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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: Lessons From Slack and Opendoor on Price Sensitivity, Why The Best CEOs Are Able To Manage Momentum and Why Being A Board Member is a "Full Contact Sport" with Glenn Solomon, Managing Partner @ GGV Capital
May 29, 2018 · 31:52
✨ Lessons from Slack and Opendoor on pricing strategies.
Glenn Solomon
31:52
20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, Why Founders Who Angel Invest Have Such Strong Advantages and Why The Lean Startup Makes Less and Less Sense Today with Adrian Aoun, Founder & CEO @ Forward
May 25, 2018 · 37:33
✨ Building a large angel portfolio requires strategic selection.
Adrian Aoun
37:33
20VC: Why The Days of Spray and Pray at Seed Are Over, How To Compete In A World of Sequoia Seed Funds & Why Price Doesn't Matter with Dan Scheinman, Angel Investor @ Zoom & Arista Networks
May 21, 2018 · 31:14
✨ Seed funding strategies have evolved beyond 'spray and pray'.
Dan Scheinman
31:14
20VC: 3 Questions Founders Must Stress Test VCs with, What Separates the Good From The Great VCs & Why 80% of VC Detract Value From Board Meetings with Seth Sternberg, Founder & CEO @ Honor
May 18, 2018 · 24:18
✨ Founders should rigorously vet VCs with key questions.
Seth Sternberg
24:18
20VC: Why Crypto Is The Biggest Disruptor To Hit VC In A Decade, The State of Crypto Today & Why Investing In Decentralized Platforms Requires A New Mental Model with Boris Wertz, Founding Partner @ Version One Ventures
May 14, 2018 · 23:37
✨ Crypto presents a significant disruption to traditional VC models.
Boris Wertz
23:37
20VC: Hims' Andrew Dudum on The Scaling Playbook of The Fastest Growing Mens Wellness Brand, How To Be Truly Innovative In Today's World of Online Marketing & Raising at a $200m Valuation within Year 1
May 11, 2018 · 28:35
✨ Hims' rapid growth playbook in men's wellness.
28:35
20VC: Andy McLoughlin on The Benefits of Backing Unsexy Businesses with Non-Obvious Founders, How To Distinguish Between A Good Bridge Round and A Bridge To Nowhere & Whether VCs Really Do Add Value?
May 8, 2018 · 32:39
✨ Investing in 'unsexy' businesses with non-obvious founders.
32:39
20VC: Why VCs Are Wrong About Bootstrapped Founders, How Content Can Be Used As A Key Customer Acquisition Tool & How To Use Humour When "S*** Hits The Fan" with Jesse Genet, Founder & CEO @ Lumi
May 4, 2018 · 28:55
✨ VCs may misunderstand the strengths of bootstrapped founders.
Jesse Genet
28:55
20VC: Why Follow-On Investments Are Always A Better Investment, Why Spray and Pray Investing Is Like The Stock Market & Why Startups Need A Board From Day One with Jerry Neumann
Apr 30, 2018 · 28:50
✨ Follow-on investments often offer better returns than initial ones.
Jerry Neumann
28:50
20VC: Why Your Board Are Right 50% of The Time, Biggest Lessons From Being Mentored By Reed Hastings & Raising $130m in Funding and The Balance Between Growth and Capital Efficiency with James Reinhart, Founder & CEO @ ThredUp
Apr 27, 2018 · 26:59
✨ James Reinhart discusses board dynamics and the importance of their input.
James Reinhart
26:59
20VC: The Biggest Trend Of Our Lifetime Is The Decentralisation of Entrepreneurship Away From The Valley, The Biggest Lessons From Learning The Craft of VC at Sequoia & The Benchmarks Required to Attract Growth Investors with Chris Olsen, Founding Partne
Apr 23, 2018 · 28:40
✨ Chris Olsen sees entrepreneurship decentralizing away from Silicon Valley.
Founding Partne
28:40
20VC: The Biggest Trend Of Our Lifetime Is The Decentralisation of Entrepreneurship Away From The Valley, The Biggest Lessons From Learnings The Craft of VC at Sequoia & The Benchmarks Required to Attract Growth Investors with Chris Olsen, Founding Partne
Apr 23, 2018 · 28:40
✨ Chris Olsen sees entrepreneurship decentralizing away from Silicon Valley.
Founding Partne
28:40
20VC: Thumbtack's Marco Zappacosta on The 3 Core Elements To All Board Meetings, Raising $250m from Sequoia and Why You Have To Win Supply Side Acquisition First For Marketplace Success
Apr 20, 2018 · 28:00
✨ Marco Zappacosta outlines three core elements for effective board meetings.
28:00
20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Intellectual Curiosity Is The Most Important Investor Trait & Creating A Fund To Last Through The Ages with Zal Bilimoria, Founding Partner @ Refactor Capital
Apr 16, 2018 · 24:23
✨ Zal Bilimoria shares how a16z uses NPS for founder experience.
Zal Bilimoria
24:23
20VC: Why You Have To Raise $100m+ If You Want To Go Big Today, The 5 Fundamentals To Starting and Scaling A Successful Marketplace & Why Female Founders Under-Promise and Over-Deliver with Paul Hsiao, Founding Partner @ Canvas Ventures
Apr 9, 2018 · 23:50
✨ Paul Hsiao advises raising $100m+ for significant growth today.
Paul Hsiao
23:50
20VC: Why Facebook Will Be The Company To Succeed in Crypto, Why Founders Should Be Actively Angel Investing & Commonalities of Great Leadership From Mark Zuckerberg to Mark Pincus with Darian Shirazi, Founder & CEO @ Radius
Apr 6, 2018 · 32:57
✨ Darian Shirazi believes Facebook will succeed in the crypto space.
Darian Shirazi
32:57
20VC: Greylock's Jerry Chen on The 2 Fundamentals To Assessing Startup Risk, Why Good Investors Have To Be Optimistic & Why VCs Get In Trouble When They Move Outside Their "Strike Zone"
Apr 2, 2018 · 31:00
✨ Jerry Chen discusses two key fundamentals for assessing startup risk.
31:00
20VC: Tearing Up Term Sheets and Writing Your Own, Why Founders Must Do "VC Dating" Pre-Fundraise & The Benefits of Capital Constraints in The Early Days with Rachel Drori, Founder & CEO @ Daily Harvest
Mar 30, 2018 · 24:00
✨ Rachel Drori advocates for founders to write their own term sheets.
Rachel Drori
24:00
20VC: How Great VCs Handle Themselves In An M&A Process, Why M&A Has Become The Primary Method of Exit & How The Best M&A Teams Operationalise Their Process with James Loftus, Corporate Development Lead @ Square
Mar 26, 2018 · 28:29
✨ James Loftus explains how VCs navigate M&A processes effectively.
James Loftus
28:29
20VC: How To Strategically Build The Right Investor Base, Why Startup Timing is Like Surfing & How To Determine Whether Someone is Scaling with the Organisation or Not with Daniel Lewis, Founder & CEO @ Convoy
Mar 23, 2018 · 29:39
✨ Build investor base strategically, focusing on alignment and long-term vision.
Daniel Lewis
29:39

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