VC deal flow is down and insider rounds are up, Apple’s in-app purchase policy and what it mean for mobile blockchain adoption, China’s zero Covid policy protests, and community building startup advice
Here’s what we cover during this week’s Partner Meeting segments:VC deal flow has slowed, but there’s still a lot of action including an increase of insider roundsApple’s in-app purchase policy and wh...
6 Dec 202239min
Twittertainment, social media strategies for startups, how to use crypto principles to avoid another FTX + interview with Jehan Luth of Banyan
This week’s pod ep is another Partner Meeting + guest interview combo.Here’s what we cover during the Partner Meeting segments:Twitter and some thoughts on the situationAn update on the continued FTX ...
22 Nov 202251min
Partner Meeting: Are tech layoffs an indicator of what’s to come, CPI data that’s not bad news, FTX and the ensuing crypto mayhem, and how to build marketplaces
On this week’s Partner Meeting episode we cover the following topics:Recent tech layoffs and whether or not it’s an indicator for what’s to comeCPI data that suggests inflation is slowingThe FTX debac...
15 Nov 202234min
The danger of overcapitalizing a startup, Reddit releases NFTs, pricing strategies + interview with Alon Talmor of Ask-AI
On this week’s pod ep we’re combining our traditional guest interview style with the new partner meeting format. We start with the partner meeting and then I chat with a guest.Here’s what we cover dur...
10 Nov 202239min
Doing Good Can Make You Money with Tensie Whelan, Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business
On this week’s guest episode I chat with Tensie Whelan, a Clinical Professor of Business and Society and the Director of NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business.Many people think that sustainability...
3 Nov 202247min
Partner Meeting: What founders should do when deals aren’t getting done, China’s 20th National Congress results and what it means for the global economy, Q3 earnings start to roll in, OFAC sanctions in crypto, and should you have a co-founder
On this week’s Partner Meeting episode we cover the following topics:What founders should do when deals aren’t getting doneQ3 earnings start to roll inChina’s 20th National Congress and what it means ...
25 Okt 202243min
The Fintech VC Powerhouse & Penetrating the LATAM Market with Mike Packer of QED Investors
On this week’s guest episode, I sit down with Mike Packer, Partner at QED Investors.QED is one of the big dogs in FinTech investing. They have roughly $5B of AUM and the firm was founded by one of the...
20 Okt 20221h 1min
Partner Meeting: Resetting the bones of the economy, work-life integration, interoperability and Cosmos, and the importance of customer insights
On this week’s Partner Meeting episode we cover the following topics:Jobs reportEconomic historical normsThe war in UkraineBlockchain interoperability and CosmosWork-life integrationThe importance of ...
13 Okt 202231min
