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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch

The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists with prior guests including Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Once per week, 20VC Host, Harry Stebbings is also joined by one of the great founders of our time with prior founder episodes from Spotify's Daniel Ek, Linkedin's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman. If you would like to see more of The Twenty Minute VC (20VC), head to www.20vc.com for more information on the podcast, show notes, resources and more.

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20Sales: Scaling Hubspot from $3M to $1BN in ARR | How to Hire and Ramp Sales Teams | How to Scale Customer Success Successfully | How and When to Go International and Crush It with Jeetu Mahtani

27 Sep 2024
56m
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This podcast episode dives deep into the intricacies of HubSpot's international expansion strategies, sales scaling techniques, and the integration of customer success and technology in driving growth. Jeetu highlights the importance of strong metrics before exploring new markets, the pivotal role of partner ecosystems...

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20VC: Benchmark's Eric Vishria on Where is the Value in AI: Chips, Models or Apps | Why Nvidia Will Not Be The Only Game in Town | The Commoditisation of Foundation Models | Which AI Apps Have Sustaining Value vs Hype and Short Term Revenue

25 Sep 2024
1h 2m
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This podcast episode features Eric, a successful CEO and venture capitalist, as he reflects on the complexities of startup life and investing, drawing essential lessons from his experiences at RockMelt and Benchmark. He discusses the critical value of experience in making informed investment decisions, the importance o...

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20VC: From Potato Farm to $200M in Revenue: The Never-Before-Told Story of Flo Health: Scaling to $1BN Valuation, 75M Users & Getting 100s of No's From Investors Along the Way with Dmitry Gurski

23 Sep 2024
1h 25m
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This podcast episode features Gurski discussing the journey of creating Flo, a successful period tracker app, emphasizing the significance of simplicity and user-centric design in product development. He shares insights on leveraging initial advantages, effective monetization strategies, and the need for resilience and...

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20Growth: The 7 Core Levers to Win at Consumer Subscription: Growth Loops, CAC + LTV Benchmarks, Pricing, Packaging, Notifications, Discounts, Paywalls | The Breakdown with Phil Carter

20 Sep 2024
1h 19m
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This podcast episode delves into the intricacies of growth strategies and challenges in scaling consumer subscription apps, emphasizing the importance of big bets in early-stage startups, the need for the right growth leaders, and effective metrics for gauging progress. Phil shares valuable insights on hiring core trai...

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20VC: Notion's Founder on "Founder Mode": When it Works & When it Doesn't | Why The Way Startups Fundraise & Construct Boards is Broken | Raising at a $10BN Valuation in Peak Bubble Times and How Notion Has More Money Than Ever Before with Akshay Kothari

18 Sep 2024
49m
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This podcast episode delves into Akshay's innovative perspectives on organizational structures through the lens of "founder mode," emphasizing a shift from traditional approaches to a more agile, product-driven model exemplified by Notion. He provides valuable insights on hiring practices, the significance of cashflow ...

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20VC: Index's Shardul Shah on Why Market Size is a Trap | Biggest Lessons on Pricing from Leading Rounds in Wiz & Datadog | Why Benchmarks & Averages in VC are BS | How Index Makes Decisions and Why Growth & Early are the Same Investing Style

16 Sep 2024
53m
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This podcast episode emphasizes the critical role of authenticity and intentionality in venture capital, highlighting that successful investing is rooted in focusing on exceptional founders rather than market metrics. Shardul shares his insights on the complexities of decision-making, the balance of intuition and analy...

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20Product: What Facebook, Monzo and Deliveroo Do and Do Not Do To Build Great Products | How to Structure Product Teams For Success | Is Simple Always Better in Product and The Art vs Science of Product Design with Mike Hudack

13 Sep 2024
1h 6m
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This podcast episode delves into the insights and experiences of Hudack, particularly his time at Facebook and Deliveroo, demonstrating the art of product management through themes of execution, simplification, user feedback, and the necessity of intellectual honesty. By sharing anecdotes and critical reflections, he e...

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20VC: Scaling ServiceNow to $5BN in ARR | Leadership Lessons from Doug Leone, Frank Slootman and Bill McDermott | VC Value Add: Is it Real and Why the Worst VCs are "Seagull VCs"

11 Sep 2024
1h 6m
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This podcast episode delves into the multifaceted aspects of sales and leadership, as Schneider highlights the critical role of customer understanding, transparency, and empowerment in building a high-performing go-to-market team. He underscores the need for structured sales training, the importance of hiring passionat...

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20VC: Tinder Founder Sean Rad on Lessons Scaling Tinder to the Fastest Growing Consumer Social App in History | Leadership Lessons Scaling Tinder | The Future of Love, Dating and Social Media | The Secret to Your Relationship with Money and Marriage

09 Sep 2024
1h 4m
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This podcast episode delves into the transformative journey of Tinder, reflecting on its viral marketing beginnings and the innovative "double opt-in" feature that fostered authentic connections. Sean Rad shares his insights on the evolution of the app, the challenges of scaling a company, and the significance of genui...

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20VC: Why VC is a Ponzi Scheme Today | Why Most VCs are Bankers | Why Big VCs Ruin Startups | Why Incentives in VC are Broken | Why American Dyamism is a Tool for VCs to Raise Money with Nick Chirls, Asylum Ventures

06 Sep 2024
1h 0m
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This podcast episode critically examines the role of venture capitalists (VCs) in the startup ecosystem, arguing that while VCs are often seen as essential for a company's success, they frequently misalign with founders' true needs and can even detract from value. Chirls contends that genuine founder obsession and a lo...

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20VC: OpenAI's Newest Board Member, Zico Colter on The Biggest Bottlenecks to the Performance of Foundation Models | The Biggest Questions and Concerns in AI Safety | How to Regulate an AI-Centric World

04 Sep 2024
1h 0m
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This podcast episode delves into the complexities surrounding Large Language Models (LLMs), exploring their data reliance, the potential of multimodal data, challenges in AI performance, and the crucial need for effective regulation and safety measures. Zico articulates the delicate balance between leveraging AI for in...

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20Growth: Uber's Expansion Playbook for Scaling from 10 Cities to $10BN in Revenue | How Uber Acquired 1M Drivers | How Uber Solved the Chicken and The Egg Problem in New Markets and What Uber Would Be Like with Travis Still There with Scott Gorlick

30 Aug 2024
41m
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This podcast episode provides an in-depth look at Uber's early driver acquisition and expansion strategies while highlighting significant challenges, including regulatory hurdles and competition. Scott discusses how Uber overcame initial obstacles by implementing effective measures such as a guaranteed hourly wage for ...

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20VC: AI Scaling Myths: More Compute is not the Answer | The Core Bottlenecks in AI Today: Data, Algorithms and Compute | The Future of Models: Open vs Closed, Small vs Large with Arvind Narayanan, Professor of Computer Science @ Princeton

28 Aug 2024
51m
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This podcast episode critically examines the current state and future of AI, highlighting key challenges such as the saturation of data availability, the limitations of scaling models, and the urgent need to capture tacit knowledge for effective deployment. Narayanan provides a thoughtful analysis of the transition fro...

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20VC: Why the IPO Market is not Closed | Why Revenue Multiples are BS and Founders Need to Change | Advice From Jack Ma, Jamie Dimon and Evan Spiegel | Lessons from Taking Snap & Alibaba Public with Imran Khan

26 Aug 2024
1h 4m
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This podcast episode navigates the complex landscape of capital markets, highlighting the critical decisions founders face about going public versus staying private, the challenges of private market illiquidity, and the nuanced metrics that define company value, like gross margins over revenue multiples. Emphasizing th...

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20Sales: How Snowflake Built a Sales Machine | Why You Have to Hire a CRO Pre-Product | Why Most Sales Reps Do Not Perform | Why Hiring Panels are BS in Interviews | Why Remote Sales Reps Do Not Care About Their Development with Chad Peets

23 Aug 2024
1h 3m
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This podcast episode delves into the essential factors for building a successful sales organization, as Chad Peets shares his insights on collaboration, customer success, and scaling processes. He emphasizes the significance of a strong partnership between sales and product teams, the collective responsibility of custo...

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20VC: Five Lessons Scaling Toast to $14BN Market Cap | The Biggest Mistakes Founders Make in Fundraising, Hiring and Selling with Aman Narang, CEO @ Toast

21 Aug 2024
1h 3m
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This podcast episode highlights the invaluable lessons learned from Toast's journey, emphasizing the necessity of speed and iteration in startup development, the pivotal moments in finding product-market fit, and the importance of maintaining customer love throughout the fundraising process. Narang reflects on the scal...

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20VC: Chips, Models or Applications; Where is the Value in AI | Is Compute the Answer to All Model Performance Questions | Why Open AI Shelved AGI & Is There Any Value in Models with OpenAI Price Dumping with Aidan, Gomez, Co-Founder @ Cohere

19 Aug 2024
58m
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This podcast episode examines the multifaceted landscape of AI development, emphasizing that advancing AI isn't solely reliant on increasing computational power; instead, it underscores the significance of model efficiency, specialized architectures, and high-quality data in enhancing reasoning abilities and driving en...

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20VC: Capital G's Laela Sturdy on What Stripe, UiPath and Duolingo Taught Me About Company Building and Investing | How to Analyse Valuation, Market Timing, Sizing and Exiting | Life Inside Alphabet's $7BN Growth Fund

16 Aug 2024
55m
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This podcast episode dives deep into the complexities of venture capital, specifically focusing on the pivotal moments associated with company expansion, the significance of founder-led organizations, and the art of evaluating potential amidst market volatility. Laela stresses the importance of using disciplined underw...

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20VC: Lessons from Mark Zuckerberg, Keith Rabois & Tobi Lütke | Why Remote is a Bad Idea for 90% of Companies | The Framework for How Shopify Builds Product Today | What Humans Get Wrong About Marriage and Kids with Kaz Nejatian, COO @ Shopify

14 Aug 2024
1h 3m
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This podcast episode provides an in-depth exploration of Shopify's unique approach to product development, company culture, and decision-making processes, emphasizing how a strong vision combined with a commitment to quality over speed fosters continuous innovation. Kaz presents the value of a learner's mindset, the im...

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20VC: Sequoia's Shaun Maguire: Will We See WW3 Shortly | Why DEI is a Cancer for Society | Why Iran is the World's Greatest Evil | Why Trump is the Only Hope for Peace in the Middle East | Trump vs Harris: Who Wins & What Happens

12 Aug 2024
1h 3m
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This podcast episode delves into the multifaceted issues surrounding global politics, emphasizing the Iranian regime as a catalyst for chaos and exploring the contrasting foreign policies of Donald Trump and the Biden-Harris administration regarding the Middle East. Shaun Maguire presents potential strategies for addre...

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