Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines.
This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a single topic, think about a question and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha and Alex asked: Despite all the dollars and deals out there, does a drop in activation energy ... Show More
Feb 25
Is crypto growing up? Tether risk, Stripe’s stablecoin play, and the GENIUS Act explained
Crypto is creeping back into the startup conversation, but at ETH Denver last week, the buzz was as much about Washington as it was about tokens. Policy shifts are rippling through the market as Tether and stablecoins face scrutiny, players like Stripe re-enter the chat, and star ... Show More
33m 7s
Feb 21
Build Mode: Compensation, culture, and cap tables with Yuri Sagalov, GeneralCatalyst
TechCrunch's founder-focused podcast, Build Mode, is back. This season we’re breaking down what it really takes to build a world-class founding team starting with your cap table, equity structures, and startup compensation strategy. We kick off with Yuri Sagalov, managing directo ... Show More
42m 42s
May 2024
#78 - Decoding Billion-Dollar Success: Timeless principles.
Welcome to another episode of the Natural Born Leader Podcast!
Last night, I stumbled upon an eye-opening podcast featuring a seasoned entrepreneur who's seen it all, from PayPal to Palantir. What struck me the most? Despite his brilliance, building billion-dollar companies ... Show More
3m 8s
Jun 2024
Don’t Fundraise Unless You Have to, But if You do, Look for this in your Investors - with Sonia W. at VentureSouq | The Perfect Pitch Podcast Ep5
<p>We were thrilled to speak with Sonia Weymuller, one of Dubai’s most active investors who started her VC career by launching the largest angel investor syndicate before professionalizing the firm to become <a href='https://lucidityinsights.com/investors/venturesouq-63'>VentureS ... Show More
41m 16s
Dec 2023
Doug Leone - Lessons from a Titan - [Invest Like the Best, REPLAY]
This week we are replaying our episode with Doug Leone. Doug led one of the world’s most successful venture firms, Sequoia, for over 25 years after he was given responsibility for the firm by its founder, Don Valentine, in 1996. Alongside Mike Moritz, the pair managed its expansi ... Show More
1h 10m
Nov 2023
Sports Podcasting On A National Level
“Think of our NFL network, it’s 38 podcasts. To source 38 podcasts, you don’t want eight different publishers and 38 different onboarding calls and invoices - it can be a nightmare. So for us, we like to just make it as easy for an advertiser as possible to activate with those mi ... Show More
44m 24s
<p></p><p><strong>I've just launched a </strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdNXaHHVnVntg5gpveB-5_Q"><strong>new YouTube channel</strong></a><strong>!! The concept? </strong>I take real businesses struggling to stand the f*ck out, provide my positioning/branding/lea ... Show More