Village Global Podcast
Episodes
Sarah Tavel on Evaluating Markets, The State of Education, and Crypto [Live Episode]
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this special live episode by Sarah Tavel (@sarahtavel), general partner at Benchmark. Sarah gave a fireside chat as part of Village ...
How To Be Great at Twitter, The Future of Identity, and Why Meditation is Overrated with Michael Mayer
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Michael Mayer (@micjm), co-founder of Bottomless. They talk about: * Pseudonymous accounts on Twitter.* Whether Twit...
Mental Models with Scott Page
26 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Scott Page (@Scott_E_Page), professor at the University of Michigan and author of The Model Thinker.They talk about:...
Augmenting Employees with Artificial Intelligence with Deon Nicholas and Brianne Kimmel
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Deon Nicholas (@dojiboy9), founder of Forethought, and co-host for this episode, Village Global Network Leader Brianne Kimmel (@bria...
Enterprise Investing with Matt Garratt
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Matt Garratt (@mdgarratt), managing partner at Salesforce Ventures. They discuss:* Trends in enterprise software and...
Requests For Startups: Beauty with Bee Shapiro and Natalie Toren
19 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Bee Shapiro (@BeeShapiro), New York Times columnist and founder of Ellis Brooklyn, and Natalie Toren (@NatalieToren)...
A Primer on All Things Growth with Mike Duboe, Dan Hockenmaier, and David Weinstein
16 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Mike Duboe (@mduboe), investor at Greylock, Dan Hockenmaier (@danhockenmaier), of Basis One, and David Weinstein (@d...
The History and Future of Bitcoin with Dan Held
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Dan Held (@danheld), co-founder of Interchange. He was an early advocate of Bitcoin in San Francisco and is an influ...
The State of Prediction Markets and Crypto in 2019 with Joey Krug
12 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Joey Krug (@joeykrug), founder of Augur and co-chief investment officer at Pantera Capital, joins Erik on this episode. A year ago Joey was on the pod...
Tim O’Reilly and Parker Thompson on Company Building, Venture Capital, and Inequality
09 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Tim O’Reilly (@timoreilly), Valley legend and founder and CEO of O’Reilly Media, and returning fan favorite Park...
A Primer on Life Sciences Investing with Jenny Rooke and Jared Seehafer
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Jenny Rooke (@drjennyrooke), Managing Director at Genoa Ventures, and Jared Seehafer (@seehafer), Village Global Network Leader and ...
Requests For Startups: Software Meets Physical World with Sean Linehan
05 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Sean Linehan (@seanlinehan), Village Global Network Leader, and former VP of product at Flexport.Sean explains how h...
Arjun Sethi of Tribe Capital on Data-Informed Investing
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Arjun Sethi (@arjunsethi) of Tribe Capital joins Erik on this episode to talk about Tribe Capital’s approach to investing. He talks about the “fir...
Elad Gil on How to Evaluate Markets
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Elad Gil (@eladgil), entrepreneur and investor, joins Erik and co-host Anuj Abrol (@nujabrol), Chief of Staff to Justin Kan, for a discussion of all t...
All Things Scaling, Managing and Hiring with Ryan Delk and Jared Fliesler
28 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Ryan Delk (@delk), COO of Omni, and Jared Fliesler (@JaredSF), COO of Scribd.They talk about the fact that Chief Ope...
What Michael Nielsen Thinks About Basically Everything
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Nielsen (@michael_nielsen), research fellow at Y Combinator Research, joins Erik for a wide-ranging discussion about a variety of topics, incl...
Why What You Know Is More Valuable Than Who You Know, and More with Auren Hoffman and Tod Sacerdoti
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Auren Hoffman (@auren), former co-founder and CEO of LiveRamp and Tod Sacerdoti (@tod), former CEO and founder of Br...
The Rise of Devsumer/No-Code with Ilya Sukhar and Alex Yaseen
21 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined on this episode by Ilya Sukhar (@ilyasu) of Matrix Partners and formerly of Parse, and Alex Yaseen (@alexyaseen), co-founder and CEO of...
Existential Risks, Ecological Economics, and How The Blockchain Will Transform Capitalism with Vinay Gupta
19 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Vinay Gupta, CEO of Mattereum, for a wide ranging discussion about crypto, world government, existential risks, science fiction, ene...
A Deep Dive on Community Building with Scott Heiferman
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Scott Heiferman (@heif), co-founder of Meetup.They discuss the reason that IRL (in real life) meetups are important and why in-perso...
Requests For Startups: E-Commerce and Logistics with Laura Behrens Wu and Talia Goldberg
14 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Laura Behrens Wu (@LauraBehrensWu), co-founder and CEO of Shippo, and Talia Goldberg (@taliagold), venture investor at Bessemer. The...
The Case For A Gift Economy with Miki Kashtan
12 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik is joined by Miki Kashtan, author and NVC teacher. They discuss the problems of exchange in general as a way of fulfilling human ...
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 Erik on this episode to talk about how we can “pen...
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 with Erik about why big business should be celebr...
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 Thompson (@pt), partner at AngelList. They cover a wi...
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 attorney, Noah Smith (@Noahpinion), Bloomberg opinion ...
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), former co-founder and CEO of Bond Street, now at ...
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, joins Erik on this episode to talk about how the fra...
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_Danco) of Social Capital.They start out by talking a...
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 crypto investor, join Erik on this episode.They start...
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, Nikhil Basu Trivedi (@nbt), VC at Shasta Ventures, a...
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, and David Marcovitz, addiction psychiatrist at Vande...
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.Ryan starts out by explaining how he got started in C...
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 this special live episode. Dick explains why is focus...
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 Newport, author of Digital Minimalism: Choosing a ...
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 (@Donahoe_John), CEO of ServiceNow. Prior to ServiceNow, ...
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 (@bencasnocha) in San Francisco to chat with some of the foun...
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 (@Nivo0o0), founder of Shrug Capital.They start ou...
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 founder and CEO of Breakthrough, joins Erik to talk ab...
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 Vardhana (@anarghya503), VC at Maveron.Afton explai...
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 Leader at Google and advisor to interviewing.io, join E...
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 explains what he is doing at Distru, how he got into t...
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 explains his thesis at Govtech Fund and how he got starte...
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-founder of Apartment List join Erik to talk all abo...
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 space. They talk about how Ashu got started in the...
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 CrowdStrike, as well as Jamie Butler (@jamierbutler), CTO at...
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 your startup. Elaine was co-founder of Meebo and i...
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, and Achill Rudolph (@AchillRudolph), lead link a...
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 Founders Fund. Keith starts out by talking about why h...
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 Abrol (@nujabrol), Justin’s Chief of Staff and Erik...
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 (@amasad) of Repl.it.They discuss the reasons why deve...
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 Ali Hamed (@AliBHamed), investor at CoVenture, recur...
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 intelligence platform for marketers.Anda starts out by ...
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 and Village Global network leader. They talk to Chr...
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 General Assembly, and Zach Aarons (@ZacharyAarons), co-f...
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 and tech. He’s founder and CEO of Tusk Ventures 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 Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any ...
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), to follow up on the projects they were working o...
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 Emotions at Work, Liz Fosslien (@fosslien / fosslien.co...
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, as well as Andreas Klinger (@andreasklinger), VP o...
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 wide variety of topics, including mental models, ...
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 that handles all of the packaging needs for direct...
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 Parker Thompson (@pt), partner at AngelList. Park...
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 member of OnDeck, and Lewis Gyson, founder and CEO ...
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 here to talk about Bitcoin and crypto from an Aus...
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 (@bfrank), early stage investor and advisor to food t...
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), and Misha Esipov (@mishaesipov), co-founder and...
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.Deepen explains how Courtside Ventures came to be and ...
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 Bogatyy, general partner at Metastable Capital. Erik...
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 platform for in-person learning that Ray calls “gy...
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, and Blake Robbins (@blakeir), partner at Ludlow Ven...
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, (@micahjay1) partner at Founder Collective.They talk abo...
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 (@ShastriMahadeo). Sean is CEO of Outlier, a company u...
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 manager at Facebook and aims to use that experience to...
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 background in journalism and tech and formerly worked at ...
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:- Natalie Dillon (@ntdillon), investor at Maveron- Shawn...
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 Capital. He recently wrote a great post about brea...
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 workings of venture capital. Erik is joined by co...
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 workings of venture capital. On this episode Erik...
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 workings of venture capital. Parker Thompson (@pt...
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, and Parker Conrad (@parkerconrad), CEO of Rippling. ...
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 writer. The two have a wide-ranging discussion on a nu...
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. She is the creator of Longevity Fund, a venture c...
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 tournament for productivity.” Prior to starting...
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 Research, joins Erik on this special two-hour episod...
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-founder of Applied Intuition, and Alexandr Wang (...
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 in San Francisco to hear from founders of Village...
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 Global Network Leader as well as Josh Stein (@dfjjosh...
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 (@ashfontana), general partner at Zetta Ventures, a...
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 economics at George Mason University. They discus...
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 and Nick Soman (@nicksoman), of Decent.Today they'r...
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 (@backus), founder of Bloom and Cognito, two compani...
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 Education, and Dave Girouard (@davegirouard), CEO ...
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 Tonio DeSorrento (@TonioDeSo), CEO and co-founder of V...
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 and only publicly traded person, along with Mike’...
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 the present and future of crypto: Naval Ravikant (...
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 in 2008 with funding from Peter Thiel. His father 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, featuring Tyler Cowen (@tylercowen), professor of ...
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 where Erik attended the University of Michigan be...
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 Barclay (@SABarclay) of Data Collective, a deep tech an...