Episodes

Dec. 13, 2020

20VC: Figma Founder, Dylan Field on How Leadership Needs To Evolve wi…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the company that helps teams create, test, and ship better designs from start to finish and is one of 2020's fastest-growing companies. To date, Dylan has raised over $132M with Figma from some of the best including...

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Dec. 9, 2020

20VC: Hopin, The Breakout Startup of 2020 on Scaling from 10 to 230 P…

is the Founder & CEO @ , one of the fastest-growing companies on the planet, providing an online events platform where you can create engaging virtual events that connect people around the globe. In the last 13 months, Johnny has raised over $174M...

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Dec. 6, 2020

20VC: Reid Hoffman on Investing in Airbnb and Passing on Stripe, The …

is a Silicon Valley stalwart in the modern technology world. On the investing side, he is a Partner @ , one of the leading venture firms of the last 2 decades with a portfolio including Facebook, Airbnb, Dropbox, Figma, Appdynamics and Okta to name a...

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Dec. 3, 2020

20VC: Stitch Fix Founder Katrina Lake on Growth vs Profitability, Her…

is the Founder & CEO @ , a multi-billion dollar public company, which has brought an entirely new model to retail apparel by combining data science, technology, and personal stylists, to create a unique shopping experience tailored to the...

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Nov. 29, 2020

20VC: Robinhood Founder Vlad Tenev on The Single Most Important Thing…

is the Co-Founder & CEO @ , the company that provides commission-free investing, plus the tools you need to put your money in motion. To date, Vlad has raised over $2.2BN with Robinhood from some of the very best in the business including Sequoia,...

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Nov. 22, 2020

20VC: Benchmark's Sarah Tavel on Why Chasing GMV Will Lead To The Wro…

is a General Partner @ , one of the most successful funds of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Uber, Twitter, Dropbox, WeWork, Snapchat, StitchFix, eBay and many more. As for Sarah, prior to joining Benchmark, she was a General...

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Nov. 18, 2020

20VC: Alexis Ohanian on Why Now Was The Right Time To Start Seven Sev…

is the Founder @ , his new fund which just recently announced their first investment leading the $4M seed round for Dispo. Prior to founding Seven Seven Six, Alexis was the Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Initialized Capital, where he backed many...

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Nov. 15, 2020

20VC: Slack Founder Stewart Butterfield on Leadership Styles, Decisio…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the leading channel-based messaging platform, used by millions to align their teams, unify their systems and drive their businesses forward. Prior to their direct listing in June 2019, Stewart raised over $1.3Bn from the...

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Nov. 11, 2020

20VC: Accel's Dan Levine on The Current State of Seed & Series A, The…

is a Partner @ , one of the world's leading venture firms with a portfolio including the likes of Facebook, Slack, Qualtrics, UiPath and Deliveroo. As for Daniel, he actually joined Accel in 2010 before leaving to join Dropbox. At Dropbox, he worked...

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Nov. 8, 2020

20VC: Lessons from Investing in Uber and Airbnb, How To Think Through…

is a General Partner @ , Alphabet’s independent growth fund with investments in the likes of Stripe, UiPath, Looker, Robinhood and Lyft to name a few. At CapitalG, Derek has led investments in Collibra, Dataiku and Armis as well as sitting on...

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Nov. 5, 2020

20VC: Zach Weinberg on Whether A Company is a Democracy, The Importan…

is a Co-Founder of , operators funding operators, with no outside LPs, just their own capital. Fun fact, 20VC Fund has actually invested with them in 3 companies from Alt, Dooly.ai and Boom Pay. Prior to founding Operator Partners, Zach was the...

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Nov. 1, 2020

20VC: The Implications of a Biden vs a Trump Administration on Ventur…

is a Founding Partner @ and currently Chair of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) Board of Directors. Lightspeed is one of the premier funds of the last decade with homeruns including Snapchat, Affirm, Mulesoft, Nutanix and Stitch Fix....

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Oct. 29, 2020

20VC: Unity Founder David Helgason on The Hypergrowth Early Days of U…

is the Founder @ , the company that gives content creators the tools to create innovative RT3D experiences and deliver better processes for almost every industry. Prior to their IPO in 2020, Unity raised from the likes of Sequoia, Thrive, DFJ,...

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Oct. 26, 2020

20VC: Sequoia's Roelof Botha on His Biggest Lessons Working Alongside…

is a Partner @ , one of the world’s leading venture firms with a portfolio including the likes of Airbnb, Instacart, Stripe, UiPath, Zoom, the list goes on. As for Roelof, at Sequoia he has led rounds into the likes of YouTube, Instagram,...

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Oct. 22, 2020

20VC: Intercom Founder, Eoghan McCabe on How To Deal with the Weight …

is a technology entrepreneur. He's started a number of companies, the most notable of which is Intercom, the conversational relationship platform. He was CEO of Intercom for nearly 10 years, during which he grew the company to hundreds of millions in...

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Oct. 18, 2020

20VC: Cyan Banister on Her Relationship To Money, Risk, Her Investmen…

is one of the most successful and renowned early-stage investors of the last decade. Her portfolio includes the likes of SpaceX, Uber, Affirm, Opendoor Postmates, Niantic and Thumbtack to name a few. Today Cyan is a Partner @ Long Journey Ventures,...

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Oct. 15, 2020

20VC: How To Determine The Risks To Take vs To Pass On, Should Founde…

Spike Lipkin is the Founder & CEO @ , the modern insurance brokerage empowering risk management experts with advanced technology to deliver innovative solutions to their clients'. To date, Spike has raised from some of the best in the business...

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Oct. 12, 2020

20VC: CRV's George Zachary on His Relationship To Money and How it ha…

is a General Partner @ , one of the nation's oldest and most successful early-stage venture capital firms with a portfolio including the likes of Airtable, DoorDash, Dropbox, Niantic and many more. As for George, today at the firm he focuses on...

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Oct. 8, 2020

20VC: CapitalG Founder David Lawee on Why People Overvalue Diversific…

founded , Alphabet’s independent growth fund, in 2013, drawing on his experience both at Google and as a serial entrepreneur. Since then, he has helped transform high-potential startups into some of the most highly valued businesses of our...

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Oct. 4, 2020

20VC: Arlan Hamilton: "We Have Come For Cake, Not The Crumbs", Arlan'…

is the Founder and Managing Partner @ , the seed fund that has paved the way investing exclusively in startups that are led by underrepresented founders. Backstage Capital also expanded their model and now have Backstage Accelerator working with...

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Sept. 30, 2020

20VC: What Is Founder Narrative Fit and How to Detect and Invest In I…

is a Partner @ , one of the leading venture firms of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Stripe, Snapchat, Airbnb, Canva, Cazoo, the list goes on. As for Katherine, at GC she has led deals in game-changing companies such as...

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Sept. 28, 2020

20VC: Anduril Founder, Palmer Luckey: "I Am Here To Build a $50Bn Com…

is the Founder @ , founded on the premise of radically transforming the defence capabilities of the United States and its allies by fusing artificial intelligence with the latest hardware advancements. To date, Palmer has raised over $385M with...

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Sept. 25, 2020

20VC: The 4 Phases of Effective Decision-Making, The No 1 Quality of …

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that brings all of your words and data into a flexible all-in-one doc. To date, Shishir has raised over $140M from some great names including Greylock, Kleiner Perkins, General Catalyst, NEA and Homebrew to...

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Sept. 20, 2020

20VC: The Chainsmokers on Raising Their First $35M Fund and Entering …

Alex Pall and Drew Taggart are the Founders of The Chainsmokers and Mantis. The Chainsmokers are one of the most sought after musical acts of our time. As for Mantis, just last week they announced their first $35M venture fund and have backing from...

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