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20VC: Why I Do Not Regret Taking 'Peter Thiel Money', What Is The Difference Between Leadership & Management & What Conversations Are For The Founding Team Only with Tim Junio, Founder & CEO @ Qadium

Feb 3, 2017 · 27:36

✨ Taking money from influential investors like Peter Thiel can be a strategic advantage.

Tim Junio

27:36

20VC: The Fundamentals To Creating A Successful Venture Partnership & The Optimal Investment Decision Making Process with Ryan McIntyre, Co-Founder @ Foundry Group

Feb 1, 2017 · 30:58

✨ Successful VC partnerships require shared vision, complementary skills, and strong communication.

30:58

20VC: How 50% Of VCs Hurt Entrepreneurs, How To Build A Relationship Of Trust With Your VC and How Entrepreneurs Can Detect VC BS with Jason Mendelson, Co-Founder @ Foundry Group

Jan 30, 2017 · 25:16

✨ Some VCs prioritize their own interests over founder success, leading to misaligned incentives.

Jason Mendelson

25:16

20VC: Why You Should Build Your Investor Team Like A Sports Team & How To Leverage The Abilities Of Your Investors Effectively with Ted Blosser, Founder & CEO @ WorkRamp

Jan 27, 2017 · 26:14

✨ Assemble an investor team with diverse expertise, much like a sports team's roster.

Ted Blosser

26:14

20VC: Preparing For The Next Big Trend, Why Conversational Will Be The Next Big Thing & How Entrepreneurs Should View Market Size with Sarah Guo @ Greylock Partners

Jan 25, 2017 · 26:32

✨ Anticipate market shifts by understanding emerging technologies and user behaviors.

26:32

20VC: Greylock's John Lilly on How Greylock Continues To Invest In The Next Big Markets, The Importance Of Building Tribes & Why There will Be Another Boom In Mobile

Jan 23, 2017 · 22:11

✨ Greylock focuses on identifying and investing in markets with significant future potential.

22:11

20VC: Biggest Takeaways From Working With Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston, Why You Should Put Off Hiring For As Long As Possible & Why Seed Stage Investing Is All About Optimising The Top Of The Funnel with Harj Taggar, Founder & CEO @ Triplebyte

Jan 20, 2017 · 28:07

✨ Learning from Paul Graham and Jessica Livingston emphasizes product-market fit and founder resilience.

Harj Taggar

28:07

20VC: How To Test The Strength Of Co-Founder Relations, The Dangers Of Raising A Large Series A & Why The Biggest Challenge For Consumer Companies Is Finding The Second Big Hit with Rishi Garg, Partner @ Mayfield Fund

Jan 18, 2017 · 31:07

✨ Assess co-founder relationship strength through shared vision and conflict resolution capabilities.

Rishi Garg

31:07

20VC: Why We Will See A Big Series B Crunch? Why Proprietary Data Pools & AI Talent Will Be The New Limited Natural Resources? Why Now Is The Closest Thing To A New Normal with Tim Chang, Managing Director @ Mayfield Fund

Jan 16, 2017 · 26:10

✨ A Series B crunch is likely due to increased competition and higher valuation expectations.

Tim Chang

26:10

20VC: Building An AI Company For The Long Term? How Humans & Machine Learning Can Work Together? What Applications Are The Conversational Interface Best Suited To with Maran Nelson, Founder & CEO @ Clara Labs

Jan 13, 2017 · 31:19

✨ Maran Nelson discusses Clara Labs' human-centric AI for scheduling.

Maran Nelson

31:19

20VC: Why You Should Not Invest From Patterns, Why No Good Business Was Built As An Analogy Of Another & Why The Rise Of The 'Celebrity Investor' Is Concerning with Emily Melton, Partner @ DFJ

Jan 11, 2017 · 35:00

✨ Emily Melton advises against investing based solely on patterns.

Emily Melton

35:00

20VC: DFJ's Josh Stein on Why VCs Must Adapt To Their Founders, The Major Transition Points For Aaron Levie @ Box & Why SaaS Startups Are Growing At A Rate Never Seen Before

Jan 9, 2017 · 25:10

✨ Josh Stein emphasizes VCs must adapt to their founders' needs.

25:10

20VC: eShares' Henry Ward on Why Portfolio Theory Is Wrong? Why Investors Will Never Take Market Risk & Why You have To Have A Line of Sight To A $Bn Outcome

Jan 6, 2017 · 25:07

✨ Henry Ward critiques traditional portfolio theory in venture capital.

25:07

20VC: Evernote's Phil Libin on The Pros and Cons Of Moving To VC, The Future For Bots & Having Marc Benioff & Reid Hoffman As Mentors

Jan 4, 2017 · 22:14

✨ Phil Libin shares insights on transitioning from founder to VC.

22:14

20VC: Why Companies Going Bust Is Part Of The Plan, Why Most VCs Are Later Stage Than They Think & Why Venture Capital Is Humbling with Charlie O'Donnell, Founder @ Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

Jan 2, 2017 · 28:28

✨ Charlie O'Donnell views company failures as an expected part of venture.

28:28

20VC: How AI Can Enhance Not Replace Humans? What Will Differentiate Between The Winners & The Losers In AI? Why AGI Is Further Away Than We Think with Nitesh Banta, Founder & CEO @ B12

Dec 30, 2016 · 28:44

✨ Nitesh Banta explains how AI can augment, not replace, human roles.

Nitesh Banta

28:44

20VC: Using Valuation As A Litmus Test, Why Valuation Does Not Matter At Seed Stage & How Seed Funds Can Serve Founders Better with Kent Goldman, Founder @ Upside Partnership

Dec 28, 2016 · 23:41

✨ Kent Goldman uses valuation as a critical assessment tool.

Kent Goldman

23:41

20VC: What VCs Really Mean They Say 'Stay In Touch', Why Incentivisation Through Perks Is Lazy & Why Founders Should Always Under-Promise & Over-Deliver with David Politis, Founder @ CEO @ Bettercloud

Dec 23, 2016 · 29:32

✨ David Politis clarifies the meaning behind VCs' 'stay in touch' requests.

David Politis

29:32

20VC: AngelList's Parker Thompson on How He Evaluates Startup Founders & Why The Move To Series A Is Harder Than Ever?

Dec 21, 2016 · 32:57

✨ Parker Thompson shares AngelList's founder evaluation criteria.

32:57

20VC: Learnings From Mary Meeker & Larry Summers, Missing Out On Uber & The Changing World of VC with Canvas Partner, Rebecca Lynn

Dec 19, 2016 · 34:40

✨ Rebecca Lynn discusses her focus on Fintech, Digital Health, SaaS, and mobile investments.

Canvas Partner

34:40

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