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The Peel with Turner NovakKevin Hartz | Backing Teen Founders, Lessons from the PayPal MafiaKevin Hartz, Co-founder of A*, Eventbrite, Xoom, and Sauron.Kevin has been building and investing in technology companies for 30 years, and we talk about how the industry’s evolved, why he calls AI the Mother of All Bubbles, why we’re still early, and lessons today’s breakout AI companies can learn from those that survived the Dot Com Crash.Kevin is a big proponent of backing young founders. A significant percentage of his latest fund at A* is invested in teenagers, and he shares how he identifies outlier talent...
2026-01-081h 27
Teenager mit deutschem Akzent (TMDA)#26 – Hartz 4 RaupeIn unserer großen Weihnachtsfolge geht es um Schwangerschafts-Füße wie Teig, 900€-Loafer im KaDeWe vs. Schuh City, Fynns Kunstauktion in der High Society Berlins, Dr.-Oetker-Nazi-Talk, Nestlé/Wasser-Privatisierung, Vanity Fair-Foto-Roast, der Trumps Team zum Wurm macht, Fynn Kliemann entschuldigt sich bei Palina Rojinski + Thomas Gottschalk-Reflexion von Nisse, die Top 3 Süßigkeiten aller Zeiten, Fynns neueste Startup-Idee macht Gefängnisinsassen arbeitslos, und es wird über die verfluchte Lagerfeld-Villa gesprochen. Außerdem: Wie man seinen linken Fuß in den Dienst des Staates stellt – und wie Kevin allein zu Haus Jesus verkörpert hat.Vielen Dank fürs Hören, lie...
2025-12-231h 29
StrictlyVC DownloadWhy Kevin Hartz is betting big on teenage foundersIn this episode, TechCrunch's editor-in-chief, Connie Loizos, sits down with Kevin Hartz, the serial entrepreneur behind Zoom and Eventbrite who's now managing partner of A-Star Capital, a $300 million generalist fund. Recorded live at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, Kevin shares his unique perspective as a founder, investor, and LP—discussing why staying in the market matters even when two-month-old companies are raising at $60 million valuations. The two explore the dramatic rise in teenage founders, with Kevin revealing that 20% of his recent investments now include teams with a teenage founder, up from just 5% two years ago. Kevin also discusses A-Star's approach to differentiated de...
2025-12-0219 min
Legends N LeadersJulia Hartz, CEO of Eventbrite, on building out the go to destination for event ticketing online!Julia and Kevin together have created the internet's most beloved destination for event discovery in your area and have helped millions of events monetize effectively with ticketing! There was once a time when ticketing your event online was not seamless and that is how the idea for Eventbrite was born! Since the creation of the company, Eventbrite has enabled the development of close knit communities, helped people gain new hobbies, or meet friends for life. Lot's of positives! Event ticketing went from not easy to seamless, ready in minutes, and event organizers could just focus on making...
2025-11-1328 min
200: Tech Tales FoundHow a Company Built on Gatherings Survived a World That Had to Stay ApartEventbrite, founded in 2006 by Kevin Hartz, Julia Hartz, and Renaud Visage, revolutionized the event industry by democratizing access to ticketing and event management. Its self-service platform empowered individuals and small organizations—from local yoga instructors to community groups—to create, promote, and sell tickets for events of all sizes, transforming grassroots gatherings into accessible, trackable experiences. By integrating tools for marketing, analytics, and payment processing, Eventbrite became the go-to digital hub for live experiences, raising significant venture capital from firms like Sequoia Capital and Tiger Global, despite an initial investor rejection. The company went public in 2018 and expanded globally, proc...
2025-10-2323 min
Innovation Pulse: Daily News - AI, Startups, Cleantech, Auto + Learning ExtrasWhy Working 996 Means You’ve Already LostReflection AI Secures $2 Billion Funding, Valued at $8 Billion, Backed by Nvidia
Venture Capitalist Kevin Hartz Invests in Teenage Founders Amid Rising Entrepreneurial Trend
Why Working 996 Means You've Already Lost
#SpotifyStartup, #996WorkCulture, #ReflectionAI, #VentureCapital, #KevinHartz, #Nvidia, #TeenEntrepreneurs
2025-10-2017 min
The Dark ParanormalDark Realms: The Hartz Mountains - GermanyWelcome, to another Dark Realm.Today we step into the mist-shrouded Harz Mountains of Germany, a landscape steeped in centuries of witchcraft, pagan refuge, and chilling folklore. Through this episode, we explore the eerie legends that cling to its crags and forests – from spectral beings who travel via storms, to cursed nuns, whose cries echo like owls in the night, and the terrifying tale of a church demon, that left a deadly mark on one unsuspecting villager. Blending history, myth, and spine-tingling accounts, this journey through the haunted Harz reveals why locals still whisper of the mountains as...
2025-09-2220 min
Hired!Her Golden Ticket Out of a Warehouse Closet: Julia Hartz on Building Eventbrite
From ticketing small tech meetups and indie concerts to powering massive events like the Dalai Lama appearances, Eventbrite’s growth has been fueled by a passion for bringing people together.
Co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, Julia Hartz, describes how she turned a scrappy startup launched in a tiny office closet into a global platform connecting millions through live events. She shares how she traded a promising Hollywood career for the uncertain path of entrepreneurship, building Eventbrite alongside her husband Kevin and their co-founder Renaud Visage.
Julia reflects on the sacrifices, challenges, and triumphs of building a publ...
2025-09-2036 minEveryone Talks To Liz ClamanHer Golden Ticket Out of a Warehouse Closet: Julia Hartz on Building Eventbrite
From ticketing small tech meetups and indie concerts to powering massive events like the Dalai Lama appearances, Eventbrite’s growth has been fueled by a passion for bringing people together.
Co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, Julia Hartz, describes how she turned a scrappy startup launched in a tiny office closet into a global platform connecting millions through live events. She shares how she traded a promising Hollywood career for the uncertain path of entrepreneurship, building Eventbrite alongside her husband Kevin and their co-founder Renaud Visage.
Julia reflects on the sacrifices, challenges, and triumphs of building a publ...
2025-09-2036 min
Yesterday PodcastKevin Hartz | The Early Stories Behind BillionsKevin Hartz co-founded Eventbrite (NYSE: EB), Xoom (IPO & acq. PayPal), and A*, an early-stage venture firm managing hundreds of millions of dollars. Recently, he also co-founded Sauron, a high-end home security company. Kevin has been an early angel investor in PayPal, Airbnb, Uber, SpaceX, Pinterest, Palantir, Anduril, and many more companies worth tens of billions. In this episode, we start by discussing his early upbringing in the East Bay of San Francisco, some of which he spent building bombs. We then discuss his explorative time at Stanford & Oxford, growing close to the likes of Thiel and the PayPal mafia...
2025-08-1545 min
Generating Alpha PodcastEpisode 31: Kevin Hartz - General Partner at A* CapitalKevin Hartz is the co-founder of Eventbrite, co-founder of Xoom, and General Partner at A* Capital. Over the past two decades, he’s taken two companies from idea to IPO, pioneered digital remittances, transformed the live events industry, and invested early in Airbnb, Pinterest, and Uber. His career began in the early PayPal era, followed by founding Xoom and leading it to a public offering before its acquisition by PayPal, and later co-founding Eventbrite and scaling it into a global platform. In this episode, Kevin reflects on growing up between Miami and the Bay Ar...
2025-08-1429 min200: Tech Tales FoundXoom.com: The Digital Revolution That Transformed Global Money TransfersIn 2001, amid the dot-com crash, Xoom.com launched with a bold vision: to revolutionize international money transfers by making them as simple as sending an email. Founded by Alan Braverman and Kevin Hartz, the startup aimed to replace outdated systems like Western Union with a seamless online platform. Early on, they faced immense challenges—tech skepticism, failed B2B strategies, and frequent hiring missteps—but found their footing by focusing on user experience and building trust through customer support and real-time alerts. With early backing from Peter Thiel and Sequoia Capital, Xoom survived near-collapse in its early years before scal...
2025-07-1016 min
The Peel with Turner NovakMichael Kim @ Cendana | Lessons from the Top VCs, How Cendana Does Diligence, Portfolio Construction Best Practices, the 60x Rule, How Seed Funds Compete vs Multi-stage, Inside Cendana's Early DaysMichael Kim is the Founder of Cendana Capital, a fund of funds that makes anchor investments in very early stage VC funds.We talk characteristics of the best investors, how Cendana does diligence on fund managers, portfolio construction best practices, Michael’s “60x rule”, and why high ownership to fund size is the main driver of returns.We also get in to how VCs are using AI, the competition between Seed and multi-stage investors, why US endowments are under siege, and how secondaries are driving most early stage venture return...
2025-05-221h 54
The Founder Initiative[VC Pitch] Eventbrite's Founder (now VC at A*) reviews a pitch: Peter Fitzpatrick, Founder of FawnWant to raise from VCs? Watch this before reaching out. It will give you an edge to close your round.
REAL VC PITCH -->
- Kevin Hartz, Founder of Eventbrite, now VC A*, and Peter Fitzpatrick, founder of Fawn
LEARNINGS
1. How to pitch a VC
2. What are they thinking about you but not saying
A* - https://www.a-star.co/
Fawn - https://www.fawnfriends.com/
2025-05-1417 min
LaBossiere Podcast#57 - Kevin HartzKevin Hartz is Co-Founder and General Partner at A*, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments. Before establishing A*, Kevin co-founded Eventbrite and guided the company as CEO for its first 11 years before it went public. His entrepreneurial journey also includes co-founding Xoom, a digital money transfer service that PayPal acquired in 2015 for over $1 billion. Kevin has established himself as a successful angel investor with seed investments in companies like PayPal, Airbnb, Pinterest, Ramp, Trulia, and Anduril. His investment portfolio also includes early stakes in prominent companies such as Uber, Palantir, SpaceX, Square, Gusto, and numerous others.
2025-04-1045 minLegends N LeadersKevin Hartz, Co-Founder of Eventbrite, scaling online ticketing & new autonomous security at Sauron!Kevin is a very impressive technology entrepreneur having co-founded Xoom which PayPal acquired for $1.1B, backed incredible deals at his early stage venture capital firm, built up the ticketing platform of choice for online events, and is now developing a whole new way to think about security. Kevin is relentless in his approach to progressing humanity through innovative companies that disrupt the status quo!Kevin talks about why he became an entrepreneur, the idea behind Eventbrite, how they grew it to millions of users, and what it took to do online ticketing right. Kevin also discusses why...
2025-03-2933 min
30 Years in 30 MinutesEventbrite Co-Founder Kevin Hartz Reveals How to ACTUALLY Choose Your FriendsAre you interested in learning how event management website Eventbrite was founded? The incredible story behind the founding of payment remittance company Xoom? How to ACTUALLY pick your circle and choose your friends? What are the best traits to develop to become a successful entrepreneur? In this episode, Michael Oved sits down with Kevin Hartz, co-founder of Eventbrite (NYSE: EB), Xoom (acquired by PayPal for $1.1 billion), the venture capital firm A*, and home operating system Sauron. Kevin discusses the stories behind these incredible companies, what the key to his success is, advice he would give his younger se...
2025-01-1434 min
30 Years in 30 MinutesEventbrite Co-Founder Kevin Hartz Reveals How to ACTUALLY Choose Your FriendsAre you interested in learning how event management website Eventbrite was founded? The incredible story behind the founding of payment remittance company Xoom? How to ACTUALLY pick your circle and choose your friends? What are the best traits to develop to become a successful entrepreneur? In this episode, Michael Oved sits down with Kevin Hartz, co-founder of Eventbrite (NYSE: EB), Xoom (acquired by PayPal for $1.1 billion), the venture capital firm A*, and home operating system Sauron. Kevin discusses the stories behind these incredible companies, what the key to his success is, advice he would give his younger se...
2025-01-1334 min
Unicorn Bakery - Wie Startup Gründer erfolgreiche Firmen aufbauenKevin Hartz's 2025 Outlook: We won’t see more IPOs & Implications of Trumps Presidency on FoundersKevin Hartz, co-founder of Sauron, Eventbrite and Xoom, an investor in companies like Uber, Doordash, and PayPal, and one of Silicon Valley's most successful entrepreneurs, returns to the Unicorn Bakery for an insightful discussion on the future of startups and venture capital in 2025.In this episode, Kevin shares his outlook for the upcoming year, including the industries with the most potential, the impact of generative AI, and how founders can navigate the challenges of the current market. From building lean startups to understanding the evolving IPO landscape, this episode is packed with actionable advice for entrepreneurs and...
2025-01-1029 min
Billion Dollar Moves™ with Sarah Chen-Spellings | Global Venture CapitalCEO Series: Julia Hartz, EventbriteThis CEO leads the world’s largest ticketing platform, powering millions of events globally and driving substantial revenue—$326.1 million in 2023 alone. Julia Hartz, as the co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite, she took Eventbrite public, only to face a near-collapse when the pandemic brought in-person events to a sudden halt. Despite the unforeseen challenge, Julia steered Eventbrite through turbulent times, and the company continues to thrive today as a publicly listed entity.This resilience and leadership are why she’s our next feature in the Billion Dollar Moves CEO Series!
2024-10-2431 min
Everything MarketplacesStarting & Scaling Eventbrite With Kevin HartzThe Everything Marketplaces podcast is an audio version of our group chats. This episode is with Kevin Hartz, who's the Co-founder & former CEO of Eventbrite. Eventbrite is one of the largest ticketing & events marketplaces. Kevin is also a prolific investor, as an early angel investor in notable startups like PayPal, Uber, Airbnb, Opendoor, and more. Kevin is now investing through A*, which is an early stage venture fund he started.
Kevin on Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/kevinhartz
Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com
A*: https://www.a-star.co
2024-10-1837 min
9 to 5ish with theSkimmEventbrite CEO Julia Hartz on Staying Innovative in Your IndustryEventbrite CEO Julia Hartz said “I do” to Kevin Hartz twice: once when they got married, and again when she decided to become a co-founder with him. Julia says she doesn’t even remember the latter moment. All she knows is she trusted Kevin’s entrepreneurial instincts and it paid off. But when Kevin needed to step down as CEO and have Julia step in, she describes the transition as going from “Candyland” to “Tron”. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Julia shares:
What her internships on “Friends” and “Jackass” taught her
The unofficial exit strategy sh...
2024-10-0237 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: How I Lost Airbnb at Seed Because of an Exploding Term Sheet | Investing Lessons from Roelof Botha & Peter Thiel | Why VC is Less Collaborative Than Ever and Great Companies Are Being Destroyed by Too Much Cash with Kevin Hartz @ A* Kevin Hartz is a Co-Founder and General Partner at A*, an early-stage venture capital firm. Prior to founding A*, Kevin co-founded Eventbrite, a publicly traded company, and served as the CEO for the first 11 years of the company. Before Eventbrite, Kevin co-founded Xoom, a money remittance company that was acquired by PayPal in 2015 for over $1BN. Kevin is also a prolific angel investor having backed companies such as PayPal, Airbnb, Pinterest, Ramp, Trulia, and Anduril at the seed stage, and was an early investor in Uber, Palantir, SpaceX, Square, Gusto and many others. I...
2024-07-221h 02
Unicorn Bakery - Wie Startup Gründer erfolgreiche Firmen aufbauenInvesting in 10+ Unicorns: Kevin Hartz on Finding and Crafting Winning Founding TeamsKevin Hartz ist nicht nur einer der einflussreichsten Seed-Investoren im Silicon Valley, sondern auch erfolgreicher Gründer. Neben Frühphasen-Investments in PayPal, Uber, AirBnB und SpaceX gründete er Xoom (Exit an PayPal für ca. 1. Mrd $) und Eventbrite (IPO). Mit seinem aktuellen Startup Sauron ist Kevin dabei, neue Technologien für den Home Security Markt zu entwickeln.Kevin spricht darüber, wie er herausragende Gründer:innen identifiziert und über den Teamaufbau in jungen Startups nachdenkt. Zudem arbeitet Kevin auf, wie er sich auf neue Technologien einstellt, diese bewertet und daraus Schlüsse für neue Firmen und...
2024-07-021h 06
Unicorn Bakery - For the World's Most Ambitious Founders & TeamsInvesting in 10+ Unicorns: Kevin Hartz on Finding and Crafting Winning Founding TeamsKevin Hartz is not only one of the most influential seed investors in Silicon Valley, but also a successful founder. In addition to early-stage investments in PayPal, Uber, AirBnB and SpaceX, he founded Xoom (exit to PayPal for approx. 1 billion dollars) and Eventbrite (IPO). With his current startup Sauron, Kevin is in the process of developing new technologies for the home security market.Kevin talks about how he identifies outstanding founders and thinks about team building in young startups. Kevin also elaborates on how he adapts to new technologies, evaluates them and draws conclusions for new companies...
2024-07-021h 12
11KM: der tagesschau-PodcastBürgergeld: Gefeiert, gestutzt, gescheitert?Das Bürgergeld galt als großer Wurf des Sozialstaats. Doch im Moment ist es heiß umstritten, selbst innerhalb der Ampel-Koalition. ARD-Hauptstadtkorrespondent Jim-Bob Nickschas erzählt bei 11KM, was anderthalb Jahre nach der Einführung von der Reform übriggeblieben ist. Wir klären, warum auch so viele Ampel-Politiker nach schärferen Sanktionen für Bürgergeld-Empfänger*innen rufen und warum sich manche Klischees derart hartnäckig halten.
Hier geht’s zum Bürgergeld-Feature von Jim-Bob Nickschas:
https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/das-wissen/ein-jahr-ohne-hartz-haelt-das-buergergeld-seine-versprechen/swr-kultur/13029645/
Hier geht’s zur “Deutschland 3000”-Folge mit Kevin Kühnert:
https://1.ard.de/Deutschland3000_Kevin_Kuenert?cpkk
An dies...
2024-06-2530 min11KM: der tagesschau-PodcastBürgergeld: Gefeiert, gestutzt, gescheitert?Das Bürgergeld galt als großer Wurf des Sozialstaats. Doch im Moment ist es heiß umstritten, selbst innerhalb der Ampel-Koalition. ARD-Hauptstadtkorrespondent Jim-Bob Nickschas erzählt bei 11KM, was anderthalb Jahre nach der Einführung von der Reform übriggeblieben ist. Wir klären, warum auch so viele Ampel-Politiker nach schärferen Sanktionen für Bürgergeld-Empfänger*innen rufen und warum sich manche Klischees derart hartnäckig halten.
Hier geht’s zum Bürgergeld-Feature von Jim-Bob Nickschas:
https://www.ardaudiothek.de/episode/das-wissen/ein-jahr-ohne-hartz-haelt-das-buergergeld-seine-versprechen/swr-kultur/13029645/
Hier geht’s zur “Deutschland 3000”-Folge mit Kevin Kühnert:
https://1.ard.de/Deutschland3000_Kevin_Kuenert?cpkk
An dies...
2024-06-2530 min
The Revamped FounderInvesting in 20 BILLION Dollar Companies w/ Kevin HartzFollow Kevin: x.com/kevinhartz
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About Kevin:
Kevin is the Co-Founder and GP of A* Capital & The Co-Founder & Chairman of Eventbrite (NYSE: EB)
Prior A* Capital, Kevin was at Founders Fund. Previously Co-Founder and CEO of Eventbrite (NYSE: EB). Kevin was previously Co-Founder and CEO of Xoom Corporation, an international money transfer company servicing more than 30 countriesworldwide. Xoom went public in 2012 and was acquired by PayPal in 2015.
Kevin has served...
2024-06-1425 min
"Request for Startups" with Erik TorenbergMulti-Stage Funds for Unimpressive Rich Kids, Ashley Madison for Career, and $1000 Startup IdeasToday’s episode of Request for Startups features* Nick DeWilde: Co-founder and Chief Customer Officer at Exec. @nick_dewilde on X* Sean Linehan: CEO at Exec and Squad. @seanlinehan on X* Justin Mares: Founder at Truemed, Kettle & Fire, and Surely. A venture Partner at Long Journey Ventures. @jwmares on X* Erik Torenberg: Investor, Founder of Turpentine.co. @eriktorenberg on XIn this week’s episode, Erik sits down with friends Nick DeWilde, Sean Linehan, and Justin Mares to explore various unique and humorous startup and product ideas, ranging from dating apps, u...
2024-05-1058 min
“HR Heretics” | How CPOs, CHROs, Founders, and Boards Build High Performing CompaniesThe Architect of the Paypal Mafia: Peterson ConwayThis week Kelli Dragovich and Nolan Church sit down with Peterson Conway, headhunter, investor, and advisor who shares insights from his epic career working closely with Silicon Valley greats like Peter Thiel, Kevin Hartz, Keith Rabois, and Joe Lonsdale. Conway has assembled talent for the founding/early teams of Xoom, Palantir, Founders Fund, and 8VCStrap in for some crazy stories. Conway's journey highlights the significance of curiosity, optimism, and unconventional hiring practices in Silicon Valley. Conway reflects on the profile of talent he looks for and drills down to certain keywords he uses to search for s...
2024-04-2651 min
Conceivable with NoorHow a tech power couple built a public company and a family at the same time, with Julia and Kevin Hartz, co-founders of EventbriteToday we are joined by Julia and Kevin Hartz, Co-Founders of Eventbrite. Julia is now Eventbrite’s CEO and Kevin is a Co-Founder and General Partner of A*. Julia and Kevin join us today to talk about how they built Eventbrite, how they built their family at the same time with the birth of their two daughters, and how they are planning to expand their family more than a decade later with the help of Orchid’s embryo screening. We also talk about their parenting philosophy, how that may change for their future children, and the advice they have for...
2024-03-1440 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Palantir CTO on The Broken Incentive Structure of How Governments Buy Defence, The Danger of Defence Spending at Historic Lows, How Elections and Wars Change Government Defence Buying & Why Budgets are Anti-Creative with Shyam Sankar Shyam Sankar is Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of Palantir Technologies in addition to the Chairman of Ginkgo Bioworks. Shyam holds a B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell University and a M.S. in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University. In Today's Episode with Shyam Sankar: 1. Journey to the Top of Defence: How did Shyam make his way into the world of startups and get a role with Kevin Hartz at Xoom? How did seeing Shyam's parents lose everything impact...
2024-01-171h 00
The Athlete's Spotlight with HOST David Riley - Athlete Addie HartzThe Athlete's Spotlight with HOST David Riley - Athlete Addie Hartz
Join Hosts; Kevin Walker & David Riley. They will get to know 8th Grade Softball Star
Addie Hartz from C C Griffin, NC!
2023-12-0133 min
Quick CoffeeQC#50: Kevin Hartz, Co-Founder & General Partner A*, Chairman & Co-Founder EventbriteIn this week’s Quick Coffee, we are chatting with Kevin Hartz, Co-Founder and General Partner A* as well as the Chairman & Co-Founder of Eventbrite. Kevin has an incredible story as an entrepreneur, leader and investors. We are going back in time to how he started Xoom and Eventbrite, how it all related to PayPal and his $1B exit from Xoom. We speak about his vision for A* and what kind of investment firm he aims to build. We dive into his thoughts on what makes a great founder and what is important when making the transition from being an...
2023-11-1634 min
Crucible MomentsEventbrite ft. Julia Hartz - A thriving events company took 14 years to build and nearly disappeared in 14 daysWhat happens to an events company when every event is canceled? “Even if you have spent 14 years building something, it could truly be gone in 14 days.” After working tirelessly to revolutionize how live events are organized, this was the reality Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz faced in March of 2020 as pandemic lockdowns went into effect, extinguishing the lifeblood of her business. She brought the same strategic thinking and grit that had led the company through its previous inflection points to rally her team and reinvent Eventbrite in the middle of a global shutdown. Host: Roelof Botha...
2023-10-0545 min
Achtung, Reichelt!Kühnert will andere enteignen und verdient 1 Million Euro! | Achtung, Reichelt! vom 7. August 2023Olaf Scholz nennt sich selbst: „Respekt-Kanzler“. Respekt – das ist auch immer eine Frage des Einkommens. Gutes Geld für gute Arbeit war schon immer eine vollkommen berechtigte Forderung der Sozialdemokraten. Ein Gefühl des Respekts herrscht in einem Land nicht, weil der Kanzler das Wort „Respekt“ ständig benutzt, sondern weil die Mehrheit das Gefühl hat, dass Können, Lebensleistung, Einsatz, harte Arbeit, Ausbildung und Berufserfahrung belohnt werden.
Menschen wie Kevin Kühnert haben sich etwa in der SPD hochgedient, aber noch nie wirklich gearbeitet, nichts gelernt und nichts studiert.
Der Lebenslauf von Kevin Kühnert besteht aus exakt drei Buchst...
2023-08-1720 min
HART ABER VAZI - Der Podcast"Du hast die Wahl!?" mit Kevin - HART ABER VAZI #33"Jeder kann es schaffen, aber eben nicht alle."Nochmal reinschauenLage der Nation - der Politik-Podcast aus BerlinFilz-Vorwürfe in der Ampel, Wahlrechts-Kommission (mit Sandra Schulz, DLF), 49-Euro-Ticket, DienstwagenprivilegRepräsentative Wahlstatistik zur Bundestagswahl 2021 in Brandenburg - Über 60 Prozent der Wählenden sind älter als 50 JahreKinderarmut, Tarifstreit, Abgabenschock | WIRTSCHAFTSBRIEFING #35 mit Maurice HöfgenLandratswahl - 23. April 2023, Oder-Spree - EndergebnisUlrich Schneider (Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband) - Jung & Naiv: Folge 598Mein baldiger Gast Michael Olaf Basilon: Schluss mit "Hartzen": Ist das Bürgergeld fairer als Hartz IV? | 13 Fragen | unbubbleKlimaabkommen von ParisInitiative LobbylandDas Buch "Vom Ende des Gemeinwo...
2023-05-0747 min
Conservative Conversations with ISISpecial Lecture: Dan McCarthy on the History of Conservatism and the Conservative Movement in AmericaIn this episode: Dan McCarthy gives a lecture on the various elements of the conservative movement to ISI’s staff at our campus in Wilmington, DEa historical account of the American revolution and its implications for American conservatismwhy conservatives need to see through “both eyes” of history and ideasTexts Mentioned:Second Treatise of Government by John LockeNatural Right and History by Leo StraussThe Conservative Mind by Russell KirkThe Quest for Community by Robert NisbetCrisis of the House Divided by Harry V. Jaffa“Is Liberalism Worth Saving?” symposium in Harper’s MagazineRoots of American Order by Russell KirkD...
2023-03-141h 35The Founder Initiative[Seed Investor in Paypal & Co-Founder of Eventbrite] Kevin Hartz, GP at A* Capital; what does he look for in a founding team?[Seed Investor in Paypal & Co-Founder of Eventbrite] Kevin Hartz, GP at A* Capital; what does he look for in a founding team?Biggest learnings --> - Show investors that you have grit & intellect - how? It should be obvious from your background.
2023-02-1416 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20 Sales: Webflow's Maggie Hott on When to Start and How to Scale the Best Outbound Sales Team, Why Founders Should Not Hire a Head of Sales First, The Must Ask Questions When Hiring Sales Reps and How To Structure the Process Maggie Hott is the Director of Sales @ Webflow where she leads their Sales Dev, Account Executive, and Solution Engineering orgs. Prior to Webflow, Maggie spent an incredible 6 years at Slack in a period of hypergrowth for the company having joined as the founding AE scaling to a Sr Enterprise Leader. Before Slack, Maggie was the founding Sales hire at Eventbrite. If that was not enough, Maggie is also an active angel investor, an advisor to Cowboy Ventures, Scribble Ventures, and is a Founding Operator and LP @ Coalition Partners. In Today's Episode with Maggie...
2022-12-141h 04
Innovation Leaders🇫🇷 #45 – Renaud Visage – Co-founder – Eventbrite 🎙️ Du bootstrap à l’IPO, l’impressionnant parcours d’EventbritePeu de start-ups aboutissent à une IPO.
C’est pourtant l’expérience qui est arrivée à Renaud Visage, co-fondateur d’eventbrite avec le couple Kevin et Julia Hartz.
Le projet démarre en 2006 à San Francisco, où Renaud se découvre une passion pour l’informatique. Un démarrage en douceur pour ce projet qui accélère très vite.
L’IPO et le Covid s'ensuivent et compliquent l'activité de l’entreprise qui vend des billets et des événements... Après cette grosse crise, le besoin de restructurer la boite et les effectifs se fait sentir.
2022-10-061h 09
LSE Focal Point PodcastKevin Hartz - Co-Founder & Chairman of EventbriteJoin us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Kevin Hartz, the Co-Founder and Chairman of Eventbrite and the Co-Founder and General Partner of A* Capital. Prior to his current rules, he was a Venture Partner for Founders Fund and a Member on the Board of Directors, Founder and CEO of Xoom. Kevin graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelors in History and Applied Earth Sciences and a Masters in History at Oxford.
Recorded in August 2022.
2022-09-0620 min
ポッドキャストーーク〜聴いてみようが見つかる〜アメリカと言えばコーラは大間違い！？Kevin’s English Room Podcastを聴いてみて▼今日の音声番組
・英語で雑談！Kevin’s English Room Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5YmAucVdtSfwjshydb606R?si=uD30MuJ6TNmknqD62wQLMA
アメリカと日本の文化の違いを面白おかしく話しているKevin’s English Room Podcast！
アメリカ人でも炭酸が飲めない人はいるのか？というお便りにKevinが答えます。
全部英語だけど、比較的聞き取りやすいので是非聴いてみてください。
▼「しょうもない疑問」募集中です！
https://voicecapsule2020.com/letter/
▼noteアカウント。ぜひ覗いてみてください！
https://note.com/voice_capsule
▼ササカの個人ラジオ「ワイの3分ビジネスアイデア」
https://open.spotify.com/show/0kpSV3nvKK5MEEns18CcY0?si=N734LLQcQgiURWuYguQPVg&nd=1
▼使用BGM
http://ncs.io/Colorblind Steve Hartz - Never Get Old [NCS Release]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjQqv354mtI https://ncs.io/NeverGetOld
2022-07-2820 min
CF of Elizabeth Sunday Teachings"Never Bow Down (25th Anniversary)" :: Carlos CedeñoIt's Christ Fellowship's birthday. Today we celebrate 25 years of being a church family. In this special message, Pastor Carlos shares what he believes God wants us to know in order for the church to remain strong and steadfast long into the future so we can celebrate a 50th, 75th, 100th, and even more birthday.
Happy birthday, Christ Fellowship!
This episode was recorded on July 10, 2022, during our 10:30am worship service.
Today’s speaker: Carlos Cedeño
Translation: Byron Suquilanda
Audio Engineer: Oliver Kaufmann
Theme Music by: Giancarlo Cordon
Produced by: Wil...
2022-07-101h 00CF of Elizabeth Sunday Teachings"Never Bow Down (25th Anniversary)" :: Carlos CedeñoIt's Christ Fellowship's birthday. Today we celebrate 25 years of being a church family. In this special message, Pastor Carlos shares what he believes God wants us to know in order for the church to remain strong and steadfast long into the future so we can celebrate a 50th, 75th, 100th, and even more birthday.
Happy birthday, Christ Fellowship!
This episode was recorded on July 10, 2022, during our 10:30am worship service.
Today’s speaker: Carlos Cedeño
Translation: Byron Suquilanda
Audio Engineer: Oliver Kaufmann
Theme Music by: Giancarlo Cordon
Produced by: Wil...
2022-07-101h 00
Bloomberg TechElon Musk's Twitter Deal in JeopardyCaroline Hyde, in for Bloomberg Technology's Emily Chang, breaks down why Elon Musk's Twitter deal might be in jeopardy. Plus, Ed Ludlow brings interviews from Sun Valley with Eventbrite Chairman Kevin Hartz and MLS Commissioner Don Garber.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-07-0840 min
DealMakers: Entrepreneur | Startups | Venture CapitalThomson Nguyen On Selling His First Startup To Square And Now Raising $78 Million To Make Your Finances Work For YouThomson Nguyen is now on his second tech startup. That’s after raising over $12M for his first venture which was acquired by Square. His latest venture, Nearside has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Kevin Hartz, Ryan Peterson, Valar Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins.
2022-05-1933 min
Village Global PodcastGreatest Hits: Elad Gil and Kevin Hartz on Angel Investing, SPACs, and The Evolution of VentureElad Gil (@eladgil), entrepreneur and investor, and Kevin Hartz (@kevinhartz), investor and co-founder of Eventbrite, join Erik on this episode.They discuss:- What they think is special about each other’s investing abilities.- How certain people are able to stay relevant in every investing cycle.- Kevin’s latest venture and the path he took to start it.- SPACs and their advantages.- How to find your own angel investing style.- How venture will change in the next ten years.- El...
2021-09-1028 min
The NFX PodcastNFX Mashup: The SPAC MasterclassThis is an NFX Mashup, where we string thoughts from past episodes together under the same topic.Startups today have more options than ever before — much earlier in their life cycles — for entering the public markets. Founders are constantly looking for advice on how to think about traditional IPO vs. SPAC vs. direct listing — and how to even answer the question: Am I ready to be a public company?In this mashup, NFX Partner Pete Flint is joined by Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz, Hippo founder Assaf Wand, and the IPO whisperer Lisa Buyer on their experience and adv...
2021-07-2920 min
The NFX PodcastNFX Mashup: The SPAC Masterclassnull
This is an NFX Mashup, where we string thoughts from past episodes together under the same topic.
Startups today have more options than ever before — much earlier in their life cycles — for entering the public markets. Founders are constantly looking for advice on how to think about traditional IPO vs. SPAC vs. direct listing — and how to even answer the question: Am I ready to be a public company?
In this mashup, NFX Partner Pete Flint is joined by Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz, Hippo founder Assaf Wand, and the IPO whisperer Lisa Buyer on their e...
2021-07-2920 min
Wharton FinTech PodcastTitan Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Clayton Gardner - 'Courtside Seats' to Active Money ManagementIn a long-anticipated episode for her, Ally McCloskey sits down with Titan Co-CEO & Co-Founder and fellow Wharton alum, Clayton Gardner. Clay and team set out to democratize active money management by offering the proverbial 'back of the restaurant' investment menu to the masses. Said differently, Titan is an active investment management platform that unlocks world-class investment products and experiences for everyone. Since its founding in 2018, the company has graduated from Y Combinator and grown from zero to over $500M in assets under management and over 25,000 clients with essentially zero marketing budget, making them one of the fastest growing advisors on...
2021-05-0741 min
The NFX PodcastJulia & Kevin Hartz On Taking Eventbrite PublicJulia and Kevin Hartz co-founded Eventbrite, a website that allows users to create, share, and join events worldwide. In this episode of the NFX Podcast, the two join NFX Partner Pete Flint to discuss their founder journey, financing, fundraising, scaling, unicorn status, and a deep dive on the little-known details of taking a tech company public via SPAC.Launched in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, Eventbrite has navigated through the pandemic with a refocused strategy and a leaner cost base. In September of 2018, Julia took Eventbrite public, making her among the few women to lead the successful initial...
2021-05-0542 min
The NFX PodcastJulia & Kevin Hartz On Taking Eventbrite PublicIn this episode, guests Julia and Kevin Hartz join Kristen O'Brien and Pete Flint to discuss the prerequisites of going public, private vs public companies, and market trends. They delve into the world of SPACs, the process of selecting business partners, and the future of venture capital. The Hartz couple also shares insights on transitioning from executive to CEO, and reframing Eventbrite's business model.
Julia and Kevin Hartz co-founded Eventbrite, a website that allows users to create, share, and join events worldwide. In this episode of the NFX Podcast, the two join NFX Partner Pete Flint to discuss their...
2021-05-0542 min
Startup GrindMmhmm Making Video Communication More Clear and Compelling with Phil LibinPhil Libin is the Founder and CEO at mmhmm, the app that allows you to level up your remote presentations, making high-quality video content in minutes. To date, Phil has raised over $30M for the company from an incredible investor base including Sequoia, Kevin & Julia Hartz, Tony Fadell, Instagram’s Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger and Brianne Kimmel. Prior to mmhmm, Phil was a Managing Director @ General Catalyst and prior to his time in venture, Phil most famously founded Evernote, where he led the business with phenomenal success, as CEO for over 8 years.Libin is the latest hi...
2021-04-2446 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Evernote & mmhmm Founder Phil Libin on Why We are Beginning a Multi-Trillion Dollar Restructuring of the World, Why Shortcuts are the Biggest Mistakes Startups Make & The Future of Video and The Unbundling of Zoom Phil Libin is the Founder and CEO @ mmhmm, the app that allows you to level up your remote presentations, making high-quality video content in minutes. To date, Phil has raised over $30M for the company from an incredible investor base including Sequoia, Kevin & Julia Hartz, Tony Fadell, Instagram's Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger and Brianne Kimmel. Prior to mmhmm, Phil was a Managing Director @ General Catalyst and prior to his time in venture, Phil most famously founded Evernote, where he led the business with phenomenal success, as CEO for over 8 years. In Today’s...
2021-01-2541 min
Papa, Kevin hat gesagt ... – Pastewka am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs!Papa Kevin hat gesagt Staffel 1: Hartz IV (10/20)Kevins Vater sagt, wer Hartz IV bekommt, taugt nichts. So pauschal kann man das nicht sagen, meint Papa. Da können trotzdem sehr wertvolle Menschen darunter seine. So wie Onkel Heiner zum Beispiel?
2021-01-1804 min
How I Raised It - The podcast where we interview startup founders who raised capital.Ep. 176 How I Raised It with Brian Vallelunga of DopplerProduced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Brian Vallelunga of Doppler.com a platform for managing environment variables (e.g. API keys) for developers.
In this episode, Brian talks about raising a pre-seed round from Kleiner while he was still working at Uber, applying to Y Combinator for the 6th or 7th time, pitching a long-term massive vision (even in the early days), resisting the temptation of initial offers and the search for "partners not capital," how he made his investor intros go viral...
2020-12-2952 min
The Takeoff PodcastJob van der Voort (Founder & CEO at Remote)Find the episode on:SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsAnchorSubstack (you’re already here!)Happy Monday and, more importantly, Happy Holidays!!This is our last post of 2020. A whirlwind of a year’s it has been! I hope everyone is enjoying some much, much needed time off with friends and family. I’m super excited to release our newest podcast episode with Job van der Voort. If you find 20-minutes of free time over the next couple of days, I highly, highly recommend giving the episod...
2020-12-2820 min
The Takeoff PodcastJob van der Voort (Founder & CEO of Remote)Job van der Voort (@jobvo) is the founder and CEO of Remote, the global HR solution for distributed teams, helping businesses manage international payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance. Remote recently raised a $35M Series A led by Index Ventures, with participation from Sequoia, Aaron Levie (Box), Zach Weinberg (Operator Partners), and Kevin and Julia Hartz (Eventbrite). Two Sigma Ventures, General Catalyst, and Liquid2 are also early investors in the company.
In today’s episode, Job joins Michael Spiro to discuss:
What exactly Remote is and the business’s mission.
The future of distributed teams and remo...
2020-12-2820 min
How They Made Their Millions104: EventBrite : Julia Hartz - From a 9-5 job to a multi-millionaire founderJulia Hartz never had an intention to start a business nor had any knowledge of the tech world. But she was pulled into it by accident, and she and her husband Kevin started EventBrite and took it to a billion-dollar company.
2020-11-1721 min
Straight-Up EnigmasBewitching Black Cat Folklore (13 Nights of Halloween 2020)Black cats have long been associated with misfortune, fear, and death in folklore. But how exactly did these animals become such prevalent Halloween symbols? In celebration of National Black Cat Day, join us as we take a look at the centuries-old superstitions behind these handsome felines.Articles:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2016/10/31/the-spooky-history-of-how-cats-bewitched-us/https://solidgoldpet.com/heres-actual-reason-witches-black-cats/https://www.hartz.com/how-black-cats-came-to-halloween/https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/section8/https://www.thesprucepets.com/black-cat-folklore-554444 https://petcentral.chewy.com/black-cat-breeds-and-history/ https://www.li...
2020-10-2710 min
Series TeaKevin Hartz: Explaining SPACsThis week we’re having tea with Kevin Hartz, co-founder and chairman of Eventbrite. He's an early investor in startups like PayPal, Airbnb, and Pinterest. Most recently, he founded A-*, a new special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) which raised $200 million to acquire A-One and take it public.
In this episode, Kevin shares:
0:55: What a SPAC is and why he chose to start one
04:44: How he launched a SPAC in 60 days
15:45: The revenue number at which startups should go public
19:21: The difference between SPACs and direct listings
28:23: How SPACs work in practice
Want to hear more? Like the episode? Send us a no...
2020-10-1442 minVillage Global PodcastElad Gil and Kevin Hartz on Angel Investing, SPACs, and The Evolution of VentureElad Gil (@eladgil), entrepreneur and investor, and Kevin Hartz (@kevinhartz), investor and co-founder of Eventbrite, join Erik on this episode.They discuss:- What they think is special about each other’s investing abilities.- How certain people are able to stay relevant in every investing cycle.- Kevin’s latest venture and the path he took to start it.- SPACs and their advantages.- How to find your own angel investing style.- How venture will change in the next ten years.- El...
2020-09-2928 min
The Information's TITVSPACs: A Love StoryIt seems like in Silicon Valley is starting a SPAC. Reid Hoffman, Peter Thiel, Kevin Hartz, Chamath Palihapitiya, maybe even your roommate.
Reporters Cory Weinberg and Ross Matican trace the origins of the SPAC surge. We explain why these special-purpose acquisition companies have become so popular, some of the regulatory history, and what some of the downsides are.
In this episode, we talked to:
George Arison, co-CEO of Shift Technologies
Milos Vulanovic, associate of corporate finance at EDHEC Business School
Thomas Hennessy, co-CEO and president of PropTech Acquisition Corporation
Jay Heller, head of capital m...
2020-09-2516 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: SPACs. What Are They? Why Now? How Do They Change The Venture Landscape? Are They Better Than IPOs & Direct Listings? How Should Founders Think About Them? Kevin Hartz & Troy Steckenrider @ A* Kevin Hartz is Co-Founder & Partner @ A*, a newly listed special acquisition company which raised $200M to acquire and take public a tech startup. Kevin is also the Co-Founder, former CEO, and Chairman Eventbrite (NYSE: EB). Before Eventbrite, Kevin was the Co-Founder & former CEO of online money transfer service, Xoom (acquired by PayPal for $1.1B). Kevin is also one of the most successful early-stage investors in the business with a portfolio including the likes of Airbnb (Seed, Series A), Uber (Series B), Pinterest (Seed, Series A), Trulia (first check) and PayPal (Seed). Troy Steckenrider...
2020-08-3137 min
Inside the ICE HouseSilicon Valley CEO Kevin Hartz Has “one” Great Idea For The Future of SPACsKevin Hartz, Co-Founder and CEO of one (NYSE: AONE.U) is a familiar face in Silicon Valley. The co-founder and Chairman of Eventbrite (NYSE:LMT) is back with a new SPAC, and he isn’t shy about why his new vehicle might offer a great fit to help a privately-held disruptor bridge to being a publicly traded company. Kevin stepped inside the ICE House to lay out how SPACs like his “one” are evolving to meet the needs of companies that are ready to tap the public markets in an innovative way. Inside the ICE House: ...
2020-08-3143 minInside the ICE HouseSilicon Valley CEO Kevin Hartz Has “one” Great Idea For The Future of SPACsKevin Hartz, Co-Founder and CEO of one (NYSE: AONE.U) is a familiar face in Silicon Valley. The co-founder and Chairman of Eventbrite (NYSE:LMT) is back with a new SPAC, and he isn’t shy about why his new vehicle might offer a great fit to help a privately-held disruptor bridge to being a publicly traded company. Kevin stepped inside the ICE House to lay out how SPACs like his “one” are evolving to meet the needs of companies that are ready to tap the public markets in an innovative way. Inside the ICE House: ...
2020-08-3143 min
ACQ2 by AcquiredPrimer on SPACs with Kevin Hartz and Troy Steckenrider of A* and AONEWe dive into everything you need to know about SPACs — what they are, why they're a compelling alternative to IPO/DPOs, and how they might play an even more important role in startup financing going forward — with two of the very best people to teach us: Kevin Hartz and Troy "SPAC Professor" Steckenrider of the newly-minted $200m SPAC, AONE.Sponsors:Koyfin: https://bit.ly/acquiredkoyfinTLDR:SPACs are an alternative path for companies to go public, however until recently they were mostly obscure and little-known/used.Meanwhile, the traditional IPO proc...
2020-08-261h 05
AcquiredEventbrite (with Julia & Kevin Hartz)We're joined by two very special guests, Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz and her cofounder, spouse and Eventbrite Chairman Kevin Hartz, to tell their story of building Eventbrite together (along with their lives and family) from the PayPal diaspora to bootstrapped business, unicorn status, IPO and now starting all over again in the wake of COVID with both a tragedy and a huge new opportunity in front of them as public company. Sponsors:Sierra: https://bit.ly/acquiredsierraSentry: https://bit.ly/acquiredsentryAnthropic: https://bit.ly/acquiredclaude25Vanta: https://vanta.com/acquired
2020-08-261h 34StrictlyVC DownloadSilicon Valley Stalwart Kevin Hartz Aims to Legitimize SPACsConnie & Alex review the week's events in tech and then talk to Kevin Hartz and Troy Steckenrider III, two of the co-founders of One, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) that has raised $200 million to pursue a reverse merger in the tech space.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin...
2020-08-2239 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: It’s Time To Talk About Drinking; How To Stop, The Impact It Has, How Life Changes Post-Alcohol and The Biggest Misconceptions on Drinking with Ryan Petersen, Founder @ Flexport, Justin Kan, Founder @ Twitch, Matteo Franceschetti, Founder @ Eight Ryan Petersen is the Founder & CEO @ Flexport, the operating system for global trade with over $1.3Bn in funding from the likes of Softbank, Founders Fund, DST, GV and First Round to name a few. Justin Kan is the Founder @ Atrium and Twitch (acq by Amazon for $1Bn). Justin is also a prolific angel with a portfolio including the likes of Scale AI, Digits, Cruise and Triplebyte to name a few. Matteo Franceschetti is the Founder & CEO @ Eight Sleep, the #1 Smart Mattress, designed to help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep. To date, Matteo has rai...
2020-06-0134 min
Oui Are New YorkRenaud Visage (Eventbrite) : Co-fondateur de l'une des boites les plus iconiques de la Silicon Valley 🕺🏼💃🏽Renaud a vécu entre Paris et San Francisco pendant de très nombreuses années, et il a fini par revenir s'installer a Paris l'année dernière pour renforcer les rangs de la Tech Française. Spoiler: son épouse n'y est peut-être pas pour rien ;)
Renaud a co-fondé Eventbrite, le site de vente de tickets le plus connu aux USA. Alors certes, parler d'évènements pendant cette période parait compliqué, et pourtant, ça va créer des opportunités. On va certainement changer notre façon "d'assister" a des manifestations de tout ordre, et c'est a...
2020-05-141h 10
Crazy Until It's Not: Startups, Venture Capital & Big IdeasMy firstminute | Kevin Hartz, Xoom, Eventbrite, A* CapitalWhat do history and tech have in common? More than you would think. An example is that most people are either Greek or Roman. Greeks are great thinkers, philosophers and architects. 🏛Romans are road builders, executors and operators. 🔨Finding the combination of greek and roman in one individual is very rare but not impossible. An example is Elon Musk, said Kevin Hartz, Co-Founder & Chairman at Eventbrite.During the session from May...
2020-05-0854 min
The Low Season20. KevinThis guide from the UK had a feeling that things might have to change. From severed connections to strengthened bonds, isolation has made his world curiously bigger. We talk about keeping it simple and why we can’t return to default mode.
Conversation from April 13th 2020.
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2020-05-0719 min
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch20VC: Gusto Co-Founder, Tomer London on Why Most Founders Approach Fundraising With The Wrong Mindset Today, How To Construct A Values/Motivation Alignment Test To Determine The Right Investors For You & Why Delight Is So Crucial To The Success of Any ConTomer London is the Co-Founder @ Gusto, the people platform for small businesses providing one place to run payroll, manage benefits, and support your team. To date, Tomer and the team have raised over $520M with Gusto from some of the industry's leading investors including General Catalyst, CapitalG, Kleiner Perkins, T Rowe, Fidelity and more and then individuals including Shopify Founder Tobias Luttke, Sam Altman, Max Levchin, Matt Mullenweg, Kevin Hartz and Elad Gil to name a few. Prior to Gusto, Tomer did a PHD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford and before that was Founder and CEO @ Vizmo, mobile self-service te...
2020-02-2833 min
How I Built This with Guy RazEventbrite: Julia HartzIn the early 2000s, Julia Hartz was helping develop TV shows for MTV and FX Networks, and seemed headed for a promising career in television. All of that changed in 2003 when she went to a wedding and found herself sitting next to a serial entrepreneur named Kevin. They started dating, and Julia eventually quit her job and joined Kevin in the Bay Area. In 2006 they married, and co-founded the online ticketing service Eventbrite out of a warehouse closet. 14 years after launch, Eventbrite is a publicly-traded company with 1,100 employees and offices around the world. PLUS in our post-script "How You Built...
2020-02-171h 04
Office Hours with Dorm Room FundMatteo Franceschetti, Co-Founder and CEO of Eight SleepIn this episode, Tej Singh interviews Matteo Franceschetti, the Co-Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, the world's leading sleep enhancement company. Named one of the Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company, Eight Sleep is redesigning the traditional concept of a mattress, by developing cutting-edge AI and machine learning models to track bio-signals during sleep to optimize body recovery and rest. Eight has raised $70 million from leading Silicon Valley investors, including Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, and angel investors like Eventbrite co-founder Kevin Hartz and Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen.
2020-02-0230 min
How I Raised It - The podcast where we interview startup founders who raised capital.Ep. 124 How I Raised It with Immad Akhund of Mercury.coProduced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Immad Akhund, CEO of Mercury.co which provides banking for startups.
In this episode, Immad talks about going through Y Combinator (twice), his 6-step process for raising capital, lessons learned from making over 100 angel investments, how to sequence investor emails and how often to follow up, how to decide if your deal is "fundable" and much more.
The Company most recently raised a $20 million Series A venture round led by CRV. Clocktower Technology Ventures, Dreamers VC, Liquid 2...
2019-11-0643 min
First Text with Cory Levy3 | KEVIN HARTZ - Co-Founder of TWO $1B+ startups - Eventbrite and XoomThis week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur and investor Kevin Hartz, who’s well-known for co-founding the leading global self-ticketing platform Eventbrite. In this weeks episode, Kevin talks about how he got started as a 26-year-old founder, gives advice on how to connect with brilliant people, the moment he knew he was onto something big, the best way to attract and retain talent and much more.
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Eventbrite Co-Founder and investor Kevin Hartz has always placed a significant amount of importance on learning. While earning a Master’s Degree in British History from Oxford University seems like...
2019-09-1729 min
Notable PerspectivesHow Live Experiences Bring People Together – the Secret Behind the Success and IPO of EventbriteKevin Hartz is one of the few leaders in Silicon Valley who has had an incredible career as a repeat founder, business builder and investor. He co-founded Eventbrite, the born digital ticketing leader, in October 2005 with his wife Julia Hartz and Renaud Visage. Kevin served as Chairman and CEO through late 2016 before turning the CEO reins over to Julia while remaining Chairman. Eventbrite had a very successful IPO in September 2018 valuing the company at well north of $2 billion. Prior to building Eventbrite, Kevin co-founded Xoom, the money remittance business, in 2001, and he served as CEO until 2005. Zoom also had...
2019-04-0432 min
StimmenfangSchluss mit Hartz IV – Rettet der Linksruck die SPD?Aufatmen bei der SPD: Nach der Abkehr von Hartz IV hofft Andrea Nahles auf eine Trendwende. Zu Recht? Wir analysieren, wie es nach dem Linksruck weiter geht? Und fragen bei der SPD-Basis nach, wie der neue Kurs ankommt.Und noch eine Ankündigung: Wir zeichnen den Stimmenfang-Podcast am 14. März in Berlin erstmals vor Publikum auf. Zum Thema #diesejungenPolitiker diskutieren Philipp Amthor (CDU), Luise Amtsberg (Die Grünen) und Juso-Chef Kevin Kühnert. Karten für die Veranstaltung gibt es hier: https://www.spiegel-live.de/events/podcast-stimmenfang-live-diesejungenpolitiker/Sie haben Themenvorschläge oder Feedback zu unserem Podcast? Sprechen Sie au...
2019-02-1426 min
MedienKuHFolge 302: Ultimative Hartz-Show, Wurst bei Vox und Scripted LeipzigSozial: RTL und RTL II duellieren sich mit Hartz-IV-Formaten; Treu: NDR behält ESC-Konzept bei; Gespielt: Leipzig bekommt eigene RTL-II-Reality; Aufgewärmt: Die neue alte "Supertalent"-Jury.
FERNSEHEN
00:03:04 | Die ultimative Hartz-Show – Das Battle
00:09:40 | Vox setzt auf Wurst
00:15:10 | ESC-Vorentscheid 2019 ohne Änderungen
00:23:26 | "Leipzig 0815 – Tag & Nacht" kommt
00:28:22 | Sylvie Meis endlich wieder mit "Supertalent"
WEIDENGEFLÜSTER
00:34:51 | Euer Viehdback zu Folge 301
00:53:05 | Danke für Euren Support
FILM
00:54:17 | Nachtrag zu "Love, Simon"
01:00:16 | Hammes sah: "Ocean's 8"
01:07:37 | Kinocharts
01:09:18 | Kinostarts
01:13:06 | Heimkino
01:22:03 | "Star Wars"-News der Woche
TITELSCHMUTZ
01:30:38 | Ausblick auf mögliche neue TV-Formate
QUOTENTIPP
01:54:19 | Letztes Mal: "Sommerhaus der Stars – Kampf der Promipaare" (Mo., 09.07., 20:15 Uhr, RTL)
01:56:25 | Diese Woche: "Die ultimative Chart Show - Die...
2018-07-161h 59
MedienKuHFolge 296: Essen im Fernsehen, Otto im Dschungel und Hartz IV am MittagAbgeräumt: Der ESC in der ReKuHspektive; Angeboten: Otto will zu den Kakerlaken; Am Mittag: RTL II bringt Hartz IV in die Daytime; Action: Pastewka-Drehstart für neue Staffel.
FERNSEHEN
00:06:42 | ESC-Nachbetrachtung
00:17:57 | Otto will in den Dschungel
00:28:38 | Hartz am Mittag bei RTL II
00:32:00 | Drehstart für neue "Pastewka"-Staffel
00:33:38 | HumSchG: "Essen im deutschen Fernsehen"
KuH DER WOCHE
00:38:40 | "SZ" und die Karikatur
WEIDENGEFLÜSTER
00:45:53 | Euer Viehdback zu Folge 295
01:06:11 | Danke für Euren Support
FILM
01:08:16 | Hammes sah: "Solo: A Star Wars Story"
01:15:32 | Hammes sah: "Deadpool 2"
01:20:23 | Kinocharts
01:23:51 | Kinostarts
01:25:26 | Heimkino
01:31:29 | "Star Wars"-News der Woche
QUOTENTIPP
01:37:12 | Letztes Mal: "Grill den Profi" (So., 13.05., 20:15 Uhr, VOX)
01:39:05 | Diese Woche: "Da...
2018-05-221h 45
MedienKuHFolge 294: Promi-Hartz-IV, WM-Mission und KreuzigungVon der Stütze: Promis am Existenzminimum; Vom Regen in die Traufe: Familientausch als Sozialexperiment; Vom Studio nach Russland: Luke im WM-Fieber; Von religiösen Gefühlen: Welkes Osterhase sorgt für Ärger.
FERNSEHEN
00:03:42 | Naddel muss blasen
00:10:04 | RTL II schickt "Promis auf Hartz IV"
00:16:03 | SAT.1 macht Familien "Plötzlich arm, plötzlich reich"
00:20:33 | Luke im WM-Mission
00:25:06 | Neue "Curvy Supermodel"-Jury
KuH DER WOCHE
00:30:46 | Oliver Welke kreuzigt Osterhase
WEIDENGEFLÜSTER
00:38:27 | Euer Viehdback zu Folge 293
00:56:36 | Danke für Euren Support
FILM
00:57:31 | Hammes sah: "Avengers: Infinity War"
01:03:37 | Kinocharts
01:05:58 | Kinostarts
01:10:16 | Heimkino
01:12:54 | "Star Wars"-News der Woche
QUOTENTIPP
01:20:15 | Letztes Mal: "Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert" (Di., 24.04., 20...
2018-04-261h 25
Studio 1.0Julia and Kevin HartzEventbrite co-founders Julia and Kevin Hartz join Bloomberg’s Emily Chang on "Bloomberg Studio 1.0" to discuss the company's ticketing business and the path to IPO.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2018-04-0524 min
Journey to ThereTo have & to hold (at work?) Working together in your relationship is hard enough. Can your relationship withstand working together in your business?In This Episode: Working together in your relationship is hard enough. Can your relationship withstand working together in your business? Are these Pros or Cons when working with your significant other? * Provides an opportunity to spend a lot of time together * Provides an easier commute * Ability to plan days off together * Share similar Interests * Creates greater dedication towards work * Mutual respect exists * Better understanding of the job and each other Trust that when one of you says you will do something, it will get done. Power Couples: ...
2017-08-2430 minMedienKuHFolge 264: TV-Duell, Urlaubswetter und Podcast mit GottschalkWer die Wahl hat: Merkel und Schulz treten zum Duell an; Wetterfrosch: Kachelmann verrät Urlaubswetter; Wie neu: Neuer Look beim "Perfekten Dinner"; Wasn das? Gottschalk hält sich kurz.
FERNSEHEN
00:04:32 | Ein TV-Duell vor der Wahl
00:13:00 | Kachelmann wettert bei sonnenklar.TV
00:20:38 | Let's Dance mit Tanz-Nachklapp
00:27:43 | Russischer Sender verweigert ESC-Ausstrahlung
00:33:38 | RTL II ist "Hartz und herzlich"
00:38:19 | Hammes glotzt: "Das perfekte Dinner" in neuer Optik
KuH DER WOCHE
00:49:40 | Gottschalk twittert
WEIDENGEFLÜSTER
01:05:49| Euer Viehdback zur Folge 263
01:24:18| Danke für Euren Support
FILM
01:25:45 | Kinocharts
01:30:19 | Kinostarts
01:31:25 | DVD-Neustarts
01:32:36 | Fernsehkino
01:37:00 | "Star Wars"-News der Woche
QUOTENTIPP
01:47:04 | Letztes Mal: "Bauer sucht Frau – Ostern mit den Kultpaaren" (RTL)
Es war...
2017-04-271h 51MedienKuHFolge 238: Hartz-IV-Show, Promi-Kegeln und die Wurst des SommersFERNSEHEN
00:05:00 | RTL will „Raus aus der Armut“
00:14:03 | RTL II schiebt ne Promi-Kugel
00:23:20 | Impro-„Tatort“ in Planung
00:27:13 | maxdome zieht's auf die Schiene
00:32:53 | Tanz, RTL! Tanz!
00:44:25 | TV-Format vom Otto-Millionär
KuH DER WOCHE
00:48:30 | Atze Schröders Werbespot-Fail
WEIDENGEFLÜSTER
00:56:35 | Eurer Viehdback zur Folge 237
01:11:01 | Danke für Euren Support
FILM
01:11:31 | Kinocharts
01:14:29 | Kinostarts
01:17:47 | DVD-Neustarts: „Independence Day“ (Blu-ray); „Sisters“; „The Real Ghostbusters“
01:20:13 | Fernsehkino: 03.07., 22:35 Uhr, ProSieben: „Sweeney Todd“; 04.07., 0:50 Uhr, ProSieben: „Machete“
01:22:00 | „Star Wars“-News der Woche
QUOTENTIPP
01:30:43 | Vergangene Woche: „Fußball-EM 2016 live: Nordirland - Deutschland" (Das Erste)
01:33:51 | Diese Woche: „Echte Männer" (Di., 28.06., 20:15 Uhr, VOX)
Alle Wortbeiträge dieser Folge sind eigene Meinungen – teils satirisch – oder Kommentare.
Quelle Audioausschnitte: YouTube/We
2016-06-261h 37
Silicon RealBLAST FROM THE PAST: Kevin Hartz - Founder & CEO of EventbriteThis week on Silicon Real we're digging into the archives to bring back one of our most popular guests ever - Kevin Hartz, the Founder & CEO of Eventbrite. Kevin's episode originally aired back in July 2014 and was an instant hit. As the Founder and CEO of Eventbrite, Kevin Hartz has quite an impressive C.V. Not only does he run the world's leading self-service ticketing platform with $200 million of investment that has processed over 200 million tickets worth over $2.5 billion, he has also personally invested early in PayPal, AirBnB and Pinterest among others.But Kevin isn't you...
2015-05-1300 min
The Foundr Podcast with Nathan Chan26: The Eventbrite Story - Building a $1 Billion Startup with Julia HartzMeet Kevin and Julia Hartz.In 2003, Kevin and Julia were sat next to each other at the Santa Barbara wedding of mutual friends. They hit it off, and the rest, as they say, is history. In 2006, they celebrated their own wedding, and in 2008, they welcomed the first children.You would be forgiven if you think this story sounds familiar, like the stuff Hollywood movies are made of. But rest assured: this story is anything but familiar.Along the way, the duo also founded Eventbrite, a self service ticketing platform for event organizers valued...
2015-01-1653 min
Stanford eCornerKevin Hartz, Julia Hartz - Optimal Traits and Sustainable AdvantagesKevin and Julia Hartz discuss what it really takes to be a thriving startup organism in challenging ecosystems. As well as sharing insights from the early founding days of Eventbrite, the husband and wife co-founders explain the importance of continual focus on cultivating talent, maintaining sustainable advantages, and driving relentless evolution inside a company.
2014-10-0258 min
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video SeriesKevin Hartz and Julia Hartz (Eventbrite) - Optimal Traits and Sustainable AdvantagesKevin and Julia Hartz discuss what it really takes to be a thriving startup organism in challenging ecosystems. As well as sharing insights from the early founding days of Eventbrite, the husband and wife co-founders explain the importance of continual focus on cultivating talent, maintaining sustainable advantages, and driving relentless evolution inside a company.
2014-10-0156 min
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)Kevin Hartz and Julia Hartz (Eventbrite) - Optimal Traits and Sustainable AdvantagesKevin and Julia Hartz discuss what it really takes to be a thriving startup organism in challenging ecosystems. As well as sharing insights from the early founding days of Eventbrite, the husband and wife co-founders explain the importance of continual focus on cultivating talent, maintaining sustainable advantages, and driving relentless evolution inside a company.
2014-10-0158 min
Silicon RealKevin Hartz - Founder & CEO of EventbriteAs the Founder and CEO of Eventbrite, Kevin Hartz has quite an impressive C.V. Not only does he run the world's leading self-service ticketing platform with $200 million of investment that has processed over 200 million tickets worth over $2.5 billion, he has also personally invested early in PayPal, AirBnB and Pinterest among others.But Kevin isn't your typical Silicon Valley CEO. He is introspective and philosophical noting that Eventbrite has been fortunate over the years to ride the waves of other successful technologies like Google search and SEO. He is also aware that in our ultra-connected social media world...
2014-06-3000 min
Dorm Room Tycoon (DRT)How to Scale with Kevin Hartz, EventbriteIn this interview, Kevin Hartz explains the best way to approach large markets and hire talented people. He reveals the importance of scaling methodically, creating an advisory board and being customer centric.
2014-02-1100 min
CUNY TV's The Stoler ReportWhat's Happening in New JerseyKevin Cummings President & CEO, Investors Savings Bank Frank Giantomasi Partner, Genova, Burns & Giantomasi Gus Milano Managing Director, Hartz Mountain Industries Jack Morris President & CEO, Edgewood Properties
2012-05-0828 min