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The Village Global podcast takes you inside the world of venture capital and technology, featuring enlightening interviews with entrepreneurs, investors and tech industry leaders. Learn more at www.villageglobal.vc.
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Lenovo presents A Smart Perspective - a podcast that goes beyond the tech to reveal the human stories driving digital transformation. In each episode, host Per Overgaard sits down with CIOs and IT decision-makers from some of the world’s most forward-thinking companies. Together, they unpack not just what technologies are being implemented - but why, how, and the impact they’re having across industries. But this isn’t just about systems and strategy. It’s about personal journeys, bold leader ...
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Village Global's Solarpunk is a podcast about technology, space, and defense. We discuss how western society will use technology to adapt to the changing global landscape. We’re inspired by the theme of solarpunk — the mindset of what the planet will look like when humanity succeeds in solving major contemporary challenges through technology.
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For the final episode of the series, A Smart Perspective goes trackside -recorded at Formula 1®’s legendary HQ and Media & Technology Centre in Biggin Hill. Per Overgaard sits down with Claire Sparks, Head of Portfolio and Technical Initiatives at F1, to explore what it really takes to run one of the most technologically advanced operations in the …
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Van Jones is a political commentator, author, and former Obama White House advisor. Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins is founder and CEO of Promise, a software company transforming how governments deliver services to people in need. They joined the Village Global team to discuss what founders building in complex sectors need to know about power, narrative, and…
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Jennifer Tejada is CEO of PagerDuty, a public company serving 30,000+ customers worldwide. She joined Village Global GP Ben Casnocha for a masterclass on scaling in the AI era, followed by live feedback sessions with four founders building AI-native companies. Takeaways: Enterprise sentiment has shifted from “fear of missing out” to “fear of gettin…
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CIO to explore the profound question at the heart of today’s digital age: What does it mean to be human in a world increasingly shaped by technology? The conversation jumps straight into the deep end, beginning with a look back at the history of humanity and how our ways of learning, thinking, and connecting are evolving. Sharon draws from her back…
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Ever wondered if AI could unlock superhuman abilities? What about digital referees revolutionizing sports, or feeling overwhelmed by non-stop tech advancements? In this episode, Tobias Hooton, the visionary Founder and CEO of Stelia, chats with Per Overgaard to dive headfirst into the frontier of innovation. Get ready for a rollercoaster conversati…
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While Per was stranded mid journey thanks to a cancelled flight, the team flew into Bologna, Italy – known as Motor Valley: the land where speed was born. We took the unique opportunity to get behind the doors of Ducati HQ, and the chance to speak with Federico Benassi, Ducati Corse Race IT Manager. In this slightly different format, Federico enabl…
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Amjad Masad (@amasad), founder and CEO of Replit, and Yohei Nakajima (@yoheinakajima), Managing Partner at Untapped Capital, joined Village Global partner Ben Casnocha for a live masterclass with Village Global founders. Takeaways: AI agents are rapidly evolving, with coding and deep research agents showing the most traction today. But general-purp…
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Jacob Mullins, Venture Partner at Village Global, welcomes Kristen Ostro, founder and CEO of Strut Consulting, to discuss the foundational elements that set venture capital firms up for long-term success. Kristen shares how her career began under the mentorship of Dick Kramlich at NEA, where she was trained in the core values and operational excell…
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Jacob Mullins, Venture Partner at Village Global, sits down with Ezra Roizen, General Manager of Advsr and author of "The Magic Box Paradigm," to demystify the world of startup mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on Jacob’s private podcast, VC Mastermind, which we are cross-posting on the Village Global podcast. Drawing on decades of experience as both …
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In the very first episode of A Smart Perspective, host Per Overgaard travels to Bonn, Germany to meet Christian Klie, Business Owner of Future Cloud Infrastructure at T-Systems. Known by many as a mobile network provider, T-Systems is in fact a major player in global cloud innovation—and Christian brings a wealth of insight from the front lines of …
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Introducing A Smart Perspective - a new podcast series from Lenovo that goes beyond the technology to explore the human stories, bold decisions, and leadership philosophies shaping digital transformation today. Hosted by Per Overgaard, each episode features conversations with CIOs and IT leaders from some of the world’s most innovative companies. I…
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Abhay Parasnis is founder and CEO of Typeface, is former CTO/CPO at Adobe, and sits on the board of Dropbox and Schneider Electric. He joined Ben Casnocha, co-founder and partner at Village Global, for a live masterclass for Village Global founders. Takeaways: If you can break into the top tier of the enterprise market, it’s hard to dislodge you. B…
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Aaron Harris was a partner at YC for 7.5 years where he funded Deel, OpenSea, Scale AI, Rappi, Lattice, and others. He also built YC's Series A program where he worked with founders on over 200 Series As and Bs that raised in excess of $3B in capital. He joined Sam Kirschner, VP at Village Global, to give Village Global founders helpful tips on fun…
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Kathy Copic is founder of Fieldwork Partners, where she works closely with early stage companies on scoping technical projects, getting early ML models into production, and helping them hire. She was interviewed by Lindsay Pettingill, Investment Partner at Village Global, during this masterclass for Village Global founders. Takeaways: Maintain at l…
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Eynat Guez, founder and CEO of Papaya Global, was interviewed by Ben Casnocha, co-founder and partner at Village Global, during this masterclass for Village Global founders. Takeaways: Show up to key meetings as the founder or executive team — don’t just send the sales team. It signals to the client that you’re personally invested and committed to …
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