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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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20VC: The Secret to Negotiating; Making $50BN for Yahoo on Alibaba | Why Everything You Know About Hiring is Wrong; Domain Knowledge and Past Experience are Dangerous | The Next 10 Years for Fintech; Winners, Losers and Crypto with Jackie Reses, CEO @ Lea

31 Mar 2023
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This podcast episode explores the journey and leadership philosophies of Jackie Reses, CEO of Lead Bank and former executive chairman of Square financial services. Reses discusses her childhood motivations, the importance of grit and perseverance, and her approach to hiring, emphasizing raw intelligence and adaptabilit...

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20Product: Nubank's CPO on Why Product is 90% Science and 10% Art, Why Execution is Overrated and Strategic Clarity is Under-Appreciated, Why You Should Never Fall in Love With Your Own Ideas & Nubank's Biggest Product Challenges Scaling to 80M Users

29 Mar 2023
51m
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This podcast episode explores the balance between art and science in product management, emphasizing the importance of both data-driven and customer-centric approaches. It highlights the crucial role of problem identification, agility, execution speed, strategic clarity, and customer love in product success. The episod...

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20VC: Uber CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi on Why Uber Eats is Not Losing the Fight to Doordash | Uber's M&A Strategy; A Scorecard Analysis from Careem to Postmates & Skip | Why Uber's Investment in Scooters was a Mistake | Secret to Marriage, Parenting & High Per

27 Mar 2023
45m
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This podcast episode explores Dara Khosrowshahi's journey as the CEO of Uber, delving into his leadership style, decision-making process, and lessons learned from navigating challenges and opportunities. Key themes include the importance of family, calculated risks, embracing mistakes, fostering a high-performance cult...

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20VC: Three Core Lessons for Founders From the SVB Crisis From Financial Agility (Banking) to Constructing Scenario Plans and Mastering Crisis Communications | How The Western World Has Not Been Responsible with its Money & Why The Fed Is Backing Itself I

24 Mar 2023
49m
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This podcast episode delves into various aspects of navigating crises and managing financial uncertainty for startups. By emphasizing the importance of scenario planning and crisis communication, the episode unravels the significance of preparation, adaptability, and resilience in business. The experts highlight the ne...

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20Sales: The 3 Profiles of a Sales Rep, How to Negotiate in a Sales Process, How to Sell to a CFO & How You Should Shift Sales Messaging in a Downturn with Frank Fillmann, CRO @ Salesforce Australia

22 Mar 2023
52m
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This podcast episode explores the various facets of sales strategy, from understanding market opportunities to negotiating effectively and developing strong customer relationships. It emphasizes the importance of aligning sales efforts with customer needs and providing value at every stage of the process. The episode a...

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20VC: Bill Ackman on The Banking Crisis, What the Fed Should Do, The Three-Tiered Banking System, Why SVB is the Safest, Why Jamie Dimon Should Run For President & Investing Lessons; Losing $400M on Netflix and Making $2.8BN in COVID

20 Mar 2023
53m
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This podcast episode explores Bill Gurley's insights on raising a first fund, emphasizing trust and choosing reliable partners, navigating life's challenges, Bill Ackman's investment approach, risk assessment in investments, free speech and the US banking crisis, importance of smaller banks, impact of interest rates on...

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20VC: Why Growth Investors Ruined the Venture Market, Why Marketing in Venture Has No Substance, Why Follow-On Investing Can Damage Returns and The Mistakes VCs Made in the Last 18 Months with Ophelia Brown, Founder @ Blossom Capital

17 Mar 2023
52m
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This podcast episode explores the strategies, challenges, and triumphs of successful investors in the venture capital industry, with a focus on European VCs. It covers topics such as fundraising, relationship-building with founders, investment decision-making, and the changing dynamics of the VC landscape. The speakers...

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20Growth: The Inside Story to Uber's Hypergrowth Scaling; What Worked, What Did Not? | Spending a $1BN Budget at Uber and Why China was the Wild West for Uber | Why You Do Not Need a Growth Team with Adam Grenier

15 Mar 2023
54m
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This podcast episode delves into the evolving landscape of growth marketing, covering various aspects such as the balance between art and science, fostering a growth mindset in teams, and navigating challenges and opportunities in different market contexts. The discussion encompasses a range of topics, including struct...

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20VC: SVB: What Happened? What Happens Now? Will Depositors Have Deposits Guaranteed? How Long Will It Take? Will There Be a Buyer? Who is the Most Likely Buyer? What is the Best and Worst Outcome?

12 Mar 2023
37m
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This podcast episode delves into the factors that caused the downfall of Silicon Valley Bank, examining the ripple effects on depositors and the broader financial landscape. Experts analyze the interplay between venture capital culture, banking practices, and regulatory oversight in shaping the events leading to the ba...

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20VC: Why AI Will Lead to Thousands of Billionaires and Elon Musk's, Will TikTok Be Banned and How Facebook Should Be Investing in AI & Why Startups Have Become Too Soft; We Need a Spiritual Reform with Amjad Masad, Founder & CEO @ Replit

10 Mar 2023
45m
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This podcast episode explores the importance of recognizing early signs of exceptionalism and attracting exceptional talent, Replit's mission of democratizing software access, the culture of embracing pain to drive success, the challenges of scaling with roles and letting go of loyalty, the impact of AI on wealth inequ...

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20Product: Shopify's VP Product on Why the Founder is Always the Head of Product, What Makes Truly Special Product Managers, Why The Majority of Product Managers Need to Change, Why Top-Down Decision-Making in Product is Good & How Shopify Will Be Bigger

08 Mar 2023
50m
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This podcast episode explores the diverse career journey of a guest, from game developer to founder of Handshake, and the challenges and strategies in product management, storytelling, and leadership at Shopify. Key topics discussed include defining project outcomes, balancing revenue generation and innovation, maintai...

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20VC: Meta CMO Alex Schultz on The Crucible Moments Scaling Facebook to 1BN Users, Turning Facebook Reels Into a Monetisation Engine, Competing Against TikTok and SNAP, Coming Out in the World of Tech; The Challenges and What Needs to Change

06 Mar 2023
49m
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This podcast episode explores the fascinating journey of Harry Stebbings, emphasizing the shift from acquisition to retention in product development, and highlighting the importance of speed, experimentation, and learning. The speakers delve into strategic decision-making, balancing data-driven choices with the urgency...

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20VC: Will LPs Pull Out of Existing Managers, How Will Fund Sizes Change Moving Forward, Is Now The Time to be Aggressive on Secondaries, What is the Discount on Secondaries Today, Who Will Win and Lose in the Next Five Years with Hunter Somerville, Partn

03 Mar 2023
51m
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This podcast episode provides insights into various aspects of investing in secondary markets, as well as current market dynamics and liquidity challenges afecting venture capital. It covers sections on valuation, policies, liquidity mechanisms, and building relationships with company leadership.

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20VC: The Story of Ring: Scaling from an Idea in a Garage to Richard Branson Investing and a Reported $1BN Amazon Acquisition | Why Building a Brand is Like Making Great Wine | The Secret to Hiring Success; Hire Marathoners and more with Jamie Siminoff

01 Mar 2023
57m
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This podcast episode features Jamie Siminoff, founder and former CEO of Ring, discussing his entrepreneurial journey, the challenges and triumphs of building a successful company, and the importance of passion, resilience, and customer-centricity in entrepreneurship. Siminoff also reflects on the emotional rollercoaste...

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20VC: How Multi-Stage Funds Changed The Game For Seed Rounds, Why Signalling Risk is BS, The Three Most Important Variables for Founders When Raising Rounds & A Debate on Portfolio Construction: Does Ownership Matter with David Tisch

27 Feb 2023
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This podcast episode explores the key challenges and decision-making processes in early-stage venture capital investment. It covers topics such as balancing individual deals with overall portfolio construction, navigating down rounds, and choosing between multi-stage and seed firms for funding. It also offers insights ...

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20VC: Why Value Investing is BS, The Most Insane Elements of SPACs, Why Simplification is the Secret to High Margins & Why Good Values Should Make You Uncomfortable with Joey Levin, CEO @ IAC

24 Feb 2023
37m
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This podcast episode explores important lessons about value investing, managing change in organizations, avoiding greed during fearful times, simplifying value creation, clarifying company values, understanding SPACs, maintaining a healthy relationship with money, the significance of family influence, resource allocati...

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20VC: Instagram Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger on Why Social Networks Should Be Less Social & The Next Wave of Social | Why San Francisco Will Return with a Vengeance and The Future For Remote Work | Let's Get Personal: Relationships to Money, Be

22 Feb 2023
1h 4m
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This insightful podcast episode explores the essential elements of successful partnerships, the significance of choosing the right kind of suffering, balancing pragmatism and perfectionism in product development, and the challenges of building sophisticated products. It also delves into the impact of machine learning o...

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20Sales: What is Sales Engineering? When and How to Hire Them? How They Should Work With AE's? How to Measure Their Success? How They Change Close Rates and Sales Comp Plans with Zach Lawryk, Head of Solutions Consulting @ Rippling

20 Feb 2023
34m
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This podcast episode delves into the current state of the sales industry and the need for buyer enablement, exploring the role of sales professionals in helping buyers navigate a complex world and make sense of the available information. It highlights the evolving relationship between sales and marketing, emphasizing t...

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20VC: Grammy Nominee Aloe Blacc on Working with Avicii on "Wake Me Up", The Art of Great Storytelling, Behind The Scenes on the Songwriting Process and Why Rules Are Just "Good Suggestions"

17 Feb 2023
48m
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This podcast episode delves into the creative pursuits, challenges, and motivations of Aloe Blacc and other influential figures. From the journey of becoming a musician to the songwriting process, the podcast explores the intersection of artistic passion, fame, and the drive for meaningful impact. It also touches on th...

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20Growth: Top Five Growth Lessons Scaling Stitchfix to IPO, How to Master the Art of Paid Marketing, Why CAC/LTV is a BS Metric & How To Use Payback Period as an Alternative to CAC/LTV with Mike Duboe, Partner @ Greylock

15 Feb 2023
52m
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This podcast episode explores various aspects of achieving sustainable growth, focusing on topics such as defining growth objectives, the importance of incrementality, hiring the right people for growth initiatives, and moving beyond funnel-based growth strategies to adopt a loop-based approach that drives compounding ...

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