Best Siliconvalleycelebrities Podcasts (2024)

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Max Altman and Ben Braverman: Returning to Tradition with Saga Ventures 48:05

16d ago48:05

48:05

Max Altman and Ben Braverman were both pretty close to Silicon Valley royalty before they started Saga Ventures. Max had built Alt Capital with his brothers Sam and Jack. Ben had helped Ryan Peterson build Flexport as its Chief Revenue Officer. Recently, they came together with a third partner (Thomson Nguyen, who does not appear in this episode) t…

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Alexis Gay: Silicon Valley’s Favorite Comedian Makes her “Unprofessional” Debut 55:00

29d ago55:00

55:00

If you don’t already know about Alexis Gay, you’re about to. Alexis is the creator and star of her solo comedy show, “Unprofessional”. Recently, her show was a hit at the world-renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and she's now touring the show for audiences across the United States. Alexis previously worked in the tech industry running Business Ope…

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Adeyemi Ajao: A Founder Turned VC on Building Base10 Partners, and the Abundance Mindset 33:36

1M ago33:36

33:36

In this episode of Something Ventured, I talk to Adeyemi “Ade” Ajao, co-founder of Base10 Partners, one of the largest Black-led venture capital firms in the world. Ade shares his journey from growing up in Nigeria and Spain to building multiple successful companies, including Tuenti, which was sold to Telefonica. He also discusses his transition i…

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Ignition Partners' Nick Sturiale: Reflections on a Life in Venture 43:24

3M ago43:24

43:24

Nick Sturiale reflects on a career working in venture capital, in which he invested early in companies such as Splunk, Bill.com, and Reputation.com. Nick shares insights from his extensive career, which spans roles at Ignition Partners, Icon Ventures, Seven Rosen Funds, and the Carlyle Group, among others. He reflects on the evolution of the ventur…

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Founder Collective's Eric Paley on Empathy and Execution in Venture Capital 51:15

4M ago51:15

51:15

Eric Paley is a General Partner at Founder Collective, one of the great seed-stage venture capital brands - and one of the relatively few venture firms led by startup founders. As the name suggests, Founder Collective is a "founder stage" venture capital fund that focuses on providing the first professional round of capital to “entrepreneurs with c…

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Homebrew’s Hunter Walk and Satya Patel: The Power of a Partnership 56:01

8M ago56:01

56:01

Homebrew is one of the great venture firm names. It hearkens back to the 1970s era computer hobbyist group that included people like Steve Jobs. Hunter Walk and Satya Patel are the partners who founded and built Homebrew (the venture capital firm). Nevertheless, if you say “Hunter and Satya” in Silicon Valley, people will know exactly who you are t…

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Atari’s founder Nolan Bushnell and Dr. Leah Hanes Have a (Better) Plan for Educating America 46:20

11M ago46:20

46:20

Nolan Bushnell’s career is extraordinary. Nolan has ignited two entertainment revolutions: first with Atari, birthing the video game industry through classics like Pong, and later with Chuck E. Cheese, merging pizza and arcade games for family fun. A serial entrepreneur, he's founded over 20 companies, venturing into robotics, personal computers, a…

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Richard Socher: Exploring AI with the Visionary AI Scientist, Entrepreneur and Investor 47:09

1y ago47:09

47:09

Richard Socher is a visionary computer scientist, entrepreneur, and AI researcher who has dedicated his career to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI. With a Ph.D. from Stanford University, Richard's groundbreaking work in deep learning, neural networks, and NLP has paved the way for remarkable advances in AI applications. It may seem l…

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Hadley Harris: Building Eniac Ventures with 3 Friends / Investing in AI 45:31

1y ago45:31

45:31

What are the odds that 4 friends can start a VC firm, and still be firing on all cylinders years later? Hadley Harris, one of Eniac Ventures’ 4 co-founders has the answer. Before co-founding Eniac, Hadley was as a developer and engineering team lead at Pegasystems, and later took on roles as a product manager at Microsoft and strategist at Samsung.…

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Samir Kaji: Building Allocate; The State of the Venture Market; Banking Meltdown (SVB/FRB) Post-mortem 48:54

1y ago48:54

48:54

Samir Kaji is the founder behind Allocate, a pioneering platform in the venture capital space. Samir has established himself as a key connector between venture capital firms and the “LPs” (Limited Partners) who invest in them. He is building Allocate to leverage his experience into a platform. After observing inefficiencies in the venture capital m…

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Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund): Unleashing AI's Investment Potential 45:47

1y ago45:47

45:47

Darian Shirazi is a general partner at Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI fund. Gradient Ventures invests in companies that are “developing AI technologies that have the potential to make a significant impact on the world”. Darian is a serial entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded and served as CEO of Radius, a leading customer data platform, for ove…

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Anthony Soohoo: Bringing the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Walmart 51:11

1+ y ago51:11

51:11

Anthony Soohoo is a Venture Advisor at AI Fund. It is a role he took on after building a company (Dot & Bo) that was acquired. He went from buidling his own company to becoming a leader at -- Walmart. . In fact, Anthony became the head of Wal-Mart’s Home Division. It’s the largest US retailer for home goods, and one of six business units at Wal-Mar…

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Nnamdi Okike on Building 645 Ventures, Bias in Fundraising, and Being a Boston Sports Fan in New York 45:53

1+ y ago45:53

45:53

Nnamdi Okike is rapidly becoming a prominent figure in the venture capital industry. He is the co-founder of 645 Ventures, along with his partner Aaron Holiday. Recently, 645 Ventures successfully raised its fourth fund, of about $350 million. Nnamdi's background includes an education at Harvard, membership on the prestigious NVCA board (with forme…

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Coindesk’s David Z. Morris: The Wild Story of FTX and its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried 45:19

2y ago45:19

45:19

David Z. Morris is part of the Coindesk reporting team that was critical in bringing to light the (apparently) massive fraud at FTX, the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. FTX Trading Ltd., commonly known as FTX, abruptly collapsed in 2022, after having grown to become the world’s third largest crypto exchange with over a million users. While st…

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Elad Gil: “A Startup is An Act of Desperation” and Other Wisdom from one of Silicon Valley's Best Investors 50:26

2y ago50:26

50:26

It is not a stretch to call Elad Gil one of Silicon Valley’s best investors. In a world where one big hit can make a venture capitalists’ career, Elad has invested in…Well, here’s a partial list Airbnb, Airtable, Anduril, Brex, Checkr, Coinbase, Deel, Figma, Flexport, Gitlab, Gusto, Instacart, Notion, Opendoor, PagerDuty, Pinterest, Retool, Ripplin…

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Adrian Fenty: From Mayor of Washington DC to…Venture Capitalist 42:34

2y ago42:34

42:34

There are a few – very few –non-traditional paths into venture capital. Adrian Fenty may have one of the most unusual ones. Adrian was the Mayor of Washington D.C., winning that post at the age of 35 (making him Washington D.C.’s youngest mayor ever). In this episode we discuss his path to becoming mayor of a major city and his refreshing style for…

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Michelle Tandler: An Entrepreneur’s “Growth Path”, and “What’s the Matter with San Francisco?” 1:02:51

2y ago1:02:51

1:02:51

Michelle Tandler is an entrepreneur – she founded “Growth Path”, a provider of audio courses for professional development. Her goal is to teach soft skills and management at scale. She previously worked at tech firms Thumbtack and Yammer, as well as the venture capital firm Trinity. In this episode we discuss her entrepreneurial journey, in which s…

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Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast

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Max Altman and Ben Braverman: Returning to Tradition with Saga Ventures 48:05

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Alexis Gay: Silicon Valley’s Favorite Comedian Makes her “Unprofessional” Debut 55:00

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Adeyemi Ajao: A Founder Turned VC on Building Base10 Partners, and the Abundance Mindset 33:36

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Ignition Partners' Nick Sturiale: Reflections on a Life in Venture 43:24

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Founder Collective's Eric Paley on Empathy and Execution in Venture Capital 51:15

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Homebrew’s Hunter Walk and Satya Patel: The Power of a Partnership 56:01

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Atari’s founder Nolan Bushnell and Dr. Leah Hanes Have a (Better) Plan for Educating America 46:20

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Richard Socher: Exploring AI with the Visionary AI Scientist, Entrepreneur and Investor 47:09

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Hadley Harris: Building Eniac Ventures with 3 Friends / Investing in AI 45:31

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Samir Kaji: Building Allocate; The State of the Venture Market; Banking Meltdown (SVB/FRB) Post-mortem 48:54

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Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund): Unleashing AI's Investment Potential 45:47

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Anthony Soohoo: Bringing the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Walmart 51:11

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Nnamdi Okike on Building 645 Ventures, Bias in Fundraising, and Being a Boston Sports Fan in New York 45:53

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Coindesk’s David Z. Morris: The Wild Story of FTX and its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried 45:19

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Elad Gil: “A Startup is An Act of Desperation” and Other Wisdom from one of Silicon Valley's Best Investors 50:26

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Adrian Fenty: From Mayor of Washington DC to…Venture Capitalist 42:34

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Michelle Tandler: An Entrepreneur’s “Growth Path”, and “What’s the Matter with San Francisco?” 1:02:51

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