Elad Gil: “A Startup is An Act of Desperation” and Other Wisdom from one of Silicon Valley's Best Investors

Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast

Content provided by Kent Lindstrom. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Kent Lindstrom or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

1+ y ago 50:26

MP4•Episode home

It is not a stretch to call Elad Gil one of Silicon Valley’s best investors. In a world where one big hit can make a venture capitalists’ career, Elad has invested in…Well, here’s a partial list Airbnb, Airtable, Anduril, Brex, Checkr, Coinbase, Deel, Figma, Flexport, Gitlab, Gusto, Instacart, Notion, Opendoor, PagerDuty, Pinterest, Retool, Rippling, Samsara, Square, Stripe, TripActions, Wish.

It seems almost impossible. But there it is.

Elad’s career includes working at Google, founding a company acquired by Twitter, and founding Color Genomics (you probably heard about them during the COVID response).

He is also author of the book High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People.

In this wide-ranging discussion, Elad shares his thoughts on everything from building companies to crypto, AI, and more.

Elad’s home page: https://eladgil.com/

Elad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/eladgil

Something Ventured: https://somethingventured.us/

185 episodes

#Tech Startups #Business #Incomedisparity #Siliconvalley #Siliconvalleycelebrities #Siliconvalleypolitics #Siliconvalleywealth #Technologycelebrities #Technologypeople #Womenintechnology #Kent Lindstrom #Entrepreneur #MBA #Startup