Episodes

Sept. 23, 2018

20VC: Benchmark's Sarah Tavel on Why Investing Success Lies In Small …

is a General Partner at , one of the world’s leading VC funds with a portfolio including the likes of Twitter, Uber, Snapchat, eBay, WeWork, Yelp and many more revolutionary companies of the last decade. As for Sarah, Sarah has led...

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Sept. 20, 2018

20VC: How To Build Credibility with Investors, Employees and Customer…

is the Co-Founder and CEO at , the farmer-to-farmer agronomic information network improving the livelihood of farmers by making data useful and accessible. To date, they have raised a whopping $193m in funding from the likes of Kleiner...

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Sept. 16, 2018

20VC: Lessons Learned Scaling PillPack from Seed to Amazon Acquisitio…

is Managing Partner @ , one of the leading seed funds of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Uber, PillPack, Coupang, Hotel Tonight, Venmo, Buzzfeed and many more incredible companies. David himself sits on the board of...

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Sept. 14, 2018

20VC: Behind The Scenes of a $Bn IPO Process, What Startups Can Learn…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the company that allows you to control your brand experience across the digital universe. Due in part to Howard's incredible leadership of the firm, Yext went public in April 2017 with an opening price of...

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Sept. 9, 2018

20VC: The Biggest Lessons From Working Alongside John Doerr, How To O…

is the Founding Partner @ , Google’s new AI-focused venture fund, which will invest in and connect early-stage startups with Google’s resources, innovation, and technical leadership in artificial intelligence. Prior to...

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Sept. 7, 2018

20VC: The Mindset The Best Investors Assume When Assessing Opportunit…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that measures real-time occupancy of every room in your office. To date, they have raised over $16m in funding from some great friends of the show in the form of Founders Fund, Mark Suster @...

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Sept. 4, 2018

20VC: What It Takes To Found and Scale A Global Venture Firm Like Lig…

is a Founding Partner @ , one of the world’s leading venture funds with a portfolio that includes the likes of Snapchat, Mulesoft, Affirm, StitchFix, AppDynamics, Nutanix and many more incredible companies. Barry himself has led...

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Aug. 30, 2018

20VC: Casper Founder Philip Krim on The Right Way To Think About Mark…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the global sleep company that launched in 2014 offering perfect mattresses directly to consumers. Since then they have raised over $239m in funding from the likes of NEA, Lerer Hippeau, IVP, Norwest...

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Aug. 27, 2018

20VC: The Commonalities In The Makings Of Truly Great People, How Sil…

is the Founder @  and the Head of AI @ . Taking them in turn, Pioneer is the home for ambitious outsiders of the world where they are building a community of creative young people working on interesting projects around the...

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Aug. 24, 2018

20VC: Lessons From Scaling Trulia to IPO, How To Maximise Your Impact…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that simplifies everyday healthcare by providing access to high quality, last-minute care. To date, Heather has raised over $23m in funding from some of the great of the world of venture...

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Aug. 19, 2018

20VC: The 2 Core Areas Value Will Accrue In Crypto, Why Crypto Will D…

is the Managing Partner @ , one of the leading crypto asset management firms today investing in both liquid and illiquid tokens that are emerging stores of value and rooted in novel technology. Prior to Electric they personally...

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Aug. 17, 2018

20VC: Why Founders Must Use VCs as a Barometer, How to Make Distribut…

is the Founder & Chief Strategy Officer @ , the startup that helps you create world-class technical teams through remote operations as a service. They recently raised a phenomenal $13m Series A with some of the world's most...

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Aug. 13, 2018

20VC: Why Partners Are There To Save Each Other From Themselves, Why …

is Founding Partner @ , one of the East Coast's leading early-stage funds with a portfolio including the likes of AngelList, PillPack (acq by Amazon), Freshbooks, Hopper, Secret Escapes and many more incredible companies. Accomplice is also...

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Aug. 10, 2018

20VC: Why Founding Your First Company Is Like Learning Through A Thou…

is the Founder & CTO @ , the open-source software company that provides consistent workflows to provision, secure, connect and run any infrastructure for any application. To date, Hashicorp has raised over $74m in VC funding from...

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Aug. 5, 2018

20VC: 3 Core Considerations When Investing In Physical Product Co's, …

is Managing Partner @ , founded alongside Net-A-Porter founder, Natalie Massenet, Imaginary invests in early–stage opportunities at the intersection of retail and technology. Included in their incredible portfolio is the likes...

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July 30, 2018

20VC: Lightspeed Partner Adam Goldberg on Why There Remains No Mass M…

is a Partner @ , one of the world's leading funds with a portfolio including the likes of SNAP, Mulesoft, Max Levchin’s Affirm, AppDynamics and many more incredible companies. As for Adam, at age 13, Adam enrolled as a full-time...

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July 27, 2018

20VC: GOAT's Eddy Lu on Pivoting From Failing Social Dining App To Th…

is the Co-Founder & CEO @ , the largest marketplace in the world for buying and selling authentic sneakers. To date, GOAT have raised over $97m in VC funding from some of the best in the business including Accel, Index, Upfront and...

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July 23, 2018

20VC: The Metrics That Matter In Early-Stage Consumer, Why Moats Matt…

is Managing Partner @ , the consumer-only venture fund backing a new breed of brands. Their stellar portfolio includes the likes of eBay, Zulily, General Assembly, Allbirds and Dia&Co, just to name a few. As for Jason, Jason is the...

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July 20, 2018

20VC: ClassPass CEO Fritz Lanman on Betting His Career Facebook Would…

is the CEO @ , the startup that provides the most flexible fitness membership ever. To date, they have raised over $154m in VC funding from the likes of Thrive, GV, CRV, Fifth Wall and Temasek just to name a few. As for Fritz, prior to...

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July 17, 2018

20VC: Elad Gil's High Growth Handbook on The Commonalities of The Tru…

is the Founder @ Color, the startup that shows you your genes can help you make better health decisions. They have raised over $112m in funding from the likes of General Catalyst, CRV, 8VC, Aaron Levie and more incredible names. Elad is also an...

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July 12, 2018

20VC: Why Fundraising Is Like Dating and How to Play The Game Success…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that is reinventing the way parents shop for their kids clothes. To date, Rachel has raised over $19m in VC funding from the likes of Kirsten Green @ Forerunner, August Capital, General...

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July 9, 2018

20VC: Lessons From 2x $Bn Exits in Trulia and lastminute.com, 3 Leadi…

is a Managing Partner @ , one of Silicon Valley's newest and most exciting funds with the recent announcement of their new $150m fund late last year. Prior to VC, Pete was a serial entrepreneur building one of today's most...

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July 6, 2018

20VC: Why Serial Entrepreneurship is Overrated, Why You Will Get Fire…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that allows you to lend everything you need to have the experiences you want. To date, Joe has raised over $16m in funding for Joymode from friends of the show including Homebrew, Slow Ventures,...

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July 2, 2018

20VC: Why Most The Value In Crypto Will Accrue in Governance, When In…

is Founding Partner @ , one of the new venture capital partnerships that invest solely in crypto assets and more specifically in decentralized information networks. Prior to founding Placeholder, Joel spent three years at developing...

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