In this podcast Advik Kapoor (The Host) talks to different guests about startups, business, tech etc.
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March 7, 202537 min
The Craft of Investing -- Andy Weissman
Follow Andy: https://x.com/aweissmanGet your LLC: https://doola.com/exertonAbout Andy: Andy Weissman is a managing partner at Union Square Ventures. Andy began his career in the Internet in the mid-90s. Prior to joining USV, in 2007 he co-founded Betaworks, which both created and invested in social, real-time applications and services.Investors either categorize their work as being an art or a scienceAndy thinks it's neither, it's a craftI had the honour of talking to Andy on the show and we talk about internet's impact on culture, investing as a craft, changing processes and so much moreEnjoy!
February 6, 20251 hr 12 min
Jason Carman - Stories Create The Future
Follow Jason: https://x.com/jasonjoyride/
Story: https://story.inc/
Get your LLC: https://doola.com/exerton
About Jason:
Jason is a young director at the dawn of an exciting filmmaking journey. Starting at the age of nine, his early fascination with filmmaking saw him creating short films and mastering visual effects. His dedication and talent earned him the Best Visual Effects award at the All-American High School Film Festival, chosen from 4,000 entrants, along with a full-ride scholarship which he declined to pursue filmmaking full-time right out of high school.
He gained diverse industry experience by working at 2K Games on creative commercial editing and production for video game titles, and directing music videos and overseeing album rollouts in the music industry. Two years ago, he joined Astranis, a satellite startup with a mission to provide affordable internet to underserved populations. There, he crafted a compelling visual brand and documented the transformative impact of technology in remote areas, sparking his love for deep tech.
A year ago, Jason launched his ambitious project "S³," where he produced 52 documentaries in a year, highlighting deep tech companies shaping the future. Without any marketing, he grew an audience of 60,000 passionate viewers who craved more optimistic content about deep tech. S³ gained a dedicated fan base, inspired by the vision and storytelling that Jason brought to life.
Now, Jason is working on https://story.inc/
Enjoy!
January 2, 20251 hr 0 min
Chris Paik - Developing Taste
Follow Chris: https://x.com/cpaik
Doola: https://doola.com/exerton
About Chris:
Chris is the co-founder and GP of Pace Capital.
He joined Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital as it's first employee in 2010 and entered as a partner at the firm.
Thrive Capital invests in companies focused on new forms of self-expression, communication and networking, such as Instagram, Whisper and Kickstarter.
Before entering the investing world, Chris co-founded a media consultancy and worked as an analyst for a fashion-consulting firm. He was also a founding member of a Silicon Valley startup during college. He graduated from Harvard with a degree in Economics and a secondary degree in Psychology, with special interest in Behavioral Economics.
November 7, 202451 min
The Human Operating System w/ Jim O`Shaughnessy
Follow Jim: https://x.com/jposhaughnessy
About Jim:
Jim is an American investor and venture capitalist, currently serving as the CEO of O'Shaughnessy Ventures. He is the founder of O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, , an asset management firm that Franklin Templeton later acquired. He has been awarded several U.S. patents for his investment strategies and was recognized as a legendary investor by Forbes.
(00:00) Intro
(02:30) Who is Jim?
(08:16) The one thing that connects the reactions of all humans
(15:58) How does Human OS get enhanced as we grow older?
(18:02) External Wisdom v/s Personal Wisdom
(20:33) Knowing when to go all in
(27:12) Are people more similar to one another or different?
(34:01) There is so much we don't know
(38:42) The line b/w not caring what people think AND caring what they think
(42:43) How has past media shaped the world we live in today?
(49:14) The Greatest Question
Enjoy!
November 4, 20241 hr 16 min
How Does The World Function? w/ Patrick McKenzie
Follow Patrick: https://x.com/patio11/
About Patrick:
Patrick grew up in the US and moved to Japan right after college. He worked for Japanese companies for six years. Concurrently with doing so, he founded a small software company and it took over his life. He eventually went full-time on that, ran a succession of small software companies, and after about ten years took at job working at Stripe. After six years of working there full-time he transitioned to being an advisor. He is currently on semi-sabbatical.
(00:00) Intro
(02:10) Who is Patrick?
(03:15) What makes Japan different? Culture?
(11:40) The foundations that the world is based upon that will never change
(17:47) How do Institutions adapt to change?
(25:20) Why are international payments so broken?
(39:47) How can startups become Institutions?
(46:37) How did Patrick meet @patrickc?
(52:57) How are infrastructures built at the simplest level?
(01:13:20) The Greatest Question.
Enjoy!
November 4, 202456 min
Dealing With Uncertainity w/ Jerry Neumann
Follow Jerry: https://x.com/ganeumann
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About Jerry:
Jerry Neumann has been an investor and early-stage advisor to groundbreaking technology companies for three decades. He has seed invested in some of the most successful venture-backed companies in the world, including two of the 30 largest software companies. He has worked alongside dozens of entrepreneurs as investor, board member, and advisor. Jerry has been called one of New York’s “50 Most Important VCs” and one of the "100 Best Early Stage Investors" by Business Insider. His book, Founder vs Investor, was published by Harper Collins in 2023.
Enjoy!
October 4, 20241 hr 10 min
"We Want to Build a TRILLION Dollar Company....." w/ Chris Hladczuk and Nick Puljic
Hanover: https://hanover.co/
Follow Chris: https://x.com/chrishlad
Follow Nick: https://x.com/NickPuljic
ODF: https://beondeck.com/
About Chris:
After graduating from Yale university and working at Goldman Sachs for more than a year, Chris quit his job at Goldman Sachs in order to join a startup. He joined Meow as the 9th employee in the company and is currently serving as the Chief Revenue Officer at Meow.
Now, he is the co-founder/CEO of Hanover.
About Nick:
Nick started as a software engineer at Amazon before moving to the healthcare space with Oscar Health. During the pandemic his interests turned towards financial freedom, leading me to found my first company, Stock Unlock, with a mission to empower everyone to make better financial decisions.
Now, he is the co-founder/CTO of Hanover
(00:00) Intro + beondeck.com
(2:07) Who are Chris and Nick?
(4:19) Being a Force of Nature
(12:24) No one is perfect
(19:51) Hiring the best (Firing the worst)
(25:10) Transferring your values
(27:45) Don't "Play Founder"
(40:07) Creating Urgency
(43:15) Defining Excellence
(47:57) Changing Legacy Industries
(56:38) Chris' Biggest Lesson from Brandon and Bryce from Meow
(1:01:02) How to Take Advice?
(1:07:45) The Greatest Question
This is The Forum.
Enjoy!
September 30, 20241 hr 1 min
"Founders are NOT artists...." w/ Martin Ringlein
Follow Martin: https://x.com/martymadrid/
About Martin:
Martin started as a Computer Science undergrad at The University of Maryland and is an alumni of the Columbia Business School. He spent the majority of my early career as a designer and front-end developer prior to jumping into the world of entrepreneurship.
His first start-up was acquired by Twitter, pre-IPO, where he joined to help build and lead the Research & Design function. Following Twitter, he joined the Obama administration as a Presidential Innovation Fellow. And then, his most recent start-up was acquired by Eventbrite, pre-IPO, where he joined to run Global R&D.
he has spent the past four-years in Venture Capital investing in early-stage start-ups as well as leading corporate innovation initiatives within the Fortune 500 through a Venture Studio model.
Now, he is building Agree.com and is a GP at Adventure Fund.
(00:00) Intro
(02:06) Who is Martin?
(02:58) How has design evolved overtime?
(07:56) What creates good design?
(11:17) What really is taste? Martin thinks it's irrelevant what it is 👀
(16:20) Lucky v/s unlucky
(26:09) Storytelling is more important than Designer?
(40:05) Pattern Recognition!
(45:46) Are people more similar in their way of thinking or more different in their way of thinking?
(58:51) The greatest question
September 13, 20241 hr 39 min
Jason Fried x Derek Sivers | The Forum
Follow Jason: https://x.com/jasonfried
Get in touch with Derek: https://sive.rs/
ODF: https://beondeck.com/
About Jason:
Jason is an entrepreneur, author, and software developer. He is the co-founder and CEO of Basecamp (formerly 37signals), a web-based project management and team collaboration tool. Fried is known for his unconventional approach to business and work culture, advocating for remote work and prioritizing work-life balance long before it became mainstream.
He has co-authored several influential books on business and productivity, including "Rework," "Remote: Office Not Required," and "It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work." Fried's ideas on simplicity in business, focused work, and challenging traditional office norms have made him a respected voice in the tech and entrepreneurship communities.
About Derek:
Derek is an entrepreneur, writer, and musician best known for founding CD Baby, an online music store for independent musicians, which he sold in 2008 for $22 million and donated the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. Sivers is renowned for his unconventional thinking and approach to business and life.
He is the author of books such as "Anything You Want" and "Your Music and People," which offer insights into entrepreneurship, self-improvement, and the music industry. Sivers is also known for his popular TED talks and his website, where he shares his thoughts on a wide range of topics from business to philosophy.
A Conversation About Everything, and nothing.
(00:00) Intro (beondeck.com)
(2:20) Who are Derek and Jason?
(5:10) Derek misses having a "sandbox"
(8:20) Can you really learn from the past?
(16:14) Derek and Jason wouldn't want to run public companies. Why?
(28:01) Derek on Jason creating a Purpose Trust.
(36:12) Simplicity is the best.
(47:51) How Derek and Jason view hard times.
(55:14) Is Jason fueled by anger and rebellion by the way things are?
(1:12:41) What is the greatest email the two of them have received?
(1:17:01) Derek on "How to Live"
(1:34:12) One fact that will blow 11 year old me mind.
Jason Fried x Derek Sivers.
The Forum
Enjoy!
September 9, 202452 min
AI will make us seek status w/ Siqi Chen
Follow Siqi: x.com/blader
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About Siqi:
Siqi is the Co-Founder of Runway and a Member Board Of Directors at Sandbox VR. Siqi holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from the University of California, San Diego.
(00:00) intro + doola.com/exerton
(2:47) Who is Siqi?
(3:34) The importance of Leverage
(9:37) How will AI change economic work all over the world?
(13:37) The relation between Luxury goods and AI in the future. (status seeking.....)
(35:02) Do even the best of the best seek status?
(37:54) Work-Life Balance
(41:55) How did @runwayco have an awesome launch?
(45:08) Difference b/w how the best founders build v/s others.
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