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SNEAK PREVIEW! Inside Transportation E2: EV Companies Take PPP Loans, Virgin Australia collapses, Levandowski v. Uber

Apr 27, 2020 · 00:14:13

✨ Electric vehicle startups received PPP loans despite struggles.

00:14:13

E1049: freeCodeCamp Founder Quincy Larson shares insights on democratizing developer skills, which programs to learn to land a coding job, if anyone can learn to code, maximizing earning potential & more!

Apr 24, 2020 · 00:58:14

✨ Quincy Larson discussed democratizing developer skills with freeCodeCamp.

00:58:14

E1047: Ask Jason Slack Special! Sourcing talent during a crisis, building strong culture & motivating remote teams, investing in distributed startups, importance of market timing & more!

Apr 22, 2020 · 00:50:13

✨ Sourcing talent and building remote culture were key topics.

00:50:13

E1048: The Power of Accelerators E1 Steve Barsh, Managing Partner of Dreamit Ventures on top portfolio companies, focusing on specific verticals, tips for nailing accelerator interviews, follow-on philosophy & more

Apr 22, 2020 · 01:02:14

✨ Dreamit Ventures focuses on specific verticals and accelerator interviews.

01:02:14

E1046: News Roundtable! TechCrunch’s Alex Wilhelm & Slow Ventures’ Sam Lessin on COVID’s potential privacy risk, private/public investor outlooks, remote work challenges & at-risk early-stage investors

Apr 17, 2020 · 01:16:48

✨ COVID-19's privacy risks and investor outlooks were debated.

01:16:48

E1045: 15Five CEO & Co-Founder David Hassell shares insights on remote work: transitioning from in-person to remote, tips for keeping employees engaged, defining trust & more!

Apr 15, 2020 · 01:03:58

✨ David Hassell shared remote work strategies for employee engagement.

01:03:58

SNEAK PREVIEW: E2 All-In with Chamath Palihapitiya & Jason Calacanis: Rebooting the economy, understanding corporate debt, steps to avoid a depression & more with David Sacks

Apr 11, 2020 · 00:30:20

✨ Chamath Palihapitiya and David Sacks discussed rebooting the economy.

Chamath Palihapitiya

00:30:20

E1044: Ask Jason! Starting a company in an economic crisis, bringing on & compensating startup advisors, scaling diligence as an angel investor, Jason’s thoughts on solving the unemployment surge & more!

Apr 10, 2020 · 00:56:27

✨ Starting a company during an economic crisis was explored.

00:56:27

E41: “Angel” Podcast: Shawn Carolan, Managing Partner at Menlo Ventures shares insights on his early investments in Uber, Roku, Siri & JUMP Bikes, adjusting his approach in response to hundreds of new venture funds with billions in dry powder & more!

Apr 10, 2020 · 01:35:58

✨ Shawn Carolan shared insights on early investments in Uber and Roku.

01:35:58

E1043: News Roundtable! Bloomberg Beta’s Roy Bahat & Coelius Capital’s Zach Coelius on how tech is helping during the crisis, how startups should approach SMB loans, when VC funding will bounce back, Notion’s $50M raise, Zoom’s security issues, Luckin coffee & more!

Apr 7, 2020 · 01:24:52

✨ Roy Bahat and Zach Coelius discuss tech's role in crisis response and startup funding outlook.

01:24:52

E1042: Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) shares insights on Recode incident, need for decentralized citizen journalism, techlash through the years, potential COVID-19 endgames: bull, bear & base case scenarios

Apr 3, 2020 · 01:52:09

✨ Balaji Srinivasan critiques corporate journalism and discusses his Recode incident.

01:52:09

E1041: The Lean Startup’s Eric Ries gives tactical advice for founders during an economic downturn: obligations of leadership, extending runway, handling layoffs with grace, finding new revenue opportunities, capitalizing on silver-linings & more!

Apr 1, 2020 · 01:18:32

✨ Eric Ries offers founders advice on extending runway and handling layoffs during downturns.

01:18:32

E40: “Angel” Podcast: Jeff Richards, Managing Partner at GGV Capital shares lessons for founders & investors from 2008 recession & Dot-com bust, criteria for taking on venture debt, valuing companies in a down market & more

Apr 1, 2020 · 01:12:30

✨ Jeff Richards shares lessons from past recessions for founders and investors.

01:12:30

E1040: Figma CEO & Co-Founder Dylan Field shares insights on crucial moments in Figma’s creation, overcoming SaaS burnout, active vs. passive user-pricing, getting Greylock & Sequoia to invest after they initially passed & more!

Mar 27, 2020 · 01:22:15

✨ Dylan Field discusses Figma's creation, WebGL's importance, and competitive landscape.

01:22:15

E39: “Angel” Podcast: Sarah Guo, General Partner at Greylock Partners shares insights on Greylock’s “Zero to One” investment thesis, sharpening her decision-making skills, ranking team, market & product as investment criteria & the changing landscape of VC

Mar 25, 2020 · 01:19:50

✨ Sarah Guo explains Greylock's 'Zero to One' investment thesis and VC commitment.

01:19:50

E1039: Independent Journalist Vincent Woo reflects on his piece, “Lambda School’s Misleading Promises”, shares insights on what drew him to the story, where Lambda School went wrong, how they can be better & more

Mar 24, 2020 · 01:10:27

✨ Vincent Woo investigates Lambda School's misleading promises and ISA structure.

01:10:27

E1038: News Roundtable! Index Ventures’ Sarah Cannon & TechCrunch’s Alex Wilhelm on COVID-19’s impact so far: lessons learned, Sarah’s stimulus plan, endgame scenarios & more

Mar 21, 2020 · 01:22:40

✨ Sarah Cannon and Alex Wilhelm discuss COVID-19's impact and lessons learned.

01:22:40

E1 All-In with Chamath Palihapitiya & Jason Calacanis: US Response to COVID-19 & Impact on Startups, Venture Capital & Public Markets with David Friedberg

Mar 19, 2020 · 01:31:14

✨ David Friedberg, Chamath Palihapitiya, and Jason Calacanis discuss the US COVID-19 response.

Chamath Palihapitiya

01:31:14

E38: “Angel” Podcast: David Cowan, Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners shares insights on owning up to his anti-portfolio, understanding sunk cost, top traits for becoming a VC & best Founders & CEOs he’s ever worked with

Mar 18, 2020 · 01:14:22

✨ David Cowan discusses his venture capital career and Bessemer's investment criteria.

01:14:22

E1037: LAUNCH Accelerator Class 16 Founders of BasicBlock (payment solution for truckers), DaoCloud (lead-gen for health & wellness practitioners) & Lately (AI-powered social media writing software) reflect on their journeys through the program

Mar 17, 2020 · 01:09:02

✨ Founders of BasicBlock, DaoCloud, and Lately share their LAUNCH Accelerator experiences.

01:09:02

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