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Venture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #11 - Robert Picard of Hightower Advisors on Allocate PodcastAllocate podcast episode "Robert Picard of Hightower Advisors on Individuals Entering VC Investing and the Evolution of the Market"
2023-08-0603 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes 10 - Dr. Lan Xuezhao (Anthropic) on Origins podcastPodcast Episode Description
Date: Mar 2023
Time Saved: 55 mins
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Episode - Yes
Podcast - Yes
Interviewee
Dr. Lan Xuezhao is the co-founder of Anthropic, an AI safety startup. She was previously an AI Resident at OpenAI.
2023-04-2303 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #9 - Jason Lemkin (SaaStr) on 20 min VCPodcast Episode Description
Date: Nov 2022
Time Saved: 1h 12 mins
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Episode - Yes
Podcast - Yes
Interviewee
Jason Lemkin focuses on helping, founding, funding, and growing B2B start-ups and making it a positive-sum game for everyone involved.
Specialties: helping people grow and become their best. Doing not the impossible, but the unlikely. Never giving up.
2023-02-0203 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #8 - Gautam Gupta (TCV Velocity) on This Week in Startups PodcastDate: Dec 2022
Time Saved: 39 mins
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Venture Unlocked Episode - YES
Interviewee
Gautam Gupta is the founder/CEO of NatureBox (www.naturebox.com), a digitally native brand of snacks. He started the company because of his passion for nutrition. Earlier in life, learning about nutrition helped him lose 70 lbs in 6 months. While he was lucky to lose weight, he believes the next generation of food has to be about change. The company has attracted millions of customers and has over 40% brand awareness across the country. They...
2023-01-1404 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #7 - Jeff Epstein (Bessemer Venture Partners) on ETL Stanford PodcastDate: Nov 2021
Time Saved: 44 mins
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ETL - YES but selective on episodes, can get kinda long and long winded on reactions to tech news
Episode - YES
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Jeff Epstein is an Operating Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners and a Lecturer at Stanford University. He specializes in B2B Software, Marketplaces and Vertical AI.
He serves on the Boards of Directors of Twilio, Okta, Kaiser Permanente and other companies. He served on the Board of Priceline/Booking Holdings for 16 years, as...
2022-11-2704 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #6 - Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital) on ETL Stanford PodcastDate: May 2022
Time Saved: 50 mins
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ETL - YES but selective on episodes, can get kinda long and long winded on reactions to tech news
Episode - YES
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Alfred Lin is a partner at Sequoia Capital and works with inspiring founders focused on disrupting the mobile, marketplace, commerce, consumer services, and online-to-offline sectors.
2022-11-2304 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #5 - Douglas Leone (Sequoia Capital) on This Week in Startups PodcastDate: Mar 2022
Time Saved: 1 hr 9 mins
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Podcast
TWIST - YES but selective on episodes, can get kinda long and long winded on reactions to tech news
Episode - HELL YES
Interviewee
Douglas M. Leone is an American billionaire venture capitalist and former managing partner of Sequoia Capital, from which role he stepped aside in 2022 while remaining a general partner. As of August 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$6.1 billion.
2022-10-0805 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #4 - Alex Branton (Sturgeon Capital) on Distilling Venture Capital PodcastDate: Sept 2022
Time Saved: 27 mins
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Podcast
Distilling VC Podcast - YES. Sincere host, great questions.
Episode - YES
Interviewee
Alex Branton – Partner Alex has 10 years of investment industry experience with a blend of direct investment experience and fundraising expertise. He was a key early hire to the current team, supporting the development of the strategy and infrastructure. Alex has studied and lived in emerging markets (most significantly China) on and off for nearly 15 years.
2022-09-2604 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #3 - Michael Siebel (Ycombinator) on The Equity PodcastDate: Sept 2022
Time Saved: 46 mins
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Techcrunch Equity Podcast - YES. So far great insights, energy and funny. Smash the subs.
Episode - YES
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Hello, my name is Michael Seibel. I am 39 years old and have lived and worked in the Bay Area since 2006. Currently, I work at Y Combinator as a Group Partner and Managing Director of YC early stage.
Previously, I was a co-founder and CEO of Justin.tv from 2007 - 2011 and the co-founder and CEO of Socialcam in 2012...
2022-09-2104 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #2 - Shiyan Koh (Hustle Fund) and Hsu Ken on The Iterative PodcastDate: Sept 2022
Time Saved: 35 mins
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Iterative Podcast - YES but more for founders in Southeast Asia but there are nuggets for investors as well
Episode - YES
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Koh Shiyan is the Managing Partner at Hustle Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in pre-seed software startups in the U.S., Canada and Southeast Asia.
Prior to that she was VP Business Operations and Corporate Development at NerdWallet, a Fintech Startup that helps users with a range of financial decisions through c...
2022-09-1603 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalVenturetakes #1 - Sebastian Mallaby and his new book "The Power Law" on This Week in Startups PodcastTime Saved: 1 hour 2 mins
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TWIST - YES but selective on episodes, can get kinda long and long winded on reactions to tech news
Episode - YES but focus on the book
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Sebastian Mallaby
Sebastian Mallaby is the Paul A. Volcker senior fellow for international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). An experienced journalist and public speaker, Mallaby contributes to a variety of publications, including Foreign Affairs, the Atlantic, the Washington Post, and the Financial Times, where he spent two years a...
2022-09-1303 minVenture Takes - a summary of takeaways of podcasts and content in venture capitalWelcome to Venture TakesOur first intro trailer to the podcast summarizing takeaways from VC related podcasts around the world so you don't have to spend time listening to them all.
We will provide takeaways, feedback and recommendations on the podcasts and episodes.
If you have podcasts you want me to cover, please email us at info@venturetakes.com
My pod my rules.
Enjoy.
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