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June 4, 2025
Why 8 in 10 LPs Still Don’t Back Women—And What Ankita’s Doing About It
Venture capital is changing—and so is India. In this episode, we dive deep with Ankita Vashistha, the trailblazing investor behind Saha Fund and Arise Ventures. From building Singapore’s first government-backed fund to leadin...
May 28, 2025
The Rise of the Solo Capitalist: How One-Person Funds Are Winning Big w/ Itamar Novick, Recursive Ventures
With 25 years across engineering, operating, and venture capital, Itamar Novick knows what it takes to build billion-dollar companies—because he’s done it. From betting his life savings on Life360 (now $4.5B public) to helpin...
![[BITE] The Big Bet Mindset: Building Bold, Lasting Change w/ Dr. Raj Shah, The Rockefeller Foundation](https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f81e4d82-36d7-11f0-adf8-cfd039ed4559/image/70c99e9ed260954dcd8adb5f5791dccd.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress "[BITE] The Big Bet Mindset: Building Bold, Lasting Change w/ Dr. Raj Shah, The Rockefeller Foundation")
May 21, 2025
[BITE] The Big Bet Mindset: Building Bold, Lasting Change w/ Dr. Raj Shah, The Rockefeller Foundation
Summer’s almost here—and with it, a moment to reflect on what it really takes to spark lasting, meaningful change. In a world where progress often feels slow and the stakes impossibly high, Dr. Rajiv Shah has spent his career...
May 14, 2025
Breaking VC Stereotypes: Power, Privilege, and Purpose w/ Jesse Draper, Halogen Ventures
Her great-grandfather helped birth the VC industry. Her father, Tim Draper, made game-changing bets on Tesla, Hotmail, and Skype. But Jesse Draper? She’s carved her own path—first as a Nickelodeon actress, then as the creator...
May 8, 2025
Leadership Redefined: Inside the Playbooks of AANHPI Founders and Funders
In this AANHPI Heritage Month special, we go beyond the headlines to uncover the real strategies behind extraordinary leaders who happen to be Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander. From billion-dollar founder...
May 1, 2025
The LP-to-GP Journey: Rewriting VC Playbook With A Marketing Edge w/ Laurel Mintz, Fabric VC
Laurel Mintz is not your typical VC. At just 26, she stepped in to run her father’s Bassett Furniture business — managing 60 employees and learning leadership the hard way. From there, she launched Elevate My Brand , a mark...
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This podcast is an expression of personal opinion and does not represent the opinion of the host Sarah Chen-Spellings (SCS) as an investor personally, her firm Beyond The Billion (BTB) or any company discussed. These discussions are for informational purposes only, including any mention of securities or venture funds; and does not constitute any investment, legal, tax advice. SCS or BTB may hold currently, or in the future, direct or indirect interests in the featured companies or funds. No guarantee of any kind is implied or possible where projections of future conditions are attempted.