Most venture capital firms are stress testing the technology and hard hitting questions of what "tomorrow" may look like. Here’s their real-time take…
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Costanoa Ventures: Amy Cheetham on transitioning from Operating to Investing, building a venture partnership, and the role of hiring in scaling early startups
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"I firmly believe that for-profit technology companies stand the best chance of solving many of the world’s toughest problems and venture lets me be a part of that process." Amy is a Partner at Costanoa Ventures where she focuses primarily on fintech. In addition to deepening the firm’s fintech portfolio in the US, Amy has driven the firm’s expansi…
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Lerer Hippeau's Ben Lerer on the rise of the NY Venture scene, building and scaling a firm, and building moats at the seed stage.
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Ben Lerer is a Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau. He is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Thrillist, which was acquired by Vox Media in 2022. He chairs the Board of Directors for Urban Upbound and is an Associate Member of the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences (IADAS). Lerer holds a BS from the University of Pennsylvania.…
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From YC Hype to Data Moat Strategies: An Interview with Wen-Wen Lam, Partner at Gradient Ventures
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Wen-Wen is a Partner at Gradient Ventures. Previously, Wen-Wen was the CEO & Co-founder of NexTravel (YCW15), a leading corporate travel solution that serviced thousands of customers like Lyft, Twilio, and Stripe. She grew the business to over $100M in annual sales before exiting to Travelperk in 2020. Prior to this, Wen-Wen worked with a number of…
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Halcyon | Driving Change While Doing Good with Kate Goodall
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Kate Goodall (she/her) is the Co-Founder and CEO of Halcyon, an incubator for early-stage impact ventures. Since launching in 2014, Goodall has added an early-stage venture fund (of which she is co-managing director), an angel investing network, microloan fund, and a range of intensive programs, continually seeking to serve increasing numbers of en…
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Visible Hands VC - Daniel Acheampong on Building the Future of Venture Capital
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Daniel Acheampong, Founder, Visible Hands VC Daniel was most recently an Entrepreneur in Resident at MIT designX, where he co-founded a marketplace platform. He was an associate at Summit Partners, where he helped manage the firm’s due diligence process to raise investment funds. Previously, he was a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs, where he sup…
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The Kings of LA: Ajay Relan on the Slauson & Co. Story
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About Ajay: Ajay Relan is an investor, entrepreneur, and community builder. Prior to Slauson & Co., Ajay was a founding Partner at Queensbridge Venture Partners. With a keen focus on brand building and storytelling, Ajay's passion lies in identifying trends and engineering culturally aligned brands. A lifelong Angeleno, Ajay has established a busin…
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"Bada** Woman" | The Chingona Ventures Journey with Samara Hernandez
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About Samara: Samara Mejia Hernandez is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Chingona Ventures, a Venture Fund that focuses on rapidly changing sectors and founders with experiences that uniquely position them to build startups in underserved growth markets. The fund has $60MM in AUM and has made over 40 investments across technology secto…
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The King of Twitter | Mac Conwell on Building Rarebreed Ventures
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Key takeaways: --Your limit to opportunities is your own mindset. --Founders should build their network consistently over time. It will help you understand the fundraising journey, and bring you honest feedback about how long the journey will take. --Early stage investors are "founder evaluators" more so than "business evaluators". Help them believ…
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Chloe Capital's Elisa Miller-Out on lessons for leaders scaling a company, what its like on the investor side of the table, and a word of advice for the next gen of Founders.
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Elisa Miller-Out, Managing Partner Elisa Miller-Out is Chloe Capital’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner. She is an experienced serial tech entrepreneur, having founded and led seven companies over 20+ years. She is an experienced investor, having invested in 45 companies, in addition to executing 10 M&A transactions. Elisa is also an active board di…
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Eric Tarczynski from Contrary on: spotting Hyper-Growth, tips for first time builders and the impact of price compression at the early stage
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Eric is the founder and GP of Contrary. Contrary's portfolio includes hyper-growth companies like Anduril, Ramp, and Zepto. Key Takeaways: Identify the brightest people in the world first, then build infrastructure to support them for their entire life Identify LPs who believe in you emotionally before they believe in your model (not people in weal…
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Let's Talk Consumer! Redpoint Ventures' Meera Clark on thesis driven investing, spotting resilient founders and building your brand in venture
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Topics covered: Finding founders through thesis-driven investing Spotting resilient founders- are they building because this product needs to exist What this new market means for deal pacing Driving value add for portfolio companies The talent recruiting landscape Building your brand in venture About Meera: I’m an early stage investor at Redpoint V…
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Startup Fundraising 101 with Nathan Beckord, CEO of Foundersuite
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Nathan Beckord is the CEO of Foundersuite.com and VentureArchetypes.com. On the consulting and advisory side, he mainly works with early stage internet, B2B software, mobile, and consumer product startups. He is also interested in platforms, markets, and networks. Nathan has worked with several crowdfunding companies, such as Kickstarter and Appbac…
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The SLOW Burn - Sam Lessin on thinking outside the box, investing in human potential, and what he has learned building Slow Ventures
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Sam Lessin - General Partner at Slow Ventures. He has co-founded two companies, Fin and Drop.io (acquired by Facebook in 2010). Between 2010 and 2014 Sam was a VP of product management at Facebook, where he managed the People, Places, and Things product group and the Identity product group. Sam started his career at Bain and Company and attended Ha…
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"It Takes a Village" - From Techstars to Launching The Fund with Jenny Fielding
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Jenny Feilding, General Partner at The Fund, Adjunct professor at Columbia, and entrepreneur joins us on the Road Untraveled this week. Jenny is a pre-seed investor and mentor to hundreds of founders around the world. She is a 2x entrepreneur herself and knows how challenging it is to build great products, inspire a team and keep the lights on. She…
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Hunter Walk (Homebrew) - The Screendoor Initiative, lessons learned in big tech, & how to enjoy the journey
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Hunter Walk, Co-founder and Partner at Homebrew. Homebrew is a seed-stage venture firm with investments like Chime, Plaid, Gusto, and many more. Prior to Homebrew, Hunter received his BA from Vasser and MBA from Stanford and then spent time at Youtube as a director of product management. Episode Highlights: Lessons learned at Google and Youtube as …
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The RAISE Conference - Talking LP/GP relationships with Ben Black (Akkadian Ventures)
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Key Take-Aways Ben Black - Founder and CEO of Akkadian Ventures: 1. "Venture capital requires a level of trust that is unlike any other business because you find out your failures first before you figure out your wins. And if you want to press personal relationships and really put a lot of pressure on them, deal with failure together." 2. Tune out …
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David Fialkow (General Catalyst) - Helping founders communicate in tough times, building diverse investment teams and what it takes to win.
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I had an insightful conversation with David Fialkow, Co-founder and Managing Director of General Catalyst, a venture capital firm that partners with founders from seed to growth stage to build companies that withstand the test of time. Key Take-Aways From This Episode: 1. David speaks about the importance of connection and the value of working with…
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Lightspeed Venture Partners - Barry Eggers on building a global venture brand, navigating LP relationships for emerging managers, and the Lightspeed Scout Fund.
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On today's episode, I am joined by Barry Eggers, Founding Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Episode Key Takeaways: Barry shares with us his 20+ year journey from a new venture firm in the early 2000s to the global powerhouse that is Lightspeed today. We get Barrys take on the state of venture and his position on acknowledging and preparing fo…
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Navigating Your Fundraise Journey with Jean-Pierre Adechi, CEO at Wheeli
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Jean-Pierre Adechi, Founder & CEO, Wheeli Key Takeaways 1. The system isn't merit based- build relationships and a network that can help you build trust in the communities that will allow you to access the resources you need to succeed 2. Lean on advisors and people from the community to better identify folks who want to help you navigate the syste…
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The Godfather of Pre-seed Investing: A Conversation with Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures
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Charles Hudson is Founder and Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures Key Takeaways: 1. Volume matters- do you get to meet enough companies in a year. They meet 3-4k companies and make 30 investments. You can't identify high quality founders if you don't see enough of them. 2. Some investors are great product people, some are good at market structur…
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Mercedes Bent (Lightspeed Venture Partners) on the future of edtech, how exceptional founders prioritize, and the need for more diverse VC investors.
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Key Takeaways 1. Exceptional founders understand "what matters most". They help triage what is most important and help their teams deliver on the priorities that matter most for the growth of the business. 2. Founders must be "learning animals"- ready to scale and upskill at all times. They must surround themselves with smart talent, ask questions,…
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Kauffman Fellowship - Jeff Harbach on finding your "zone of genius", advice for emerging managers and his take on trends coming to the venture industry.
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Jeff Harbach, President & CEO, Kauffman Fellows Key Takeaways The worlds biggest problems will be solved by companies that weren't venture backable in the past. More importantly, the people building those companies will be the folks who have experiencing dealing with those problems first hand, and will likely be more representative of society (more…
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James Currier and Brittany Yoon (NFX) on Network Effects and the Power of Building Community
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Key Takeaways: 1. 70% of the value in tech has been created by catalyzing network effects within the core business. 2. Competition in the venture ecosystem is good for business. The disbalance of power in the past caused bad behavior, and more competition is good for Founders and helps them find the best partner for their specific endeavor. 3. Look…
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David Tisch (Box Group) on investing with a prepared mind, finding the best teams and how to build a strong generalist portfolio.
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David Tisch, Founder & Managing Partner, Box Group Key Takeaways, 1) Behind every great company are people, and it's our job to identify the best teams and try to convince them to let us work with them. 2) Friends give advice, parents tell people what to do. The best investors are friends, who prioritize Founder interest over their own. 3) The proc…
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The Queen of Equal Pay: Leyla Seka (Operator Collective) on building coalition and community, identifying talented Founders, and tips as you prepare for your Fundraise.
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Leyla Seka, Partner, Operator Collective Key Takeaways: 1) Build consensus within an organization and work in the background to gain momentum before asking for support. Bring in a holistic view and others opinions to make sure you are analyzing all the valid perspectives. 2) Come solution oriented when you are working to create change. 3) There's n…
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Clouded Judgement: SaaS trends, what it takes to go public, and how to build a personal brand with Jamin Ball (Redpoint Ventures)
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Jamin Ball, Redpoint Ventures Key Takeaways: 1. Productivity tools, remote collaboration and cloud security are three areas seeing momentum due to the move to remote during the pandemic. 2. Net revenue retention and GM adjusted CAC Payback are two metrics he watches to see if a company has what it takes to succeed in public markets. 3. Don't undere…
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Sequoia Scout Crystal Widjaja on the Sequoia investing framework, building consumer products and becoming a good seed investor.
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Crystal Widjaja, Startup Advisor & Sequoia Scout Key Takeaways: 1) Spending time operating before venture helps you better understand the drivers of growth in a company, and it's helpful when you sit on the other side because it helps you identify founders who really understand the journey. 2) As you begin scout investing, develop your thesis aroun…
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Semil Shah (Haystack VC) on the LP landscape, advice for founders, and the "chocolate chip cookie company" fallacy
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Semil Shah, Managing Partner, Haystack VC Key Takeaways: 1) LP's struggle to deploy capital without face to face opportunities, so emerging managers are not being funded as quickly as they hoped. On the flip side, many LP's are excited about the pending reset in asset prices from a downturn, and funding may pick up sooner than expected as they sear…
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'Back to School' with the Moore Twins (CRV) on breaking into venture, building a personal brand and sourcing great companies in a pandemic
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Olivia and Justine Moore, CRV Key Takeaways: 1. Sourcing: college students are often the first adopters of next gen consumer platforms, and being around the college campus is a great way to get involved. 2. Finding trends: follow a diverse range of creators outside of your friend community to see what new products and apps are gaining traction. 3. …
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Courtside VC on the return of the NBA, the future of in game betting and the Stockdale Paradox.
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Courtside VC, Founding Partners (Vasu Kulkarni + Deepen Parikh) Key takeaways: 1. Sports is a global gateway, and there is a lot of pent up demand for it. It's not a matter of if, but when, and there will be significant momentum when it can finally return. 2. 75% of betting in Europe is in game betting, while only 25% in the US. There is a lot of t…
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645 Ventures' Nnamdi Okike on the top 5 myths of Billion dollar startups, leveraging data to find investments, "return the fund" frameworks, and advice for black founders.
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Nnamdi Okike, Founder & Managing Partner, 645 Ventures Key Takeaways: 1. Deals today can be more efficiently identified outside of the traditional technology hubs. In part because software companies today require less upfront capital, but also because and the technical talent needed to scale them is more distributed than ever before. 2. Founders sh…
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NextView Ventures' Rob Go on investing in underrepresented Founders, the transition from FOMO to FOLD, and changes to the consumer business model.
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Rob Go, General Partner, NextView Ventures Key Takeaways: 1. E-com businesses that have subscription-like unit economics will begin to be treated more favorably as this crisis unlocks a new consistent consumer base. 2. Dislocation between economic realities and public markets exists, but early stage company valuations are still predominantly driven…
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Brendan Wallace (Fifth Wall) on built world technology, the future of the retail ecosystem, and the impact of COVID on the home office setup.
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Brendan Wallace, Founder and Managing Partner, Fifth Wall Key Takeaways: 1. Emerging manager needs to be able to clearly articulate their edge in the market and what makes them win vs other new funds, especially in times where capital is harder to raise. 2. 90% of US retail still happens offline, and we don't know when they will open or how people …
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Jules Maltz (IVP) with a note for aspiring VCs, the importance of protecting cash flow, and changes to the VC funding environment
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Jules Maltz, General Partner, IVP Key takeaways: 1. Companies don't go out of business because the idea fails, they go out of business because they run out of money. Protecting your resources allows you to pivot and weather the storm. 2. Building in "degrees of freedom" that allow the business to sustain revenue decline/downturns is critical and sh…
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Legendary Investor Brad Feld (Foundry Group) on never having "fake days", how to be a better ally, the impact of second order effects, and the failure of warning systems in tech.
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Key Takeaways: 1. A great way to be a helpful ally is not to shift the burden and ask how you can help, but ask what programs and organizations they care about and donate your time and money to help those causes grow. 2. Warning systems fail because they don't tell us when they are no longer going to warn us. Whether within a company or out in soci…
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Road Untraveled: 5-time Founder and General Partner Nihal Mehta (Eniac Ventures) on the media consumption trends, industries to watch, and building a company in a pandemic.
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Nihal Mehta, Founding General Partner, Eniac Ventures Key Takeaways: 1. "Time spent on media" vs "ad dollars going to media" are not directly tied. Consumer business models are not designed to succeed in recessions, and many will need to adjust rapidly to survive. 2. Construction, real estate, insurance, health care are large components of GDP tran…
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Road Untraveled: Sheel Tyle (Amplo) on building companies that matter, false rallies in the stock market, and the perseverance of "downturn founders".
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Sheel Tyle, Founder and CEO, Amplo Key Takeaways: 1. Public market run up is a result of investors struggling to find good places to deploy capital. Low interest rates and an increase in trading volumes can create false rallies, and don't necessarily suggest strong fundamentals. 2. Advice to Founders: Hope for the best and plan for the worst. 3. Tr…
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Road Untraveled: Miriam Rivera (Ulu Ventures) on advice to startup founders, the importance of investing in diverse teams, and the innovation that often arises in times of adversity.
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Miriam Rivera, Founder & Managing Partner, Ulu Ventures Key Takeaways: 1. Role models and resources can change the trajectory of a student's professional journey. Find ways to take a chance on students who may not look like you, and drive the diversity you want to see in the World. 2. Founders should evaluate the spectrum of capital available when …
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Road Untraveled: (Sports) DRIVE by DraftKings - Managing Director Kiki Mills Johnston on returning to sports after COVID19 and the future of fan engagement.
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Kiki Mills Johnston, Managing Director, DRIVE by DraftKings Key takeaways: 1. Companies are trying to identify ways to engage fans when they aren't able to bring them into the stadium (VR, competitions, fantasy, etc) 2. A new light is being shed on e-sports, but we still need to ask "is this a means to an end or a new norm once all this settles". 3…
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Road Untraveled: Marlon Nichols from MaC Venture Capital on companies that thrive in this environment, the importance of still setting goals, and how to support diverse founders right now.
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Marlon Nichols, Founder & Managing Partner, MaC Venture Capital Key Takeaways: 1. Companies that can thrive in this environment: health tech space, remote work, collaboration, government/reg tech. 2. Companies will have to make hard changes, but need to keep an eye on how the business is performing and whether you are still achieving the short term…
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Road Untraveled: M13's Courtney Reum on interesting consumer sectors to watch, the "experiential" economy, and the importance of wellness and self care.
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Courtney Reum, Founder, M13 1. Double down on transparency and communication with your investors and employees. 2. Consumer companies will have to bridge the frustrations in delivery lag by creating unique messaging and a sense of community to capture customers. 3. Founders should think hard about how to not self-isolate during these lonely times. …
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Road Untraveled: Lightspeed Venture Partners' Amy Wu on the PPP program, cash flow management, and the industries she is watching.
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Amy Wu, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners Key Takeaways: 1. Teams should think about stress-testing for both "COVID impact" as well as "recession impact". 2. Great companies are founded & funded in times like this. Funds will continue to search for high quality opportunities to add to their portfolio. 3. Industries with potential tailwinds: gami…
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Road Untraveled: Prologis Ventures' Breton Birkhofer on supply/demand shocks, real estate tech, and fundamental changes to the labor force as we knew it.
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Breton Birkhofer, Principle, Prologis Ventures Key Takeaways: 1. Companies should think critically about the total cost of layoffs, as they also should include the cost of hiring and retraining. 2. The depth and length of the demand shock is still unclear, and it is hard to know just how severe the knock on effects across the supply chain will be f…
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Road Untraveled: RSE Ventures' Matt Higgins on the future of DTC companies, the role of content creation, and playing "offense" in times of uncertainty.
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Matt Higgins, CEO @ RSE Ventures / Vice Chairman @ Miami Dolphins Key Takeaways: 1. Every conversation should start "how can I help you". Investors should think about ways they can relieve their teams of items that have long lead times. 2. The future belongs to the content creators. Build a community and build empathy to your end customer. 3. Teams…
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Road Untraveled: Ann DeWitt, General Partner of MIT's 'The Engine' on tough tech companies and how this pandemic will bring light to the many global crises we are facing.
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Ann DeWitt, General Partner, The Engine Key Takeaways: 1. This pandemic is highlighting the importance of "tough tech" companies and accelerating their ability to reach milestones and engage customers. 2. Global issues have been localized as a result of COVID19, and the resulting collaboration of teams working to solve issues like climate change wi…
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Road Untravaled: Shasta Ventures' Nikhil Basu Trivedi on the importance of employee health, industries to watch and the light at the end of COVID19.
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Nikhil Basu Trivedi, Managing Director, Shasta Partners Key Takeaways: 1. There are a number of behavioral changes that are happening through this environment that will shape the strategy of companies born in the near future. 2. The health of your employee base should be of paramount focus. That includes ensuring that founders monitor themselves. 3…
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Road Untraveled: (UK Edition) GCVs’ Jim Mawson on the global impact of COVID19, the role of debt funding, and what it's like viewing the US response to COVID19 from London.
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Jim Mawson, Founder and CEO Key Takeaways: 1. Corporate VC's can be instrumental in helping their portfolio companies not only have the funding to get through, but a perspective of a customer on how to engage during these times. 2. Debt may become a more compelling financing instrument if equity and VC funding becomes more expensive. 3. In the shor…
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Road Untraveled: Shift Ventures’ Jeff Cherry on investing in uncertainty, maintaining culture and how to interact with your investors through COVID19.
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Jeff Cherry, CEO, Shift Ventures Key Takeaways: 1. There is opportunity to invest in short term solutions that get us through the times, but it's also important to focus on "the next big things", and those companies are still being built. 2. Try to get your founders focused on solving the little things- with so much on their plates, paralysis can s…
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Road Untraveled: Shawn Merani on first-time funds, raising capital and the importance of identifying your champions during COVID19.
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Shawn Merani, Founder and Managing Partner, Parade Ventures Key lessons for founders and emerging managers that are preparing to fight COVID19. Key Takeaways: 1. Bolstering the balance sheet and identifying opportunities to extend runway is one of the most important things a founder can do right now. 2. This process (and pending layoffs) will likel…
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Road Untraveled: Culture Shift Labs’ Andrea Hoffman on resiliency, D+I in the workplace and black leaders setting positive examples during COVID19
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Andrea Hoffman, Founder and CEO, Culture Shift Labs Andrea Hoffman and Culture Shifting Labs, among other things, is committed to the success of the Black and Latinx VC community. Through these tough times, she and her partners (including Denmark West) are working to identify the LP's and allies that want to continue and even accelerate this work. …
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