Greg Sands of Costanoa Ventures joins Nick to discuss A Decade at Costanoa, Where Large Multistage Funds Fail Founders, Denominator v. Numerator Effects, and Tips on Startup Selection. In this episode we cover: Lessons from 10 Years at Costanoa The Denominator Effect in VC Tips on Selecting Startups & More!…
Hernán Fernández of Angel Ventures joins Nick to discuss Mexico’s New Tech Mafia, Winning Copycat Strategies, and the Future of Fintech in LatAm. In this episode we cover: LatAm’s Explosion in VC Funding Mexico’s New Tech Mafia What to Look for in Copycat Strategies Democratizing Fintech & More! Guest Links:…
Miriam Rivera of Ulu Ventures joins Nick to discuss 11 Unicorns from Seed, Quantitative Decision-Models for Selecting Investments, Thoughts on Male vs. Female Founders & Investors, and Lessons from Larry and Sergey in the Early Days of Google. In this episode we cover: Lessons from the Early Days of Google…
Chuck Newhall, co-founder of NEA, joins Nick to discuss The Founding Story of NEA, The True History of Venture Capital, the Keys to a Building an Enduring Firm Legacy, and Why the Best VC’s Dare Disturb the Universe. In this episode we cover: How NEA Raised Fund I Memorable Fund…
Jed Cairo of Juxtapose joins Nick to discuss Building Unicorns from the Ground Up, Recruiting Founders from the C-Suite, and Driving Top 1% Returns with Concentration. In this episode we cover: How Private Equity influenced Juxtapose’s Model Why Juxtapose isn’t your typical Venture Studio Concentration in Venture Building The Four…
Kevin Frechette of Fairmarkit joins Nick to discuss The $8.3T Opportunity in Procurement, How to Sell to the Fortune 500, Building a Bottoms Up Culture, and Mastering Cold Emails. In this episode we cover: What Fairmarkit Does & How Procurement Operates Tips for Founders Writing Cold Emails Fairmarkit’s Emphasis on…
Cameron Borumand of FUSE joins Nick to discuss Why the Pacific Northwest Will Win Big, Tapping the Enterprise Talent Pool, and Investing in Apps over Infrastructure. In this episode we cover: The Story of FUSE Spinouts in VC Attracting & Building Talent Networks Why Cameron avoids the Zoom Pitch Enterprise…
Steve Sarracino of Activant Capital joins Nick to discuss The Late Stage Reset, Competing with Tiger, and Last Mile’s Unit Economics. In this episode we cover: Launching a Growth Fund & The Late Stage Repricing The Economics of Full Stack Delivery Startups Why Europe Maybe the Next Leading Market The…
Jenny Stojkovic of the Vegan’s Women Summit joins Nick to discuss FoodTech’s Female Founders, Crossing the Chasm for Alt Proteins, and Why the Psychedelics Market isn’t like Cannabis. In this episode we cover: The SF Tech Exodus Learning from Ron Conway Alternative Milks & Crossing the Chasm How to Avoid…
Sara Zulkosky of Recast Capital joins Nick to discuss Finding Alpha in Emerging Managers, Common Mistakes & Pitfalls, and Sources of Differentiation. In this episode we cover: Why Sara Started Recast and the Enablement Initiative An Exploration of the Fund of Funds Model What Questions She Asks an Emerging Manager…