Jul 28
Sam Altman - How to Make an Abundant Future - [Invest Like the Best, EP.484]
My guest today is Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. It's a conversation spanning the history, present, and future of OpenAI, from the origin of ChatGPT through Codex, hardware, and their new Jalapeno chip. We discuss the early decision to buy compute at a scale nobody thought was ration ... Show More
53m 33s
Jul 21
Matthew Smith — Natural Gas: The Next Bottleneck - [Invest Like the Best, EP.483]
My guest today is Matthew Smith. Matthew is the founder and CIO of Chronometer Partners, which invests in energy, industrials, materials, power and utilities, and related infrastructure. For the last 18 months he and his team have modeled nearly every natural gas well, pipeline, ... Show More
56m 37s
Jul 14
John Kim - How to Raise a Few Billion Dollars - [Invest Like the Best, EP.482]
Today my guest is John Kim. John is one of the world's top and most prolific fundraisers. He was chief client officer at General Catalyst, where he helped raise many of the firm's flagship funds. He is now chairman and president of corporate development at Lila Sciences, a compan ... Show More
50m 20s
Feb 2021
Responsible Innovation and Venture Capital
Hemant Taneja, a managing director at General Catalyst and the founder of the firm’s Silicon Valley operations, joins Scott to discuss the venture capital space, why he’s bullish on the healthcare sector, and why responsible innovation is more important than ever. Hemant also sha ... Show More
1h 3m
Jun 2018
20VC: General Catalyst's Hemant Taneja on Why We Are In A Golden Age For VC, Why Pro-Rata Is A Lazy Posture and Why He Does Not Focus On Price
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/htaneja">Hemant Taneja</a> is Managing Director @ General Catalyst, one of the world's leading venture firms of the last decade with Airbnb, Stripe, Snapchat, Hubspot and Gusto all in their portfolio. As for Hemant, he has led investments at GC in ... Show More
25m 50s
Jan 2023
Investing in transformative tech: EQT Ventures’ long view
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups, we talk to Gautam Nadella, an operating partner at EQT Ventures in the Bay Area, where he drives M&A, fundraising, and partnership efforts within their portfolio of more than 100 companies. EQT invests in a wide range of companies in bo ... Show More
22m 49s
Sep 2024
Renishaw: The Precision Pioneers - [Business Breakdowns, EP.181]
Today, we are breaking down Renishaw, a leading supplier of measuring and manufacturing systems, specifically focused on accuracy and precision. What does that mean in layman's terms? Renishaw is a picks and shovels provider to many of the fastest-growing end markets in the world ... Show More
50m 28s
Jan 2024
Trane Technologies: Hot and Cold - [Business Breakdowns, EP.144]
This is Matt Reustle. Today we venture into the world of HVAC to break down Trane Technologies. Now, it's not often that I come across an industrial company with a $50 billion market cap that I just hadn't heard of. So when our guest today, Brett Larson, investor at NZS Capital, ... Show More
46m 53s
Oct 2021
567. Insights: How is French Fintech growing and tackling regulation?
Our expert host, Benjamin Ensor, is joined by some great guests to talk about French Fintech.
Paris is home to more than 1,000 fintech companies and the French capital is looking to close the gap on the UK and eventually the US, according to leading figures. But what does the ... Show More
57m 47s
Feb 2025
VC React Podcast (E24): Lendo's $690M Facility Led by J.P. Morgan, & qeen.ai’s $10M Seed round
<p>VC React Podcast:</p><p>Every week, we bring you insights and reactions from top VCs, reacting to the latest news on MENA startups, VCs, and investment rounds. Stay tuned for: expert analysis, independent opinions, and maybe some heated conversations! Hosts:</p><p>Ahmad Takatk ... Show More
44m 37s
My guest today is Hemant Taneja. Hemant is the CEO and Managing Director of General Catalyst, the global venture capital firm you’ll hear us refer to as GC. GC has set out to build resiliency across critical industries worldwide. The firm leverages technology to retool sectors such as healthcare, energy, defense, and manufacturing and explores innovative cap ... Show More
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/@chetanp"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Chetan Puttagunta</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is a General Partner @</span> <a href= "http://www.nea.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">NEA</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, o ... Show More
