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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: Bessemer's Jeremy Levine on Why We Are In A Fallow Period For Consumer, Why It Is Bogus That Operational VCs Can Add More Value & 2 Golden Rules To Always Tell Entrepreneurs Pre-Investment
Jun 26, 2017 · 28:41
✨ Jeremy Levine notes a fallow period for consumer startups.
28:41
20VC: Why Every CEO's Goal Should Be To Be The Laziest CEO, The Benefits of Being Both Founder and Investor At The Same Time & Why Every CEO Should Try A CEO Coach with Bart Lorang, Founder & CEO @ Full Contact
Jun 23, 2017 · 22:46
✨ Bart Lorang advocates for CEOs to be as 'lazy' as possible.
Bart Lorang
22:46
20VC: Elad Gil on Becoming One of Silicon Valleys Top Angels, Why Most People Get Market Sizing Wrong & Should VC Services Always Be Bundled Together?
Jun 21, 2017 · 30:51
✨ Elad Gil shares insights on becoming a top Silicon Valley angel investor.
30:51
20VC: Benchmark's Peter Fenton on How To Differentiate Between Good & Great VCs, Why Ownership Is A Bigger Determinant Of Returns Than Valuation & What Makes A Truly Exceptional Board Member
Jun 19, 2017 · 33:24
✨ Peter Fenton differentiates between good and truly great venture capitalists.
33:24
20VC: Is Series B Really The Hardest To Raise? Should The Only Limiting Factor Post Series B Be Cash & When Is The Right Time To Move To The US with Nicolas Dessaigne, Founder & CEO @ Algolia
Jun 16, 2017 · 20:37
✨ Nicolas Dessaigne discusses the challenges of raising a Series B round.
Nicolas Dessaigne
20:37
20VC: Tony Conrad on Straddling The Role Of Founder & Investor, What True Founder/Product Fit Looks Like & The Dangers of Party Rounds
Jun 14, 2017 · 25:34
✨ Tony Conrad explores balancing founder and investor roles effectively.
25:34
20VC: Kevin Rose on Putting The Entire Fund Into Uber, The Future For Mobile & Whether Angels Should Have Super Pro-Rata Rights?
Jun 12, 2017 · 34:50
✨ Kevin Rose discusses investing the entire fund into a single company like Uber.
34:50
20VC: Evernote CEO on Why You Play For The Front of Your Jersey Not The Back, Why Success Is A Team Sport & Why Leadership Should Accept The Negative Consequences In All Situations
Jun 9, 2017 · 26:05
✨ Chris O'Neill emphasizes playing for the team ('front of jersey') over personal glory.
26:05
20VC: Why Cheque Size & Follow On Decision-Making Does Not Matter, Why Intelligence Is Overrated & Why You Should Do Everything You Can To Make Other People Successful with Anthony Pompliano, Founding Partner @ Full Tilt Capital
Jun 7, 2017 · 26:42
✨ Anthony Pompliano argues cheque size and follow-on decisions are less critical.
Anthony Pompliano
26:42
20VC: Founders Fund's Brian Singerman on Why VC Is About Upside Maximisation Not Downside Minimisation, Why There Is No Right Way To Do Venture and Why They Do Not Have Monday Morning Partner Meetings At Founders Fund
Jun 5, 2017 · 24:08
✨ VC focuses on maximizing upside, not minimizing downside.
24:08
20VC: Trivago Founder on Why Incumbents Have Lost Their Main Business Model, Why You Have To Destroy Everything Ego Related & Why Transparency Is The Key To Capital Flow
Jun 2, 2017 · 24:53
✨ Incumbents have lost their core business models.
24:53
20VC: How Both Founders & GPs Should Construct Their Pitch, Why VCs Are Eternal Optimists & What Makes The Best Post-Investment VC/Founder Relationship with Brian Ascher, Partner @ Venrock
May 31, 2017 · 25:21
✨ Constructing effective pitches for founders and GPs.
Brian Ascher
25:21
20VC: Kleiner Perkins' MZ Zaveri on Why Success In Venture Is About The 3 F's, How VCs Can Manage Deal Heat & Is There Too Much Venture Dollars At Seed
May 29, 2017 · 25:43
✨ Success in venture hinges on the '3 Fs': Fund, Founder, Future.
25:43
20VC: Tinder's Sean Rad on Why Humility Is The Key Trait For Founders To Have, Why Today's Incumbents Are Stronger Than Any Before Them & How Leaders Need To Scale With The Scaling Of Their Company
May 26, 2017 · 24:53
✨ Humility is a critical trait for founders.
24:53
20VC: The Biggest Indicators Of Success In Founding Teams, How To Balance Both Vision and Operations & Taking Money From "The Man At The Rug Store" with Mar Hershenson, Founding Managing Partner @ Pear.vc
May 24, 2017 · 26:02
✨ Key indicators of success in founding teams.
Mar Hershenson
26:02
20VC: Founders Fund's Kevin Hartz on Why Investing In Silicon Valley Is Broken & Why Fearlessness Is What Makes The Truly Great Investors
May 22, 2017 · 21:38
✨ Investing in Silicon Valley is currently flawed.
21:38
20VC: The Future Business Model For Drones & Why Enterprise Drones Need To Be As Boring As Possible with Jonathan Downey, Founder & CEO @ Airware
May 19, 2017 · 26:28
✨ The future business model for drone technology.
Jonathan Downey
26:28
20VC: Why It Is Good Company Funding Has Been Down 6 Quarters In A Row, Why Unanimity Does Not Work In VC Decision-Making & Why It Is Dangerous To Be A Spreadsheet Investor with Scott Raney, Partner @ Redpoint Ventures
May 17, 2017 · 25:42
✨ Declining company funding can be beneficial.
Scott Raney
25:42
20VC: Khosla's Keith Rabois on How To Create Sustainability Behind Growth, How To Assess The Potential Of Individuals & Teams & The Biggest Takeaways from LinkedIn, Paypal & Square
May 15, 2017 · 31:35
✨ Creating sustainable growth requires careful planning.
31:35
20VC: Building Shopify From $5m To IPO, Why The Future Of Retail Is Not Online vs Offline & Why Law School Is Like Finishing School For Entrepreneurs with Harley Finkelstein, COO @ Shopify
May 12, 2017 · 30:16
✨ Shopify grew from $5m to over $600m revenue, empowering entrepreneurs.
Harley Finkelstein
30:16

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