Seed to Harvest
By Paige Finn Doherty
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🎙️ Seed to Harvest | Stories from Technical Storytellers
Welcome to Seed to Harvest, the podcast by Behind Genius Ventures.
We talk to early-stage founders, operators, and investors—people building with code and conviction. Each episode is a chapter in their story: from the messy beginnings to the quiet pivots, from planting ideas to growing companies that matter.
Expect:
🌱 Honest conversations on the earliest chapters of company-building
🧠 Tactical insights from technical minds with narrative soul
✨ Reflections on resilience, rituals, and reinventing what’s possible
This podcast is for the builders who think in frameworks and metaphors. The ones who whiteboard in wild places. The ones writing their own mythologies—one commit, pitch, or poem at a time.
From spark to story.
From seed to harvest. 🌾
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What 640 Oxford Founding Partner Adam Gartenberg Learned on 400 Factory Tours| Ep. 97
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Alex Bean on Selling Divvy for $2.5B, Early Hustles, & Building Factory for Good | Ep 96
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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James Evans’ Lessons Learned Building a >$50M YC-Backed Business & Selling it to a Public Company | Ep 95
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May 14, 2025 |
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Lessons I Learned Writing and Self-Publishing a Children's Book About VC | Ep 94
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May 06, 2025 |
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Tom McLeod on Startups, Tech, and Creative Financing | Ep 93
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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NJOY's Journey: From $1B Val to Bankruptcy to $2.75 Billion Dollar Exit | What It Takes Ep 1
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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The Business of Broadway: Behind the Scenes with Tony Award Winner Sue Gilad | Ep 92
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Tackling Mold Toxicity with MoldCo CEO Ariana Thacker | Ep 91
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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the technical storyteller: a founder archetype | Ep 90
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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NYC’s Early Stage Venture Evolution with Lerer Hippeau Managing Partner Ben Lerer | Ep 89
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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stitching a sustainable future: Missy Oei on fast fashion and venture capital | Ep 88
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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unlocking the revolutionary potential of multimodal AI | Ep 87
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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reviewing the Behind Genius Ventures winter break college essay contest! | Ep 86
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Exited Founder to Building a Startup Insulator: Brickyard Co-founder Cam Doody | Ep 85
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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how to teach a founder to coach themselves with executive coach Jasper Stephens | Ep 84
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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launching the Behind Genius Ventures winter break college essay contest! | Ep 83
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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how community led growth resulted in millions in revenue & a wsj bestseller for lloyed lobo | Ep 82
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Closing a $31 Million Dollar Fund with Rishi Taparia of Garuda Ventures! | Ep 81
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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using my playlisting methods to build an investment portfolio | Ep 80
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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blending artistry into investment strategy with The Magic Grid | Ep 79
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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answering founder fundraising FAQs | Ep 78
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Investing in Generative AI with BGV Portfolio Founder Deepak Sekar | Ep 77
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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One Ring to Rule them All: Why We Invested in Lotus with CEO Dhaval Patel | Ep 76
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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our approach to investing in early stage AI companies | ep75
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Investing in Micro-Influencer Marketing with BGV Portfolio Founder Kristen Wiley | Ep 74
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Investing in Creator Testing with BGV Portfolio Founder Anthony Privitelli | Ep 73
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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BGV Portfolio Founder Max Echeverría of Eskuad on Disrupting Field Ops | Ep 72
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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CEOs are not born, they are created: Pear VC Managing Partner Mar Hershenson | Ep71
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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How SaaS Founders Can Reach the Gen Z Market | ep70
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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22 of my favorite off-script podcast questions | ep69
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Closing a $35 Million Fund with Springbank Collective Founding Partner Courtney Leimkuhler | Ep68
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Ariana Thacker on the Engineer-to-Investor Playbook | Ep67
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Recursive Ventures Managing Partner Itamar Novick on Investing in Early Stage Tech Companies | Ep66
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Moth Fund Founding Partner Molly Mielke on enabling exceptional individuals early | Ep65
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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podcast & behind genius updates: annual summit, founder survey results, big announcement! | ep64
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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rpv Founding Partner Arkady Kulik on Evaluating Companies and Identifying Talented Founders | Ep63
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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memes & millions: story time with paige | Ep62
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May 16, 2023 |
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GenZ Tech & VC Producer/Researcher Rachel Braun: Memorable Times Working with Jason Calacanis | Ep61
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May 09, 2023 |
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M13 Investing Partner Anna Barber on Lessons from Her Journey, the First Spark That Got Her into Venture, and Investment Trends to Keep an Eye On | Seed to Harvest Ep60
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May 02, 2023 |
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mastering cold outreach: my 5 P’s for success and powerful connections | Seed To Harvest Ep59
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Blackbird Co-founder Niki Scevak on investing in successful Aussie startups | Seed To Harvest Ep58
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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$50M wouldn’t even cause a banker to blink: Yasmine Lacaillade on SVB fallout | Seed To Harvest Ep57
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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2023 investment trends I am focusing on | Seed To Harvest Ep56
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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six must-read books that transformed my writing style | Seed To Harvest Ep55
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Invariantes Fund Co-Founder Fernando Pontaza on Founding the First Venture Fund in Guatemala, Applying Guatemalan Culture to Investing, and Investing in Hustle Fund | Seed To Harvest Ep54
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Screendoor Partners Principal Wes Panek on How Screendoor has Evolved, His Take on Specialist vs. Generalist GPs, and Best Practices When Building Out an LPAC | Seed To Harvest Ep53
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Lightspeed Partner Mercedes Bent on Her Journey into Venture, Recommendations for Founders Raising in 2023, and Tips for Investors in the Current Market | Seed To Harvest Ep52
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Pivotal Ventures Investing Director Erin Harkless Moore on Driving Impact Through Her Investing Portfolio, First Experience Meeting Melinda Gates, and Key Lessons Learned Through Investing at Pivotal Ventures | Seed To Harvest Ep51
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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How I built trust on Twitter, got Forbes 30U30, and raised $5 million at 23 | Seed to Harvest Ep50
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Recast Capital Managing Partner Sara Zulkosky on Working With Over 65 Emerging Managers and Coaching the Next-Generation of Investors Through VCIC | Seed to Harvest Ep49
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Cendana Partner Kelli Fontaine on Why Cendana Invested in Behind Genius Ventures, Capital Call Line of Credits, Supporting Solo GPs, and What Makes A Memorable Annual Meeting | Seed To Harvest Ep48
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Cake Ventures Founding Partner Monique Woodard on Her Strategy for Building a Balanced Portfolio, What She Looks For in Her Investment Process, and the Interesting Topic She is Currently Writing About | Seed To Harvest Ep47
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Impressionism Capital Founding Partner Sydney Thomas on Her Secret About Career Changes, Biggest Learnings from Precursor Ventures, and Her Thoughts on Fund Construction | Seed To Harvest Ep46
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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NEA Partner Ann Bordetsky on Beginning Angel Investing, Main Decision Frameworks in Evaluating Companies, and Her Thoughts on the Future of Twitter | Seed To Harvest Ep45
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Awesome People Ventures Founding Partner Julia Lipton on Joining the Startup Track, The Culture and Storytelling of Quixey, and Julia’s Craziest Moment in Web3 | Seed To Harvest Ep44
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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TQ Ventures Investor Jana Iris on Developing Community Experiences Inspired By Burning Man, Her Tech Career at HashiCorp as a “Non-Technical” Talent, and Making Her First Angel Investment | Seed To Harvest Ep43
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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How We Plan, Produce and Publish Seed To Harvest : The Podcasters Guide To Getting Started | Seed To Harvest Ep42
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Vitalize VC Investor Gale Wilkinson on Time Management Strategies For Deep Focus, Considerations for Round Valuation, Term Sheets and Harnessing The Power of Crystals | Seed To Harvest Ep 41
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Foundry Group Investor Jaclyn Hester on Capital Call Best Practices, Being An Investor Outside Typical Tech Hubs and Planting Seeds Through a “Give First” Mentality Inspired By Venture Deals Author Brad Feld | Seed To Harvest Ep40
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Village Global Co-founder Anne Dwane on Founding Networks Versus Building Networks, How Chegg’s Name Originated From “The Chicken or the Egg” Question, and Supporting The Ecosystem Through Scout Programs | Seed To Harvest Ep39
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Red Beard Ventures Investor Elana Dickman on her Path into Venture and Making 200 Investments Through a Syndicate with Red Beard Founder Drew Austin | Seed To Harvest Ep38
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Night Ventures Investor Emily Herrera on Investing as a Form of Curation, Comparing Star Signs, and Our Favorite “OG” Youtubers | Seed To Harvest Ep37
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Vice President of Verdis Investment Management Jamie Rhode on Using A Data Driven Approach to Capture Unicorns and Evaluating Emerging Managers As An LP | Seed To Harvest Ep36
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Founding Partner of Banana Capital Turner Novak on Strategies For Investing In eCommerce platforms in Emerging Markets and His Philosophy for Scaling His Venture Team | Seed To Harvest Ep35
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures Charles Hudson On Raising a $73 Million Fund and Prioritizing People | Seed to Harvest Ep34
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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JLabs LLC CEO Judy Estrin on Using Environmental Ecosystems to Understand Innovation, Generational Changes in Communication and Comparing Basic Research to Applied Research in Product Development | Seed To Harvest Ep33
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Hustle Fund GP Elizabeth Yin on Scaling Your Fund Strategy From Fund I to Fund II and Building An Investor’s Oasis with Camp Hustle | Seed to Harvest Ep32
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Co-founders of Biom Will Gahagan and Hank Schellenger on How Biom Beats Out Lysol and Clorox Wipes and How Apple Airpods Inspired Biom’s Patented Product Design | Seed To Harvest EP31
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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La Famiglia VC Judith Dada on Providing Excellent Service As An Investor and How La Famiglia Curated Their Personal Brand | Seed To Harvest Ep30
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Founder of Gen Z VCs Meagan Loyst on Building A Global Community of Investors, Hosting Events and Developing Your Own Perspective As An Investor | Seed To Harvest Ep29
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Beezer Clarkson, General Partner at Sapphire Ventures, on Demystifying the LP Perspective With Open LP, Portfolio Construction, and Fundraising Advice for GPs | Seed To Harvest Ep28
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Nathan Beckord, CEO of Foundersuite.com, on How To Create Proactive Investor Updates, His Passion For Sailing and Giving A Memorable Pitch To Investors | Seed To Harvest Ep 27
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Cindy Bi, General Partner at Capital X, on Investing In 12 Unicorn Start-ups, Comparing Specialist and Generalist Investing, and Making The Most Of Networking Events | Seed To Harvest S2 Ep13
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Nik Sharma, CEO Of Sharma Brands, on Launching Mr. Beast’s Chocolate Bar, D2C Brands, Creating A Positive Team Culture, and Building A Twitter Following To Over 135K | Seed To Harvest S2 Ep12
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Ashley Flucas, Founder of Flucas Ventures, on Deploying $80 Million In Two Years, Preventing Burnout and Community Driven Deal Flow Across Late Stage and Early Stage Investments | Seed To Harvest S2 Ep11
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Founder and Creator of Out of Pocket Nikhil Krishnan on Memes, Using Humor To Explain The Healthcare System, And The Process Behind Self-Publishing An Illustrated Children’s Book | Seed To Harvest S2 Ep10
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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CEO of BAM and Emmy Award Winner Beck Bamberger on Why Media Training Is Essential, Living Life By Design Not Default, and Working with NBC and FOX | Seed To Harvest S2 Ep9
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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The Essential Guide to Syndicates | Seed to Harvest S2 Ep8
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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CEO of Winnie, Sara Mauskopf, on Building A Data Focused Childcare Marketplace, Fundraising as a Pregnant Super-mom, and Finding Product Market Fit
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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CEO of Grid110 Miki Reynolds on Supporting the Development of the Los Angeles Start-up Ecosystem, Transitioning from Large Corporations and Leveraging Community Partnerships
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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General Partner of Calm Company Fund Tyler Tringas on Managing Fund Economics, Writing Online and Constructing Conferences Around Building Connections
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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Founding a Venture Firm in Our 20s: Learnings from Behind Genius Ventures Fund 1 with Josh Schlisserman & Paige Doherty
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Georgia Social Impact Collaborative Director Lavonya Jones on Teaching in the Metaverse, Investor Role Models, Coaching Sustainable Success in Founders, and Creating Opportunities for Diverse Students
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Molly Wood on Journalism to Venture Capital, Buzz Out Loud, Podcasting, and Investing in Climate Start-ups
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May 31, 2022 |
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Gaby Goldberg on Club Penguin, Virgil Abloh, Investing in Web3, Launching a Pallet Board, and Internet Native Curators
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May 24, 2022 |
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Lamppost Capital GP Luke Girgis on Bringing Rolling Stone to Australia, Parallels of Investing and Talent Management, Investing with Alexis Ohanian and Simone Giertz
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Sutton Capital GP Joel Palathinkal on Investing in Unicorns, Emerging Managers, and Punk Rock Drumming
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Automatter Author Halle Kaplan-Allen on Writing about Venture Operations, DAOs, Creator Expansion, and Ecosystem Operations
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Hardware x Gaming Special: The Last Gameboard CEO Shail Mehta x Aviron CEO Andy Hoang on Supply Chain, Gaming Magic, and Founder Advice
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Stripe Head of Americas Revenue & Growth Jeanne Grosser on Early Days at Google, Building Sales Teams, and Funnel Math
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Podcast Host & Inside Exec Landon Campbell on Interviewing Woz, How to Start a Podcast, and Consistency
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Initialized GP Alda Leu Dennis on Negotiating Term Sheets, Contrarian Investing with Peter Thiel, and Financial Inclusion
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Renegade Partners GP Roseanne Wincek on Navigating Cofounder Relationships and a Scientific Approach to Venture
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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Tech x Hollywood Special: Human Ventures GP Heather Hartnett x Film Producer Siena Oberman
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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RareBreed GP Mac Conwell on Building Community, Fundraising, and Founder Advice
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Kat Cole on Navigating Authenticity, Opening Hooters in the Bahamas, and Better Enough
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Freestyle VC General Partner Jenny Lefcourt on Reverse Engineering Success, Angel Investing vs Fund Investing, and Founding All Raise
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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IOVC General Partner Shuo Chen on Investing, Gardening, and Feeding Lemurs on Richard Branson's Island
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Dec 15, 2021 |