Village Global Podcast
The Village Global podcast takes you inside the world of venture capital and technology, featuring enlightening interviews with entrepreneurs, investors and tech industry leaders. Learn more at www.villageglobal.vc.
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How to Nail Product-Market Fit and Scale a B2B Company with Thejo Kote of Airbase
Thejo Kote (@thejo) talks to Village partner Ben Cas...
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Apr 25 2024 57m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Building AirbaseChapter 2 10 mins
Defining and Achieving Product Market FitChapter 3 10 mins
Early B2B Sales Strategies and PricingChapter 4 9 mins
Scaling Sales Teams and Avoiding MistakesChapter 5 4 mins
Balancing Talent Acquisition and Hiring ProcessChapter 6 6 mins
Hiring Talent for US-Based CompaniesChapter 7 8 mins
Global Remote Team Management Insights
Encore: Cloudflare Co-Founder Michelle Zatlyn’s Advice on Hiring, Fundraising, Scaling, and more
Michelle Zatlyn (@zatlyn), co-founder, president, an...
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Apr 17 2024 50m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Entrepreneurial JourneyChapter 2 5 mins
Building CloudflareChapter 3 8 mins
Evolution of Cloudflare's Go-to-Market StrategyChapter 4 8 mins
Navigating Leadership, Funding, and Product-FitChapter 5 7 mins
Pitching, Fundraising, and Building TeamsChapter 6 4 mins
Frugality and Hiring in Tech StartupChapter 7 5 mins
Attracting Talent With Thought LeadershipChapter 8 4 mins
Secrets of Success & Iteration
Lessons from the Early Days at Uber and Advice for Founders with Kevin Novak
We're excited to launch a new EIR program for data s...
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Apr 5 2024 46m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Data Science and Dynamic PricingChapter 2 5 mins
Data Strategy and Team StructureChapter 3 7 mins
Discussion on AI Investing and IncumbentsChapter 4 9 mins
Idea Formation and Founder Co-FoundingChapter 5 9 mins
Co-Founding Compatibility and Data Insights
Encore Episode: John Donahoe’s Lessons on Leadership and Being a Better CEO
This encore episode is a recording of a special mast...
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Mar 15 2024 54m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Servant Leadership in Business and TechnologyChapter 2 8 mins
Navigating Change and Adversity as LeadersChapter 3 5 mins
Hiring for Growth and Upgrading TeamsChapter 4 7 mins
Team Development and Upgrading StrategiesChapter 5 6 mins
Navigating Labels and Recruiting StrategiesChapter 6 10 mins
Navigating Sales, Branding, and AcquisitionsChapter 7 5 mins
Technology and Service of PeopleChapter 8 1 min
Leadership Support and Wisdom Sharing
Identifying 275M Unreported Genetic Variations To Improve Healthcare with NIH All of Us Program CTO Chris Lunt
Chris Lunt is a technology executive with more than ...
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Mar 1 2024 49m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Technology Trends in Public HealthChapter 2 4 mins
Public Innovation Funding EvolutionChapter 3 6 mins
Improving Health Through Precision MedicineChapter 4 4 mins
Importance of Diversity and Data PricingChapter 5 8 mins
Data Ownership and Health Information ExchangeChapter 6 3 mins
Technological Security and Innovation PerspectivesChapter 7 2 mins
Future of Healthcare and New JobsChapter 8 8 mins
Evolution of Technology and Learning
Building Hardware Companies and Choosing Co-Founders with Michael Hochberg
Michael Hochberg (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hochbe...
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Feb 16 2024 57m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Silicon PhotonicsChapter 2 11 mins
Building Software vs. Developing HardwareChapter 3 10 mins
Understanding the Importance of Silicon PhotonicsChapter 4 12 mins
Applications of Silicon Photonics TechnologyChapter 5 13 mins
Evaluating Co-Founders and Managing Differences
Secondaries with Matt Pellini of Hamilton Lane
Matt Pellini, Managing Director at Hamilton Lane, jo...
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Feb 9 2024 40m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Exploring Secondary Investments in Private EquityChapter 2 5 mins
Investing in Private Equity SecondariesChapter 3 12 mins
LP and GP Considerations in Secondary MarketChapter 4 4 mins
Technology and Global TransactionsChapter 5 6 mins
Impact of Secondaries on Private Equity
Lessons Learned From Running CalSTRS with Chris Ailman
Christopher Ailman (@CJAtheCIO), Chief Investment Of...
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Feb 2 2024 52m
Encore: Mark Pincus on Product Management, Raising Capital, and Building Zynga
This encore episode is a recording of a special even...
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Jan 26 2024 1h 10m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Entrepreneurship and Success in Mature MarketsChapter 2 4 mins
Raising Money and Working With VCsChapter 3 13 mins
Product Management Principles and Bold IdeasChapter 4 16 mins
The Journey of a FounderChapter 5 8 mins
Insights on Facebook's Engagement and EthicsChapter 6 7 mins
Zynga's Evolution and Stress ScaleChapter 7 12 mins
Innovation and Challenging People
Encore: Bill Gates on Advice For Founders, Mistakes, and Philanthropy
This encore episode is a recording of a special even...
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Jan 19 2024 59m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Bill Gates' Lessons on Building MicrosoftChapter 2 7 mins
The Evolution of Entrepreneurship and PhilanthropyChapter 3 7 mins
Social Impact and Philanthropy in CompaniesChapter 4 10 mins
Global Health, Education, and PhilanthropyChapter 5 10 mins
Improving Global PovertyChapter 6 14 mins
Business Models and Future of EducationChapter 7 34 sec
Conversation With Bill Gates
Encore: Jerry Yang on Yahoo!, Early-Stage Investing, and China
Jerry originally joined us on the podcast in 2019. H...
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Jan 12 2024 56m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Inception and Growth of YahooChapter 2 7 mins
Building YahooChapter 3 7 mins
Yahoo's HistoryChapter 4 5 mins
Jack Ma and Alibaba's RiseChapter 5 8 mins
Chinese Entrepreneurs and Work EthicChapter 6 7 mins
Blockchain and Conversations on Influential FiguresChapter 7 11 mins
Data Governance and US-China Rift
How Superplastic Built a Social Media-Native Character Universe
Paul Budnitz, founder of Superplastic, and Jennifer ...
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Jan 4 2024 44m
Chapter 1 12 mins
SuperplasticChapter 2 7 mins
Balance Creativity and Technology in CharacterChapter 3 3 mins
Culture and Creativity in HiringChapter 4 5 mins
Social Media's Influence on CreativityChapter 5 8 mins
Creative Company Co-Location and PartnershipChapter 6 5 mins
Navigating Roles and Complementary Skills
Reference Checking and Personality Assessments with Investor Graham Duncan
Graham Duncan (@GrahamDuncanNYC) is a longtime inves...
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Sep 22 2023 51m
Chapter 1 14 mins
Mood in Reference ChecksChapter 2 6 mins
Reference Checking and Interviewing FoundersChapter 3 4 mins
Evaluating ProspectsChapter 4 7 mins
Self-Deception and Context in HiringChapter 5 12 mins
Interviewers' Perspective on Hiring TechniquesChapter 6 6 mins
Personality Frameworks in Evaluating TalentChapter 7 28 sec
Thank You and Goodbye
Insights on Capital Power Brokers from Hedge Funds to Venture Capital with Sebastian Mallaby, author of The Power L...
Sebastian Mallaby (@scmallaby) is the Paul A. Volcke...
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Sep 19 2023 51m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Historical Events and Changing Industries InsightsChapter 2 5 mins
Venture Capital vs Central Banking DifferencesChapter 3 13 mins
The Changing Landscape of Venture CapitalChapter 4 3 mins
Building Trust in StartupsChapter 5 4 mins
Emotional Writing and the Power of AIChapter 6 12 mins
Opinions on AI and the UK
LatAm Digital Transformation Report from Atlantico
Julio Vasconcellos (@JulioV), managing partner at At...
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Aug 30 2023 49m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Latin America Digital Transformation ReportChapter 2 6 mins
Latin American Unicorn Funding and ExitsChapter 3 6 mins
Inflation, Green Energy, and TradeChapter 4 6 mins
Mexico's Opportunity for Fintech GrowthChapter 5 4 mins
B2B Opportunities in Latin American TechChapter 6 9 mins
Round Sizes and Valuations for StartupsChapter 7 5 mins
Predicting Value Creation in Latin American Startups
Opportunities in Public Health Investing with Gurdane Bhutani and Zeshan Muhammedi
Gurdane Bhutani and Zeshan Muhammedi are co-founders...
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Aug 24 2023 52m
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Evolution of Investing in HealthcareChapter 2 3 mins
Investing in Healthcare and Public HealthChapter 3 7 mins
Public Health and Entrepreneurship IntersectionChapter 4 11 mins
Engaging Experts in Healthcare InnovationChapter 5 5 mins
Environmental Health in HealthcareChapter 6 11 mins
Investing in Future Public Health TechnologiesChapter 7 5 mins
Medical Advice and SupplementsChapter 8 48 sec
Discussion on Putting Together a Boogie
The Future of Retail with Lee Hnetinka
Lee Hnetinka, founder and CEO of Future and Darkstor...
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Aug 17 2023 38m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Retail and Loyalty Programs OverviewChapter 2 10 mins
Building Fast Delivery Startups and InsightsChapter 3 15 mins
Power of Curation and Consumer TrendsChapter 4 26 sec
Gratitude and Goodbye on Podcast
CIO Series: Wealth Management Platforms, Private Investment Strategies, and the Current (non-Twitter) Macro Outlook...
Cameron Dawson, Chief Investment Officer at NewEdge ...
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Aug 10 2023 39m
Chapter 1 7 mins
The Evolution of Wealth Management PlatformsChapter 2 5 mins
Exploring Alpha, Asset Class, CIOChapter 3 3 mins
Insights on Private and Public MarketsChapter 4 7 mins
Tech Company FoundersChapter 5 7 mins
Venture Capital Investing and Evaluating ManagersChapter 6 7 mins
Interview Preparation and Appreciating Ballet/Music
Opportunities at the intersection of software and hardware in national development projects with Prescott Watson
Prescott Watson (@prescottwatson) joins Olga Serhiye...
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Aug 3 2023 56m
Mark Cuban on Disrupting Healthcare, Trends in AI, and Randomness
Mark Cuban (@mcuban) joins Olga Serhiyevich, head of...
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Jun 15 2023 54m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Cuban and Cost Plus Disrupt HealthcareChapter 2 4 mins
Healthcare Industry Regulations and Government InvolvementChapter 3 10 mins
Investing in AI and Disruptive TechnologyChapter 4 12 mins
Decoding the Human BodyChapter 5 4 mins
Acting, Friendship, and Three Comma StoreChapter 6 8 mins
Consumer Behavior and Social Media
Disrupting VC Benchmarking and Closing The LP-GP Information Gap with Eric Woo and Spencer Tyson
Eric Woo (@ericjwoo), co-founder and CEO of Revere, ...
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Jun 1 2023 48m
Chapter 1 14 mins
VC Fund Selection Information GapChapter 2 9 mins
Venture Capital Benchmarking and AllocationChapter 3 9 mins
Benchmarking Emerging Manager MetricsChapter 4 14 mins
Selecting Managers With Both Factors
Investing Across Cycles, Tech Transformation, and Partnering Effectively with Entrepreneurs with Jon Korngold
Jon Korngold is the Global Head of Blackstone Growth...
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May 18 2023 46m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Technology Investing and Private MarketsChapter 2 6 mins
Investing in AI and Growth EquityChapter 3 8 mins
Venture vs Growth Equity InvestingChapter 4 6 mins
Disciplined Investing, Strong Management TeamsChapter 5 5 mins
Cultural Sensitivity and TravelChapter 6 11 mins
Effective Board Members and Investment Strategies
Tokenizing Film Finance with Marc Iserlis
Marc Iserlls is a film/TV producer and documentary f...
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May 9 2023 43m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Film Financing Evolution and TokenizationChapter 2 7 mins
Democratizing Film Financing With TokensChapter 3 11 mins
The Film Value Chain and TechnologyChapter 4 8 mins
Investing in Film Financing OpportunitiesChapter 5 9 mins
Investing in Film Storytelling
The Startup of You: Navigating Status Dynamics, Name Dropping, and Lessons on Hustle
Ben Casnocha (@bencasnocha) and Reid Hoffman (@reidh...
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Apr 18 2023 22m
Chapter 1 8 mins
The Power of Networking and Name-DroppingChapter 2 4 mins
Career Status DynamicsChapter 3 8 mins
Navigating Office Dynamics and Team Performance
The Startup of You: How To Reference Check, Taking Smart Risks, and Lessons from Airbnb
Ben Casnocha (@bencasnocha) and Reid Hoffman (@reidh...
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Apr 14 2023 26m
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Power of Relentless ResourcefulnessChapter 2 8 mins
Reference Checking for ManagersChapter 3 11 mins
Assessing Risk in an Entrepreneurial Life