May 2025
Repatterning the Future: Feminine Intelligence, Parenting, and Quantum Thinking
What if the systems we live and work in are ready for a total redesign? Strategic Futurist Nancy Giordano joins Stephanie to discuss how feminine thinking, indigenous wisdom, and quantum consciousness are pointing us toward a more relational, human-centered future. They explore w ... Show More
1 h
Apr 2025
Unleashing AI In Advertising: How LaunchAds.AI Outperforms Humans in Ad Mastery with Greg Writer
Greg, the CEO of Launch Cart, is a serial entrepreneur, investor, former investment banker and dealmaker revolutionizing eCommerce. With 35+ years of mentoring entrepreneurs, he's often called 'The Entrepreneur's Best Friend. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. It is important to have the skill ... Show More
22m 50s
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
Oct 2022
“You should prepare for the right type of luck to find you.” Silicon Valley Bank’s Ashraf Hebela on the value of a long-term mindset in startup investing.
We caught up with Ashraf Hebela in a multi-faceted episode discussing cultural hybridity, market declines, serial founders and more. Ashraf heads Startup Banking, plus Analytics & Sales Ops at one of the largest banks of the United States, Silicon Valley Bank. He shares his views ... Show More
51m 45s
Mar 2024
How to Stand Up a Venture Capital Arm
George Kellerman, VP, Head of Investments & Acquisitions at Woven by Toyota and Alexander Baum, Corporate Development Lead at Woven by Toyota In the ever-evolving world of business, staying ahead isn't just about what a company does today, but how it prepares for tomorrow. This i ... Show More
54m 31s
Jul 2023
Steve Klinsky, New Mountain Capital – Private Equity Titan | #489
Today’s guest is Steve Klinsky, founder and CEO of New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm with over $37 billion in assets under management. Steve began his time in private equity when he co-founded Goldman Sachs’ Leverage Buyout Group back in 1981 when there were very few pr ... Show More
55m 15s
Sep 2017
20VC: Why VCs Have Forgotten Their Job To Invest In Entrepreneurs not Technologists, How To Know When Growth Creates Value and When It Destroys It & How To Bootstrap Learning Most People Acquire Over Decades with 8VC Founding Partner, Drew Oetting
<p>Drew Oetting is a Founding Partner @ <a href= "http://8vc.com/">8VC</a>, one of Silicon Valley's youngest and most exciting new entrants to the VC market with $425m for their debut fund. In just a few years they have built a portfolio including the likes of Oculus, RelateIQ, p ... Show More
22m 52s
In 2018, 67% of all US venture-backed companies with an IPO used Silicon Valley Bank. Today, about 50% of all venture-backed tech and life science companies in the US use them.
SVB is the future of banking, and Greg Becker, CEO of SVB, is leading the charge. When Greg started over 25 years ago, SVB only had $50 million assets under management. Now, they hav ... Show More
<p>In this episode, Director of Corporate Finance Stephen Barnett dives into Softbank's $100bn Vision Fund.</p><br><p>Here's what you can expect:</p><br><p>- The history of Softbank and the creation of the Vision fund</p><p>- How the size of the fund changed venture capital – and ... Show More
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/bgurley">Bill Gurley</a> is a General Partner @ <a href= "http://www.benchmark.com/">Benchmark Capital</a>, Bill, is widely recognized as one of the greats of our time having worked with the likes of GrubHub, NextDoor, ... Show More
