ABOUT THIS EPISODEa16z Podcast: Building Crypto, from Vision to Realitywith Brian Armstrong (@brian_armstrong), Chris Dixon (@cdixon), and Sonal Chokshi (@smc90) Where are we, really, right now — in terms of what we can/ can’t do with crypto today? And what will it take to get from vision to mainstream reality? This episode of the a16z… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: Building Crypto, from Vision to Reality
Tag: Venture Capital
Village Global’s Venture Stories : The Present and Future of Longevity with Laura Deming
ABOUT THIS EPISODELaura Deming (@laurademing) joins Erik in downtown San Francisco on this episode of Venture Stories. She is the creator of Longevity Fund, a venture capital firm investing in companies that will let humans live both longer and healthier. Erik starts by asking about the state of longevity science and which discoveries about aging… Continue reading Village Global’s Venture Stories : The Present and Future of Longevity with Laura Deming
a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: On Marrying Entertainment and Technology
ABOUT THIS EPISODEwith Jeffrey Katzenberg, Meg Whitman (@MegWhitman), and Marc Andreessen (@pmarca) In this episode of the a16z Podcast, based on a discussion that took place at our annual a16z Summit, Marc Andreessen interviews Jeffrey Katzenberg — formerly CEO and co-founder of DreamWorks SKG (and chairman of Walt Disney Studios during some of its biggest… Continue reading a16z Podcast : a16z Podcast: On Marrying Entertainment and Technology
Y Combinator : #103 – Michael Seibel
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 103 – Michael Seibel Michael Seibel is a partner and the CEO of YC. He cofounded Justin.tv, which was in the winter 2007 batch and Socialcam, which was in the winter 2012 batch. In this episode Michael comments on five of his essays. The essays are: Why Should I Start a Startup?,… Continue reading Y Combinator : #103 – Michael Seibel
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Why Raising A First Time Fund Is Like Raising A Seed Round, Why We Need New and Different Fund Models & Why Longevity Is The Most Rewarding Place To Invest with Laura Deming, Founding Partner @ The Longevity Fund
ABOUT THIS EPISODELaura Deming is Founding Partner @ The Longevity Fund, the first VC firm dedicated to funding high-potential longevity companies. To date, Laura has raised $26m across 2 Longevity funds and has backed the likes of Unity Biotechnology, Precision Biosciences, Metacrine, Navitor, and Alexo Therapeutics. Prior to Longevity, Laura was accepted to MIT at… Continue reading The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch : 20VC: Why Raising A First Time Fund Is Like Raising A Seed Round, Why We Need New and Different Fund Models & Why Longevity Is The Most Rewarding Place To Invest with Laura Deming, Founding Partner @ The Longevity Fund
Village Global’s Venture Stories : Live Episode: The Present and Future of Crypto with Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan
ABOUT THIS EPISODEIn this special live episode of Venture Stories, Erik Torenberg interviews two special guests about the present and future of crypto: Naval Ravikant (@naval), CEO and co-founder of AngelList, and Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis), CTO of Coinbase. They start with an overview of the history of organizing societies and the role of centralized decision-makers… Continue reading Village Global’s Venture Stories : Live Episode: The Present and Future of Crypto with Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan
Village Global’s Venture Stories : Live Episode: Eric Schmidt and Tyler Cowen on The Future of Technology and Society
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis is a special episode of Venture Stories recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, featuring Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen), professor of economics at George Mason University and Eric Schmidt (@ericschmidt), former executive chairman and CEO at Google/Alphabet. Cowen talks to Schmidt about a wide range of topics, from Schmidt’s college… Continue reading Village Global’s Venture Stories : Live Episode: Eric Schmidt and Tyler Cowen on The Future of Technology and Society
Y Combinator : #100 – Sam Altman
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 100 – Sam Altman Sam Altman expands on ideas that have come up in several of his essays. Specifically: choosing projects, creating value, and finding purpose. Sam’s the president of YC Group and co-chairman of OpenAI. You can find him on Twitter @sama. The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon. Topics… Continue reading Y Combinator : #100 – Sam Altman
Y Combinator : #99 – Laura Deming
ABOUT THIS EPISODE 99 – Laura Deming Laura Deming is a partner at The Longevity Fund. They invest in companies that will allow us to live longer and healthier lives. You can learn more about them at Longevity.vc. Laura’s on Twitter @LauraDeming. The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon. Topics 00:22 – Why focus… Continue reading Y Combinator : #99 – Laura Deming
Village Global’s Venture Stories : Live Episode: Keith Rabois on Career Strategy, Identifying Talent and Evaluating Markets
ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis episode of Venture Stories was recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco in October 2018. Keith was interviewed by Village Global partner and co-founder, Erik Torenberg. In the episode they cover a number of topics, and Keith (as usual) is very insightful. Keith breaks down some of the successes… Continue reading Village Global’s Venture Stories : Live Episode: Keith Rabois on Career Strategy, Identifying Talent and Evaluating Markets