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The Art of Picking, Geopolitics, and Why Ideas Still Matter with Mark Peter Davis
Mark Peter Davis on the art of picking, geopolitics, and why ideas still matter.
2 days ago

Tough Questions, Hustle, and Investing in Hilariously Early Startups with Elizabeth Yin
Elizabeth Yin of Hustle Fund on tough questions, AI, the art of pitching, and VC patience.
Mar 31

Venture Alpha, Seed Investing, and Climate Volatility with Rick Zullo
Rick Zullo on venture alpha, seed investing, and climate volatility.
Mar 17

Betting Big on B2B Marketplaces with Sonia Nagar
Sonia Nagar on B2B marketplaces, seed investing, and emerging manager life.
Mar 3

Small Funds, Big Impact: Graham Pingree on Early-Stage Trends, Portfolio Design, and the Pre-Seed Advantage
Graham Pingree on investing in small venture funds, emerging managers, and pre-seed startups.
Feb 17

Venture Everywhere, Pre-Seed, and Why Venture Doesn't Scale with Jenny Fielding
Jenny Fielding talks about venture everywhere, pre-seed investing, and why VC doesn't scale.
Feb 3


17 Contrarian Takes About Startups and Venture Capital
We're celebrating our 20th episode with a super cut of 17 contrarian takes on venture capital and startups.
Jan 20

Sizzle, Substance, and Scaling with Winter Mead of Coolwater Capital
Winter Mead on emerging managers, VC, solo GPs, and more.
Dec 23, 2024

Spotting Winners, Platform Risk, and Why Weird is Good with Zach Coelius
Zach Coelius on spotting winners, platform risk, and why weird is good.
Dec 9, 2024


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

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

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

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

The Rapid Rise of AI, Global Startups, and How to Treat Founders with Niki Scevak
Niki Scevak on AI, investing early, how to treat founders, and Australian venture capital.
Sep 16, 2024

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

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

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

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

Morgan Housel on What Never Changes in Investing
Morgan Housel talks about studying great investors, advantages in venture, and timeless investing lessons.
May 27, 2024

Chris Douvos on Backing Emerging Managers
Chris Douvos talks emerging managers, solo GPs, and venture strategy.
May 13, 2024
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