Tag: Startup

a16z Podcast : Cloud Wars and Company Wars: Play Nice But Win

ABOUT THIS EPISODECloud Wars and Company Wars: Play Nice But WinThere are lots of challenges in being public while trying to innovate, and limits to being a private company as well; but it’s rare to see a company go public then private then back to public again. As is the case with Dell Technologies, one… Continue reading a16z Podcast : Cloud Wars and Company Wars: Play Nice But Win

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: The Opendoor Memo: Keith Rabois on The Origins of Opendoor from a Conversation with Peter Thiel, Why Cash is Not a Competitive Moat for Startups Today and What People Misunderstand About Black Swan Events in Real Estate and How it Impacts Opendoor

ABOUT THIS EPISODE20VC: The Opendoor Memo: Keith Rabois on The Origins of Opendoor from a Conversation with Peter Thiel, Why Cash is Not a Competitive Moat for Startups Today and What People Misunderstand About Black Swan Events in Real Estate and How it Impacts OpendoorKeith Rabois is a General Partner @ Founders Fund, one of… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: The Opendoor Memo: Keith Rabois on The Origins of Opendoor from a Conversation with Peter Thiel, Why Cash is Not a Competitive Moat for Startups Today and What People Misunderstand About Black Swan Events in Real Estate and How it Impacts Opendoor

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified : Investor Stories 205: Why I Passed (Warner, Torenberg, Garg, Grayson & Holt)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEInvestor Stories 205: Why I Passed (Warner, Torenberg, Garg, Grayson & Holt)On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Check WarnerDayna Grayson & Rachel HoltErik TorenbergAvichal GargEach investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. Did you miss… Continue reading The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified : Investor Stories 205: Why I Passed (Warner, Torenberg, Garg, Grayson & Holt)

Masters of Scale : 88. Asking the uncomfortable questions, w/ Michael Seibel, Y Combinator

ABOUT THIS EPISODEBarreling full-speed ahead isn’t always the key to scale. For Michael Seibel, managing director at Y Combinator and co-founder of Justin.tv and Socialcam, action sometimes needs to take a back seat to asking: “Is this working?” Michael learned early on that by stopping to ask the counterintuitive question, he gained the wisdom –… Continue reading Masters of Scale : 88. Asking the uncomfortable questions, w/ Michael Seibel, Y Combinator

Leveling Up with Eric Siu : How Creator-Investor Garry Tan Leveled Up His Fund From $7M AUM to $770M AUM

ABOUT THIS EPISODEToday’s guest is Garry Tan from Initialized, a company that focuses on investing in high potential software startups at the seed stage and earlier. From starting with $7 million in assets under management, his company has grown to the point where it currently has over $770 million, and they’re starting to create over… Continue reading Leveling Up with Eric Siu : How Creator-Investor Garry Tan Leveled Up His Fund From $7M AUM to $770M AUM

Greymatter : Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky | People-First CapitalismWhile many CEOs choose to stay out of the public eye during times of crisis, Airbnb CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky has always opted for the opposite. It was no different during the Covid-19 pandemic, when travel came to a standstill and the company was forced to… Continue reading Greymatter : Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky | People-First Capitalism

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified : Investor Stories 194: Post Mortems (Hsu, Bannister, Garg, Iheagwam)

ABOUT THIS EPISODEInvestor Stories 194: Post Mortems (Hsu, Bannister, Garg, Iheagwam)On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jonathan HsuJanet BannisterAvichal GargSimeon IheagwamEach investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/fullratchet/IS-194.mp3?dest-id=204448Podcast: Play in new window | Download