Robert Greene on His New Book “The Laws of Human Nature”
11 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Greene (@RobertGreene), author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Laws of Human Nature, joins Er...
Tyler Cowen On His New Book: "Big Business: A Love Letter To An American Anti-Hero"
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen), economist, author, and returning fan-favorite. He talks...
What Noah Smith and Parker Thompson Think About Basically Every Economic Policy
07 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Noah Smith (@Noahpinion), Bloomberg opinion writer, and Parker Tho...
A Comparison of Austrian and Keynesian Economics with Noah Smith, Parker Thompson and Stephan Kinsella
06 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik is joined by Stephan Kinsella (@NSKinsella), libertarian writer and patent atto...
The State and Future of Fintech with Zach Perret and David Haber
04 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Zach Perret (@zachperret), co-founder and CEO of Plaid, and David Haber (@dhaber),...
A Primer on Nonviolent Communication with Newt Bailey
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Newt Bailey (@nmbailey), founder of The Communication Dojo, and a nonviolent communication coach, jo...
A Deep Dive on Housing with Kim-Mai Cutler and Alex Danco
31 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Kim-Mai Cutler (@kimmaicutler) of Initialized Capital and Alex Danco (@Alex_Da...
The Future of Crypto, Capitalism and Governance with Mike Maples and Alok Vasudev
28 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Maples (@m2jr), founding partner at Floodgate, and Alok Vasudev (@alokvasudev), early-stage cry...
CPG, Defensibility, Finding The Next Instagram - Everything Consumer in 2019 with Rebecca Kaden, Nikhil Basu Trivedi and Jonathan Yoni Regev
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Rebecca Kaden (@rebeccak46), investor at Union Square Ventures, Ni...
Requests For Startups: Mental Health and Addiction with Steve Schlafman and David Marcovitz
24 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Steve Schlafman (@schlaf), partner at Primary Venture Partners, an...
The Future of CPG and Mental Health in Silicon Valley with Ryan Caldbeck
21 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Ryan Caldbeck (@ryan_caldbeck), co-founder and CEO of CircleUp.Rya...
What Dick Costolo Thinks About Basically Everything
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dick Costolo (@dickc), former CEO of Twitter, joins Erik and co-host Jayni Shah (@shahjayni), in thi...
The Case For Digital Minimalism with Cal Newport
17 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Ben Casnocha, Village Global co-founder and partner, in conversation with Cal ...
Live Episode: Lessons on Leadership and Being a Better CEO with John Donahoe and Ben Casnocha
14 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We were thrilled to host a Masterclass roundtable session with our founders and John Donahoe (@Donah...
Live Episode: Lean Startup Lessons For Founders with Eric Ries and Ben Casnocha
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Ries (@ericries) recently joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha (@bencasnoc...
Consumer Social, The Future of VC and How To Start An Early Stage Fund with Cyan Banister and Niv Dror
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Cyan Banister (@cyantist), partner at Founders Fund, and Niv Dror ...
Requests For Startups: Mental Health with Mark Goldenson
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Goldenson (@goldenson), Village Global Network Leader, creator of VentureKit, and formerly foun...
Requests For Startups: Women's Health with Afton Vechery and Anarghya Vardhana
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Afton Vechery (@aaffttoonn), co-funder and CEO of Modern Fertility, and Anarghya V...
Requests For Startups: Recruiting with Aline Lerner and Tasneem Minadakis
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Aline Lerner (@alinelernerLLC), founder of interviewing.io, and Tasneem Minadakis, Engineering Leade...
Requests For Startups: Cannabis with Blaine Hatab
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Blaine Hatab (@blainehatab), CEO of Distru, joins Erik to talk all about the cannabis space. He expl...
Requests For Startups: GovTech with Ron Bouganim
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Ron Bouganim (@ronboug), founder and managing partner at Govtech Fund. Ron explain...
Requests For Startups: Marketplaces with Jonathan Swanson and John Kobs
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Swanson (@swaaanson), co-founder and chairman of Thumbtack, and John Kobs (@johnkobs), co-f...
Requests For Startups: Marketing Tech with Ashu Garg
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ashu Garg (@ashugarg), partner at Foundation Capital, joins Erik for a primer on the marketing tech ...
Requests For Startups: Cybersecurity with Vincenzo Iozzo and Jamie Butler
07 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Vincenzo Iozzo (@_snagg), Village Global network leader and director at CrowdStrik...
A Playbook For Recruiting and Hiring with Elaine Wherry
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elaine Wherry (@elainewherry) joins Erik on this episode to give us the playbook for recruiting for ...
A Primer on Personal Tokens with Achill Rudolph and Simon de la Rouviere
03 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by returning guest, Simon de la Rouviere (@simondlr), co-founder at Ujo and ConsenSys...
What Keith Rabois Thinks About Basically Everything
28 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and co-host Anuj Abrol (@nujabrol) interview Keith Rabois (@rabois), newly announced GP at Foun...
What Justin Kan Thinks About Basically Everything
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Justin Kan (@justinkan), founder of Atrium, Twitch and others, as well as Anuj Abr...
The State and Future of Software Development with Christina Cacioppo and Amjad Masad
24 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik is joined by Christina Cacioppo (@christinacaci) of Vanta, and Amjad Masad (@am...
The Future of Startup Funding with Andrew D'Souza and Ali Hamed
21 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik talks to Andrew D’Souza (@andrewdsouza), founder and CEO of Clearbanc, and Al...
A Primer on Marketing Tech with Anda Gansca
19 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Anda Gansca (@agansca), co-founder and CEO of Knotch, an independent content intel...
Evaluating Early-Stage SaaS Companies with Christoph Janz and Brianne Kimmel
17 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by his co-host for this episode, Brianne Kimmel (@briannekimmel), investor, advisor a...
A Primer on Real Estate Tech (PropTech) with Zachary Aarons and Brad Hargreaves
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Brad Hargreaves (@bhargreaves), founder and CEO of Common and co-founder of Genera...
Lessons in Tech and Politics from “The Fixer,” Bradley Tusk
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Bradley Tusk (@bradleytusk) joins Erik on this episode to talk about the intersection of politics an...
Making It Through The Messy Middle with Scott Belsky
10 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Belsky (@scottbelsky) joins Erik to talk about his new book The Messy Middle: Finding Your Way...
The State of Consumer Social in 2019 with Donnie Dinch, Michael Galpert and Greg Isenberg
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik sits down with Donnie Dinch (@donnie), Michael Galpert (@msg) and Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg)...
Why You Need To Feel Your Feelings and Send The Emails with Liz Fosslien
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik talks to longtime friend and co-author of No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emoti...
A Primer on Remote Work and Distributed Teams with Matt Mullenweg and Andreas Klinger
03 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik is joined by Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt), founder of Wordpress and Automattic, ...
What Jd Ross Thinks About Basically Everything
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Erik is joined by Jd Ross (@justindross), co-founder of Opendoor. They talk about a...
Doing For Atoms What AWS Did For Bits with Jesse Genet of Lumi
30 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Jesse Genet (@jessegenet), co-founder and CEO of Lumi. Lumi is an online platform ...
Social Media, Journalism, and New Religions with Antonio Garcia Martinez and Parker Thompson
28 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik is joined by Antonio Garcia Martinez (@antoniogm), author of Chaos Monkeys, and...
Applying AI and Machine Learning To Retail and E-commerce with Lewis Gyson and Yunus Saatci
25 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik is joined by Yunus Saatci, of Uber AI labs and a founding m...
The Austrian Perspective on Healthcare with Vijay Boyapati
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik is joined by Vijay Boyapati (@real_vijay), a returning guest who was previously...
A Primer on Food Tech with Renata Quintini and Brian Frank
21 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Erik is joined by Renata Quintini (@rquintini), partner at Lux, and Brian Frank (@b...
Building a Global Financial Business with Misha Esipov and Ross Fubini
18 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik is joined by his fellow general partner at Village Global, Ross Fubini (@fubini...
Investing in Sports Tech with Deepen Parikh
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Erik is joined by Deepen Parikh (@deepenparikh), partner at Courtside Ventures.Deep...
DEXes, Liquidity, and On-Chain Arbitrage with Amir Bandeali of 0x and Ivan Bogatyy of Metastable
14 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Amir Bandeali (@abandeali1), co-founder and CTO of 0x, and Ivan Bo...
Disrupting Education with Austen Allred and Ray Batra
11 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by his co-host for this episode Ray Batra (@reesesandcoke), founder of Shift_Up, a pl...
A Primer on eSports with John Robinson and Blake Robbins
09 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by John Robinson (@RohnJobinson), president and COO of 100 Thieves, a...
The Present and Future of D2C with Ooshma Garg and Micah Rosenbloom
07 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik is joined by Ooshma Garg (@ooshma), CEO of Gobble, and Micah Rosenbloom, (@mica...
Requests For Startups: Artificial Intelligence with Sean Byrnes and Shastri Mahadeo
04 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories Erik is joined by Sean Byrnes (@sbyrnes) and Shastri Mahadeo (@Sh...
Building a Company in Preventive Healthcare with Jonathan Gheller
02 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Jonathan Gheller (@jgheller), founder of OneFix. Jonathan is a former product mana...
How The Blockchain Can Transform The News Business with Jarrod Dicker
31 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Erik on this episode is Jarrod Dicker (@jarroddicker), who is CEO of Po.et. He has a backgro...
Opportunities in Eldercare and Aging with Natalie Dillon, Lisa Marrone and Shawn Xu
28 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik is joined by three guests, each with a personal connection to elder care:- Nata...
How To Navigate Co-Founder Relationships with Lee Jacobs
26 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik is joined by Lee Jacobs (@leejacobs), partner at Edelweiss ...
Inside VC: Why Diversified VC Portfolios are Superior with Clint Korver and Adam Corey
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of a three-part series taking listeners behind the curtain to discuss the inner...
Inside VC: A Primer on Scout Programs with Parker Thompson and Dustin Dolginow
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of a three-part series taking listeners behind the curtain to discuss the inner...
Inside VC: Masterclass on Portfolio Construction and Fund Economics with Ash Fontana and Parker Thompson
24 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part of a three-part series taking listeners behind the curtain to discuss the inner...
Do VCs "Add Value"? What Should Founders Be Optimizing For With Parker Conrad and Parker Thompson
21 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories Erik is joined by Parker Thompson (@pt), partner at AngelList, an...
What Noah Smith Thinks About Basically Everything
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) joins Erik on this episode. Noah is an economist and Bloomberg Opinion writ...
The Present and Future of Longevity with Laura Deming
17 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Deming (@laurademing) joins Erik in downtown San Francisco on this episode of Venture Stories....
What Daniel Gross Thinks About Basically Everything
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik is joined by Daniel Gross, founder of Pioneer, “an online...
Charter Cities and Innovative Governance with Mark Lutter
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Lutter (@MarkLutter), founder and executive director of the Centre For Innovative Governance Re...
The Present and Future of Autonomous Vehicles with Qasar Younis and Alexandr Wang
10 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik is joined by two exciting guests: Qasar Younis (@qasar), co...
Live Episode: Founders Discuss Village Global’s Network Catalyst Accelerator
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Torenberg, co-founder and partner of Village Global, recently hosted an event for entrepreneurs...
The Influence of the Consumer on Enterprise SaaS with Brianne Kimmel and Josh Stein
05 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Erik for this episode are Brianne Kimmel (@briannekimmel), investor, advisor and Village Glo...
Requests For Startups: Machine Learning with Ash Fontana and Anthony Goldbloom
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the first all-Australian episode of Venture Stories Erik interviews returning guest Ash Fontana (...
What Tyler Cowen Thinks About Basically Everything
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended episode of Venture Stories, Erik interviews Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen), professor of...
Health Stories: The Intersection of Blockchain and Healthcare with Nikhil Krishnan and Nick Soman
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Health Stories, Erik is joined by Nikhil Krishnan (@nikillinit), of CB Insights a...
Rethinking The Merits of Decentralization with John Backus
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik is joined by co-host Tony Sheng to interview John Backus (@...
The Past and Future of Upstart and Income-Sharing Agreements with Dave Girouard and Tonio DeSorrento
23 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined in this episode by co-host Tonio DeSorrento (@TonioDeSo), CEO and co-founder of Vemo ...
Income Sharing Agreements in Education with Tonio DeSorrento and Ali Hamed
21 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik’s co-host for this episode is Ali Hamed (@AliBHamed) of CoVenture. They are interviewing Toni...
The World’s First Publicly Traded Person with Mike Merrill and Marcus Estes
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik is joined by Mike Merrill (@kmikeym), the world’s first a...
Live Episode: The Present and Future of Crypto with Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan
16 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this special live episode of Venture Stories, Erik Torenberg interviews two special guests about ...
Competitive Governance with Patri Friedman
14 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Patri Friedman joins Erik on this episode of Venture Stories. He founded The Seasteading Institute i...
Live Episode: Eric Schmidt and Tyler Cowen on The Future of Technology and Society
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode of Venture Stories recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco, ...
Live Episode: An Interview with Erik Torenberg at Venture For America in Detroit
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik was interviewed by Jacob Evan Smith (@jacobsmith88) at Venture For America in Detroit, which is...
Health Stories: Computational Care, Computational Biology, and "Taking a Crowbar to the Health System" with Scott Barclay and James Hardiman
07 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Health Stories, Erik is joined by James Hardiman (@hardimanjames) and Scott Barcl...
On-Chain Governance with Jacob Arluck and Peter Czaban
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik and his co-host Tony Sheng are joined by Jacob Arluck (@Jac...
Building Network Effects Businesses with NFX’s James Currier and Pete Flint
02 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik is joined by James Currier (@JamesCurrier) and Pete Flint (...
Health Stories: Early Cancer Screening with Gabriel Otte
31 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Otte (@gabeotte), CEO and co-founder of Freenome, joins Erik on this episode of Venture Stor...
Looming Debt Crises, The Fed, and Crypto with Gabe Bassin and Taylor Pearson
29 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Gabe Bassin (@gabebassin) and Taylor Pearson (@TaylorPearsonMe) join Erik for this episode.They cove...
What Eugene Wei Thinks About Basically Everything
26 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a deep dive into the mind of Eugene Wei. Erik and Eugene discuss all kinds of topics, includ...
Health Stories: Unlocking The Potential of Personal Genomics with Othman Laraki and Alicia Zhou
24 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Health Stories, Erik is talking to Othman Laraki (@othman) and Alicia Zhou (@ay_z...
Crypto Stories: Solving The Blockchain Interoperability Problem with Sunny Aggarwal and Haseeb Qureshi
22 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sunny Aggarwal (@sunnya97) of Cosmos and Tendermint joins Erik and co-host Haseeb Qureshi (@hosseeb)...
What Alex Danco Thinks About Basically Everything
19 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Alex Danco (@alex_danco) of Social Capital joins Erik to talk about Silicon Valley, ...
Health Stories: Reinventing The Primary Care Experience with Adrian Aoun
17 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Adrian Aoun (@adrianaoun), founder of Forward, a company that is trying to reinven...
Crypto Stories: Bitcoin as Political Technology with Dhruv Bansal
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and his co-host Taylor Pearson (@TaylorPearsonMe), author of The End of Jobs, are joined by Dhr...
Live Episode: Keith Rabois on Career Strategy, Identifying Talent and Evaluating Markets
12 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Venture Stories was recorded in front of a live audience in San Francisco in October...
Health Stories: Solving The Care Coordination Problem with Jay Desai and Joe Kahn
10 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Health Stories, Erik is joined by Jay Desai (@jdesai01) of PatientPing (patientpi...
Crypto Stories: ETH as Money, Generalized Mining, and an Exploration of Web3 with Dan Zuller and Ryan Sean Adams
08 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Erik is joined by Ryan Sean Adams (@RyanSAdams) of Mythos Capital and Dan Zuller (@d...
What Kevin Kwok Thinks About Basically Everything
05 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Kwok (@kevinakwok) is an investor at Greylock and one of the most expansive and intriguing min...
Health Stories: Go-To-Market in Healthcare and Requests For Startups with Kristin Spohn and Kelsey Mellard
03 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kelsey Mellard (@KelseyMellard), co-founder of Sitka (trustsitka.com) and Kristin Spohn (@kbakes), p...
The Decision To Hard Fork Sia with David Vorick
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Venture Stories, Erik talks to David Vorick (@DavidVorick) of Sia.David explains ...
Crypto Stories: Aleksandr Bulkin on ADAPT, "Initial Witness Offerings" and Crypto Disruption
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Aleksandr Bulkin (@coinfund_al), co-founder of CoinFund and creator of ADAPT (adaptk.it) joins Erik ...
On Radical Markets with Glen Weyl and Riva Melissa-Tez
28 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Glen Weyl (@glenweyl) and Riva Melissa-Tez (@rivatez) join Erik for this episode. They discuss Glen’...
Health Stories: The Economics of Health Insurance with Nick Reber and Kareem Zaki
26 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nick Reber of Oscar Health and Kareem Zaki (@KareemZaki_) of Thrive Capital join Erik in this fascin...
The Bull Case For EOS As Presented By Myles Snider
24 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Myles Snider (@myles_snider), CEO of Aurora EOS and advisor to Multicoin Capital, joins Erik and co-...
On Being Sriram Krishnan with Sriram Krishnan and Sriram Krishnan
21 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's double the Sriram Krishnan for the price of one! Sriram Krishnan (@sriramk) of Twitter and Srir...
Health Stories: The Intersection of Life Science and Biotech with Rachel Craig and Ed Saltzman
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Erik is joined by two very smart minds in the health space. He talks to Rachel Crai...