Scott Kupor of Andreessen Horowitz joins Nick to discuss Secrets of Sand Hill Road. In this episode, we cover: When Marc and Ben first reached out to you about joining A16Z, you hesitated. Why? “When Marc and Ben first started A16Z, they described a founder’s leadership capability as “egomaniacal”… what…
David Horowitz of Touchdown Ventures joins Nick to discuss Corporate VC. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/ Path to Venture Talk about the 14 years you spent with Comcast Ventures — what you learned and why you left? What lead to founding Touchdown Ventures? At Touchdown, you partner with leading…
Bobby Franklin of NVCA joins Nick to discuss Immigration, Privacy, and Foreign Investment — The Biggest Threat to Venture is in Washington D.C.. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/path to Capitol Hill. You served as the Executive Vice President of CTIA –tell us a bit about that experience and how…
Scott Dorsey of High Alpha joins Nick to discuss The Venture Studio. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/ path to tech. The story behind ExactTarget leading up to selling the company for $2.7B to Salesforce. Why’d you launch HighAlpha? Briefly touch on the thesis at High Alpha? I want to…
Steve Glickman of Develop Advisors joins Nick to discuss Opportunity Zones — A Fit for VC?. In this episode, we cover: Quick overview of your background prior to Develop Advisors? Walk us through the origin story of EIG? You are also the founder & CEO of Develop Advisors – tell…
Jim Kim of Builders VC joins Nick to discuss Transformative Tech for Old World Industry. In this episode, we cover: Quick Backstory/ Path to founding tech? Big news a few years ago that Formation 8 decided not to raise a fund 3. What happened with Formation 8 – why the…
Jenny Rooke of Genoa Ventures joins Nick to discuss Seed Investing at the Intersection of Biology & Technology. In this episode, we cover: Her background in genetics, physics, computer science… and how that lead to venture. How was it to work with Melinda and Bill Gates? You also successfully built…
Ash Rust of Sterling Road joins Nick to discuss “Blessed” Teams, Pseudo Deal Leads, and Caps at Pre vs Post. In this episode, we cover: His beginnings in tech and how that led to starting the fund. What’s the investment thesis at Sterling Road? What’s unique about your approach that…
Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures joins Nick to discuss Iconic Companies, Frontier Markets & A Truly Founder Centric Approach. In this episode, we cover: Backstory / Path to tech in San Francisco? Prior to founding Felicis Ventures, you were a Product Manager at Google, launching their first 10 international sites,…
Adeyemi Ajao of Base 10 Partners joins Nick to discuss Automation vs. AI. In this episode, we cover: Backstory – Growing up in Spain and Nigeria and his path to entrepreneurship. Previous to Base10 Partners, you had quite a successful career as an entrepreneur, founding highly influential companies such as…