Village Global Podcast
Episodes
Laura Crabtree on Space Software
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Crabtree (@llcrabbie), founder and CEO of Epsilon3, joins Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon on this episode to discuss:- What she accomplished during...
The PayPal Story: What can we learn from the journey of Peter Thiel, Max Levchin, Reid Hoffman, David Sacks, and others?
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jimmy Soni (@jimmyasoni), author of The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley, joins Ben Casnocha on this epis...
Joshua Steinman on Unrestricted Warfare
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Steinman (@JoshuaSteinman), founder and CEO of Galvanick, joins Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon to discuss:- The history of cybersecurity at big i...
Alex Iskold of 2048 Ventures and 1kproject.org to support Ukrainians
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Iskold, co-founder and managing partner at 2048 Ventures and creator of 1kproject.org, joins Anne Dwane and Lucas Bagno on this episode to discus...
Martin Gurri on Authority’s Reaction to The Revolt of the Public
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Gurri (@mgurri), author of The Revolt of the Public, joins Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon to discuss:- The genesis of the thesis about the revolt...
Manufacturing The American Dream with Chris Power of Hadrian
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Power (@2112Power), founder and CEO of Hadrian, joins Lucas Bagno and Ian Cinnamon to discuss:- Why manufacturing is key to a strong position in...
Reinventing American Manufacturing: Katherine Boyle (a16z), Josh Wolfe (Lux), Chris Power (Hadrian)
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Power (@2112Power), founder and CEO of Hadrian, Katherine Boyle (@KTmBoyle), partner at a16z, and Josh Wolfe (@wolfejosh), co-founder and managi...
America Next with Mike Maples
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Maples (@m2jr), founding partner at Floodgate, joins Lucas Bagno (@lucasbagnocv) and Ian Cinnamon (@iancinnamon) to discuss:- Why there has been ...
Why Healthtech Today is Like Fintech 5 Years Ago with Ayo Omojola
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ayo Omojola (https://www.linkedin.com/in/omojola/), SVP of Product at Carbon Health, joins Anne Dwane (@adwane) and Lucas Bagno (@lucasbagnocv) to dis...
The Space Economy with Delian Asparouhov
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Delian Asparouhov (@zebulgar), co-founder of Varda Space Industries and principal at Founders Fund, joins Lucas Bagno (@lucasbagnocv) and Ian Cinnamon...
Tech, Federalism, Procurement, & Starlink with Katherine Boyle, a16z
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Boyle (@KTmBoyle), GP at a16z, joins Anne Dwane (@adwane) and Lucas Bagno (@lucasbagnocv) on this episode to discuss:- What needs to change ...
Lessons From Top Execs: Cristina Cordova (ex-Head of Platform & Partnerships at Notion)
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cristina Cordova was the 28th employee at Stripe and grew their partnerships arm from the ground up. Most recently, she led platform & partnerships at...
Why Defense Matters with Trae Stephens
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Trae Stephens (@traestephens), co-founder at Anduril and partner at Founders Fund joins Lucas Bagno (@lucasbagnocv) and Ian Cinnamon (@iancinnamon) to...
Lessons From Top Execs: Richard Ni (Head of People at Scale AI, ex-Head of Recruiting at Cruise)
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Ni is the current Head of People at Scale AI after being the first recruiting hire at Cruise Automation, where he helped bring the team from 1...
How Tech Can Help Defend The US with Josh Wolfe
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Village Global's Solarpunk is a new podcast series about technology, space, and defense. We discuss how western society will use technology to adapt t...
Fundraising and The State of Seed Investing with Semil Shah
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Semil Shah (@semil), investor at Haystack and venture partner at Lightspeed, joins Lucas Bagno to discuss:- The trends Semil sees in the entrepreneuri...
Lessons From Top Execs: Michal Cieplinski (CBO Pipe, ex-General Counsel at Fundbox)
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michal Cieplinski is the Chief Business Officer at Pipe. He has also spent time as General Counsel and CCO at Fundbox as well as a Senior VP at Lendin...
Tokenization, Ownership, and Web3 with David Sneider and Stephen McKeon
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Sneider (@davidlsneider), of Lit Protocol, and Stephen McKeon (@sbmckeon), partner at Collab+Currency, join Anne Dwane to discuss:- What Lit Pro...
Lessons From Top Execs: Olivia Chen (ex-Head of Supply, Product at Faire)
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Chen was most recently Head of Product at Faire. She joined Faire as their first ops/business hire. By the time she left four years later, Fair...
Lessons From Top Execs: Sarah Smith (Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, ex-VP at Quora, ex-Director at Facebook)
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Smith is currently a partner at Bain Capital Ventures after an early career of building elite HR teams for huge tech players, including Facebook...
The State of Fintech in 2022 with Sheel Mohnot
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi), founder of Better Tomorrow Ventures, joins Lucas Bagno (@lucasbagnocv) of Village Global to discuss:- Sheel’s reflections o...
Lessons From Top Execs: Anne Dwane (co-founder Village Global, ex-CBO at Chegg)
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anne Dwane is co-founder and partner at Village Global. She was previously CEO at Zinch, a network connecting students with colleges and scholarships....
Lessons From Top Execs: Ben Braverman (Chief Customer Officer at Flexport)
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Ben Braverman. Ben is currently Chief Customer Officer at Flexport after 6 years of being their Chief Revenue Officer during Flexpo...
Lessons From Top Execs: Anand Chandrasekaran (EVP Five9, ex-Director at Facebook, ex-Chief Product Officer at Snapdeal)
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Execs is a show from Erik Torenberg and On Deck for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics th...
Lessons From Top Execs: Gina Gotthilf (ex-VP of Marketing/Growth at Duolingo)
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Execs is a show from Erik Torenberg and On Deck for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics th...
Lessons From Top Execs: Jared Fliesler (ex-VP at Square, ex-COO at Scribd)
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Execs is a show from Erik Torenberg and On Deck for founders, operators, and pioneers who want to understand the playbooks, frameworks, and tactics th...
Inflation, Debt, and The Fed (Part 2) with Scott Sumner and Lyn Alden
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Sumner (@scottsumnertmi), economist and author of The Money Illusion, and Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact), investment strategist, join Erik on this...
Inflation, Debt, and The Fed (Part 1) with Scott Sumner and Lyn Alden
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Sumner (@scottsumnertmi), economist and author of The Money Illusion, and Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact), investment strategist, join Erik on this...
Building a World-Class Team with Elias Torres of Drift
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elias Torres (@eliast), co-founder and CTO at Drift, joins Lucas Bagno for this episode, which was recorded as part of a special event for Villagers. ...
Market Monetarism and The Future of Monetary Policy with Scott Sumner
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Sumner (@scottsumnertmi), economist and author of The Money Illusion, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why Scott says that the fed should...
How To Solve The Cold Start Problem with Andrew Chen
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), partner at Andreessen Horowitz and author of The Cold Start Problem, joins Erik Torenberg and Lucas Bagno on this episode t...
The Future of Education with Wesley Samples and Nick Grandy
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wesley Samples (@wesleysamples), founder and COO of Sora Schools, and Nick Grandy (@ngrandy), co-founder and Head of Product at Outschool, join Anne o...
LatAm: Digital Transformation, Opportunities, and Investing with Julio Vasconcellos
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julio Vasconcellos (@juliov), managing partner at Atlantico, joins Anne Dwane and Lucas Bagno to discuss:- The state of venture capital in Latin Ameri...
The Future of Insurtech with Travis Hedge and Nick Shalek
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Hedge (@the_hedgefund), co-founder of Vouch Insurance, and Nick Shalek (@nshalek), partner at Ribbit Capital, join Erik Torenberg and Lucas Bag...
Transforming Corporate Finance and Working with Investors with Joe Garafalo and Trevor Oelschig
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Garafalo, co-founder of Mosaic, and Trevor Oelschig, managing director at General Catalyst, join Erik on this episode to discuss: - How Mosaic is ...
Crafting Company Culture with Brie Wolfson
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brie Wolfson (@zebriez), founder of the The Kool-Aid Factory, joins Erik to discuss:- Why there are detailed playbooks for creating products and other...
A Compensation Deep Dive with Matt Schulman of Pave
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Schulman (@Matthewschulman), founder and CEO of Pave, joins Erik to discuss:- Why your company needs a compensation philosophy.- How COVID and Th...
Lessons From Stripe, Mixpanel, and First Round with Meka Asonye
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Meka Asonye (@BigMekaStyle), partner at First Round Capital, joined Ben Casnocha at a Village Global event to discuss: - Meka’s time with the Clevel...
The Wires of War with Jacob Helberg
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jacob Helberg (@jacobhelberg), author of The Wires of War, joins Erik to discuss:- The “gray war” that Jacob believes the US is in with China, and...
Unlocking Unprecedented Amounts of Generosity with Vance Roush
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vance Roush (@vanceroush), founder and CEO of Overflow, joins Erik to discuss: - Overflow, the online donation platform for non-cash assets, and the s...
Accelerating the next wave of global founders: ODX in partnership with Village Global
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Casnocha (@bencasnocha), Erik Torenberg (@eriktorenberg), Anne Dwane (@adwane), partners at Village Global, and David Booth (@david__booth), co-CE...
Andy Rachleff on Investing, Company-Building & Product Market Fit… Lessons from Wealthfront & Benchmark
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Rachleff (@arachleff), president and CEO of Wealthfront, joins Anne Dwane and Lucas Bagno to discuss:- What Andy learned from endowment investing...
Turning Science Fiction Into Reality with Ben Reinhardt
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Reinhardt (@Ben_Reinhardt), Research Fellow at the Astera Institute and host of Idea Machines Podcast, joins Erik to discuss:- Why we don’t have...
The State and Future of Data Tooling with Leigh Marie Braswell and Erik Bernhardsson
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leigh Marie Braswell (@LM_Braswell) of Founders Fund and Erik Bernhardsson (@bernhardsson), who built the music recommendation system at Spotify, join...
The Present and Future of Deep Tech with Abhijeet Patra
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Abhijeet Patra (@abhijeetpatra88), former Deep Tech entrepreneur and venture fellow at Susa Ventures who is now leading Deep Tech at On Deck, joins Er...
Greatest Hits: What Tyler Cowen Thinks About Basically Everything
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended episode of Venture Stories, Erik interviews Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen), professor of economics at George Mason University. They discus...
Play-To-Earn, DAOs, and Crypto Governance with Gabby Dizon and Linda Xie
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabby Dizon (@gabusch), co-founder of Yield Guild Games, and Linda Xie (@ljxie), co-founder of Scalar Capital, join Erik Torenberg and Lucas Bagno on ...
Greatest Hits: The State and Future of Fintech with Zach Perret and David Haber
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Zach Perret (@zachperret), co-founder and CEO of Plaid, and David Haber (@dhaber), former co-founder and CEO of Bond Street, now at ...
Greatest Hits: Elad Gil and Kevin Hartz on Angel Investing, SPACs, and The Evolution of Venture
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elad Gil (@eladgil), entrepreneur and investor, and Kevin Hartz (@kevinhartz), investor and co-founder of Eventbrite, join Erik on this episode.They d...
Greatest Hits: John Donahoe’s Lessons on Leadership and Being a Better CEO
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the podcast this summer.We were thrilled to host a masterclass roundtable session for our founders w...
Greatest Hits: Bill Gates on Advice For Founders, Mistakes, and Philanthropy
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re re-releasing some of the best episodes from the podcast this summer.On this special live episode of Venture Stories, Bill Gates was interviewe...
Greatest Hits: What Keith Rabois Thinks About Basically Everything
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the podcast this summer.Erik and co-host Anuj Abrol (@nujabrol) interviewed Keith Rabois (@rabois).K...
Greatest Hits: Mike Maples on Value Hacking and Avoiding The Fake Growth Epidemic
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Mike Maples (@m2jr) of Floodgate. The discuss:- The difference between fake growth and real growth, and how to know ...
Greatest Hits: Eric Schmidt and Tyler Cowen on The Future of Technology and Society
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the podcast this summer.This episode was recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, feat...
Greatest Hits: Reid Hoffman and Chamath Palihapitiya on Angel Investing and The Future of Venture
15 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the podcast this summer.Chamath Palihapitiya (@chamath), CEO of Social Capital, and Reid Hoffman (@r...
Greatest Hits: Investing in Marketplaces with Sarah Tavel and Nabeel Hyatt
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the podcast this summer.Sarah Tavel (@sarahtavel), partner at Benchmark, and Nabeel Hyatt (@nabeel),...
The Psychology of Personal Finance with Ramit Sethi
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ramit Sethi (@ramit), founder and CEO of I Will Teach You To Be Rich, joined Ben Casnocha to discuss:- Ramit’s philosophy of personal finance. He sa...
How to Have Better Virtual Meetings with Max Greenwald
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Max Greenwald (@MaxPGreenwald), founder and CEO of Warmly, joins Erik to discuss:- Max’s journey navigating the idea maze to start the company.- The...
Greatest Hits: What Alex Danco Thinks About Basically Everything
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re re-releasing some of the best episodes of the podcast this summer.In this episode Alex Danco (@alex_danco) of Social Capital joined Erik to ta...
Village Global Accelerator: Inside Scoop with Santiago Suarez, CEO Addi.com
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Santiago Suarez (@SantiaSua), co-founder and CEO of ADDI, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Anne Dwane on this episode. They discuss:- What ...
Greatest Hits: Mike Maples on Building Successful Startups and Venture Funds
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik was joined on this episode by Mike Maples (@m2jr) of Floodgate. We're re-releasing some of the best episodes of the podcast from over the years.T...
Greatest Hits: James Currier on Network Effects, Education, and Evaluating Startup Ideas
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the last few years.James Currier (@JamesCurrier) of NFX joined Erik on this episode. They discuss:- ...
Greatest Hits: What Kevin Kwok Thinks About Basically Everything
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Kwok (@kevinakwok) joined Erik in 2018 to discuss a wide range of topics. We’re re-releasing some of the best episodes of the podcast this sum...
Greatest Hits: Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan on Crypto
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This special live episode was recorded in 2018. We’re re-releasing some of the greatest hits this summer. Erik interviewed Naval Ravikant (@naval) a...
Greatest Hits: What Daniel Gross Thinks About Basically Everything
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Gross (@danielgross), founder of Pioneer, joined Erik in 2018 for a wide-ranging conversation. We're re-releasing some of the greatest hits thi...
Greatest Hits: Keith Rabois on Career Strategy, Identifying Talent, and Evaluating Markets
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're re-releasing some of the greatest hits from the podcast over the years. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco i...
The State and Future of Longevity with Nathan Cheng
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nathan Cheng (@realNathanCheng), program director for On Deck Longevity, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- The key breakthroughs in aging resear...
How Open Innovation Can Transform R&D with Kevin Leland and Phil Taylor
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Leland (@kmleland), founder and CEO of Halo, and Phil Taylor, Bayer’s Open Innovation Lead, join Erik to discuss:- Why the current RFP process...
Education, The Great Stagnation, and Innovation with Noah Smith
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Noah Smith (@noahpinion), Bloomberg Opinion writer and author of the Noahpinion Substack, joins Erik to discuss:- Why colleges should try to emulate t...
Cracks in The Great Stagnation with Caleb Watney
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Caleb Watney (@calebwatney), Director of Innovation Policy at Progressive Policy Institute, joins Erik to discuss:- How views have changed on whether ...
Marketing Operations 101 with Chris Toy
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Toy (@ChrisToy), co-founder and CEO of MarketerHire, joined Anne Dwane in a special session for Villagers. They discussed:- Why if you don’t k...
Emotional Fitness For Founders with Emily Anhalt
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Anhalt (@dremilyanhalt), co-founder of Coa, joins Erik to discuss:- Why people should have a proactive approach to emotional fitness and should ...
Brad Feld on What Nietzsche Can Teach Entrepreneurs
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Feld (@bfeld), VC at Foundry Group and co-author of The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche with Dave Jilk, joins Ben Casnocha to discuss:- Common ...
Erik Torenberg on Higher Education
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special cross-posted episode of The Deep End, a new podcast from On Deck. Erik Torenberg is interviewed by Marshall Kosloff about:- What’s...
Fintech and Investment Strategy with Addie Lerner
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Addie Lerner (@addielerner), founder of Avid Ventures, joins Erik to discuss:- Why she started Avid Ventures and how her experiences at growth-stage f...
Incentive Misalignment in Higher Education with Jason Brennan
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Brennan, author of Cracks in the Ivory Tower, joins Erik to discuss:- The fact that students who finish college are actually more pro-market tha...
How To Fix Credentialism and The Student Debt Crisis with Todd Zywicki
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Zywicki (@ToddZywicki), law professor and author of Unprofitable Schooling: Examining Causes of, and Fixes for, America’s Broken Ivory Tower, j...
Keith Rabois on Miami and Company-Building in 2021
16 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Keith 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 30-4...
How To Build an AI-First Company with Ash Fontana
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ash Fontana (@ashfontana), author of The AI-First Company and partner at Zetta Venture Partners, joined Erik for a fireside chat for Villagers in May ...
Consumer Social, Marketplaces, and Becoming a Better Investor with James Currier
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James Currier (@JamesCurrier), partner at NFX, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of an On Deck Angels event. They discuss:- Why foun...
How Tech Can Transform Education with John Katzman
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Katzman (@johnkatzman), CEO of Noodle, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- John’s theory that tech has had less of an impact on education t...
Lessons Learned as an Investor and The Future of PropTech with Pete Flint
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Flint (@peteflint), partner at NFX, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of an On Deck Angels event. They discuss:- Pete’s journ...
The State and Future of Space in 2021 with Delian Asparouhov and Chris Power
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Delian Asparouhov (@zebulgar) of Varda and Founders Fund, and Chris Power (@2112Power), founder and CEO of Hadrian, join Erik on this episode to discu...
The State and Future of EdTech with Mercedes Bent and Anne Dwane
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mercedes Bent (@mercebent), partner at Lightspeed, joins Erik and co-host Anne Dwane to discuss:- What Mercedes and the EdTech space in general learne...
Andrew Wilkinson’s Lessons Learned From Building Tiny
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Wilkinson (@awilkinson) co-founder of Tiny, was interviewed by Andrew Barry of On Deck at a special event. They discussed:- His start as a desi...
Restoring The Promise of Higher Education with Richard Vedder
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Vedder, author of Restoring The Promise: Higher Education in America, joins Erik to discuss:- The origins of the myth that higher education is...
How To Grow as a Customer Success Professional with Kelly Hook
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Hook (@KellyHook), program director of the On Deck Customer Success program, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- How she got into customer s...
Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups with Ali Tamaseb
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Tamaseb (@alitamaseb), investor at DCVC and author of Super Founders: What Data Reveals About Billion-Dollar Startups joins Erik to discuss:- His ...
Scott Belsky’s Angel Investing Lessons and Requests For Startups
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky), angel investor and Chief Product Officer at Adobe, joined Erik for an On Deck Angels event to discuss:- How he came to ma...
How To Grow as a Product Manager with Andrew Yu
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Yu (@andrewcyu), who is running the On Deck Product Management program, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- His non-traditional route to be...
The Future of the Creator Economy, Social Media, and Internet Culture with Rex Woodbury
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rex Woodbury (@rex_woodbury) of Index Ventures joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Where he’s looking to invest in the creator economy.- Why aut...
Risk, Confidence, and Seriousness: Katherine Boyle’s Advice For Founders
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katherine Boyle (@KTmBoyle), partner at General Catalyst, joins Erik on this episode recorded as part of an event for Villagers. Due to technical diff...
The Future of Investing with Kyla Scanlon and Tom White
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kyla Scanlon (@kylascan) and Tom White (@ TomJWhiteIV), who are running On Deck Investing, join Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why managing your ow...
The Scout Mindset with Julia Galef
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Galef (@juliagalef), author of The Scout Mindset, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why everyone, including entrepreneurs, should want to ...
Navigating Your Startup Through a Crisis with Pete Flint
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Flint (@peteflint), partner at NFX, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of an event for Villagers. They discuss:- How to gain gro...
The State of Direct-To-Consumer in 2021 with Austin Rief and Nik Sharma
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Austin Rief (@austin_rief), co-founder of Morning Brew, and Nik Sharma (@mrsharma), investor, advisor, and operator at Sharma Brands, join Erik to dis...
Justin Kan on Happiness, Hiring, and Time Management
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Kan (@justinkan), investor and entrepreneur, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of a special event for Villagers. They discuss...
How No-Code is Enabling Entrepreneurship and the Creator Economy with Emmanuel Straschnov and KP
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emmanuel Straschnov (@estraschnov), founder and co-CEO of Bubble, and KP (@thisiskp_) of On Deck, join Erik on this episode to discuss:- The story of ...
The 2020s, Economic Growth, and Deep Tech with Eli Dourado
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eli Dourado (@elidourado) of the Center for Growth and Opportunity, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why Eli wants to radically increase GDP pe...
The Future of Sleep Fitness with Matteo Franceschetti of Eight Sleep
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matteo Franceschetti (@m_franceschetti), founder and CEO at Eight Sleep, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- The differences between deep, light, ...