Venture Capital Episodes

Interesting raises and deal flow: the companies and spaces getting traction from VC.
March 6, 2022

(Bonus) Kitchen Table Ep. II - With @ceonyc

Chris was in town again! So we asked the great Charlie O'Donnell of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures to come over to my kitchen to talk about the tech news of the week. But Charlie also gives us his analysis and history of the New York Tech scene, and the state of venture and tech generally, coming out of …
Guest: Charlie O'Donnell
Feb. 17, 2022

Thu. 02/17 – A Y2K Bug For Our Times?

Why a dumb agent string bug may break some big named websites soon. Is Circle about to become the biggest pure play crypto company to hit public markets? Spotify buys basically the only remaining pieces of the podcast puzzle missing from their toolbelt. And the interesting raise from a company buyi…
Feb. 14, 2022

Mon. 02/14 – The Big Game Is Big For Crypto

Turns out Super Bowl ads really do move the needle. Another day, another crypto bug, this one could have let you create unlimited ether from thin air. See what I did there? Could we see a digital Euro by the end of next year? A couple of super interesting raises. And the curious case of the missing…
Jan. 22, 2022

(TWTR SPC) The State Of VC And Startups In 2022

Weirdly, this turned into a sort of education on VC and startup investing episode?
Jan. 11, 2022

Tue. 01/11 – YC Ups The Ante

Moxie Marlinspike is stepping down as CEO of Signal, and Brian Acton is stepping up. For now. Y Combinator is getting more generous with the investment it makes in its cohort companies. Carriers aren’t pleased with Apple’s iCloud Private Relay service. And another day, another headline like: the As…
Dec. 11, 2021

(Bonus) a16z's Andrew Chen On The Cold Start Problem

The great Andrew Chen of a16z joins us to discuss his new book: The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects. This an indispensable guide to get that "rocket-ship" action going for whatever product or company you're working with.
Guest: Andrew Chen
June 26, 2021

(SPC CST) a16z's Future Plans And Audio Spaces With @smc90 and @kyurieff

We have two special guests this week! The first is Sonal Chokshi, Editor in Chief of a16z and showrunner of a16z podcasts. We’ll be getting her perspective on the launch of FUTURE, which we discussed last week. ​Second, as the major social platforms (save for YouTube!) have launched their social…
Guests: Sonal Chokshi , Kaya Yurieff
April 17, 2021

Office Hours With Chris Fralic Of First Round Capital

Chris Fralic of First Round Capital was involved in funding such companies as Ring, Hotel Tonight, Warby Parker, Rec Room, and as you’ll hear today, Roblox. But in addition to being a legend, as you’ll hear, Chris is just an all around good dude...
Guest: Chris Fralic
March 15, 2021

Mon. 03/15 – Stripe The Most Successful (Private) SV Startup Ever?

Stripe, by some measures, has become the most successful Silicon Valley startup of all time, with their recent raise. Airtable too has an impressively interesting raise. Facebook wants to find you a vaccine appointment. The US is looking to overhaul its cybersecurity missile shield. And checking in…
Feb. 6, 2021

(Bonus) Office Hours With Garry Tan

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Guest: Garry Tan
Jan. 20, 2021

Wed. 01/20 – A16Z To Get Into The Media Business?

Is Andreessen Horowitz about to spin up its own media platform? Anthony Levandowski gets a pardon and Jack Ma resurfaces. Netflix is about to start printing money, and they’re about to give you a “shuffle play” button. And why Ben Thompson thinks Intel is in even more trouble than everybody thinks.…
Jan. 16, 2021

(Bonus) Interesting Raise Episode 1!

The first ever interesting raise omnibus episode! Links:Hipcamp, ‘Airbnb of the Outdoors,’ Raises $57 Million (The Information)Local news app News Break raises $115M (TechCrunch)Perfect Corp., developer of virtual beauty app YouCam Makeup, closes $50 million Series C led by Goldman Sachs (TechCrun…
Dec. 12, 2020

(Bonus) - The Future of Video With A16Z's Connie Chan

Connie Chan, from Andreessen Horowitz, talking about: Live, Social, and Shoppable: The Future of Video Sponsors: VistaPrint.com/techmeme TinyCapital.com
Guest: Connie Chan
Oct. 3, 2020

(Bonus) The Creator Economy Opportunity With @JoshConstine

For years, I quoted Josh Constine on this show because he was one of the breaking news-iest folks over at TechCrunch for years. Well, now he’s gone the well worn TC to VC route, and is a principal at SignalFire. I noticed Jos...
Guest: Josh Constine
Aug. 26, 2020

Wed. 08/26 – Palantir’s S-1 Takes A Swipe At Silicon Valley

Palantir’s S-1 filing gives us our first look under the hood of their business. Apple is bringing AR content to Apple TV+. A big name in 3D printing is going public… and guess how? A new digital networking speed record. And E...