Nick Grouf — Alpha Edison
Nick believes VC has become a very reactive business. He explains how he and Nate Redmond set out to build Alpha Edison as a proactive, knowledge-driven fund. Nick Grouf is a founder...
Rob Dyrdek — Dyrdek Machine
So much fun talking with Rob Dyrdek about everything from his $450M in exits to his multiple world records to his thoughts on building self-belief! Rob has built a system for it all at the...
Sanjay Reddy — Unlock Venture Partners
Sanjay tells us about Unlock Fund II, his Southern California focus, advice for startups on finding good bankers and much more. Sanjay Reddy is a founding partner at Unlock Venture...
Vik Sasi — Dreamers VC
Vik is a partner at Dreamers VC, a $55m fund co-founded by Will Smith. Vik explains the world of influencers, talent fees, production fees, warrants, and much more. Hello and welcome...
Gil Elbaz — TenOneTen
My partner Gil Elbaz joins to talk about his passion for data, building AdSense, selling to Google and then building Factual. He also explains why founders should mentally commit 10...
Scott Lenet — Touchdown Ventures
We talk with Scott Lenet of Touchdown Ventures about the pros and cons of corporate venture... and how Touchdown is trying to do it right. Touchdown already has 45 people on the...
Omar Hamoui — Mucker Capital
Omar is a partner at Mucker and leads their $190M "early" fund. Previously a partner at Sequoia and founder of AdMob. So many great insights on building companies and why it's hard for startups to...
Phil Sanderson — Griffin Gaming Partners
Griffin Gaming Partners is a $250m Fund I focused exclusively on gaming. Phil Sanderson says that gaming investing is the new enterprise software--a predictable business model with strong CAC to...
Austin Clements — Slauson & Co
Many VCs shy away from tech that serves SMBs. Austin explains how this has left an enormous opportunity and his tips for entrepreneurs in the space. We talk about his partnership with Ajay Relan...
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