Best Amit Gain Podcasts (2024)

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08: From the CIA to Google to 400+ pre-seed investments, first and early to define pre-seed - Charles Hudson, Precursor 59:28

6d ago59:28

59:28

Hailing from Michigan, Charles developed an early obsession with the public markets in high school. Charles Hudson is now the Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, a pre-seed venture fund that has defined and has become synonymous with “pre-seed”. Charles is known for his ability to identify and mentor early-stage companies that have the potentia…

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07: Angel in 100+ startups, focused on learning and catalyzing mission-first startups - Eric Ries, Creator Lean Startup, Founder, LTSE 1:10:12

22d ago1:10:12

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Eric Ries has invested in over 100+ early-stage startups. He is best known as the author of The Lean Startup, a must-read for entrepreneurs worldwide. He also founded the Long-Term Stock Exchange (LTSE), a new stock exchange designed to support companies with long-term goals. He recently launched a new podcast discussing ways to re-think corporate …

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06: Finding Alpha in Texas - Rajiv Bala, Clutch VC 1:12:19

1M ago1:12:19

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Rajiv Bala, GP of Clutch VC, a pre-seed and seed-stage fund exclusively investing in Texas. Rajiv is committed and bullish on the region with a hands-on approach to investing, working with founders on product feedback, team building, and more to see initial customer validation before investing. Rajiv also embraces sub $500 million outcomes to drive…

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05: Discovering hidden baseball talent to leading Sales at Stripe all applied to finding outliers in tech - Meka Asonye, First Round Capital 1:08:18

3M ago1:08:18

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Meka Asonye, a Partner at First Round Capital, started angel investing in 2018 while working at Stripe and joined First Round in 2021. He has made dozens of Angel investments and 13 Venture investments, and he's just getting started! While he focuses on B2B SAAS, he has not shied away from investing in audacious founders, from modernizing 911 call …

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04: 3x tech founder turned seed VC brings a founder mindset to startup investing - Amit Kumar, Accel 1:01:48

4M ago1:01:48

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Amit Kumar, former founder and angel investor, is a generalist venture capitalist at Accel focused on dev tools, healthcare, and fintech startups. Twitter acquired Amit’s third company, and it was then that he realized his true purpose was supporting startup founders, and he shifted to venture capital. Amit shares insightful stories and lessons lea…

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03: Angel vs VC, finding purpose and community in startup investing - Rachel Sheinbein 1:03:13

4M ago1:03:13

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Rachel Sheinbein is an angel investor with over 250 startup investments. She shares her insights on angel investing and how it allows her to work with founders “even before the seed stage,” writing $25k checks into technology startups through her vehicle Very Serious Ventures. Later, Rachel discusses how building a community drives her investing st…

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02: 300 startup investments, 500 LPs, sharp elbows - Jenny Fielding, Everywhere Ventures 1:07:14

5M ago1:07:14

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Jenny Fielding, a pre-seed investor and angel with 300 early-stage startup investments, discusses investing in FinTech, hard tech, and consumer spaces over the past decade. From studying law to working in finance to leaving it all to found not just one but two startups, Jenny brings a founder-operator mindset to her fund, Everywhere Ventures. She w…

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01: State of Venture Capital 2024 with Arjun Arora 43:32

5M ago43:32

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We're all discussing current market conditions - valuations, AI hype, fundraising challenges... Before we kick off our planned interview series on First Funders, we sat down with our friend Arjun Arora to discuss the Trends in Venture Capital 2024. As investors, we always look ahead, making this a great way to start 2024. Highlights from our discus…

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About the Hosts: How they got into Seed and Angel Investing 6:36

6M ago6:36

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Before you dive into our archives or the next episode, learn about First Funders and its hosts, Shaherose Charania and Aamir Virani. You'll hear about Shaherose's background as a startup builder turned VC who started as a product marketer and how she started Women 2.0, a startup ecosystem, and Founder Labs, a tech incubator. She also reviews her ti…

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Coming Soon - a podcast for Angels and Venture Capitalists who write first checks 0:40

6M ago0:40

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Coming soon. First Funders is a podcast for the Angels and Venture Capitalists who write first checks. Co-hosted by Shaherose Charania, startup builder turned VC. And Aamir Virani, founder turned angel investor. In each episode, you'll hear from angel and seed-stage VCs who wrote the first checks into startups that made it. How did these investors …

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#10: Natalie Wagner | Professional identity in dance, speaking up, fighting for our rights, and finding power in unity 1:53:53

1+ y ago1:53:53

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with the wonderful Natalie Wagner. As a dancer, Natalie worked with and for choreographers such as Jérôme Bel, Katja Grässli, Charlotta Övferholm, Adi Salant, Lior Lev, and Noa Zuk. She also danced for Zaccho Dance-Theater, was employed full-time at the Gerhart-Hauptmann-Theater in…

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#9: Solo Episode | A new year’s special - what I didn’t share with you last year 20:52

1+ y ago20:52

20:52

Welcome to another solo episode of Inside Contemporary Dance! In these mini-episodes, I’ll be sharing some stories, tips, hacks, strategies, and lessons I have collected over the course of my professional career. Hopefully, some of these can give you an edge in your own dance journey. In today’s new year’s special episode, I want to bring a differe…

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#8: Solo Episode | My "get-to-do list" 9:56

1+ y ago9:56

9:56

Welcome to the very first solo episode of Inside Contemporary Dance! In these mini-episodes, I’ll be sharing some stories, tips, hacks, strategies, and lessons I have collected over the course of my professional career. Hopefully, some of these can give you an edge in your own dance journey. In today’s episode, I am going to share a small “life hac…

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#7: Nami Miwa | Embarking on a new career path, putting yourself in the arena, pre-show rituals, and turning challenges into opportunities 1:52:20

2y ago1:52:20

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with my dear friend Nami Miwa. Nami is from Tokyo, Japan. She graduated from Walnut Hill School For The Arts as a dance major with honors. She later attended Fordham University for their BFA program with The Ailey School in New York, NY. In 2014, she moved to Frankfurt to attend Ho…

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#6: EYAS Dance Project | Embracing diversity in the studio and on stage, free gender expression, constant self-experimentation, and breaking out of any norms and social constructs that may limit our intrinsic ... 1:40:10

2y ago1:40:10

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with the incredibly talented, deeply inspiring, Carlos González and Seth Buckley, who founded the contemporary dance company EYAS Dance Project. Since its foundation in 2018, EYAS has presented works around the world, taken part in international dance Festivals, and received variou…

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#5: Ido Gidron | Self-love and acceptance, protecting dancers, and trusting the path as a cure to all challenges and doubts 1:36:30

2y ago1:36:30

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with Ido Gidron. Ido is an Israeli performance artist, dancer, choreographer, and certified instructor of Gaga, the movement language developed by Ohad Naharin. He was born and raised in the mountains of Jerusalem and began his dance training in high school at The Jerusalem Academy…

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#4: Fernando Balsera | Staying grounded in stormy times, balancing the professional and personal, the art of setting boundaries, cultivating self-compassion, neuroplasticity and emotional intelligence 1:01:27

2+ y ago1:01:27

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with Fernando Balsera. Originally from Madrid, Fernando completed his dance education with a Postgraduate in Contemporary Dance at The Place in London. He has worked for MotionHouse Dance Theatre in the UK and Gabriella Maiorino, Lilach Livne, and Simone Sandroni in Amsterdam and M…

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#3: Lisa Mariani | Following your instincts, staying courageous and resilient in the face of challenges, and remembering to enjoy the journey. 1:36:23

2+ y ago1:36:23

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with my dear friend, and the beautiful dancer, Lisa Mariani. Lisa was born in Cremona, Italy. Her professional education began at Scuola di Balletto Classico Cosi - Stefanescu, and was continued at Balletto di Toscana. She went on to receive a scholarship to train with the Peridanc…

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#2: Yaara Dolev | The healing power of dance, communication, generosity, and creating a supportive dance community 1:25:36

2+ y ago1:25:36

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For this episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I sat down to chat with the exceptional Yaara Dolev. Yaara is an award-winning Israeli choreographer, performer, and teacher currently based in Portugal. Her professional dance career began at the age of seventeen and was quickly propelled when she joined the Batsheva Ensemble, led by Ohad Naharin (c…

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#1: Pau Aran Gimeno | The power of patience, life mentors and the value of interdependence. 1:00:06

2+ y ago1:00:06

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For the very first episode of “Inside Contemporary Dance”, I was sitting down to chat with the wonderful Pau Aran Gimeno. About Pau: (taken from his website) Born on the Catalan Mediterranean shores, Pau began his professional performance career with ballroom dancing and modern jazz before his interest and experience expanded to include many other …

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#0: Introducing Inside Contemporary Dance 4:25

3y ago4:25

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What, who, where, and why? Amit Abend is introducing her new podcast “Inside Contemporary Dance.” Stay tuned to our first episode featuring the one and only: Pau Aran Gimeno! Follow Inside Contemporary Dance: Instagram: @Insidecontemporarydance Website: www.insidecontamporarydance.com Many thanks to: Ariel Isakowitz - Texts editor, general consulto…

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June 7, 2018 0:07

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Podcasts Worth a Listen

Amit Gain Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

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amit gain

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Inside Contemporary Dance

Amit Abend

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First Funders

Shaherose Charania and Aamir Virani

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08: From the CIA to Google to 400+ pre-seed investments, first and early to define pre-seed - Charles Hudson, Precursor 59:28

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07: Angel in 100+ startups, focused on learning and catalyzing mission-first startups - Eric Ries, Creator Lean Startup, Founder, LTSE 1:10:12

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06: Finding Alpha in Texas - Rajiv Bala, Clutch VC 1:12:19

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05: Discovering hidden baseball talent to leading Sales at Stripe all applied to finding outliers in tech - Meka Asonye, First Round Capital 1:08:18

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04: 3x tech founder turned seed VC brings a founder mindset to startup investing - Amit Kumar, Accel 1:01:48

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03: Angel vs VC, finding purpose and community in startup investing - Rachel Sheinbein 1:03:13

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02: 300 startup investments, 500 LPs, sharp elbows - Jenny Fielding, Everywhere Ventures 1:07:14

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01: State of Venture Capital 2024 with Arjun Arora 43:32

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About the Hosts: How they got into Seed and Angel Investing 6:36

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Coming Soon - a podcast for Angels and Venture Capitalists who write first checks 0:40

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#10: Natalie Wagner | Professional identity in dance, speaking up, fighting for our rights, and finding power in unity 1:53:53

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#9: Solo Episode | A new year’s special - what I didn’t share with you last year 20:52

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#8: Solo Episode | My "get-to-do list" 9:56

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#7: Nami Miwa | Embarking on a new career path, putting yourself in the arena, pre-show rituals, and turning challenges into opportunities 1:52:20

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#6: EYAS Dance Project | Embracing diversity in the studio and on stage, free gender expression, constant self-experimentation, and breaking out of any norms and social constructs that may limit our intrinsic ... 1:40:10

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#5: Ido Gidron | Self-love and acceptance, protecting dancers, and trusting the path as a cure to all challenges and doubts 1:36:30

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#4: Fernando Balsera | Staying grounded in stormy times, balancing the professional and personal, the art of setting boundaries, cultivating self-compassion, neuroplasticity and emotional intelligence 1:01:27

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#3: Lisa Mariani | Following your instincts, staying courageous and resilient in the face of challenges, and remembering to enjoy the journey. 1:36:23

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#2: Yaara Dolev | The healing power of dance, communication, generosity, and creating a supportive dance community 1:25:36

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#1: Pau Aran Gimeno | The power of patience, life mentors and the value of interdependence. 1:00:06

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#0: Introducing Inside Contemporary Dance 4:25

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June 7, 2018 0:07

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