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The AI Chopping BlockFrom AI Agency to €2.5M Seed: How Delos Built an AI Orchestration Platform | 20VC | Harry StebbingsAgency to €2.5M Platform: The Anti-Prompting Revolution That Caught 20VC's AttentionThibaut de la Grand'rive, CEO of Delos, reveals how they evolved from an AI consulting agency into a €2.5M-funded orchestration platform backed by Harry Stebbings' 20VC—without building a single AI model.Inside This Episode:• Why 90% of enterprise employees can't prompt AI (and how Delos eliminates prompting entirely)• The strategic agency-first approach that validated their product while getting paid for R&D• How orchestrating Claude, GPT, and Mistral creates more value than building your own LLM• Why Allianz and Shiseido chose Delos ov...2025-05-2248 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: The Daily Deal: Coreweave IPO | Scale Hits $25BN on $2BN EOY Revenue | Sequoia's 25x Return on Wiz | Tech Stocks Tank with Tariffs | Cursor: Defensible or Dangerous Example of Lost Moats in TechWelcome to The Daily Deal — the new show with Harry Stebbings and Jason Lemkin, where we break down the biggest stories in tech, venture, and B2B. From market meltdowns to billion-dollar raises, wild valuations, and the drama behind the deals. We’re covering it all! Plus, we’ll be joined by some incredible guests to go deeper on the moves shaping the future of our industry. Today we discuss: Tech stocks were hammered in late trading today in response to the Trump administration's plans to levy tariffs of between 10% and 49% on imported goods, with Apple shares f...2025-04-031h 27
TBPNShaun Maguire, Harry Stebbings, Blake Anderson, Sean Frank, Adam Ryan, Connor MacDonald, Perplexity $18B Valuation, Tornado CashTBPN.com is made possible by:Ramp - https://ramp.comEight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpnWander - https://wander.com/tbpnPublic - https://public.comAdQuick - https://adquick.comBezel - https://getbezel.comPolymarket - https://polymarket.comFollow TBPN: https://TBPN.comhttps://x.com/tbpnhttps://open.spotify.com/show/2L6WMqY3GUPCGBD0dX6p00?si=674252d53acf4231https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/technology-brothers/i...2025-03-222h 47
This Week in StartupsEurope’s Startup Future with Harry Stebbings | E2097This Week in Startups is brought to you by…Lemon.io - Get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twistSquarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWISTCLA. Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://claconnect.com/techToday’s show: Jason and Alex break down the biggest tech stories of the moment. OpenAI is pushing to rewrite copyright laws to benefit AI c...2025-03-1458 min
Business of SportMark Bowen, Fmr Premier League Player & Manager: ‘Man City accidentally bid £35m for Messi’ (Ep48)Today we speak to a man who has been in and around football for over 40 years. Mark Bowen played over 400 games at the top of English football for the likes of Tottenham, Norwich and West Ham, before transitioning into management as both a head coach and assistant. For much of his management career he has partnered with Mark Hughes, acting as his assistant manager at Man City, Stoke, Southampton, Fulham and QPR. Most recently Mark has spent a number of years with Reading, and is currently going through a delicate process around his exit from the club; a...2024-12-0358 min
Business of SportMarcos Galperin, Miami Sharks Owner: 'Rugby's American Dream' (Ep34)This week, we’re delighted to welcome Marcos Galperin to the show. Marcos is the founder of Latin American e-commerce giant Mercado Libre. Last year, he bought the Miami Sharks, a Major League Rugby expansion franchise, combining a lifelong passion for the game with asset ownership in a high potential league and market. There are some crazy numbers in the world of sports valuations, and the opportunity to identify value where it is not yet maximised is becoming increasingly hard. Can rugby make it in the US? Hosting the 2031 Men’s Rugby World Cup is a huge oppo...2024-08-2048 min
Business of SportAlexis Ohanian, Angel City, LAGC & Athlos Owner: 'Building the Most Valuable Women's Sport Franchise' (Ep33)This week, we are delighted to welcome Alexis Ohanian. Alexis has become a prolific sports asset owner and investor, with controlling stakes in the NWSL’s Angel City, TGL franchise Los Angeles Golf Club, and new athletics venture Athlos. Alongside his involvement in sport, Alexis is the Founder and General Partner of 776, an early stage venture capital firm with $970m AUM. He is also one of the co-founders of Reddit. You add all that together and apply it to sport, the outcome is pretty special. Married to tennis legend Serene Williams, they have been huge advocates for th...2024-08-131h 06
Business of SportBrett Johnson, Ipswich Town, Rhode Island FC, & Phoenix Rising Co-Owner: ‘The US Needs to be More than a Retirement League’ (Ep32)This week we’re delighted to welcome Brett Johnson to the show. Brett is the co-owner of Ipswich in the Premier League and Phoenix Rising and Rhode Island in the US. The rise of Ipswich since his group takeover is nothing short of ownership dreamland, seeing the club achieve back to back promotions from League One to the Premier League. But this is only the most recent success for Brett in football. The joy of speaking to owners on the show is getting access to the people behind the numbers and strategies. Who really are our owners? He...2024-08-0658 min
Business of SportCarolyn Tisch Blodgett, Gotham FC Co-Owner & Governor, 'Building a Billion Dollar Sports Franchise' (Ep31)Carolyn is the co-owner and Governor of current NWSL champions Gotham FC. The NWSL is the flourishing women’s football, or soccer, league in the US. Much like the MLS, franchise slots for the league have become a coveted asset to own, with former Disney CEO Bob Iger reportedly paying $250m for Angel City last month. Carolyn and her family’s ownership stake in Gotham was announced in 2023. They also own the NFL’s New York Giants. Carolyn also ran Peloton’s marketing department as the company rose from promising start-up to multi-billion fitness empire. The succes...2024-07-3049 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.30: Sean Fitzpatrick, Fmr New Zealand Rugby Captain & Chair @ Laureus, ‘Do whatever it takes to be a winner’This week we’re delighted to welcome Sean Fitzpatrick to the show. Sean was capped 92 times by New Zealand, 51 of those as captain. A World Cup winner and key member of one of the best rugby union teams, he is recognised as one of the greatest All Blacks of all time. Sean is more than the sum of his rugby achievements. He has been an integral part of bringing the now famous All Black culture to wider sport and business. Key ideals such as ‘sweeping the sheds’ and ‘play where your feet are’ have been brought to life in Jam...2024-07-2357 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.29: Alfonso Diaz, CEO @ Real Mallorca, ‘How we rebuilt one of Spain's most historic clubs'Today, we are delighted to welcome Alfonso Diaz, CEO of La Liga’s Real Mallorca. We’ve wanted to do a show featuring a Spanish club for a long time, and Mallorca is a truly unique club to do this with. From an ownership structure featuring legendary NBA All Stars Steve Nash and Steve Kerr, to mobilising not just a hugely passionate local island fanbase, but a booming tourist industry, Real Mallorca is re-establishing itself as one of the country’s most prominent clubs. They have been down to the third division and back over the last ten ye...2024-07-1652 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport 28: Paul McVeigh, Fmr Premier League Player & Leading Keynote Speaker, ‘Football is the most competitive and ruthless industry’This week I’m delighted to welcome Paul McVeigh to the show. We spend a lot of time looking at sports away from performance reviews. When we focus on players or athletes, we want to know, who are the people and personalities behind the faces we become so familiar with, and how do they convert what they've learnt beyond sport? Footballers as intelligent, creative, innovative individuals is not something normally considered. We have a picture painted of what a player is like and the stereotype has stuck. This has changed slightly over the years, but the fact re...2024-07-091h 06
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.27: Jonathan Turner, Board Member @ Tottenham Hotspur, What goes on in the boardroom of a Premier League ClubJonathan is a board member at Tottenham. We’ve covered ownership, management, players, but what happens in the boardroom of football's biggest clubs? Brought in by Daniel Levy, and a lifelong fan with a background in investment and technology, Jonathan brings the breadth of experience and perspective that’s increasingly valuable in football. How much of a meeting is focused on business strategy and how much is performance? How do you measure success? These are the questions we don't get an insight into and fans want to understand, and Jonathan’s role at one of the biggest clubs...2024-07-0255 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport 26: Matt Higgins, Fmr Vice Chairman @ Miami Dolphins, SVP Business Operations @ New York Jets, Co-Founder @ Relevent Sports, ‘Great sport is about great storytelling'This week, we are delighted to welcome Matt Higgins to the show. Concisely explaining Matt’s career is a challenge. In the world of sport, he has been a managing executive at the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins in the NFL, founder of sports events and media company Relevent Sports, an early investor in the Drone Racing League. In the business world, the story is equally impressive. The youngest press secretary in New York City history, founder of investment first RSE Ventures, one of the sharks on US TV’s ‘Shark Tank’, Wall Street Journal Bestselling author fo...2024-06-181h 06
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.25: EUROS SPECIAL | David Webb, Assistant Manager @ Georgia National Football Team, ‘We’re not here to be tourists, we’re here to win’It’s the start of Euro 2024 this week. To celebrate, we are bringing you one of the stories of the tournament, before it’s even started. Georgia made history early in the year when they qualified for their first ever major tournament, an occasion which saw much of the population on the streets celebrating this longed for achievement. The team put together behind the scenes played a key role in achieving this. David Webb, an Englishman without international coaching experience but with over 20 years working in football, was brought in by manager Willy Sagnol to be his assis...2024-06-1150 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.24: Ben Davies, Professional Footballer @ Tottenham Hotspur, ‘Spending the most money doesn’t guarantee results’This week we welcome Spurs defender Ben Davies to the show. One of the Premier League’s most experienced current players with nearly 300 top flight appearances for Tottenham and Swansea, he has also won 86 caps for Wales. But there is much more to Ben than just the footballer. We couldn’t go through this chat without getting the inside track on his 10 years at Spurs and winning trophies with his boyhood club Swansea. However, alongside this, it’s a wider conversation on the current footballing landscape. The finances of a footballer and how they’re reported...2024-06-041h 14
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.23: Robbie Douek, CEO @ BLAST, ‘Esports should be the Super Bowl’Robbie Douek is CEO of Blast, one of the leading tournament providers in the ever present esports industry. I’m really excited to bring you this show. We have had more requests for an esports episode than any other over the past few months, and this industry is the epitome of modern entertainment meets traditional fandom. Blast hosts events in some of the most popular games, like Counter-Strike and Dota, bringing incredible live production to fans all over the world. The gaming industry is now worth over $200bn, and that number will only get bigger. This...2024-05-2848 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.22: Sam Warburton, Fmr Wales & British & Irish Lions Captain, ‘Leadership is about showing the way’Today, we are delighted to welcome rugby union legend Sam Warburton to the show. At 22, Sam was made captain of Wales, becoming the 3rd youngest captain in their history. He oversaw one of the most successful periods in Welsh rugby, winning the 6 Nations twice including a historic Grand Slam in 2012, while also guiding them to a World Cup semi-final in 2011. He also became the youngest captain of the British and Irish Lions for their 2013 tour of Australia, delivering a first series win since 1997. When named captain for the tour of New Zealand four years later, he became o...2024-05-141h 35
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.21: Lina Nielsen, Team GB 400m Hurdler, ‘MS won’t stop me achieving my dreams’This week's show is a very special one, as we welcome Lina Nielsen to the Business of Sport. Lina is a 400m hurdler for Great Britain. She was recently a member of the bronze winning relay team in the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow, alongside her sister, and is about to compete in a series of qualifiers to reach this summer's Olympic Games in Paris. But there is a unique addition to Lina’s story that shone a light on her career in 2022. At the World Championships in Oregon, she announced he has been living wit...2024-04-3051 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.20: Nico Rosberg, F1 World Champion & Founder @ Rosberg Ventures, How marginal gains created a championThis week, we are delighted to welcome Nico Rosberg to the show. Nico is a Formula One legend. He competed in 206 Grand Prix’s, with 23 wins, 30 pole’s, 57 podiums, and over 1500 championship points. Nico’s World Championship win when driving alongside childhood friend Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes is one of the most iconic in the history of the sport, and saw him follow in the footsteps of his father Keke, who won the championship in 1982. It was in the days after this win that Nico announced his shock retirement, putting new meaning into finishing on the highest of highs. But th...2024-04-231h 15
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.19: Eniola Aluko, Fmr Lioness, Pundit & Investor, ‘Athletes have to use their platform to affect change’This week, we are delighted to welcome Eni Aluko to the show. Categorizing Eni’s career is a hard one. Former professional footballer, media personality, investor, sporting executive. Eni has been a prominent figure in the sport for nearly 20 years. As a player, she most notably represented Chelsea and Juventus, while winning over 100 caps for England, playing a huge role in establishing the women’s professional game we enjoy so much today. She is a leading pundit for ITV and TNT, while also being the first female to appear on Match of the Day. She has held Sporting Director posi...2024-04-161h 36
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.18: Nevin Truesdale, CEO @ The Jockey Club, 'Racing has never been safer, and the data proves it'This week, ahead of the Grand National on Saturday, we are delighted to welcome Nevin Truesdale to the show. Nevin is the CEO of The Jockey Club, the largest commercial horse racing organisation in the UK. It owns 15 of the country’s most famous racecourses, including Cheltenham and Aintree, as well as thoroughbred horse breeding farm ‘The National Stud’ and land management company ‘Jockey Club Estates’. Horse racing is the UK’s second most attended sport, with nearly 6 million people visiting racecourses each year. It is a sport steeped in history and tradition, but has come under fire in rece...2024-04-091h 07
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.17: Aron D’Souza, President @ Enhanced Games, ‘This is about enhancing humanity’Today, we bring you a guest who's sending ripples through the sporting and political landscape. Aron D’Souza is the President of the Enhanced Games, the first pro-choice and pro-science alternative to the Olympics. A lawyer by trade, Aron led Peter Thiel’s infamous litigation against Gawker Media involving wrestler Hulk Hogan, a relationship that has led to the PayPal founder becoming one of the Enhanced Games major backers. Supported by some of the world’s top venture capitalists, the Enhanced Games describe themselves as the Olympics of the future. The major difference? Athletes are allowed to take p...2024-03-2549 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.16: Matthew Porter, CEO @ PDC, ‘Darts is flying high; we have to capitalise on this opportunity'Today, we are delighted to welcome Matthew Porter. Matthew is the CEO of the Professional Darts Corporation, more commonly known as the PDC, overseeing the sport of darts and it’s iconic tournaments, including the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace. Since his appointment in 2008, Matthew has played an integral role in building out the darts calendar, introducing events such as the European Championship and Players Championship Finals, the PDC World Cup of Darts and the European Tour, as well as the implementation of the PDC’s development structure with Qualifying School, the Challenge Tour, and Youth Tour. ...2024-02-2746 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.15: David Buttress, Owner @ Dragons RFC & Just Eat Co-Founder, ‘Rugby is one of the greatest sports, but it must adapt to maintain its relevance’Today, we are delighted to welcome David Buttress. David was the co-founder and CEO of Just Eat, launching the UK business in 2006 and taking it from startup to Europe’s largest technology stock market floatation in a decade in 2014. In the world of sport, David is the owner the of Welsh United Rugby Championship club, Dragons, as well as acting as Non Executive Director of the Welsh Rugby Union’s Professional Rugby Board. It’s a crucial time for club rugby. The international game, underpinned by tournaments like the Rugby World Cup and 6 Nations, is hugely successful. The clu...2024-02-061h 13
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 718: Predictions for Venture, IPOs and the State of SaaS in 2024 with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin and Harry Stebbings, Founder and Host of the 20 Minute VCSaaStr 718: Predictions for Venture, IPOs, and the State of SaaS in 2024 with SaaStr CEO and Founder Jason Lemkin and Harry Stebbings, Founder and Host of the 20 Minute VC Harry Stebbings, Host of the 20VC, recently hosted SaaStr CEO and Founder, Jason Lemkin for one of the first podcasts of the year. Together, they talk about the best of SaaS from 2023, the state of SaaS in 2024, and their predictions for Venture and IPOs for the year ahead. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SaaStr hosts the largest SaaS community events on the planet. Join us in 2024 at:2024-01-2335 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.14: Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Olympic Gold Medallist & Founder @ Jennis, 'I realised you can have a family & still compete at the highest level'Today, we are delighted to welcome British Olympic legend Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill. An Olympic gold and silver medallist, European champion and 3x world champion, Jess competed at the highest level in the heptathlon for over a decade. Under the pressure and expectation that came with being the face of London 2012, Jess’s gold medal at the Games will forever be one of the most iconic moments in British sporting history. For all the achievements on the track and in the public eye, there is so much more to her story. From starting a family while still competing, to...2024-01-221h 06
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.13: Tom Beahon, Co-Founder @ Castore, 'How we built a billion dollar British sportswear brand'Today, we are delighted to welcome Tom Beahon. Tom is the co-founder and co-CEO of Castore, the premium British sportswear brand which he runs with his brother Phil. Having started his career as an aspiring professional footballer at Tranmere Rovers, Tom's love of sport and passion for business led him to setting up Castore with his brother. They currently produce the kits for the England Cricket Team, Aston Villa, Red Bull Racing, and Rangers Football Club to name a few. From convincing Andy Murray to both invest in and promote the brand, to recently completing a...2024-01-091h 19
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.12: Manoj Badale, Owner @ Rajasthan Royals, 'Why I bought the Rajasthan Royals'Today we are delighted to welcome Manoj Badale. Manoj is the Co-owner of one of the Indian Premier League's most notable franchises, Rajasthan Royals. One of the founding members of the tournament in 2008, the Royals went on to win the first iteration, cementing a special place in franchise cricket history. Since then, the IPL has become one of the most followed and valued sports leagues in the world. From preparing meticulously for the iconic auction, to tribalising an infamous national fanbase, this behind-the-scenes account of how the IPL and its franchises are built is not to be m...2023-12-1957 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.11: Maheta Molango, CEO @ PFA, 'Why fixture congestion is the biggest issue in football'Today, we are delighted to welcome Maheta Molango to the show. As Chief Executive of the PFA, Maheta has one of the biggest jobs in football, leading the union that represents 55,000 current and former professional players in the UK. A former professional footballer for the likes of Atletico Madrid and Brighton, Maheta has been involved in all aspects of the game. Before taking up his current role, Maheta trained as a lawyer while finishing his professional career, working both in and out of the industry while also spending a number of years as CEO of the Spanish c...2023-11-281h 06
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: NEW FORMAT: Harry Stebbings on Why Seed Pricing is as High as Ever, Why Series A is the Best Place to Invest Today, Why Growth Founders Need to Reshape Expectations, Why M&A Windows Remain Shut and When Will IPO Windows Crack Open Harry Stebbings is the Founder of 20VC, building the next great financial institution at the intersection of media and venture capital. 20VC has reached over 125M downloads in 100+ countries and has featured the likes of Doug Leone, Bill Gurley, Marc Benioff, Daniel Ek and more. On the investing side, Harry has raised over $400M and made investments in the likes of Pachama, Linear, TripleDot, Superhuman, AgentSync, Linktree, Sorare and more. In Today's Episode We Cover: Are LPs Open for Business: How has what LPs look for in new...2023-10-2027 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.10: Tom Cleverley, Former Manchester United, Everton & Watford Midfielder, 'It's a new world where players hold all the power'Today, we are delighted to welcome Tom Cleverley. Tom is a former England, Manchester United, Everton and Watford midfielder. Tom played over 300 league games, winning the Premier League in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final season with Manchester United in 2013. Having retired in the summer, Tom has taken his first steps into management, taking charge of Watford’s U18 team. In today’s show, we discuss: Life as a young footballer: Growing up in the Manchester United academy and managing the pressures that come with elite performance and expectation at a young age. Tom’s experienc...2023-10-1059 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.9: Ryan Smith, Owner @ Utah Jazz & Real Salt Lake, 'We're going to bring the NBA Championship to Utah'This week, we are delighted to welcome Ryan Smith. Ryan is the owner of the NBA’s Utah Jazz, and co-owner of Real Salt Lake in the MLS. He is also founder and executive chairman of Qualtrics, an experience management software company he built from the ground up, and the co-founder and chairman of Smith Entertainment Group. Ryan and his wife Ashley purchased the Utah Jazz in late 2020 as part of the launch of Smith Entertainment Group (SEG), which also includes the Delta Center, SEG Media, Real Salt Lake (MLS), the Utah Royals (NWSL - coming in 2024), Am...2023-09-2659 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.8: Frank Smith, CEO @ Matchroom Boxing, 'We feel the pressure to deliver the biggest fights'This week, we are delighted to welcome Frank Smith. Frank first worked within Matchroom as a 14-year-old on work experience, and started full time in September 2008 after he left school. Having worked across many of the sports that Matchroom promote, Frank joined the Boxing department full-time in 2011 and worked his way through the ranks to assume the post of CEO in April 2018. Frank was appointed to the main board of the group’s parent company, Matchroom Sport, in December 2018. In today’s episode, we discuss: From internship to CEO: How chasing down Eddi...2023-09-121h 02
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.7: Chris Smalling, Footballer @ AS Roma & Co-Founder @ The Players Fund, 'Living with no regrets in football and business'A plant-based athlete and investor, Chris Smalling is dedicated to creating a more sustainable future for the planet. Chris currently plays for Serie A giants AS Roma, moving to Italy in 2020 from Manchester United, having played over 200 games for the club, and winning 31 caps for England in the process. Chris set up ForGood in 2020 to play a key role in accelerating the ecosystem that actively invests and champions the next generation of responsible businesses, with the ambition to drive a movement of doing things for good. Chris is also a Patron of Football Beyond Borders, a UK-based...2023-08-2955 min
The Danny Miranda Podcast#391: Harry Stebbings – Fears, Insecurities, & Mental DisciplineHarry Stebbings is an entrepreneur and investor. He created 20VC in 2015 when he was 19 years old. Now he’s done over 3,127 podcast episodes and built one of the most listened to venture capital show in the world.
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1:14 “You’re Too Young”
3:51 Milestone Thinking
8:00 Uncovering Blindspots
14:39 Studying Psychology
16:55 Loss Of Childhood Joy
19:58 Struggling With Metrics
23:30 Building Mode
25:55 Parenting
30:02 Harry’s Biggest Fear
32:23 What Has Harry Learned From Grandpa?
35:21 Connecting With Stranger
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Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.6: Ivan Gazidis, Former Arsenal & AC Milan CEO, 'Money talks: How to manage billion dollar brands'Today, we are delighted to welcome Ivan Gazidis to the show. One of the most respected executives in sport, Ivan began his career in football as one of the founding members of MLS in America, laying the foundations for the now hugely successful league. He became Chief Executive of Arsenal in 2009, spending 10 years at the helm of the Premier League club before taking the same position at AC Milan, delivering a much coveted Serie A title in 2022. In today’s episode, we discuss: Football in America: Founding the MLS - creating the foundations for suc...2023-08-151h 19
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Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.5: Steve Pagliuca, Co-Owner @ Boston Celtics & Atalanta BC, 'How to finance a sports franchise'Today, we are delighted to welcome Steve Pagliuca. Steve is a co-owner and Managing General Partner of the World Champion Boston Celtics and serves on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2022, he became co-owner and co-chairman of the Serie A football club, Atalanta. Away from sport, Steve has helped to build Bain Capital into one of the world’s leading investment companies. In today’s episode, we discuss: Football club ownership: Why was Steve interested in buying Atalanta in Italy and how has he found life as a football club owner? The importance of qual...2023-07-2548 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.4: Steve Bruce, former Manchester United Player & Football Manager, 'How the Premier League changed football'This week we welcome Steve Bruce to Business of Sport. Steve played over 700 games for some of England’s biggest teams, most notably captaining Manchester United in the 90’s, winning multiple league titles and FA cups. After retirement, Steve made the move into management, taking charge of over 1000 games with the likes of Newcastle, Aston Villa, Birmingham and Wigan. In todays episode, we discuss: Life as a player: How Steve found his way from early beginnings at Gillingham to the heights of Manchester United. How did contracts differ from what we see...2023-07-111h 00
Invested by AlephHarry Stebbings on Starting 20VC, Being Underestimated, Investing, and Wealth vs. HappinessOn the 9th episode of Invested, Michael hosts Harry Stebbings, founder of 20VC, the largest media asset in venture with over $300M AUM and 13 unicorn portfolio companies in the last 5 years. 20VC’s portfolio includes Pachama, Tripledot, Linear, BeReal, Sorare, Roam Research, Merge and Nex Health to name a few. Harry is also a passionate supporter of MS UK and male eating disorder charities. You can learn more about 20VC at www.thetwentyminutevc.com Please enjoy and rate this episode 5 stars wherever you stream your podcasts! Key Topics: [00:00:00] Intro [00:01:50] Kindness as a Value [00:05:00] On Harry’s Influences [00:09:15] Timing Markets [00:12:45] Drinking Cul...2023-07-051h 24
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.3: Michael Doughty, Former Professional Footballer & Co-Founder @ Hylo Athletics, 'Why I gave up football to follow a different passion'This week we welcome Michael Doughty to the show. Michael was a professional footballer for over a decade, playing in the Premier League for QPR followed by a successful Football League career, most notably at Swindon, until his retirement in 2020. He has since set up sustainability focused sporting goods company Hylo Athletics, with the mission to ‘protect the future of running and sport’. In today’s episode with Michael, we discuss: Coming through the academy system: What is it like to begin a ‘career’ at the age of eight and deal with the constant pressures...2023-06-2851 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport #3: Michael Doughty, Former Professional Footballer & Co-Founder @ Hylo AthleticsThis week we welcome Michael Doughty to the show. Michael was a professional footballer for over a decade, playing in the Premier League for QPR followed by a successful Football League career, most notably at Swindon, until his retirement in 2020. He has since set up sustainability-focused sporting goods company Hylo Athletics, with the mission to ‘protect the future of running and sport’. In today’s episode with Michael, we discuss: Coming through the academy system: What is it like to begin a ‘career’ at the age of eight and deal with the constant pressures associated...2023-06-2754 min
Business of SportBusiness of Sport Ep.2: Pat Cummins, Australia Test & ODI Captain, 'The Ashes is still the pinnacle of test cricket'This week we welcome Pat Cummins, captain of the Australia Test and One-Day team. Pat is about to lead newly crowned World Test Champions Australia into a hotly anticipated Ashes series against England, his first as captain. In today’s episode with Pat, we discuss: The responsibilities of a captain: How Pat became Australia captain and the key principles he sought to imprint on the team. The importance of building a culture that is inclusive and fair while ensuring the highest standards are maintained. Pat’s philosophy on leadership and ho...2023-06-1344 min
Business of SportJamie Reuben, Newcastle United Co-Owner: 'From fighting relegation to competing in the Champions League' (Ep01)Jamie Reuben is the Co-Owner of Newcastle United FC and Owner of Arena Racing Company. Since their takeover at the end of 2021, Newcastle’s journey has been incredible, surviving relegation before pushing on and achieving an extraordinary Champions League qualification this season. In today’s episode with Jamie, we discuss: His plans to build a club challenging at the top level: How Jamie became part of the consortium to buy Newcastle United and the process they went through to complete the takeover. What are Jamie’s thoughts on the value of Premier League football clubs...2023-06-0645 min
Decoding DigitalDecoding Content Creation: Harry Stebbings on Creating Standout ContentHow do you play the game of content creation and come out on top? Time and energy. Harry Stebbings is a wildly talented podcaster, investor, and content creator. He got his start in podcasting at a very young age and at just 20 years old, he became one of the youngest VCs in the world. Today, Harry is the Founder of The Twenty Minute VC, the world's largest independent venture capital podcast. In today’s episode, Harry shares his thoughts on the future of content and his own strategy behind creating content for multiple social media platforms from Lin...2023-02-0731 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 631: What Is Going On In Venture Capital in 2023 with SaaStr Founder Jason Lemkin and 20VC Host Harry StebbingsJason recently joined Harry Stebbings on 20VC to discuss VC in 2023. Hear why you shouldn't wait to raise (if you're fundable), even though the venture landscape will look better by the end of 2023. This episode is an excerpt of Jason and Harry's discussion. You can watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/dHIWdwljt7Q Want to join the SaaStr community? We're the 🌎largest community for B2B software. Subscribe for weekly updates: https://www.saastr.com/subscribeform Twitter: https://twitter.com/saastr LinkedIn: https://www.l...2023-02-0328 min
Big Fish with Spencer MatthewsS1 E11: Harry Stebbings: How I turned $50 into a $140m fundAt 18 years-old, Harry Stebbings started the Twenty Minute VC podcast with fifty dollars and not a single contact in venture capital. He’s the first person to turn a podcast into a multi-million pound fund. Across several vehicles, he’s raised over $400 million. And he’s only 26.Harry is seriously impressive. If you’re an entrepreneur, you’ll learn exactly what Harry looks for when he invests. But this episode isn’t just for those in business. He’s overcome bulimia and is now sober, and has tonnes of advice for those who want to take their life to the ne2023-01-1836 min
The Ticket: Discover the Future of Customer Service, Support, and Experience, with IntercomVenture capitalist Harry Stebbings on getting into ventureWe sit down with The Twenty Minute VC host and venture capitalist Harry Stebbings to chat about getting started on a new project, creating content, and the current landscape of venture capital.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2022-12-1523 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Fintech OG Sheel Mohnot on Lessons from Investing in Flexport and ChipperCash and Missing Robinhood and Chime, Why Overly Large GP Commits are Dangerous, Biggest Mistakes Managers Make with Fund I and Emerging Markets; Which Survive? Sheel Mohnot is a Co-Founder and General Partner @ Better Tomorrow Ventures, a $225M fund that leads rounds in pre-seed and seed-stage fintech companies globally. Sheel and Jake (his co-founder) invested for many years together before founding BTV and wrote checks into Mercury, Flexport, Ramp, and Hippo Insurance to name a few. As for Sheel, before BTV he ran 500 Fintech for close to 7 years, and before that was a founder, founding two companies, both of which were acquired. If that was not enough, Sheel is also a master at measuring the width of swimming pools and making cameo appeara...2022-08-1543 min
The Conscious Founder Podcast: Growth Mindsets, Leadership & High Performance For Entrepreneurs to Create Massive Impact whilst Avoiding Burnout#37 | Harry Stebbings On Living With An Eating Disorder: How To Deal With Rejection, Insecurities + Uncertainties Whilst Building a #1 Investment Podcast & Venture Fund (20VC) Worth $140MText Alexi a question or feedbackKEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:How he started the podcast and what he owes his success to?Is there a work / life balance?The line - where and when to be vulnerableLiving with bulimia / eating disorders & how to address itWhat is human happiness?How to inspire a team and create a clear visionWhat keeps Harry motivated and his ‘why’How to think about mental health in the workplace & investment worldHow to face rejection, insecurities and uncertaintiesWhat is it that keeps him going when he feels like he’s at his lo...2022-07-1156 min
Private PartsEXTRA BONUS 119: Harry Stebbings talks backing businesses and making millions - Part 2In Part 2, Alex and Jamie also talk Harry Stebbings is a young entrepreneur whose podcast "The 20 Minute VC" interviews some of the world's leading businessmen and gets millions of listens a month. He is also a venture capitalist in his own right and talks to the boys about investing, how anyone can be successful and his crazy morning routine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-05-2928 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 500: How to Scale a Successful SaaS Sales Team with Harry Stebbings, Founder @ 20 VC, and Jason Lemkin, CEO and Founder @ SaaStr We're celebrating episode 500 of the SaaStr Podcast! Our SaaStr 'OG' podcaster, Harry Stebbings, Founder of The 20 Minute VC and, Jason Lemkin, SaaStr CEO and Founder discuss the future of the markets and how to build a successful SaaS sales team from the ground up. Blog post & video: https://www.saastr.com/how-to-scale-saas-sales-team-with-harry-stebbings-jason-lemkin/ Sponsors: https://shortcut.com/saastr https://www.litmus.com/saastr https://flatfile.com/saastr/2021-11-2424 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 426: How to Market at Mass Scale, with Harry Stebbings and Ryan Bonnici, CMO @ WherebyIn today's SaaStr insider episode, Harry Stebbings sits down with Ryan Bonnici, Chief Marketing Officer at Whereby to chat about how to market at scale. Together, they cover how to hire marketers at scale and how to use marketing to set your brand above the rest. Video and blog post: https://www.saastr.com/how-to-market-at-mass-scale-with-whereby/2021-02-0839 min
GreymatterReid Hoffman | Conversation with Harry Stebbings of The 20 Minute VCGreylock general partner Reid Hoffman in conversation with Harry Stebbings, host of the popular podcast The 20 Minute VC. In this episode, Reid and Harry pick back up from their conversation in November 2020 on Harry's show, discussing everything from Reid's earliest lessons as a young entrepreneur; investing in startups such as Airbnb; and up into the current environment of navigating political issues (and a pandemic ) while running a company.
You can read the transcript from this interview here:
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Podcast on Private PodcastsStoryboard is Growing! Interview with Anna Khan (CRV) and Harry Stebbings (20 Minute VC) on the Future of Audio for TeamsIn Ep. 9 of POPP (The Podcast on Private Podcasts), Storyboard CEO JP Gooderham is joined by two fantastic guests — Anna Khan of CRV and Harry Stebbings (host of the popular 20 Minute VC Podcast).We discuss the recent announcement of Storyboard’s funding round which will be used to grow the platform by:1. Supporting many different use cases where creators can solve and enhance workplace communication through audio 2. Launching new tools to make it as easy as possible for new voices across the company to leverage audio Join us in this episode as w...2021-01-0538 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Calm Founder Alex Tew on What It Takes To Build Viral Products Today, The Current State of Customer Acquisition Costs, What Makes The Best Brands Alex Tew is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO @ Calm, the #1 App for Meditation and Sleep allowing you to find your calm, sleep more, stress less and live better. To date, the company has raised over $143M in funding from some of the best including Lightspeed, Insight, TPG and then some very cool names such as Ashton Kutcher, Harry Styles, Brad Feld and Jason Calacanis. Prior to Calm Alex founded numerous other startups including PopJam, Pixelotto and most famously rose to internet fame with his founding of The Million Dollar Homepage. In Today’s Episode Yo...2020-09-1135 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 315: Pipe Co-Founder, Harry Hurst on Creating A New Asset Class Securitising Software Contracts, Why Customer Success Is More Important Than Customer Acquisition & How To Think Strategically About Brand Building in SaaS TodayHarry Hurst is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO @ Pipe, the startup that gives you control of your cash flow by giving you access to the full annual value of your monthly subscriptions, upfront. This month they announced their $6M seed round led by David Saks @ Craft and joined by Fika, Weekend Fund, Naval Ravikant and WorkLife Ventures to name a few. Prior to Pipe, Harry co-founded Skurt raising over $11M in the process before being acquired by Fair.com. Harry has also angel invested in the likes of BreathePod and Try.com. In Today’s Episode We Discuss: How...2020-03-0923 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 315: Pipe Co-Founder, Harry Hurst on Creating A New Asset Class Securitising Software Contracts, Why Customer Success Is More Important Than Customer Acquisition & How To Think Strategically About Brand Building in SaaS TodayHarry Hurst is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO @ Pipe, the startup that gives you control of your cash flow by giving you access to the full annual value of your monthly subscriptions, upfront. This month they announced their $6M seed round led by David Saks @ Craft and joined by Fika, Weekend Fund, Naval Ravikant and WorkLife Ventures to name a few. Prior to Pipe, Harry co-founded Skurt raising over $11M in the process before being acquired by Fair.com. Harry has also angel invested in the likes of BreathePod and Try.com. In Today’s Episode We Discuss:...2020-03-0923 min
Reformed Millennials - Learn Earn and Invest[Doers Series #5] - From 0 To Investor & 10.5M Podcast Downloads per Month By 23 With Harry StebbingsToday we’re highlighting Harry Stebbings, host of The 20 Minute VC and founding partner of Stride.vc. Harry is a remarkable person not only for what he’s accomplished at such a young age but for being revered by an entire industry. We talk about the strategy around his very first episode, the growth levers of his podcast, and how to think about creating content with your “competition”. 3:00 - Overcoming the hurdle of age.6:30 - Initial growth strategy.9:00 - Thoughts on competition.14:30 - Why you should own distribution?19:30 - Where does luck come in?24:30 - The pillars of lever...2020-02-2732 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Webflow's Vlad Magdalin on The Journey To Breakeven and Raising A Monster $72m Series A, The Single Most Important Question To Ask When Determining Which Investor To Select & The Challenges of Founders Angel InvestingVlad Magdalin is the Founder & CEO @ Webflow, the startup that allows you to build better business websites, faster, without coding. To date, Vlad has raised over $73m with Webflow from some dear friends of the show including Accel, Ron @ Rainfall, Brianne @ Work Life, Benjamin Ling and Y Combinator to name a few. Prior to founding Webflow, Vlad was a Senior Software Engineer @ Intuit. Before Intuit, Vlad co-founded Chatterfox, a web application allowing people to stay in touch with groups of friends, family, or co-workers. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Vlad made his way into...2019-11-0140 min
Give FirstHarry Stebbings on committing to building a network & giving firstStride.VC founder Harry Stebbings is probably best known for his podcast, The Twenty Minute VC, the world's largest media asset in venture, with over 5 million downloads per month. He’s talked with amazing Venture Capitalists and entrepreneurs and made over 2,800 shows.When he was 13, Harry watched “The Social Network,” the movie about Facebook’s growth, and it inspired him to become an entrepreneur and investor. At 18, he set up the Twenty Minute VC podcast.Harry has also learned about gi...2019-08-1332 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Why Passion Is Overrated When It Comes To Starting Companies, Why VC Is Overrated As A Financing Mechanism & Why You Should Never Sell Your Company with Waseem Daher, Founder & CEO @ PilotWaseem Daher is the Founder and CEO @ Pilot, the startup that takes care of your bookkeeping from start to finish so you can focus 100% on making your business succeed. To date, Waseem has raised over $58m in funding from some of the very best firms and people in the business including Index, Stripe, Okta's Frederic Kerrest, Gusto's Josh Reeves, Stripe's Patrick and John Collison and Lola's Paul English, just to name a few. As for Waseem, Pilot is the 3rd business he has founded with his co-founders, the first being Ksplice and the second Zulip, which was acquired by Dro...2019-08-0231 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Stride's Fred Destin on The Acceptable vs Non-Acceptable Risks When Investing, How Startup Founders Can Improve The Quality of Their Decision-Making and Must Play for Batting Average & Why Plans Do Not Matter and No Board Member Should Bash An EntreFred Destin is a Founding Partner @ Stride.VC, one of Europe's newest seed funds with a portfolio including the likes of Cazoo and Forward Health. Over his 17 year career in venture, Fred has established himself as one of Europe's leading VCs with the exit value of 3 of his portfolio companies alone last year totalling more than $4.5Bn with PillPack's $1Bn sale to Amazon, Zoopla to Silverlake for $3Bn and Integral Ad Science to Vista for $850m. Fred has also led investments as a General Partner @ Accel in Deliveroo, the world leader of food on demand and Carwow, the number 1 for...2019-01-1539 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Scott Belsky on Why We Must Challenge Our Faith In The Strength of Resources, Why We Must Rethink The Product Creation and Design Process & How To Determine Between The Good and The Truly Great When Assessing IndividualsScott Belsky is an executive, entrepreneur, author, and investor. He currently serves as Adobe's Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President, Creative Cloud. Before Adobe, Scott co-founded Behance in 2006 and served as CEO until Adobe acquired Behance in 2012. Alongside his role at Adobe, Scott is a Venture Partner at one of the world's leading venture firms, Benchmark. Scott also actively advises and invests in startups personally having one of the most incredible angel portfolios with early checks in Pinterest, Uber, Periscope, Warby Parker, Carta, Flexport and more. Scott is also the author of Harry's favourite book of 2018, The Messy Middle....2019-01-0738 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: The Commonalities In The Makings Of Truly Great People, How Silicon Valley Will Become The Home For Crypto and Frontier Tech Once Again & Why Games Are Such A Good Tool To Understand Human Motivation with Daniel Gross, Founder & Pioneer, Head of AIDaniel Gross is the Founder @ Pioneer and the Head of AI @ Y Combinator. Taking them in turn, Pioneer is the home for ambitious outsiders of the world where they are building a community of creative young people working on interesting projects around the globe. YC is obviously the world’s most successful accelerator with alumni that includes the likes of Airbnb, Dropbox, Reddit, Flexport and many more incredible companies. Prior to Pioneer and YC, Daniel was a Director @ Apple where he focused on machine learning, as a result of his prior company, Cue (also a YC company) being acquired by Appl...2018-08-2733 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 165: Step By Step Guide To Building Truly Diverse Teams, Why Data Professionals Must Be At The Core of Your Company & How To Move Upmarket Effectively with Harry Glaser, Founder & CEO @ Periscope DataHarry Glaser is the Founder & CEO @ Periscope Data, the startup that allows you to transform your business with the fastest, most powerful analytics platform. To date, Periscope have raised over $34m in funding from some of the very best in the business including Bessemer, SV Angel, DFJ, Susa Ventures and Data Collective, just to name a few. With this funding they now serve over 975 customers including Adobe, Flexport, Tinder, NewRelic and more. Prior to founding Periscope, Harry was a Product Manager @ Google. Fun fact about Periscope, it was voted the best small company to work for in 2017. I...2018-03-0529 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 165: Step By Step Guide To Building Truly Diverse Teams, Why Data Professionals Must Be At The Core of Your Company & How To Move Upmarket Effectively with Harry Glaser, Founder & CEO @ Periscope DataHarry Glaser is the Founder & CEO @ Periscope Data, the startup that allows you to transform your business with the fastest, most powerful analytics platform. To date, Periscope have raised over $34m in funding from some of the very best in the business including Bessemer, SV Angel, DFJ, Susa Ventures and Data Collective, just to name a few. With this funding they now serve over 975 customers including Adobe, Flexport, Tinder, NewRelic and more. Prior to founding Periscope, Harry was a Product Manager @ Google. Fun fact about Periscope, it was voted the best small company to work for in 2017. ...2018-03-0529 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: The Value Chain of Machine Learning, Is There Really An Incumbency Advantage in ML & Will The Rise In Cyber Remain For the Long Term with Jake Flomenberg, Partner @ AccelJake Flomenberg is a Partner @ Accel, one of the top performing venture funds of the last decade with investments in the likes of Dropbox, Slack, Facebook, Deliveroo and Atlassian, just to name a few. As for Jake, at Accel he specializes on all things Big Data and has led investments in the likes of Demisto, Origami Logic, Sumo Logic, Trifacta, and Zoomdata. Prior to Accel, Jake was director of product management at Splunk, where he was responsible for the product’s user interface and big data strategy. Before that, he worked at Cloudera where he helped the founding team tackle a broad...2017-12-0625 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: How To Run The Perfect Fundraising Process, Why Time Kills All Deals & Why You Have To Get VCs Out Of The Board Room with Wayne Chang, Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor Wayne Chang is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. His latest company, Crashlytics, was acquired by Twitter in a 9-figure acquisition, its largest acquisition at the time. 5 years later, Crashlytics was acquired again, this time by Google. Wayne is also a prolific angel investor with a portfolio that includes the likes of OpenDoor, SoFi, Gusto, JetSmarter and Planet Labs just to name a few. If that was not enough, Wayne is also a limited partner in several prominent funds including the likes of 137 Ventures, Baseline Ventures, and Boston Seed Capital. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1...2017-09-0832 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Why Investors Have The Biggest Problem with Bias, Why Our Job Is To Maximise Risk & Why It Is Essential To Get Good at Losing with True Ventures Founder, Jon CallaghanJon Callaghan is a founder of True Ventures, one of the West Coast's leading early stage funds with a portfolio including the likes of Fitbit, recent unicorn Peloton, Automattic (makers of Wordpress) and more amazing companies. Jon also led the deals and sits on the board of Fitbit, Brightroll, Peloton and Glu Mobile, just to name a few. Prior to True, Jon founded 3 of his own companies, the first being in 1986 with Mountain Bike Outfitters Inc. Following several years founding companies, Jon made his move into VC with Summit Partners and then enjoyed roles with AOL's venture incubator, CMGi's Ve...2017-09-0632 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: True Ventures Founder, Phil Black on 4 Major Risk Categories for Startups, Why The Funding Gap Is At The "Rational B" Round & Why VCs Must Start Small But Think BigPhil Black is a founder of True Ventures, one of the West Coast's leading early stage funds with a portfolio including the likes of Fitbit, recent unicorn Peloton, Automattic (makers of Wordpress) and more amazing companies. Prior to True, Phil learnt the craft of venture at Summit Partners and at the predecessor firm to Lightspeed Venture Partners. However, it was in 2003 that Phil co-founded a small angel fund, Blacksmith Capital with the mission to prove his thesis that great founders of early stage technology companies can and often prefer to start their businesses and get a lot of traction with $2...2017-09-0424 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: What Is The Big Lie To Silicon Valley, Why Silicon Valley Is No Longer Optimised For Deep Tech Investing & Why AI Will Lead To More Business Model Innovation Than Technology Innovation with Tim Harris, Founder & CEO @ Swift NavigationTim Harris is the Founder & CEO @ Swift Navigation, the startup focused on building a world-class organization that will power the next generation of GPS-enabled robots and autonomous vehicles. They have raised over $45m in VC funding from some of our favourites including the likes of First Round, Felicis, Lemnos Labs and NEA. As for Tim, prior to Swift Tim held numerous roles from supply chain consulting to corporate finance encapsulating strategic partnerships and M&A. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Tim made his way from supply chain consulting to providing navigation for an au...2017-09-0123 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Why AI Is More Artificial Than Intelligent, Why Engineering-centric Founders Are Able To Pivot Best & Why Startups Are Like Games with Alina Cohen, General Partner @ Initialized CapitalAlina Cohen is a General Partner @ Initialized Capital, one of Silicon Valleys leading early stage seed funds. Their portfolio includes the likes of recent unicorn, Coinbase, Flexport, Cruise Automation, OpenDoor and many more incredible companies. As for Alina, prior to Initialized, she ran tech investments for Tamares Group, the first outside investor in Palantir, and previously founded Recrec, a computer vision startup which was acquired by Facebook, where she worked on Platform and Groups. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Alina made her way from selling her computer vision startup to Facebook to GP w...2017-08-3022 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: The First ICO Blockchain Incubator Ever, Why ICO's Will Change The World of Venture As We Know It & How The M&A Market Will Respond To ICO's with Mike, Jones, Co-Founder @ Science IncMike Jones is the Co-Founder & CEO @ Science Inc, one of America's most successful incubators with an incredible 3 Science Inc portfolio companies exiting in 2016 alone with the sales of Dollar Shave Club, Hello Society (acquired by NYT) and Famebit (acquired by Google). Science continue to push the frontier of tech with their recent announcement of Science Blockchain, the first ICO blockchain incubator ever, with the ICO pre-sale starting in just 13 days from now. Prior to Science, Mike was the CEO @ MySpace, where he was responsible for one of the most high-profile turn-around challenges in the industry. In Today’s Epis...2017-08-2828 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Nuzzel's Jonathan Abrams on Why The Top VCs Do Not Have A PlayBook For Startup Success, Why Most Boards Are Not Successful & Why He Is Bored Of Hearing "I Fell Into VC"Jonathan Abrams is the Founder and CEO @ Nuzzel, the startup that offers personalised news discovery and curated newsletters for busy professionals. They have backing from some of the investing greats including Marc Andreesen, Naval Ravikant, Homebrew, SoftTech and Lowercase just to name a few. Prior to Nuzzel, Jonathan was the Founder of early social media machine, Friendster attaining funding from Benchmark, Kleiner and Reid Hoffman. Jonathan is also a prolific angel investor counting AngelList, Docker, Front, Instacart, and Slideshare amongst his portfolio. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Jonathan made his way into the world...2017-08-2529 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: What Are The Big Questions Entrepreneurs & VCs Must Ask Corporate VCs, Why Corporate VCs Are Not Your Best Lead For Series A & Why The "You Have To Network Your Way To Us' Is Wrong with Allison Goldberg, Managing Director @ Time Warner InvestmentsAllison Goldberg is a Managing Director & Senior Vice President @ Time Warner Investments, focusing on investment opportunities that directly enhance Time Warner's ability to meet specific strategic goals. Their portfolio consists of the likes of Mashable, Discord, Admeld (acq by Google) and Mic just to name a few. Allison also directly sits on the boards of Outpost Games, Yieldmo, Bustle and Mic. Prior to Time Warner, Allison cut her teeth in the finance industry with a stint at Morgan Stanley. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Allison made her way from investment banking with Morga...2017-08-2323 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: YC's Daniel Gross on How YC Can Democratise AI & Reduce Incumbency Advantages, Why ML Enabled Software Will Eat The Software That Ate The World & Whether AI Will Produce Independent Companies or Be Technology within Incumbents Daniel Gross is a Partner @ Y Combinator, the world's most successful accelerator with alumni that includes the likes of Airbnb, Dropbox, Reddit, Flexport and many more incredible companies. At Y Combinator Daniel heads up all things YC AI having been a Director @ Apple where he focused on machine learning, as a result of his prior company, Cue (also a YC company) being acquired by Apple in 2013. If that was not enough, Daniel also has one of the valley's most impressive angel portfolios with investments in OpenDoor, Cruise (acquired by GM), Gusto and Github, just to name a few. 2017-08-2130 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: What Larry Paige, Mary Meeker and Ben Horowitz All Have In Common, Why You Have To Build A Movement Not A Brand & Why This Really Is A Great Time To Be An Entrepreneur with Joey Zwillinger, Co-Founder @ AllbirdsJoseph Zwillinger is the Founder @ Allbirds, the startup that makes the world's most comfortable shoes check this out, made out of wool. They have funding from the likes of Maveron, Lerer Hippeau and Slow Ventures and an army of loyal fans that includes Larry Paige, Ben Horowitz, Mary Meeker and Dick Costolo. Prior to co-founding Allbirds, Joey enjoyed a range of careers from investment banking with Goldman Sachs to venture capital with Industry Ventures to working at next generation food and nutrition company, TerraVia. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Joey made his way f...2017-08-1826 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: How To Design Investment Decision Making That Allows For Outliers, Why Personal Voice Computing Is The Next Big Platform & The Challenges That Could Prevent It with David Beisel, Founding Partner @ NextView VenturesDavid Beisel is a co-founder and Partner at NextView Ventures, one of the East Coast's leading early stage funds with their recent $50m seed fund being announced just this month. David was most recently a Vice President at Venrock and previously a Principal at Masthead Venture Partners. Prior to becoming a venture capitalist, David co-founded Sombasa Media, an e-mail marketing company best known for its flagship product BargainDog. Sombasa was successfully acquired by About.com where David served as Vice President of Marketing. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How David made his way...2017-08-1620 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Jason Calacanis on The 4 Questions Investors Must Ask Founders, Whether YC Have Scaled Their Process Successfully & Why Early Founder Liquidity Is Good Not BadJason Calacanis is arguably one of the world's greatest angel investors, as he says he has "got lucky" 7 times and counting with a portfolio that includes the likes of Uber, Thumbtack, Evernote, Tumblr and more incredible companies. Jason has also previously been a scout for Sequoia Capital, where he made the original Uber investment. On the operational side, Jason was previously a Sequoia Founder with Weblogs, sold to AOL for a reported $25-40m. Today he is the Host of This Week In Startups and Founder of The Launch Festival, bringing entrepreneurs together with potential investors. You can buy his...2017-08-1437 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Why Not Every Element of A Scalable Business Has To Scale, Why You Should Be Bearish on Retail & Why Fewer Businesses Are Getting Started Today Since The Great Depression with Brad Hargreaves, Founder & CEO @ CommonBrad Hargreaves is the Founder & CEO @ Common, the startup that provides shared housing for those that live in common. They have raised over $20m in VC funding from some of our very favorites including the likes of Maveron, Slow Ventures, Lowercase Capital, 8VC and Brendan Wallace @ Fifth Wall. Prior to Common, Brad was the Founder of General Assembly, the global school for tech, business, and design which has, to date, raised over $140m and has locations across 4 continents. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Brad made his way into the world of te...2017-08-1129 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: The 7 Requirements For Startup Scaling, Why VCs Must Approach Every Conversation with A Yes Mentality & Why We Will See The Humanisation of Technology with Renata Quintini, Partner @ Lux CapitalRenata Quintini is a Partner @ Lux Capital, one of the leaders in the rise of deep tech investing supporting scientists and entrepreneurs providing solutions to the most vexing puzzles of our time, the more ambitious the project, the better. Before Lux, Renata was a partner at Felicis Ventures, where she worked with the likes of Cruise, Dollar Shave Club, Rigetti Computing and Bonobos, just to name a few. Prior to VC, Renata was an investment manager at Stanford University’s endowment, which invests in dozens of private equity and venture capital funds. In Today’s Episode...2017-08-0931 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Why We Will Continue To See An Explosion In Deep Tech Financing, Why Much of Silicon Valley's Talent Is Going To Waste & How Fund Cycles Need To Be Adjusted To Work With Deep Tech with Seth Bannon, Founding Partner @ Fifty Years Seth Bannon is a Founding Partner at Fifty Years, a San Francisco seed fund that backs entrepreneurs solving the world's biggest problems with technology. With a proclivity for deep tech, Seth has invested in a range of startups shaping the world for the better -- from a company culturing real meat to eat without animals, to a company building small satellites to cover the earth in internet. A graduate of Y Combinator, Seth was named twice to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Social Entrepreneurship. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Seth made hi...2017-08-0731 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Coinbase's Brian Armstrong on The Rise & Short Term Correction in ICOs, The Regulatory Framework Required For Blockchain To Succeed & How The Rise of Blockchain Disrupts The VC IndustryBrian Armstrong is the Founder & CEO @ Coinbase, the startup that provides the world's most popular way to buy and sell bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin. They have backing from some of the biggest and best in VC having raised over $100m from the likes of Andreesen Horowitz, USV, DFJ and many more incredible investors. As for Brian, prior to Coinbase he was a Software Engineer @ Airbnb and before that founded his own startup, Universitytutor.com In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Brian made his way from Airbnb to founding one of the early disr...2017-08-0429 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: When Should CEOs Ask Their VC For Help, When Do Companies Really Need A Board & What The Series A Expansion Means For Startups with Max Gazor, General Partner @ CRVMax Gazor is a General Partner @ CRV, one of the nation’s oldest and most successful VC firms now on their 16th fund and with a prior portfolio consisting of the likes of Twitter, Yammer, Zendesk and ClassPass just to name a few. As for Max, he has led deals in the likes of Airtable, Simplivity, Xamarin and many more incredible companies. Prior to CRV, Max led acquisitions and investments across enterprise and emerging technologies for Cisco’s Corporate Development team. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Max made his entry into VC and came to be...2017-08-0227 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: What Metrics LPs Really Use To Measure Manager Success, Why 10 Year Fund Structures Really Do Not Work & Why Venture Is So Similar To The Movie Business with Will Porteous, General Partner @ RRE VenturesWill Porteous is the General Partner & COO @ RRE Ventures, one of New York's leading venture funds with investments in the likes of Buzzfeed, The Huffington Post, Giphy and Paperless Post just to name a few. As for Will, he works primarily with media and hardware companies, where he is a Director of BuzzFeed, Paperless Post, Spaceflight, and Spire. Prior to VC, Will held senior management positions with SupplyWorks and NetMarket, the e-commerce pioneer now owned by Cendant Corp. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Will made his entry into VC and came to be the...2017-07-3126 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Construct Your Fundraising Process To Get 3 Term Sheets in 36 Hours, Why Slow and Steady Can Be Best For Startups & Why All Startups Must Know Their Zero Cash Day with Nathan Wenzel, Founder & CEO @ SimpleLegalNathan Wenzel is the Founder & CEO @ SimpleLegal, the startup that helps legal operations reduce legal spend and improve operational efficiency. They recently raised their $10m Series A led by leading SaaS investors, Emergence Capital with participation from our favourites in the team at Susa Ventures and Rincon Venture Partners. As for Nathan, prior to founding SimpleLegal he spent time in consulting and as a Partner @ BI analytics firm, Edge Solutions. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Nathan made his way from consulting to BI analytics to founding one of SaaS's hottest "overnight s...2017-07-2822 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Why YC Is The Exact Opposite of Proprietary Deal Flow, Why Having No Follow On Dramatically Aligns Incentives & Why Founders Do Not Have To Be Passionate About Their Idea From The Start with Michael Ma, Founding Partner @ Liquid 2 VenturesMichael Ma is a Founding Partner @ Liquid 2 Ventures, one of San Francisco's younger and more exciting seed funds, also unique in having Hall of Fame quarter back, Joe Montana as another Founding Partner. Their portfolio includes the likes of previous guest, WorkRamp, NerdWallet, FanDuel and many more very exciting young companies. Prior to Liquid 2, Michael was the co-founder of TalkBin, a YC alum that later sold to Google and was an Investment Team Partner @ First Round's Dorm Room Fund. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How from Michael's parents arriving in the US with $3...2017-07-2625 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Investing $200m In Facebook, The 3 Stages of Founder Development & Why Creating A New User Behaviour Can Be Unit Economics Inefficient with Rahul Mehta, Managing Partner @ DSTRahul Mehta is a Managing Partner @ DST, one of the world's leading late stage venture funds with a portfolio including the likes of Facebook, Twitter, Airbnb, Spotify and Alibaba just to name a few of the incredible companies they have backed. As for Rahul himself, he leads the firm's efforts in the US, Indonesia and India where he led deals in Snapchat, Slack, Ola Cabs, Houzz and Zalando. As a result of this incredible portfolio, Rahul was listed to the Forbes Midas List in 2016. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Rahul made the way fr...2017-07-2423 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: The 2 Types of Sexism & How They Play Out In Tech, Why You Should Not Always Get Customers To Pay For Your Product Immediately & Why You Must Ask Operator VCs Different Questions To Non-Operator VCs with Jenna Brown, Founder & CEO, ShipamaxJenna Brown is the Founder & CEO @ Shipamax, a data driven communications platform for brokers and operators. They recently raised their seed round from the likes of FF Angel, Y Combinator, Cherubic Ventures, and top angels including Lee Linden and my personal favorite, Andy Rankin. Prior to Shipamax, Jenna was Head of Global Expansion @ GoCardless, one of London's leading Fintech players and before that was herself a trader at RWE Trading. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Jenna made her way from ship broker to YC alum, changing the world of shipping with...2017-07-2121 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Why It Is BS That You Never Regret Paying A High Price To Get Into A Good Company, Why There Are Only 2 Price Points That Work in SaaS and Why eSports Will Be Bigger Than Traditional Sports in 5 Years Time with Jason Pressman @ Shasta VenturesJason Pressman is a Managing Director @ Shasta Ventures who have made investments in the likes of Nest, Dollar Shave Club, Smule, Class Dojo and more. With 10 portfolio company investments under his belt, Jason invests in both enterprise and consumer, currently serving on the boards of Crittercism, subscription billing unicorn Zuora, as well as Nextdoor and mobile music platform Smule. Prior to joining Shasta, Jason was Vice President, Strategy and Operations at venture-backed Walmart.com, where he took the online retailer from zero to large scale revenue in five years. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How...2017-07-1926 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: VC of The Year: Forerunner's Kirsten Green on 2 $Bn+ Exits in 1 Year, Why We Are In The Very Early Innings For Commerce & How Brand Has Fundamentally Changed Over The Last DecadeKirsten Green is the Founding General Partner @ Forerunner Ventures, where she has raised over $250M from leading investors and has invested in more than 40 early-stage companies. Forerunner Ventures is the only VC firm to invest in both Dollar Shave Club and Jet.com, two of the biggest and highest-profile e-commerce exits in recent years, and counts Birchbox, Bonobos, Glossier, Hotel Tonight, Warby Parker and Zola among its portfolio companies. She’s been honored in Time’s 100 Most Influential People in 2017, named VC of the Year at TechCrunch’s 2017 Crunchies Awards, and is part of Forbes 2017 Midas List. In...2017-07-1728 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Harry Stebbings on The Biggest Takeaways From Interviewing The World's Best Investors, What Makes A Truly Great Interview & Some Big News... with Mattias Ljungman, Co-Founder & General Partner @ AtomicoMattias Ljungman is a Co-Founder and General Partner @ Atomico, one of Europe's leading VC funds which Mattias launched in 2006 alongside Niklas Zennstrom. Whilst at Atomico Mattias has been involved in significant exits and transcations including SUpercell (acquired by Softbank), Climate Corporation (acquired by Monsanto and 6Wunderkinder (acquired by Microsoft), just to name a few. As for Harry, Harry Stebbings is the founder of The Twenty Minute VC, the world's largest independent VC podcast with guests including Brad Feld, Andy Rachleff, Peter Fenton and many more. Harry also works very closely with Jason Lemkin @ SaaStr where they work to produce...2017-05-0823 min
Building Nexcast - An Inside Look at Growing a Startup BusinessIntermission: Angel investor and podcast star at 18 - Harry StebbingsWe're back!! We've been hard at work trying to get our private beta out, so apologies for the delay. This week we take another intermission from our story to interview one of the world's biggest tech podcasters, who happens to be 19 and lives in the U.K. (neither of those are typos...). Harry Stebbings is nothing short of a podcasting extraordinaire. We got the chance to ask him a few questions about his story and how he built his podcast from basically nothing. Listen in for a fascinating interview with a rare talent and an incredibly interesting...2016-11-0234 min
Samira Stalks: Entrepreneurship | Business Education | Innovation | Impact#18 How a 20 yr old became a Venture Capital star, Harry Stebbings- The Twenty Minute VCIn this episode, we’re joined by Harry Stebbings- the 20 yr old who has become somewhat of a star in the Venture Capital industry. He set out to make his mark on it after watching Peter Thiel invest in Facebook in the The Social Network movie as a teen. Harry is the host of the 20 Minute VC podcast where he has interviewed over 600 investors and thought-leaders, he’s amassed over 100k subscribers and has sponsors queuing up to put their services in front of his audience.2016-10-1034 min
Samira Stalks: Entrepreneurship | Business Education | Innovation | ImpactThe 20 Minute VC: How a 20 yr old became a Venture Capital star, Harry StebbingsIn this episode, we’re joined by Harry Stebbings- the 20 yr old who has become somewhat of a star in the Venture Capital industry. He set out to make his mark on it after watching Peter Thiel invest in Facebook in the The Social Network movie as a teen. Harry is the host of the 20 Minute VC podcast where he has interviewed over 600 investors and thought-leaders, he’s amassed over 100k subscribers and has sponsors queuing up to put their services in front of his audience. The post #18 How a 20 yr old became a Venture Capital star, Harr...2016-10-1034 min