Episodes
Eleven years of tape. Every episode is checked claim by claim and playable.
156 episodes in 2016
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28m 20VC: How AI Can Enhance Not Replace Humans? What Will Differentiate Between The Winners & The Losers In AI? Why AGI Is Further Away Than We Think with Nitesh Banta, Founder & CEO @ B12
In this episode of 20VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Nitesh Banta, Founder and CEO of B12, exploring his transition from venture capital at General Catalyst to tech entrepreneurship. Ban…
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23m 20VC: Using Valuation As A Litmus Test, Why Valuation Does Not Matter At Seed Stage & How Seed Funds Can Serve Founders Better with Kent Goldman, Founder @ Upside Partnership
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Kent Goldman, founder of Upside Partnership and former partner at First Round Capital. Goldman discusses the strategic ra…
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29m 20VC: What VCs Really Mean They Say 'Stay In Touch', Why Incentivisation Through Perks Is Lazy & Why Founders Should Always Under-Promise & Over-Deliver with David Politis, Founder @ CEO @ Bettercloud
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews David Politis, founder and CEO of BetterCloud, about his entrepreneurial journey, executive leadership lessons, and scali…
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32m 20VC: AngelList's Parker Thompson on How He Evaluates Startup Founders & Why The Move To Series A Is Harder Than Ever?
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Parker Thompson, partner at AngelList and creator of Startup L Jackson. Thompson shares critical insights on evaluating e…
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34m 20VC: Learnings From Mary Meeker & Larry Summers, Missing Out On Uber & The Changing World of VC with Canvas Partner, Rebecca Lynn
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Rebecca Lynn, General Partner at Canvas Ventures, discussing her transition from chemical engineering to venture capital,…
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29m 20VC: Qualtrics' Ryan Smith on Building A $Bn Company & Raising The Largest Series A Since 2008 From Sequoia & Accel
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Ryan Smith, co-founder and CEO of Qualtrics, about bootstrapping an enterprise software giant from Utah, scaling company …
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29m 20VC: Garry Tan on The Biggest Takeaways From Advising 700 Companies @ Y Combinator & Why Now Is The Golden Age For The Early Stage?
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Garry Tan, co-founder of Initialized Capital and former Y Combinator partner. Garry shares key insights from advising ove…
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27m 20VC: Reddit's Alexis Ohanian on How It All Started With Paul Graham @ YC, The Biggest Surprises About Making The Move Into VC & Why Alexis Believes All The Best Investors Have Operating Experience
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on his transition to venture capital, the founding and scaling of Initialized Capital, a…
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26m 20VC: The Future For 3D Printing? Why European VCs Are More Conservative Than US VCs & How 3D Printing Truly Changes The Manufacturing Process with Peter Weijmarshausen, Co-Founder & CEO @ Shapeways
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Shapeways Co-Founder and CEO Peter Weijmarshausen about the evolution of 3D printing, the transition from corporate incub…
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33m 20VC: How To Assess Founder Psychology, Why Talking About Financial Returns In The First Meeting Is Always Wrong & How To Allocate Time Amongst A VC Portfolio with Kara Nortman, Partner @ Upfront Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Kara Nortman, Partner at Upfront Ventures, covering her career journey across tech and venture capital, effective board g…
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32m 20VC: Lessons Learnt From Marc Benioff & Selling To Salesforce For $2.7bn, What Product Market Fit Really Looks Like & Why Pricing Is Startup's Biggest Problem with Scott Dorsey, Managing Partner @ HighAlpha
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Scott Dorsey, Managing Partner at High Alpha and former CEO of ExactTarget, to explore early-stage SaaS scaling, enterpri…
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26m 20VC: Flexport's Ryan Petersen on Why Investor Relations Are Overrated, Why Boards Have To Be Rethought & Why MBAs Do Not Make Bad Entrepreneurs
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Flexport founder and CEO Ryan Petersen about transforming global freight logistics, navigating venture capital dynamics, …
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26m 20VC: Why There Is A Revolution In VC, Why Boards Are Inherently Inefficient & Why Data Will Be Central To VC In The Future with Chris Farmer, General Partner @ SignalFire
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Chris Farmer, General Partner at SignalFire, to discuss how big data, artificial intelligence, and proprietary operationa…
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30m 20VC: Why Market Is More Important Than Team, The 4 Key Roles of A Board Member & Why Founders Get Market Sizing So Wrong with Rory O'Driscoll, Founding Partner @ Scale Venture Partners
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Rory O'Driscoll, Founding Partner at Scale Venture Partners, to explore mid-stage venture capital strategy, market evalua…
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32m 20VC: a16z's Balaji Srinivasan on Why There Is A Financial Incentive For Truth In VC & Why The Best VCs Invest In Founder To Make Them Richer Than Themselves
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Balaji Srinivasan on his career journey across Counsyl, a16z, and 21. Balaji discusses regulatory barriers in modern tech…
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23m 20VC: Venture Capital Is One Hell Of A Drug, What VCs Expect From Founders Once They Have Raised & Why Customers Validate Your Business Not Venture Capital with Eric Paley, Managing Partner @ Founder Collective
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Eric Paley, Managing Partner at Founder Collective, about the dangers of overcapitalization and the principles of capital…
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22m 20VC: Data Collective's Matt Ocko on The Dark Side Of AI & What Happens When 3-4m People Become Unemployed Overnight
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Matt Ocko, co-founder of Data Collective, exploring the rapid economic disruption caused by AI, the ethical risks of blac…
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28m 20VC: Ed Cooke, Grandmaster of Memory on What Is Missing In EdTech? What Does The Integration Of AI & Education Look Like & The Core Pillars Of Optimising Memory
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Ed Cooke, Grandmaster of Memory and founder/CEO of Memrise, exploring cognitive science, the future of AI in educational …
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37m 20VC: Investing In Sectors That Were Cool 2 Years Ago, What Accel's Facebook Fund Taught a Generation of LPs & Why LPs Need A New Discovery Process with Paul Martino, Founding Partner @ Bullpen Capital
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Paul Martino, co-founder of Bullpen Capital, about pioneering post-seed venture investing. Martino breaks down how data-d…
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34m 20VC: Rick Marini on Lessons Leant From Naval Ravikant, Why You Need To Make 30 Investments Before You Know What You Are Doing & Why You Have To Earn The Right To Good Dealflow
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews serial entrepreneur and prolific angel investor Rick Marini to discuss early-stage startup investing mechanics. Marini sh…
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24m 20VC: VC / Founder Fit with 3 Things Founders & VCs Must Agree Pre-Investment & Why Having No Company Budgets Creates Internal Entrepreneurs with Jay Desai, Founder & CEO @ PatientPing
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Jay Desai, co-founder and CEO of PatientPing, about founding a health-tech platform to improve healthcare coordination. D…
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29m 20VC: Who Will Own The Data? Is There An Incumbency Advantage in AI? When Will Artificial Super Intelligence Come To The Forefront with Rudina Seseri, Founder and Managing Director @ Glasswing Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Rudina Seseri, founder and managing partner of Glasswing Ventures, about her career journey, investment thesis in applied…
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29m 20VC: Binary's Justin Caldbeck on Specialisation Being Key To Success In VC, The Biggest Problem In VC Today and Why The Future Is A Moneyless Barter Economy
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Justin Caldbeck, co-founder of Binary Capital, about his career journey, the strategic necessity of specialized consumer …
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25m 20VC: CEO Whisperer Jerry Colonna on How Investors Mimic Aggressive Behaviour To Cover Insecurity and Why Vulnerability is Key To Success In VC
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews former venture capitalist and executive coach Jerry Colonna on the psychological challenges of leadership, the hidden ins…
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28m 20VC: Why You Have To Be A Good Long Term Actor To Succeed in VC & How Owning An Esports Team Could Be A $Bn Outcome with Clinton Foy, General Partner @ Crosscut Ventures
On episode 197 of The 20 Minute VC, Crosscut Ventures General Partner Clinton Foy shares his transition from video game executive to venture capitalist and explores the power of authentic, r…
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27m 20VC: Social Capital's Mamoon Hamid on Disrupting The Venture Model & Advancing Humanity By Solving The World's Toughest Problems
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Mamoon Hamid, co-founder of Social Capital, discussing long-term venture investing, portfolio construction, organizationa…
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24m 20VC: Hootsuite's Ryan Holmes on Optimising Productivity in Meetings, Creating An Ownership Culture & Lessons From Running A Pizzeria!
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Ryan Holmes, founder and CEO of Hootsuite, about his journey from serial entrepreneur to tech CEO. Ryan shares insights o…
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25m 20VC: Why You Don't Have To Have Operational Experience To Be A Good VC, Why There Is No Optimal Stage To Invest & Why VCs Should Focus on Reputation Ahead of Cash On Cash Returns with Lyon Wong, General Partner @ Spectrum 28
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Lyon Wong, Founding General Partner at Spectrum 28, to discuss his transition from engineering to venture capital, raisin…
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28m 20VC: More $ Raised This Year Than The Past 15, War Chests Being Built & Decline In First Time Funds: So What The Heck Is Happening In Venture with Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director @ Sapphire Ventures
In this inaugural episode of 'Beezer's Breakdown' on The 20 VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director at Sapphire Ventures, to analyze 2016 venture capital trend…
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30m 20VC: Why Adaptability Is Key To Fundraising, Why Supply Is Always The First Priority In Marketplaces & Why Sometimes You Have To Hire Fast & Fire Fast with Nav Athwal, Founder & CEO @ RealtyShares
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Nav Athwal, Founder and CEO of RealtyShares, to discuss real estate marketplaces, startup scaling, fundraising across cha…
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25m 20VC: Greenfield Opportunities For Machine Learning, Why Massive Corporates Finally See It's Potential & Why VC's Investment Decision Making Process Needs To Change with James Cham, Partner @ Bloomberg Beta
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews James Cham, Partner at Bloomberg Beta, to examine the rising enterprise adoption of machine learning, evolving SaaS busin…
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30m 20VC: Investing Lessons From Fred Wilson & Brad Feld and Why Fundraising Is An Art & Not Everyone Can Be An Artist with Howard Lindzon Founder @ Stocktwits & Managing Partner @ Social Leverage
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Howard Lindzon, Managing Partner at Social Leverage and founder of StockTwits, discussing early-stage venture strategy, p…
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31m 20VC: How You Can Learn To Be A Great Business Leader & Why All Successful Business Must Be Loved or Needed with Moisey Uretsky, Founder @ Digital Ocean
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Moisey Uretsky, co-founder of DigitalOcean, who shares insights on building developer-centric cloud infrastructure, scali…
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23m 20VC: Why Many VCs Fail To Raise, Why LP Compensation Is A Massive Problem & Why Fund of Funds Will Become More Prominent with Lindel Eakman, Managing Director @ Foundry Group
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Lyndall Eakman, Managing Director at Foundry Group, discussing institutional LP dynamics, GP selection criteria, flaws in…
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30m 20VC: Floodgate's Mike Maples on What Makes Category Kings, What Most Venture Funds Do Wrong When Hiring & 'The Dance Of Product Market Fit'
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Floodgate Founding Partner Mike Maples shares his foundational venture capital philosophies on seed-stage investing, defining Category Kings, and navigat…
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27m 20VC: What Makes A Great marketplace Founder, The Key Metrics Marketplace Success Is Centred On & 3 Ways To Prove To Investors You Are A Domain Expert with Karthik Sridharan, Founder & CEO @ Kinnek
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings speaks with Kinnek Founder and CEO Karthik Sridharan about building a B2B market network for SMB procurement, prioritizing marketpla…
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28m 20VC: The Secret To Building Pattern Recognition, Why MBA Does Not Always Equal Great Founder & What Are The Right Reasons To Start A Company With Hardi Meybaum, General Partner @ Matrix Partners
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Hardi Meybaum, General Partner at Matrix Partners and former founder of GrabCAD. Meybaum discusses his journey from an Es…
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32m 20VC: Why The Best CEO's Are The Best Capital Allocators, How You Can Build A Business In A Space You Are Not Passionate About & When Is The Right Time To Put The Pedal To The Metal with Josh Hannah, General Partner @ Matrix Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Matrix Partners General Partner Josh Hannah about capital allocation, founder traits, and scaling dynamics. Drawing from …
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32m 20VC: Why The Evolution of Digital Media Presents A Multi $Bn Opportunity with Brit Morin, Founder & CEO @ Brit + Co
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Brit Morin, Founder and CEO of Brit & Co., about building a digital media company reaching 80 million monthly users. Brit…
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27m 20VC: Dave Morin on Why Building A Fund Is Like A Company, Why Venture Is A Craft & The Journey To Establish Slow Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Dave Morin, co-founder of Slow Ventures, about his transition from tech operator to investor. Morin shares the core philo…
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31m 20VC: The 3 Things LPs Want To See From VCs & Why The Table Stakes For VCs Is Higher Than Ever with Judith Elsea, Co-Founder @ Weathergage Capital
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Judith Elsea, Co-Founder of Weathergage Capital, on how Limited Partners evaluate venture fund managers, the importance o…
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24m 20VC: Intercom's Eoghan McCabe on What Makes A Truly Great CEO & What Founders Should Look For In Their Investors
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Intercom co-founder and CEO Eoghan McCabe discusses the origins of Intercom, his unconventional fundraising journey, and the core philosophies of scaling…
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33m 20VC: Why Valuation Is A Stupid Concept, VC Is Ripe For Disruption & Not All LPs Are Made Equal with Michael Skok, Founding Partner @ Underscore VC
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Michael Skok, Founding Partner at Underscore VC, about disrupting traditional venture capital through community alignment…
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26m 20VC: Index's Ilya Fushman on The Key Lessons From Scaling Dropbox To 400m Users, Is Excessive Amounts Of Capital Driving Valuations Too High In The Valley & Why Venture Is Like Being On A Swim Team Not A Soccer Team
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Ilya Fushman, Partner at Index Ventures, discussing his transition from physics to scaling product at Dropbox and his ope…
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22m 20VC: Eero's Nick Weaver on Why You Have To Grow One Stage Ahead of Where Your Business Is At and Why If You Want A Great Customer Experience, You Have To Own All The Parts
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Nick Weaver, founder and CEO of Eero, discussing his transition from venture capitalist to hardware founder, the intricac…
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25m 20VC: Do VC's Really Hustle Enough? The Takeaways From Watching Twitter Scale From 30 to 2,500 & Why Chris Sacca Is Like Yoda with Ryan Sarver, Partner @ Redpoint
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Redpoint partner Ryan Sarver shares key insights from scaling Twitter, evaluating early-stage founder grit, and navigating venture capital strategy. He a…
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26m 20VC: Redpoint's Tom Tunguz on Winning with Data: How To Gain A Competitive Advantage & Dominate Markets with Data and 5 Steps To Create A Data Driven Company
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Redpoint Ventures partner Tom Tunguz about his book 'Winning With Data'. Tunguz outlines strategies for building data-dri…
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27m 20VC: Giphy's Adam Leibsohn on From Being Homeless To Founding a Multi Hundred Million Dollar Startup & The Challenges of Creating One of The World's Largest Search Engine
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Giphy founder and COO Adam Leibsohn about his unconventional journey from living homeless to funding early tech projects,…
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28m 20VC: What Is Wrong With The VC Industry, Why VC Is A Customer Service Game and Why Car Ownership Will Be A Thing Of The Past with Brett DeMarrais, Partner @ Ludlow Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Brett DeMarrais, Partner at Ludlow Ventures, who reflects on his transition from founder burnout to venture capital. Bret…
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31m 20VC: Lerer Hippeau's Ben Lerer on 'Investing With Imagination', Strategies To Avoid Fomo & Develop Pattern Recognition As An Investor and Why We Have Seen The Rise of Direct To Consumer Business & Will This Continue With Further M&A
In this episode of The 20 VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Ben Lerer, Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau, discussing the transition from angel investing to venture capital, strategies for …
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30m 20VC: How To Win The Strategic Process Of Fundraising and Optimising Co-Founder Relationships and Break Ups with Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO @ The Muse
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Kathryn Minshew, Founder and CEO of The Muse, shares actionable strategies on startup fundraising, co-founder dynamics, executive hiring, and building a …
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30m 20VC: Why Great Founders Are Both Visionary & Stubborn, The Investment Mindset Shift From Angel To VC & How To React When The 'S*** Hits The Fan?' with Jesse Middleton, General Partner @ Flybridge Capital Partners
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Flybridge Capital General Partner Jesse Middleton shares insights from his transition from early WeWork executive to institutional venture capitalist. He…
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31m 20VC: Science Inc's Peter Pham on Why The Battle Between Entrepreneurs & VCs Is Unfair, How To Even The Playing Field & How To Tell When A VC Really Is Interested
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, guest Peter Pham of Science Inc. discusses the mechanics of startup studio co-building, strategies for leveling the fundraising playing field against VCs…
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27m 20VC: Maximising Engagement and Retention on Mobile & Why There Should Always Be Availability To A Free Product with Sean Brecker, CEO @ Headspace
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Headspace CEO Sean Brecker on scaling a digital mental health platform, transitioning from investment banking, driving us…
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24m 20VC: Why Raising A Fund Is Like Raising A $25m Seed Round with No Product & Why Not All LP Money Is Equal with Chad Byers, General Partner @ Susa Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings speaks with Chad Byers, General Partner at Susa Ventures, about the mechanics of launching and raising Fund I versus Fund II, buildi…
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26m 20VC: Upfront Ventures' Greg Bettinelli on Testing For Founder 'Grit' & What It Takes To Build A Successful Consumer Brand Today
Upfront Ventures Partner Greg Bettinelli joins host Harry Stebbings on The 20 Minute VC to discuss evaluating founder grit, the evolution of physical and digital retail, direct-to-consumer b…
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25m 20VC: How Entrepreneurs Should Manage Their Board & Why Time Constraints Are Always The Key To Progress with Paul Berberian @ Sphero
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, serial entrepreneur Paul Berberian, CEO of Sphero, shares actionable lessons on managing hardware startup execution, leading boards, navigating difficult…
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27m 20VC: Why Hardware Is Actually Software Wrapped In Plastic & "Of Course Hardware Is Hard, Everything Is Hard" with Ben Einstein, Founder & General Partner @ Bolt VC
Host Harry Stebbings interviews Ben Einstein, founder and General Partner at Bolt VC, to examine the macroeconomic forces driving the hardware revolution, software-wrapped hardware business …
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27m 20VC: 500 Startups' Dave McClure on Whether Unicorns Are Necessary For Venture Returns & Why Ownership Is Not The Math To Think About When Investing
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews 500 Startups co-founder Dave McClure to discuss venture capital portfolio math, early-stage investment strategies, startu…
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27m 20VC: Wealthfront's Adam Nash on What Makes Great CEO's & Why Humans Suck At Investing
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Adam Nash, President and CEO of Wealthfront, regarding executive leadership, product management transitions, organization…
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26m 20VC: Dollar Shave Club's Series A & B Lead Investor, David Pakman on The Requirements For A Successful Subscription Business & Why A Lot of Investors Do Not Like Consumer
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Venrock Partner David Pakman about leading Dollar Shave Club's early investment rounds, building defensible direct-to-con…
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28m 20VC: Data Collective's Matt Ocko on Why "All Fund Size Models Are Wrong" and The Lifecycle of Current Venture Funds Is Inefficient?
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Matt Ocko, co-managing partner at Data Collective, to explore the structural flaws of traditional venture fund sizing, th…
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20m 20VC: Turning Down Apple & Getting Funded By Chamath @ Social Capital with Dhananja Jayalath, Co-Founder & CEO @ Athos
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Dhananja Jayalath (DJ), co-founder and CEO of Athos, exploring how his team turned down job offers at Apple after securin…
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24m 20VC: From Seed To Series A: The Due Diligence, The Valuations, The Investment Decision Making Process with Steve Schlafman @ RRE Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews RRE Ventures investor Steve Schlafman about his path into venture capital, the structural differences between Seed and Se…
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26m 20VC: YC's Justin Kan on The 3 Qualities All Successful Investors Have & Why 'VCs Don't Really Do Any Real Work'?
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Justin Kan, partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of Twitch. Kan shares insights on Y Combinator's scaling model, the ev…
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26m 20VC: Why People Should Never Be Surprised If Fired, Subscription E-Commerce Is Hot & People Never Give True and Direct Feedback with Amir Elaguizy, Co-Founder @ Cratejoy
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Amir Elaguizy, co-founder and CEO of Cratejoy, about his path from online poker software to founding a Y Combinator-backe…
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29m 20VC: Mythbuster: Is Mobile Dying? Is AR/VR Overhyped? Is The Excitement Around Bots Justified with Sean Flynn, Partner @ Shasta Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Shasta Ventures Partner Sean Flynn joins host Harry Stebbings to unpack prevailing tech industry myths around mobile viability, AR/VR timing, conversatio…
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23m 20VC: Semil Shah on Why The Most Important Thing An Investor Can Do Is Attract Follow On & The Fundamentals of VC Branding
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Semil Shah, founder of Haystack, about the mechanics of building a micro-VC fund, seed-stage portfolio construction, and …
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24m 20VC: Unity 3D's David Helgason on Building a $bn Business, Getting Funded By Sequoia and Powering The Pokemon Revolution
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Unity 3D founder David Helgason discusses the journey of building a multi-billion dollar platform by democratizing game development. He shares insights o…
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26m 20VC: Why The Whole Industry Is Backward Looking, The Best Funds Are Entrepreneur Led and Venture Is All About Access with Alex Bangash, Founder @ Trusted Insight
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Alex Bangash, founder of Trusted Insight, to discuss institutional LP investing, why venture capital has inverted into an…
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24m 20VC: Flybridge's Jeff Bussgang on Why It Is Not All About Unit Economics & Why VCs Are Big Data Decision Makers
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge Capital, about venture return metrics, capital staging, startup scaling strat…
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29m 20VC: Why Every Employee Should Re-Apply For Their Job Every Year & The Strategies To Prepare For A Successful Fundraise with Kyle Hill, Founder & CEO @ HomeHero
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Kyle Hill, co-founder and CEO of Home Hero, discussing the evolution of his venture-backed home care platform, key fundra…
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24m 20VC: USV's Brad Burnham on Co-Founding USV with Fred Wilson, What They Look For In Potential Partners & Whether We Are Entering a Period of Consolidation or Expansion
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Brad Burnham, co-founder of Union Square Ventures. Burnham discusses the founding history of USV, their thesis-driven inv…
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26m 20VC: USV's Albert Wenger on Automation Replacing Humans, The Universal Basic Income and The Instalment & The Deployment Phase
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger on USV's deployment-focused investment framework, market dynamics, and networ…
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29m 20VC: When To Transition From Growth to Profitability & The KPI's of The On Demand Economy with Frank Mycroft @ Booster Fuels
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Booster Fuels founder and CEO Frank Mycroft about building a mobile refueling service. Mycroft discusses transitioning fr…
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27m 20VC: What It Takes To Raise A VC Fund & Investing in First Time Fund Managers with Michael Kim @ Cendana Capital
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Michael Kim, Founder and Managing Partner of Cendana Capital, to explore the rise of micro VCs, seed-stage portfolio cons…
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32m 20VC: The 4 Required Powers For A Startup To Be A $500m Business with "The Most Powerful Woman in Startups", Ann Miura Ko, Co-Founder @ Floodgate
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Ann Miura-Ko, co-founder of Floodgate, about her career path, strategies for investing during economic downturns, and the…
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28m 20VC: Why Great VCs Know The Opportunity In Hardware, Physical Stores Will Not Disappear and The Importance of Consumer Brand with Josh Udashkin @ Raden
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Josh Udashkin, founder of Raden, exploring how the smart luggage company combined custom hardware engineering, omnichanne…
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31m 20VC: Felicis' Wesley Chan on The Rise of IoT, Getting Recruited by Larry Page & Creating Google's Biggest Success Disaster
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Felicis Ventures Managing Director Wesley Chan about his transition from Google product pioneer to venture investor, his …
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26m 20VC: Techstars Founder, David Cohen on Scaling Techstars Ventures and Investing In Uber, Twilio and Sendgrid
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Techstars founder David Cohen about scaling early-stage venture funds, maintaining strict valuation discipline, and ident…
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30m 20VC: X.ai's Dennis Mortensen on Why There Is No Incumbency Advantage in Artificial Intelligence
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Dennis Mortensen, founder and CEO of x.ai, discussing the technical challenges of training AI scheduling agents, why big …
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31m 20VC: Why Bots Are The New Black, Conversational Interface Is The Next of For Consumerisation and The Determinants Of A Successful Marketplace with Annie Kadavy, General Partner @ CRV
In the 200th episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews CRV General Partner Annie Kadavy to discuss venture capital evaluation frameworks, marketplace defensibility, SaaS s…
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26m 20VC: Andy Rachleff, Founder @ Benchmark & Wealthfront on What Makes The Best CEO & Board Member & Why Ivy League Endowments Are The Best Managed Capital In The World
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews venture capitalist and entrepreneur Andy Rachleff, co-founder of Benchmark Capital and Wealthfront. Rachleff shares strat…
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24m 20VC: Raising $150m, Meeting Yuri Milner & Revolutionising Mobile Finance with Sasha Orloff @ LendUp
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews LendUp co-founder and CEO Sasha Orloff about transitioning from corporate venture capital to startup founder, raising $15…
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29m 20VC: Will LPs Replace GPs with Chris Douvos, Managing Director @ VIA
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Chris Douvos, Managing Director at Venture Investment Associates, to explore the inner workings of Limited Partner (LP) i…
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28m 20VC: What LP's Want In VCs with Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director @ Sapphire Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director at Sapphire Ventures, to explore how institutional Limited Partners evaluate venture c…
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26m 20VC: Start Niche, Move Broader & Become Profitable Quickly with Melanie Perkins, Founder & CEO @ Canva
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Melanie Perkins, Founder and CEO of Canva, who shares key strategies on starting in a hyper-focused niche, assembling eli…
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26m 20VC: Spark's Nabeel Hyatt on Investing in Oculus and Cruise & What It Takes To Invest Ahead Of The Curve
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Nabeel Hyatt, Venture Partner at Spark Capital, discussing his transition from founder to investor, Spark's product-first…
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24m 20VC: Spark's Bijan Sabet on Investing in Twitter, Tumblr and Foursquare & Why First Time Founders Are So Exciting
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Bijan Sabet, General Partner at Spark Capital, about his path into venture capital, his early investments in Twitter and …
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24m 20VC: inDinero's Jessica Mah on Why Angel Money Is Better Than Institutional Money and Boards Should Work For Founders
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Jessica Mah, founder and CEO of inDinero, about her entrepreneurial journey from founding the company at UC Berkeley to s…
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27m 20VC: The Future For Autonomous Vehicles & How Software Is Eating Cars with Nikhil Basu Trivedi, Investor @ Shasta Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Nikhil Basu Trivedi of Shasta Ventures about his background as an entrepreneur and investor, the rapid advancement of aut…
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30m 20VC: Is Big Data Still A Thing with Matt Turck, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Matt Turck, Managing Director at FirstMark Capital, discussing the evolution of Big Data into enterprise AI, operational …
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26m 20VC: The Information's Jessica Lessin on The Future For Online Journalism & The Benefits Of A Subscription Based Business Model
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Jessica Lessin, founder and editor-in-chief of The Information, discusses the state of digital journalism and the strategic power of a subscription busin…
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27m 20VC: Sam Lessin on Why Bots Will Change Business & The Internet Has Mostly Failed
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews former Facebook VP and Slow Ventures partner Sam Lessin about co-founding Fin, the concept of Artificial Artificial Intel…
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23m 20VC: K9's Manu Kumar on His Approach To Risk, Valuation & Believing What Other People Don't
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Manu Kumar, founder of K9 Ventures, about his pioneering approach to pre-seed investing, non-consensus technology bets, v…
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23m 20VC: Xero's Rod Drury on IPO on Day 1 To Hedge Fund to VC & Doing Startups Backward
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Rod Drury, founder and CEO of Xero, about building a multi-billion-dollar cloud accounting platform. Drury discusses Xero…
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30m 20VC: How Startups Should React To Today's Funding Environment & Why Big Markets Are More Forgiving with Jenny Lefcourt, Partner @ Freestyle.vc
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Freestyle.vc Partner Jenny Lefcourt shares insights on transitioning from founder to lead investor, strategies for startup runway and burn rate managemen…
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28m 20VC: Rob Go @ NextView on WTF Is Seed Investing Today and Why Raising Too Much Money Can Harm Your Startup
Rob Go, co-founder of NextView Ventures, discusses the changing dynamics of seed-stage venture capital, warning against the risks of startup overcapitalization and offering advice on maintai…
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27m 20VC: Creating A Competitive Process Between VCs & Having Bill Gurley As A Board Member with Aaron Hirschhorn, Founder & CEO @ DogVacay
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Aaron Hirschhorn, founder and CEO of DogVacay, to discuss building a $47 million venture-backed pet services marketplace.…
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26m 20VC: Why More People Should Be Entrepreneurs & How Do You Know When You Are Ready with Matt Clifford @ Entrepreneur First
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Matt Clifford, co-founder and CEO of Entrepreneur First, to discuss EF's unconventional pre-seed investment model, the my…
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27m 20VC: Raising A Solo GP Fund & Why They Are So Prominent Today with Charles Hudson, Managing Partner @ Precursor Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Charles Hudson, Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, exploring the emergence of solo GP funds, pre-seed market evaluat…
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27m 20VC: Why VC Is The Perfect Preparation For Founding A Startup & Changing The World Of Online Fashion with Chris Morton, Co-Founder & CEO @ Lyst
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Chris Morton, founder and CEO of Lyst, about how his early venture capital career prepared him to build a leading fashion…
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33m 20VC: Accel's Brian O'Malley On The Prioritisation Of Growth, The Metrics That Show True Customer Retention & Why The Most Interesting Companies Create A Market
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Accel Partner Brian O'Malley joins host Harry Stebbings to discuss surviving market downturns, the critical importance of customer retention, and why tra…
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28m 20VC: Bessemer's Byron Deeter on The Commonalities Of Truly Great Founders and Learnings From Investing In Box, Twilio and GainSight
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Byron Deeter, partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, exploring the defining qualities of exceptional tech founders, SaaS u…
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24m 20VC: Why It Is All Still About User Growth and How To Address Retention For A Consumer Social App with Mike Mignano, Co-Founder & CEO @ Anchor
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Anchor co-founder and CEO Mike Mignano about product lessons from early beta testing, strategies for driving user retenti…
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24m 20VC: Why Every Successful Company Pivots and Good Companies Get Funded in Good & Bad Markets with John Frankel, Founding Partner @ ff Venture Capital
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews John Frankel, Founding Partner at ff Venture Capital, to discuss macroeconomic venture dynamics, portfolio construction, …
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36m 20VC: Europe's Youngest Series A Venture Partner, James Wise @ Balderton Capital on How To Get Into Venture & What The Future Of The VC Industry Looks Like
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews James Wise, Partner at Balderton Capital, discussing career paths into venture capital, the rise of the European tech eco…
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25m 20VC: Fundraising Is Also Business Development with Nicolas Dessaigne, Co-Founder & CEO @ Algolia
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Nicolas Dessaigne, co-founder and CEO of Algolia, covering the company's journey through Y Combinator and Series A fundin…
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27m 20VC: The Rise Of The Celebrity VC & The Pros and Cons Of Staying Private with Logan Bartlett @ Battery Ventures
Host Harry Stebbings interviews Logan Bartlett of Battery Ventures on The 20 Minute VC to discuss career progression in venture capital, personal versus firm branding, proactive deal sourcin…
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27m 20VC: The Best Determinant Of Product Market Fit & Why Prior Experience Is Not Required For Founder Success with Neeraj Agrawal, General Partner @ Battery Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Neeraj Agrawal, General Partner at Battery Ventures, discusses his framework for enterprise SaaS investing, the changing landscape for enterprise founder…
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29m 20VC: From Netscape To Friendster To Nuzzel: Jonathan Abrams on A Silicon Valley Adventure
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews serial entrepreneur Jonathan Abrams about his career at Netscape, Friendster, and Nuzzle. Abrams shares critical insights…
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31m 20VC: Why Machine Intelligence Will Eat The World Of Software with Roy Bahat, Head of Bloomberg Beta
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Roy Bahat, Head of Bloomberg Beta, exploring how machine intelligence is revolutionizing software, startup strategies aga…
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30m 20VC: Felicis' Aydin Senkut on Scaling Felicis From $4m to $120m, Doing Venture Differently and Why Being A VC Is Like A Jamaican Bobsled Team!
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Aydin Senkut, Founder and Managing Director of Felicis Ventures, about scaling his firm from $4 million to $120 million, …
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28m 20VC: Sprig's Gagan Biyani on The 3 Principles Of Fundraising and Building The World's Largest Restaurant
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Sprig co-founder and CEO Gagan Biyani to discuss building a vertically integrated food delivery platform, mastering unit …
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28m 20VC: Greylock's Sarah Tavel on What Founders Need From A Good Investor and Why Products Need To Be 10X Better & Cheaper
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, Harry Stebbings speaks with Greylock partner Sarah Tavel about her trajectory from Bessemer investor to Pinterest product lead and Greylock partner. Tave…
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25m 20VC: Greylock's Josh Elman on Why We Are Not In A Consumer Downturn, The Next Wave Of Social and What Twitter Should Do Next
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Greylock partner Josh Elman about his career scaling iconic products at LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, his frameworks f…
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24m 20VC: RobinHood's Baiju Bhatt on The Importance Of Design in Fintech and Having A 10X Better Product
In this episode of The 20 VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt about the company's origin story, viral Reddit-driven growth, design philosophy, and mission to…
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22m 20VC: 'The Best Seed Investors Hunt' with Paige Craig @ Arena VC
Host Harry Stebbings interviews Paige Craig, founder and general partner of Arena Ventures, exploring his transition from the military and intelligence sector to becoming one of Silicon Vall…
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24m 20VC: Homebrew's Satya Patel on The Key Components of Being A Great VC & The 3 Main Reasons Startups Fail At Seed
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Satya Patel, co-founder of Homebrew, about seed-stage venture investing strategies, founder-market fit, and portfolio sup…
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28m Immediately's Branko Cerny on The Rise Of Bottoms Up Sales and The Importance of Branding For Enterprise SaaS Companies
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Branko Cerny, founder and CEO of Immediately, to discuss how consumer design standards, mobile-first technology, and bott…
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26m 20VC: Maveron's Rebecca Kaden on The Patterns Of Entrepreneurship and Taking A Consumer Product From Niche To Mass Market
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Rebecca Kaden, partner at Maveron, about her transition from journalism to venture capital, Maveron's framework for found…
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29m Uber's First Investor, First Round Capital's Rob Hayes on How The Deal Of The Decade Originated and Why Product Orientated VC Is The Future
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Rob Hayes, partner at First Round Capital, discussing the origin of First Round's landmark seed investment in Uber. Hayes…
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24m Pre-YC Demo Day: Msg.ai's Puneet Mehta on The Rise of AI, The Potential For Messaging and Life As A Current YC Startup
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, msg.ai founder Puneet Mehta discusses his company's journey through Y Combinator and the transformative potential of conversational AI in enterprise comm…
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23m 20VC: The Three Fundamental Forces in Society with Ciaran O'Leary, Partner @ BlueYard
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, BlueYard General Partner Ciaran O'Leary shares his journey into venture capital, outlines the three macro forces driving BlueYard's investment thesis, an…
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36m 20VC: Lowercase's Matt Mazzeo on Being Chris Sacca's Partner and The 3 KPIs to Successful Investing
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Matt Mazzeo, Managing Director at Lowercase Capital, to discuss his transition from CAA to venture capital, his partnersh…
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39m 20VC: Niccolo De Masi on The Bursting Of The Tech Bubble and What It Takes To Be A Celebrity Partner with Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo De Masi joins host Harry Stebbings to discuss market valuation corrections, startup capital efficiency, and Glu's strategic playbook for celebrity game partnerships an…
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28m 20VC: Christian Hernandez on The Importance of Mobile and The Relationship Between Growth vs Revenue
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Christian Hernandez, co-founder and partner at White Star Capital, discussing his career trajectory from tech operator to…
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24m 20VC: Tom Tunguz on Why Now Is The Best Time To Be Investing and The Effect of Late Stage Valuations on Startups
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Redpoint Ventures Partner Tom Tunguz about SaaS valuation shifts, investment criteria, blogging methodology, and key tech…
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27m 20VC FF: Hiten Shah on VC Funded vs Bootstrapped Businesses and How He Decides Which Startups To Advise
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews serial entrepreneur and angel investor Hiten Shah about the nuances of bootstrapping versus venture capital funding, foun…
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24m 20VC: Building a Game Changing Consumer Startup and Hunting His 4th Unicorn with Jim Scheinman @ Maven Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Jim Scheinman, founder and managing partner at Maven Ventures, about his journey building three unicorn startups and his …
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24m 20VC: SoftTech VC's Andy McLoughlin on The Series A Crunch, Maximising Runway and Minimising Burn and For Startups
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Andy McLoughlin, partner at SoftTech VC, to discuss his journey from founding Huddle to venture investing, strategies for…
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27m 20VC: Digg CEO, Gary Liu on The Rebirth Of Digg & The Evolution Of Content
On this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews newly appointed Digg CEO Gary Liu about his executive career across Google, AOL, and Spotify, the historical downfall and…
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27m 20VC: Investing In The Next Frontiers Of Tech & Harry Potter with Adam Draper, Founder & CEO @ Boost VC
In episode 120 of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Adam Draper, founder and CEO of Boost VC, discussing his family's venture capital legacy, Boost VC's accelerator model, an…
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23m 20VC: Tim Draper on Investing In Tesla, The Best Pitch He Has Ever Seen & The Evolution of Venture and Startups
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, legendary venture capitalist Tim Draper joins host Harry Stebbings to share insights from his storied career investing in tech giants like Skype, Baidu, …
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29m 20 VC: Niccolo De Masi @ Glu Mobile on Private Market Valuations, Being A Public Market CEO & The Trends Of Mobile Gaming
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Niccolo De Masi, CEO and Chairman of Glu Mobile, exploring his playbook for turning around public tech companies and pivo…
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26m 20VC: Tyler Willis on How To Be Innovative With Customer Acquisition and The Future Of Innovation
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews angel investor Tyler Willis about early-stage startup investing, portfolio diversification, founder evaluation, and custo…
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28m 20VC: Arielle Zuckerberg @ Kleiner Perkins: A Review Of My First 6 Months in Venture
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Arielle Zuckerberg, Partner at Kleiner Perkins, exploring her transition from product management to venture capital, her …
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25m 20VC FF 035: Why Crowdfunding Is Not Right For Tech Startups with Ryan Caldbeck @ CircleUp
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Ryan Caldbeck, founder and CEO of CircleUp, discussing the nuances of equity marketplace investing in the consumer sector…
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24m 20VC: The First Online Venture Fund Built On AngelList with Dustin Dolginow @ Maiden Lane
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings speaks with Dustin Dolginow, General Partner at Maiden Lane, about how AngelList syndicates are unbundling traditional venture capit…
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21m 20VC: Gil Penchina on Building The World's Largest AngelList Syndicate with Flight.vc
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Gil Penchina, founder of Flight.vc and top AngelList syndicate leader, about syndicate investing mechanics, building foun…
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25m 20 VC FF 034: What Fintech Can Learn From Uber and The Shift From Financial Organisation To Financial Efficiency with Kelly Peeler, Founder & CEO @ NextGenVest
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Kelly Peeler, founder and CEO of NextGenVest, to discuss the evolution of consumer fintech towards automated efficiency. …
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24m 20VC: The Evolution Of Mobile & The Importance Of Follow On Funding with Hadley Harris @ Eniac Ventures
On this episode of The 20 VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Hadley Harris, founding general partner at ENIAC Ventures, discussing early-stage seed investing, startup valuations, follow-on …
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26m Index's Martin Mignot on Sourcing Rocketship Companies, Evaluating Founders and His Attitude Towards Risk At The Early Stage
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Index Ventures partner Martin Mignot to explore early-stage venture capital strategy, founder evaluation criteria, and th…
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28m 20 VC FF 032: Jeff Seibert on Lessons From Being Acquired By Twitter & Box and Now Leading Twitter's Consumer Product
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews serial entrepreneur and Twitter Senior Director of Product Jeff Seibert about his journey from childhood coding to foundi…
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22m 20VC: Lessons From Working with Chris Sacca, The Rise Of Mobile Commerce and Improving Push Notifications with Ellie Wheeler, Partner @ Greycroft Partners
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Ellie Wheeler, Partner at Greycroft Partners, discussing her venture capital career trajectory, working with Chris Sacca,…
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18m 20VC: Bryan Johnson @ OS Fund & Braintree on Investing In The Operating Systems Of Life & Why VC Should All Be Open Source
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Bryan Johnson, founder of Braintree and OS Fund, about his journey into venture capital and his mission to fund breakthro…
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23m 20 VC FF 031: James Beshara @ Tilt on Crowdfunding For A Mobile World, Finding The Perfect Co-Founder & Beer Pong!
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews James Beshara, co-founder and CEO of Tilt, exploring how mobile-first collaborative spending, extreme product simplicity,…
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26m 20VC: James Cameron @ Accel on Building Great Startup Communities and The Rise of Enterprise and Cyber Security Software
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews James Cameron, an early-stage investor at Accel, about enterprise software trends, cybersecurity dynamics, and the evolut…
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40m 20VC: Fred Destin @ Accel on Why Startups Fail & Founders Get Fired?
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Fred Destin, General Partner at Accel, about his transition into venture capital, strategies for scaling hyper-growth sta…
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24m 20 VC FF 030: Gimlet Media's Matt Lieber on The Future of Podcasting and Life @ Gimlet
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Matt Lieber, co-founder and president of Gimlet Media, to discuss the evolution of digital audio, Gimlet's narrative edit…
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29m 20 VC: Investing in Hardware and The Future of IOT with Kate Shillo, Director @ Galvanize Ventures
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Kate Shillo, Director at Galvanize Ventures, exploring her unconventional journey into venture capital, early-stage seed …
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31m 20 VC: David Tisch @ Box Group on The Future of Consumer Mobile, Developing Pattern Recognition and FOMO
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews David Tisch, Managing Partner at Box Group and co-founder of Spring. Tisch shares insights on early-stage seed investing,…
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31m 20 VC FF 029: VC vs Angel Funding & The Future of E-Commerce with Ivan Mazour, Founder @ Ometria
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Ivan Mazour, founder of Ometria, discussing his transition from Cambridge math student and prolific angel investor to bui…
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26m 20 VC: Philipp Moehring, Head of AngelList Europe on Scaling Seed Stage Funding and Why 500 Is Not Your Traditional VC
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Philipp Moehring, Head of AngelList Europe and Venture Partner at 500 Startups, exploring the evolution of European ventu…
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23m 20 VC: Morten Lund on Skype, Bankruptcy, Fintech and Why "Banks Are Full Of Lots Of Stupid People Doing Nothing"
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews serial entrepreneur Morten Lund about his early seed investment in Skype, experiencing personal bankruptcy after accumula…
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25m 20VC FF 028: Where To Start Your Startup and Single Founder vs Co-Founder Model with Richard Hanson, Co-Founder & CEO @ HiringScreen
In this episode of The 20 Minute VC, host Harry Stebbings interviews Richard Hanson, co-founder and CEO of Hiring Screen, to discuss strategies for solving recruitment inefficiencies. Hanson…
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