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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

Harry Stebbings · Business · EN

This podcast features interviews with prominent venture capitalists and successful startup founders, discussing venture capital, startup funding, and the pitch process. It offers insights into the strategies and experiences of leaders in the tech and investment world.

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20VC: Ramp's Product Playbook: How To Hire Product Teams, How to Run Sprints, How to Increase Product Velocity, When and How to Go Multi-Product with Geoff Charles, VP Product @ Ramp
Dec 6, 2023 · 52:55
✨ Geoff Charles shares Ramp's product playbook for hiring and sprints.
Geoff Charles
52:55
20VC: From Construction Worker to Billionaire CEO; The 21-Year Epic Journey of Procore to an $8.6BN Company, Advice from Tobi at Shopify on Being a Great CEO & Why The Idea of "Becoming an Entrepreneur" is BS with Tooey Courtemanche
Dec 4, 2023 · 01:14:15
✨ Tooey Courtemanche details Procore's 21-year journey to an $8.6BN valuation.
Tooey Courtemanche
01:14:15
20VC: HelloFresh CEO on Why When You Raise VC You Only Have Two Options, Why Your IPO Price is Irrelevant, Why Timing is So Important in Going Public & Why D2C is Not Dead with Dominik Richter
Dec 1, 2023 · 55:13
✨ Dominik Richter discusses HelloFresh's growth and D2C strategies.
Dominik Richter
55:13
20Growth: The Golden Rule to $100M in ARR, Why CAC to LTV is BS Early On, Why Your First Growth Hire Should Be a Former Founder & How Ramp Does 200 Growth Experiments Per Quarter with Guillaume Cabane
Nov 29, 2023 · 01:04:57
✨ Guillaume Cabane outlines the golden rule to $100M ARR.
Guillaume Cabane
01:04:57
20VC: Keith Rabois and Mike Shebat on Creating an Olympian Mindset to Work Ethic, Why First-Time Founders are Better Than Serial Entrepreneurs, Why Remote Work Does Not Work, Why the Best Founders Always Start in their Teens & Why Companies are Cults?
Nov 27, 2023 · 57:25
✨ Keith Rabois and Mike Shebat discuss Olympian mindset and work ethic.
57:25
20VC: AI's Biggest Questions: The Commoditisation of LLMs, Open vs Closed: Who Wins, Model Size vs Data Quality, Why Google are Vulnerable and Apple are the Dark Horse
Nov 24, 2023 · 33:24
✨ AI's biggest questions: LLM commoditization, open vs. closed models.
33:24
20VC: Why OpenAI Will Become an Infrastructure Play, Why Apple Will Win in an AI World, Why Google is the Most Vulnerable Incumbent, Will LLMs Be Commoditised, Which Startups Are Thin vs Thick Wrappers on Top of LLMs with Jeff Seibert, Founder @ Digits
Nov 22, 2023 · 58:48
✨ Jeff Seibert predicts OpenAI will become an infrastructure play.
Jeff Seibert
58:48
20VC: The Ultimate Hiring Playbook: Five Questions to Ask Every New Hire | What Makes Truly Great Leaders and How They Give Feedback | Do VCs Really Add Value; Lessons from Hard Fundraises with Matteo Franceschetti, Co-Founder @ Eight Sleep
Nov 20, 2023 · 01:39:02
✨ Matteo Franceschetti shares Eight Sleep's hiring playbook and leadership lessons.
Matteo Franceschetti
01:39:02
20VC Will Seed Pricing Remain High | Where is the Funding Crunch? | Three Core Elements Required to Raise a Series B/C | Why AI is Like the Lottery Today | Why Now is the Best Time to be Investing in Crypto | Why Investors Do Not Want to Reprice Companies
Nov 17, 2023 · 40:49
✨ Rebecca Kaden, Nicole Quinn, and Eurie Kim discuss funding trends.
40:49
20VC: How to Survive and Thrive in a World of OpenAI, Are LLMs Being Commoditised, Where Does the Value Lie; Infrastructure or Application Layer, How Apple Could Win in a World of AI, How Amazon Could Threaten OpenAI and Why Google Struggle with Des Trayn
Nov 15, 2023 · 01:18:09
✨ Des Traynor discusses the commoditization of LLMs and where value lies.
Des Trayn
01:18:09
20VC: Flexport's Ryan Petersen: Reflections on Leadership from 13 Years Leading Flexport, Why Velocity not Speed is Most Important in Company Building, How Money Creates Inefficiencies in Scaling, The Future of Trade with China & Why Remote Work is so Cha
Nov 13, 2023 · 57:33
✨ Ryan Petersen reflects on 13 years leading Flexport and company building.
57:33
20Sales: Five Lessons Scaling Snowflake to $1BN ARR, Why Customer Success is BS and Should Be Removed, Why All Sales Reps Should Do Eight Calls Per Week & Why You Should Hire a Head of Sales Sooner Than You Think with Chris Degnan, CRO @ Snowflake
Nov 10, 2023 · 57:47
✨ Chris Degnan shares five lessons from scaling Snowflake to $1BN ARR.
Chris Degnan
57:47
20VC: From Leading the BBC to Leading Venture Capitalist, The Biggest Similarities and Differences Between the Best Founders and the Best Actors & The Future of Media; Legacy vs New, The Creator Economy, The Rise of TikTok and more with Danny Cohen
Nov 8, 2023 · 50:43
✨ Danny Cohen draws parallels between leading the BBC and venture capital.
Danny Cohen
50:43
20VC: From $4.1BN to $142M Market Cap; Why Public Markets Have Written Allbirds Off, What Allbirds Need to Do to Get Profitable, Why Growth has Slowed and The Bull Case for Allbirds Next Five Years with Joey Zwillinger, Co-Founder @ Allbirds
Nov 6, 2023 · 44:51
✨ Joey Zwillinger discusses Allbirds' journey from $4.1BN to $142M market cap.
Joey Zwillinger
44:51
20VC Roundtable: Why Early Stage Founders Should Not be Investing, Why Great Founders Have Low EQ, How the Structure of VC Firms Will Change, Will Founder-Led Funds Compete with Sequoia & Is Investing a Team Sport?
Nov 3, 2023 · 49:53
✨ Discussion on why early-stage founders shouldn't invest and founders with low EQ.
49:53
20Product: Why You Should Not Go Into Product Management, Why the CEO is Always the CPO, How to Build the Best Product Teams & Why You Should Hire People Who Aren't In Product Already with Databricks SVP Product, David Meyer
Nov 1, 2023 · 01:02:04
✨ David Meyer advises against pursuing product management roles.
01:02:04
20VC: Should Large Crypto Funds Give Money Back to LPs | What Will the Next Generation of Crypto Funds Look Like | What Should Happen with FTX; Who Should be Held to Account | The Future of NFTs & What Happens to Opensea w/ Nick Tomaino @ 1confirmation
Oct 30, 2023 · 55:49
✨ Nick Tomaino discusses the future of crypto funds and returning capital to LPs.
55:49
20VC: The Three Types of Seed Round Today, Why Seed Has Never Been More Competitive, Why Pricing Has Never Been Higher, Why Boards at Pre-Seed Can Be Helpful & How Too Much Cash Too Soon Can Harm Companies with Ed Sim, Founder @ Boldstart
Oct 27, 2023 · 47:48
✨ Ed Sim outlines the three types of seed rounds in today's market.
Ed Sim
47:48
20Growth: Should Startups Hire Advisors? When is the Right Time? How Much Should They Be Paid? How Should Founders Approach the Hiring Process for Advisors? What Should They Expect From Them? What are the Biggest Mistakes Made and more with Ely Lerner
Oct 25, 2023 · 51:37
✨ Ely Lerner discusses the timing and compensation for startup advisors.
Ely Lerner
51:37
20VC: Scaling to $50M ARR in 3 Years, Scaling to $20M ARR with Just $2M Invested; The Story of PhotoRoom, Is This YC's Most Capital Efficient Company with Matthieu Rouif, Co-Founder & CEO @ PhotoRoom
Oct 23, 2023 · 43:46
✨ PhotoRoom scaled to $50M ARR in 3 years, achieving $20M ARR with only $2M invested.
Matthieu Rouif
43:46

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