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Podcast - Alejandro CremadesFounder-Turned-Venture Capitalist Jeff Bussgang On Helping Build A Unicorn, Co-Founding A Company That Sold For $300 Million, And Now a Best-Seller Author and Harvard Business School ProfessorIn the dynamic world of startups, few figures personify the full arc of the entrepreneurial journey like Jeff Bussgang. A computer science graduate from Harvard with a passion for artificial intelligence since the 1980s, he has navigated nearly every phase of company building.
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The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified484. Calculating the Market Size for AI, Building an "Experimentation Machine," the Bull Case for Non-Technical Founders, and the Key to PMF in the AI Age (Jeff Bussgang) Jeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital joins Nick to discuss Calculating the Market Size for AI, Building an "Experimentation Machine," the Bull Case for Non-Technical Founders, and the Key to PMF in the AI Age. In this episode we cover: Exits and Liquidity in Venture Capital The Experimentation Machine and AI Opportunity Evaluating AI Businesses and Founders Challenges and Opportunities in AI Investing Entrepreneurship Education and Startup Ecosystems Product-Market Fit and Customer Discovery Future of AI and Venture Capital Guest Links: Jeff’s LinkedIn Jeff’s X Flybridge’s Linked...2025-06-0246 min
Pioneers of AIInvesting in the age of AI, part 2: Jeff BussgangJeff Bussgang is a general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners and teaches entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School. When he’s not helping his students become future founders, he’s writing books. His latest, The Experimentation Machine, is a guide for founders looking to leverage AI in their startups. In this episode, we surface practical strategies founders can implement today, explore what it means to build an AI-native company, and discuss how to scale without growing. Plus, we take a closer look at recent AI-related deals between the U.S. and Gulf countries—and what they mean for the global AI rac...2025-05-2142 min
Funded | How They Raised MillionsTBC125: What I Learned Coaching HBS Founders on FundraisingIn this episode of The Back Channel, I reflect on a recent visit to Harvard Business School where I coached founders in Jeff Bussgang’s Launching Tech Ventures class. I break down one of the biggest fundraising mistakes I saw, how founders frame their problem space, and share advice on how to fix it.2025-05-0107 min
Problem SolversAI Can Help You Find Product-Market Fit FasterEvery business needs to find product-market fit — and AI can help. How? In this episode, Harvard Business School professor and entrepreneur Jeff Bussgang (author of The Experimental Machine: Finding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI) walks us through the process. It’s a free consulting session with everything included: step-by-step directions, real examples, and the names of the LLMs you need to know about. If you're ready to use AI in your business but don’t know where to begin—start here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-04-2830 min
Problem SolversAI Can Help You Find Product-Market Fit FasterEvery business needs to find product-market fit — and AI can help. How? In this episode, Harvard Business School professor and entrepreneur Jeff Bussgang (author of The Experimental Machine: Finding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI) walks us through the process. It’s a free consulting session with everything included: step-by-step directions, real examples, and the names of the LLMs you need to know about. If you're ready to use AI in your business but don’t know where to begin—start here.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2025-04-2827 min
AI BriefEP 119 : AI Morality Mapped, UAE AI Laws, Disease-Ending AI, New Video & Huawei Chips, Startup AI WinsDive into today's AI breakthroughs! We explore Anthropic's first-ever map of Claude's real-world AI values from massive real conversations. Discover the UAE's groundbreaking plan to use AI for writing laws. Learn about Hassabis's bold prediction that AI could end all disease and DeepMind's AGI progress. Plus, get the scoop on Sand AI's innovative video model, Huawei's challenge to Nvidia in AI chips, and Jeff Bussgang's insights on building winning AI products. Stay ahead with the latest in AI tools, government AI integration, and more!2025-04-2308 min
Superhuman AI: Decoding the FutureThe Rise of the 10x AI Founder: Strategy, Scale & Startups - with Jeff BussgangWhat separates the average AI startup from the next $100M company?In this episode, legendary VC Jeff Bussgang (Flybridge Capital, HBS) breaks down what it really takes to win in the AI era, from strategic thinking and distribution to why non-technical founders are finally getting their edge.Learn more about the Google for Startups Cloud Program here - We explore:- Why AI building is now a commodity- How founders can use AI to become 10x operators- What VCs are actually looking for in today’s AI market...2025-04-1540 min
The VentureFizz PodcastEpisode 373: Jeff Bussgang - General Partner, FlybridgeEpisode 373 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Jeff Bussgang, General Partner at Flybridge.
Jeff has accomplished so much throughout his career. I’m sure lots of people probably know him best as a Venture Capitalist and Professor at Harvard Business School.
But... you might not know the details about his startup career prior to Flybridge which I was really excited to dig into because he played a key role at two incredibly successful companies in the Boston tech scene.
The first being OpenMarket, which pretty much invented eCommerce with its shopping cart technology that was licensed by companies like Amazon when th...2025-03-1458 min
Corporate Venturing InsiderJeff Bussgang Talks AI-Forward Strategies, CVC Best Practices, and Flybridge’s Road to SuccessTune into our conversation with Jeffrey Bussgang, General Partner and Co-Founder, Flybridge Capital Partners; Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School, Author of the new book The Experimentation Machine.Interviewed on February 6th, 20252025-03-1226 min
AI First with Adam and AndyRedefining Entrepreneurship with AI: VC Jeff Bussgang on AI, Startups, and the FutureOn this episode of AI First with Adam and Andy, the hosts sit down with Jeff Bussgang — Harvard Business School professor, venture capitalist, and author of The Experimentation Machine. Together, they explore how AI is reshaping startup formation, product-market fit, and business strategy. Following the interview, Adam and Andy share their expert commentary, diving deeper into the transformative insights from Jeff and their implications for business leaders.Topics include:How AI tools can make founders 10x more effective.The rise of AI agents and their impact on workforce transformation.Shifting dynamics between startups and incumbents in...2025-03-051h 02
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc513. Harnessing AI and Experimentation in Startups feat. Jeffrey J. BussgangWhat are the ways founders are using AI to experiment and optimize their start-ups faster than ever before? How does this shift affect the various makeups of different companies and industries, and who will be the winners and losers in the new age of AI?Jeff Bussgang is the GP and Founder of Flybridge Capital, a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, and also the author of the new book The Experimentation Machine: Finding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI. Greg and Jeff discuss timeless methods and timely tools for startups. Jeff elaborates on t...2025-02-2753 minFunded | How They Raised MillionsTBC111: The NEW Bar for Raising Pre-Seed RoundsThis episode of The Backchannel breaks down how the expectations for early-stage founders have shifted in the AI era. Inspired by a conversation with Jeff Bussgang—Harvard Business School professor and author of The Experimentation Machine—we explore what venture capitalists are looking for before investing. From validating your idea to leveraging AI and affordable global talent, the bar for getting to product-market fit is higher than ever. If you're building a startup or gearing up to raise funding, this episode lays out what it takes to stand out.2025-01-2305 min
The VentureFizz PodcastEpisode 353: Giuseppe Stuto - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, 186 VenturesEpisode 353 of The VentureFizz Podcast features Giuseppe Stuto, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of 186 Ventures.
Did you know that the venture capital industry originated in Boston back in 1946 with the founding of American Research and Development Corporation (ARDC) which backed Digital Equipment Corporation and saw a 1200X return when the company went public.
Since then, Boston has been very fortunate to have a steady stream of VC investors at all stages to foster the local startup ecosystem and one of the newest firms is 186 Ventures.
Co-Founded by Giuseppe and Julian Fialkow, 186 Ventures is a pre-seed & seed stage VC firm investing broadly across...2024-10-0758 min
The Parlor RoomBonus Episode: Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute's Jen Stave on Harnessing AI for a Better TomorrowIn this special bonus episode of The Parlor Room—recorded live at HBS Online's Connext 2024 conference—host Chris Linnane sits down with Jen Stave, launch director of Harvard’s Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute. They discuss artificial intelligence's transformative impact across industries, the need for global regulation, and the importance of making AI technologies accessible and affordable. This episode is a must-listen if you want to understand AI's profound implications on society and businesses.GUESTJen Stave, Digital Data Design (D^3) Institute Launch DirectorRESOURCESHarvar...2024-07-2650 min
Minimum Viable Podcast with Elliott PoppelFinding Product-Market Fit in the Age of AI | Jeff Bussgang (investor at Flybridge & author of "The Experimentation Machine")Jeff Bussgang is a veteran entrepreneur, investor, and educator, currently serving as Co-Founder and General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners, a seed-stage venture capital firm based in Boston and New York City. With over two decades of experience in the startup world, Jeff has been on both sides of the table as an entrepreneur (Upromise, Open Market) and as an investor in numerous successful companies. He also shares his insights with the next generation of business leaders as a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, where he has taught entrepreneurship for the past 12 years.On this...2024-05-1546 min
From the Ground UpNailing Product Market FitWhich should come first, your killer idea or your ideal customer? So many questions about finding product-market fit were raised by our fascinating discussion with Michelle Cordeiro Grant of Gorgie, and Steven and Brittany Yeng of Skrewball. Christine Lagorio-Chafkin spoke with Jeff Bussgang, a venture capitalist and senior lecturer at Harvard Business School, where he teaches a revered class all about product-market fit called Launching Technology Ventures. He has fascinating thoughts on why your early-stage startup should be an experimentation machine; the effect AI has had on startups testing their market; and some of the ethical considerations that put...2024-05-0931 min
Obviously The FutureThe Bull Case for Elite Universities with Matthew RascoffWhat is the current state of college admissions? What social good do elite universities offer society, and how are they trying to do it better?We discuss the state of elite universities with Matthew Rascoff, the Vice Provost for Digital Education at Stanford University. Matthew is one of the most innovative administrators in the industry and a leader who puts ideas into action. He is pioneering new digital models to bring credit-bearing Stanford classes to lower-income high schools across the US. With digital learning, Matthew is reaching upstream to build more effective bridges fo...2024-05-0837 minThe Parlor RoomSeason 1 Finale: Top 8 Q&As with Harvard Business School FacultyIn The Parlor Room's season one finale, host Chris Linnane shares his favorite questions and answers from his conversations with Harvard Business School faculty, including Mihir Desai, Mike Wheeler, Jill Avery, Nien-hê Hsieh, Jeff Bussgang, Joshua Margolis, Forest Reinhardt, and Linda Hill.Tune in for their insights into finance, conflict management, branding, ethics, sustainability, and leadership.Catch up on Season 1 of The Parlor Room:Mihir Desai on Apple's Powerful Financial Model: https://hbs.me/yd84j56nMike Wheeler on the Jazz of Negotiation: https://hbs.me/2p8z...2024-03-1125 minThe Parlor RoomSeason 1 Bonus Content (Part 2): Linda Hill, Mihir Desai, Forest Reinhardt, and Joshua MargolisIn our second special episode featuring season one bonus content, host Chris Linnane shares exclusive, unaired clips from his conversations with Harvard Business School faculty members. Tune in for insights from Linda Hill on leadership's imperatives and developing contextual intelligence, Mihir Desai on making finance more accessible, Forest Reinhardt on learning through the case method, and Joshua Margolis on using real-world examples to teach business concepts.Catch up on Season 1 of The Parlor Room:Season 1 Bonus Content (Mike Wheeler, Jill Avery, Jeff Bussgang, and Nien-hê Hsieh): https://hbs.me/yz22t...2024-02-2620 minThe Parlor RoomSeason 1 Bonus Content (Part 1): Mike Wheeler, Jill Avery, Jeff Bussgang, and Nien-hê HsiehIn the first of two special episodes featuring season one bonus content, host Chris Linnane shares exclusive, unaired clips from his conversations with Harvard Business School faculty members. Tune in to hear from Mike Wheeler on negotiation, Jill Avery on branding, Jeff Bussgang on entrepreneurship, and Nien-hê Hsieh on ethics and artificial intelligence.Catch up on Season 1 of The Parlor Room:Mike Wheeler on the Jazz of Negotiation: https://hbs.me/2p8zna3mJill Avery on Building a Winning Brand Portfolio: https://hbs.me/yckzfsurJ...2024-02-1219 minThe Parlor RoomJeff Bussgang on the Rise of AI & Raising Venture CapitalThis week on The Parlor Room, Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Jeff Bussgang, a former entrepreneur turned venture capitalist, joins host Chris Linnane to discuss the rise of generative AI, why experimentation is vital to finding product-market fit, and how to raise venture capital successfully. He also goes over how to come up with good business ideas and critiques some of Chris's in real time.GUESTJeff Bussgang, Senior Lecturer of Business AdministrationRESOURCESProfessor Bussgang's HBS Online course, Launching Tech Ventures (https://hbs.me...2023-11-2727 min
Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech & Live Events PodcastMost Popular Start-Up Advice After Mentor Week 2022Three Things I Learned In Saas, Sports, Tech and Live Events Had two mentor weeks with accelerators and funds we help with. After meeting with 16 start-ups in the past two weeks, here are the three things we advise which draw the most positive responses: 1) Jungle, Forest, Highway (by Jeff Bussgang) - Companies can be characterized by what stage they are in and it can be immensely helpful to your decision making on strategy, hiring and expectations. Companies in "the Jungle" need small teams of super resourceful people who can do a lot well with a direction...2022-04-2904 min
Three Things I Learned In SaaS, Sports, Tech & Live Events PodcastMost Popular Start-Up Advice After Mentor Week 2022Three Things I Learned In Saas, Sports, Tech and Live Events
Had two mentor weeks with accelerators and funds we help with. After meeting with 16 start-ups in the past two weeks, here are the three things we advise which draw the most positive responses:
1) Jungle, Forest, Highway (by Jeff Bussgang) - Companies can be characterized by what stage they are in and it can be immensely helpful to your decision making on strategy, hiring and expectations. Companies in "the Jungle" need small teams of super resourceful people who can do a lot well with a direction that's clear but often...2022-04-2904 min
Business4UJeff Bussgang Best Advice2022-02-0510 minBusiness4UJeff Bussgang Story2022-02-0509 min
EqSeed Talks#39 | Vander Corteze, CEO e fundador da Beep Saúde | Como lidar com os desafios de crescer um negócio.Vander Corteze fundou a Beep Saúde - a maior empresa de saúde domiciliar do Brasil - após perceber que ainda não existiam aplicativos nem plataformas digitais que permitissem a compra on-line de serviços de saúde com entrega domiciliar de forma prática, eficiente e acessível. A startup tem, entre seus investidores, o Bradesco e o fundador do Nubank.
Alguns temas do episódio:
Como se tornar um empreendedor: descobrindo oportunidades de mercado.
Desafios ao buscar investimento pela primeira vez.
As relações entre filosofia e empreendedorismo e sua importância para o...2021-08-2649 min
Innovation with Mark Peter DavisVC School Is In Session! Valuable VC lessons from a Harvard Business School professor Jeff BussgangOn today’s show I chat with Jeff Bussgang, Co-Founder and General Partner of Flybridge Capital Partners, a Boston based VC fund with 700M under management.As you know from previous episodes, I’ve been interviewing different VCs on the show with the goal to highlight different geographies. Jeff’s on to represent Boston.Along with being a VC, Jeff is the author of “Mastering The VC Game” and a professor at Harvard Business School, which has helped him become a true expert on VC. He’s also a bit of a mentor to the current gene...2021-06-0348 min
When Science SpeaksFrom Science Writer to Venture Capitalist and Biotech Startup Advisor with Steve Dickman On this week's episode, Mark's guest is Steve Dickman, CEO of CBT Advisors, a strategic consultancy supporting the biotech industry. Topics discussed during the episode include: How Steve made the transition from working at Science and at Nature - where he founded and ran the first Nature news bureau in Germany, among other responsibilities - to thriving in the ecosystem of VCs, Private Equity, and startups The obstacles Steve faced as he shifted his professional focus and how he overcame them How Steve develops and delivers persuasive, impactful stories for his clients, with examples fro...2020-09-221h 04
Women in Venture CapitalA Conversation with Jeff Bussgang | General Partner - Flybridge | Former entrepreneur turned VC | HBS Senior Lecturer | Author of two | Dad of three | Husband of one | Civic leader | Cross Fitter and fan of all Boston sportsIn this episode, Jeff talks about trends in venture capital, from sector growth, to gender and race based biases. He also shares his key learnings having spent over a decade in the venture ecosystem with his diversity of experiences.Jeff is a General Partner at Flybridge, with investment interests in AI, blockchain, consumer, e-commerce, machine learning, and mobile start-ups. He also teaches a class at HBS on entrepreneurship and lean start-ups called Launching Technology Ventures. Jeff also runs The Graduate Syndicate, a micro-seed fund that Flybridge created to invest in startups co-founded by recent Harvard graduates. Jeff...2020-09-1227 min
Cold CallHow to Launch a New Biosciences Product: Start Small or Dive in?C16 Biosciences wants to replace palm oil, a major contributor to deforestation and climate change, with a lab-grown substitute. But CEO Shara Ticku faces a tough decision in bringing the product to market. Should she start small, with the lower volume personal care market? Or should she dive right into the booming lab-grown food market, with an interested investor? Harvard Business School Senior Lecturer Jeff Bussgang discusses his case, “C16 Biosciences: Lab-Grown Palm Oil.”
2020-09-0121 min
Beyond the ChainCommunities, start-ups and market fit with Jeffrey Bussgang, co-founder of Flybridge CapitalIn episode two, host Chris Fenwick and Nash co-founder Fabio talk with co-founder of Flybridge Capital and Harvard Business School faculty member Jeff Bussgang about product/market fit and the importance of community in startups. Flybridge Capital provides seed-stage venture capital for founders by leveraging the power of community. A few of their recent success stories come from MongoDB, Codecademy and Chief.2020-08-1932 min
B2B Growth#CEO 4: The Venture Capitalist Playbook w/ Chip Hazard There are a ton of variables that go into the perfect formula between venture capitalists and CEOs. Fortunately, venture capital investor Chip Hazard (Flybridge) offers a detailed and actionable playbook for welding the best CEO/VC relationships. In this episode, John and Chip discuss: The characteristics and habits of the best entrepreneurs Why venture capitalists should be supportive but also know how to push their CEOs How Chip’s new female-focused fund called XFactor Ventures is supporting women founders Advice for first-time founders Re...2020-05-1200 min
Internet History Podcast161. Jeff Bussgang on Open Market and early eCommerceIt gets my goat that these days, the history of ecommerce begins and ends with Amazon. There were so many companies and big ideas that got us where we are today, and one of the most important companies was Open Market. Jeff Bussgang is here to tell us the (today) often overlooked story of the earliest days of trying to sell stuff on the web. Today, Jeff is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Internet History Podcast161. Jeff Bussgang on Open Market and early eCommerceIt gets my goat that these days, the history of ecommerce begins and ends with Amazon. There were so many companies and big ideas that got us where we are today, and one of the most important companies was Open Market. Jeff Bussgang is here to tell us the (today) often overlooked story of the earliest days of trying to sell stuff on the web. Today, Jeff is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2018-01-0839 min
Internet History Podcast161. Jeff Bussgang on Open Market and early eCommerceIt gets my goat that these days, the history of ecommerce begins and ends with Amazon. There were so many companies and big ideas that got us where we are today, and one of the most important companies was Open Market. Jeff Bussgang is here to tell us the (today) often overlooked story of the earliest days of trying to sell stuff on the web. Today, Jeff is a General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners.
See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2018-01-0800 min
HBR IdeaCastSo, You Want to Join a StartupJeff Bussgang, a venture capitalist who teaches entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, knows from personal experience and having funded many startups that there’s more than one way into that world. You don’t have to have a technical background. Excellent communication skills and a high emotional IQ are startup skills, too. Bussgang, the author of “Entering StartUpLand,” walks through the process of finding your dream job in a new company.2017-10-1326 min
Y Combinator Startup Podcast#12 - How Should Business Schools Prepare Students for Startups? - Jeff Bussgang and Michael SeibelJeff Bussgang is a lecturer at Harvard Business School and General Partner at Flybridge Capital Partners.Michael Seibel is CEO of YC.2017-06-2133 min
Capital Gains - Capitalism.comLooking for Startup Capital? Meet Early Stage Venture Capital General Partner Jeff BussgangThe venture capital world is growing by leaps and bounds and companies like Flybridge Capital Partners are fueling the tech and innovation behind many of the things that are transforming the world. In this conversation, I talk with Jeff Bussgang, general partner at Flybridge Capital Partners about a variety of things surrounding the venture capital space, including how he got started, what his company looks for in a startup company, and how they assess the leadership and team to make a wise early stage investment. What IS an early stage investment company? Early stage investments...2016-10-0400 min
Turn the Pages of Your Mind, With a Full Audiobook You'll FindIterating Grace: Heartfelt Wisdom and Disruptive Truths from Silicon Valley's Top Venture Capitalists Audiobook by AnonymousListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 251513
Title: Iterating Grace: Heartfelt Wisdom and Disruptive Truths from Silicon Valley's Top Venture Capitalists
Author: Anonymous , Koons Crooks
Narrator: John Hodgman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 00:19:42
Language: English
Release date: 12-22-15
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Science & Technology, Technology & Engineering, General Comedy, Satire
Summary:
What is this tiny audiobook? Who is this Koons Crooks?
With its privately-printed, anonymously-produced 140-copy first printing, Iterating Grace became the talk of summer 2015 in the tech world. From Buzzfeed to Tumblr to Fusion, people were puzzled and enthralled by the story of Koons...2015-12-2219 min
This Much I Know - The Seedcamp PodcastJeff Bussgang of Flybridge Capital and author of Mastering the VC GameWe had a chance to sit down with Jeff, author of Mastering the VC Game to get his insights on company development and what he looks for in a founder.
Jeff is a former entrepreneur (Upromise, Open Market) who joined Flybridge in 2002 and focuses on the consumer, marketing services, e-commerce, software and mobile start-up markets. On the side, he serves as a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School where he teaches a class on entrepreneurship and lean start-ups called Launching Technology Ventures and has co-authored ten HBS cases. Jeff also currently sits on the board of MITX, the Massachusetts Innovation...2015-04-0726 min
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Dan Bricklin's Log PodcastState of the Consumer Internet panel at the Vilna Shul 2009-02-11Another of Doug Levin's events at the Vilna Shul in Boston. This one was billed as follows: "Today issues facing consumer Internet startups are very challenging. This panel consisting of thriving entrepreneurs will address customer acquisition, funding, startup and entrepreneurial dynamics, and other hot issues." The panelists were Brad Rosen, CEO of Drync, which has a wine-related iPhone app; Jeff Taylor, CEO, EONS, a web site for the Boomer-set, and Tributes, which tries to do for obituaries what his Monster.com did for Help Wanted ads; Scott Savitz, CEO of Shoebuy, a huge reseller of shoes online; and...2009-02-1210 min