Reinventing Upfront and building LA (with Upfront partner Kevin Zhang)
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’re joined by Upfront Ventures partner Kevin Zhang to discuss the evolution of both Upfront as a...
The Art of SaaS Investing (with Jake Saper, Partner at Emergence Capital)
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“80% of the worlds workforce doesn’t sit at a desk, and 95% of the world’s software is built f...
Beyond Instagram with Emily White
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We continue the conversation with Emily White, covering topics including her career path, what it wa...
Why aren't energy startups funded like software? (with Doug Rand)
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
As promised in our holiday special, we dive into the past, present and future of clean energy fundin...
Investment Theses
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and David talk about some of their current investment theses at PSL and Wave, as well as how VCs...
How VC Firms Really Work
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what's really going on during the Monday Meetings of your friendly neighborhood VC fir...
2018 Holiday Special
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and David continue the Acquired holiday tradition. Happy holidays to everyone! Note: we apologi...
The Art of Pitching
02 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and David discuss “the art of the pitch” through the lens of fundraising for seed-stage comp...
Growing Airbnb (with Dan Hill, CEO of Alma and former Head of Growth at Airbnb)
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and David are back for episode #3, with special guest Dan Hill. Dan discusses:- How his startup,...
Product-market fit
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ben and David are back for episode #2, diving into the most elusive early-stage investing and compan...
VC Vocab
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off ACQ2 (formerly known as the LP Show) and diving into some jargon-y VC vocab. Sponsors:K...