Episodes

June 24, 2018

20VC: The 4 Key Skills All VCs Need To Be Successful, How To Build, M…

is a Partner with , one of the West Coast's leading growth investment firms with over $150Bn in IPOs and a portfolio that includes the likes of Facebook, Salesforce, Snap, Box, Mulesoft and Cloudera just to name a few. As for...

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June 17, 2018

20VC: General Catalyst's Hemant Taneja on Why We Are In A Golden Age …

is Managing Director @ General Catalyst, one of the world's leading venture firms of the last decade with Airbnb, Stripe, Snapchat, Hubspot and Gusto all in their portfolio. As for Hemant, he has led investments at GC in Stripe, SNAP,...

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June 15, 2018

20VC: Why VCs Are Wrong About Single Founders, The Benefits of Party …

is the Founder & CEO @ , the exclusive dating app that wants you to spend your time a little more intelligently when it comes to finding the perfect match online. They have raised funding from the likes of Aileen Lee @ Cowboy...

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June 11, 2018

20VC: Why Process is Everything In Good Venture Firms, Why GPs Should…

Peter Parker is the Managing Partner @ , the $130m fund transforming life science investing through backing companies based in shared laboratories in Cambridge, San Francisco, San Diego, Durham, and NYC. For the past three decades, Peter has...

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June 8, 2018

20VC: From Sequoia To Accel To General Catalyst: What Makes The Best …

is the Co-Founder of both  and . Starting on Lola, the company brings joy to business travelers by finding the best flights for busy schedules and perfect hotels that suit personal preferences. To date, Paul has raised...

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June 4, 2018

20VC: What John Doerr Taught Me About Great Investing, Why Not All A …

is the Co-Founder and Managing Director @ , one of Silicon Valley's newest and most exciting Series A funds with the announcement of their debut $151m fund in Sept 2017. Prior to co-founding Defy, Trae was a general partner...

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June 1, 2018

20VC: Why Every Startup Will Either Fail or Rebrand, How To Do OKRs T…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the world's largest ticket inventory on the web serving more than 500,000 artists and teams in over 380,000 venues. To date, Jack has raised over $160m in VC funding with SeatGeek from the likes of John Locke @...

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May 29, 2018

20VC: Lessons From Slack and Opendoor on Price Sensitivity, Why The B…

is a Managing Partner @ , one of the world's leading venture funds with  $3.8Bn under management across 8 funds and a portfolio including the likes of Airbnb, Xiaomi, Alibaba, Slack, Square, the list goes on. As for Glenn, since...

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May 25, 2018

20VC: The Core Lessons From Building a 150 Startup Angel Portfolio, W…

is the Founder & CEO @ , a health care system combining world-class doctors with advanced technology to empower patients to take control of their health. To date Adrian has raised funding from some of the true greats of the...

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May 21, 2018

20VC: Why The Days of Spray and Pray at Seed Are Over, How To Compete…

is one of the West Coast's leading angel investors with a  including the likes of Zoom.us, Tango.me, TomFoolery (acquired by Yahoo) and Arista Networks, where he also sits on the board. Prior to angel investing, Dan spent 18 years...

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May 17, 2018

20VC: 3 Questions Founders Must Stress Test VCs with, What Separates …

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that provides homecare your family will love. To date Seth has raised over $60m in funding with Honor from the likes of Thrive Capital, a16z, Homebrew and 8VC. Prior to Honor,...

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May 13, 2018

20VC: Why Crypto Is The Biggest Disruptor To Hit VC In A Decade, The …

is the Founding Partner @ , one of North America's leading early-stage funds with a portfolio including the likes of previous guests Coinbase, AngelList, Shippo, TopHat, Polychain Capital and many more incredible companies. As for Boris,...

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May 11, 2018

20VC: Hims' Andrew Dudum on The Scaling Playbook of The Fastest Growi…

is Co-Founder & CEO @ , the fastest growing men’s health and wellness brand that has raised over $45m in VC funding from some of the best in the business including Thrive Capital, Forerunner Ventures, IVP, Redpoint and SV angel just...

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May 8, 2018

20VC: Andy McLoughlin on The Benefits of Backing Unsexy Businesses wi…

is Partner @ , formerly SoftTech and one of the leading early-stage funds on the West Coast. In their incredible portfolio, they have the likes of Fitbit, SendGrid, PostMates, Front, PoshMark, Eventbrite and many more. As for Andy, he loves...

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May 4, 2018

20VC: Why VCs Are Wrong About Bootstrapped Founders, How Content Can …

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that is used by thousands of e-commerce companies to get world-class packaging at unbeatable prices. To date, Jesse has raised close to $10m in VC funding from some of the best in the business...

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April 29, 2018

20VC: Why Follow-On Investments Are Always A Better Investment, Why S…

is one of New York's leading angel investors with a portfolio including the likes of The Trade Desk (IPO: 2016), Datadog and Flurry (acquired by Yahoo) just to name a few. Prior to angel investing, Jerry built the first open market for the...

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April 27, 2018

20VC: Why Your Board Are Right 50% of The Time, Biggest Lessons From …

is the Founder & CEO @ , the world's largest online thrift store, and consignment store. To date, ThredUp has raised over $130m in VC funding from many friends of the show including Tim @ Redpoint, Patricia @ Trinity, Eric @...

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April 23, 2018

20VC: The Biggest Trend Of Our Lifetime Is The Decentralisation of En…

is the Founding Partner @ , the venture firm that believes the Midwest is the opportunity of our lifetime with more entrepreneurs building billion-dollar companies in the Midwest than in the last 50 years combined. Since...

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April 20, 2018

20VC: Thumbtack's Marco Zappacosta on The 3 Core Elements To All Boar…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that allows you to find local professionals for pretty much anything. To date, Thumbtack has raised over $270m in funding from some of the very best including Sequoia Capital, CapitalG (Google...

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April 16, 2018

20VC: How a16z Uses NPS To Create Better Founder Experiences, Why Int…

is Founding Partner @ , one of Silicon Valley's newest entrants to the early stage scene with a $50m fund looking to back founders solving fundamental human problems. Prior to co-founding Refactor, Zal was a Partner @ a16z where he co-led...

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April 8, 2018

20VC: Why You Have To Raise $100m+ If You Want To Go Big Today, The 5…

is a Founding Partner @ , one of Silicon Valley's leading and newer entrants to the Series A scene. At Canvas, Paul has made investments in the likes of Everwise, Fluxx Labs, Roofstock, Thrive Global, Transfix, and...

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April 6, 2018

20VC: Why Facebook Will Be The Company To Succeed in Crypto, Why Foun…

is the Founder & CEO @ , the startup that provides you with not just data but truth allowing you to gain clarity to reach and convert your best B2B prospects. To date, Darian has raised over $105m in VC funding with Radius from...

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April 2, 2018

20VC: Greylock's Jerry Chen on The 2 Fundamentals To Assessing Startu…

is a Partner @ , one of the world's most successful VC funds with prior investments in the likes of Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, AirBnB, Dropbox, AppDynamics, Coinbase and many more incredible companies. As for Jerry, Jerry invests...

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March 30, 2018

20VC: Tearing Up Term Sheets and Writing Your Own, Why Founders Must …

is the Founder & CEO @ , the direct-to-consumer brand that delivers real, unprocessed, unrefined foods in the most convenient format possible: frozen. To date, they have raised over $43m in funding from the likes of former guest...

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