EPISODES | Smart Venture Media 5/12

SMART VENTURE MEDIA

Amplifies the smartest minds

Erik Bernhardsson

CEO at Modal
Valuation: $4.65 billion

Prashanth Chandrasekar

CEO at Stack Overflow

Sri Viswanath

Founder & CEO at Sycamore

Erik Bernhardsson

CEO at Modal
Valuation: $4.65 billion

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner at Lightspeed

Patti Degnan

Partner at a16z

James Flynn

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Wen Sang

Cofounder & COO at Genspark.ai

Tim Shi

Co-founder at Recursive
Valuation: $4.65 Billion

Lior Susan

Founding & CEO at Eclipse Ventures

Steve Jang

Founder & Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures

Mar Hershenson

Founding Managing Partner at Pear VC

Mahi de Silva

Co-Founder at Higgsfield AI
Valuation: $1.3 Billion

Emily Yuan

Co-Founder at Corgi
Valuation: $4 Billion

Nico Laqua

Co-Founder at Corgi
Valuation: 4 Billion

Gary Pinkus

Senior Business Advisor at PACT Capital Partners, Chairman of McKinsey North America

Ryan Gavin

CMO at Slack

Roman Chernin

Co-Founder, Growth at Nebius

Sumit Chauhan

EVP, Office Product Group at Microsoft

Aparna Chennapragada

CPO for AI Experiences at Microsoft, former CPO of Robinhood, former VP of Google

Denise Persson

CMO of Snowflake

David Cowan

Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners Portfolio: LinkedIn, Twitch

Kim Scott

NYT&WSJ Bestselling Author of Radical Candor, ex-CEO coach of Dropbox &Twitter

Howard Wright

VP at Nvidia

Ethan Evans

Former VP at Amazon

Chris Voss

CEO at The Black Swan Group, Ltd, WSJ Bestselling Author

Erin Egan

VP & Chief Privacy Officer, Public Policy at Facebook / Meta

Marvin Chow

VP at Google

Rob Chesnut

General Counsel, Global Head of Policy at Watershed, Former Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb

Deepak Agarwal

Chief AI Officer at LinkedIn

Monty Moran

Former Co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill

Robert Rosenberg

Retired CEO of Dunkin' Donuts, ex-Board Member @Domino's Pizza

Kevin Rose

Chairman at Digg, ex-GP at Google Ventures

Chris Koehler

CMO at Twilio

Tony Stubblebine

CEO at Medium

Henry Schuck

CEO at Zoominfo

Berent Bellm

CCO at Wave Neuroscience, Former CEO at BigCommerce

Ben Kus

CTO at Box

Matt Madrigal

CTO at Pinterest

Suzanne Kounkel

CMO at Deloitte

Elizabeth Jarvis-Shean

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at DoorDash

Daniel Kan

CEO and Co-Founder at Fifth Door

Chris Slowe

Senior Technical Fellow at Reddit

Todd Kaplan

CMO at Kraft Heinz, former CMO at Pepsi

Jim McKelvey

Co-founder at Square

Craig Newmark

Founder at Craigslist

Charlie Roberts

Chief Investment Strategist at Ark Invest

Mark Kraynak

Founding Partner at Acrew Capital

Clayton Bryan

Partner at 500 Global

Abe Murray

General Partner at AlleyCorp

Niko Bonatsos

Founder & Managing Director at Verdict Capital

Mitchell Green

Founder and Managing Partner at Lead Edge Capital

Ashu Garg

General Partner at Foundation Capital

Adeyemi Ajao

Managing Partner at Base 10

Nnamdi Okike

Managing Partner & Co-Founder at 645 Ventures

Alan Cohen

General Partner at DCVC

Peter Wagner

Founding Partner at Wing Venture Capital

Ravi Viswanathan

Founding and Managing Partner at NewView Capital

David Cohen

Co-Founder & CEO at Techstars

Jordan Segall

Partner at Redpoint Ventures

Kelli Fontaine

Partner at Cendana Capital

Neil Sequeira

Founder & Partner at Defy VC

Ed Sim

Founder & General Partner at Boldstart

Shira Eting

Partner at Vintage Investment Partners

Lior Susan

Founder and CEO at Eclipes Venture

Chris Douvos

Founder at Ahoy Capital

Arjun Sethi

Co-Founder and Chairman at Tribe Capital

Tony Conrad

Partner at True Ventures

Saanya Ojha

Partner at Bain Capital Ventures

Brent Murri

Partner at M13

Vivek Ramaswami

Partner at Madrona

Steve Sloane

Partner at Menlo Ventures

Ben Sun

Partner at Primary Ventures

Aditi Maliwal

General Partner at Upfront Ventures

Shahin Farshchi

Partner at Lux Capital

Darian Shirazi

General Partner at Gradient Ventures

Mar Hershenson

Managing Partner at Pear VC

Rajeev Dham

Partner at Sapphire Ventures

Aditya Naganath

Partner at Kleiner Perkins

Michael Droesch

Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners

Somesh Dash

General Partner at IVP

Aaron Jacobson

Partner at NEA

James Flynn

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Emily Bennett

Partner at a16z

Hemant Mohapatra

Partner at Lightspeed

Ian Sigalow

Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Greycroft

Chase Lochmiller

Co-Founder and CEO at Crusoe

Vijay Krishnan

Founder & CTO at Turing

Dave Steer

CMO at Webflow

Deepa Gopinath

CIO at MongoDB

Patti Degnan

Partner at a16z

Sonali Singh

Partner at Sequoia Capital

Alan Du

Partner at M12 -Microsoft's Venture Fund

Samantha Wu

Chief Marketing Officer at Eventbrite

Alex Mashrabov

CEO & Co-founder, Higgsfield AI

Olivia Nottebohm

COO at Box

Rashida Hodge

CVP, Microsoft

Kevin Smith

CIO at Lyft

Dipti Borkar

VP & GM at Microsoft Azure Data

Susana Rojas

Partner at Index Ventures

Lucas Swisher

Co-Head of Growth Investing at Coatue Management

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Venture with Grace

AI in customer support, dev-first startup investing, early-stage tech VC strategy, B2B software investing, and accelerator-driven startup ecosystem building.

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Venture with Grace

AI and data science investing, B2B SaaS and enterprise infrastructure trends, luxury marketplace disruption, global VC ecosystem building, and biotech and disruptive technology investing.

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Venture with Grace

B2B SaaS, marketplaces and XR investing, early-stage impact venture, startup growth and marketing, enterprise infrastructure and biotech investing, and global corporate venture capital strategies.

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Venture with Grace

Deep tech, SaaS, infrastructure software, advanced manufacturing, and venture investing across early-stage tech and consumer-to-enterprise transitions.

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Venture with Grace

Seed-stage and growth investing, executive leadership, proptech innovation, venture fund strategy, cloud and developer tools, and AI-powered enterprise SaaS.

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Venture with Grace

Disruptive tech and social impact investing, enterprise tech and fintech scaling, venture capital leadership, and innovation in the built-world and proptech sectors.

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Venture with Grace

Customer-centric innovation, sustainability and urbanization investing, pre-seed founder support, product leadership, and AI-driven product and data innovation.

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Venture with Grace

Consumer tech, cybersecurity, PLG and AI-powered software, entrepreneurship and creator media, purpose-driven venture investing, and data-driven storytelling.

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Venture with Grace

AI-powered workplace productivity, data storytelling and analytics, early-stage venture investing, brand and community building, fintech and media innovation, venture capital strategy, and startup investing insights.

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Venture with Grace

Early-stage global investing, AI-driven industry disruption, Asian American founder ecosystems, patent and legal tech innovation, and strategic venture capital leadership.

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Venture with Grace

VC investing, growth marketing, female founders, security and dev tools, consumer VC, and data analytics.

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Future of work investing, SaaS and fintech growth, visionary early-stage venture, data science talent, enterprise software scaling, AI-driven fintech, and enterprise infrastructure investing.

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Venture with Grace

Mobility innovation, early-stage venture investing, founder enablement, global VC strategy, behavioral design and product innovation, venture legal insights, and startup financing strategies.

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Venture with Grace

Venture capital mindset, founder audience building on social media, insurtech trends, AI-powered workplace productivity, and investment frontiers in robotics and healthcare.

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Venture with Grace

Startup ecosystems, early-stage investing, fintech, healthtech, grocery delivery, and global tech community building.

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Venture with Grace

VC media, AI and tech transformation investing, B2B software growth, fintech innovation, and startup ecosystem expansion beyond Silicon Valley.

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Venture with Grace

Gaming, AI automation, fintech, venture capital, tech talent, and startup growth.

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Venture with Grace

Tech investing, family office capital, industrial digital transformation, mental health and Gen Z tech, future of work and startup communities, and health innovation with female founders.

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Venture with Grace

Startup investing, SaaS and platform reliability, data-driven venture strategies, enterprise security with AI, and consumer-focused investment trends.

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Venture with Grace

AI and infrastructure investing, startup scaling strategies, data-rich company investing, venture capital insights across early-stage funds, and digital transformation of physical industries.

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Venture with Grace

Wellness tech, early-stage investing, operator-to-investor transitions, fintech innovation, accessible investing platforms, and AI/data infrastructure investing.

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Venture with Grace

Fund-of-funds strategy, enterprise AI, consumer-driven VC, and the evolution of SaaS, marketplaces, and global early-stage investing

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Venture with Grace

Consumer brands, fintech, AI investing, and venture strategy, highlighting how innovation spans from cultural products to capital allocation and platform-scale growth.

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Venture with Grace

Human influence, venture creativity, AI at scale, and the evolution of marketing and startup ecosystems

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Venture with Grace

AI in customer support, dev-first startup investing, early-stage tech VC strategy, B2B software investing, and accelerator-driven startup ecosystem building.

30

Venture with Grace

AI and data science investing, B2B SaaS and enterprise infrastructure trends, luxury marketplace disruption, global VC ecosystem building, and biotech and disruptive technology investing.

29

Venture with Grace

B2B SaaS, marketplaces and XR investing, early-stage impact venture, startup growth and marketing, enterprise infrastructure and biotech investing, and global corporate venture capital strategies.

28

Venture with Grace

Deep tech, SaaS, infrastructure software, advanced manufacturing, and venture investing across early-stage tech and consumer-to-enterprise transitions.

27

Venture with Grace

Seed-stage and growth investing, executive leadership, proptech innovation, venture fund strategy, cloud and developer tools, and AI-powered enterprise SaaS.

26

Venture with Grace

Disruptive tech and social impact investing, enterprise tech and fintech scaling, venture capital leadership, and innovation in the built-world and proptech sectors.

25

Venture with Grace

Customer-centric innovation, sustainability and urbanization investing, pre-seed founder support, product leadership, and AI-driven product and data innovation.

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Venture with Grace

Consumer tech, cybersecurity, PLG and AI-powered software, entrepreneurship and creator media, purpose-driven venture investing, and data-driven storytelling.

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Venture with Grace

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Venture with Grace

Early-stage global investing, AI-driven industry disruption, Asian American founder ecosystems, patent and legal tech innovation, and strategic venture capital leadership.

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Venture with Grace

VC investing, growth marketing, female founders, security and dev tools, consumer VC, and data analytics.

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Venture with Grace

Future of work investing, SaaS and fintech growth, visionary early-stage venture, data science talent, enterprise software scaling, AI-driven fintech, and enterprise infrastructure investing.

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Venture with Grace

Mobility innovation, early-stage venture investing, founder enablement, global VC strategy, behavioral design and product innovation, venture legal insights, and startup financing strategies.

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Venture with Grace

Venture capital mindset, founder audience building on social media, insurtech trends, AI-powered workplace productivity, and investment frontiers in robotics and healthcare.

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Venture with Grace

Startup ecosystems, early-stage investing, fintech, healthtech, grocery delivery, and global tech community building.

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Venture with Grace

VC media, AI and tech transformation investing, B2B software growth, fintech innovation, and startup ecosystem expansion beyond Silicon Valley.

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Venture with Grace

Gaming, AI automation, fintech, venture capital, tech talent, and startup growth.

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Venture with Grace

Tech investing, family office capital, industrial digital transformation, mental health and Gen Z tech, future of work and startup communities, and health innovation with female founders.

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Venture with Grace

Startup investing, SaaS and platform reliability, data-driven venture strategies, enterprise security with AI, and consumer-focused investment trends.

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Venture with Grace

AI and infrastructure investing, startup scaling strategies, data-rich company investing, venture capital insights across early-stage funds, and digital transformation of physical industries.

10

Venture with Grace

Wellness tech, early-stage investing, operator-to-investor transitions, fintech innovation, accessible investing platforms, and AI/data infrastructure investing.

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Venture with Grace

Fund-of-funds strategy, enterprise AI, consumer-driven VC, and the evolution of SaaS, marketplaces, and global early-stage investing

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Venture with Grace

Consumer brands, fintech, AI investing, and venture strategy, highlighting how innovation spans from cultural products to capital allocation and platform-scale growth.

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Venture with Grace

Human influence, venture creativity, AI at scale, and the evolution of marketing and startup ecosystems

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Smart Venture Podcast

Turning ideas into action, fundraising and deal-making, and finding the right product focus as a founder.

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Smart Venture Podcast

Leading technical teams without a technical background, identifying high-impact priorities, and navigating career growth in tech.

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Strategic partnerships with athletes and brands, product design fundamentals, and product leadership.

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Business development, building industry relationships, and staying current on tech trends from a non-technical background.

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Breaking into VC from finance, building startup-corporate relationships, and pitching effectively to investors.

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Smart Venture Podcast

Designing your path to success, building disciplined daily habits, and staying resilient through challenges.

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Smart Venture Podcast

Designing your path to success, building disciplined daily habits, and staying resilient through challenges.

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Breaking into product management, designing better products, and creating stronger customer experiences.

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Breaking into product management, designing better products, and creating stronger customer experiences.

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Building empowered cultures, identifying high-impact priorities, and developing new perspectives in leadership and life.

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Smart Venture Podcast

Building empowered cultures, identifying high-impact priorities, and developing new perspectives in leadership and life.

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Founder habits, turning challenges into motivation, and global perspectives on tech and investing.

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Founder habits, turning challenges into motivation, and global perspectives on tech and investing.

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Founder mindset, growing alongside your startup, and perspectives on modern dating.

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Founder mindset, growing alongside your startup, and perspectives on modern dating.

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Scaling companies, beating competition, and turning around business mistakes.

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Scaling companies, beating competition, and turning around business mistakes.

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Breaking into tech, building startups inside big companies, and forming business partnerships.

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Breaking into tech, building startups inside big companies, and forming business partnerships.

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Iconic brand traits, transitioning into senior marketing leadership, and success traits for work and life.

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Smart Venture Podcast

Iconic brand traits, transitioning into senior marketing leadership, and success traits for work and life.

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Global investing networks, cross-cultural VC differences, and how corporates build brand through venture investing.

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Smart Venture Podcast

Global investing networks, cross-cultural VC differences, and how corporates build brand through venture investing.

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Creating impact roles, negotiating responsibilities and compensation, and how tech policy gets shaped.

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