this safe and reliable.

Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction and background 01:24 - Circle's IPO journey 04:12 - What is agent-native finance? 08:24 - Preventing AI hallucination in financial systems 11:07 - Building with real data and human oversight 13:53 - Building regulatory trust and compliance 16:21 - Competing with traditional financial institutions 19:02 - Creating standards for AI-to-AI payments 21:02 - Why this venture will move faster than Circle

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Katie Haun on the GENIUS Act and what it may mean for the future of crypto

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 18:17:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, we're bringing you to our recent event in Menlo Park. Connie Loizos was joined by Katie Haun, founder and CEO of Haun Ventures, who shared an inside look at her contrarian "harpoon strategy" that targeted distressed crypto assets during the depths of crypto winter. They explored everything from stablecoin infrastructure to tokenization of real-world assets, to the regulatory landscape shaping crypto's future. They also get into what made Katie step away from A16z to start her own venture and why she believes we're still i the early days of crypto.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

02:58 - The harpoon strategy: investing during crypto winter

04:42 - Stablecoins and cross-border payment infrastructure

08:03 - User experience evolution and enterprise adoption

10:09 - Global investment strategy and A16z relationship

12:13 - Political influence and regulatory landscape

14:59 - The Genius Act: what Katie likes and dislikes

16:24 - Criminal use cases: a former prosecutor's perspective

18:50 - Trump family stablecoin and conflict of interest

20:53 - Tokenization of real-world assets

23:25 - Market adoption and fund updates

24:36 - How Haun Ventures differentiates itself

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VC Charles Hudson on the new LP timeline

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:34:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Alex Gove and Connie Loizos are joined by Charles Hudson, Founder and Managing Partner of Precursor Ventures, a pre seed and seed stage venture firm that invests at the very beginning of company formation. They discuss his data-driven approach to portfolio management, how he's navigated many changes in the VC landscape, and his thoughts on the evolving LP expectations for liquidity given the recent market volatility.

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The U.S. Navy says 'welcome aboard' to new startup partnerships

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:27:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Alex and Connie are joined by Justin Fanelli, the Acting Chief Technology Officer for the US Navy and Technical Director of Program Executive Office Digital, where he oversees billions of dollars in IT infrastructure and cybersecurity initiatives. He's also a venture partner at NextGen Venture Partners and serves as a senior fellow for the Open Forum for AI. In this episode, they discuss the Navy's innovation adoption kit designed to bridge the "valley of death" between commercial technology and military implementation, the partnership with Defense Innovation Unit to streamline startup onboarding, and how the Navy is measuring success through new outcome-driven metrics that prioritize sailor time saved and operational resilience over traditional activity-based measurements.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction and background
03:19 - Innovation adoption kit and valley of death solutions
05:43 - Partnership with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)
08:27 - Onboarding non-traditional vendors and startups
13:22 - Current pain points and AI adoption challenges
15:37 - Technology modernization and team structure
17:39 - Measuring effectiveness with world class alignment metrics
21:23 - Common failure points in technology adoption
22:09 - America first policies and supply chain resilience

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Elad GIl is hoping to teach old companies new tricks with AI

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:13:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Alex and Connie are joined by return guest Elad Gil, one of the world’s most renowned solo capitalists, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders in the AI investing space. He has backed companies like Airbnb, Stripe, Figma, and perplexity He’s also the co-host of No Priors. In this episode, they discuss the current landscape for AI investors and Elad offers a peek into what he believes is around the corner.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction and Elad Gil's background

01:04 - AI's impact on company scaling and team efficiency

03:36 - AI relationships and the future of human-AI interaction

05:00 - AI hallucinations and setting safety standards

07:30 - Character AI investment and concerns about AI bias in education

10:00 - Open source vs. closed AI models debate

12:15 - AI tutoring for children and societal implications

15:00 - AI-driven business rollups and mature company transformations

20:00 - Market crystallization and winners in AI verticals

25:00 - Founder mode vs. delegation in leadership

30:00 - Identifying technology waves and current AI investments

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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Greece's big tech moment

Tue, 27 May 2025 19:22:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, we're bringing you to our recent event in Athens. Connie was joined by Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who shared an inside look at how the country is positioning itself as a refreshed hub for innovation, investment, and participation from the world's technology industry. They explored everything from policy changes to new global partnerships, to Greece's startup momentum — plus they offer a peek into why founders are starting to return to the country from shores near and far.

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Accel partner Sonali De Rycker on AI, exits, and European tech

Tue, 20 May 2025 20:51:00 -0000

This week's episode was recorded live at StrictlyVC London, host Connie Loizos sat down with Accel partner Sonali De Rycker. They discussed Europe's regulatory challenges, compares US and EU tech ecosystems, and explores venture capital's evolving exit strategies in the absence of IPOs.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction to Strictly VC Download and Sonali de Rycker

01:48 - The "Queen of European VC" title and its origin

02:11 - Accel's 25th anniversary in Europe and early challenges

05:38 - Evaluating AI startup valuations in the current cycle

09:03 - European tech potential vs regulatory headwinds

11:37 - Impact of US-EU trade tensions on tech companies

14:22 - Defense tech investment opportunities in Europe

19:31 - Capital restructuring for founder alignment: The Kry example

21:27 - Founder liquidity and lessons from the Hopin experience

23:57 - AI talent retention and closing thoughts

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These investors are betting big on Greece’s founders

Tue, 13 May 2025 16:26:00 -0000

This week we're taking you with us to our StrictlyVC event in Athens. Connie led a panel discussion with some of Greece's most notable investors about Greece's evolving startup ecosystem. You'll hear from Panos Papadopoulos: Partner at Marathon Venture Capital, Apostolos Apostolakis: Partner at VentureFriends, Marco Veremis: Entrepreneur turned investor who founded and Upstream before co-founded Big Pi Ventures, Myrto Papathanou, Partner at Metavallon VC which invests in early stage companies; and Dimitrious Kottas: Founder of a defense tech startup who returned to Greece after working at Apple in Silicon Valley.

The conversation covers everything from the current state of venture funding in Greece, the role of pension funds in the ecosystem, why ambitious founders are choosing to build in Greece, and what systemic changes could further accelerate the country's tech transformation.

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Why Eric Slesinger, a former CIA officer, is now funding European defense tech

Tue, 06 May 2025 14:43:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, Alex Gove speaks with Eric Slesinger from 201 Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on seed-stage defense tech startups in Europe. They discuss Eric's journey from CIA to investor and how he recognized the untapped potential in European defense tech while others were dismissive, and how he's working to overcome the cultural taboo that once made defense investments "bad manners" in European VC circles.

Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction and Eric's CIA background 04:17 - Why Europe for defense tech investments 06:32 - Changing European attitudes toward defense technology 09:00 - Ukraine as a testing ground for new technologies 11:24 - Launching 201 Ventures with NATO Innovation Fund 14:30 - Investment partnerships and sourcing strategies 18:07 - The Polar Mist story and maritime defense 20:15 - Gray zone dislocations and technology focus areas 22:59 - Evaluating government demand for new technologies 25:50 - Mission goals and the future of 201 Ventures 28:03 - Conclusion

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Ali Partovi is using these indicators to spot future tech billionaires

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 17:43:00 -0000

In this episode of StrictlyVC Download, hosts Connie Loizos and Alex Gove are joined by, Ali Partovi, co-founder and CEO of Neo. They talk about Neo's evolution from a scholar program that provides grants to talented technical young people to a venture fund that recently raised $320 million in committed capital. Partovi discusses Neo's investment philosophy, which focuses on identifying future tech leaders while they're still in college. He explains his three key criteria for selecting founders and emphasizes the importance of charisma, leadership potential and the ability to attract other talented individuals.

Chapters: 00:00 - ntroduction 02:05 - Neo's fundraising journey 03:30 - Investment strategy and LP base 05:32 - Discovering tech talent early 07:18 - The three key founder qualities 10:00 - Embracing risk and ambition 11:35 - Portfolio success stories 14:32 - The value of computer science thinking 16:43 - Maintaining selectivity as Neo grows 19:49 - Aligning incentives through partner investments 20:57 - Discussing fund performance 22:54 - Guiding young entrepreneurs 24:35 - Location considerations for startups 26:18 - Creating value in a changing landscape

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The RealReal founder Julie Wainwright has written a memoir–and an entrepreneurial survival guide

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:48:00 -0000

This week on Strictly VC Download, TechCrunch Editor in Chief, Connie Loizos, sits down with Julie Wainwright, the founder of The RealReal who faced one of tech's most public failures with Pets.com. They discuss Julie's recent memoir, Time to Get Real. They get into board dynamics, leadership challenges, and how she rebuilt her career when Silicon Valley tried to write her off.

Chapter:

00:00 - Introduction

03:08 - Breaking barriers in tech leadership

06:08 - Leading pets.com through the dot-com boom and bust

09:10 - Personal fallout: Divorce, media pressure, and retreat from Silicon Valley

12:27 - Rebuilding after failure and exploring new business ideas

15:35 - The founding of The RealReal and insights on launching in luxury resale

18:08 - Leadership challenges, difficult personalities, and board dynamics

21:34 - Reflecting on stepping down from The RealReal and its impact

24:28 - Launching Ahara and the mission behind personalized nutrition

27:03 - Nutrition trends, combating misinformation, and final reflections

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Hans Swildens of Industry Ventures on the ways VCs are "manufacturing" liquidity in 2025

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:40:00 -0000

This week Connie Loizos and Alex Gove are joined by return guest Hans Swildens. Hans is the founder and CEO of Industry Ventures, a firm known for its pioneering role in the venture secondary market. With stakes in over 700 venture funds and years of experience in the secondaries market, we wanted to have him on to discuss how VCs are thinking about venture’s current liquidity problem.

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AI has opened a new era in Venture Capital with Forerunner's Kirsten Green

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 15:06:00 -0000

Forerunner has seen a number of high-profile successes in their investments, showing an ability to get ahead of consumer trends with investments in Oura, Chime, the Farmer's Dog and beyond in non-B2C companies. And to get a sense of how that happened, and what's next for Forerunner in the AI era, TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos spoke with their Founder and Managing Partner Kirsten Green during a StrictlyVC event in San Francisco.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction and Kirsten’s Investing Philosophy

01:42 - Founding Forerunner and the Early Vision

03:28 - Identifying Consumer Behavior Shifts

05:10 - Building Trust with Founders

06:47 - Evaluating Consumer Brands Today

08:15 - Challenges and Lessons in Venture

10:03 - Forerunner’s Collaborative Approach

11:50 - What Makes a Standout Founder

13:30 - Advice for Entrepreneurs and Wrap-Up

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Trump's tariffs swift impacts on the global supply chain with Flexport CEO Ryan Peterson

Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:00:00 -0000

In this bonus episode, Connie Loizos is joined by Flexport's CEO Ryan Petersen to discuss the ins and outs of the tariffs' impact, the industry's reaction and why Petersen still sees long-term opportunity in global trade.

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Peter Diamandis answers the question: is longevity only for the wealthy?

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:46:00 -0000

In this week's episode, Connie Loizos and Alex Gove are joined by entrepreneur, futurist, and best-selling author Peter Diamandis. He's founder of XPRIZE Foundation and the co-founder of SIngularity University. In this conversation he laid out his vision for how tech will transform our lives and make longevity advances in the near future. The question is, will these advances just be for the unlta-wealthy?

Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:02:26 - Peter Diamandis on Longevity Escape Velocity

00:08:14 - Epigenetic Reprograming and the Future of Gene Therapy

00:10:59 - Diamandis's Investments in Longevity Startups

00:11:28 - The XPrize Foundation and the Healthspan XPrize

00:14:19 - Comparing Approaches to Longevity: Brian Johnson and XPrize

00:15:18 - Fountain Life: Diagnostics and Therapeutics

00:18:28 - The Mechanics of the Healthspan XPrize

00:24:13 - Peter Diamandis and Elon Musk

00:27:13 - AI, Purpose, and the Future of Work

00:30:48 - Wealth Concentration and the Idea of Abundance

00:34:19 - The Post-Capitalist Society

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Why the founder of BuzzFeed is building an AI-Native social media platform with Jonah Peretti

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:00 -0000

Today Connie and Alex are joined by Jonah Peretti who has been working in digital media for the past two decades as the founder and CEO of BuzzFeed—a brand that has seen a ton of evolution. Last month, Jonah announced the next phase of Buzzfeed, a social media platform that will use AI to ensure a positive environment. They’re investing $10 million into BuzzFeed island which is an AI-native social media platform.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

03:19 - Previewing BF Island: A New AI-Native Social Platform

09:40 - Reimagining the Internet: From Crack Cocaine to Beer and Wine

11:16 - AI Models, Guard Rails, and Creative Hallucinations

15:26 - BuzzFeed's Business Model and Financial Strategy

18:30 - Divesting Complex Networks and First We Feast

22:03 - AI's Role in Content Creation and Media Efficiency

25:48 - The Closure of BuzzFeed News and Digital Journalism Challenges

28:24 - Balancing Financial Pressures with Creative Innovation

32:33 - Future of Media and Launching New Platforms

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The rise of secondaries and seed-stage liquidity with Michael Kim

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 15:28:00 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download TechCrunch editor-in-chief Connie Loizos and StrictlyVC’s Alex Gove are joined by Michael Kim, the long-time VC and founder of Cendana Capital where he has built a $2.6 billion portfolio focused exclusively on seed and pre-seed funds, backing some of the most successful emerging managers in the industry. In this episode they discuss Cendana’s latest $600 million fundraise, the rise of secondaries and how they’re affecting returns, how Cendana’s team sniffs out the winners in a competitive market, and of course we got into how AI is changing the startup ecosystem.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

03:49 - The Fundraising Journey and Institutional Investors

05:20 - Key Partnerships and Early Support

07:48 - Growth and Investment Strategy Adjustments

11:20 - The Rise of Secondaries in Venture Capital

14:32 - Identifying and Backing Emerging Fund Managers

17:24 - The Impact of AI on Venture Capital and Startups

18:19 - Changing Venture Investment Structures and Trends

20:26 - Spotlight on New Fund Managers

21:41 - Co-Investments, SPVs, and Strategic Adjustments

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VC Aileen Lee Still Sees the Most Promise in Mundane Tech

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 20:55:00 -0000

In this episode TechCrunch Editor in Chief, Connie Loizos, is joined by Aileen Lee the founder of Cowboy Ventures. Aileen coined the term "unicorn" in a TechCrunch article all the way back in late 2013. In this conversation, they discuss what’s on the horizon for Cowboy Ventures and how she’s thinking about AI’s impact on job creation, automation, and new business models—while also giving listeners a glimpse into Cowboy’s own recent team changes.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

04:30 - The Startup Liquidity Crisis and Venture Capital Overload

06:59 - The Secondary Market and Startup Exits

12:00 - Investing in "Unsexy Tech"

19:46 - Changes at Cowboy Ventures and Team Transitions

21:30 - The Workforce of the Future and AI’s Role

31:25 - AI’s Role in Reviving Consumer Tech

34:21 - AI’s Potential to Reinvent Everyday Processes

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Can Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian bring Digg back?

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:39:00 -0000

In this week's episode, Connie Loizos is joined by Kevin Rose, best known for founding Digg. The news aggregator changed the way people engaged with the news back in 2004, and it's apparently coming back. That’s right. Kevin joined forces with Alexis Ohanian – his former rival and the co-founder of Reddit, and Digg’s new CEO Justin Mezzell to relaunch Digg for a completely new and expanded audience. In this conversation, Rose shares the story behind repurchasing Digg, why now is the perfect moment for a comeback, and how AI will play a key role in moderating and enhancing online discourse.

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Chris Farmer of SignalFire is betting the venture industry will never look the same

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 14:47:06 -0000

In this episode of StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos is joined by Chris Farmer, founder of SignalFire, to discuss the current state of venture capital. With many startups stuck in financial limbo and no clear path to exit, Farmer shares why he believes the industry has a structural problem. He also shares his perspective on new funding mechanisms, including secondary sales and venture buyouts, and why founders should rethink their exit strategies. Plus they touch on AI-driven investing and why having a decades worth of industry data gives SignalFire a competitive edge.

00:00 - Introduction

02:02 - Chris Farmer on SignalFire’s Investment Strategy

04:28 - The Role of Data and AI in Venture Capital

06:52 - Measuring SignalFire’s Performance and Returns

08:38 - The Liquidity Challenge in Venture Capital

10:18 - The Rise of Secondary Sales and Venture Buyouts

13:02 - Alternative Financing Models for Startups

14:00 - The Impact of Political and Economic Shifts on VC

16:33 - Closing Thoughts and Future Predictions

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Slow Ventures creates a creators fund, Meta enters the humanoid bot race, and everything else you may have missed

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:54:09 -0000

This week on StrictlyVC Download, we're catching our breath and catching up with all of the news that's been happening in the industry. Connie Loizos and Alex Gove are breaking down the top headlines from Slow Ventures’ new creator fund, to Meta’s step into the humanoid robot race, to the continued saga between Elon Musk and Open AI.

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Nirav Tolia is turning to AI to keep things neighborly on Nextdoor

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:33:00 -0000

In this episode, Nextdoor CEO Nirav Tolia joins Connie and Alex to talk about the challenges of running a public company, his strategy to improve user engagement, and why he’s betting on AI and third-party content to make Nextdoor indispensable. They also get into Nextdoor's current product overhaul and whether an acquisition is on the table.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

03:49 - Fixing Nextdoor’s Product and User Experience

05:42 - Bringing in New Content and Third-Party Publishers

08:01 - Addressing Toxicity and User-Generated Content Challenges

12:54 - Using AI to Improve Conversations and Reduce Conflict

15:38 - Privacy, Data Use, and AI Training at Nextdoor

21:12 - Who Owns Nextdoor and Investor Confidence

23:18 - Financial Challenges and Nextdoor’s Path to Growth

26:44 - The Role of Acquisitions and Industry Consolidation

27:44 - Would Nextdoor Consider Selling?

28:43 - A Radical Reimagining of Nextdoor’s Future

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Dub, an app at the intersection of TikTok and Wall Street, has teens talking

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 19:27:00 -0000

In this episode, hosts Connie and Alex sit down with Steven Wang, the 23-year-old founder of Dub, a rapidly growing copy trading platform. Wang shares how Dub is revolutionizing retail investing by allowing users to automatically mirror the portfolios of top traders, hedge fund managers, and even politicians like Nancy Pelosi. He also dives into the challenges of navigating financial regulations, his entrepreneurial journey from dropping out of Harvard, and his vision for reshaping the asset management industry.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:57 - How Copy Trading Works

04:18 - User Demographics and Popular Portfolios

06:09 - Dub’s Growth and Fundraising

06:29 - Customer Acquisition and Marketing Strategies

07:37 - Influencers, Hedge Funds, and Monetization

12:39 - Regulation and Compliance Challenges

15:29 - Social Investing vs. Traditional Investing

17:56 - Risk, Education, and Investor Behavior

19:56 - Dub’s Business Model and Revenue Streams

22:50 - Expansion Plans and Future Innovations

26:04 - Steven’s Entrepreneurial Journey

30:53 - Regulation’s Role in Fintech Innovation

31:47 - Investing, Gambling, and Market Accessibility

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As Boom breaks the sound barrier, founder Blake Scholl says supersonic travel is around the corner

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:59:00 -0000

In this episode, we sit down with Blake Scholl, CEO of Boom Supersonic, to discuss the company’s ambitious mission to revolutionize commercial aviation. From developing the Overture, a supersonic airliner, to embracing sustainable aviation fuels, Blake shares how Boom plans to make faster, greener air travel a reality. They also discuss their recent test flights, with plans to break the sound barrier over the Mojave Desert.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction and Boom Supersonic’s Mission

02:11 - Landscape of Supersonic Aviation Today

04:09 - Balancing Consumer and Defense Markets

08:10 - Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Environmental Impact

12:06 - Challenges in Scaling Sustainable Fuel Production

15:53 - Innovation Stagnation in Commercial Aviation

18:02 - The Need for Entrepreneurial Rebirth in Aviation

20:55 - The XB-1: Boom’s Prototype Supersonic Jet

24:12 - Breaking the Sound Barrier: XB-1 Test Plans

28:06 - Overcoming Regulatory and Noise Challenges

30:27 - Funding Boom Supersonic: The Road Ahead

32:19 - Closing Remarks and Future Aspirations

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Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace on wildfires, insurance, and the unquenchable demand for data centers

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:22:36 -0000

In this episode, Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall Ventures shares his insights on the transformative power of PropTech in addressing modern challenges like sustainability, housing affordability, and urban resilience. From rebuilding wildfire-stricken Los Angeles to navigating the intersection of real estate and AI-driven data centers, Wallace explores the innovations shaping the future of cities and the real estate industry.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:35 - TikTok Ban

03:35 - The Los Angeles Wildfires:

09:10 - The Role of Civic Pride in Political and Urban Change

11:05 - Insurance Challenges in California’s Real Estate Market

14:01 - Wildfires and the Changing Landscape of Real Estate Valuation

19:10 - The Future of PropTech and Wildfire Mitigation

27:39 - Data Centers, Energy Development, and the AI Revolution

30:50 - Closing Thoughts: PropTech’s Role in Building Smarter Cities

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Robinhood, already a ‘comeback’ stock, has even more aggressive plans for 2025

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 20:56:27 -0000

In this episode of The StrictlyVC Download, Connie Loizos talks withwith Vlad Tenev, the co-founder and CEO of Robinhood, to discuss the company’s remarkable evolution and recent designation as Yahoo Finance’s "Comeback Stock of the Year." Tenev shares how Robinhood is poised for significant growth through its innovative approach to prediction markets, sports betting, and wealth management. The episode also delves into Robinhood’s competitive edge in the financial technology space and its mission to empower a younger generation of investors. Don’t miss this deep dive into Robinhood’s ambitious plans for the future.

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GV CEO David Krane on what it takes to manage 800 investments in five years

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 01:49:05 -0000

This week on the StrictlyVC Download, Connie sits down with GV CEO David Krane at our December StrictlyVC event in San Francisco to discuss his approach to identifying potential investments, what it's like to work so closely with Google while helping potential competitors, and why their approach to successful exits is much more long-term than other VCs. GV, Google's venture capital spinoff that started in 2009, has invested billions of dollars in companies from Uber and Nothing to scent digitizing startup Osmo.

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Why Lead Edge founder Mitchell Green keeps buying Bytedance shares

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:53:37 -0000

This week, Connie and Alex are joined by the founder of Lead Edge Capital, Mitchell Green, to discuss his firm’s $5 billion portfolio, its eight-point investment criteria, and their playbook for discovering early stage startups in less popular markets. He also weighs in on Bytedance’s future, the aspects of AI that he thinks may be overhyped, and the tougher IPO market.

00:00 - Introduction

03:52 - Investing in global markets

06:17 - Identifying opportunities in bootstrap businesses

11:49 - Balancing venture investments with private equity

13:06 - Insights into Bytedance and international markets

17:59 - Thoughts on AI and its long-term potential

23:47 - Exploring creative financing strategies

28:09 - The state of the venture capital industry

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How AI is powering a comeback in consumer startups, with Brynn Putnam and Ben Lerer

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:43:00 -0000

In this episode, Connie sits down with Brynn Putnam, the former CEO of Mirror, and VC Ben Lerer to discuss why founders – and investors – are getting excited about consumer-focused startups for the first time in a handful of years. Putnam already turned her home fitness company into a $500 million success story. Now she’s building something new that she believes will help families and friends connect and put down their devices. Meanwhile, Lerer discusses what drew him to write the first check for Mirror, why he would follow Putnam into any company, and where he sees the consumer industry going from here.

00:00 - Introduction

06:54 - From Fitness Studios to MIRROR

08:45 - The Early Days of MIRROR and Securing Venture Funding

10:29 - Selling MIRROR to Lululemon

15:18 - Innovating Social Tech and Gaming

17:47 - Challenges and Opportunities in Consumer Hardware Startups

20:00 - The Role of AI in Consumer Hardware’s Golden Age

25:00 - Reimagining Consumer Marketing Strategies

27:36 - The Future of New York’s Startup Ecosystem

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Marc Lore Has Big Plans for Wonder That Go Beyond Fast Casual

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 01:00:00 -0000

At a StrictlyVC event in New York this past Wednesday, Connie talked to Marc Lore, founder and CEO of Wonder, about Wonder's plans for the future, including the news that Wonder is buying GrubHub for $650 million, or $6.65 billion less than the Netherlands-based food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway paid for the company just four years ago.

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Ashton Kutcher Never Wants to See Your Pitch Deck Again

Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Effie Epstein of Sound Ventures talk about their AI strategy and why they think we are in the early innings of artificial intelligence startups.

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Live from Disrupt: Vinod Khosla Is Optimistic about AI despite the Risks

Sat, 02 Nov 2024 03:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, founder and managing director at Khosla Ventures.

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Billionaire Frank McCourt Wants to Buy TikTok; Here’s His Plan

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 05:00:00 -0000

Connie and Alex talk to billionaire Frank McCourt about his plan to buy TikTok and transform it into a decentralized platform where users have control over their data and identity.

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General Catalyst Layers in Financing to Boost Its Fortunes

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk to Hemant Taneja and Pranav Singhvi of General Catalyst about their “Customer Value” strategy, a funding model in which General Catalyst pre-funds a company's customer acquisition cost in exchange for a capped return linked directly to the customer value generated from its investment.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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A Frustrated Al Gore Compares Climate Pledges to "New Year’s Resolutions"

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0000

Connie talks with former Vice President Al Gore and his business partner, Lila Preston, about a new, annual climate report that their sustainability-focused investment management firm, Generation Investment Management, has issued.

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FTC Chair Lina Khan on Startups, Scaling, and “Innovations in Potential Lawbreaking”

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, about the need for regulation in the tech industry to ensure competition and address potential risks of AI, the challenges of regulating innovation in a rapidly changing tech environment, and the potential risks and benefits of breaking up big tech companies.

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The Ins and Outs of Investing in Europe, according to VC Saul Klein

Sat, 08 Jun 2024 02:00:00 -0000

Connie chats with seed-stage investor Saul Klein about the European startup scene.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Rippling’s Parker Conrad on the company’s new round, its new lease and its newest critic

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Rippling CEO Parker Conrad about Rippling's new $200 million round that the company raised at a hefty $13.4 billion valuation.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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IVP’s Eric Liaw on London, succession, and that Klarna kerfuffle

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 22:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Eric Liaw of IVP about London, succession, and that Klarna kerfuffle.

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VC Arjun Sethi Wants to Manage Other Investors' Data. You Got a Problem with That?

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 02:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Arjun Sethi, co-founder of the venture firm Tribe Capital, about Termina, a startup he cofounded that helps investors perform quantitative due diligence on their own portfolio and new deals.

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VC David Pakman Makes the Case Why AI Needs Crypto

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk to David Pakman, Managing Partner and Head of Venture Investments at CoinFund, about why the crypto market is suddenly hot again and how crypto and AI can work together.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Talking Shop with Medha Agarwal and Amy Yin of Early Stage Firm Defy

Sat, 18 Nov 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie chats with Medha Agarwal and Amy Yin, who are joining Defy as a GP and Venture Partner, respectively.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Former Twitter and Facebook Execs Are Going Deep on B2B Software

Sat, 11 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Dick Costolo (former Twitter CEO), Adam Bain (former Twitter COO), and David Fisher (former Facebook Chief Revenue Officer) of 01 Advisors.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Catching up with Keith Rabois of Founders Fund

Sat, 21 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie interviews Keith Rabois, a partner at Founder's Fund and a co-founder and CEO at OpenStore, a startup that is rolling up Shopify businesses, about his investments in Traba, Faire, Ramp, Royal, and OpenAI ... and much more.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Y Combinator's Pete Koomen Argues YC's Size Is Its Strength

Sat, 14 Oct 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Pete Koomen, co-founder of Optimizely and a Group Partner at Y Combinator, about Y Combinator's selection process, why YC's size is an advantage, and how it has changed since Koomen was a Y Combinator entrepreneur.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Investor Hans Swildens on the Small Tech Buyout Opportunity

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie speaks with Hans Swildens, founder of Industry Ventures, a venture firm, fund of funds, and secondary shop with more than $7 billion under management.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Reed Jobs and Katie Haun at Disrupt

Sat, 23 Sep 2023 04:00:00 -0000

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Connie talks to Reed Jobs, son of Steve, whose new fund, Yosemite, is devoted to making cancer "non-lethal in our lifetimes"; and Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor and Andreessen Horowitz partner whose inaugural $1.5 billion fund, Haun Ventures, is targeting web3 and crypto deals.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Al Gore Has a Plan to Save the World

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 03:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Vice President Al Gore and Lila Preston of the sustainability-focused public and private equity firm Generation Investment Management about a fascinating report Generation just issued on climate tech trends.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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LP Michael Kim on Why He Doesn't Like Special Deals

Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk to Michael Kim of Cendana Capital, which has just raised $470 million to back seed and pre-seed VC funds.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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VC Heidi Roizen Doesn't Think the Arm IPO Will Open the IPO Floodgates

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with longtime venture capitalist Heidi Roizen of Threshold Ventures about teh startup market as well as her new podcast, The Startup Solution.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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A Startup That Is Buying Up Mom-and-Pop Shops

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex cover a couple of this week's tech stories, and then Connie talks to Michael Brown, co-founder and CEO of Teamshares, a startup that is buying mom-and-pop shops with the promise that employees will own 80% of the business within twenty years.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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How Index Ventures Jumped to the Front of the AI GPU Line

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Connie interviews Erin Price-Wright of Index Ventures about a deal Index struck with Oracle to provide a mix of Nvidia's chips to its AI portfolio companies at no cost.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Sam Bankman-Fried Is Going to Jail … and More

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news.

Special thanks to this week's sponsor, Affinity!

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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VC Dan Gwak on Getting Deals Done with the DOD

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk to Dan Gwak of Point72 Venture Capital, the VC arm of Steve Cohen’s vast hedge fund empire, about why defense tech is suddenly so hot.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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How to Invest $1 Billion in Consumer Tech, with Goodwater Capital

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0000

We talk tech news, and then Connie talks to Eric Kim and Chi-Hua Chien of Goodwater Capital about their focus on consumer tech "utilities."

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Uncork Capital's Andy McLoughlin on the Three Axes of Investing Risk

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Andy McLoughlin of Uncork Capital about managing investing risk and what's next in seed investing.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Talking Amazon v. Walmart with Journalist Jason Del Ray

Sat, 24 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Jason Del Rey, author of veteran journalist Jason Del Rey about his new book, Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart, and the Battle for Our Wallets, which chronicles the no-holds-barred battle between Amazon and Walmart to become the biggest retailer in the world.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Benchmark’s Miles Grimshaw on the Coming AI Shakeout and More

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 02:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Miles Grimshaw of Benchmark about his bets in Langchain and Benchling and how Benchmark thinks about investing in foundational AI models.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Greycroft Co-Founder Ian Sigalow on Investing $1 Billion Right Now

Sat, 03 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex pick out two tech stories that caught their eye and then chat with Ian Sigalow, a partner at Greycroft, which backed Scopely, Bumble, Axios, and The RealReal and recently raised a billion dollars in capital in one of the toughest fundraising climates ever.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Explaining Blockchain Capital's Big Bet on an Eyeball-Scanning Orb

Sat, 27 May 2023 01:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk to Spencer Bogart of Blockchain Capital about his firm's recent investment in Tools for Humanity, the Sam Altman-backed startup behind Worldcoin, an ambitious attempt to create an identity token for everyone in the world.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Scientist and Entrepreneur Gary Marcus on AI’s Black Mirror Moment

Sat, 20 May 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Gary Marcus, scientist, entrepreneur, author, and expert on AI. (Marcus was one of the experts who joined OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in talking to the Senate this week on the future of artificial intelligence.)

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Solo VC Elad Gil, the AI Whisperer

Sat, 13 May 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex skim through this week's tech news and then talk to Elad Gil, who has been called Silicon Valley’s biggest solo venture capitalist, with investments in such high fliers as well as Stripe, Anduril, and Figma as well as more recent bets in cutting-edge AI startups such Character.ai, Harvey.ai, and Perplexity.ai.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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In Europe, Accel Banks on a Turnaround Over the Next 6 to 9 Months

Sat, 06 May 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie talks Harry Nelis of Accel about the VC scene in Europe.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Human Brain Cells on a Chip?

Sat, 22 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex cover a new company that is combining neurons with silicon to create a new type of AI, the pressure CEOs face when trying to lead their companies over Zoom, and whether we should be receiving payments from AIs that are scraping data from a world we created.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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How Rippling's Parker Conrad Rescued His Company as SVB Was Imploding

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie interviews Parker Conrad of Rippling about how Conrad was able to save his company from Silicon Valley Bank's epic implosion, while Alex talks to Paul Eremenko about Universal Hydrogen's quest to power planes with hydrogen.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures Is Investing in AI's Picks and Shovels

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over this week's most interesting tech news stories, and then Connie talks to Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures about his firm's investments in companies such as Canva and Adyen and what he thinks about the potential of AI, fintech, and more.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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VC Larry Cheng on How Volition Survived an LP Armageddon

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk to Larry Cheng, a founding partner at Volition Capital and the lead investor behind such hits as Chewy.com, about where Volition is placing its bets; how he hooked up with Chewy founder and meme stock king Ryan Cohen; where the market is going in 2023; and much, much more.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Talking Shop with Neil Sequeira of Defy.vc

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 05:00:00 -0000

Alex finds some brights spots in this week's tech news, and then Connie talks to Neil Sequeira of Defy.vc about what it takes to raise a VC fund these days, where Defy is investing, and more.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on ChatGPT and Our Future with AI

Sat, 21 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0000

Alex muses about where AI is taking us, and then Connie goes right to the source: Sam Altman, head of OpenAI, the artificial intelligence platform behind the seemingly human chatbot ChatGPT.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Sequoia’s Alfred Lin on FTX, Crypto, and Investing for the Long Haul

Sat, 14 Jan 2023 06:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Sequoia partner Alfred Lin, who earned the top spot on the 2021 Forbes Midas List thanks to his investments in Airbnb and DoorDash, which went public on consecutive days in December, 2020. Lin talks to Connie about what Sequoia has learned from its investment in FTX as well as how Sequoia is preparing its portfolio for the future.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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VCs Pushing Startups May Face Investor Demands Themselves

Sat, 07 Jan 2023 08:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Peter Wagner of Wing Venture Capital about how the VC world is changing in these tougher times.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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VC Bradley Tusk Thinks Twitter Will Cost Elon Musk Much More Than He Paid for It

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Connie talks to Fabrice Grinda, the founding partner at FJ Labs, a venture fund that has invested in over 900 startups around the world, about some of the financing risks that startups face given high interest rates.

Nextt, Connie and Alex chat with Bradley Tusk, the CEO and founder of Tusk Ventures, which invests at the intersection of venture capital and regulation. Tusk has some interesting end-of-year predictions and thinks Elon Musk's management of Twitter could ultimately cost him much more than the $44 billion he paid for the social media platform.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Economist, VC, and MIT fellow Paul Kedrosky on the Dangers of OpenAI

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex sprint through a couple of news stories, and then Connie talks to economist, VC, and MIT fellow Paul Kedrosky about OpenAI and some of the risks it could pose today and down the road.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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A Healthcare Brand for Women Begins to Take Shape

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech, and then Connie interviews two newsmakers: Phil Haslett, founder and Chief Strategy Officer of EquityZen, a secondary marketplace; and Dina Radenkovic, Co-Founder & CEO of Gameto, a startup dedicating to changing the way women think about their reproductive health.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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What's Really Happening at Drive Capital ... and More

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 08:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex take a tour of the most important tech news stories this week.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Crypto VC David Pakman on FTX: An “Entirely Avoidable Tragedy”

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk to David Pakman, Head of Venture Investments and Managing Partner at CoinFund, about FTX's implosion this week.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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The Past, Present, and Future of YC with Geoff Ralston

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 01:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex skim over this week's tech news, and then Connie interviews Geoff Ralston, President of Y Combinator, about the state of YC and why he's leaving the incubator after so many years in its clutches.

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VC James Currier Explains Why Generative AI Is So Buzzworthy

Sat, 29 Oct 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk about some of their favorite tech stories this week and then chat with James Currier, founding partner of NFX, a venture firm exclusively focused on pre-seed & seed stage startups, about Generative AI, the hottest thing to hit venture since Web3.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Early Stage Startups Still Attracting Big Checks, Says Matrix Partners' Antonio Rodriguez

Sat, 22 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie chats with Antonio Rodriguez of Matrix Partners about the firm's focus on software infrastructure and why it pays to bet early.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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GV Smells a New Opportunity in Digitizing Scent

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over a few of their favorite tech stories this week, and then Connie talks to Alex Wiltschko and Krishna Yeshwant of GV (Alphabet's venture arm) about Wiltschko's plans to digitize scent.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Steve Case on the Arbitrage Opportunity Outside of Silicon Valley

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk to Steve Case, co-founder of America Online and Revolution, about his new book, The Rise of the Rest, which chronicles a series of bus trips he and his team made across the country to seed investment outside of traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Floodgate's Ann Miura-Ko Asks, "Is This Idea Big Enough?"

Sat, 17 Sep 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie chats with Ann Miura-Ko, co-founding Partner at Floodgate, about Floodgate's plans to train the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Chris Olsen's Drive Capital Is Betting $2 Billion on the Midwest and Beyond

Sat, 03 Sep 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over a few of their favorite tech news stories this week and then talk to Chris Olsen of Drive Capital about investing in the Midwest and beyond.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Silicon Valley Operator Jason Lemkin Dishes on VCs Missing Board Meetings

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over some of the week's top tech stories, and then Connie talks to Jason Lemkin, a VC, entrepreneur, and author, about the decline of board meetings in the post-Covid era.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Talking with the Anti-Adam Neumann, Landing Founder Bill Smith

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over this week's tech news and then talk to Bill Smith, a serial entrepreneur with over $500 million in exit proceeds whose new flexible lease apartment startup (Landing) looks to be his biggest venture yet.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Story Potpourri

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over this week in tech news, including a hot new entrepreneur and crazy times in Atherton.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Index Ventures Co-Founder Danny Rimer Doesn't Buy Web3

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 04:00:00 -0000

Connie interviews Danny Rimer, co-founder of Index Ventures, about how megafunds still seem to be raising money in these troubled times and why he doesn't feel comfortable with many Web3 investments.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Sequoia’s Jess Lee Has a Plan to Help You Build Your Startup

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 01:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over this week in tech news and then talk to Jess Lee, a partner at Sequoia, about Arc, a new program organized by Sequoia to invest $1 million in promising startups and help them sharpen their mission via an intensive, seven-week program.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Why French Venture Capitalist Frederic Court Doesn't Fear U.S. VCs

Sat, 25 Jun 2022 01:00:00 -0000

This week, Alex talks to Silicon Valley polymath Touraj Parang about his new book, EXIT PATH: How to Win the Startup End Game, and then Connie interviews Frederic Court of Felix Capital about the European VC scene.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Talking Startup Boards in a Downturn with Brad Feld

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over this week in tech news, and then Connie talks to venture capitalist Brad Feld of Foundry Group about his new book, Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors, and why startup boards are especially important when times are tough.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Lots of Sellers, Fewer Buyers, in Markets for Startup Shares

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex dig deep into the private market for startup shares through conversations with two experts: Justin Fishner-Wolfson of 137 Ventures, which provides customized liquidity solutions to founders, investors, and early employees of high-growth private technology companies; and Kelly Rodriques, CEO of Forge Global, which has built a marketplace that enables private company shareholders to trade private company shares with accredited investors.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Assessing the Market Meltdown with VC Ed Sim

Sat, 28 May 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over some of this week's top tech stories and then chat with Ed Sim of Boldstart Ventures about how the current turmoil in the public markets is affecting the startup world.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Crypto VC Sam Rosenblum Offers a Peek into Haun Ventures

Sat, 21 May 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex skim over the week's tech news and then talk to Sam Rosenblum of Haun Ventures, one of the hottest crypto funds out there, about Haun's new $1.5 billion fund and whether we are now entering another crypto winter.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Bonobos Co-Founder Andy Dunn on His Battle with Bipolar Disorder

Sat, 14 May 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie chats with Andy Dunn, co-founder and former CEO of Bonobos, about his new book, Burn Rate, which chronicles his struggle with bipolar disorder.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Hopin's Meltdown, Musk's Machinations, and Gurley's Valuation Advice

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 07:00:00 -0000

On this Arbor Day, Connie & Alex run through this week in tech news, including words of warning from Benchmark's Bill Gurley about a seismic shift in valuations.

Special thanks to our sponsor, Seed Invest.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Benchmark's Sarah Tavel Says Web3 Is Not Crypto

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over a couple of top tech stories for the week, and then Connie talks to Sarah Tavel, one of Benchmark's Capital's five general partners, about how Web3 differs from crypto.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Venrock's Bryan Roberts Is Betting that the Central Nervous System Is the Next Big Healthcare Opportunity

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex muse about Musk and dwindling VC distributions before speaking with Bryan Roberts, a partner at Venrock, about hot areas for healthcare and biotech investing in 2022.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Jim Breyer Senses Quantum Will Be Big

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie and Alex go over this week's technology news and then talk to Jim Breyer, the Founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA, and Austin, TX. Breyer is perhaps best known as the lead investor in Facebook's Series A round, but he has also established a reputation for backing winners in areas as diverse as artificial intelligence, quantum mechanics, and blockchain.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Kirsten Green on the Rise of Solopreneurs

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Alex digs into two news stories before Connie interviews Kirsten Green, founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, one of the venture world's leading e-commerce firms.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Fifth Wall's Brendan Wallace Two Years and a Pandemic Later

Sat, 19 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex reconnect with Brendan Wallace, co-founder of Fifth Wall, a venture firm focused on real estate technology aka "Proptech," and ask him what it's like like to invest in technology for offices when nobody seems to be going to the office any more.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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ACME's Founders on SPACs, SPVs, and Space

Sat, 05 Feb 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex peruse the week's top tech news and then talk to Hany Nada and Scott Stanford of ACME Capital, a VC firm based in Los Angeles and Menlo Park that invests in "pioneering founders."

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Crossover Investor Mitchell Green Sees Opportunity in This Week's Market Turmoil

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex skim over this week's tech news stories and then chat with Mitchell Green, founder of Lead Edge Capital, a bi-coastal venture capital firm with $3 billion under management that has used eight investment principles to make big bets in companies like Alibaba, Spotify, and Duo Security.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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A Peek into Web3 Power Player Animoca Brands

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 07:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex chat with Yat Siu, founder and CEO of Animoca Brands, a gaming company and Web3 holding company that was an early investor in such breakthrough crypto companies as OpenSea and Dapper Labs.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Andrew Chen on Cold Starts, Substack and What’s Next for Clubhouse

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 02:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex pick their favorite tech story of the week and then talk to Andrew Chen, a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, about his new book, The Cold Start Problem, which tries to unlock how some of the most prominent startups in Silicon Valley have used network effects to scale.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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VCs (and Celebrities) Find Religion with Glorify

Sat, 04 Dec 2021 01:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with 22-year-old Ed Beccle, co-founder and co-CEO of Glorify, a two-year-old, 60-person, subscription-based “well-being” app that offers users guided meditation, along with audio bible passages and Christian music.

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Brit & Dave Morin's New Venture Fund Plus the Inside Story of Vollebak

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 07:00:00 -0000

This week, it's a double feature! Connie & Alex first talk to Brit & Dave Morin, co-founders of Offline Ventures, a $100 million early-stage VC fund focused on areas such as mental health and Web3. Next, your intrepid reporters chat with Steve Tidball, co-founder of Vollebak, a materials science clothing company with marketing that is truly out of this world.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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A Student Loan Startup's "Watershed Moment"

Sat, 06 Nov 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews, Greg Poulin, CEO and co-founder of Goodly, a San Francisco startup that helps employers offer a student-loan repayment benefit to their employees.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Serial Entrepreneur Kevin Chou Dives Deeper into Web3

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review some of the week's top news stories, and then Connie talks to Kevin Chou, founder of Super Layer, a new Web3 platform that aims to provide the foundation for software built on blockchain protocols.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Rippling CEO Parker Conrad Rides Employee Data to $6.5 Billion Valuation

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk about tech news stories you might have missed, and then Connie interviews serial entrepreneur Parker Conrad, co-founder and CEO of Rippling, an employee data startup that recently closed a round led by Sequoia at a $6.5 billion valuation.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Author Jacob Helberg Says U.S.-China Relations Are Even Worse than You Think

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review the week's tech news and then talk to Jacob Helberg, author of The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power, a damning indictment of what Helberg views as the West's passivity in the face of aggressive tactics by the Chinese to control vital backend technologies.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Tusk Ventures Approaches the Final VC Frontier: Incubating Companies

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 01:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over the week in tech and then talk to Bradley Tusk, founder of Tusk Ventures, a VC firm that uses its political smarts to help portfolio companies like Uber succeed, about his plans to start companies in-house.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Renowned Investor Kevin Ryan Thinks the Big Money Is in Healthcare

Sat, 02 Oct 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Kevin Ryan - the serial entrepreneur and investor behind such startup successes as Gilt Groupe, Business Insider, and MongoDB - on why healthcare investing is the place to be.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Max Chafkin on the Inexorable Rise of Peter Thiel

Sat, 25 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex interview Max Chafkin, a columnist for Bloomberg Businessweek and the author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power, a captivating new biography of Peter Thiel, the legendary Silicon Valley dealmaker turned right-wing political operator.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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VC Peter Relan on Writing Discord's First Check

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 04:00:00 -0000

Connie interviews Peter Relan, founder of the incubator YouWeb, about writing the first check for Discord and managing all of the VCs that were competing to get into the deal.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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What's Really Going on in China & Other Stories

Sat, 11 Sep 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex work their way through this week's news, including excerpts from Connie's interview with Bain Capital chairman Steve Paliuca; Carlyle cofounder David Rubenstein; Jean Salata, the CEO and founding partner of Baring Private Equity Asia; and Sheila Patel, the former chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and today the vice chairman of B Capital.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Upfront Ventures' Mark Suster on Investing in a Fast Forward Market

Sat, 04 Sep 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex skim through some of the week's most interesting tech stories and then talk to Mark Suster, a General Partner at Upfront Ventures, a seed- and early growth-stage venture firm based in Los Angeles.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Why the Tech Elite Turned on Gavin Newsom, According to Stanford Professor Neil Malhotra

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then quiz Neil Malhotra, a professor of political economics at Stanford's business school, on why Governor Newsom's recall election could have a big impact on tech for years to come.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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A Sequoia-Backed Predictions Market & Talking Crypto Gaming with a16z's Arianna Simpson

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 23:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex interview the founders of Kalshi, a new Sequoia-backed startup that aims to let people wager on future events ranging from economics to the weather to public health, and then Connie talks to new Andreessen Horowitz GP Arianna Simpson about crypto gaming.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)
5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Talking Shop with NY Times Tech Reporter Sheera Frenkel and Early-Stage VC Jeff Clavier

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex interview New York Times tech reporter Sheera Frenkel, co-author of An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination; and then Connie chats with early-stage VC Jeff Clavier about all of the big money from groups like Tiger that is driving up startup valuations.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)
5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington Is All-In on Crypto - Here's Why

Sat, 17 Jul 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then dive into it with TechCrunch founder and crypto investor Michael Arrington of Arrington Capital.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Renegade Partners on Why the World Needs Another VC Fund

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex pick their top two tech stories of the week and then chat with Renata Quintini and Roseanne Wincek of Renegade Partners, a new fund that has just raised its first fund of $100 million to help startups navigate the "supercritical stage."

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Startup Mighty Aims to Build a "Shopify for Kids"

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with led by Ben Goldhirsh and Dana Mauriello, founders of Mighty, a seed-stage startup that is trying to help young entrepreneurs escape the kids' table.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Former Uber Data Science Head Kevin Novak on His Leap into VC

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review this week's top tech stories and then talk to Kevin Novak, Uber’s first Head of Data Science and the inventor of its surge pricing product, about his new $15 million fund, Rackhouse Ventures.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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FlyHomes' Giant Round and a Small Growth Fund Among Giants

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie and Alex talk tech news and chat with two VCs - Mike Ghaffary of Canvas Ventures and Sean O'Sullivan of SOSV.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Intelligence Expert & Serial Entrepreneur Christopher Ahlberg on How Ransomware Gangs Really Work

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then speak to Christopher Ahlberg, CEO and founder of Recorded Future, a threat intelligence firm backed by Insight Partners that is working with not only the Defense Department but over 1,000 corporate clients.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Why Founders Are Making Room for Jamison Hill's New Growth-Stage Fund

Sat, 29 May 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review this week's top startup stories and then chat with Jamison Hill of Base 10 Ventures about The Advancement Initiative, a new fund to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) invest in growth-stage startups.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Solana Founder Anatoly Yakovenko on Crypto's Need for Speed

Sat, 22 May 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review this wee's top tech stories and then talk to Anatoly Yakovenko, founder of Solana, a blockchain platform followed by top crypto investors that Yakovenko claims is bounded only by the speed of light.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Two Different Founders with Novel Ideas and Fresh Seed Funding to Chase Them

Sat, 08 May 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk to two seed-stage founders - Charity Dean of Public Health Company and Javier Avalos of Caplight Technologies - about their plans to change two different industries.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)
5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Bison Trails Co-Founder Joe Lallouz on Coinbase and Big Changes in the Blockchain Market

Sat, 01 May 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Joe Lallouz, co-founder of Bison Trails, a blockchain infrastructure that was snapped up by Coinbase before its mega-public offering earlier this month.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Form Capital's Bobby Goodlatte on Clubhouse, Coinbase, and Why Nano Funds Rule

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex run through the week's top tech stories and then interview Bobby Goodlatte of Form Capital, who made a killing on Coinbase and is now looking to leverage his fund's design acumen and fund size to outmaneuver larger, more traditional firms.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Coinbase Director Katie Haun and Early Coinbase Backer Garry Tan on What's Next for the Company

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 06:00:00 -0000

This week, we talk to Coinbase Director and Andreessen Horowitz partner Katie Haun and Initialized Capital's Garry Tan, who wrote Coinbase its first check, about where this week's hottest listing is headed.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)
5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Jake Paul and Geoffrey Woo Aim to Be the Cool Kids on the Cap Table

Sat, 03 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then speak with social media influencer Jake Paul and entrepreneur Geoffrey Woo about their new Anti Fund, an investment vehicle built on the premise that eyeballs and social media know-how are now more valuable than capital for many nascent startups.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)
5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Canadian VC John Ruffolo Escaped Death and Now He’s Seizing the Moment

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex pick their favorites from the week's top tech news stories and then talk to famed Canadian VC John Ruffolo about starting his new fund (Maverix Private Equity) after surviving a horrible car accident.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)
5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Blackstone Growth's Big Bumble Bet

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex run through some of the top tech news stories of the week and then talk to Jon Korngold, Global Head of Blackstone Growth (BXG), about how BXG hit it out of the park with Bumble's IPO as well as Korngold's overall take on today's growth equity scene.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)
5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Famed Prof and Serial Entrepreneur Scott Galloway Is Blowing Up B-School As You Know It

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 02:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex span the globe to bring you the latest in tech news and then talk to Scott Galloway, a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, and Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business about his new company, Section4, which is dedicated to making elite business education and programming more accessible to all.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Deep Science VC Lindy Fishburne on Turning Molecules into Money

Sat, 06 Mar 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Lindy Fishburne of Breakout Ventures about early-stage investing at the intersection of biology and technology.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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VC David Pakman on the Sudden Rise of Cyrptocollectibles

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over a couple of this week's top tech stories and then talk to David Pakman of Venrock about Dapper Labs, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the future of Bitcoin.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Ed Sim of Boldstart Ventures on the Next Wave of Developer First Startups

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex parse through this week's top technology stories and then speak to Ed Sim, founder and managing partner of Boldstart Ventures, about Boldstart's "developer first" focus and strong interest in betting on technical entrepreneurs before a product has even been created.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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NEA’s Tony Florence on Building Breakthrough Brands

Sat, 13 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Tony Florence, head of the technology practice at NEA, an investing juggernaut with over $24 billion under management. With a long track record of backing e-commerce hits such as Jet, Gilt, Goop, Casper, Letgo, and Moda Operandi, he spills the beans on how customer acquisition has changed, how companies keep customers interested over time when they face so much competition, and what he thinks of a new spate of companies that are raising big bucks to roll up third-party sellers on Amazon.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)
5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Fintech Founder and VC Alexa von Tobel on GameStop, Robinhood, and the Future of Crypto

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then chat with Alexa von Tobel of Inspired Capital about Robinhood, the sorry state of financial literacy, and opportunities she sees in fintech investing.

1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)
5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Science Inc. on Building the Next Big Consumer Brand

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then talk to Mike Jones and Peter Pham of Science Inc., a startup studio and early stage venture firm that just launched a SPAC to invest in "businesses operating in the direct-to-consumer brands, direct-to-consumer services and mobile and social entertainment sectors.” We talk about their SPAC as well as Liquid Death, a new water brand that Pham claims to be the fastest-growing non-alcoholic beverage of all time.

1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Reilly Brennan of TrucksVC on Rivian, Hydrogen, and the Future of Transportation

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 07:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Reilly Brennan of TrucksVC about all things EV.

1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Steve Jurvetson and Maryanna Saenko on Space, SPACs, and the Great Tech Exodus

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over key this week's tech stories and then chat with Steve Jurvetson and Maryanna Saenko of Future Ventures about their new fund as well as why space investing is too crowded these days, why SPACs are not as attractive as some might think, and why they are not among the many VCs who are moving to Austin.

1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Former Sequoia VCs' Move to the Midwest Starts to Pay Off

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review the week's top tech news stories and then catch up with Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen of Drive Capital, a venture firm based in Columbus, OH, that is targeting investments in the Midwest.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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A Low-Key Investor with Some High Profile Bets

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over this week's tech news and then talk to Justin Fishner-Wolfson, founder and managing partner of 137 Ventures, which buys secondary stakes and makes direct investments in companies like Airbnb, Palantir, and Wish.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Lux Capital's Deena Shakir: Frontier Tech Is Going Mainstream

Sat, 12 Dec 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex skip through the week's top tech news and then interview Deena Shakir of Lux Capital about her amazing background and why she thinks frontier tech is going mainstream.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Positive Thinking with Ev Williams and James Joaquin

Sat, 05 Dec 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review the week's top tech stories and then talk to Ev Williams and James Joaquin of Obvious Ventures about their focus on "world positive" investments.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Zoom Investor Jason Green on What's Next

Sat, 21 Nov 2020 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review this week in tech news and then sit down (virtually, of course) with Jason Green , founder and general partner of Emergence Capital, which has backed Salesforce, Veeva, Box, Yammer, and Zoom, among others.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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PR Pro Mike Sitrick on Communications in a Time of Crisis

Sat, 14 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex speed through today's tech news and then talk about today's scattered media landscape with crisis PR guru Mike Sitrick of Sitrick and Company.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Mirror Founder Brynn Putnam on Her New Lululemon Life

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex span the globe to bring you the latest in tech news and then talk to Brynn Putnam, Founder and CEO of Mirror, which makes an elegant in-home exercise mirror, on the company's recent sale to athleisure giant Lululemon for $500 million in cash.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Steve Case on Section 230, SPACs, and The Rise of the Rest

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then talk to Steve Case, former Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman of AOL and now Chairman and CEO of Revolution, a Washington, DC-based investment firm that backs entrepreneurs from seed to growth stages.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Social Dilemma Star Tim Kendall Envisions a World Beyond Facebook

Sat, 24 Oct 2020 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review the week's top tech stories and then talk with former Pinterest President Tim Kendall about his participation in "The Social Dilemma" and his startup, Moment, an app that aims to make users more aware of their dependence on their phones.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures on SPACs and Mobile Voting

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review the week in tech news and then chat with political veteran and venture capitalist Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures about his new SPAC and his sponsorship of mobile voting as a means of broadening the pool of eligible voters.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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VC Amish Jani on Why His Firm FirstMark Has Jumped into SPACs

Sat, 10 Oct 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over this week's news in tech and then talk to Amish Jani of FirstMark Capital about his firm's new $300 million SPAC.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Tech Strategist Jessica Alter on How Democrats Fall in Love and Republicans Fall in Line

Sat, 03 Oct 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review this week's tech news and then talk to Jessica Alter, co-founder of Tech for Campaigns, a non-profit dedicated to helping Democrats up their digital game against their Republican foes.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Truth-Teller Anand Giridharadas on Why Silicon Valley Is the New Rome

Sat, 26 Sep 2020 00:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over this week's top stories in tech news and then chat with Anand Giridharadas, a former columnist for The New York Times and the author of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, an unsparing look at the global elite and how they use their wealth to stunt social progress. Check out Anand's great site and newsletter called The Ink - it's a great read.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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The Chainsmokers Are Finding Tech Investing a Hard Habit to Quit

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex talk about Tik Tok, tech IPOs, SPACs, and ... Conan O'Brien?! Next, they interview DJ duo The Chainsmokers about Mantis, their new $35 million VC fund.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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First Round's Josh Kopelman on Why Rolling Funds Are Becoming Hot

Sat, 12 Sep 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review this week's tech news and then chat with Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital about SPACs, direct listings, rolling funds, and all things venture.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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IPO Expert Lise Buyer on the Current Craze for SPACs and Direct Listings

Sat, 29 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex opine on the week's tech news and then talk to Lise Buyer, founder of Class V Group, about all of the different ways companies are going public these days.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Silicon Valley Stalwart Kevin Hartz Aims to Legitimize SPACs

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review the week's events in tech and then talk to Kevin Hartz and Troy Steckenrider III, two of the co-founders of One, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) that has raised $200 million to pursue a reverse merger in the tech space.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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A Cannabis VC Spells Out Why Weed Sales Are Blazing in the Covid Era

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then talk to Karan Wadhera, Managing Partner at Casa Verde Capital, a venture capital firm focusing exclusively on the cannabis industry.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Brad Feld on Knowing When to Ditch Plan A

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex pore over the week's big tech stories and then chat with Foundry Group's Brad Feld, a longtime entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author of The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, a new book he has written that will be released on July 28th.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Faced with a Potential TikTok Ban, Social Media Influencers Plot Their Next Steps

Sat, 11 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then talk to a social media influencer (Pierson Wodzynski) and the co-founder of a social media incubator (Max Levine) about the fast-changing social media landscape, including reports that Tik Tok might be banned in the U.S.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Blavity's Big Opportunity with Black Milennials

Sat, 04 Jul 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review the week's top tech stories and then talk to Morgan DeBaun, CEO and founder of Blavity, a media tech company "serving black millennials through original content, video and unique experiences."

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Investor Michael Kim on Why Pre-Seed is the Place to Be

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over the week's news and then talk to Michael Kim of Cendana Capital, a fund-of-funds focusing on seed and pre-seed VC firms.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Tim O’Reilly: VC is Now Fundamentally Broken

Sat, 20 Jun 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex cover the week's top stories and then talk to Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media and a partner at early stage venture firm O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures (OATV).

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Lo Toney’s Plan to Bring the Clubby VC World into the Future

Sat, 13 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review some of this week's top tech news and then talk to Lo Toney of Plexo Capital about why it pays to back a more diverse set of venture capital investors and entrepreneurs.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Hair Color Startup Madison Reed Crosses the $100 Million Mark

Sat, 06 Jun 2020 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex discuss the week in tech news and then talk to Amy Errett about Madison Reed, the hair color company she founded that has seen sales explode during the coronavirus pandemic, as women look for new ways to color their hair.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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A Startup Riding High as Americans Turn to RVs

Sat, 30 May 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex review the week's tech news and then talk to Jeff Cavins, CEO of Outdoorsy, a marketplace for RV owners and renters that has taken off thanks in part to the spread of Covid-19.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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E-Commerce Veteran Julie Bornstein Plans to Change the Way You Shop Online

Sat, 23 May 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex parse the week's top tech stories and then talk to e-commerce veteran Julie Bornstein about The Yes, a company that she claims will fundamentally change the way we shop online.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Kevin Rose on Crytocurrency, VR, and How Founders Can Stay Sane

Sat, 16 May 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex try to make sense of this week's tech news and then chat with Kevin Rose, co-founder of Digg, partner at True Ventures, and serial entrepreneur.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Silicon Valley Recruiters Tell All!

Sat, 09 May 2020 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex try to make sense of this week's tech news and then chat with two top recruiters - Teri McFadden, Vice President of Talent at Norwest Venture Partners; and Sam Wholley, Managing Director with Rivera Partners - about what Covid-19 has meant for hiring and salaries and when they think things might return to normal.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Former Tesla and Lyft Exec Plans to Launch Dozens of Startups

Sat, 02 May 2020 04:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over the week's news and then talk to Jon McNeill, a former Tesla President, Lyft COO, and serial entrepreneur who has founded a holding company called DeltaV to spin out multiple startups from one platform.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Top VC at IVP Makes His Most Important Investment Ever

Sat, 25 Apr 2020 06:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex pore through this week's news and then talk to IVP's Todd Chaffee about his new fund to fight Covid-19 and his thoughts on the future of the venture industry.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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How This Silicon Valley VC Saw Covid-19 Coming

Sat, 18 Apr 2020 05:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex run through the week's top news stories and then quiz VC Matt Ocko of Data Collective about his early fears about Covid-19 and how startups in his firm's portfolio are attacking the pandemic head-on.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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For Silicon Valley's "Undertaker," Business Is Booming

Sat, 11 Apr 2020 01:00:00 -0000

Connie & Alex go over this week's news and then talk to Marty Pichinson of Sherwood Partners about the business of selling off startups.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Funding Strangers in a Strange World

Sat, 04 Apr 2020 02:00:00 -0000

Connie and Alex review the week's news and then talk to Neil Sequeira of Defy Partners about pulling the investment trigger in a Covid-19 world.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Venture Debt in an Upside Down World

Sat, 28 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0000

Connie and Alex dissect the week's news and then interview Maurice Werdegar, CEO of Western Technology Investment (WTI), about how startups should think about managing debt in these crazy times.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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A VC Backer Tells It Like It Is

Sat, 21 Mar 2020 04:00:00 -0000

Connie and Alex review the week's top stories and then talk to Chris Douvos of Ahoy Capital about how institutional money views the venture capital market, especially in light of COVID-19.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Mike Volpi on the Impact of COVID-19 on VC Investing

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 03:00:00 -0000

Connie and Alex discuss this week's tech news and talk to Mike Volpi of Index Ventures about VC investment in the age of the coronavirus.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Wiping Out Coronavirus

Sat, 07 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0000

Connie and Alex catch up on this week's tech news and interview Jason Kang of Kinnos, a startup that has developed a novel way to prevent infections in hospitals and other institutional settings.

Thanks for listening!

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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The Two Connies

Sat, 29 Feb 2020 01:00:00 -0000

Connie and Alex talk about this week's tech news, including the coronavirus and its impact on startups and a weird story involving a top exec at Softbank's Vision Fund; and Connie interviews Connie Chan of Andreessen Horowitz about four trends in consumer tech.

Thanks for listening!

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall

Sat, 15 Feb 2020 05:00:00 -0000

This week, Connie and Alex run down the top stories in tech and interview Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall Venture Management about his firm's focus on "proptech," which Wallace defines as "any technology that can be strategic to the real estate industry."

Thanks for listening!

Music from https://filmmusic.io
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
3. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Connie & Alex

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 22:00:00 -0000

In StrictlyVC's first-ever podcast, Founder and Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, her spouse and a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, talk about the week's news and then dig into their interview subject for the week, none other than Connie herself.

Thanks for listening!

Music from https://filmmusic.io
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
3. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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