Best Lightspeed Tech Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 19: Blending Tech, Sales, and Creativity: Tim Melanson's Success Formula 18:57

6h ago18:57

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🚀 New Episode Alert: Lightspeed Investing Podcast Episode 19 is Live! 🚀 🎙️ Join us for Part 3 with the incredible Tim Melanson, founder and host of the "Work at Home Rockstar" podcast. Tim's journey from a cubicle-bound programmer to a successful entrepreneur is nothing short of inspiring. In this episode, we dive into: 🌟 The unique blend of tech s…

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Why Decentralized Networks Are More Important Than Ever | Weekly Roundup 1:06:47

3h ago1:06:47

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Gm! In this episode, Jack and Mert discuss the recent arrest of Pavel Durov, and its repercussions. They also ask themselves, who does the responsibility of content moderation fall on? Additionally, they unpack the internal debate heating up within the Ethereum Community. Finally, they talk about how they view narratives, and what Solana’s next nar…

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20Growth: Uber's Expansion Playbook for Scaling from 10 Cities to $10BN in Revenue | How Uber Acquired 1M Drivers | How Uber Solved the Chicken and The Egg Problem in New Markets and What Uber Would Be ... 41:43

1d ago41:43

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Scott Gorlick was employee #99 at Uber. Over 6 years, Scott built Uber in Atlanta and helped the company scale from 10 cities to $10B in revenue. Scott is also a prolific angel investor having written early checks into Lime and Standard Cognition to name a few. In Today's Episode with Scott Gorlick We Discuss: 1. The Driver Acquisition Playbook: Sc…

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Will Prediction Markets Survive? | Kyle & Nigel 1:10:47

2h ago1:10:47

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Gm! In this episode, Kyle, the CEO of Hedgehog Markets, and Nigel, the CEO of BetHog, joined us to discuss a burning question: will prediction markets survive? We covered the UI improvements prediction markets have made, how these markets are useful for surveying public opinion, and solutions for resolving gray area outcomes. Additionally, we talke…

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20VC: AI Scaling Myths: More Compute is not the Answer | The Core Bottlenecks in AI Today: Data, Algorithms and Compute | The Future of Models: Open vs Closed, Small vs Large with Arvind Narayanan, Professor ... 51:55

1d ago51:55

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Arvind Narayanan is a professor of Computer Science at Princeton and the director of the Center for Information Technology Policy. He is a co-author of the book AI Snake Oil and a big proponent of the AI scaling myths around the importance of just adding more compute. He is also the lead author of a textbook on the computer science of cryptocurrenc…

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Crypto’s Instant Payments Breakthrough | Ben Mills 1:05:13

2h ago1:05:13

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Gm! In this episode, Ben Mills, the Co-founder of Meso, joined us to discuss peer-to-peer payments! We looked back on the early days of P2P payment apps, how crypto can improve upon these web2 systems, and building trust with users. Additionally, we discussed his journey from Venmo to Solana, and how Venmo was able to stand out amongst its peers. F…

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Darian Shirazi from Gradient Ventures - Empathy, Curiosity, and the Immigrant Mindset 40:04

2h ago40:04

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Send us a Text Message. Miguel Armaza interviews Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures, an early-stage venture fund focused on AI and data-rich companies, with Google as its major LP. Prior to Gradient, Darian founded and sold Radius, a B2B Customer Data Platform. He is also an early investor in companies including Lyft, Udemy, Carbo…

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20VC: Why the IPO Market is not Closed | Why Revenue Multiples are BS and Founders Need to Change | Advice From Jack Ma, Jamie Dimon and Evan Spiegel | Lessons from Taking Snap & Alibaba Public with Imran ... 1:04:38

5d ago1:04:38

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Imran Khan is the OG of IPOs having taken some of the biggest companies public including Alibaba, Snap, Box, Weibo and more. Today, Imran is the founder and Chief Investment Officer of Proem Asset Management. Prior to co-founding Proem, Imran served as Snap Inc.’s Chief Strategy Officer. Under his leadership, Snap’s annual revenue run rate increase…

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CEO roundtable: Shopify, Wealthsimple, Lightspeed, Koho, Ecobee 41:39

3h ago41:39

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“The world is loopy. Everything is a cycle. Everything is a product of compounding changes.” Summer is almost over, so hear from these Canadian tech leaders as you prepare to get back to work in September. Featuring insights from Michael Katchen (Wealthsimple), Daniel Eberhard (Koho), Dax Dasilva (Lightspeed), Stuart Lombard (Ecobee), and Tobi Lütk…

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20Sales: How Snowflake Built a Sales Machine | Why You Have to Hire a CRO Pre-Product | Why Most Sales Reps Do Not Perform | Why Hiring Panels are BS in Interviews | Why Remote Sales Reps Do Not Care About ... 1:03:57

8d ago1:03:57

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Chad Peets is one of the greatest sales leaders and recruiters of the last 25 years. From 2018 to 2023, Chad was a Managing Director at Sutter Hill Ventures. Chad has worked with the world's best CEOs and CROs to build world-class go-to-market organizations. Chad is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Lacework and Luminary Cloud and on…

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Crypto Incentive Models Are Broken | Weekly Roundup 55:18

5d ago55:18

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Gm! In this episode, Jack and Mert discuss how betting rebranded to prediction markets, and potential SocialFi and prediction market crossovers! They also dove into the EigenLayer airdrop controversy, and the conflicts of interest associated with it. Additionally, they asked - do we need fewer tokens? Are current crypto incentive models broken? Fin…

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20VC: Five Lessons Scaling Toast to $14BN Market Cap | The Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in Fundraising, Hiring and Selling with Aman Narang, CEO @ Toast 1:03:33

24m ago1:03:33

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Aman Narang is the Co-Founder and CEO of Toast, one of the best-in-class vertical SaaS companies of our time with a market cap today of $13.5BN. Five astonishing stats that show the quality of the Toast business today: $1.2bn in ARR with 48.4% from payments. Toast Capital has reached $1bn in annualised loans originated. 875k restaurants in the US (…

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Ep. 24: Mastering Business Funding: Get Banks to Approve Any Loan with Anthony Vanaki 19:19

9h ago19:19

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🎙️ Lightspeed Investing Podcast Episode 24: Anthony Vanaki Part 5 🎙️ Join us for another insightful episode as we welcome back Anthony Vanaki, CEO of Deliver Capital. This week, Anthony delves into maximizing your bank approvals for business funding by organizing your financial statements effectively. In this episode, you'll learn: 💡 The importance…

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Will A Solana ETF Get Approved? | Matthew Sigel 51:59

2h ago51:59

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Gm! In this episode, Matthew Sigel from VanEck joined us to discuss VanEck’s Solana ETF filing, gauging customer demand for spot crypto ETFs, and an ETFs impact on the Solana network. We also dive into what Solana needs to improve on, determining the value of L1s, and bringing the NASDAQ onchain. Enjoy! Resources Recent Developments With Solana ETF…

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Dynasties in the Making: 15 Companies Cultivating Tomorrow’s Fintech Leaders 31:07

7d ago31:07

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Send us a Text Message. In this episode, I sit down with Andrew Endicott, who’s my co-founder at Gilgamesh Ventures and who also previously built Petal, a New York fintech company. Andrew and I discussed a research report we recently published in collaboration with the Wharton School of Business. We examined the incredible impact that 15 leading fi…

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20VC: Chips, Models or Applications; Where is the Value in AI | Is Compute the Answer to All Model Performance Questions | Why Open AI Shelved AGI & Is There Any Value in Models with OpenAI Price Dumping ... 58:35

12d ago58:35

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Aidan Gomez is the Co-founder & CEO at Cohere, the leading AI platform for enterprise, having raised over $1BN from some of the best with their last round pricing the company at a whopping $5.5BN. Prior to Cohere, Aidan co-authored the paper “Attention is All You Need,” which introduced the groundbreaking Transformer architecture. He also collabora…

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Canadian Web3 regulations & Coinbase’s year in review 50:09

11h ago50:09

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“I think it's really important for Canadians to speak to their public officials and remind them that this is an important industry. They should be taking it seriously. They should be putting in the time to speak with industry and learn about it.” Live from the Blockchain Futurist Conference, award-winning BetaKit reporter Josh Scott moderates two i…

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Ep. 23: Tripling Your Business Funding Approvals with Anthony Vanaki - Part 4 21:18

4h ago21:18

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🎙️ Lightspeed Investing Podcast Episode 23: Tripling Your Business Funding Approvals with Anthony Vanaki - Part 4 🎙️ We are thrilled to present Episode 23 of the Lightspeed Investing Podcast, featuring Anthony Vanaki, CEO of Deliver Capital! In this episode, Philip Jayhawk Chan, President & CEO of Lightspeed Investing, and Anthony dive deep into th…

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How Ore Broke Solana | Hardhat Chad 1:00:46

1h ago1:00:46

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Gm! In this episode, Hardhat Chad from Ore joined us to discuss their mission to improve Proof of Work! We discuss Ore’s origin story, differences between Ore v1 vs Ore v2, and how Ore fits into the Store of Value narrative. Additionally, we dive into how Proof of Work concepts can solve the fair launch problem. Finally, Hardhat Chad gives us insig…

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20VC: Capital G's Laela Sturdy on What Stripe, UiPath and Duolingo Taught Me About Company Building and Investing | How to Analyse Valuation, Market Timing, Sizing and Exiting | Life Inside Alphabet's ... 55:49

15d ago55:49

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Laela Sturdy is Managing Partner of CapitalG, Alphabet’s $7 billion independent growth fund, where she has invested in Stripe, Duolingo (DUOL), Gusto, UiPath (PATH), Webflow and Whatnot. Laela joined CapitalG shortly after its inception in 2013 and was promoted to Managing Partner in 2023, making her one of few women to be promoted into the sole le…

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Ep 22: Part 4 Finale- Maximize Your Exit: Jeffrey Feldberg on Overcoming Procrastination 36:23

6d ago36:23

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🎙️ New Episode Alert! 🎙️ In Episode 22, Part 4 of the Lightspeed Investing Podcast, we welcome back Jeffrey Feldberg, owner of Embanet, to discuss the critical importance of avoiding procrastination to secure your financial future. 💼 Episode Highlights: 🌟 Exit Wounds: Jeffrey delves into the pitfalls business owners face during a liquidity event an…

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Ep 21: Mastering Business Success: The Power of Preparation with Jeffrey Feldberg 34:44

3d ago34:44

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🚀 Exciting News! 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce Ep 21 of Lightspeed Investing Podcast, featuring the incredible Jeffrey Feldberg, Founder of Deep Wealth Mastery, for Part 3 of our enlightening conversation: "Mastering Business Success: The Power of Preparation." In this episode, Jeffrey delves deep into why conventional wisdom about 💼 business succes…

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20VC: Lessons from Mark Zuckerberg, Keith Rabois & Tobi Lütke | Why Remote is a Bad Idea for 90% of Companies | The Framework for How Shopify Builds Product Today | What Humans Get Wrong About Marriage ... 1:03:05

17d ago1:03:05

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Kaz Nejatian is Shopify’s VP of Product & Chief Operating Officer. Before Shopify, Kaz founded Kash, a payment technology company which was acquired in 2017 by one of the largest fintech companies in the U.S. Kaz then served as Product Lead for Payments and Billing at Facebook, reducing the barriers for businesses in cash-dependent markets to purch…

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Ep 20: Fortune 500 Setup- Maximizing Your Business Potential with Anthony Vanaki 22:11

2h ago22:11

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🚀 Episode 20 of the Lightspeed Investing Podcast is Live! 🚀 🎙️ Join us for part 3 with Anthony Vanaki, CEO of Deliver Capital, as we dive deep into "Setting Up Your Business to Look Like a Fortune 500 Company." This episode is packed with essential tips to help you avoid bank denials and maximize funding opportunities! 🔑 Key Highlights: 🔹 Importanc…

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Raydium’s Rise to the Top | 0xInfra 1:01:10

14d ago1:01:10

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Gm! In this episode, 0xInfra joined us to discuss all things Raydium! We dove into Raydium’s volume boom, how they deter pool deployment spam, and what led to their rise to the top of the Solana DEX space. Additionally, we looked back on the early days of Raydium, where they are today, and where they are heading next! Finally, discussed Pumpfun’s i…

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Battling Billion-Dollar Scams: 5 Leaders Reveal the Future of Fraud-Fighting & Digital Identity 25:25

5h ago25:25

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Send us a Text Message. Miguel Armaza brings you a deep dive into one of the most pressing issues facing the financial industry today: consumer fraud prevention and identity verification. Over the last couple of years, Miguel has interviewed some of the top leaders in identity management and fraud-fighting, and in this episode you’ll hear a summary…

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20VC: Sequoia's Shaun Maguire: Will We See WW3 Shortly | Why DEI is a Cancer for Society | Why Iran is the World's Greatest Evil | Why Trump is the Only Hope for Peace in the Middle East | Trump vs Harris ... 1:03:07

19d ago1:03:07

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Shaun Maguire is a Partner at Sequoia Capital. At Sequoia he led their investment into SpaceX, The Boring Co and X among many others. Before Sequoia he co-founded a cybersecurity company called Expanse which Palo Alto Networks acquired for $1B. Before Expanse, Shaun worked at DARPA and was deployed to Afghanistan. In Today's Episode with Shaun Magu…

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Solana Still Has a Ton of Problems | Weekly Roundup 53:06

3d ago53:06

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Gm! In this episode, Jack and Mert discuss the recent Solana patch, and how security issues are handled. Additionally, they dive into the decentralization of Solana’s validator set, why client diversity matters, and separating market movements from underlying fundamentals. Finally, they discuss Ore v2 and Proof of Work on Solana, and provide their …

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Ep 18: Do’s and Don'ts of Growing a Successful Business with Jeffrey Feldberg 41:48

3d ago41:48

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🚀 Exciting News! Lightspeed Investing Podcast Episode 18 is live, featuring Jeffrey Feldberg Part 2: "Do’s and Don'ts of Growing a Successful Business." In this highly anticipated episode, we delve deeper into Jeffrey Feldberg's invaluable insights on entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and building businesses that thrive. From strategies on navigating …

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What Vault’s co-founder learned at Revolut 45:00

3d ago45:00

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“If you want to succeed and build an enduring and large business for Canadians, that has to be your focus. Nothing else. If you want to focus on Canada as an additional market or a secondary market, it’s not going to work out.” Three years after its bold expansion strategy, Revolut has a banking license in the UK, but not much to show in the US or …

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20VC: Why VC is Distorting a Generation of SaaS Companies & With $900M in ARR and a Market Cap of $2.6BN is Lightspeed the Most Misunderstood Public Company with Dax Dasilva, Founder & CEO @ Lightspeed ... 46:12

4d ago46:12

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Dax Dasilva is the Founder & CEO Lightspeed Commerce, one of the most incredible stories in startups. For 7 years they did not raise outside funding and ran a very profitable business. Ultimately they partnered with Accel and Innovia before going public on the Canadian Stock Exchange with just $70M in ARR. Lightspeed also undertook 9 acquisitions o…

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Ep 17: Importance of Personal Credit as it relates to Business Funding 23:04

4d ago23:04

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🎙️ New Episode Alert! Lightspeed Investing Podcast Episode 17 with Anthony Vanaki Part 2 is here! 🌟 We're excited to welcome back Anthony Vanaki, CEO of Deliver Capital, for Part 2 of our insightful discussion on the Lightspeed Investing Podcast. 🎙️ In this episode, Anthony delves into the crucial role of personal credit in securing business fundin…

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20VC: How a Angel City Makes $31M per Season | How Sports Teams Can and Should Be Better Businesses | Why Every Sports Team Will Look Like a Media Agency and Founding The Most Valuable Women's Sports Team ... 1:13:14

6d ago1:13:14

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Alexis Ohanian is the Founder and General Partner of Seven Seven Six, an early-stage venture capital firm with $970M AUM. Prior to 776, Alexis was the Co-Founder of Initialized, one of the most successful early-stage firms in history with their first fund returning 56x DPI. Before Initialized, Alexis was a Partner at the world-famous Y Combinator a…

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Ep 16: Tech Trends & Mentorship: Insights with Tim Melanson 28:57

25d ago28:57

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🎙️ Exciting News! Lightspeed Investing Podcast Ep 16 with Tim Melanson - Part 2 is here! 🌟 🎧 In this episode, we delve deeper into the world of investing and entrepreneurship with insights from Tim Melanson himself. Here's a sneak peek into our conversation: 🔍 Tim emphasizes the importance of staying updated with technology trends while maintaining…

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Mercedes Bent, Partner at Lightspeed – Unlocking Fintech’s Potential Across the Americas & Balancing Priorities in Venture Capital Investing 30:28

18d ago30:28

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Send us a Text Message. [Original air date, March 28, 2023] Miguel Armaza interviews Mercedes Bent, Partner at Lightspeed, a global venture capital firm founded in the year 2000. Over the last 23 years, they have secured over $18 billion in committed capital and backed over 500 companies, including Snap, Affirm, Faire, Grubhub, Carta, Blend, and a …

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Blinks Built On Solana | Chris Osborn & Jon Wong 55:17

25d ago55:17

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We're so back! This week we invite Chris Osborn & Jon Wong to the show to discuss one of the most exciting announcements in recent weeks within crypto... Blinks. We deep dive into what are Blinks, why they're needed for the internet, attracting developers, and the roadmap for the rest of 2024 & beyond. Enjoy! -- Follow Chris: https://x.com/aliquotc…

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20VC: Sequoia's David Cahn on AI's $600BN Question | Why the Data Centre is the Most Important Asset | Servers, Steel and Power: The Core Pillars Powering the Future of AI 1:13:13

8d ago1:13:13

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David Cahn is a Partner @ Sequoia Capital, one of the great venture firms of the last 5 decades. Before joining the Sequoia partnership, David led Coatue's venture business as a General Partner and COO where he led investments in Hugging Face, Runway and Supabase. David also joined the boards of Weights & Biases and Replit. In Today's Episode with …

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What feels true for VCs and founders with Sand Hill North’s Ryan Henry 1:01:39

9d ago1:01:39

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“If you're an emerging manager on your first or second fund, you need to find winners. But realistically, the vast majority of funds here in Canada are still emerging managers.” Sand Hill North Partner Ryan Henry joins to share his family office’s unique perspective on deal activity on both sides of the border, before unpacking what feels true for …

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20Sales: 12-Week Step-by-Step Framework to Crush Every Sales Quarter | Moving from SMB to Enterprise: How and When | Verticalised Sales Teams: Why They are a Gamechanger and How to Build Them with Ben ... 55:04

29d ago55:04

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Ben Fiechtner is Chief Revenue Officer at Clari, where he drives global go-to market & revenue operations. Ben previously served as SVP at UiPath, growing their key accounts and regulated industry verticals from $150m to $450m. Before UiPath, Ben was at Salesforce where he held multiple senior roles, achieving significant year-over-year growth and …

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Ep 15: Rocking Success with Tim Melanson 21:16

12d ago21:16

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🚀 Exciting Announcement! Lightspeed Investing Podcast Episode 15 with Tim Melanson - Part 1! 🎸 Join us on this week's episode of the Lightspeed Investing podcast as we sit down with Tim Melanson, the dynamic host of the "Work at Home Rockstar" podcast! Since 2015, Tim has interviewed over 250 guests, gaining insights into the commonalities between …

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20VC: Is More Compute the Answer to Model Performance | Why OpenAI Abandons Products, The Biggest Opportunities They Have Not Taken & Analysing Their Race for AGI | What Companies, AI Labs and Startups ... 1:08:50

1M ago1:08:50

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Ethan Mollick is the Co-Director of the Generative AI Lab at Wharton, which builds prototypes and conducts research to discover how AI can help humans thrive while mitigating risks. Ethan is also an Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where he studies and teaches innovation and entrepreneurship, and also exa…

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Alex Konrad, Forbes Senior Editor - Covering the Pulse of Tech, Fintech, and Venture Capital 40:50

1M ago40:50

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Send us a Text Message. Miguel Armaza interviews Alex Konrad, Senior Editor at Forbes, where he covers venture capital and startups. Alex also edits and curates the famous Midas List and The Forbes 30 Under 30 VC category. He is a central figure in the world of Venture Capital, Tech, and Fintech and I suspect you’ll enjoy hearing what he has to say…

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20VC: Twitter's Most Controversial VC Delian Asparouhov on Inside the Walls of Founders Fund: What the World Does Not See | Why Western Europe Will Be Like the Third World | Why SaaS as an Industry Might ... 1:15:49

1M ago1:15:49

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Delian Asparouhov is a Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder and President of Varda Space Industries, which is building the world's first space factories. At Founders Fund Delian has led deals in the likes of Ramp ($7BN) and Sword Health ($3BN) among others. Before joining Founders Fund, he was a Principal at Khosla Ventures, Head of Growth at Te…

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Why has developer hiring slowed? (AMA episode) 1:07:13

1M ago1:07:13

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“It was a seller's market during the pandemic … They were staffing up in the anticipation of growth that never actually materialized. It's now a buyer's market.” For our 350th episode (!) of The BetaKit Podcast, the gang once again attempts to survive an overstuffed mailbag of listener-submitted questions regarding: the fediverse, federal cleantech…

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20Growth: How Transferwise Acquired Their First 5M Customers: The Two Types of Content All Companies Must Create, How to Crush Competition With Performance Marketing, What Growth Hacks Worked and Did Not ... 48:12

1M ago48:12

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Nilan Peiris is Chief Product Officer at Wise, where he leads on growth across channels including product and platform. Prior to Wise, Nilan was VP Growth at HouseTrip, in charge of scaling the company’s growth in the European market. He’s also worked as Chief Marketing Technology Officer at Holiday Extras, where he was responsible for all areas of…

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