Mar 2021

Matt Mullenweg on pioneering remote work, investing in open-source, crypto & more | Angel S5 E7

Check out Automattic: https://automattic.com FOLLOW Matt: https://twitter.com/photomatt FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Show notes: 1:07 Jason intros Matt Mullenweg & they discuss starting WordPress & getting into angel investing 5:47 Angel investing in the early 2000's ... Show More

1h 23m

Feb 2021

Reid Hoffman on the Joby Aviation SPAC, lessons from early Airbnb & Facebook bets, passing on Stripe & SpaceX, investment thesis & more | Angel S5 E6

Check out Greylock: https://greylock.com FOLLOW Reid: https://twitter.com/reidhoffman FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Show notes: 1:07 Jason intros Reid Hoffman & they discuss the Joby Aviation VTOL SPAC, VTOLs vs. self-driving 11:53 Assure - Get 20% off your first SPV ... Show More

1h 10m

Feb 2021

Mark Cuban on the resurgence of retail investors, NBA's potential entry into wagering & digital assets, DeFi & much more | Angel S5 E5

FOLLOW Mark: https://twitter.com/mcuban FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Thanks to our partners: Odoo - Get your first app free & $1000 off your first implementation pack at https://odoo.com/twist OurCrowd - Sign up for a free account at https://www.ourcrowd.com/twist Li ... Show More

1h 3m

Oct 2019

E993: Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra shares the formula for his Product-Market Fit Engine; Future of Angel Investing w/Jeff Clavier (Uncork), Ben Ling (Bling), Clara Brenner (Urban Innovation Fund); plus LAUNCH Scale Partner Talk w/Help Scout VP of Sales Tim

0:48 Jason intros Rahul Vohra 3:21 Rahul gives a talk on building a "Product-Market Fit Engine" 29:42 Rahul takes questions from the LAUNCH Scale audience 37:28 Jason intros the "Future of Angel Investing" panelists: Ben Ling (Bling Capital), Clara Brenner (Urban Innovation Fund) ... Show More

1h 16m

May 2025

Elad Gil: How to Spot a Billion-Dollar Startup Before the Rest of the World

What if the world’s most connected tech investor handed you his mental playbook? Elad Gil, an investor behind Airbnb, Stripe, Coinbase and Anduril, flips conventional wisdom on its head and prioritizes market opportunities over founders. Elad decodes why innovation has clustered ... Show More

1h 36m

Sep 2023

Venture Capital Investing: Exploring The New Tech Innovation Fund With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise

<p>I speak to Ben Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Fundrise about why his company started a new tech Innovation Fund. We explore why Ben thinks his firm has a competitive advantage, the most promising areas where the fund is investing, and the mechanics of investing in a private ven ... Show More

1h 8m

Apr 2017

Recode Decode: Bijan Sabet, general partner, Spark Capital

Spark Capital General Partner Bijan Sabet talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher about being a venture capitalist based on the East Coast, and how he became an early investor in companies like Twitter, Tumblr and Cruise. Sabet also discusses why he has become more politically vocal und ... Show More

55m 14s

Oct 2025

How To Design Products That Truly Stand Out

Karri Saarinen is the co-founder and CEO of Linear, the issue tracking tool used by thousands of high-growth companies. Before Linear, he was the first designer at Coinbase and later a lead designer at Airbnb.On Design Review with YC's Aaron Epstein, Karri shares how his design b ... Show More

35m 49s

Nov 2017

20VC: Kleiner Perkins' Bing Gordon on Lessons From Serving On Amazon & Zynga's Board, Why The Best Investors Are Good Listeners and Sceptical Optimists & The Most Important Value Add A VC Can Provide

<p><a href="https://twitter.com/bingfish">Bing Gordon</a> is a Partner and Chief Product Officer @ <a href= "http://www.kpcb.com/">Kleiner Perkins</a>, one of the world's most prestigious venture funds with prior investments in the likes of Google, Amazon, Twitter, Square and Air ... Show More

25m 45s

Jun 2024

2925 Unlocking Startup Potential: Driving Product Adoption and Retention

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25m 13s

Nov 2021

1-month accelerator - how does it work? By Brett Goldstein

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgoldstein3/">Brett Goldstein</a>, Co-Founder at <a href="https://www.launchhouse.co/">Launch House</a> talks about focusing on the new values instead of pushing old shit through accelerators and how exactly he approaches it. We spoke a lot ... Show More

26m 9s

Jun 2025

Legendary Consumer VC Predicts The Future Of AI Products

Kirsten Green, founder of Forerunner Ventures, has backed some of the most iconic consumer brands of the past two decades — from Warby Parker to Chime to Dollar Shave Club. In this conversation with Garry, she shares how great products (not marketing tricks) still win, why AI is ... Show More

35m 46s

Ben Ling of Bling Capital (prev. Khosla ...