Tag: Investing

Under the Hood : The Future of Finance with Marc Andreessen

ABOUT THIS EPISODEThe Future of Finance with Marc AndreessenThe future is in the fringes. In this episode, Vlad sits down with entrepreneur, software engineer, and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. Co-founder of Netscape, Opsware, and a16z, Marc is known for his uncanny ability to predict the future in Silicon Valley. He believes Western civilization has grown… Continue reading Under the Hood : The Future of Finance with Marc Andreessen

TechCheck : Apple vs. the Creator Economy, Affirm CEO Max Levchin on Partnership with Shopify & Monday.com Co-CEO Ahead of IPO Today

ABOUT THIS EPISODECameo Co-Founder and CEO Steven Galanis and Fanhouse Co-Founder Jasmine Rice join us this Thursday morning to share their thoughts on the battle between content creators and Apple. Then, in a First on CNBC interview, Affirm CEO Max Levchin joins our anchors to speak about the company’s new partnership with Shopify. Later, CNBC’s… Continue reading TechCheck : Apple vs. the Creator Economy, Affirm CEO Max Levchin on Partnership with Shopify & Monday.com Co-CEO Ahead of IPO Today

Barron’s Live : The Future of Finance

ABOUT THIS EPISODEAffirm founder and CEO Max Levchin discusses the changing nature of consumer finance – and why there are better ways to fund purchases than old-school credit cards. https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WSJ5410839399.mp3?updated=1622571116Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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

The Phil Bak Podcast : Cathie Wood: Conviction

ABOUT THIS EPISODECathie Wood: ConvictionCatherine Wood and Tom Staudt from Ark Invest join Phil to talk about the early days of Ark Invest and how they built their business. Cathie tells the story of her eureka moment when she had the idea for disrupting the asset management industry. Tom tells us how he met Cathie… Continue reading The Phil Bak Podcast : Cathie Wood: Conviction

Village Global’s Venture Stories : Keith Rabois on Miami and Company-Building in 2021

ABOUT THIS EPISODEKeith Rabois (@rabois), partner at Founders Fund, joins Erik on this episode to discuss: Why he decided to move to Miami and why it’s made him 30-40% happier. The benefits of clustering when you’re at the earliest stages of building a company, and why remote works better for a later-stage company. Why he… Continue reading Village Global’s Venture Stories : Keith Rabois on Miami and Company-Building in 2021

This Week In Startups : Product | Scaling Your Startup S2 E5 with Superhuman’s Rahul Vohra & Fitbod’s Jesse Venticique | E1214

ABOUT THIS EPISODEThis episode reveals the product strategies of two of Jason’s high-performing portfolio companies, Superhuman & Fitbod. First, Superhuman’s Founder & CEO Rahul Vohra shares his 7 principles for improving products with game design (01:40), then Fitbod’s CO-founder and Product Head Jesse Venticique describes how to optimize your product hook (20:08), and to wrap… Continue reading This Week In Startups : Product | Scaling Your Startup S2 E5 with Superhuman’s Rahul Vohra & Fitbod’s Jesse Venticique | E1214