Episodes

June 28, 2019

20VC: Cameo's Steven Galanis on Why You Must Fall In Love With Your M…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that allows you to book personalised shoutouts from your favourite people. To date, Steven has raised over $65m in VC funding for Cameo from some of the very best in the business including Bedrock,...

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June 23, 2019

20VC: Benchmark's Bill Gurley on 5 Traits Benchmark Look For When Add…

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 many more. As for Bill, widely recognised as one of the...

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June 21, 2019

20VC: Justin Kan on Why We Have To Normalize Vulnerability in Startup…

is the Founder and CEO @ , the startup providing a full-service corporate law firm that uses modern technology to give startups a legal experience that is fast, transparent, and price-predictable. To date, Justin has raised over $75m in...

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June 17, 2019

20VC: Why Historical Loss Ratios Are Simply Too High, Why Data Is The…

is Co-Founder & General Partner @ , one of Silicon Valley's newest funds on the block being founded by Jonathan, Arjun Sethi and Ted Maidenberg. To date, Tribe has invested in the likes of Carta, Cover, Mode Analytics, Prodigy and SFOX....

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June 14, 2019

20VC: Lime CEO Brad Bao on How Lime Assess The Micro-Mobility Landsca…

is the Co-Founder & CEO @ , the startup that provides distribution of shared scooters, bikes and transit vehicles, with the aim to reduce dependence on personal automobiles for short distance transportation. To date they have raised...

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June 9, 2019

20VC: a16z's Scott Kupor on The Biggest Learnings From Scaling a16z f…

is Managing Partner @ , one of the world's most renowned venture funds with a portfolio including the likes of Facebook, Airbnb, Github, Lyft, Coinbase, Slack and many more. As for Scott, he has been with the firm since its inception in...

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June 6, 2019

20VC: Plaid's Zach Perret on Why You Have To Hire For Spikes and What…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup providing the easiest way for users to connect their bank accounts to an app whether it be transactions, identity or authentication. To date, Zach has raised over $300m with Plaid from some of...

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June 3, 2019

20VC: Why Portfolio Construction Is Inefficient, Why The Only Thing T…

is Managing Partner @  and in his own words, "a pretty eclectic investor who loves to see just about any deal". To date, Zach has made investments in the likes of mParticle, Cruise Automation, Branch Metrics, SkySafe, ProsperWorks and...

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May 31, 2019

20VC: Why You Must Have A Customer Acquisition Strategy From Day 1, H…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup providing a home of your own for business travel with smartly furnished homes for extended stays. To date, Kul has raised over $14m in VC funding from some dear friends of the show in the form of...

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May 27, 2019

20VC: Y Combinator's New President, Geoff Ralston on The Single Most …

is President @ , the world's leading accelerator with a portfolio that includes the likes of Stripe, Airbnb, Dropbox, Coinbase, Instacart, DoorDash, Flexport and so many more. As for Geoff, he started his career running engineering at...

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May 24, 2019

20VC: Front's Mathilde Collin on Why Discipline Is More Important Tha…

is the Co-Founder & CEO @ , reinventing the email inbox with new workflows and efficient collaboration so people can accomplish more together. To date, Mathilde has raised over $79m in VC funding with Front from some of...

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May 20, 2019

20VC: Softbank Managing Partner, Jeff Housenbold on How Softbank Appr…

is a Managing Partner @ , the leading and most influential firm in the venture space investing more than $93 billion in the businesses and technologies they believe will enable the next stage of the information revolution. To...

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May 16, 2019

20VC: How To Build True Human Relationships with VC Pre-Investment, W…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup on a mission to make cities more affordable to everyone allowing you to live with great people in the city you love. To date, Jon has raised over $28m in funding for Starcity from the likes of Social...

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May 12, 2019

20VC: Kleiner Perkins' Mamoon Hamid on The Strategy Behind The New $6…

is a Partner @ , one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture firms counting Google, Airbnb, Amazon, Spotify, Square and many more $Bn companies among their portfolio. As for Mamoon, he has invested in and served on the boards of...

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May 10, 2019

20VC: Clearbanc's Michele Romanow on Why 40% of VC $ Raised Today Goe…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that provides entrepreneurs capital to grow without giving up a piece of their company. In 2019 alone, Clearbanc plans to invest $1B in 2,000 companies. To fund these ambitious plans, they have...

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May 6, 2019

20VC: Why Consumer Brands Must Embrace Physical Retail To Avoid Infla…

is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner @ , the fund with the core thesis being the physical world around us is colliding with technology. Within their portfolio is the likes of Lime, OpenDoor, Clutter, ClassPass, Lyric and Hippo just to...

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May 3, 2019

20VC: Okta Founder Frederic Kerrest on Why You Want To Be A Monopolis…

is the Founder & COO @ , the independent and neutral platform that securely connects the right people to the right technologies at the right time. To date Frederic has raised over $415m with Okta from some of the best in the...

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April 28, 2019

20VC: Why Lead Lime's Series D Funding Round, Why Engineers Are Under…

is a Partner @ , a leading US venture fund with a portfolio that includes the likes of LinkedIn, Lime, SendGrid, Jet.com and more incredible companies. As for Sarah, what a start she has had to her time at Bain...

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April 26, 2019

20VC: Why Startup Founders Have One Core Job, How To Reduce Risk & In…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that brings you online classes taught by the world's greatest minds including Steve Martin, Natalie Portman, Margaret Attwood and more. To date, David has raised over $140m in funding for Masterclass...

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April 22, 2019

20VC: Lightspeed's Jeremy Liew on Why It Is More Important To Be Righ…

is a Partner @ , one of the leading firms of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Snapchat, Mulesoft, Max Levchin’s Affirm, AppDynamics and many more incredible companies. As for Jeremy, he is best known for...

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April 19, 2019

20VC: Figma Founder Dylan Field on The Biggest Mistakes Young Founder…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that provides a better way to design, prototype and collaborate, all in the browser. To date, Dylan has raised over $82m in funding from some of the world's best investors including Sequoia,...

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April 14, 2019

20VC: So You Want To Be Acquired? Instacart VP of Corp Dev, Dave Sobo…

is the Vice President of Corporate Development @ , the company that delivers your groceries in as little as 1 hour. To date the company has raised over $1.9Bn in funding from some of the very best investors and operators including Mike...

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April 12, 2019

20VC: Carta Founder Henry Ward on Why The Best Companies Are Not Prod…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that helps private companies, public companies, and investors manage their cap tables, valuations, investments, and equity plans. To date, Henry has raised over $147m in funding from some of the...

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April 7, 2019

20VC: NEA Partner, Dayna Grayson on Sourcing, Picking, Winning, Gut v…

is a Partner @ , one of the leading venture firms over the last 4 decades with a portfolio including the likes of Opendoor, Jet.com, Uber, WorkDay, Plaid, Box and many more incredible companies. As for Dayna, she has led the firm's...

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