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E15: Redpoint's Logan Bartlett on Carving Out a Spot in Venture

Today we're joined by Logan Bartlett of Redpoint to dive into shifts in venture's past, present and future - and break down the strategies and positioning of other prestigious VCs.

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Nov. 28, 2023

E15: Redpoint's Logan Bartlett on Carving Out a Spot in Venture

Today we're joined by Logan Bartlett of Redpoint to dive into shifts in venture's past, present and future - and break down the strategies and positioning of other prestigious VCs.

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Nov. 15, 2023

E14: A Deep Dive into Thrive Capital's Investment Strategy

Today we're joined by Kareem of Thrive Capital for one of the most extensive conversations we've had on the show—we cover the core insight that drove Thrive to invest in late-stage companies like Stripe and Slack, how they approach thinking …

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Nov. 7, 2023

E13: Do the Work — Benchmark on How VCs Can Actually Provide Value to…

This week's episode of Turpentine VC features Benchmark GPs Sarah Tavel and Eric Vishria. We discuss ideas that are central to Benchmark's beliefs in firm-building, including why platform teams exist to help the general partners more so than founders themselves.

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Oct. 31, 2023

E12: An Inside Look Into Sequoia's Strategy & Operations, with Alfred…

Erik is joined by Alfred Lin, partner at Sequoia Capital for over 13 years, and investor in Airbnb, Doordash, Houzz, and more legendary Silicon Valley companies.

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Oct. 24, 2023

E11: Ann Miura-Ko Breaks Down How to Build A Venture Firm in 2023

On episode eleven of Turpentine VC, Ann Miura-Ko—co-founding partner at Floodgate— sits down with Erik Torenberg to dive deep into the core fundamentals of VC partners talk about behind close doors, including how to identify inflection points to give you …

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Oct. 17, 2023

E10: No Process, High Conviction — The Iconoclastic Founders Fund DNA

Trae Stephens, General Partner at Founders Fund, joins Erik Torenberg to chat through how the firm's focus on independent thinking and debate culture, and counterintuitive lack of true process, has been key in helping them build an enduring fund.

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