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Jan. 19, 2024

Episode 28 - Founding Charge Ventures with Brett Martin

πŸ‘‹ Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Brett Martin, Founding Partner of Charge Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey,...

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Dec. 12, 2023

Episode 27 - From Founder to Founding Ripple Ventures

πŸ‘‹ Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Matt Cohen, Founding Partner of Ripple Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, d...

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Nov. 22, 2023

Episode 26 - Building A Community Focused Firm with Jonah Midanik

πŸ‘‹ Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Jonah Midanik, Partner at Forum Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't he...

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May 26, 2023

Episode 25 - Corporate Venture Capital with Joe Dormani

πŸ‘‹ Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Joe Dormani, founding Principal at Thomson Reuters Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want t...

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Nov. 18, 2022

Episode 24 - Relationship Intelligence and the Venture Tech Stack wit…

πŸ‘‹ Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Ray Zhou (@rzhou186), cofounder of Affinity. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't...

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Sept. 13, 2022

Episode 23 - Powering the Platform with Stephanie Manning Cohen

πŸ‘‹ Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Stephanie Manning Cohen (@steph_manning07)! As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't ...

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Aug. 22, 2022

Episode 22 - Venture Capital & the Startup Board of Directors with Ma…

πŸ‘‹ Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Brad Feld ( @bfeld ) and Matt Blumberg ( @mattblumberg ) about the re-release of their book Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and …

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June 12, 2022

Episode 21 - Life as a Junior VC & Becoming a Founder

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team. We...

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March 30, 2022

Episode 20 - Founding A Fund with Heather Hartnett

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team. We...

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March 7, 2022

Episode 19 - The Evolving Venture Stack

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team. We...

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Nov. 16, 2021

Episode 18 - VCs as Creators | Becoming TikTok's @VentureCapitalGuy

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team. We...

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Oct. 8, 2021

Episode 17 - Finding That One Thing with David Rosenthal

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC t...

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Aug. 30, 2021

Episode 16 - Diligence Is A Two Way Street with Dylan Itzikowitz

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC t...

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Aug. 11, 2021

Episode 15 - What's Good for the LP is Good for the GP, first of a th…

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC t...

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July 21, 2021

Episode 14 - The Importance Of Having Fun, and Why All Experience Is …

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC t...

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July 12, 2021

Episode 13 - Moving the Needle On Gender in the Innovation Ecosystem …

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), Austin and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC ...

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May 20, 2021

Episode 12 - Building Community And Raising A First Fund All Online w…

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel ( @rachmast ), Austin and JJ ( @jjmaclean ) from the Goin...

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May 3, 2021

Episode 11 - Geography, Platform and the Power of Manifestation with …

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast: Uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Austin and JJ MacLean (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team. We're re...

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April 12, 2021

Episode 10 - Founding GoingVC & More with John Gannon

πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast: Uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness every second Monday with Austin and JJ MacLean (@jjmaclean) from the Go...

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March 1, 2021

Episode 9 - Startups, Surprise Meetings & Blockchain with Brittany La…

Episode 9 - Startups, Surprise Meetings & Blockchain with Brittany Laughlin πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast: Uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weak...

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Feb. 1, 2021

Episode 8 - Once an Operator, Always an Operator with Elle Bruno

Once an Operator, Always an Operator with Elle Bruno πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast: Uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness every second Monda...

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Jan. 11, 2021

Episode 7 β€” Strawberry Robots & 3D Printers, the Future of Food with …

Strawberry Robots & 3D Printers, the Future of Food with Jonathan Hua πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast: Uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness e...

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Dec. 21, 2020

Episode 6 - Around the World with Ashish Aggarwal

❗Note: We’re still new at this and had some technical difficulties with the audio In the last few minutes. We think the content is great though and hope you enjoy! Around the World with Ashish Aggarwal πŸ‘‹ Hey! Thanks for …

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Dec. 7, 2020

Episode 5 - the Long Way Round with Meagan Loyst

Key Takeaways: Is a massive, well-connected network absolutely critical to breaking into the Venture Capital Industry? No, says Meagan Loyst, a VC at Lerer Hippeau. You do need, however, a way to gain the practical experience VC firms look for …

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