Karen Page of B Capital Group joins Nick to discuss Box’s Go-To-Market Strategy, Building the Enterprise Sales Motion, and When to Bring on a Sales Leader. In this episode we cover: Building Box’s GTM Strategy High Touch vs. Low Touch Investing Tips for Selling to Enterprise Making the First Sales…
Jamison Hill of Base10 joins Nick to discuss Attacking Inequality with VC, How Ecommerce Infrastructure Competes with Amazon, The Future of Hourly Work, and the Body as a Platform. In this episode we cover: How Base10 supports HBCU Endowments Trends in Ecommerce Infrastructure, The Future of Work, and Fintech The…
Matt Cohen of Ripple Ventures joins Nick to discuss Solo Capitalist Firm Building, Supporting Founder Mental Health, and Navigating Board Dynamics. In this episode we cover: What led Matt to start Ripple Ventures Solo GP’s vs. Firm Building The Toll of Rising Valuations and Remote Work on Founder’s Mental Health…
Ryan Falvey of Financial Venture Studio joins Nick to discuss Consumer Fintech, the Future of Banking, and Navigating Web 3.0 Regulation. In this episode we cover: The “Masters Degree for Fintech Startups” National Banks Staying Power DAO’s, Crypto, and Web 3 Regulations Why Ryan’s Bearish on B2B2C Models Guest Links:…
In this episode we cover: Sunil’s Transition from Bessemer to Founding Ubiquity His Thesis of Software Beyond the Screen Why He Invests “Nerdy & Early” How Auth0’s Seed investment came from Prepared Hands Customer Discovery vs Customer Research Maslow’s Hierarchy of Pitching Guest Links: Twitter LinkedIn Ubiquity The host of…
Marcelino Pantoja of Measurement joins Nick to discuss Founding the 1st VC Index Fund, Rethinking the Future of Capital Deployment, and Advice for Emerging Managers. In this episode we cover: Marcelino’s Background at Stanford & Tribe Why He Wants to Rethink How Capital is Deployed In Later Stages The Importance…
Santosh Sankar of Dynamo Ventures joins Nick to discuss The Rise of Supply Chain Startups, Why We’re Feeling Whiplash, and What the Future Holds for Labor & Data. In this episode we cover: Santosh’s Background & Path to VC Why Chattanooga, Tennessee makes a great HQ How China’s Shutdown led…
TX Zhuo of Fika Ventures joins Nick to discuss Fika’s Playbook for Success, Finding Value Outside of Central Casting, and the Future of Fintech as Banks Get Unbundled. In this episode we cover: TX’s Background & Path to VC Fika’s Playbook Lessons From Cobra Kai DAO Infrastructure Unbundling the Bank…
Ramy Adeeb of 1984 joins Nick to discuss 2022 Predictions Part 2: Web 3.0 Dorsey vs. Andreesen, Crypto’s Killer App, Omicron’s Staying Power, Which FAANG Co. Loses to Anti-Trust First. In this episode we cover: The Web 3 Twitter War What Nick thinks about Crypto’s Killer App Omicron and Labor…
Ramy Adeeb of 1984 joins Nick to discuss 2022 Predictions Part 1: $100M Seed Valuations, Universe vs. Metaverse, Hottest and Coolest Sectors, Sequoia’s VC Shakeup. In this episode we cover: Ramy’s New $75M Fund Bubbles in Crypto and NFT’s Why Ramy is sticking to the Universe Sequoia’s New Strategy &…