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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

20VC: The 3 Forms Of Edge A Founder Can Have, Lessons From Being on A Board With Bill Gates & Why There Are A Lot Of Tourist VCs Who Are Going To Lose A Lot Of Money, with Josh Wolfe, Co-Founder @ Lux Capital

May 10, 2017 · 29:01

✨ Founders can possess an edge through unique insights, network, or timing.

Bill Gates

29:01

20VC: Harry Stebbings on The Biggest Takeaways From Interviewing The World's Best Investors, What Makes A Truly Great Interview & Some Big News... with Mattias Ljungman, Co-Founder & General Partner @ Atomico

May 8, 2017 · 23:38

✨ Great interviews reveal investor insights and highlight effective questioning.

Mattias Ljungman

23:38

20VC: Why We Are Still In The Very Early Days For Fintech, Why Your Company Has To Have An Opinionated Culture & Why The CEO Should Not Be The Sole Point Of Contact With The Board with Bill Clerico, Founder & CEO @ WePay

May 5, 2017 · 23:50

✨ Fintech is still in its early stages with significant growth potential.

Bill Clerico

23:50

20VC: How LPs Can Add Strategic Value To Portfolio Companies & Why Real Estate Is On Every Whiteboard In Silicon Valley with Brendan Wallace, Co-Founder @ Fifth Wall

May 3, 2017 · 31:47

✨ LPs can provide strategic value beyond capital to portfolio companies.

Brendan Wallace

31:47

20VC: Explosion of First Time Funds, Only 1 Mega Fund Raised: What The Heck Happened in Q1 Venture Markets with Beezer Clarkson, Managing Director @ Sapphire Ventures

May 1, 2017 · 27:36

✨ Q1 saw a surge in first-time funds and limited mega-fund activity.

Beezer Clarkson

27:36

20VC: Why Move Fast and Break Things Is Not Right, How To Instil Radical Candor In Your Organisation & What Founders Must Ask For From Their Investors with Jason Brown, Founder & CEO @ Tally

Apr 28, 2017 · 28:22

✨ Moving fast and breaking things is not always the best strategy.

Jason Brown

28:22

20VC: 2 Signs That A Company Is Ready For IPO, Why Fund Cycles Are Too Short & Why Management Teams Do Not Want To Go Public with Gene Frantz, General Partner @ CapitalG

Apr 26, 2017 · 21:08

✨ Two key signs indicate a company's readiness for an IPO.

Gene Frantz

21:08

20VC: Inside Google's Growth Fund & The 3 Criteria They Look For With Potential Investments with Laela Sturdy, General Partner @ CapitalG

Apr 24, 2017 · 27:32

✨ CapitalG invests in growth-stage companies with market leadership potential.

Laela Sturdy

27:32

20VC: Back To Back Female Led IPOs & Why It's Harder To Be A Female CEO Than A Male CEO with Leura Fine, Founder & CEO @ Laurel & Wolf

Apr 21, 2017 · 23:22

✨ Laurel & Wolf is an online interior design service connecting clients and designers.

Leura Fine

23:22

20VC: Investing; A Game Of Access Or Picking, Why Technical DD At Seed Is Irrelevant & Why A Contrarian Mindset Does Not Always Lead To Optimal Returns with Leo Polovets, Co-Founder & General Partner @ Susa Ventures

Apr 19, 2017 · 25:10

✨ Investing is about access, not just picking good companies.

Leo Polovets

25:10

20VC: Can Founders Really Trust Their VC & How To Navigate The Acquisition Process Successfully with Josh Felser, Co-Founder @ Freestyle.vc

Apr 17, 2017 · 26:53

✨ Founders should be cautious about trusting VCs implicitly.

Josh Felser

26:53

20VC: How Investors Can Get Into The Best Deals & Why Founders First Point Of Contact Should Be With The Investment Decision-Maker with Spencer Kimball, Founder & CEO @ Cockroach Labs

Apr 14, 2017 · 30:19

✨ Investors gain access to top deals through specific strategies.

The Investment Decision

30:19

20VC: Why Young VCs Must Have Cheque Writing Ability & Why Corporate VC Is The Best Training Ground For New VCs with Nagraj Kashyap @ Microsoft Ventures

Apr 12, 2017 · 26:28

✨ Young VCs need check-writing authority to gain experience.

26:28

20VC: AngelList's Naval Ravikant on The Secrets To Success At Seed, Why Micro VC Is The Return of Traditional Series A & Why We Will See The Unbundling Of Traditional VC Brands

Apr 10, 2017 · 27:39

✨ AngelList facilitates startup jobs, investments, and funding.

27:39

20VC: How To Create FOMO For Investors, How To Manage VC Conversations & A Repeatable Process For Learning New Things with Anna Shedletsky, Founder & CEO @ Instrumental.ai

Apr 7, 2017 · 27:03

✨ Create investor FOMO by highlighting unique value propositions.

Anna Shedletsky

27:03

20VC: Why Spray & Pray Investing Is Wrong, Why Data-Informed VC Beats Data Driven VC & What To Look For When Investing In A Marketplace with Josh Breinlinger, Managing Director @ Jackson Square Ventures

Apr 5, 2017 · 26:31

✨ 'Spray and pray' investing is an ineffective strategy.

Josh Breinlinger

26:31

20VC: Homebrew's Hunter Walk on Why There Is No Series A Crunch, How To Package Portfolio Companies For The Next Round & Why The Bridge Round Is Not Always A Negative Sign?

Apr 3, 2017 · 32:33

✨ There is no significant Series A funding crunch.

32:33

20VC: Why Every Founder Should Bootstrap Their Startup, How To Solve Information Asymmetry Between Founders and VCs & Living In A Cupboard For Two Years To Fund StyleSeat with Melody McCloskey, Founder & CEO @ StyleSeat

Mar 31, 2017 · 26:02

✨ Bootstrapping can be a viable and beneficial path for founders.

26:02

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