Best Airbase Podcasts (2024)

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Oxford University, UK 12:22

13d ago12:22

12:22

Flashback to the arrival of the comet…Michelle was studying to be a doctor at Oxford University, England. It's the start of the autumn term in 2030, and finds she has a new roommate, from the Carribbean. Lucy now an Overseas student has joined Oxford University, just before the comet arrives and they become much needed friends. Two days later, the …

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Encore: Secrets of Public Speaking and Oral Communication from Renowned Speaking Coach 42:20

1M ago42:20

42:20

Michael Balaoing, founder of Candlelion, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss: - The importance of the acronym WTF (what’s the feeling?) when you’re giving a presentation. - The four roles that you take on as a speaker: captain, pilot, guide, and game show host. - The five questions to ask when seeking…

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Act 7 - Comets and a Pole Shift 7:30

1M ago7:30

7:30

James is surprised that they have opened his file again after ten years and are aware of his time travelling abilities in the past. James agrees to help the technicians with a short test flight as he wants to know more about the plane. During the test flight he sees a list of destinations that were programmed into the planes computer and adds one o…

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Encore: Brad Feld on What Nietzsche Can Teach Entrepreneurs 50:09

2M ago50:09

50:09

Brad Feld (@bfeld), VC at Foundry Group and co-author with Dave Jilk of The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha to discuss: - Common misconceptions about Nietzsche and why being misunderstood makes him an especially interesting philosopher. - What Nietzsche can teach entrepreneurs deciding whet…

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Act 6 - Coronal Mass ejection of the Sun 6:21

2M ago6:21

6:21

Ben and James are driven to the base for a meeting with the top brass at the Base HQ. Ben leads the way to an imposing building with RAF and Union flags outside. In a meeting room they find Ruth London, head of security (Home office) where James is questioned again about where he has been for the past ten years. James asks why there are no military…

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How to Nail Product-Market Fit and Scale a B2B Company with Thejo Kote of Airbase 57:45

3M ago57:45

57:45

Thejo Kote (@thejo) talks to Village partner Ben Casnocha. Thejo is a two-time founder and CEO. His current company, Airbase, is a spend management platform serving companies with 100 and 5,000 employees like Coda, 15Five, Front, Marqueta, CaptivateIQ, Abnormal, and more. Airbase has raised over $200 million, has tens of millions in ARR, and is con…

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Encore: Cloudflare Co-Founder Michelle Zatlyn’s Advice on Hiring, Fundraising, Scaling, and more 50:26

3M ago50:26

50:26

Michelle Zatlyn (@zatlyn), co-founder, president, and COO of Cloudflare, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha for a masterclass with our founders in late 2020. They discussed: - The origin story of Cloudflare, including how the co-founders met, and how Michelle realized that she too could start a company. - Her advice on fundra…

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Lessons from the Early Days at Uber and Advice for Founders with Kevin Novak 46:37

3M ago46:37

46:37

We're excited to launch a new EIR program for data science founders in partnership with Rackhouse Ventures, founded by Kevin Novak. Learn more about the program: https://www.villageglobal.vc/rackhouse-village-global-eir-program Kevin Novak (@novakkm), an early Uber employee, was instrumental in developing their data science program and was the crea…

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Act 5: James and Ben at the RAF airbase 6:25

4M ago6:25

6:25

At the airbase hospital, James is released from quarantine, where he’s discharged by the nurse, Michelle Warwick. He’s told rumors that the planet was hit by a space rock that created tsunamis over most of the English coastal regions. Then she explains that most electrical machines stopped after days of darkness, before the sun returned. When Ben a…

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Encore Episode: John Donahoe’s Lessons on Leadership and Being a Better CEO 54:14

4M ago54:14

54:14

This encore episode is a recording of a special masterclass roundtable session for our founders with John Donahoe. John is CEO of Nike and was previously CEO of ServiceNow and eBay. He is known as one of the most inspirational leaders in Silicon Valley and is a highly sought-after mentor to CEOs including Brian Chesky at Airbnb, Drew Houston at Dro…

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Act 4: The Cylinder on the Beach 12:17

4M ago12:17

12:17

We see the massive crater and the naked woman Kiya, sitting in a pool of mud. Lucy and her Grandma pull her out of the crater and take her back home in a car. After getting cleaned up, Kiya is told that the island is a British territory in the West Indies, with a volcano and tells a part of her story. She wants to go back down to beach to see the c…

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Identifying 275M Unreported Genetic Variations To Improve Healthcare with NIH All of Us Program CTO Chris Lunt 49:08

5M ago49:08

49:08

Chris Lunt is a technology executive with more than 25 years of experience building web services and data platforms. He is in his seventh year as the CTO for the NIH's All of Us Research Program. He joined the NIH from GetInsured, where he worked to improve health insurance shopping and enrollment systems. Previously Chris ran VC-backed internet st…

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Building Hardware Companies and Choosing Co-Founders with Michael Hochberg 57:04

5M ago57:04

57:04

Michael Hochberg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hochberg/) is a physicist and a founder of four successful startup companies in semiconductors and telecommunications, including Luxtera, acquired by Cisco in 2019, and Elenion, acquired by Nokia in 2020. He won the highest awards for young scientists in Singapore (NRF Fellowship) and the United States …

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Secondaries with Matt Pellini of Hamilton Lane 40:19

5M ago40:19

40:19

Matt Pellini, Managing Director at Hamilton Lane, joins Olga Serhiyevich on this episode. Highlights: - Matt says the secondaries market has grown over 5x from 15 years ago to now. - Selling in the secondary market used to be a sign of distress but is no longer. There are many different reasons for doing so and it’s mostly a sign of a manager being…

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Act 3 - Why this Caribbean Island? 5:14

5M ago5:14

5:14

Flashback to 2020 continued at the Marine base, Dorset England where the Captain and Giles reflect on what really happened. Satellite pictures show that the house was not destroyed by a drone strike, but de-materialized before. They consider an image of a girl being helped out of the crater by what looks like two local women. The Captain remembers …

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Lessons Learned From Running CalSTRS with Chris Ailman 52:38

5M ago52:38

52:38

Christopher Ailman (@CJAtheCIO), Chief Investment Officer at CalSTRS, joins Olga Serhiyevich on this episode. Highlights: - CalSTRS, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System, was created in 1913 and is actually older than Social Security. It has over 400 members who are over 100 years old who are still receiving their pension. - Chris says …

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Encore: Mark Pincus on Product Management, Raising Capital, and Building Zynga 1:10:17

6M ago1:10:17

1:10:17

This encore episode is a recording of a special event where Mark Pincus (@markpinc) was interviewed by Ben Casnocha in San Francisco in front of a live audience of portfolio founders, friends of the firm, and LPs. Mark is co-founder and Executive Chairman of Zynga, and is an angel investor in Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and other companies. He tal…

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Encore: Bill Gates on Advice For Founders, Mistakes, and Philanthropy 59:58

6M ago59:58

59:58

This encore episode is a recording of a special event where Bill Gates was interviewed in San Francisco by Julia Hartz, co-founder of Eventbrite. It originally took place in 2018 in front of a live audience of Village Global founders and friends of the firm. We are honored to count Bill Gates among our luminary LPs whose financial capital and engag…

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Encore: Jerry Yang on Yahoo!, Early-Stage Investing, and China 56:18

6M ago56:18

56:18

Jerry originally joined us on the podcast in 2019. He is co-founder of Yahoo! and founding partner of AME Cloud Ventures. He was interviewed in front of a live audience in San Francisco by Village Global co-founder and partner, Ben Casnocha. Jerry told stories from the early days of Yahoo! and explained his lessons learned from the experience. He a…

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The Balancing Act: Navigating Planning Regulations and the Power of Local Voices with John Pearce 47:37

6M ago47:37

47:37

Unlock the mysteries of planning regulations and their real-world applications as John Pearce, a seasoned planning expert, joins us for a riveting exploration of development orders and local democracy. This episode is a must-hear for anyone keen to understand the tug-of-war between government mandates and community rights. We delve into the world o…

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How Superplastic Built a Social Media-Native Character Universe 44:00

6M ago44:00

44:00

Paul Budnitz, founder of Superplastic, and Jennifer van Dijk, CEO of Superplastic, join Christina Des Vaux, head of marketing and platform at Village Global, on this episode. Takeaways: Superplastic is a creatively-led company that has managed to maintain its unique identity and artistic integrity while nevertheless running a thriving business. The…

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Act 2 - Flash back to England, 2020 8:58

7M ago8:58

8:58

After his return to England, a British Commando on the joint task force to the island is arrested and taken to a Royal Marine base to provide a report of what happened on the Caribbean island. This is just the beginning, as he recounts a force field on the beach with dead fish and birds and someone called James doing strange things with the cylinde…

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Act One: Ten Years in the Future 8:07

7M ago8:07

8:07

The Protagonist James, is now found in the year 2030 in a damaged house, in hot sunshine. He looks outside at a land of nothing but sand and starts to walk west towards the setting sun. When he reaches a gully, he sees he's on an island, with a mile of water to a coastline of tall buildings glinting in the setting sunshine. Finding a damaged paddle…

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John Strange on the Power of Resident Participation in Neighbourhood Planning 27:12

8M ago27:12

27:12

Ever wondered how your neighbourhood took shape? How decisions about housing, infrastructure, and amenities were made? Join us on a fascinating journey with John Strange, Vice Chairman of the Finchingfield Parish Council, as we unlock the secrets of neighbourhood planning! We lift the lid on the detailed process that shapes our local communities, f…

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Sneak Peek of the upcoming Postlude show 4:15

9M ago4:15

4:15

Welcome, to this Sneak Peek on the first Monday next month, about my Journey to Science and Fiction. The first of ten episodes are to be released on the November 6th, two thousand and twenty-three. Hello, my name is Andrew Man and I’m an independent author who lives and writes close to one of the largest lakes in Europe. I started my SciFi series o…

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Bridging the Justice Gap: Sue Willman's Fight for Legal Equity and Social Justice 37:17

9M ago37:17

37:17

Imagine a world where access to justice isn’t a privilege, but a fundamental right. That's the vision we explore with our guest, Sue Willman, a Senior Consultant Solicitor of Deighton Pierce Glynn (DPG). We delve into the struggle of marginalised communities to secure legal representation and the fight of 'lefty lawyers' to bridge this justice gap.…

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Reference Checking and Personality Assessments with Investor Graham Duncan 51:26

10M ago51:26

51:26

Graham Duncan (@GrahamDuncanNYC) is a longtime investor and author of a legendary essay on reference checking: https://grahamduncan.blog/whats-going-on-here/ He was interviewed by Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha (@bencasnocha) during a special masterclass for Village Global founders and friends of the firm. Takeaways: - Be aware …

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Insights on Capital Power Brokers from Hedge Funds to Venture Capital with Sebastian Mallaby, author of The Power Law 51:29

10M ago51:29

51:29

Sebastian Mallaby (@scmallaby) is the Paul A. Volcker senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and a contributing columnist for The Washington Post. He is the author of five books, including most recently The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future. He joined Olga Serhiyevich, head of investo…

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Challenging Change: Mark Ault's Fight for the Three Fields Ward and the Future of Wethersfield Airfield 40:42

10M ago40:42

40:42

Imagine turning a safe conservative ward into a thriving independent one, and challenging looming governmental plans – that's what our guest, Mark Ault, the new district councillor for the Three Fields Ward, has done. Mark shares his compelling journey to local council politics and his fierce commitment to the campaign to stop Wethersfield Airfield…

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Surviving the Unexpected: The Journey of an Army Base Community 30:38

10M ago30:38

30:38

Have you ever wondered what it's like to live on a military base, with power outages, water shortages, and the constant threat of unexpected relocation? Lesley, a Vice Chair of the Field Association and part of an Army family, gives us an intimate look into this not-so-ordinary life. She pulls back the curtain on a tight-knit community that was abr…

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LatAm Digital Transformation Report from Atlantico 49:16

11M ago49:16

49:16

Julio Vasconcellos (@JulioV), managing partner at Atlantico, and Ana Martins (@martinsg_ana), partner at Atlantico, join Anne Dwane (@adwane), co-founder and partner at Village Global, to discuss Atlantico’s 2023 report on digital transformation in Latin America. Takeaways: - If Latin America was its own country it would be #3 in the world in terms…

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Opportunities in Public Health Investing with Gurdane Bhutani and Zeshan Muhammedi 52:43

11M ago52:43

52:43

Gurdane Bhutani and Zeshan Muhammedi are co-founders and GPs at MBX, a VC firm investing in early-stage bio/healthtech companies tackling major public health threats. Prior to that they co-founded healthcare and life-science venture capital firm FundRx, where they championed the firm's build-out of its community-driven investment infrastructure, mo…

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