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20VC: How To Raise $200m In Any Economic Climate, Scale From Garage To Global In Record Time & The Biggest Startup You Have Not Heard About with Christian Lanng, Founder & CEO @ Tradeshift

Mar 24, 2017 · 23:10

✨ Christian Lanng explains raising $200M in any economic climate.

Christian Lanng

23:10

20VC: How Every VC Firm Is A Marketplace, Why A Large Amount of Promise in AI Today Is Impossible & Entrepreneurs 3 Main Pain Points of Fundraising with Alex Mittal, Founder & CEO @ Funders Club

Mar 22, 2017 · 31:37

✨ Alex Mittal views every VC firm as a marketplace.

Alex Mittal

31:37

20VC: SaaStr's Jason Lemkin on The 3 Things You Want From Your LPs, Why Most VCs Do Not Add Value & Why The Best VCs Know How To Package Startups For The Next Round

Mar 20, 2017 · 33:49

✨ Jason Lemkin highlights desired LP qualities and VC value-add.

33:49

20VC: Why Success in Gaming is Like Success in VC, The Key To Building An Enduring Game & Why Few Metrics Matter in Gaming with Kevin Chou, Founder & CEO @ Kabam

Mar 17, 2017 · 29:13

✨ Kevin Chou compares gaming success to VC strategies.

Kevin Chou

29:13

20VC: Sequoia Partner, Carl Eschenbach on Building and Scaling High Performace Teams and The Common Mistakes In Scaling A Go-To-Market Strategy

Mar 15, 2017 · 24:32

✨ Carl Eschenbach shares strategies for building high-performance teams.

24:32

20VC: Sequoia Partner, Pat Grady on Why Data Is The New Oil, Why We Will See The Return of The Apprenticeship Model in VC & The Defining Characteristics of The Next Generation of Great Software

Mar 13, 2017 · 27:18

✨ Pat Grady discusses data's importance and the future of software.

27:18

20VC: Wealthfront and Benchmark's Andy Rachleff on Why Delight Is The Greatest Form Of Virality, Why Competition Does Not Matter & What The Future Holds For Automated Personal Finance

Mar 10, 2017 · 21:23

✨ Andy Rachleff highlights delight as the ultimate form of virality.

21:23

20VC: Why Valuation Is Of Critical Importance At Seed, How To Understand Innovation Cycles & Having 3 CEOs and Burning $10m a Month with Lee Hower, Co-Founder @ NextView Ventures

Mar 8, 2017 · 26:29

✨ Lee Hower stresses the importance of seed-stage valuation.

Lee Hower

26:29

20VC: Betaworks' John Borthwick on Why The VC Model Is So Inefficient, Why Venture Fund Cycles Are Too Short & Why Frontier Tech Could Only Have Been Disappointing Over The Last Year

Mar 6, 2017 · 34:50

✨ John Borthwick discusses the inefficiencies within the VC model.

34:50

20VC: Why Product Market Fit Is Like Porn, How The Entrance of Facebook and Google Into Enterprise Software Effects Traditional Enterprise Companies & The Future Pricing Model For The Enterprise with Dennis Mortensen, Founder @ X.ai

Mar 3, 2017 · 24:39

✨ Dennis Mortensen discusses product-market fit using a porn analogy.

Dennis Mortensen

24:39

20VC: The Power Of A Concentrated Seed Portfolio, Why Operational Value Add Models At Seed Do Not Make Sense & Why We Will See A Shakeout Of Growth Stage Investors with Roger Ehrenberg, Founder & Managing Partner @ IA Ventures

Mar 1, 2017 · 28:10

✨ Roger Ehrenberg advocates for concentrated seed portfolios.

Roger Ehrenberg

28:10

20VC: Benchmark's Scott Belsky on What Makes Truly The Best VCs? Why Entrepreneurs Must Focus on 'The First Mile' & The Key Ingredients To The Perfect Onboarding Process

Feb 27, 2017 · 29:04

✨ Scott Belsky defines top VC qualities and the 'first mile'.

29:04

20VC: Raising $24m From The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Why EdTech Is So Misunderstood & Why The Future Of Work Is Decentralised with Andela's Jeremy Johnson

Feb 24, 2017 · 23:20

✨ Jeremy Johnson discusses EdTech misconceptions and funding from CZI.

23:20

20VC: Why Venture Is A Service Product? Why There Is No Such Thing As Product Market Fit & Why Startups Need To Be More Design Orientated with Ben Blumenfeld, Co-Founder & General Partner @ Designer Fund

Feb 22, 2017 · 28:00

✨ Ben Blumenfeld questions the concept of product-market fit.

Ben Blumenfeld

28:00

20VC: Pejman Nozad: Tech's Most Unlikely VC: From Yoghurt Shop To Investing In Startups Now Worth $20Bn+

Feb 20, 2017 · 30:03

✨ Pejman Nozad shares his unlikely journey into VC.

30:03

20VC: Why Founders Should Not Focus On Top Line Valuation, Why Capital Efficiency Is Key To Returns And Investment Success & Why Despite Popular Thought, $100m Is An Exciting Exit For VC with Micah Rosenbloom, Managing Partner @ Founder Collective

Feb 15, 2017 · 27:43

✨ Micah Rosenbloom advises against focusing solely on valuation.

Micah Rosenbloom

27:43

20VC: Why We Are Valuation & Ownership Insensitive, Why We Do Not Take Board Seats & The Effects Of The Series A Crunch with Topher Conway, Co-Managing Partner @ SV Angel

Feb 13, 2017 · 25:03

✨ Topher Conway explains SV Angel's valuation and ownership insensitivity.

Topher Conway

25:03

20VC: How Startups & VCs Can Build Relationships with Potential Corporate Acquirers? The Challenge Of Operating Both A B2B & B2C Business Model & Why Fundraising Is The One Element Founders Cannot Control with Gautam Gupta, Founder & CEO @ NatureBox

Feb 10, 2017 · 31:08

✨ Gautam Gupta details building relationships with corporate acquirers.

Gautam Gupta

31:08

20VC: The Radical Changes In Public Market Expectations, The Right Way To Assess Valuation & What It Means To Be A Disciplined & Diligent Investor with Randy Glein, Partner @ DFJ Growth

Feb 8, 2017 · 34:01

✨ Randy Glein discusses changes in public market expectations.

Randy Glein

34:01

20VC: What Does It Take To Gain A Late Stage Cheque Today? The Fundamental Mistakes CEOs Make In The Scaling Process & The Importance Of Building The Next S Curve For Founders with Jules Maltz, General Partner @ IVP

Feb 6, 2017 · 30:21

✨ Late-stage funding requires demonstrating a clear path to profitability and sustainable growth.

Jules Maltz

30:21

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