Best Sergio Star Podcasts (2024)

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#155 True Ventures' Partner Puneet Agarwal 1:02:51

1M ago1:02:51

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Puneet Agarwal brings a strong mix of operational and investment experience to his partner role at True. He began his career as a product manager at CrossWorlds Software, an early startup focused on software integration, which was sold to IBM. He then spent time in technology investment banking at J.P. Morgan and later in venture capital at the May…

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#154 Greycroft's Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Ian Sigalow 51:30

2M ago51:30

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Ian Sigalow is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Greycroft. He has over 20 years of experience in seed-to-growth venture capital, investing in and supporting innovative companies across multiple sectors, including fintech, consumer marketplaces, enterprise software, healthcare, insurance, and media. You can learn more about: How to build an ic…

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#153 Slipstream Investors' Founder and GP, QED Investors' former COO & General Counsel Alex Edelson 53:07

3M ago53:07

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Alex Edelson is the Founder and General Partner of Slipstream Investors. Before starting Slipstream, he worked at QED Investors, a top fintech-focused venture capital firm with $4.3 billion in assets under management. Alex joined as Nigel Morris's Chief of Staff and became the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel. He previously worked at a f…

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#152 Trust Fund's Managing Partner, Nasty Gal's founder, Sophia Amoruso 45:25

4M ago45:25

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Sophia Amoruso is the founder and managing partner of Trust Fund, an early-stage venture fund focused exclusively (yet broadly) on investing in tech-enabled products that help people start and build businesses. Trust fund’s investors include Marc Andreessen, Chris Dixon, David Sacks, Jason Calacanis, Ev Williams, Naomi Gleit, Andrew Chen, Jeff Jord…

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#151 Orangetheory Fitness CEO and Co-Founder Dave Long 57:58

6M ago57:58

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Dave Long is the CEO of Orangetheory Fitness. He leads the company's franchise model, regional development, and product development strategy. After founding the company in 2010 with two partners, Dave has led the brand through countless pivotal achievements, including launching two apps, creating a proprietary heart rate monitor with strategically …

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#150 Ballistic Ventures’ General Partner, former Managing Director at Lightspeed, Jake Seid 1:04:15

7M ago1:04:15

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Jake Seid is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Ballistic Ventures, a VC firm focused on early-stage cybersecurity and security-related venture investments, with a debut fund of $300M. Before working at Ballistic, Jake was a Managing Director at Lightspeed Venture Partners and founder and Managing Director at Stone Bridge Ventures—his portfolio …

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#149 Roble Ventures’ Founding Partner, Sergio Monsalve 53:39

7M ago53:39

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Sergio Monsalve is the Founding Partner of Roble Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs building human enablement technologies. Before founding Roble Ventures, Sergio was a Partner at Norwest Venture Partners and the Board Member and Investor of Udemy. He also invested in other billion-dollar companies such as Kaho…

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#148 Maverick Ventures’ Managing Director, Ambar Bhattacharyya 53:14

8M ago53:14

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Ambar Bhattacharyya is the Managing Director at Maverick Ventures. During his venture capital career at Maverick Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures, Ambar has led or been actively involved in investments resulting in 16 IPOs & acquisitions, with six companies achieving valuations of over $1B in the public markets. Ambar …

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#147 Afore Capital's Managing Partner Gaurav Jain 50:08

8M ago50:08

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Gaurav Jain is the Co-founder of Afore Capital, one of the top venture funds ($300M AUM) dedicated to pre-seed investments. Some of the investments Gaurav and/or Afore have been involved in include Modern Health (leading mental health platform), Hightouch (leader in data infra), Cruise Automation (acq by GM for $1B+) and Firebase (acq by Google). Y…

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#146 Canvas Ventures’s Co-Founder and General Partner, Rebecca Lynn 54:33

8M ago54:33

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Rebecca is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Canvas Ventures where she leads early-stage investments in Fintech, Healthtech, and AI. Rebecca has been named to the Forbes Midas List five years running, a Woman to Watch: Senior Deal Maker by the Wall Street Journal, and a Top Woman VC by the New York Times. Some of her notable investments include L…

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#145 OkCupid's Co-Founder, ex-The Match Group's CEO, Corazon Capital's Managing Director, Sam Yagan 44:19

8M ago44:19

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Sam Yagan is the co-founder and Managing Director of Corazon Capital, a leading Chicago-based Seed and Series A venture fund. Their portfolio includes companies like SpotHero, Songfinch and Stellar, among others. Prior to Corazon, he served as CEO of ShopRunner and led its 2020 acquisition by FedEx Corp. Previously, as CEO of Match Group, he spearh…

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#144 MasterClass' CEO David Rogier 44:46

8M ago44:46

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David Rogier is the founder and CEO of MasterClass, the streaming platform where anyone can learn from the world’s best across a wide range of subjects. Instructors include Anna Wintour, Serena Williams, Gordon Ramsay, Chris Voss (our former guest), and more. With MasterClass at Work, companies can develop durable skills that transform employees in…

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#143 Norwest Venture Partners’ General Partner, Dave Zilberman (Portfolio: Slack, DocuSign) 59:35

9M ago59:35

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Dave Zilberman is a General Partner at Norwest Venture Partners. Norwest Venture Partners manages more than $12.5 billion in capital. They have invested in over 600 early-to-late-stage companies, with more than 200 currently active. Dave primarily focuses on early to late-stage investments in enterprise and infrastructure—some of his portfolios inc…

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#142 M13's Managing Partner, Karl Alomar, ex-COO of DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) 57:19

9M ago57:19

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Karl Alomar is the Managing Partner at M13, a consumer technology venture capital firm with a $400 million fund to invest Seed and Series A startups offering Software and Services into the future of work, commerce, health, and money. M13's portfolios include Daily Harvest, Matterport, Ring, Rothy’s, and more. Before joining M13, Karl was the COO of…

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#141 Lead Edge Capital's Founder & Managing Partner, Mitchell Green (Portfolio: Alibaba, Spotify) 39:03

9M ago39:03

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Mitchell Green is the founder and Managing Partner of Lead Edge Capital, a growth-stage investment fund with over $5B AUM investing $25 million to $300 million across public and private tech companies globally. Their portfolio companies are across the internet, software, consumer, and tech-enabled services sectors - including Alibaba, Asana, Benchl…

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#140 Kindred Ventures’ Founder & Managing Partner, Investor of Uber, Coinbase, Postmates, Steve Jang 1:09:22

9M ago1:09:22

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Steve Jang is the Founder and Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures. An early-stage VC firm raised $312 million across two new funds in 2022. Over the past 14 years, Steve has backed over 100 companies across different theme areas, including Uber, Coinbase, Postmates, Tonal, Color Health, Humane, DYDX, Zora, and Blue Bottle Coffee. Since 2009 and up…

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Sponsor Spotlight: ft. Alumni Ventures’ CEO Mike Collins | How to invest in startups as individual investors? 47:20

10M ago47:20

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Sponsor Spotlight guest: Alumni Ventures’ CEO Mike Collins Welcome to the Smart Venture Podcast’s sponsor spotlight, where we take a moment to highlight the companies making our show possible. We're thrilled to feature Alumni Ventures. Alumni Ventures, offers individual investors access to venture investing through its diversified, professional-gra…

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#139 Science’s CEO, investor, and board member of Liquid Death, Dollar Shave Club, Michael Jones 54:49

10M ago54:49

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Michael Jones is the founder of studio and venture fund Science Inc., where he helps founders scale highly profitable and successful businesses. Mike’s portfolio includes Liquid Death, Dollar Shave Club, Myspace, DogVacay, Goodreads, and Maker Studios, to name a few. Prior to Science, Mike served as the CEO of Myspace, and his company, Userplane, w…

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#138 Google's Vice President and General Manager of Merchant Shopping Matt Madrigal 53:13

11M ago53:13

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Matt Madrigal is the Vice President and General Manager of Merchant Shopping at Google. In this role, Matt leads the product and engineering teams that build Google Shopping’s tools, partner integrations, and infrastructure to help businesses and merchants grow and thrive. Bringing an extensive background in retail, platforms, and technology, Matt …

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#137 Wing Venture Capital’s Founding Partner, Peter Wagner 1:01:02

11M ago1:01:02

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Peter Wagner is a Founding Partner of Wing Venture Capital, where he focuses on the Modern Enterprise, an agile workplace built on data and powered by AI. Peter has led investments in dozens of early-stage companies, including Snowflake, Gong, and many others, which have gone on to complete IPOs or successful acquisitions. Recently Wing has announc…

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#136 Precursor Ventures' Managing Partner Charles Hudson 56:29

12M ago56:29

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Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, a classic seed-stage investment firm focusing on B2B software applications, B2C software and services, and connected hardware. Charles also serves as the Board Chair at the National Venture Capital Association and is a lecturer at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Befo…

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Total Football Analysis Podcast: Departing message from Adam 6:08

1y ago6:08

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Host Adam Scully will be stepping down from his duties at Total Football Analysis and will no longer host the podcast going forward. In this final episode, Adam says his goodbyes to the wonderful audience who have listened to and supported the podcast throughout the past year. The podcast will not by disappearing completely, but merely taking a hia…

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TFA Scouted: Newcastle United’s future star attacker 31:25

1y ago31:25

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In this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by his co-host Bryant Marques to discuss a future star bagged by Newcastle United this transfer window - Yankuba Minteh. In this verbal scout report, the duo discuss Minteh’s star potential, his strengths, weaknesses and style of play while also discussing the reasons behind New…

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TFA Podcast: The tactical evolution of defenders in the post-Pep Guardiola era 54:22

1y ago54:22

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In this episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by Rangers Academy analyst Caio Miguel as the pair discuss the role of defenders in possession since the great Pep Guardiola revolution of 2009. The duo take a look at goalkeepers, fullbacks and central defenders, speaking about the development of each position, the player profiles need…

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TFA Scouted: The heir to Sergio Busquets’ throne at Barcelona 32:15

1y ago32:15

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In this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by co-host Bryant Marques as the duo discuss a young Argentine midfielder who could be the heir to Sergio Busquets’ throne at Barcelona. In this verbal scout report, Adam and Bryant analyse Federico Redondo’s strengths, weaknesses, style of play and his role in Gabriel Milito’s …

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TFA Podcast: An interview Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena 1:21:41

1y ago1:21:41

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On this episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by one of the most exciting young head coaches in world football right now – Rulani Mokwena, who currently oversees South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns. Coach Rulani speaks about his time with Sundowns so far, his trip to watch the UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul, the role of…

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TFA Scouted: The Gambian superstar heading to Europe 38:41

1y ago38:41

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In the latest episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by his co-host Bryant Marques to discuss one of the best teenage African talents in the world – Adama Bojang, who has been linked with top European clubs such as Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Napoli, among others. Adam and Bryant analyse the striker’s strengths, weaknesse…

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TFA Preview: How Inter can stop Pep from making history yet again - podcast 54:56

1y ago54:56

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On this episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by Lucas Mondelo, David Astill and Bryant Marques to tactically preview the upcoming UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan. The gang analyse how they expect the game to go while discussing the key tactical battles throughout the match, how to stop Erling Ha…

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TFA Scouted: Thomas Frank’s future pressing machine – podcast 36:41

1y ago36:41

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On this episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, Adam Scully is joined by Bryant Marques to discuss Brentford’s young midfielder Mads Bidstrup who has spent the last 18 months out on loan with Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland. In this verbal scout report, the duo look at Bidstrup’s role at Nordsjælland and compare it to his time with the Bees, whil…

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Edward Still: From video analyst to head coach 57:00

1y ago57:00

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In the latest episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is delighted to be joined by Edward Still, the former head coach of Charleroi and KAS Eupen, in his first-ever interview with English media. Edward spoke about his journey from becoming a video analyst to a head coach in Belgium’s top-flight within a matter of years, his relationship with h…

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TFA Scouted: Pep Guardiola’s future centre-back? 34:42

1y ago34:42

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In the latest episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by his co-host Bryant Marques to discuss one of England’s up-and-coming central defenders, Callum Doyle. Having helped steer Sunderland to promotion last season and playing a part in Coventry City’s battle for promotion to the Premier League this time around, this verbal s…

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#135 Lerer Hippeau’s Managing Partner, Ben Lerer 1:03:27

1y ago1:03:27

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Ben Lerer is the Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau, a prominent early-stage venture capital fund in New York City. Lerer Hippeau has a portfolio that includes Allbirds, Glossier, Thrive, BuzzFeed, Warby Parker, Casper, Mirror, and more. Besides his role at Lerer Hippeau, Ben is renowned for founding Thrillist Media Group and serving as the former C…

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#134 Cruise’s Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer, Daniel Kan 56:07

1y ago56:07

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Daniel Kan is the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Cruise, a leading self-driving car company sold to General Motors for over $1 Billion 2 years after its founding. Before building Cruise, Daniel co-founded EXEC with his brother Justin Kan, the founder of Justin.tv (which later became Twitch). After founding the company in 2011, EXEC was sol…

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TFA Podcast: Top Five Breakout Stars of the 2022/23 Season 57:33

1y ago57:33

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In the latest episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by TFA Alumni and Velez CF Chief Scout Lee Scott to look at our top five picks of players who have had breakout seasons over the course of the 2022/23 campaign. From Evan Ferguson to Johan Bakayoko, the 2022/23 season has had some incredible talents make a name for themselves, wit…

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TFA Scouted: How relationism is changing Malmö FF’s Hugo Larsson 35:53

1y ago35:53

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In the latest episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by his co-host Bryant Marques to look at Malmö youngster Hugo Larsson who has benefitted massively from the changeover of positional play to relationism. In this verbal scout report, the duo analyse the 18-year-old's strengths, weaknesses and style of play while also discu…

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TFA Podcast: How to identify individual tactics in modern tactical systems 50:13

1y ago50:13

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In the latest episode of the TFA Podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by the ever-wonderful Caio Miguel to discuss what role individual tactics play in modern football and tactical analysis. We look at what individual tactics are, why they are so important to consider when analysing a match, how they can create patterns on the pitch, the benefits an…

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TFA Scouted: The Colombian gem making the jump to France 34:43

1y ago34:43

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In the latest episode of the TFA Scouted podcast, host Adam Scully is joined by his co-host Bryant Marques once again as the duo discuss one of Colombian’s best young talents right now who is already set to make the jump from Millonarios in his native country to France. In this verbal scout report, Oscar Cortés will be placed under the microscope a…

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