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VC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFounder10x - Sell Before You Build - Dominique Levin, 2X CEO & Investor with over $1B in exitsDominique Levin is a 2x CEO, a go-to-market architect, and a wildly successful investor with over a billion dollars in exits. She’s seen it all, and she has a playbook for a lot of challenges founders face while building their companies.⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comLinks-Dominique Levin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominiquelevinBook that Dominique Levin:1. Survival to Thri...2025-07-0150 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - A Solo-Capitalist's Journey in AI & Venture - Itamar Novick, Founder, Recursive VenturesItamar Novick is a solo capitalist and the founder of Recursive Ventures, a pre-seed & seed fund focused on fintech, AI and emerging tech startups. Itamar has been on all sides of the startup table: as a founder and executive, an institutional VC, and an angel investor. He has supported over 50 successful startups, including Deel, HoneyBook, Placer, Credible among others.⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comItamar Novick on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/itamarnovickIt...2025-06-2439 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Why VCs are struggling to return capital to LPs - Sean Byrnes, GP, Near HorizonSean Byrnes is a co-founder & General Partner at Near Horizon. Sean has spent the past 20 years founding and scaling companies that have defined new categories, including Flurry—the world’s largest mobile analytics platform, acquired by Yahoo—and Outlier.ai, an automated data analysis leader. At Near Horizon, Sean partners hands-on with founders, combining deep operational expertise and capital to help launch the next generation of AI-powered startups. ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comNear Horizon website...2025-06-1746 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Using Data & Algorithms To Invest In The Best Teams - Collin West, Founder, Ensemble VCCollin West is the Founder and Managing Partner of Ensemble VC, a venture capital firm he launched in 2020 to harness data science for discovering and supporting exceptional founding teams. Collin’s investment track record spans industry leaders like Zoom, Carta, Groww, ICON, Tally, and Sidecar Health.⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comEnsemble VC website - https://www.ensemble.vc/Collin West on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/collinwest/🎙️ Hosted by...2025-06-1038 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFounder10x - Product Market Fit Is Not Enough! - Adam Breckler, Co-founder, Better HealthAdam Breckler is the Co-founder and Head of Product at Better Health. Adam is a seasoned entrepreneur and product expert. At Better Health, he leads efforts to simplify access to medical equipment and support for people with chronic conditions, combining technology, peer coaching, and education to improve patient outcomes.⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comBetter Health website - https://joinbetter.com/Adam Breckler on X - https://x.com/adambrecklerAd...2025-06-0333 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLegal10x - The Legality of Running A Startup - Shikha Rawal, Senior Counsel, Alpha Wave GlobalShikha Rawal is Senior Legal Counsel at Alpha Wave Global. With over eight years of experience in corporate law, Shikha specializes in mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and securities law. She provides strategic legal advice and support for Alpha Wave’s global operations and portfolio.⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comShikha Rawal on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/shikha-rawal-12934b8b/Alpha Wave Global website - https://www.alphawaveglobal.com/2025-05-2727 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficePE10X - World's 1st Secondary Fund - Andrew Reilly, Managing Director, VCFAAndrew Reilly is a Managing Director at VCFA, the world's first secondary focused fund. Andrew joined VCFA in 2017 primarily to focus on origination and development of venture and growth equity secondary opportunities.Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comVCFA website - https://vcfa.com/Andrew Reilly on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-k-reilly-5782a019/🎙️ Hosted by Prashant ChoubeyFollow Prashant on X - htt...2025-05-0657 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - What is Special Situation Investing? - Greg Ho, President, Spring Mountain CapitalGreg Ho is the President & Head of Social Impact at Spring Mountain Capital ($1.6B AUM). Greg formerly spent 16 years at McKinsey, where he helped expand the firm into 30+ new countries and oversaw the launch of its $20B investment arm as CFO. In 2001, Greg founded SMC alongside Launny Steffens, and later its social impact arm, the West Harlem Innovation Network.Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comSpring Mountain Capital website - https://www.springmountaincapital.com/2025-04-0148 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - The inner workings of institutional pools of capital - Muthu Muthiah, CIO, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA)Muthu Muthiah is the CIO at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), one of the largest pediatric care providers in the United States. At CHOA, Muthiah leads the investment office, which manages the system’s long-term $6.4 billion investment portfolio. Previously Muthu has been in several allocator roles at different types of institutional pools of capital.Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comCHOA's website - https://choa.org/Muthu Muthiah on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/muthumuthiah/🎙️ Hosted by...2025-03-2551 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - Venture capital as a strategic play for corporations - Grady Buchanan, Co-founder & MD, NVNGGrady Buchanan is a Co-founder & Managing Director at NVNG, a fund of funds with corporations as limited partners investing into venture capital funds.Before launching NVNG, Grady worked with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s (WARF) $3B investment portfolio.Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comNVNG website - https://nvngia.com/Grady Buchanan on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gradynvng2025-03-1150 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Founders should be a student of revenue - Promise Phelon, Founder, Growth Warrior CapitalPromise Phelon is an operator turned investor. She is the Founder & Managing Partner at Growth Warrior Capital where they are investing in Seed & Series A enterprise AI companies.Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comGrowth Warrior Capital website - https://www.growthwarriorcapital.com/Growth Warrior Capital YouTube - https://youtube.com/@growthwarriorcapital?si=U7j97S7O0pjW_dekPromise on LinkedIn - https://www.li...2025-03-0440 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - How to make the most out of conferences? - Neil Greene, Founder, Jaboy ProductionsNeil Greene is the founder of Jaboy Productions, a bespoke event company with a primary focus on producing conferences and networking events for RIAs, Family Offices, Professional Athletes, and High Net Worth Investors.Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comJaboy Productions website - https://jaboyproductions.com/Neil Greene on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-greene-2003571🎙️ Hosted by Prashant ChoubeyFollo...2025-02-2547 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in Marketplaces - Colin Gardiner, Founder & GP, Yonder VenturesColin Gardiner is the founder & GP of Yonder Ventures where he is investing in early-traction marketplace startups. Colin is also an experienced marketplace operator and was formerly the CPO & CRO of Outdoorsy, a highly valued outdoor experience marketplace.In this episode, we talk about -- Colin's story and how he started investing- Their investment thesis at Yonder- What are marketplaces?- Why marketplaces make great business opportunities?- Use of AI in marketplaces...2025-02-1834 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeSports10x - What It's Like Owning A Soccer Team? - James Keston, Owner, Orange County SCJames Keston is the owner of USL soccer team Orange County SC.The Californian club, which plays in the US second tier, is renowned for its trailblazing nature on and off the field - they are renowned for their player development and have sent more players to Europe than any other American team in recent seasons. They won the championship in 2021 and consistently compete on the field with this youth-development-focused model.Off the field they have many innovative commercial deals, and recently completed a US fan fundraise initiative that...2025-02-1134 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFamilyOffice10x - How the top 0.001% invest? - Salvatore Buscemi, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Brahmin PartnersSalvatore Buscemi is the Co-founder & Managing Partner at Brahmin Partners where he works with the 0.001% of wealthy families, guiding them to opportunities that many cannot access due to a lack of buy-side networks. Salvatore has managed money successfully for almost 20 years through the creation of multiple portfolios into various cross-asset platforms Salvatore is also a 3X published author. He has graciously offered to send a copy of his book to our listeners if you write to him. In this episode, we talk about -2025-02-0428 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Design Thinking For Building Great Products - Manish Patel, Founder, Nava VenturesManish Patel is the Founder of Nava Ventures. Manish has 14+ years of experience in venture capital, helping startups secure Series A funding. He also led product teams at Google and teaches design thinking at Stanford. In this episode we talk about - - Manish's story and how he got into investing - The investment thesis at Nava Ventures - How to apply design thinking to build great products? - What makes a company Series A worthy? - His biggest learning investing...2025-01-2833 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFamilyOffice10X - The Family Aspect of Family Offices - John Messervey, Family Wealth AdvisorJohn Messervey is an organization behavior consultant who advises high wealth families throughout the United States and overseas. Among the earliest family business/wealth consultants, John has consulted with more than 400 families throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia since 1985. He often guides families, owners and managers through very difficult conversations and is known for his consultations with very complex family challenges. In this episode, we talk about: - Key challenges wealthy families are facing today - How is the new generation different from the previous generations...2025-01-2155 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in vertical AI startups - Kevin Jiang, Co-founder, Mangusta CapitalKevin Jiang is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Mangusta Capital, a venture capital firm investing in Consumer and Vertical AI businesses shaping the future. Prior to starting Mangusta Capital, Kevin was part of the founding investment team at Softbank Vision Fund, leading the coverage of Software and Logistics growth equity investments in North America. In this episode we talk about - - Kevin's story and why he started Mangusta Capital - Why he chose to focus on vertical AI startups - How...2025-01-1453 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeSports10x - Growing of Lega Serie A in USA - Andy Mitchell, CEO & MD, Lega Serie AAndy Mitchell is the CEO and Managing Director of Lega Serie A USA. Based in New York, Andy is a former Facebook tech executive heading up Serie A's efforts in North America. Nine of the 20 teams in Lega Serie A are now American-owned, and there's a great deal of focus on the US as a market from a sporting and commercial perspective. In this episode we talk about - - The significance of Lega Serie A - Growth strategies they are implementing to grow Lega Serie A...2025-01-0745 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - UC Berkeley's Startup Accelerator - Caroline Winnett, Executive Director, Berkeley SkyDeckCaroline Winnett is the Executive Director at Berkeley SkyDeck, a startup accelerator working with startups from across the world. SkyDeck offers all the benefits of a traditional accelerator along with the vast resources of the world’s number one ranked public university. Formed as a partnership between UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, the College of Engineering, and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, SkyDeck offers a powerful environment for startups to grow and launch. In this episode, we talk about: - Wh...2025-01-0236 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFamilyOffice10x - The most important thing about family office investing - Michael Wallach, Vice President, Levy Single Family OfficeMichael Wallach is a Vice President at Levy Family Office, a single-family office that invests directly in companies and funds across sectors, stages, and regions. In this episode, we talk about - - The Levy Family Office, and their investment strategy - Importance of value alignment for family offices - What key things do they look for in General Partners? - Their portfolio construction strategy at Levy SFO - How they bring structure to family office investing - How...2024-12-2632 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - How to build relationships with institutional LPs? - Anurag Chandra, Trustee, San Jose Federated City Employees Retirement System (FCERS)Anurag Chandra is a board trustee at San Jose Federated City Employees Retirement System (FCERS), and chair of the investment committee. Anurag is also the CIO of a single family office where he is managing their liquid and illiquid portfolio, while running a venture studio. In this episode, we talk about - - How different is the approach to asset allocation at institutional funds versus a single family office - How do pension funds allocate to venture capital asset class - What's the role of...2024-12-171h 00VC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - Why Limited Partners Should Keep Deploying into VC Irrespective of Market Cycles - Matt CurtoloMatt Curtolo has nearly two decades of experience as an investor and allocator in private markets. He has overseen hundreds of general partner relationships and was responsible for over $5 billion in commitments. In this episode, we talk about: - Matt's story and how he started investing - The different types of institutional LPs and their approach to venture capital allocation - Why LPs need to keep deploying into venture capital asset class especially during downcycles - How should emerging managers approach fundraising - Common mistakes GPs make...2024-12-1043 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Can Space Travel Reverse Aging? - Alexandra Vidyuk, Partner, Beyond Earth VenturesAlexandra Vidyuk is a Partner at Beyond Earth Ventures, a Venture Partner at Aloniq, and Founder of Space Ambition. Alexandra is deeply passionate about DeepTech and scientific evolution. Here are the topics we covered: - What SpaceTech/DeepTech opportunities is she most excited about? - What are the major hurdles in colonizing Mars? - Space Tourism: Will we in our lifetimes be able to space travel to see different planets, asteroids, galaxies?- Can Space Travel reverse ageing? - How do we minimize carbon emissions in SpaceTech? ...2024-12-0347 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - How should HardTech founders find product-market fit? - Andrew Haughian, General Partner, Pangaea VenturesAndrew Haughian is a General Partner at Pangaea Ventures. Andrew joined Pangaea Ventures in 2006. His core expertise lies in helping companies navigate the early-growth stage of their development as they build high-performance teams, cultivate a culture of excellence, and nail product-partner-market fit. In this episode, we talk about - - How has the Hardtech ecosystem evolved over the past 2 decades? - Their investment plan for the new $85 million fund V - How should Hardtech founders approach product market fit? - Some exciting Hardtech companies they have backed ...2024-11-2639 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - How Fund of Funds (FoFs) generate top quartile VC returns - Albert Azout, Managing Partner, Level VenturesAlbert Azout is a Co-founder & Managing Partner at Level Ventures, a fund of funds investing in venture capital fund managers & entrepreneurs building at the intersection of science & technology. In this episode, we talk about - - The investment thesis at Level Ventures - What they look for in fund managers - Common mistakes GPs make while fundraising - How Fund of Funds can generate top quartile VC returns - How co-investments are a great way to generate cash flow in a fund of funds ...2024-11-1938 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Invest alongside top-tier funds - Julia Gudish Krieger, Managing Partner, Pari-Passu VPJulia Gudish Krieger is a Managing Partner at Pari-Passu Venture Partners. Julia is an experienced venture capital investor and technology start up founder. Previously Julia was an investor at Insight Partners, where she invested over $100M in marketplace and SaaS companies globally. In this episode, we talk about - - The investment thesis at Pari-Passu Venture Partners - How the Pari-Passu investor app enables accredited investors to get access to top deals - What does it take for a startup to succeed - How the Pari-Passu network helps portfolio...2024-11-1238 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - The 4 Stages of a Startup - Dhruv Dhanraj Bahl, Founder & Managing Partner, Eternal CapitalDhruv Dhanraj Bahl is the founder & Managing Partner at Eternal Capital, an India-focused early-stage fund. Dhruv was previously CBO of merchant lending at Bharatpe, and had leadership stints at Paytm & Airtel Payments Bank. In this episode, we talk about - - Dhruv's story and how he started investing - Dhruv shares his experience being an LP in VC funds vs doing direct investments - The different stages of a startup - How should founders approach early-PMF - Why he is extremely bullish on the India opportunity 2024-11-0658 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Ohio investor with 5 IPOs & 15 mega exits - Bill Baumel, Managing Director, Ohio Innovation FundBill Baumel is Managing Director at Ohio Innovation Fund. He is a seasoned venture capitalist who spent more than 20 years investing in Silicon Valley before returning to his home state to found the Ohio Innovation Fund in 2016. His investment areas include SaaS, big data, cybersecurity, and medtech, and his past investments have resulted in 5 IPOs and 15 major acquisitions. Bill has been recognized as one of the Venture 100 Top VCs based on exits. In this episode, we talk about: - Bill's story and how he started investing - Why he moved from...2024-10-2953 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - How to separate signal from noise in the AI hype? - Marc Cohen, Partner, Unbundled VCMarc Cohen is a Partner at unbundled vc. He is a two-time Al operator turned VC investor with a 1.98x multiple and 54% IRR. He did his Masters in AI in the year 2001 from the University of Sussex. He also co-created the world's best poker Al before DeepMind existed. In this episode, we talk about: - Marc's story and how he started investing - How to separate signal from noise in the AI hype? - How Marc uses ChatGPT to get things done - Some exciting portfolio companies he has...2024-10-2439 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFounder10x - Doing a Startup is like Sprinting a Marathon - Ben Borodach, Co-founder & CEO, aprilBen Borodach, is the Co-founder and CEO of april, the AI-driven tax filer embedded in 20+ fintechs. In under two years, april has successfully launched in all 50 states as an embedded tax technology, forging partnerships with over 20 fintech leaders, including Gusto and Acorns. In this episode, we talk about - - Why did Ben choose to build april? - How did april get its first few customers? - Their approach to hiring - Fundraising advice for founders & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com april website - https://getapril.com/ Fo...2024-10-2241 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - What Are Celebrity-led Brands? - Scott Van den Berg, Founder & GP, Hotstart VCScott Van den Berg is the founder & General Partner of Hotstart VC, a venture capital fund that invests in celebrity-led brands. In this episode, we talk about - - What are celebrity-led brands? - What edge do celebrity-led brands have over traditional startups? - Why celebrities are starting their own brands? - Some popular celebrity-led brand success & failure stories - How they evaluate a celebrity led brand for investment? - The impact celebrity-led brands have on the wealth of the celebrity & lots more2024-10-1641 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFamilyOffice10x - $84 Trillion Wealth Transfer - Ryan Austin, CEO, Arondight AdvisorsRyan Austin is the CEO of Arondight Advisors, where he leverages his network of family offices to connect startup founders & fund managers with the right people to fund their business. In this episode, we talk about - - How Ryan built relationships with family offices? - The $84 trillion wealth transfer - How is the new generation different from the previous generation in managing family assets - Why family offices are a great source of patient capital for startups? - What do family offices look for in businesses?2024-10-1536 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in FrontierTech - Jonathan Lacoste, Founder & General Partner, SpaceVCJonathan Lacoste is the founder & General Partner at SpaceVC investing in pre-seed frontier tech startups. SpaceVC has recently closed a 22.5 Million fund II. In this episode, we talk about - - The new fund with an expanded focus on frontier tech - Fundraising learnings from raising fund 2 - Some breakout companies from fund 1 - Exciting opportunities in frontier tech - SpaceX Vs Boeing in bringing back astronauts - Biggest learning investing in startups & lots more Links: ⭐ Sp...2024-10-1042 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFamilyOffice10x - What are Multi-family Offices? - Isaac Richard III, CEO, Mavros CapitalIsaac Richard III is an entrepreneur and CEO of Mavros Capital, a fully integrated multi-family office with the mission to shape the future of how significant wealth is managed, how capital is deployed and how legacies are extended across generations. In this episode, we talk about - - What are multi-family offices and how are they different from single family offices? - What all services do multi-family offices offer? - What all asset classes are multi-family offices interested in? - What mistakes most families make in...2024-10-0856 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in Israeli founders - Gili Elkin, Co-founder & Managing Partner, ICI FundGili is a co-founder and Managing Partner at ICI Fund. Gili’s vision is to transform critical industries with AI tech solutions led by Israeli founders. In this episode, we talk about - - Gili's story and how she started investing - How has the ICI fund evolved overtime? - What does she look for in a business while evaluating an investment opportunity? - Perspective on the Israeli startup ecosystem currently - How they help Isareli founders get access to the US markets? & lots more...2024-10-0142 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficePE10X - How Does Private Equity Work? - Justin Pollack, Managing Director, PineBridge InvestmentsJustin Pollack is the Managing Director, Private Funds Group at PineBridge Investments. PineBridge Investments is a private equity firm managing over $150 billion in AUM. Justin is responsible for oversight of the global investment program of the Private Funds Group. In this episode, we talk about - - What is private equity? - What are the different types of deals that private equity firms do? - How different is private equity from venture capital? - How do PE firms evaluate businesses? - What are leveraged buyouts? ...2024-09-261h 07VC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - India Will Add $5 trillion in Market Cap in Next 10 Years - Aakash Kumar, MD, Z47 & DeVCAakash Kumar is a Managing Director at Z47 & DeVC. Aakash likes to partner with founders in that early stage to enable them to generate maximum momentum. In the past, as an active angel investor, he has enabled 100+ founders to start and build compelling businesses. In this episode, we talk about - - Aakash's operator experience at companies like Housing(dot)com & Hotstar - The investment thesis at Z47 - Why did they rebrand from Matrix Partners to Z47? - The thinking behind investing in companies like Ola...2024-09-2545 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in AI and Deep Tech - Mitchell Kominsky, Founder and General Partner, Futureland VenturesMitchell is an early-stage investor, technical startup founder, and former senior government official.  As the Founder and General Partner of Futureland Ventures, Mitchell invests in transformative AI and deep tech startups. Futureland has been investing in visionary founders building novel solutions for difficult problems such as compute, supply chain, climate change, transportation, IoT, and robotics.  In this episode, we talk about - - Mitchell's story and how he started investing - How Mitchell's past experience in government and policy gives him an edge in spotting opportunities early - Their fo...2024-09-1943 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Turning "employees" into "founders" - Rob Liu, Founder, Athena VCRob Liu is the founder of Athena VC, where he is aiming to help 500 founders from developing countries start their businesses by matching their salaries for 6 months. Rob is also the founder of ContactOut, a bootstrapped email prospecting tool, which has made over $10 million in revenue. In this episode, we talk about - - What is Athena VC? - How they are matching salaries to back high-potential folks to start companies - What they look for in candidates while evaluating them for the program - How they...2024-09-1740 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in Scientists Turned Founders - Elena Itskovich, Founding GP, Nest CatalystElena Itskovich is a Founding GP at Nest Catalyst. She is a scientist turned investor and is investing in scientists turned founders who are building Life Sciences startups. In this episode, we talk about - - Elena's story and how she started investing - Do scientists make good founders? - The investment thesis at Nest Catalyst - Are scientists naturally good at business or does that require some training? - Some exciting portfolio companies & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x...2024-09-1237 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Facilitating Education & Diversity in Venture Capital - Eleanor Kaye, Managing Director, Newton Venture ProgramEleanor Kaye is the Managing Director of the Newton Venture Program. Newton is a joint venture between LocalGlobeVC and London Business School. Their mission is to ensure that the next generation of investors represents the world we live in. To do this, they provide executive education programmes to help people from under-represented backgrounds access or accelerate careers in VC.  To date, over 3,000 people from over 48 different countries have been through their programmes. In this episode, we talk about - - Eleanor's learnings from her stint at Palantir and t...2024-09-1042 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeHedgeFund10x - What are Hedge Funds? - Siddharth Singhai, CIO, Ironhold CapitalSiddharth Singhai is the chief investment officer and portfolio manager of Ironhold Capital, a global value-based hedge fund. Ironhold Capital delivers opportunities on a global scale in regions that are often poorly understood and widely overlooked by Wall Street counterparts. In this episode, we talk about - - What are Hedge Funds? - How are Hedge Funds different from Venture Capital & Private Equity? - What are the benefits of investing in Hedge Funds? - What are the risk/return profile for Hedge Funds? ...2024-09-0555 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in GamblingTech - Tom Waterhouse, Founder, Waterhouse VCTom Waterhouse is the founder of WaterhouseVC.com, a wholesale fund that specializes in investments in the gaming/wagering industry. Tom comes from a long line of bookmakers dating back four generations. The Waterhouse family has been at the forefront of the wagering industry for over 100 years. In this episode, we talk about - - How does the gambling industry work? - How does the money flow in the gambling industry? - Regulations in the gambling industry - The tech side of gambling - 3 pillars of asset management at Waterhouse VC & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Po...2024-09-0452 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Community Driven VC - Jenny Fielding, Co-founder, Everywhere VenturesJenny Fielding is Co-founder & Managing Partner at Everywhere Ventures, a pre-seed focused venture firm investing around the world. Prior to co-founding Everywhere, Jenny was the Managing Director at Techstars for 7.5 years where she led investments into companies that now have a market cap of over $10B. In this episode, we talk about - - Jenny's story and how she started investing - Why Everywhere Ventures has a global investment focus - How community is the life-blood of Everywhere Ventures - Tips on how to build and nurture a founder...2024-08-2940 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - How do institutional LPs look at Venture Capital? - Tony Meadows, Partner, SinefineTony Meadows is a Partner at Sinefine, an investment platform backing female led/co-led VC firms. Before joining Sinefine, Tony held the position of Portfolio Manager for a $70 billion pension fund called Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System or PSERS in short. His responsibilities included overseeing a mature portfolio of private equity investments and participating in advisory board meetings. In this episode, Tony shares: - His story of transitioning from managing an institutional fund to Sinefine, backing female GPs - How do big institutional LPs think about the venture capital...2024-08-2737 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFounder10X - 100+ Banking Clients, Managing $60 Billion Loan Book - Rishabh Goel, Co-founder and CEO, CredgenicsRishabh Goel is the Co-Founder and CEO of Credgenics, a tech-enabled debt resolution platform working with 100+ banking and NBFC clients like HDFC, ICICI, Mahindra Finance, etc with an overall loan book touching $60 billion. In this episode, we talk about - - Rishabh's journey from IIT to starting Credgenics - Why did he choose to solve the problem of debt collection?- How did they think about Go-To-Market in the early days of the business?- How they got their first banking client?- How did they identify Product Market Fit?...2024-08-2247 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - Investing in female GPs - Kate Nevin, President, TSWIIKate Nevin is President of TSWII Capital Advisors and Portfolio Manager for both TSWII and TSWS focused on investments in hedge funds, venture capital and other alternative strategies. Her career has spanned more than two decades, beginning as an analyst in New York City in the early 2000’s with Lehman Brothers. After marrying and relocating to Charleston, SC, Kate joined TSW where she has been actively managing portfolios for over twenty years. In this episode, we talk about - - Kate's story and how she started investing - Ha...2024-08-2052 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Female founders return 2x than male founders - Sarah Antor, Founding GP, Helena CapitalSarah Antor is a Founding GP at Helena Capital. Helena Capital is a lead investor into female-founded/led tech businesses ripe to scale globally and raising their Series B+ round. The $200m inaugural HCP Growth Fund I is focused on Deep Tech, Fintech, and Impact in Europe and the US. In this episode, we talk about - - How investing in female founders returns 2x as compared to investing in an all-male team - How investing in late-stage female founders helps Helena Capital derisk the investment - Is there a bias against female founders when it comes to venture...2024-08-1547 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in MediaTech - Victoria Palatnik, Managing Partner, Raw VenturesVictoria Palatnik is a Managing Partner at Raw Ventures, a premier venture capital firm investing in exceptional startups and talented teams. With a distinguished career as a three-time CEO, founder, board member, and super angel, Victoria has built an impressive track record in digital media, EduTech, HealthTech, and big data sectors. In this episode, we talk about - - Victoria's story & how she started investing - What's the investment thesis at Raw Ventures - What's more important: founders or idea? - The mediatech landscape - Some exciting portfolio companies & lots more Links : ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency fo...2024-08-1339 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - How To Approach Limited Partners? - Chris Rizik, MP, Renaissance Venture CapitalChris Rizik is the Managing Partner of Renaissance Venture Capital, a first-of-its-kind fund of funds formed by a consortium of Fortune 1000 and major private corporations. Renaissance works to attract capital to Midwest-based startups, and to strategically connect venture capital funds and start-up companies with major corporations looking for innovation. In this episode, Chris shares - - Insights from his two decades of experience investing into VC funds - What do they look for in VC funds? - How it's much harder to raise a VC fund in the current environment 2024-08-0650 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - VCs need to keep founders in check - Avik Ashar, Principal, Artha Venture FundAvik Ashar has been building or investing in businesses for the past 12 years. He is currently a Principal @ Artha Venture Fund, focused on early-stage investments (seed - series A) in India. He previously ran a single-family office for the Sutariya family, based in Bombay, investing across India & SEA and scaled Zilingo across 5 geographies, $100mn P&L responsibility with a team of 60, and raised $280mn for the business. He also founded a SaaS startup in the auto insurance space (exited). In this episode, we talk about - - How Artha prefers a "Company friendly" approach and not a "...2024-07-3146 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - What Are Angel Funds? - Cintia Mano, CEO, COREangelsCintia Mano is the CEO of COREangels, a global community of angel investors investing in early-stage startups through portfolio funds. Founded in 2019, COREangels enables first-time angels to take a less risky step, and experienced angels to enjoy a more convenient and fulfilling journey, guided and supported by fund leaders dedicated to the role. In this episode, we talk about - - What are angel funds? - How are angel funds different from angel syndicates and VC funds? - How angel funds are great way to start angel investing for new investors - Who should and should not angel invest ...2024-07-2342 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - "LPs don't really want the best returns" - Peter Livingston, Founder & GP, Unpopular VenturesPeter Livingston is the Founder and GP of Unpopular Ventures and has invested over $50 million in 300+ startups across the world, including notable startups like Jeeves, Zepto, and more. In this episode, Peter shares - - How they're "unpopular" among Limited Partners - Some bold observations about Limited Partners from their fundraising efforts - How not having a thesis is a moat for Unpopular Ventures - How LPs don't really want the best returns - Unpopular Ventures performance metrics and compares it to industry standards ...2024-07-1652 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFamilyOffice10X - Family Office Capital Will Surpass Private Equity & Venture Capital Combined - Ronald Diamond, Founder & Chairman, Diamond WealthRonald Diamond is the Founder & Chairman of Diamond Wealth. He is a longtime investor and entrepreneur. He invests alongside 100 Family Offices ranging in size from $250 million to $30 billion. Diamond Wealth invests in private markets (private equity, venture capital, real estate). In this episode, we talk about - - What is Diamond Wealth? - How do family offices approach investments into alternative asset classes? - What percentage allocation do private equity & venture capital get in family office wealth? - How family office capital will surpass private equity, venture capital & hedge funds combined - How family offices can provide "Patient" capital...2024-07-1133 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - Hybrid Investment Platform Rivalling VC Scale Returns - Adriana Tortajada, CEO & Managing Partner, 1200 VCAdriana Tortajada is the CEO & Managing Partner at 1200 VC, an Early-Stage investment platform that invests in fund managers and founders shaping the future of humanity. Its focus is on seeking transformative technologies and regional value creation, which will accelerate a positive impact on the planet and society. She is a pioneer in the venture capital industry across Mexico and Latin America, and a Kauffman Fellow, Adriana has managed $1B+ in Fund investments as well as bringing 20+ years of experience empowering the venture capital ecosystem. We talk about: - Unique hybrid model of investing - What...2024-07-0953 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - He Helped Legalize Uber In The USA - Bradley Tusk, Co-founder, Tusk Venture PartnersBradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, political strategist, philanthropist and writer. He is the CEO and co-founder of Tusk Venture Partners, the world’s first venture capital fund that invests solely in early stage startups in highly regulated industries In this episode we talk about - - How Bradley helped Uber get legalized across United States of America  - Their investment thesis of investing in highly regulated industries - How they manage risk within the portfolio  - How should early-stage startups ascertain and manage regu...2024-07-0552 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - GPs don't need LPs to start investing - Michael Downing, Founding Partner, MDSV CapitalMichael Downing is the Founding Partner at MDSV Capital. MDSV invests in emerging fund managers and in outlier companies. In this episode, we talk about - - Michael's story and why he started MDSV Capital? - What he looks for in emerging fund managers - Why he thinks it's a bad idea to have a reserve for emerging funds - How does he define an outlier company? - What is a good target size for fund 1? - How GPs don't really need LPs to start investing in startups? - Portfolio construction approach at MDSV Capital & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by...2024-07-0347 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Bridging the US & LATAM startup ecosystem - Daniel Lloreda, Co-founder & GP, HTwenty CapitalDaniel Lloreda is the Co-Founder and General Partner of cross-border fund HTwenty Capital. They've operations in the US and LATAM region investing in early-stage technology companies in the B2B Marketplaces and B2B Enterprise SaaS IT verticals. In this episode we talk about - - Investment thesis at HTwenty Capital - How they're bridging the LATAM & US startup ecosystems? - The differences in the US & LATAM market - Exciting trends they're seeing right now - Reserve strategy at HTwenty Capital & lots more Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com HTwenty Ca...2024-06-2729 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Indian Fintech Landscape, SME IPOs & more - Amit Goel, Founder, 77 CapitalAmit is founder of 77 Capital - an early stage fund investing in Fintech and other startups. He was earlier the Country Head, India & Vice-President at Prove. He was the Founder of MEDICI that was acquired by Prove. He is consistently rated as both Global and Asia Top 100 experts in FinTech by various agencies. - Amit's story and how he started investing? - How do they map our the fintech landscape? - What are the saturated and unsaturated segment in the Indian fintech space? - SME IPOs and how it's a great option for B2B startups to explore ...2024-06-2554 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFounder10X - Exited founder, represented $500 Billion in AUM - Jessica Schaefer, Founder, BevelJessica Schaefer is the founder of Bevel, a trailblazing communications firm representing clients managing over $500 Billion in assets under management. In 2023, Jessica secured a landmark deal with the acquisition of Bevel by Avenue Z. We talk about - - Jessica’s story & the journey of building Bevel - How they acquired their first customers and scaled the business? - What does it take to acquire high-profile clients like Greycroft, Acorns, etc? - Is there a “Product-Market fit” equivalent for agencies? - Getting an exit - the process, negotiation, how long it takes to close the deal, and handing over the bu...2024-06-2051 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - A Sane Introduction To The World of Blockchain🔗 - Ash Arora, Partner, LocalGlobeAsh Arora is the youngest Partner at LocalGlobe, a VC fund ranked #1 early-stage fund in EMEA and #3 globally after Sequoia and Accel. Previously, Ash was the investment lead for $100Mn Polygon Ventures Fund I with LPs such as Softbank, Lightspeed, Tiger, etc In this episode, we cover - - A sane introduction to the world of blockchain & crypto - Is Blockchain a vitamin or a pain killer? - What's the path to widespread adoption - Is regulation a good thing for blockchain? - What is DeFi? - Impact of volatility in crypto, and frauds by FTX - Diligence process...2024-06-1839 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFounder10X - 4X Exited Founder Shares Her Story & Lessons Learnt - Anastasia KorolevaWe often hear stories of startups exiting for millions of dollars. There are TechCrunch articles written about it and LinkedIn posts with 100s of likes on it. But something that doesn't get covered is what a founder goes through when their company is going through an exit.That's exactly what we plan to cover today with Anastasia Koroleva is a 4X exited founder and host of the Exit Paradox podcast.In this episode, we talk about -- Anastasia's story and about her 4 exited businesses- When should founders think about exiting the business?...2024-06-131h 04VC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - How to find Product Market Fit? - Pablo Srugo, Partner, MistralPablo Srugo is a Partner at Mistral, investing in Seed stage startups. Prior to Mistral, Pablo was the co-founder and COO of Gymtrack, a VC-backed startup in the FitTech space. Pablo also hosts The Product Market Fit Show where he discusses how popular companies found Product Market Fit. In this episode, we talk about - - How Pablo almost became a millionaire by 25, but instead went bankrupt? - How he helps companies find real Product Market Fit and not fake growth numbers? - What are the 5 steps to Product Market Fit? - Importance of staying lean until Product Market...2024-06-1138 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Wellness is a Trillion $ Opportunity - Jesse Marble, Co-founder & Partner, Wildwood Ventures | VC10XJesse Marble is the founder & Partner at Wildwood Ventures. Jesse works across all of Wildwood including growth, founder sourcing, advising, and investor relations. Prior to Wildwood, he was CEO of Magneti, an award-winning growth marketing firm he bootstrapped, scaled, and exited. In this episode, we talk about - - Jesse's story and how he started investing - Investing in outdoor & wellness sector - How big is the wellness market? - What they look for in companies they want to back? - How they help portfolio companies succeed? & lots more.. Links: ⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency fo...2024-06-0637 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing at Day-Zero - Bede Moore, Chief Commercial Officer, AntlerBede Moore was the Founding Managing Partner of Antler Australia and is now the firm’s Chief Commercial Officer. Before Antler, Bede was the CEO of Sydney’s peak technology industry body, TechSydney, and prior to this, he was the co-founder and managing director of Indonesia’s largest eCommerce site, Lazada, which was acquired by Alibaba in 2017 for US$3.5 billion. Antler was recently recognized as the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor by Pitchbook. In this episode, we talk about - - How Antler invests at Day Zero in startups? - What is Antler, and how's it differen...2024-06-0445 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFamilyOffice10X - How this real-life Princess manages her Royal Family Office? - Jahnavi Kumari Mewar, Auctus ForaJahnavi Kumari Mewar is a real-life princess, from the erstwhile royal state of Mewar. Founder of Auctus Fora, an investment platform for global family offices to co-invest.  Princess Jahnavi Kumari, represents the 77th generation of India's most powerful and oldest royal family dynasty. In this episode we talk about: - How Princess Jahnavi restructured her Royal family office? - 3 things to keep in mind in respect to capital management of any kind. - How they mantain the delicate balance between capital growth and impact creation? - Why there is a need for a global council of family offices to n...2024-05-2831 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - How to raise a VC fund as an Emerging Manager? (Complete Guide) - Diana Tenkova, Institutional QualityDiana Tenkova is the founder of Institutional Quality where they're helping Emerging Managers with practical fundraising strategies. They offer a range of services from positioning the fund in front of LPs, LP outreach & closing the fund. In this episode, Diana shares: - How important is it for Emerging Managers to correctly position their fund? - How to target the right type of LPs who would be interested in your VC fund? - How to build LP avatars? - How to build a prospective list of LPs? - What's the right way to build relationships with LPs? - How to...2024-05-2348 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in 'Emerging Europe' - Arin Özkula, General Partner, 500 Emerging EuropeArin Özkula is a General Partner at 500 Emerging Europe, a pre-seed / seed fund investing in Eastern Europe, Turkey, and the Baltics region. In this episode, we talk about - - What is 500 Emerging Europe? - How is the ecosystem in Eastern Europe different from Western Europe ecosystem? - What sectors are most popular & promising in the region? - How they back founders building global companies? - What is the portfolio construction strategy at 500 Emerging Europe? & lots more.. Links: ⭐Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com 500 Emerging Europe - https://www.500ee.co/ Ari...2024-05-2128 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - How to quickly close out your fundraising round? - Guillermo Flor, VC Investor, GoHub VenturesGuillermo Flor is a Venture Capital Investor at Gohub Ventures, an early-stage SaaS B2B Venture capital fund investing in great companies all over Europe & USA. Before joining Gohub Ventures, Guillermo built a SaaS startup, worked as a strategy consultant at Accenture Strategy, and graduated with an MBA from IE Business School. In this episode, we talk about: - Guillermo's story and how he started investing - Investing in startups with "yellow flags" - How should early-stage founders think about going after product market fit? - How and when should founders consider a pivot? - Common mistakes that founders...2024-05-1642 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Why has Blockchain not gone mainstream yet? - Chris Cheung, Partner, 10 SquaredChris Cheung is a Partner at TenSquared Capital LLC (10SQ) with eight years of experience in venture capital and investment banking. Prior to joining 10SQ, he was an associate at 10T Holdings, LLC, a $1.2Bn AUM growth equity firm focused on investing in mid-to-late-stage companies in blockchain and Web3. In this episode, we talk about - - How Chris started investing into blockchain startups? - Why hasn't blockchain gone mainstream yet? - Investment thesis at 10 Squared - Key sub-sectors within blockchain - Their investment into Superlogic - How is the Digital Asset Ecosystem (DAE) taking shape? - How 10 Squared...2024-05-1433 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - F18 Pilot turned DefenceTech Investor - Ben Kohlmann, Partner, Cubit CapitalBen Kohlmann is a Partner at Cubit Capital where he looks into Frontier Tech Investments. Ben is a former F18 pilot in the US Navy. Ben led the Chief of Naval Operations Rapid Innovation Cell and is also the co-founder of the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum. In this episode, we talk about - - How's the experience of flying an F18 fighter jet? - How Ben built a culture of non-conformity within the US Navy? - How is the speed of innovation in Defence forces? - What's the Product-Market Fit equivalent for DefenceTech startups? - Product validation in the battlefield ...2024-05-0946 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeLP10X - How to build a VC firm that stands the test of time? -Jeroen van Doornik, Founder, PacenotesJeroen van Doornik is the Founder & Managing Partner at Pacenotes where they are backing top-tier funds and doubling down on breakout companies In this episode, we talk about: - How to build a VC firm that stands the test of time? - What separates "Emerging Firms" from "Brand Name Firms"? - The challenges faced by Limited Partners - Most crucial metrics for VC firms to track - Leading deals Vs co-investing alongside other leads, what's a better strategy for VCs? - Reserve Vs No Reserve: what's a better approach? - Solo GPs Vs Multiple GPs: what do LPs prefer? ...2024-05-0745 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - ClimateTech is the biggest opportunity of this generation - Guy Cherni, Co-founder, Climate FirstGuy Cherni is a deep-tech founder and investor. Guy is the Co-Founder and the managing partner of Climate First, which supports deep-tech and Climatech startups. He invested in more than 30 companies disrupting the fields of Energy, Materials, Food, Mobility, and more. Prior to Climate First, Guy Co-founded Atlas Dynamics, the leading European unmanned aerial systems (UAS) company that redefines the drone industry using autonomous swarms. In this episode, we talk about - - How Climate is the greatest opportunity of this generation? - What's the mission at ClimateFirst? - The ClimateFirst London roadshow - How is investing in deeptech...2024-05-0249 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficePE10X - Understanding Private Equity - Nick McLean, Founder, Four Pillar InvestorsNick McLean is one of the founders of Four Pillars Investors. Four Pillars Investors is a private equity firm that purchases and operates businesses in the lower middle-market ($20M in sales to $250M in sales). Their ideal acquisition candidates are companies with untapped potential for growth. In this episode, we talk about: - What is Private Equity? - How is Private Equity investing different from Venture Capital? - Investment thesis at Four Pillars Investors - How do Private Equity firms determine the valuation of a business? - Why is it important for founders to understand the world of Private...2024-04-3042 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in industrial AI - Mikhail Taver, Founder, Taver CapitalMikhail Taver is the founder of Taver Capital. Mikhail was one of the first to invest in AI when it wasn't popular. The fund has backed 20 AI startups and achieved 4 successful exits. Today he narrows his focus to another niche - industrial AI. We talk about: - Mikhail's story and how you started investing - How can AI help enhance productivity, cut costs & reduce carbon footprint of heavy industries? - How big is the opportunity for industrial AI? - How long does it take for Industrial AI startups to get market ready? - Some portfolio companies doing exciting work ...2024-04-2534 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Resilience During War - Nicole Priel, Partner, Ibex InvestorsNicole Priel is a Partner at Inbex Investor and is focused on Israel VC investments. Ibex Investors is a US-based investment firm targeting outsized returns through niche, non-correlated, differentiated strategies. They've offices in Denver, New York, and Israel. In this episode, we talk about - - Nicole's story and how her mother introduced her to investing at the age of 11 - Investment thesis at Ibex Investors - How Israeli founders are showing resilience in times of war? - Increased focus on mental health of founders - Impact of war on business in Israel - Her advice for founders building...2024-04-2327 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - What is "Thematic Investing"? - Justin Smith, Managing Partner, Recharge CapitalJustin Smith is a Managing Partner at Recharge Capital and leads venture investments. In this episode, we talk about - - What's the mission at Recharge Capital? - What is Thematic investing? - Key focus sectors at Recharge Capital - Some exciting portfolio companies - How Recharge Capital helps it's portfolio companies succeed? - Portfolio construction strategy & lots more Links: ⭐Sponsor - Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.com Recharge Capital website - https://www.rechargecapital.com/ Follow Justin on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-b-smith 🎙️ Hosted by Prashant Choubey Follow Prashant on X...2024-04-1832 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Is 'Seed' the new 'Series A'? - Sam Merchant, Investment Associate, Hambro PerksSam Merchant is an Investment Associate at Hambro Perks Leaders Fund - an international investment firm investing in private technology companies leveraging different fund structures like venture capital, venture debt, secondaries, etc. In this episode, we talk about - - Sam's story and how he got into investing - How investing is done differently at different funds at Hambro Perks? - How different market conditions impact the activity levels of different funds types? - What are the traits of Product Market Fit? - Cap table blunders founders should avoid - How should founders figure out the right valuation for...2024-04-1640 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing in Series B startups in India - Ashish Kumar, Co-founder, FundamentumAshish Kumar is a Co-founder & General Partner at Fundamentum. Ashish began Institutional Investment as a Partner at Fundamentum Fund 1, a Series B/B+ focused VC Fund out of India. He later co-founded Fundamentum Investment Advisors alongside Nandan Nilekeni (Co-founder of Infosys) & Sanjeev Aggarwal (Founding CEO at IBM) which manages the latest Fundamentum Partnership Fund, where he is a General Partner. Fundamentum will lead investment rounds from $10 to $25 Million in companies that have attained the product market fit, have an initial momentum, and are looking to scale up. In this episode, we talk about:2024-04-1146 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - He Raised A $33 Million VC Fund In 3 Weeks - Zach Coelius, Founder & Managing Partner, Coelius CapitalZach Coelius is the founder and Managing Partner at Coelius Capital. Zach runs a VC fund, an angel syndicate & a rolling fund at the same time. Some of his popular investments include Cruise Automation, Branch, BounceX, Angellist, Booksy, HelloSign, Apprente, Mercury and 50-plus other startups. Timeline: 00:00 - Coming up.. 00:45 - Episode intro 01:51 - Sponsored by Podcast10x.com - End-to-end podcasting agency for VCs 03:32 - Zach's story & starting with a 100% success rate in startup investments 06:34 - Story of how Zach raised $33 Million fund from 60 LPs in 3 weeks over Zoom calls in 2021 09:04 - Coelius Capital 09:48 - How has Zach's investment...2024-04-0941 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeFounder10X - How to build world-class products? - Adam Nash, Founder & CEO DaffyAdam Nash is the former CEO of Wealthfront and current Founder and CEO of Daffy. Prior to Wealthfront & Daffy, Adam has a strong operational experience holding executive positions at LinkedIn, Ebay, Dropbox and Apple. Adam is also an angel investor in Firebase (sold to Google), Opendoor (Ticker: OPEN), Figma, Gusto, and several other startups. To top it all off Adam is an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University where he teaches a class on personal finance. This episode is divided into 2 halves, the 1st half focusing on Adam's insights on angel investing in some highly successful companies, while the 2nd...2024-04-0456 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - What Are Pro Rata Rights in Venture Capital? - Steve Brotman, Founder, Alpha PartnersIn this episode, Prashant sits down with Steve Brotman, founder and Managing Partner at Alpha Partners, to discuss why Pro Rata rights are a game-changer for venture capitalists (VCs) and how they can impact investment outcomes. Here are the key topics covered in the episode: 1. Understanding Pro Rata Rights: Steve explains what pro-rata rights are and why they are essential for VCs to maintain their ownership percentage in a company during future funding rounds. 2. Ethical Concerns: The discussion explores the ethical implications when founders do not respect pro-rata rights and how Alpha Partners helps VC firms exercise their rights...2023-09-2628 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Gaming Strategies For Startups - Alvaro Alvarez, Partner, Boost Capital PartnersIn this episode, Prashant interviews Alvaro Alvarez, a Partner and co-founder at Boost Capital Partners. Alvaro has 12+ years of experience investing in startups and has backed around 100 companies at or before seed stage, including Deliveroo, Supercell, Zencargo, Hutch Games and Tenor. Boost Capital Partners is a new firm dedicated to backing seed & pre-seed startups and helping them achieve gaming level of engagement in their products.Here are some of the main topics discussed in this episode:1. Applying Gaming Strategies to startups to improve engagement 2. Importance of managing biases in investing 3. Alvaro's approach to...2023-09-1234 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - What is Platform in Venture Capital? - Allie Mullen, Director of Platform, Wireframe VenturesIn this episode, our host Prashant interviews Allie Mullen, the Director of Platform at Wireframe Ventures, to explore the ins and outs of the 'Platform' role in VC. Here's a sneak peek of what we discussed: Main Topics Discussed: - What exactly is Platform in venture capital? - How does it operate and vary across different firms? - Who is best suited for this role and how can one break into it? Key Takeaways and Lessons: - The responsibilities and tasks of a platform manager...2023-08-1535 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - He passed on Uber & LinkedIn! - David Hornik, Founding Partner, Lobby CapitalIn this episode, Prashant Choubey talks to David Honik, Founding Partner of Lobby Capital & someone with over 23 years of investing experience in startups. They talk about: The Rebirth of August Capital as Lobby Capital:- - David shared insights into the evolution of August Capital and their decision to transition to Lobby Capital. - They discussed the importance of maintaining a smaller fund to stay focused on supporting and nurturing promising companies. - Lobby Capital raised a $225 million fund and plans to continue its approach with Lobby II. 2023-08-0138 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - The Master Connector - Andrew YeungAndrew Yeung is what I'd call "The Master Connector". He's organized 100+ events in places like Toronto, NYC, etc bringing people together. This isn't a typical VC10X episode where Prashant (host) talks to VCs. Venture Capital is more of a people business than a money business. That's what this episode is about. In this episode, we talk about- - Andrew's story - Difference between Toronto & NYC vibe - What makes Andrew passionate about bringing people together? - How to strike a conversation with people at parties/conferences?2023-01-3128 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - How to start an Angel Syndicate? w/ Jed Ng, Founder Angel SchoolJed started Angel investing 5 years ago. He got his first exit in year 2, and his first unicorn 2 years after that. He saw syndicates as a way to scale capital, diversify risk, and earn more upside through carried interest. He learned that it's really HARD to build a syndicate from 0 for three reasons: 01 No best practices: Building syndicates isn’t a structured discipline today. Google “how to start an angel syndicate” and you’ll get piecemeal answers about creating a syndicate on AngelList or how syndicates work. There’s simply no single end-to-end...2022-09-1328 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Darrel Frater from Visible Hands VC on how they're increasing diversity & inclusion by supporting underrepresented founders, cohort-based accelerator program, value add & moreDarrel is an Investment Associate at Visible Hands VC where he assists the VH team in managing a portfolio of 45 companies.  Prior to Visible Hands, Darrel was a Venture Fellow at Score 3 Ventures where he helped underrepresented founders raise over $1M in startup capital and mentored over 60 founders since joining in 2019.  Darrel is a 3-time founder with his latest company being a live streaming platform for networking called TheClub which he founded in 2020. He is an MBA graduate from The College of New Jersey where he studied strategy, innovation, and leadership. In this ep...2022-07-1823 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Steph Nass of OpenVC talks about building a platform to connect founders to VCs, common mistakes founders make while writing pitch emails, market validation, pitch deck roasting, and more..Steph Nass is a co-founder at OpenVC. A public directory of venture capitalists across countries, and sectors that founders can leverage to find & pitch the right VCs for their startup. OpenVC is on a mission to create an open gateway between founders and investors across the world. This strong mission & a willingness to help founders & VCs made them #1 "Product of the Month" when they launched on Product Hunt. Today, OpenVC drives deal flow for 1200+ VC firms, angel networks, and corporate funds. In this episode, Steph shares: -How OpenVC operates?2022-07-1150 minVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Investing, Asset Management, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Family OfficeVC10X - Andrew Gluck, GP IrrvrntVC on raising a $10MM early-stage fund, evaluating founder-market fit, expected returns, investment slowdown, portfolio tracking & more..Andrew Gluck is General Partner of irrvrntVC, a firm focused on early-stage companies in the DTC, AdTech, and NextGen Commerce areas.  He especially loves partnering with first-time founders so they can learn from the mistakes he made as a founder. Prior to that he co-founded and ran Agency Within, the fastest-growing independent DMA with a focus on direct-response, data-driven marketing. He managed close to $1BB in spend for clients like Nike, Billie, Zola, Outdoor Voices, Goop, and Etsy. In this episode, we cover: - How he started investing? - B...2022-07-0335 minThe ChoubeySahab PodcastThe ChoubeySahab PodcastEp 9 - 15 y/o disrupting Tumor detection & Wind TurbinesShiza Charania is a 15 year old The Knowledge Society innovator, & is currently doing a research on Tumor Detection w/ University Health Network. In this episode we talk about: -Computer Vision -Saving $5M on Wind Turbines -How to read research papers -How the Knowledge Society operates? -Optimizing for impact and more.. 🔗Links shared in the episode: Follow Shiza on Twitter- https://twitter.com/shizacharania 🎤Hosted by: Prashant Choubey Website: https://choubeysahab.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChoubeySahab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/choubey.sahab/ Youtube: https://youtube.com/ChoubeySahab Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/choubeysa... Email: prashantchoubey3@gmail.com Subscribe to thi...2022-06-2752 minThe ChoubeySahab PodcastThe ChoubeySahab PodcastEp 8 - Building $300,000/ARR solo-business using no-code | Alex West | The ChoubeySahab PodcastIn this episode, Alex West shares:   - Building a $300,000 ARR business using No-code - Boring things make money - How to pick a market for business? - What is financial freedom? - Benefits of writing every day - More Money != High Quality of Life - The problem with optimizing for money - Traveling is like reading a book - Hack against speeding of time - Parents are kids that grew up   🔗Links shared in the episode:   Follow Alex on Twitter- https://twitter.com/alexwestco Websit...2022-06-0850 minThe ChoubeySahab PodcastThe ChoubeySahab PodcastEp 7 - How to get successful without getting stressed? w/ Daniel Vassallo | The ChoubeySahab PodcastIn this episode, Daniel Vassallo shares: 0:00 - intro 0:46 - Journey from $0 to $800,000 5:11 - Think Small!! 8:22 - Small Bets Approach to achieving success 13:28 - Think like a VC 16:44 - Twitter Strategy 26:01 - Why is Daniel Vassallo bad for the economy? 29:17 - How to get successful without getting stressed? 34:42 - What's the right amount of cushion/buffer? ("Personal runway") 37:43 - Taking a 6-month vacation from work 43:31 - Dealing with variability & uncertainty is a muscle 47:23 - Mindset required for building successful online courses 53:58 - Buying a big piece...2022-06-011h 06The ChoubeySahab PodcastThe ChoubeySahab PodcastEp 6 - Decoding the Freelance Economy w/ Naman Sarawagi, Co-founder of Refrens | The ChoubeySahab PodcastIn this episode, Naman Sarawagi, Co-founder of Refrens, shares:    1:24 - Refrens founding story 3:17 - How has freelancing fared over the years? 4:36 - Who can be a freelancer? 7:25 - Will employees prefer to work with multiple companies at once? 10:25 - Is it legal to work with more than 1 company at the same time? 12:52 - How much money can be made in freelancing? 15:14 - Who are the most sought-after freelancers? 17:08 - What is the life of a freelancer like? 20:00 - Letting go of bad clients 23:25 - How do freelancers position th...2022-05-1759 minThe ChoubeySahab PodcastThe ChoubeySahab PodcastEp 5 - Decoding the Binks Investor Memo w/ Aamna Khan, Co-founder, Binks | The ChoubeySahab PodcastIn this episode, Aamna Khan, Co-founder of Binks, shares:   0:00 - intro 0:34 - Aamna's story 4:49 - How to break into Product Management? 7:54 - Origin story of Binks 16:00 - Getting 1st 100 customers 18:30 - Is Product Manager a mini-CEO? 21:20 - Is YC worth the equity it takes? 24:01 - MINDSET BEHIND THE BINKS INVESTOR MEMO 29:52 - WHAT'S IN THE BINKS INVESTOR MEMO? (The content & structure) 34:22 - Systems & Processes at Binks 39:11 - Adapting to remote work 41:01 - Reading habit and tools 44:40 - Advice for young women entrepreneurs 47:12 - Rapid f...2022-02-2451 minThe ChoubeySahab PodcastThe ChoubeySahab PodcastEp 4 - Raising $800k pre-seed💰 at 22y/o🤯 - Ahana Banerjee, Co-founder of Clear | The ChoubeySahab PodcastIn this episode, Ahana Banerjee, Co-founder of Clear shares:  0:00 - intro 1:32 - Ahana's story 11:40 - Clear V/s Quill - Picking One 17:09 - Getting the first set of users for Clear 19:20 - On being raised internationally 24:53 - YC Experience 29:45 - Enduring rejections 34:36 - Raising $800k as pre-seed at 22 36:57 - Working on birthdays 42:54 - Crazy stories while building Clear 45:25 - Ahana's typical day 48:35 - Rapid fire round 50:00 - Links and plugs   🔗Links shared in the episode:   Clear website- https://www.getclearapp.com/ Clear on Twitter- https://twitter.com/getclearapp Clear on Instagram- https...2022-02-0651 minThe ChoubeySahab PodcastThe ChoubeySahab PodcastEp 3 - Story of Stoa School w/ founders Aditya Kulkarni & Raj Kunkolienkar | The ChoubeySahab PodcastIn this episode the co-founders of Stoa School share:   0:00 - intro 2:31 - Aditya's story 6:09 - Raj's story 14:04 - What problem does Stoa solve? 19:52 - Proving credibility in the initial days 27:56 - The evolution of Stoa School 33:42 - The promise of Stoa School 36:14 - Secret behind the vibrant Stoa Community 40:41 - Not a tech company 42:32 - On raising funding 46:02 - Job Market's reaction to Cohort based courses 49:08 - Crazy stories at Stoa 54:40 - Future plans for Stoa School 56:30 - Value-first marketing 01:00:37 - Rapid fire round 2022-01-261h 06The ChoubeySahab PodcastThe ChoubeySahab PodcastEp 2 - Scaling Plausible Analytics from $400 MRR to $500,000 ARR in 1.5 years as a 1 person marketing team without any paid marketing w/ Marko Saric (Co-founder, Plausible Analytics)In this episode Marko shares: (1:20) His story from the beginning (3:12) What is a "human-friendly web"? (9:14) How Plausible Analytics got started? (13:33) Scaling from $400 MRR to $500k ARR in 1.5 years as 1 person marketing team without any paid marketing (33:50) Views on competitor running ads on Plausible search query (41:00) Difference between a $500 MRR business & a $500K ARR business (52:49) On being completely bootstrapped & not taking any VC money (57:57) Future plans for Plausible Analytics (59:56) Rapid Fire round 🔗Links shared by Marko: Plausible Analytics web...2021-10-301h 03Billion MoonshotsBillion Moonshots39: Prashant Choubey - Writing everyday for 1200+ daysPrashant has been consistently putting up content for 1200+ days. We talk about high school struggle, 1200+ writing streak, philosophy, hosting Todcast, daily routine, finding job through Twitter, and more. SPONSORS BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-dilutive capital Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?via=prashant Dukaan: https://mydukaan.io/ Recast: https://recast.studio/ CONNECT Follow Prashant Bagga Prashant Choubey: Website / Twitter / Instagram / LinkedIn / YouTube OUTLINE (0:32) Life during and after high school2021-10-121h 07