Paige Finn Doherty

Seed to Harvest

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🎙️ Seed to Harvest | Stories from Technical Storytellers Welcome to Seed to Harvest, the podcast by Behind Genius Ventures. We talk to early-stage founders, operators, and investors—people building with code and conviction. Each episode is a chapter in their story: from the messy beginnings to the quiet pivots, from planting ideas to growing companies that matter. Expect: 🌱 Honest conversations on the earliest chapters of company-building 🧠 Tactical insights from technical minds with narrative soul ✨ Reflections on resilience, rituals, and reinventing what’s possible This podcast is for th...

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Paige Finn Doherty

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Cendana Partner Kelli Fontaine on Why Cendana Invested in Behind Genius Ventures, Capital Call Line of Credits, Supporting Solo GPs, and What Makes A Memorable Annual Meeting | Seed To Harvest Ep48 31.01.2023 26:48

Send us Fan Mail Today, I’m joined by Kelli Fontaine, Partner at Cendana Capital who previously served as Director for Trinity Capital Investment. Cendana Capital invests globally in very early stage funds, and now manages over $2.2B. They are our anchor investor for Fund 2, and I could not be more excited to have Kelli on the show today. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tacti...

Cake Ventures Founding Partner Monique Woodard on Her Strategy for Building a Balanced Portfolio, What She Looks For in Her Investment Process, and the Interesting Topic She is Currently Writing About | Seed To Harvest Ep47 24.01.2023 20:41

Send us Fan Mail Today, I’m joined by Monique Woodard, the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Cake Ventures. Cake Ventures is a pre-seed and seed venture capital firm investing in companies that touch areas of demographic change including aging and longevity, the increased spending power of women, and the shift to majority-minority. A Forbes article published on Jan 12, 2023, claims that Ca...

Impressionism Capital Founding Partner Sydney Thomas on Her Secret About Career Changes, Biggest Learnings from Precursor Ventures, and Her Thoughts on Fund Construction | Seed To Harvest Ep46 17.01.2023 26:04

Send us Fan Mail Today, I’m joined by Sydney Thomas, the Founding Partner of Impressionism Capital. She invests in early stage startups, specifically focusing on investing in real people. Since becoming the first hire at Precursor VC, Sydney has built a community of over 400 co-investors along with intuitive systems that scale small to midsize teams. She is a proud Beyoncé stan and dedicated write...

NEA Partner Ann Bordetsky on Beginning Angel Investing, Main Decision Frameworks in Evaluating Companies, and Her Thoughts on the Future of Twitter | Seed To Harvest Ep45 10.01.2023 31:45

Send us Fan Mail Today, I’m joined by Ann Bordetsky, a Partner at New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Ann has helped build some of Silicon Valley's most iconic technology companies, such as Rival Inc, which was acquired by Ticketmaster in 2020 and has served in operator roles at Uber, Twitter, and several mobility startups. She uses her operator superpowers to help visionary founders design and...

Awesome People Ventures Founding Partner Julia Lipton on Joining the Startup Track, The Culture and Storytelling of Quixey, and Julia’s Craziest Moment in Web3 | Seed To Harvest Ep44 20.12.2022 29:46

Send us Fan Mail Today, I’m joined by Julia Lipton, the Founding Partner of Awesome People Ventures. She was previously the first business hire and Director of Marketing at Quixey in 2011. Julia was also the Head of Growth at Rise and the Head of Virtual Visits at One Medical Group. Furthermore, she founded Soundboard, which offers high touch advising for venture-backed startups. Julia currently i...

TQ Ventures Investor Jana Iris on Developing Community Experiences Inspired By Burning Man, Her Tech Career at HashiCorp as a “Non-Technical” Talent, and Making Her First Angel Investment | Seed To Harvest Ep43 13.12.2022 30:37

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults. Today, I’m joined by Jana Iris. She’s a coffee lover, start-up advisor and investor. Since 2008, she’s been...

How We Plan, Produce and Publish Seed To Harvest : The Podcasters Guide To Getting Started | Seed To Harvest Ep42 06.12.2022 23:41

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. In this episode, I’ll share the inspiration, our process, the reason behind our podcast creation decisions...

Vitalize VC Investor Gale Wilkinson on Time Management Strategies For Deep Focus, Considerations for Round Valuation, Term Sheets and Harnessing The Power of Crystals | Seed To Harvest Ep 41 29.11.2022 24:23

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. Today, I’m joined by Gale Wilkinson, General Partner at Vitalize VC. After graduating with her degree in ma...

Foundry Group Investor Jaclyn Hester on Capital Call Best Practices, Being An Investor Outside Typical Tech Hubs and Planting Seeds Through a “Give First” Mentality Inspired By Venture Deals Author Brad Feld | Seed To Harvest Ep40 22.11.2022 33:48

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. Today, I’m joined by Jaclyn Hester, Partner at Foundry Group. At Foundry, Jaclyn leads direct investments i...

Village Global Co-founder Anne Dwane on Founding Networks Versus Building Networks, How Chegg’s Name Originated From “The Chicken or the Egg” Question, and Supporting The Ecosystem Through Scout Programs | Seed To Harvest Ep39 15.11.2022 36:43

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. Today, I’m joined by Anne Dwane from Village Global, an early stage venture fund backed by some of the worl...

Red Beard Ventures Investor Elana Dickman on her Path into Venture and Making 200 Investments Through a Syndicate with Red Beard Founder Drew Austin | Seed To Harvest Ep38 08.11.2022 27:53

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. Today I'm joined by my good friend Elana Dickman, an investor at Red Beard Ventures. She started her c...

Night Ventures Investor Emily Herrera on Investing as a Form of Curation, Comparing Star Signs, and Our Favorite “OG” Youtubers | Seed To Harvest Ep37 01.11.2022 34:51

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. Today, I’m joined by Emily Herrera, creator and investor from Night Ventures. If you don’t already know Emi...

Vice President of Verdis Investment Management Jamie Rhode on Using A Data Driven Approach to Capture Unicorns and Evaluating Emerging Managers As An LP | Seed To Harvest Ep36 25.10.2022 30:25

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. Today, I’m joined by Jamie Rhode, Vice President at Verdis Investment Management where she’s focused on ven...

Founding Partner of Banana Capital Turner Novak on Strategies For Investing In eCommerce platforms in Emerging Markets and His Philosophy for Scaling His Venture Team | Seed To Harvest Ep35 18.10.2022 27:35

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults. Today, I’m joined by Turner Novak, Founding Partner of Banana Capital. Turner launched Banana Capital in 202...

Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures Charles Hudson On Raising a $73 Million Fund and Prioritizing People | Seed to Harvest Ep34 11.10.2022 33:33

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a new podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. Today, I’m joined by Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, a classic seed stage...

JLabs LLC CEO Judy Estrin on Using Environmental Ecosystems to Understand Innovation, Generational Changes in Communication and Comparing Basic Research to Applied Research in Product Development | Seed To Harvest Ep33 04.10.2022 33:55

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. Today, I’m joined by one of our investors Judy Estrin, CEO of JLABS LLC and co-founder for 8 technology com...

Hustle Fund GP Elizabeth Yin on Scaling Your Fund Strategy From Fund I to Fund II and Building An Investor’s Oasis with Camp Hustle | Seed to Harvest Ep32 27.09.2022 41:55

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a new podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. On this episode I speak with Elizabeth Yin, Co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund. Previously,...

Co-founders of Biom Will Gahagan and Hank Schellenger on How Biom Beats Out Lysol and Clorox Wipes and How Apple Airpods Inspired Biom’s Patented Product Design | Seed To Harvest EP31 20.09.2022 41:15

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a new podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. On this episode, I speak with co-founders of Biom, Will Gahagan and Hank Schellenger. Biom creates the...

La Famiglia VC Judith Dada on Providing Excellent Service As An Investor and How La Famiglia Curated Their Personal Brand | Seed To Harvest Ep30 13.09.2022 24:21

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a new podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults. On this episode, I speak with La Famiglia VC, Judith Dada. Judith Dada, general partner at La Famiglia,...

Founder of Gen Z VCs Meagan Loyst on Building A Global Community of Investors, Hosting Events and Developing Your Own Perspective As An Investor | Seed To Harvest Ep29 06.09.2022 23:02

Send us Fan Mail ]Seed to Harvest is a new podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. Meagan Loyst founded Gen Z VCs, a global community centered around empowering the next generation of l...

Beezer Clarkson, General Partner at Sapphire Ventures, on Demystifying the LP Perspective With Open LP, Portfolio Construction, and Fundraising Advice for GPs | Seed To Harvest Ep28 30.08.2022 24:37

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a new podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. In the 28th episode of Seed to Harvest, Paige Doherty interviews Beezer Clarkson, General Partner at Sa...

Nathan Beckord, CEO of Foundersuite.com, on How To Create Proactive Investor Updates, His Passion For Sailing and Giving A Memorable Pitch To Investors | Seed To Harvest Ep 27 23.08.2022 26:31

Send us Fan Mail Seed to Harvest is a new podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest , an illustrated children's book for adults. In the 27th episode of Seed to Harvest, Paige Doherty interviews Nathan Beckord, founder of Foundersuit...

Cindy Bi, General Partner at Capital X, on Investing In 12 Unicorn Start-ups, Comparing Specialist and Generalist Investing, and Making The Most Of Networking Events | Seed To Harvest S2 Ep13 16.08.2022 29:17

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Cindy Bi, Founding Partner of Capital X, shares about her experience investing in 12 unicorn companies including Cruise, Rippling, and Zapier. We chat about her personal experience investing in founders she meets at networking events. Also, the decision framework behind becoming a specialist investor or generalist investor. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on...

Nik Sharma, CEO Of Sharma Brands, on Launching Mr. Beast’s Chocolate Bar, D2C Brands, Creating A Positive Team Culture, and Building A Twitter Following To Over 135K | Seed To Harvest S2 Ep12 09.08.2022 19:26

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Nik Sharma, CEO of Sharma Brands shares about launching D2C and other celebrity brands such as Mr. Beast’s chocolate bar, Feastables, and Chamberlain Coffee. We chat about how he has built his Twitter following to over 135K followers and how the Real Housewives of Orange County relate to his philosophy on team building. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on sto...

Ashley Flucas, Founder of Flucas Ventures, on Deploying $80 Million In Two Years, Preventing Burnout and Community Driven Deal Flow Across Late Stage and Early Stage Investments | Seed To Harvest S2 Ep11 02.08.2022 21:08

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ashley Flucas, Founder of Flucas Ventures, shares how her interest in venture started after reading the book, the Monk and the Riddle as a fresh law school graduate. Since transitioning to venture almost two years ago, Ashley has helped invest $80 million in start-ups across India, Pakistan, North America, West Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia and more. We ch...