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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Kimmy Paluch of Beta Boom. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Maggie Vo and Olivia Gaudree of Fuel Venture Capital. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Jahn Karsybaev, a founding GP at Big Sky Capital. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Greg Ho, cofounder and President at Spring Mountain Capital, and founding partner at the West Harlem Innovation Network. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
Books mentioned in the episode:
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Deckle Edge The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe by Stephon Alexander -
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Brett Martin, Founding Partner of Charge Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Matt Cohen, Founding Partner of Ripple Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Jonah Midanik, Partner at Forum Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Joe Dormani, founding Principal at Thomson Reuters Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Ray Zhou (@rzhou186), cofounder of Affinity. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
Episode Chapters:
Introduction - 0:00 Ray’s Origin Story - 1:22 Relationship Intelligence and the VC Tech Stack - 5:43 Affinity’s Evolution - 21:24 Technology’s Impact on Our Relationships - 23:37 Favourite Books & Closing Thoughts - 34:09Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast—uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Stephanie Manning Cohen (@steph_manning07)! As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]
Episode Chapters:
Introduction - 0:00 Stephanie’s Origin Story - 1:03 What is ‘Platform’? - 3:44 The Platform Role - 5:43 When Should Firms Start Building A Platform Team - 11:40 Creating & Measuring Success - 17:15 Platform Misconceptions - 29:47 LH & Closing Thoughts - 32:01Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast—uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
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We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Brad Feld (@bfeld) and Matt Blumberg (@mattblumberg) about the re-release of their book Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors.
Episode Chapters:
Introduction - 0:00 Brad & Matt’s Origin Stories - 1:31 The Startup Board - 5:01 VCs and the Board - 16:20 Brad & Matt’s Superpowers - 24:27 Taking Up The Mantle, Joining Your First Board - 28:12 Closing Thoughts - 33:45Books Mentioned by Brad & Matt:
Loved by Martina Lauchengco (Matt) Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin(Brad) The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara(Brad) Upgrade by Blake Crouch (Brad) Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson (Brad)Other References:
GTTFPThanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast—uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
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👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Diana Hsieh (@Dianasaur323). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
Episode Chapters:
Introduction - 0:00 Diana’s Origin Story - 1:27 VCs Say The Darndest Things - 10:51 VCs & Social Selling - 13:40 Life as a VC vs Founder - 17:26 Hiring, Dutch Ovens and What Gets Diana Excited - 28:39 -
👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Heather Hartnett (@HeatherHartnett). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
Articles Rachel referenced in her first question:
Building and Investing in the Human Needs Economy - Part 1 The Future of Work is Human - Part 2Articles Heather quotes re: piece she writes on firm founders / emerging VCs:
Predictions For 2022 According To Emerging Managers In VC The Opportunity for Family Office To Outperform Over the Next DecadeHeather’s Forbes article referenced at the end:
Joining An Existing Fund Versus Starting Your OwnEpisode Chapters:
Introduction - 0:00 Heather’s Career Origin Story - 1:11 Founding Human Ventures - 8:47 Need to Haves’ & Heather’s Thesis - 11:10 Founder-Funder Fit & the Founders of the Future - 17:58 Human’s First Five Years - 22:38 Building A More Diverse Ecosystem - 27:50 Closing Thoughts - 37:58 -
👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Michaeli Palank (@mpalank101) and Anubhav Srivastava (@anubhav0313). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
Anubhav’s Book Recommendation: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer
Mike’s Book Recommendation: The Case for Space: How the Revolution in Spaceflight Opens Up a Future of Limitless Possibility by Robert Zubrin
Episode Chapters:
Introduction - 0:00 Mike and Anubhav’s Career Origin Stories - 1:12 Venture Portfolio Construction - 10:53 The Evolving Venture Stack - 33:21 Celebrity Investors - 38:21 From Hollywood to Sand Hill Road - 48:53 2022 and Closing Thoughts - 53:36 -
👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Jonathan Chang (twitter: @thechangj /TikTok:@venturecapitalguy). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
Jonathan’s Favourite VC/Startup TikToker’s:
@turnernovak @trilliondollartam @joinentre @indexventures @rexwoodburyEpisode Chapters:
Introduction - 0:00 VCs as Creators and Becoming @VentureCapitalGuy on TikTok - 04:55 Founding Gen-Z Scouts - 10:05 Gen-Z Enterprise Investors? - 18:17 Celebrity Investors - 19:53 Learning’s From His First Year - 24:07 2022 and Beyond - 25:35 -
👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with David Rosenthal (@djrosent). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
Episode Chapters
Introduction - 0:00 David's Origin Story - 01:19 The Unstructured Path - 10:11 Luck - 15:18 Junior vs. Senior POV - 19:26 In It For The Long Haul? - 22:04 Competitive vs. Cooperate - 24:50 The Future - 30:08 -
👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today the first episode of a three-part conversation with Dylan Itzikowitz (@ditzikow). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
Episode Chapters:
Introduction — 0:00 Dylan’s (Canadian) Origin Story— 1:17 Putting On The Founder Hat — 8:56 Levelling Up (How Does One Even Do It?) — 12:26 Day In The Life At Expa — 18:23 Picking An Accelerator, Diligence Is A Two Way Street — 24:09 Looking To The Future & Closing Thoughts — 29:26 -
👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today the first episode of a three-part conversation with Cai Greeff (@CaiGreeff). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
Editor's Note: Cai is going to be writing a series of blog posts that will go along with each episode to dive more deeply into the topics discussed, be sure to check it out!Episode Chapters:
Introduction — 0:00 Cai's Origin Story — 2:21 He'd Never Even Heard Of It | Is a CFA Relevant in VC? — 5:36 One Asset Class Of Many — 9:56 Manager Allocations — 18:20 The GP, LP Relationship — 29:12 -
👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Julia Kahky (@JuliaKahky). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
Episode Chapters:
Introduction — 0:00 Keeping It All In Perspective - Julia’s Origin Story — 1:12 From GM to VC, Modern Lessons From A Century Old Company — 8:57 All Experience Is Great Experience — 20:26 2021 and Beyond - the Enduring Magic of In-Person Experiences — 24:09 Diversity in the Innovation Ecosystem - Past, Present and Future — 31:07 The Importance of Storytelling and Closing Thoughts — 40:42 -
👋 Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.
We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Anne Cocquyt (@annecocquyt). As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at [email protected]!
Episode Chapters:
Introduction & Anne's Background — 0:00 Founding the Guild — 06:10 What is Diversity? — 12:43 Moving the Needle — 20:27 Tactical Feedback for Founders and Investors — 35:12 Closing Thoughts — 41:20 - Show more
