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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: Why VCs Should Care More About Cost of Capital and Less About Ownership, Investing Lessons from working with Peter Thiel at Founders Fund, Why Liquidity Aligns Incentives Between Founders and Investors & Why It Is The Last Double That Matters in Ven
Feb 4, 2021 · 39:43
✨ Focus on cost of capital over ownership for VCs.
39:43
20VC: Supercell Founder Ilkka Paananen on What it Means To Be "The Least Powerful CEO", His Relationship To Wealth and Risk & How To Create Environments of Safety Where Your Team Can Be Their Best and Most Ambitious Selves
Feb 1, 2021 · 29:30
✨ Supercell's CEO defines being the 'least powerful CEO'.
29:30
20VC: Why "Founder Insight" is Overrated, Why Big and Bold Product Visions Can Be Dangerous & Why Getting To Product Market Fit by Accident Can Lead to Danger with Hubert Palan, Founder & CEO @ ProductBoard
Jan 29, 2021 · 39:31
✨ Founder insight is often overrated in product development.
Hubert Palan
39:31
20VC: The Memo: Sequoia's Alfred Lin on Why Chasing GMV Leads To Bad Behaviours, How To Approach Competition and Capital Efficiency & The Core Importance of Understanding the Difference Between Input and Output Metrics
Jan 27, 2021 · 40:50
✨ Chasing Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) can create bad behaviors.
40:50
20VC: Evernote & mmhmm Founder Phil Libin on Why We are Beginning a Multi-Trillion Dollar Restructuring of the World, Why Shortcuts are the Biggest Mistakes Startups Make & The Future of Video and The Unbundling of Zoom
Jan 25, 2021 · 41:27
✨ The world is undergoing a multi-trillion dollar restructuring.
41:27
20VC: Hims Founder Andrew Dudum on Hims Going Public, The Reasoning and Benefits of SPACs, The Biggest Misconceptions of Successful Company Building & Wall St's Changing Perceptions Towards Growth and Profitability
Jan 21, 2021 · 35:12
✨ Hims' journey to going public via SPAC.
35:12
20VC: Etsy CEO, Josh Silverman on 2 Defining Traits of Great Leadership, The Danger of Attaching Happiness To Milestones, How To Structure Teams To Optimise for Experimentation and Agility &Whether You Learn More From Success Than Failure
Jan 18, 2021 · 45:05
✨ Great leadership requires adaptability and clear vision.
45:05
20VC: Databricks CEO, Ali Ghodsi on The 3 Phases of Startup Growth, How to Evaluate Risk and Downside Scenario Planning & Who, What and When To Hire When Scaling Your Go-To-Market
Jan 14, 2021 · 41:52
✨ Databricks CEO outlines three phases of startup growth.
41:52
20VC: Annie Duke on Reversible vs Irreversible Decisions, How To Evaluate Risk, The Theory of Sunk Cost in Venture & How to Optimise Both the Discussion and Quality of Investment Decisions
Jan 11, 2021 · 40:26
✨ Distinguish between reversible and irreversible decisions.
40:26
20VC: Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone on The 3 Stages of Wealth, The Return To Twitter in 2017 and the Associated Missions and Challenges & Why Silicon Valley is not an "Insiders Only" Universe?
Jan 8, 2021 · 36:19
✨ Exploring the three stages of personal wealth.
36:19
20VC: Bill Gurley and Howard Marks: What Happened In 2020? What Can We Expect Looking Forward to 2021?
Jan 4, 2021 · 41:17
✨ Howard Marks discusses market cycles and investor psychology.
41:17
20VC: Lessons From Working with Bill Gates, How To Lead Without Authority and The Difference Between Leadership and Management & How Fundraising Changes In A COVID World with Quentin Clark, Managing Director @ General Catalyst
Dec 28, 2020 · 36:31
✨ Quentin Clark shares lessons from working with Bill Gates.
Bill Gates
36:31
20VC: Why the Theory of Pro-Rata is Often False, How Rolling Funds Impact Both Pricing and Competition & The Biggest Lessons from Working with Jack Dorsey with Avlok Kohli, CEO @ AngelList Venture
Dec 21, 2020 · 36:09
✨ Avlok Kohli explains the impact of rolling funds on venture capital.
Avlok Kohli
36:09
20VC: Retool Founder, David Hsu on Why YC Is Helpful Pre Product-Market Fit but Not Post and Why VCs Are Not Helpful Pre-Product Market-Fit but are Post, Why it is Difficult to Become Unprofitable if You Set Yourself Up For Profitability Early & Why VC Th
Dec 17, 2020 · 39:49
✨ David Hsu discusses Y Combinator's role pre and post-product-market fit.
39:49
20VC: Figma Founder, Dylan Field on How Leadership Needs To Evolve with Scale, The Transition from Application to Platform & The Future of Remote Work, Education and Digital Spaces
Dec 14, 2020 · 30:16
✨ Dylan Field on evolving leadership and the transition to platforms.
30:16
20VC: Hopin, The Breakout Startup of 2020 on Scaling from 10 to 230 People and $174M in Funding in just 13 Months, The 3 Phases of Startup Scaling, How To Lead Remote Teams Effectively, The Future of Events Post-COVID and more
Dec 10, 2020 · 30:19
✨ Johnny Boufarhat details Hopin's rapid scaling from 10 to 230 people.
30:19
20VC: Reid Hoffman on Investing in Airbnb and Passing on Stripe, The Different Styles of Truly Great Leaders, How To Think Through Ownership and Price in Venture & How To Ensure Venture Partnerships Always Have Trust and a Learning Mindset
Dec 7, 2020 · 45:13
✨ Reid Hoffman discusses investing in Airbnb and passing on Stripe.
45:13
20VC: Stitch Fix Founder Katrina Lake on Growth vs Profitability, Her Biggest Lessons From Working with Bill Gurley at Benchmark and The Importance of Mental Flexibility as a Leader
Dec 3, 2020 · 36:12
✨ Katrina Lake on balancing growth versus profitability for Stitch Fix.
36:12
20VC: Robinhood Founder Vlad Tenev on The Single Most Important Thing Leadership is Responsible For, How To Manage Fear and Self-Doubt as a Leader & The Future of Fintech; Bundled or Unbundled
Nov 30, 2020 · 36:21
✨ Vlad Tenev discusses leadership's core responsibility and managing fear.
36:21
20VC: Benchmark's Sarah Tavel on Why Chasing GMV Will Lead To The Wrong Direction, The 2 Crucial Tipping Points For Marketplace Adoption, Why UGC Plays Are Like Marketplaces & How To Determine Between Existential and Non-Existential Risk
Nov 23, 2020 · 36:56
✨ Sarah Tavel explains marketplace adoption tipping points and risks.
36:56

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