Crypto Stories: Jillian Carlson and Lily Liu on Emerging Markets, Token Business Models, and Self-ICOs
17 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and his co-host Tony Sheng are joined by two special guests for this episode. Lily Liu (@calily...
Fintech Fridays: Transforming Web Security with Mahmoud Abdelkader and Ross Fubini
14 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Mahmoud "Rusty" Abdelkader (@mahmoudimus), CEO of Very Good Security and Ross Fubini (@fubini), part...
Health Stories: Hard-Won Lessons From The Healthcare Ecosystem with Liz Rockett, Jared Seehafer, and Ryan Panchadsaram
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Three exciting guests join Erik to reveal what having been in the healthcare ecosystem has taught th...
Crypto Stories: The Bull Case For Ethereum with Spencer Noon, Cyrus Younessi and Tony Sheng
10 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The guests on today’s episode are Spencer Noon (@spencernoon), an investor at Doggie Tail Crypto C...
Fintech Fridays: Ali Hamed on Lending, Crypto and Venture Capital
07 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and co-host for this episode Ash Fontana (@ashfontana) of Zetta Venture Partners interview Ali ...
Request For Startups: Digital Health
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Erik for this episode are Robert Mittendorff (@doctorrem), partner at Norwest Venture Partne...
Crypto Stories: Headwinds in Crypto and Distributed Global's Investment Strategy with John Cheeseman and Herve Bizira
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode Erik talks to Jonathan Cheeseman (@JonathanCheesm4), Chief Market Strategist at Dist...
Crypto Stories: "Explain Generalized Mining Like I'm Five" with Andrew Cronk (Follow-Up Bonus Episode)
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Cronk (@ajcronk), partner at Figment, joins Erik again for this bonus episode going into gene...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Generalized Mining with Nicholas Chirls and Joe Lallouz
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Nicholas Chirls (@nchirls), partner at Notation Capital, and Joe Lallouz (@JoeLall...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Identity on the Blockchain with Dandelion Mane
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dandelion Mane (@decentralion), founder of SourceCred, joins Erik on this mind-expanding episode abo...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Token-Curated Registries with Ameen Soleimani and Jehan Tremback
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Erik and co-host Miles Snyder of Multicoin Capital talk to Ameen Soleimani (@ameenso...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Consensus Protocols with Aparna Krishnan and Haseeb Qureshi
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Erik talks to Aparna Krishnan (@aparnalocked), co-founder of Mechanism Labs and Hase...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on the Layers of BTC and Lightning with Nik Bhatia
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Nik Bhatia (@timevalueofbtc), writer and Bitcoin thinker, joins Erik and co-host Myles Snider of Mul...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Zero-Knowledge Proofs with Elena Nadolinski and Howard Wu
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Elena Nadolinski (@leanthebean), an engineer interested in the privacy space, and Howard Wu (@1Howar...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Crypto-Native Funds with Andrew Cronk, Jake Brukhman and Meher Roy
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik's guests for this episode are:- Andrew Cronk (@ajcronk), partner at Figment- Meher Roy (@MeherR...
Crypto Stories: Bitcoin For Beginners with Michael Goldstein
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Goldstein (@bitstein), president of the Nakamoto Institute and co-host of the Noded Podcast,...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Valuing Crypto Assets with Arianna Simpson and Travis Kling
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Arianna Simpson (@AriannaSimpson), VC and managing director at Autonomous Partners and Travis Kling ...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Privacy Coins with Elena Nadolinski and Avichal Garg
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Elena Nadolinski (@leanthebean), an engineer interested in the privacy space, and Avichal Garg (@avi...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Distributed Computing with Dani Grant, Dan Desjardins, Chandler Song and Greg Osuri
31 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of Venture Stories is co-hosted by Dani Grant (@thedanigrant), analyst at USV. She talk...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Stablecoins with Haseeb Qureshi and Myles Snider
29 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik's co-host for this episode is Myles Snider (@myles_snider), research associate at Multicoin Cap...
Crypto Stories: The Bitcoin Standard and Beyond with Saifedean Ammous
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Saifedean Ammous (@saifedean), the author of The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to ...
Crypto Stories: Vijay Boyapati on Austrian Economics, Bitcoin and Monetary Policy
24 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Vijay Boyapati (@real_vijay), software engineer, crypto thinker and proponent of Austrian economics,...
Crypto Stories: Bill Tai and Derek Hsue on Mining, Exchanges and the History and Future of Money
22 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by two very exciting guests for this episode — Bill Tai, venture capitalist and dir...
Crypto Stories: Nic Carter on Governance, Bitcoin Narratives, and Ethereum
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and his co-host Tony Sheng (@tonysheng) of Decentraland interview Nic Carter (@nic__carter), pa...
Crypto Stories: The Intersection of Blockchain and AI with Trent McConaghy
17 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Trent McConaghy (@trentmc0) returns for another interview with Erik. He’s the founder of Ocean Pro...
Crypto Stories Live: Balaji Srinivasan and Erik Torenberg on Crypto in a Borderless World
15 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis), CTO of Coinbase, joined Erik on stage in San Francisco at the Founders...
Crypto Stories: Jimmy Song on Bitcoin, Hard Money, and Decentralization
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest is Jimmy Song (@jimmysong), crypto developer and teacher. He is a venture partner at...
Fat Monies: Anti-Contrarianism in Cryptocurrency Investing
10 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In a first-ever two-hour episode for Venture Stories by Village Global, Erik talks to two of the mos...
Crypto Stories: A Primer On Open Financial Primitives
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Erik for this episode are Felix Feng (@felix2feng), founder of Set Protocol and Nadav ...
Crypto Stories: A Primer On Decentralized Exchanges
06 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Curtis of Radar Relay, a Village portfolio company, joins Erik to talk about what Radar Relay i...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Non-Fungible Tokens
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Amitt Mahajan (@amittm), co-founder and CTO of Rare Bits and investor at Presence Capital, joins Eri...
Crypto Stories: Using Blockchain To Find Real-World Consensus with Ryan King and Jehan Tremback
01 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Erik talks to Ryan King (@frothcity), co-founder of FOAM protocol, and Jehan Tremba...
Crypto Stories: The State of Crypto in 2018 and Predictions For The Future
30 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
With Erik for this episode are:- Aaron Batalion (@abatalion), formerly partner at Lightspeed and fou...
Crypto Stories: A Primer on Tokenized Securities
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Josh Stein, CEO of Harbor, Stephen McKeon (@sbmckeon), finance professor at the Un...
Crypto Stories: Kyle Samani and Tushar Jain on the Web3 Stack, Financial Primitives, On-Chain Governance and Value Accrual
25 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and guest co-host Tony Sheng (@tonysheng) of Decentraland interview managing partners of Multic...
Requests for Startups: Human Augmentation
23 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Tim Swift and Ariel Poler on this episode of the podcast. Tim Swift is founder and...
Live Episode: Erik Torenberg, Daniel Kan and Qasar Younis on Fundraising
19 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This special live episode was recorded at the Atrium offices in San Francisco on June 20 2018. Villa...
ArtDAOs, Curation Markets and Token Curated Registries with Simon de la Rouviere and Trent McConaghy
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Simon de la Rouviere (@simondlr), crypto developer and thought leader, and Trent McConaghy (@trentmc...
A Primer On Prediction Markets With Robin Hanson
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Hanson, associate professor of economics at George Mason University, joins Erik for a primer o...
Joey Krug on Augur, Prediction Markets, and The State of Cryptocurrency Investing
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Erik for this interview are Joey Krug (@joeykrug) of Augur and Tony Sheng (@tonysheng) of De...
Live Episode: Erik, Jo Varshney and Kiran Bellubi on Village’s Network Catalyst Accelerator
04 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special live episode that was recorded at Village HQ in San Francisco on June 14 2018. The...
Requests For Startups: FinTech
27 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Joining Erik on this episode are Maia Bittner (@maiab), co-founder of Pinch, and Sheel Mohnot (@pitd...
Episode #25: The Future of Consumer Products
21 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Nicole Quinn (@Nik_Quinn), Investing Partner at Lightspeed and Lee Edwards (@terro...
Episode #24: The Future of Hardware and Robotics
14 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Eric Klein, partner at Lemnos VC, and Sankarshan Murthy (@sancartion), CEO and co-...
Episode #23: The Future of Fertility with Tammy Sun and Afton Vechery
07 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Tammy Sun (@tammysun), CEO and co-founder of Carrot Fertility and Afton Vechery (@aaffttoonn), CEO a...
Episode #22: Democratizing Cryptocurrency Investing with Kendrick Nguyen and Andy Bromberg
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kendrick Nguyen (@kendrickesq), CEO of Republic and Andy Bromberg (@andy_bromberg), CEO and co-found...
Episode #21: Online, Offline or Both? The Future of Direct to Consumer Women's Healthcare with Carolyn Witte and Hans Gangeskar
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik talks to Carolyn Witte (@carolynwitte), co-founder and CEO of asktia.com and Hans Gangeskar (@h...
Episode #20: The State of Sexual Wellness Startups
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik talks to Polly Rodriguez (@polly_claire), co-founder of Unbound, Andrea Barrica (@abarrica), fo...
Episode #19: How Technology Is Changing Drug Development
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Host Erik Torenberg talks to Jo Varshney, founder of VeriSIM Life, a Village portfolio company, and ...
Episode #18: The Future of Drones with Adam Bry of Skydio
01 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik talks to Adam Bry (@adampbry), co-founder and CEO of Skydio, a company that designs and manufac...
Episode 17: Rethinking The Education To Employment Paradigm with Will Houghteling and Kara Nortman
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik is joined by Will Houghteling (@willhoughteling), founder of Strive, a competency-based marketp...
Episode #16: The Present and Future of Hardware with Shilpi Kumar and Seth Winterroth
06 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik talks to Shilpi Kumar (@_shilpikumar), who helps Village Global find hardware investments and S...
Episode #15: Rebecca Kaden of Union Square Ventures on Healthcare, Fintech and Venture Firms
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Kaden (@rebeccak46) recently joined Union Square Ventures in in her hometown of New York Cit...
Episode #14: How To Recruit, Assess, and Retain The Best People For Your Startup With Keith Rabois and Jack Altman
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik talks to Keith Rabois (@rabois), Managing Director at Khosla Ventures and Jack Altman (@jaltma)...
Episode #13: How To Disrupt The Insurance Industry With Kyle Nakatsuji of Clearcover
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle (@kylenakatsuji) talks to Erik about his company, Clearcover, which plans to offer a new way to...
Episode #12: How To Build A Startup In The Consumer Fitness Space with Holly Shelton and Selina Tobaccowala
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Selina Tobaccowala (@selinato) of Gixo and Holly Shelton (@hlshelton) of MoveWith join Erik for a di...
Episode #11: Finding a Niche in the Consumer Social Space with Winnie’s Sara Mauskopf and Anne Halsall
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik talks to Sara Mauskopf (@sm) and Anne Halsall (@annekate) about Winnie, the “companion app fo...
Episode #10: The Future of Access with Omni's Tom McLeod and Ryan Delk
11 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik talks to Tom McLeod (@tmcleod3) and Ryan Delk (@delk) of Omni about the future of access. Omni ...
Episode #9: The State of Consumer Social with Josh Elman
09 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and his co-host for this episode, Abie Katz of August Capital, interview Josh Elman (@joshelman...
Episode #8: Investing in Machine Learning Startups with Ash Fontana
03 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Erik interviews Ash Fontana (@ashfontana) of Zetta Venture Partners with his co-host for this episod...
Episode #7: The Future of VR and AR and How To Invest In It with Amitt Mahajan and Abie Katz
27 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Erik and his co-host for this episode, Abie Katz of August Capital, interview Amitt Mahajan (@amittm...
Episode #6: Consumer Social with Donnie Dinch, Michael Galpert and Greg Isenberg
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Erik (@eriktorenberg) sits down with Donnie Dinch (@donnie), Michael Galpert (@msg) and Greg Isenber...
Episode #5: The State of Biotech with Dylan Morris and Cain McClary
19 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about the state of biotech, with Dylan Morris of Charles River Ventures and Cain...
Episode #4 - How To Build A Digital Health Company with Malay Gandhi and Christine Lemke
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Erik talks with Malay Gandhi and Christine Lemke about the state of innovation in healthcare today, ...
Episode #3: The Future of the Music Industry with Aston Motes, Parker Thompson and Ed Aten
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about the future of music. Erik sat down with Parker Thompson, Aston Motes and E...
Episode #2: How Digital Currency Will Transform The World with Balaji Srinivasan
12 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Erik interviews Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis) on cryptocurrencies, the web, building...
Episode #1: Ryan Hoover and David Spinks on Communities
11 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Hoover, CEO and founder of Product Hunt and David Spinks, CEO and founder of CMX Media talk all...