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Jul 16
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<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Chris Dixon is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, one of the leading venture firms of the last decade with investments in Oculus (acquired by Facebook), Coinbase, and many more. Chris also founded and leads a16z crypto, a division of the fir ... Show More
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Chris Schroeder is a global angel investor & advisor to tech startups with a keen interest in emerging markets. Chris is the co-founder of Next Billion Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on the next billion digital consumers across global emerging markets, he is a Network Partner for Village Global, an early venture capital fund backed by Bill Gates, M ... Show More
<h3 dir="ltr">Episode Title:</h3> <p dir="ltr">The World Of Venture Capital and How They Pick Winning Investments In Startups and Early Stage Businesses</p> <h3 dir="ltr">Guest:</h3> <p dir="ltr">Chris Van Dusen - Senior Partner at Slyco Capital</p> <h3 dir="ltr">Guest Bio:</h3> ... Show More
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/chrija">Christoph Janz</a> is the Co-Founder and General Partner @ <a href= "https://twitter.com/pointninecap">Point Nine</a>, one of Europe's leading early-stage firms with a portfolio including the likes of Zendesk, A ... Show More
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/sacca">Chris Sacca</a> is the Founder and Chairman @ <a href= "https://lowercasecapital.com/">Lowercase Capital</a>, one of the <a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2015/03/25/how-venture-cowboy-chris-sacca ... Show More
