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Episodes

July 30, 2021

Tolerate Failure, Not Incompetence: Building Biotech Startups with Brian Conn, Quantapore

This week, we chat with, Brian Conn, serial biotech CFO, who has raised over $300M, completed 20 M&A deals and is currently CFO of genomic sequencing company, Quantapore, co-founder of synthetic biology company, Levadura and…
Guest: Brian Conn
July 23, 2021

Not Your Token Woman with First Female NFL Coach Dr. Jen Welter

From leveraging the $500Bn impact investing opportunity to building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm, and most importantly the willingness to PLAY IT …
Guest: Jen Welter
July 16, 2021

BONUS: The Golden Era of Southeast Asia Startups

Dive into our post-show Clubhouse discussion Apr 16th 2021 with fellow VCs in the region, where we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Buk…
July 16, 2021

Southeast Asia Startups Winning with Michael Lints, Golden Gate Ventures

From our live show Apr 16th 2021, we went deep on the rise of startups in Southeast Asia, fresh of Grab's announcement that week valuing it at close to $40Bn, Bukalapak netting $234M and more! Michael shares some #Billion…
Guest: Michael Lints
July 9, 2021

Future of Work: How To Lead in 2021 with Brian Elliott, Slack

This week, we went deep on the new reality that is remote work with none other than Brian Elliiott, former GM of Platform at Slack, and now Head of Future Forum — reimagining work. From building for inclusivity to sending…
Guest: Brian Elliott
July 2, 2021

The Rise of Superapps & The Fear of a Meaningless Life with Muneeb Maayr, Bykea

Ride-hailing giant Gojek and marketplace Tokopedia, Indonesia’s two largest startups, said a couple of days ago that they’ve merged their businesses to form GoTo Group, on track for a $35-$40B IPO end year. This sets more fu…
Guest: Muneeb Maayr
June 25, 2021

The End of Impact Washing & Stakeholder Capitalism with Regional President, BNY Mellon, Karen Wawrzaszek

From growing up in poverty to advising some of the wealthiest families, endowments & foundations; having held roles including MD of Rockefeller Capital Management to now Chair of the Meyer Foundation and BNY Mellon Regional …
June 18, 2021

Sold My Startup for $780M: the Good, Bad, Ugly with Jack Smith, Vungle

This week we went deep on the growing pains of a startup, from PR nightmares to co-founder breakups, the challenge of shifting from a scarcity to growth mindset, and so much more with Jack Smith, serial entrepreneur & invest…
Guest: Jack Smith
June 18, 2021

BONUS: Building a $780M Startup with Jack Smith —offline discussion with the audience

From breaking all these rules and more, this week's guest, serial entrepreneur and now investor, Jack Smith, somehow turned a terrible idea into a $780M+ exit. This snippet reveals Jack in his rare raw form being brutally ho…
Guest: Jack Smith
June 11, 2021

{EXTENDED} Big Tech & The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution with Renowned American Investor, Chris Schroeder

Includes the post-show discussion on Clubhouse this week where we went deep on the Global Entrepreneurial Revolution shaping our future with renowned American investor & entrepreneur, Christopher Schroeder. From the dominanc…
June 11, 2021

Big Tech & The Global Entrepreneurial Revolution with Chris Schroeder

This week, we went deep on the Global Entrepreneurial Revolution shaping our future with renowned American investor & entrepreneur, Christopher Schroeder. From the dominance of big tech, to the digital divide to startups …
June 1, 2021

TRAILER: Billion Dollar Moves: Get from underestimated to iconic.

From the growing pains of a unicorn journey to IPO, scaling a venture capital firm, to building empires in new markets; all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm. Join venture capitalist & strategist, …