Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture Capital

In this podcast episode, Barry shares his journey into venture capital, explaining how his background in tech led him to explore the startup ecosystem and angel investing. He discusses the check size for investing, emphasizing the importance of showcasing value to startups. Barry also talks about building relationships with potential investors and his experience with the VC Lab program. He highlig...

In this podcast episode, Anupam Rastogi, partner at Emergent Ventures discusses his background and experience in investing and firm building. The conversation covers topics such as the impact of AI on jobs and the future of work, competition between startups and incumbents, the importance of large models and productivity tools, building teams and acquiring customers in different markets, pricing a...

In this podcast episode, Brian Nichols, the founder of Angel Squad, shares his background and experiences working at companies like Lyft, Zoox, and Blackbird. He talks about his first angel investment and how he identifies the right opportunities. Brian also discusses the number of startups to invest in for a diversified portfolio and the process of deal sourcing and syndicate investing. Brian dis...

In this podcast episode, Kaiwei Tang, the founder of Light Phone discusses the inspiration behind Light Phone, a credit card-sized device that encourages people to take a break from technology and live in the moment. He explains the concept of minimalism in design and how it aligns with the core values of Light Phone. Kaiwei emphasizes the importance of eliminating distractions and creating a devi...

I am excited to have Indus Khaitan, the founder of Quolum , a SaaS and Cloud Spend Reduction product funded by Sequoia and Nexus. He earlier founded Bitzer Mobile, which was created on the heels of the 2008 recession, and exited in what was Oracle's first acquisition in mobile. In this podcast episode, Indus discusses the growth and future of the Indian startup ecosystem, his experience working wi...

I am thrilled to have Arian Ghashgai as a partner at DVC and GP at Earthling VC and was a machine learning infra engineer within Meta Reality Labs In this podcast episode, Arian talks about his background, childhood, and interest in startups. He discusses his approach to evaluating startups, emphasizing the importance of the team, market, and vision. Arian also talks about his role in Earthlink, f...

I am excited to have Nick Huber who is the founder of the Sweaty Startup, sold his service business in Jan 2021 for 7 figures and now owns and operates a self-storage portfolio with 61 self-storage properties, In this podcast episode, Nick shares his journey in the world of startups, starting with a pickup and delivery student storage company while in college. He explains how he gained experience...

In this podcast episode, Joe talks about his experience of building and selling a startup and emphasizes the importance of engaging with multiple buyers to secure the best valuation. He discusses Foundry's two-sided marketplace, attracting high-quality sellers and providing buyers with insights into financial performance. He also talks about streamlining the sign-up process for sellers and automat...

In this podcast, Michael Cardamone, founder of Forum Ventures, shares his valuable insights on the startup world and his journey in founding and running a leading seed-stage SaaS venture VC firm. He talks about the importance of building relationships and being transparent about your track record when raising funds. He also provides insights on investing in startups, moving upmarket into enterpris...

I'm excited to have Polina Marinova Pompliano who is the author of 'HIDDEN GENIUS: The Secret Ways of Thinking That Power the World's Most Successful People.' She is also the founder of The Profile, a media organization that studies successful people and companies. In this podcast episode, Polina Marinova Pompliano, founder of Profile discusses her career in journalism, her experience working at F...

In this podcast episode, Osajie is the founder of Cut Box, a company that provides affordable, high-quality haircuts. Oz discusses his background in engineering, his journey as a startup founder, and Cut Box's expansion plans. Oz shares his thoughts on pricing strategy, customer experience, and talent acquisition. We also touch on the possibility of offering haircuts for women and kids in the futu...

In this podcast episode, Ashley Aydin talks about her journey into the startup and venture world, her experiences working in startups and venture funds, and her focus on investing in diverse founders, particularly in the Latinx community. She discusses the importance of operational experience in becoming a good investor, Vamos Ventures' investment focus and their efforts to support diverse founder...

In this podcast episode, Daniel talks about Marble, a platform that helps property owners manage their properties remotely talks about his journey. We discuss Daniel's background, advice for graduates, and how Marble got started. We cover Marble's growth and services, including an end-to-end leasing engine, 24/7 maintenance, and rent collection. Daniel talks about the importance of focus in buildi...

In this podcast episode, Idriss Al Rifai, CEO and founder of Flow48, talks about his journey as an entrepreneur and his experience with fundraising. Idris shares his background as a professional basketball player and military experience, drawing parallels between sports and entrepreneurship, and discusses the critical role of fundraising in startup success and the value of consulting experience fo...

In this podcast episode, Stephanie Demetriou talks about how Maekersuite enables professionals to create talking head videos in minutes. Stephanie shares her journey in startups, her experience as a management consultant, and the development of Maekersuite. She discusses the revenue model, ideal customer profile, and tips for improving video content. Stephanie offers advice on hiring sales and pro...

In this podcast episode, Payman Taei, founder of VisMe, discusses his journey as an entrepreneur and the development of VisMe, a platform for creating engaging presentations, infographics, and other visually appealing content. Payman talks about his previous experience with three other SaaS companies and his challenges in the agency world. He emphasizes the importance of focusing on product develo...

In this episode, Ida Tin talks about her journey of starting a jewelry business, traveling to Mexico, and starting a motorcycle tour company with her father. She also discusses how Clue grew as a company, raising funds from investors and building a successful startup team culture. Ida Tin shares her insights on the venture capital industry and her upcoming book, which aims to provide tips and tric...

In this episode, James Wang, General Partner at Creative Ventures, talks about his journey from working in hedge funds to investing in startups, the importance of finding a career that aligns with one's values and passions, and explores the differences between deep tech and software startups, addressing concerns about automation taking away jobs and discusses the impact of technology on climate ch...

In this episode, Simran talks about her career in sales and her insights on hiring and building a sales team for startups, her journey to becoming a sales manager, and her thoughts on when to hire a head of sales for a startup. She also talks about the characteristics of high-performing sales hires and how to identify them in the hiring process, measuring the impact of a sales rep, motivating a sa...

In this episode, Rob talks about his experience in the startup world, including his successes with HitTail and Drip, his thoughts on bootstrapping versus venture capital, the criteria for implementing a freemium model in a SaaS company, the hiring process for startups, and Rob's decision to launch his new book on Kickstarter, thoughts on angel investing and if founders should angel invest while th...

In this episode, Brittany talks about her experience as an accidental entrepreneur, building and scaling her company to eight figures before exiting, appearing on Shark Tank, and her role as chief experience officer at Experience.com . She emphasizes the importance of customer experience and earned growth rate for founders. She advises them to focus on hiring the right people and defining the expe...

In this episode, Dave talks about his journey from working at Facebook for a decade to becoming a startup founder and eventually a venture capitalist. He shares his experience working with Mark Zuckerberg and his current role as a VC. Dave also discusses his experience as an angel investor and his current venture capital fund, which has a thesis focused on the impact of exponential technologies su...

In this episode, Christophe talks about Slite's customers, mission and values about remote culture, high performance in leadership, biggest weaknesses, experience with YCombinator, how has Christophe chawed as a leader, and much more! Timestamps Introduction [00:00:00] Host Rohit Malhotra introduces the Life Self Mastery podcast and guest Christophe Pasquier, founder of Slide. Starting Slide [00:0...

In this episode, Allison talks about the KPIs of venture capitalists, building a relevant network from scratch, evaluating companies during their due diligence process, keeping away from own biases when choosing opportunities, raising a fund for a new VC, advice to founders on doing layoffs today, what makes great boards, the process to writing the book, Breaking into the venture, and much more! T...

In this episode, Alex talks about building Upflow, experiences with YCombinator, B2B payment methods being outdated, enabling card payments, hiring experienced people or young hustlers, interview structure, shortening the ramp time for AEs, and much more! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.c...