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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 Have Forgotten Their Job To Invest In Entrepreneurs not Technologists, How To Know When Growth Creates Value and When It Destroys It & How To Bootstrap Learning Most People Acquire Over Decades with 8VC Founding Partner, Drew Oetting
Sep 27, 2017 · 22:52
✨ Drew Oetting believes VCs should invest in entrepreneurs, not just tech.
22:52
20VC: Benchmark's Eric Vishria on Why Career VCs Have Advantages Most Under Appreciate, Why We Are In An Infrastructure Renaissance & What Makes The Best VC Partnership
Sep 25, 2017 · 24:09
✨ Eric Vishria highlights the advantages of career VCs in the industry.
24:09
20VC: Raising Over $700m From The World's Best Investors, How To Innovate In Highly Regulated Markets & The 3 Superpowers of Insurance Companies with Mario Schlosser, Founder & CEO @ Oscar
Sep 22, 2017 · 27:55
✨ Mario Schlosser shares how Oscar raised over $700m for health insurance innovation.
Mario Schlosser
27:55
20VC: Why Core AI Is Largely A Bunch of Nifty Tricks, Why Consumer Electronics Is The Hardest Thing To Do In Venture & Why Silicon Valley Will Dominate The Future of Robotics with Jeremy Conrad, Partner @ Lemnos Labs
Sep 20, 2017 · 24:53
✨ Jeremy Conrad argues core AI is mostly clever tricks, not fundamental breakthroughs.
Jeremy Conrad
24:53
20VC: Index's Mike Volpi on Making The Move From Player To Coach, What It Takes To Build Generation Defining Brands & How Europe Really Stacks Up To The US Venture Market
Sep 18, 2017 · 29:38
✨ Mike Volpi discusses transitioning from operator to investor at Index Ventures.
29:38
20VC: Litecoin Founder, Charlie Lee on Why ICO's Are The Biggest Threat To Crypto, Why Ethereum Will Run Into Huge Scalability Problems & How To Assess The Trade Off Between Decentralisation & Scale
Sep 15, 2017 · 22:46
✨ Charlie Lee identifies ICOs as the primary threat to the cryptocurrency space.
22:46
20VC: Why VC Is A Lifestyle Not A Job, Why You Must Do Post-mortems On Good and Bad Deals & Why Society Is On A Downgrade with Kathleen Utecht, Managing Partner @ Core Innovation Capital
Sep 13, 2017 · 27:49
✨ Kathleen Utecht describes venture capital as a demanding lifestyle, not just a job.
Kathleen Utecht
27:49
20VC: USV's Andy Weissman on The Future of The VC Industry, Why USV Does Not Vote On Investment Decisions & Why VCs Should Be Invisible
Sep 11, 2017 · 29:35
✨ Andy Weissman discusses the future evolution of the venture capital industry.
29:35
20VC: How To Run The Perfect Fundraising Process, Why Time Kills All Deals & Why You Have To Get VCs Out Of The Board Room with Wayne Chang, Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor
Sep 8, 2017 · 32:41
✨ Wayne Chang outlines how to execute a flawless fundraising process.
Wayne Chang
32:41
20VC: Why Investors Have The Biggest Problem with Bias, Why Our Job Is To Maximise Risk & Why It Is Essential To Get Good at Losing with True Ventures Founder, Jon Callaghan
Sep 6, 2017 · 32:02
✨ Jon Callaghan discusses investor bias and its impact on decision-making.
True Ventures Founder
32:02
20VC: True Ventures Founder, Phil Black on 4 Major Risk Categories for Startups, Why The Funding Gap Is At The "Rational B" Round & Why VCs Must Start Small But Think Big
Sep 4, 2017 · 24:29
✨ Phil Black identifies four major risk categories for startups.
24:29
20VC: What Is The Big Lie To Silicon Valley, Why Silicon Valley Is No Longer Optimised For Deep Tech Investing & Why AI Will Lead To More Business Model Innovation Than Technology Innovation with Tim Harris, Founder & CEO @ Swift Navigation
Sep 1, 2017 · 23:47
✨ Tim Harris challenges the "big lie" of Silicon Valley.
Tim Harris
23:47
20VC: Why AI Is More Artificial Than Intelligent, Why Engineering-centric Founders Are Able To Pivot Best & Why Startups Are Like Games with Alina Cohen, General Partner @ Initialized Capital
Aug 30, 2017 · 22:49
✨ Alina Cohen explores AI's artificial nature versus intelligence.
Alina Cohen
22:49
20VC: The First ICO Blockchain Incubator Ever, Why ICO's Will Change The World of Venture As We Know It & How The M&A Market Will Respond To ICO's with Mike, Jones, Co-Founder @ Science Inc
Aug 28, 2017 · 28:37
✨ Mike Jones discusses the first ICO blockchain incubator.
28:37
20VC: Nuzzel's Jonathan Abrams on Why The Top VCs Do Not Have A PlayBook For Startup Success, Why Most Boards Are Not Successful & Why He Is Bored Of Hearing "I Fell Into VC"
Aug 25, 2017 · 29:24
✨ Jonathan Abrams states top VCs lack a playbook for success.
29:24
20VC: What Are The Big Questions Entrepreneurs & VCs Must Ask Corporate VCs, Why Corporate VCs Are Not Your Best Lead For Series A & Why The "You Have To Network Your Way To Us' Is Wrong with Allison Goldberg, Managing Director @ Time Warner Investments
Aug 23, 2017 · 23:43
✨ Allison Goldberg advises entrepreneurs on questions for corporate VCs.
Allison Goldberg
23:43
20VC: YC's Daniel Gross on How YC Can Democratise AI & Reduce Incumbency Advantages, Why ML Enabled Software Will Eat The Software That Ate The World & Whether AI Will Produce Independent Companies or Be Technology within Incumbents
Aug 21, 2017 · 30:42
✨ Daniel Gross explains how YC democratizes AI and reduces incumbency.
30:42
20VC: What Larry Paige, Mary Meeker and Ben Horowitz All Have In Common, Why You Have To Build A Movement Not A Brand & Why This Really Is A Great Time To Be An Entrepreneur with Joey Zwillinger, Co-Founder @ Allbirds
Aug 18, 2017 · 26:31
✨ Joey Zwillinger discusses building movements over brands.
Joey Zwillinger
26:31
20VC: How To Design Investment Decision Making That Allows For Outliers, Why Personal Voice Computing Is The Next Big Platform & The Challenges That Could Prevent It with David Beisel, Founding Partner @ NextView Ventures
Aug 16, 2017 · 20:04
✨ David Beisel designs investment decisions to allow for outliers.
David Beisel
20:04
20VC: Jason Calacanis on The 4 Questions Investors Must Ask Founders, Whether YC Have Scaled Their Process Successfully & Why Early Founder Liquidity Is Good Not Bad
Aug 14, 2017 · 37:16
✨ Jason Calacanis shares his "4 Questions" for founders seeking investment.
37:16

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