The Dart Board with Daniel Dart
Episodes
LIVE from FT26 with Bill Gurley - Career pivots, the AI boom and venture bubbles, and why the industry still favors the young
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Dart Board x FUTURE TITANS is proud to present Ron Biscardi of iConnections in conversation with Bill Gurley, longtime Benchmark partner and one o...
LIVE from FT26 with Seth Levine - Lessons from building a $4B venture firm, the power of emerging managers, and the future of capitalism
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Dart Board x FUTURE TITANS is proud to present Jeff Perry of Carta in conversation with Seth Levine, partner and co-founder of Foundry, a Boulder-...
LIVE from FT26 with Mike Chalfen - On being a Solo GP, having the courage to look dumb, and why trying to see every deal is the path to madness
17 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Dart Board x FUTURE TITANS is proud to present Mike Chalfen of Chalfen Ventures, one of Europe’s most iconic venture investors and a pioneer of ...
Bill Gurley | Benchmark – On finding your dream job, obsessive learning, and why passion beats the resume arms race
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Bill Gurley, longtime general partner at Benchmark and one of Silicon Valley’s most respected thinkers on markets, technology, and careers.In t...
Mike Knoop | Zapier, Arc Prize, Ndea AI Lab — On why scaling LLMs won’t reach AGI, the future of program synthesis, and maximizing the rate of innovation
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Mike Knoop — co-founder of Zapier, co-founder of Arc Prize, and co-founder of the NDEA AI Lab. In this wide-ranging conversation, Mike shares h...
Zal Bilimoria | Refactor Capital — On building a solo GP VC firm, portfolio construction evolution, and the lessons that shape great founders
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Zal Bilimoria, founder & solo GP at Refactor Capital, a seed-stage fund focused on bio, climate, energy, aerospace, and other hard-but-world-...
Seth Levine | Foundry Group — On building a $4B platform, the future of capitalism, and navigating life’s transitions with intention
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Seth Levine, co-founder of Foundry Group and longtime venture investor. He shares the story behind building a $4B platform, why the firm chose no...
Jessica McKellar | Pilot - On building billion-dollar companies, why founders should never stop selling, and the power of being an outsider
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Jessica McKellar, CEO and co-founder of Pilot. In this episode, she shares how she built three successful startups, including exits to Oracle and...
Aaron Epstein | Y Combinator – On what makes great founders, the lessons of failure and focus, and building opportunity for others
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Aaron Epstein, partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of Creative Market. From building his first software as a teenager to selling his startup t...
Vanessa Larco | Premise VC - On leaving NEA to build her own firm, spotting outlier founders, and the next wave of consumer tech
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Vanessa Larco, co-founder of the new venture firm Premise and former NEA partner. In this episode, Vanessa joins Daniel to talk about why she lef...
Alda Leu Dennis | Hawktail VC — On building a new kind of venture firm, lessons from Thiel and Tan, and why boldness attracts the right allies
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Alda Leu Dennis, managing partner at Hawktail VC.From her start at Disney and Wilson Sosini to working alongside Peter Thiel at Founders Fund and...
Stan McChrystal | McChrystal Group - On character, the choices that define a life, and the great lessons along the way
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet General Stan McChrystal, former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan and one of the most respected military leaders of our time. From...
Samara Hernandez | Chingona Ventures - On breaking barriers, using the unknown as a catalyst, and never taking no for an answer
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Samara Hernandez, founder of Chingona Ventures. From growing up under the poverty line to breaking into Goldman Sachs and launching a fund named ...
Nitish Maini | WorldQuant - On democratizing opportunity, why big risks aren’t as risky as you think, and the two-year rule for growth
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Nitish Maini, chief strategy officer at WorldQuant. From a small town in India to rising through the ranks of finance to help steer one of the wo...
Brad Feld | Foundry - On what real leadership looks like, how to show up through crisis, and the joy of long arc characters
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Brad Feld, one of the investors and firm builders I look up to the most. From exited founder, to angel investor, to firm builder, to author, to m...
Finn Meeks | South Park Commons - On going from -1 to 0, finding world class community, and redefining your identity
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Finn Meeks, partner at South Park Commons (SPC), one of the most unique communities and funds in VC. In this conversation, we dig into how SPC su...
Chris Olsen | Drive Capital - On building a $2B firm outside of Silicon Valley, always accepting responsibility, and giving founders more than just money
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Founder of Drive Capital, Chris Olsen, left a dream job as a partner at Sequoia to prove that billion-dollar companies could be built outside Silicon ...
Dan O'Connell | Front - On driving a ~$100m ARR startup, the evolution of pricing, and how some people never change
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Dan O'Connell, CEO of Front. From joining Google when it had just 300 employees, to leading AI strategy at Dialpad, to now running one of the...
Mike Miller | Liquid 2 Ventures - On going from nuclear physicist to the early Y Combinator days, selling a startup to IBM, and launching a different type of VC fund
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Mike Miller, co-founder of Liquid 2 Ventures. In this episode, we explore his journey from being a nuclear physicist to a successful entrepreneur...
John Mannes | Basis Set - On going from government and to venture, how curiosity breeds alpha, and sometimes we just need to focus on what's right in front of us
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet John Mannes, Partner at Basis Set, one of the original AI-native venture funds. In this episode, he shares what he learned growing up in DC and h...
Mario Schlosser | Oscar Health - On how AI will make healthcare better, his journey from upstart to IPO, and why you need to do things 100%
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Mario Schlosser, co-founder and CTO of the publicly traded health insurance company, Oscar Health (OSCR:NYSE). In this conversation, Mario shares...
Greg Lippmann | LibreMax Capital - On the 'Big Short,' finding mentors through hard work, and understanding the value in setbacks
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Greg Lippmann. In this episode, we dig into his journey from public schools, working at summer camps, to his first day on a trading floor, and wh...
Songyee Yoon | Principal Venture Partners - On why gaming is the frontier of tech, why tomorrow's biggest companies are starting today, and why it pays to have a thick skin
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Songyee Yoon, one of the most inspiring tech leaders and investors around today. In this conversation, she shares her remarkable journey from gro...
Barry Ritholtz | Bloomberg & Ritholtz Wealth Management - On 'How Not To Invest,' being both a specialist and generalist, and turning his ADHD into a superpower
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Barry Ritholtz, the founder, chairman, and CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, as well as a long-time contributor at Bloomberg Media. In this epis...
Ron Biscardi | iConnections - On convening over $50 trillion in AUM, building culture and conviction in a remote world, and how action beats analysis
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Ron Biscardi, founder and CEO of iConnections - a platform that connects and convenes asset owners and managers that collectively control over $5...
Stacey Gerber | Sequoia Capital - On creating community with intention, understanding the value of preparation, and how helping others is the key to helping yourself
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Stacey Gerber, partner at Sequoia Capital, where she leads operations and experiences. In the episode, we delve into the distinctive role of oper...
Jon Bradford | Dynamo Ventures - The 'Godfather of European Accelerators' on advice for founders, scaling teams, and the future of American manufacturing
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Jon Bradford, Managing Partner of Dynamo Ventures, a leading supply chain-focused seed stage venture capital fund based in Chattanooga, Tennessee...
Chris Farmer | SignalFire - The journey to $3 billion in AUM, building ‘structural advantages’, and how to differentiate as an emerging VC
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Chris Farmer, founder & CEO of SignalFire, a data-driven venture capital firm using its proprietary AI platform to support early-stage startu...
Henry Ward | Carta - On being an ‘accidental founder,’ scaling a unicorn in a ‘non-hype’ sector, and how to build effective teams and manage mental health
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Henry Ward, CEO & co-founder at Carta, a platform that connects founders, investors, and LPs, helping over 40,000 companies in 160+ countries...
Nolan Bean | FEG Investment Advisors - On advising and managing over $90B of institutional capital and what baseball can teach us about team, process, and discipline
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Nolan Bean, chief investment officer at FEG Investment Advisors, an investment advisory firm managing and advising on more than $90 billion in as...
Leo Polovets | Susa & Humba Ventures - On building a $1B firm, deep tech’s golden age, and practical advice for emerging and established VCs
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Leo Polovets, co-founder and general partner at Humba Ventures and Susa Ventures, sister funds focusing on deep tech and generalist tech seed com...
Anthony Scaramucci | SkyBridge Capital - From Wall Street to the White House, the future of Bitcoin, and finding purpose as a ‘comfortable outsider’
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner at SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investments firm with more than $2 billion in AUM, sp...
John Arnold | Arnold Ventures - From hedge fund titan, to leadership in evidence-based policy, and what the future of energy and Ai holds
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet John Arnold, founder & co-chair at Arnold Ventures, a leading foundation using an evidence-based approach to create systemic change, improve ...
Hadley Harris | Eniac Ventures - From a $1.6M fund 1 to $800M+ AUM, portfolio construction, LP relationships & scaling a top seed firm
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hadley Harris, co-founder and general Partner at Eniac Ventures shares how he scaled the firm from a $1.6M fund 1 to over $800M in AUM. We discuss por...
Daniel Yanisse | Checkr - From idea to $700 million in ARR, the lessons of hyperscaling, and why Ai is now table stakes
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined by Daniel Yanisse, co-founder and CEO of Checkr, the world’s largest background check company. We dive into Checkr’...
Joe Kaiser | Mercato Partners - On investing $1B in America’s heartland, building team culture and 'love language,' and being sculpted by hard times
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Joe Kaiser, the CEO of Mercato Partners, a growth stage firm investing more than $1B in America's heartland. In this conversation we discuss his ...
Jim Bethea | University of Iowa - How a $1.6b endowment CIO (and former tire factory worker) thinks about risk and assesses emerging managers
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Jim Bethea, the CIO of the University of Iowa. An Ohio native who went from a tire factory floor to heading one of the highest-performing endowme...
Kevin Novak | Rackhouse VC - On where the magic is in Ai, getting fired as Head of Data at Uber, and the hard (but important) lessons he learned building teams
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Kevin Novak, founder and general partner of Rackhouse Venture Capital, an AI-native early-stage venture firm. From Michigan and a path to becomin...
Welcome to The Dart Board.
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas