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EquityThe new Equity crew on a proposed AI 'kill switch' and why it's rough out there for VCsSay hi to the new Equity crew! To kick off today's show, Mary Ann invited her new co-hosts - Becca Szkutak, Rebecca Bellan, and Haje Kamps - to introduce themselves and shared a bit more about what they do here at TC. The team then jumped right into the news, starting with Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet announcing she is leaving the company, just weeks after TechCrunch reporter Dominic Madori-Davis published an in-depth investigative article on what’s been going on behind the scenes at the accelerator in recent years. (You can listen to Dom talk more about it here...
2024-05-2429 min
TechCrunch Daily CrunchSpyware found on US hotel check-in computersSpyware found on US hotel check-in computers; FCC proposes all AI-generated content in political ads must be disclosed; Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet is out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2024-05-2307 min
Masters of ScalePreserve start-up spirit at scale: Techstars’ Maëlle GavetMaëlle Gavet is the CEO of Techstars, a pre-seed investor focused on early-stage entrepreneurs. It boasts a market cap of $111.6 billion, and supports founders in programs that span from Tokyo to Lagos to Alabama. Maëlle champions hard work, gratitude, and a questioning nature, qualities her grandfather imparted while she was growing up in France. She has carried her curiosity through a wide-ranging international career, in start-ups and scaled corporations. We hear lessons drawn from her vast experience, including the transformation of Ozon — the "Amazon of Russia" — in the early 2010s, to leadership roles in global travel and real e...
2024-04-2330 min
Boardroom BanterEP #81: The Storyteller's Edge; Leveraging Narratives To Build Careers & Businesses w/ John Hill, Evangelist at TechstarsStorytelling, when used effectively can be an incredible tool to catapult your career and business through relationships.
No one embodies this idea quite like John Hill, who turned a passion for language, ideas and people into a massively successful career and life as a tech evangelist at LinkedIn and now Techstars. The concept of telling the stories, ideas and values of a business to global audiences to boost adoption is now widely known as evangelism, but when John started his career in traditional media, he never imagined where it would lead him.
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2024-02-261h 05
Fintech LeadersMaëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars – Lessons from Backing 9000+ Founders, VC’s Dire Need for Reinvention, Why Nothing Worth Doing is Ever EasySend a textMiguel Armaza sits down with Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars, a premier global accelerator and one of the world's most active pre-seed investors. Techstars was founded in 2006 and has backed almost 4000 companies with a combined portfolio market cap of $105B. Some of their invested companies include Remitly, Chainalysis, DataRobot, and Alloy.We discuss:Trends and lessons learned at Techstars after 16 years, countless programs, and backing 9000 foundersMaelle’s criticism of the venture industry and how it could improve to better serve fou...
2023-12-1946 min
The Daily BolsterBuilding a Stable Business in a Tough Economy with Maelle GavetNo one succeeds alone. Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet and her team work with thousands of founders every year, and they’re constantly discussing what it takes to set a business up for long-term growth and success. Today, she’s joining Matt to share insights on building a stable business in the current complex environment. This episode is filled with valuable advice—you won’t want to miss it!
2023-12-0405 min
Alt Goes Mainstream🎙Taking the pulse of seed investing and creating an actively managed index of early-stage innovation with Maelle Gavet, CEO of Techstars, one of the world’s largest pre-seed investorsWelcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.Today we bring on one of the world’s largest pre-seed investors to cover what the state of early-stage investing looks like.We welcome Maelle Gavet, the CEO of Techstars, a leading accelerator and global investment business that works with early-stage startups. Maelle has taken a background where she’s been a CEO, COO and operator at the likes of Priceline and Compass to run Techstars as they continue to transform their business. Techstars has invested in over 3,700 early-stage startups that have collectively achieved over $98B in all...
2023-10-2551 min
Alt Goes Mainstream: The Latest on Alternative Investments, WealthTech, & Private MarketsTaking the pulse of seed investing and creating an actively managed index of early-stage innovation with Maelle Gavet, CEO of Techstars, one of the world’s largest pre-seed investorsWelcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast.Today we bring on one of the world’s largest pre-seed investors to cover what the state of early-stage investing looks like.We welcome Maelle Gavet, the CEO of Techstars, a leading accelerator and global investment business that works with early-stage startups. Maelle has taken a background where she’s been a CEO, COO and operator at the likes of Priceline and Compass to run Techstars as they continue to transform their business. Techstars has invested in over 3,700 early-stage startups that have collectively achieved over $98B in all...
2023-10-2551 min
Sand Hill RoadTechstars Maëlle GavetTechstars has a staggering 3,800 companies in its portfolio. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2023-10-1821 minThe Daily BolsterBiggest Mistakes in the Founder Growth Journey with Maelle GavetNo founder should feel bad about making mistakes. If you aren’t making mistakes, you probably aren’t taking enough risk. Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars, joins us in today’s episode of The Daily Bolster, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience from Techstars' vast portfolio. Maëlle and Matt talk about the biggest mistakes founders make on their growth journey—how to avoid them when possible, how to navigate them, and how to learn from them. Tune in to find out how growth is like playing video games. 🎮
2023-10-0205 min
True BuildersNavigating the Cultural Bubble: Reinventing the Tech IndustryHave you ever found yourself captivated by the fast-paced world of technology, where innovations seem to materialize overnight, transforming the way we live, work, and connect? The tech industry is a mesmerizing realm, where startups rise and fall, groundbreaking technologies reshape entire industries, and visionary entrepreneurs challenge the boundaries of what is possible. It's a landscape that never ceases to amaze, with its constant flux and relentless pursuit of progress.In this episode, we sit down with Maëlle Gavet, the CEO of Techstars.Techstars is a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, a w...
2023-07-1946 min
Dead CatTechstars CEO Maëlle Gavet Talks Pre-Seed Deals, YC, SoftBank & `Zombie Mode' FundsMaëlle Gavet and I first crossed paths about a decade ago when she was the CEO of the Russian e-commerce company Ozon. Then, we met up again when she was working as the chief operating officer for the SoftBank-backed real estate tech company Compass. A couple of months ago, I ran into Gavet at a networking dinner in New York City. I interrogated her about her two-and-half years so far as the chief executive officer of Techstars, the global pre-seed investment firm.I invited Gavet on the Newcomer podcast to talk about her time at Techstars a...
2023-07-0653 min
Newcomer PodTechstars CEO Maëlle Gavet Talks Pre-Seed Deals, YC, SoftBank & `Zombie Mode' FundsMaëlle Gavet and I first crossed paths about a decade ago when she was the CEO of the Russian e-commerce company Ozon. Then, we met up again when she was working as the chief operating officer for the SoftBank-backed real estate tech company Compass. A couple of months ago, I ran into Gavet at a networking dinner in New York City. I interrogated her about her two-and-half years so far as the chief executive officer of Techstars, the global pre-seed investment firm.I invited Gavet on the Newcomer podcast to talk about her time at Techstars a...
2023-07-0653 min
The Wall Street Lab#97 - Maëlle Gavet (Techstars CEO) - 3,300 Investments And Counting: Building Businesses With EmpathyMy guest today is Maëlle Gavet, the CEO of Techstars. Techstars is one of the world's largest pre-seed investors, with over 3,300 investments. Maëlle is the Author of “Trampled by Unicorns” and an advocate for Empathetic Tech. Today is a special episode. I apologize for the noise in the background because we have the pleasure of recording this episode in person at the Web Summit in Lisbon. Links More about Techstars: https://www.techstars.com/ More about Maelle: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maellegavet/ More about Fintalent: https...
2023-01-1233 minMasters of ScaleRapid Response: Don’t be a unicorn, be a dragon, w/Techstars CEO Maëlle GavetThe tech industry and its investors have been captivated by the spell of the Unicorn for too long — and the ambitious goal of a billion-dollar valuation has done more harm than good. Instead, founders should aim to be resilient dragons. That's the view of Maëlle Gavet, who as CEO of early-stage investment business Techstars has unmatched insight into the hopes, dreams, and challenges of thousands of founders. Maëlle also shares her experience as a “Fixer and Scaler” and offers important lessons for all entrepreneurs, from pre-seed start-ups to corporate change agents.Read a transcript of this epi...
2022-11-1730 min
Rapid ResponseDon’t be a unicorn, be a dragon, w/Techstars CEO Maëlle GavetThe tech industry and its investors have been captivated by the spell of the Unicorn for too long — and the ambitious goal of a billion-dollar valuation has done more harm than good. Instead, founders should aim to be resilient dragons. That's the view of Maëlle Gavet, who as CEO of early-stage investment business Techstars has unmatched insight into the hopes, dreams, and challenges of thousands of founders. Maëlle also shares her experience as a “Fixer and Scaler” and offers important lessons for all entrepreneurs, from pre-seed start-ups to corporate change agents.See Privacy Policy at https...
2022-11-1730 min
In Visible Capital with PitchBookSeed's silver liningsMaëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars, joins the podcast live from Web Summit 2022 in this bonus episode of the "In Visible Capital" podcast. Gavet unpacks Techstars' approach to pre-seed investing and talks investing in the Middle East and Africa, opportunities in the farm-to-fork supply chain, and why she expects VCs to start disappearing as LPs concentrate their capital. Check out the episode to hear why Gavet is optomistic about the early stage, despite a daunting geopolitical landscape.Listen to all of Season 6, presented by Sapphire Ventures, and subscribe to get future episodes of "In Visible Capital" on A...
2022-11-1027 min
From Start-Up to Grown-Up#26: Maëlle Gavet, TechstarsMaëlle Gavet is the CEO of the global investment business Techstars, focused on supporting entrepreneurs, and is one of the most well-known startup accelerators around the world. One of the tech industry’s brightest stars, Maëlle has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, one of Fortune’s 40 Under 40, one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, and was fifth among Time magazine’s List of the Top 25 ‘Female Techpreneurs’. She has spoken regularly at the leading technology industry events and her writing has appeared in Wired, the Harvard Business Review, the...
2022-09-141h 00
The Generation Hustle PodcastGHP #80 - Fostering Diversity & Empathy in Tech with Maëlle Gavet!Episode 80 is with Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars!
In June 2022, we attended the Collision Tech Conference in Toronto, Ontario, during which we had the opportunity to sit down with Maëlle for a personal chat.
Maëlle Gavet is a French businesswoman, author, and entrepreneur who has been a leading tech executive for over 15 years. She has been named to Fortune’s 40 Under 40 and Time’s Top 25 Female Techpreneurs’ among many other recognitions.
Her career has spanned across the globe from Principal at the Boston Consulting Group, CEO of OZON, Vice President of Operat...
2022-08-3123 min
The Next Stage podcast by Web SummitFinding the founders of tomorrowTalent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. Or so the old adage goes, at least. In an age when it's just as easy to work remotely in Timbuktu as in Toronto, opportunities are similarly limitless for entrepreneurs – no matter where a person lives or what their background may be. Where (and how) can founders catch a break in today's competitive startup landscape?Leading investors – Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet, Overlooked Ventures general partner Janine Sickmeyer and Renegade Partners co-founder Renata Quintini – give their take on where to find tomorrow’s talent. Techstars CEO Maëlle Gavet, Over...
2022-08-3024 min
Non-Technical84. Maëlle Gavet (CEO, Techstars) will go to the placemat over steak tartareThis week, Alexis gets non-technical with Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars. They talk about France’s Minitel, a dress FROM success, not owning a television (!!!), 10 minutes of craziness, “cave time,” and the ONLY proper way to eat Steak Tartare.You can find Maëlle on Twitter at twitter.com/MaelleGavet and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay or instagram.com/yayalexisgay and twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod.This episode is sponsored by Census, a reverse ETL tool that syncs trusted data from the data warehouse into your CRM, marketing automation platform, advertising platforms, finance tools, and more! If you'r...
2022-08-2443 min
Non-Technical84. Maëlle Gavet (CEO, Techstars) will go to the placemat over steak tartareThis week, Alexis gets non-technical with Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars. They talk about France’s Minitel, a dress FROM success, not owning a television (!!!), 10 minutes of craziness, “cave time,” and the ONLY proper way to eat Steak Tartare.You can find Maëlle on Twitter at twitter.com/MaelleGavet and Alexis at twitter.com/yayalexisgay or instagram.com/yayalexisgay and twitter.com/NonTechnicalPod.This episode is sponsored by Census, a reverse ETL tool that syncs trusted data from the data warehouse into your CRM, marketing automation platform, advertising platforms, finance tools, and more! If you'r...
2022-08-2443 min
Women on the Move PodcastUnleashing the power of female founders with Techstars CEO Maëlle GavetWhen Maëlle Gavet became CEO of Techstars last year, she brought a background in both entrepreneurship and consulting—and a commitment to diversifying tech funding. One of the largest seed investors in the world, Techstars has nearly 3000 companies in their portfolio this year, and Maëlle says the plan is to add up to 650 more. In this episode, she sits down with Women on the Move host Sam Saperstein to talk about Techstar’s approach, her commitment to supporting female and other founders, and her partnership with Women on the Move.
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2022-06-2331 min
Move to Millions Podcast with Dr. Darnyelle Jervey HarmonLindsay Padilla: The Future of Tech is Female"If you want to move millions, confidence is key." Lindsay Padilla
About Our Guest: Dr. Lindsay Padilla is an ex-community college professor who accidentally started a business while on the tenure track. Now, as the CEO and co-founder of the Hello Audio software, which takes your content and creates private audio feeds to make learning on the go much easier for your people, Lindsay challenges online industry norms of unfinished courses and unconsumed content with her product. All of her business ideas were born out of her tenure-track years teaching adults online at a community college, the ri...
2022-03-141h 00
Paperstack Audio ExperienceWomen Make Great Leaders Fireside Chat 2Three Women CEOs sit down to discuss challenges, possibilities, and new trends in the startup ecosystem. They go deep into important components to have when pitching to investors, looking for talent to hire, or just running your a successful company. Our guests: Carolyn Rodz, CEO at Hello Alice; Maelle Gavet, CEO of Techstars. And our host Assel Beglinova, CEO at Paperstack.
2022-02-1643 min
Dare to be Legendary by Daversa PartnersInnovation, Empathy & The Current State of the European Market ft. Maëlle Gavet, CEO of TechstarsDubbed the ‘Jeff Bezos of Russia’ early in her career, Maëlle, without a doubt, is one of the most captivating and successful executives in Technology today. She is a global entrepreneur, investor, and the best-selling author of ‘Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech’s Empathy Problem and How to Fix It’. Maëlle is the CEO of Techstars, the global platform for investment & innovation that has graduated nearly 2800 companies, which in turn have raised $19B and have reached a combined market cap of over $54B.
2022-01-2739 min
Stanford eCornerMaëlle Gavet (Techstars) - Ruthless EmpathyMaëlle Gavet is the CEO of Techstars and the author of Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech's Empathy Problem and How to Fix It (Wiley, 2020). In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Toby Corey, she explores how to deploy “ruthless empathy” in tech by combining big ambitions and cutting-edge ideas with a deep respect for other people.
2021-05-1248 min
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)Maëlle Gavet (Techstars) - Ruthless EmpathyMaëlle Gavet is the CEO of Techstars and the author of Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech's Empathy Problem and How to Fix It (Wiley, 2020). In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Toby Corey, she explores how to deploy “ruthless empathy” in tech by combining big ambitions and cutting-edge ideas with a deep respect for other people.
2021-05-1248 min
Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Video SeriesMaëlle Gavet (Techstars) - Ruthless EmpathyMaëlle Gavet is the CEO of Techstars and the author of Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech's Empathy Problem and How to Fix It (Wiley, 2020). In this conversation with Stanford lecturer Toby Corey, she explores how to deploy “ruthless empathy” in tech by combining big ambitions and cutting-edge ideas with a deep respect for other people.
2021-05-1248 min
Give FirstMaëlle Gavet on helping entrepreneurs around the world create a better worldIn this episode of the Give First podcast, two of the original Techstars founders, David Cohen and Brad Feld, talk with the new Techstars CEO, Maëlle Gavet. If you love Techstars, this one is a must listen, a passing of the torch from the first generation of Techstars leadership to the next. If you want to learn about Techstars, listen for insight into what the company stands for, values, and does. Techstars helps entrepreneurs succeed — through accelerators, mentorship, and a worldwide network. And we do this because we believe entrepreneurs around...
2021-03-1726 min
DisrupTVDisrupTV Episode 220, Glen Rabie, Tasha Keeney, Maelle GavetThis week on DisrupTV, we interviewed Glen Rabie, CEO of Yellowfin, Tasha Keeney, Analyst at ARK Investment Management LLC and Maelle Gavet, Tech executive, entrepreneur, investor & Author of TRAMPLED BY UNICORNS.
DisrupTV is a weekly Web series with hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar. The show airs live at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00 p.m. ET every Friday. Brought to you by Constellation Executive Network: constellationr.com/CEN.
2021-01-221h 03
Get Lost In The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Best-Selling!Trampled by Unicorns by Maelle GavetPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/99211to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Trampled by Unicorns
Author: Maelle Gavet
Narrator: Megan Tusing
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
Release date: 12-17-20
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 11 ratings
Genres: Business Ethics
Publisher's Summary:
Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech's Empathy Problem and How to Fix It explores how technology has progressed humanity's most noble pursuits, while also grappling with the origins of the industry's destructive empathy deficit and the practical measures Big Tech can take to self-regulate and make it right again. Author Maëlle Gavet examines the tendency for many of Big Tech's s...
2020-12-177h 39
Legal Talk TodayGoogle AntitrustGoogle is being sued for antitrust violations by the United States Department of Justice. But why and what does that mean for consumers? Author Maëlle Gavet joins us to break it all down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2020-11-0415 min
The Small Business Radio Show#609 Has Big Tech Lost Its Way?SEGMENT 1 with Maëlle Gavet: While there are a lot of amazing things that technology has brought to the world, there are also a lot of things that are questionable, especially in terms of how they’ve improve humanity. We discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of big tech, and if there is a solution to be found.SEGMENT 2 with Mark and Katrina Parris: What’s it like to run a retail store and a community center for local artists in NYC during the pandemic? Mark and Katrina share their experience.SEGMENT 3 with Paul Jarma...
2020-10-2853 min
The Information's TITVThe Appiest Place on EarthCory Weinberg talks to Tom Dotan about the success of Disney+ and why the app's importance has bred tensions at the entertainment giant. Then, Cory talks antitrust and tech culture with Maelle Gavet, a former executive at real estate startup Compass and online travel firm Booking. Gavet recently published a book about her experience with what she calls "tech's empathy problem."
2020-10-0919 min
Big Boss InterviewHarris and Pence to face off in debateAfter a controversial debate between President Trump and candidate Biden last week, Vice President Pence and candidate Kamala Harris are set to face off in Utah. Emily Means, a reporter with KUER Public Radio in Utah, tells us what to expect at the debate in Salt Lake City. Also in the programme, President Trump's administration has unveiled a tightening of rules for H-1B visas, which allow tens of thousands of high-skilled immigrants to work in the US. The President says this will protect US jobs but Michael Clemens, economist at the Centre for Global Development, says the evidence...
2020-10-0852 min
Smart People PodcastMaelle Gavet - The Case for Empathy in Tech
Maëlle Gavet is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur. She was a Principal at Boston Consulting Group, went on to become the CEO of OZON.ru, then became the executive VP of operations of the Priceline Group. To top things off, Maëlle wasn't done yet... she then went on to become the Chief Operating Officer at the real estate platform Compass.Maëlle's new book is, Trampled by Unicorns: Big Tech's Empathy Problem and How to Fix It.You can find out more about Maëlle at her website: https://www.maellegavet.com.
2020-10-061h 15
Snyder Showdown088 | Tech's Empathy Problem with Maëlle GavetMaëlle Gavet is a tech industry leader, having held positions as the COO of Compass, Executive VP of the Priceline Group, CEO of OZON.ru, and Principal of the Boston Consulting Group. Maëlle has been named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, one of Fortune's 40 Under 40, one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, and was fifth among Time Magazine's List of the Top 25 'Female Techpreneurs'. Maëlle sits down with Chris Snyder to discuss her first book, Trampled by Unicorns, and the tech industry's growing empathy problem.
2020-09-291h 04
The Feed with Amber Mac & Michael BTicket To Ride (In A Flying Taxi)Reserve your ticket for the first ride in the Volocopter's public electric air taxi. CEO Florian Reuter joins us to talk about how their urban air mobility company took flight. Plus, we have tech executive, entrepreneur, investor and author, Maëlle Gavet, to provide her take on how big tech has gone off the rails (and how to get it back on track). Also, Incredible Health CEO, Iman Abuzeid, reveals their innovative approach to healthcare staffing where the hospitals are the applicants. In Socially Speaking, we question if Peleton should be afraid of Apple with its aggressive move into t...
2020-09-2253 min
Next Level Agents: The Kevin & Fred Show - Interviews with the best and brightest minds in the real estate industryINDUSTRY HEADLINES WITH KEVIN KAUFFMAN AND FRED WEAVERCompass' COO Maëlle Gavet set to leave company A source tells Inman the departure is unrelated to reports of a working rift between COO Maëlle Gavet and CEO Robert Reffkin Compass Chief Operating Officer Maëlle Gavet is leaving the well-funded, growing brokerage to take a new, undisclosed opportunity, a Compass source told Inman on Wednesday. The source said the departure was not related to any reports of a working rift between Gavet and Compass CEO Robert Reffkin, which Gavet addressed in an exclusive interview with Inman earlier th...
2019-10-0111 min