The Twenty Minute VC
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The Twenty Minute VC takes you inside the world of Venture Capital, Startup Funding and The Pitch. Join host Harry Stebbings and discover how you can attain funding for your business by listening to what the most prominent investors are directly looking for in startups, providing easily actionable tips and tricks that can be put in place to increase your chances of getting funded.
The Twenty Minute VC
4d ago
Bryan Johnson is the founder of Blueprint, the man is at war with death and is mastering longevity. Bryan is on a mission aimed at enhancing human intelligence and being respected by people in the 25th century. Before starting Blueprint, Bryan also founded Braintree (acquired by PayPal for $800M) and OS Fund – a $100M venture capital fund investing in genomics, synthetic biology, and complex systems.
In Today’s Episode with Bryan Johnson We Discuss:
The Philosophy of Don’t Die
What does Bryan think is the biggest existential threat to humankind?
Why does Bryan believe humans are unfit to m ..read more
The Twenty Minute VC
1w ago
Jean-Michel Lemieux is one of the OGs of engineering and product having been the CTO at Shopify and the VP Engineering at Atlassian. Jean-Michel helped grow both Shopify and Atlassian from single-product to multi-product companies and led the building of their platforms.
In Today’s Episode with Jean-Michel Lemieux We Discuss:
From band class to Shopify CTO
How did Jean-Michel make his way into the world of product?
What were Jean-Michel’s biggest lessons from his time at Atlassian & Shopify?
How are Shopify & Atlassian the same? How are they different?
Why does Jean-Michel th ..read more
The Twenty Minute VC
1w ago
Gili Raanan is the Founder of Cyberstarts and one of the most successful seed investors ever. In his 19 company portfolio, Gili has invested in a decacorn (Wiz), seven unicorns and had three others acquired. Prior to Cyberstarts, Gili spent over 15 years as a General Partner @ Sequoia Capital investing in some of the world’s best cyber security companies.
In Today’s Episode with Gili Raanan We Discuss:
1. From Founder to World’s Best Seed Investor:
How did Gili make the move into the world of venture with Sequoia?
How did Mike Moritz and Doug Leone recruit him? What was that process like?
Wh ..read more
The Twenty Minute VC
1w ago
Luca Ferrari is Co-Founder and CEO of Bending Spoons, one of the most incredible but untold success stories in startups. Luca and the team have scaled Bending Spoons to 100M monthly active users and $380M in sales in 2023. The company’s products include Evernote, Meetup, Remini, and Splice and their products have now been downloaded more than 500M times.
In Today’s Episode with Luca Ferrari We Discuss:
From McKinsey Associate to $2BN Founder
What was Luca like as a child? How would his parents have described him?
Why did Luca share his McKinsey salary with his co-founders?
What were Luca’s ..read more
The Twenty Minute VC
2w ago
Joe Lonsdale is the Founder and Managing Partner at 8VC, an early-stage venture capital firm managing over $6 billion in capital. In 2003, he founded Palantir Technologies. Since then, he has founded over a dozen companies, including Addepar, a wealth management platform helping investors manage over $5 trillion, and OpenGov, recently sold for $1.8BN.
In Today’s Episode with Joe Lonsdale We Discuss:
1. The Making of a Multi-Unicorn Founder:
What was Joe like as a child? How would his parents and teachers have described him?
What does Joe know now that he wishes he had known when he started ..read more
The Twenty Minute VC
2w ago
Brendon Cassidy is one of the OG of enterprise sales of the last decade, having advised the likes of Gong.io, Pipedrive, Showpad. Previously Brendon was first Head of Sales at LinkedIn and VP of Sales at Talkdesk.
In Today’s Episode with Brendon Cassidy We Discuss:
1. The Early Days and Navigating Through the Dot-com Bubble:
How did recruiting prepare Brendon for a career in sales?
What impact did the dot-com bubble burst have on his early career?
What does Brendon know now that he wishes he had known when he started his career in sales?
2. The Playbook and Hiring The Team:
How does Brendo ..read more
The Twenty Minute VC
3w ago
Peter Wagner is a Founding Partner of Wing. Peter has led investments in dozens of early-stage companies including Snowflake, Gong, Pinecone, and many others which have gone on to complete IPO’s or successful acquisitions. Prior to founding Wing, Peter spent an incredible 14 years at Accel, starting as an associate in 1996 and scaling to Managing Partner, before leaving to start Wing.
In Today’s Episode with Peter Wagner We Discuss:
1. From Associate to Managing Partner to Founding Partner:
How did Peter first make his way into the world of venture as an associate at Accel?
How important doe ..read more
The Twenty Minute VC
3w ago
Nicolai Tangen is the CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world with $1.55 Trn in assets, owning on average, 1.5% of every listed company. Tangen was previously Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer in AKO Capital, which he founded in 2005. Prior to this, Tangen was a partner and senior analyst at Egerton Capital and an equity analyst at Cazenove & Co.
In Today’s Episode with Nicolai Tangen We Discuss:
From Religious Town in Norway to Leading the Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund:
What was Nicolai like as a child? How would his pa ..read more
The Twenty Minute VC
3w ago
Frank Quattrone is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Qatalyst and served as its CEO from the Firm’s founding until January 2016. Over more than four decades, Frank and the teams he has led have advised on more than 600 mergers and acquisitions with an aggregate transaction value over $1 trillion and on more than 350 financings that raised over $65 billion for technology companies worldwide. Frank led the IPOs of Amazon.com, Cisco, Intuit, Netscape, among many others. He advised Apple on its $400 MM acquisition of NeXT (which led to Steve Jobs’ return to Apple); Concur on its $8.3B sale to ..read more
The Twenty Minute VC
1M ago
Sami Inkinen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Virta Health, the company reversing type 2 diabetes. Before Virta, Sami was the Co-Founder of Trulia, steering the company to a successful IPO and its eventual sale to Zillow Group. Outside of the boardroom, he launched Fat Chance Row, a daring venture to row 2,750 miles across the Pacific, unsupported with his wife, rowing 18 hours straight per day.
In Today’s Episode with Sami Inkinen:
1. From Farm in Finland to IPO Founder: Relationship to Money
How did Sami’s humble upbringing on a farm in Finland impact his early mindset and ambition?
How does S ..read more