Connie & Alex talk tech news and then dive into it with TechCrunch founder and crypto investor Michael Arrington of Arrington Capital . Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamg...
Jul 17, 2021•48 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Connie & Alex pick their top two tech stories of the week and then chat with Renata Quintini and Roseanne Wincek of Renegade Partners , a new fund that has just raised its first fund of $100 million to help startups navigate the "supercritical stage." Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech....
Jul 10, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 64
Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with led by Ben Goldhirsh and Dana Mauriello, founders of Mighty , a seed-stage startup that is trying to help young entrepreneurs escape the kids' table. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea" by ...
Jul 03, 2021•25 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Connie & Alex review this week's top tech stories and then talk to Kevin Novak, Uber’s first Head of Data Science and the inventor of its surge pricing product, about his new $15 million fund, Rackhouse Ventures . Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) ...
Jun 26, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Connie and Alex talk tech news and chat with two VCs - Mike Ghaffary of Canvas Ventures and Sean O'Sullivan of SOSV . Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea) 5. "EDM Detection...
Jun 12, 2021•17 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Connie & Alex talk tech news and then speak to Christopher Ahlberg, CEO and founder of Recorded Future , a threat intelligence firm backed by Insight Partners that is working with not only the Defense Department but over 1,000 corporate clients. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmu...
Jun 05, 2021•28 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Connie & Alex review this week's top startup stories and then chat with Jamison Hill of Base 10 Ventures about The Advancement Initiative , a new fund to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) invest in growth-stage startups. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmus...
May 29, 2021•26 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Connie & Alex review this wee's top tech stories and then talk to Anatoly Yakovenko, founder of Solana , a blockchain platform followed by top crypto investors that Yakovenko claims is bounded only by the speed of light. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-t...
May 22, 2021•23 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Connie & Alex talk to two seed-stage founders - Charity Dean of Public Health Company and Javier Avalos of Caplight Technologies - about their plans to change two different industries. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin M...
May 08, 2021•35 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Joe Lallouz , co-founder of Bison Trails, a blockchain infrastructure that was snapped up by Coinbase before its mega-public offering earlier this month. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea"...
May 01, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 56
Connie & Alex run through the week's top tech stories and then interview Bobby Goodlatte of Form Capital , who made a killing on Coinbase and is now looking to leverage his fund's design acumen and fund size to outmaneuver larger, more traditional firms. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompete...
Apr 24, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 55
This week, we talk to Coinbase Director and Andreessen Horowitz partner Katie Haun and Initialized Capital's Garry Tan , who wrote Coinbase its first check, about where this week's hottest listing is headed. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Bleepi...
Apr 17, 2021•46 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Connie & Alex talk tech news and then speak with social media influencer Jake Paul and entrepreneur Geoffrey Woo about their new Anti Fund , an investment vehicle built on the premise that eyeballs and social media know-how are now more valuable than capital for many nascent startups. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by K...
Apr 03, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 53
Connie & Alex pick their favorites from the week's top tech news stories and then talk to famed Canadian VC John Ruffolo about starting his new fund ( Maverix Private Equity ) after surviving a horrible car accident. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-tranc...
Mar 27, 2021•43 min•Season 2Ep. 52
Connie & Alex run through some of the top tech news stories of the week and then talk to Jon Korngold , Global Head of Blackstone Growth (BXG), about how BXG hit it out of the park with Bumble's IPO as well as Korngold's overall take on today's growth equity scene. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https:...
Mar 20, 2021•29 min•Season 2Ep. 51
Connie & Alex span the globe to bring you the latest in tech news and then talk to Scott Galloway , a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, and Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business about his new company, Section4 , which is dedicated to making elite business education and programming more accessible to all. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/son...
Mar 13, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Lindy Fishburne of Breakout Ventures about early-stage investing at the intersection of biology and technology. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.fil...
Mar 06, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Connie & Alex go over a couple of this week's top tech stories and then talk to David Pakman of Venrock about Dapper Labs , non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the future of Bitcoin. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https...
Feb 27, 2021•36 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Connie & Alex parse through this week's top technology stories and then speak to Ed Sim, founder and managing partner of Boldstart Ventures , about Boldstart's "developer first" focus and strong interest in betting on technical entrepreneurs before a product has even been created. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin...
Feb 20, 2021•33 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Tony Florence, head of the technology practice at NEA, an investing juggernaut with over $24 billion under management. With a long track record of backing e-commerce hits such as Jet, Gilt, Goop, Casper, Letgo, and Moda Operandi, he spills the beans on how customer acquisition has changed, how companies keep customers interested over time when they face so much competition, and what he thinks of a new spate of companies that are raisin...
Feb 13, 2021•37 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then chat with Alexa von Tobel of Inspired Capital about Robinhood, the sorry state of financial literacy, and opportunities she sees in fintech investing. 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "ice Flo...
Feb 06, 2021•30 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then talk to Mike Jones and Peter Pham of Science Inc. , a startup studio and early stage venture firm that just launched a SPAC to invest in "businesses operating in the direct-to-consumer brands, direct-to-consumer services and mobile and social entertainment sectors.” We talk about their SPAC as well as Liquid Death , a new water brand that Pham claims to be the fastest-growing non-alcoholic beverage of all time. 1. "Inspired" by Kevin...
Jan 30, 2021•40 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Reilly Brennan of TrucksVC about all things EV. 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea) 5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (...
Jan 23, 2021•34 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Connie & Alex go over key this week's tech stories and then chat with Steve Jurvetson and Maryanna Saenko of Future Ventures about their new fund as well as why space investing is too crowded these days, why SPACs are not as attractive as some might think, and why they are not among the many VCs who are moving to Austin. 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-ca...
Jan 16, 2021•54 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Connie & Alex review the week's top tech news stories and then catch up with Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen of Drive Capital , a venture firm based in Columbus, OH, that is targeting investments in the Midwest. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pa...
Jan 09, 2021•42 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Connie & Alex go over this week's tech news and then talk to Justin Fishner-Wolfson , founder and managing partner of 137 Ventures, which buys secondary stakes and makes direct investments in companies like Airbnb, Palantir, and Wish. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song...
Dec 19, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Connie & Alex skip through the week's top tech news and then interview Deena Shakir of Lux Capital about her amazing background and why she thinks frontier tech is going mainstream. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (h...
Dec 12, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Connie & Alex review the week's top tech stories and then talk to Ev Williams and James Joaquin of Obvious Ventures about their focus on "world positive" investments . Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompe...
Dec 05, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Connie & Alex review this week in tech news and then sit down (virtually, of course) with Jason Green , founder and general partner of Emergence Capital, which has backed Salesforce, Veeva, Box, Yammer, and Zoom, among others. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-bl...
Nov 21, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Connie & Alex speed through today's tech news and then talk about today's scattered media landscape with crisis PR guru Mike Sitrick of Sitrick and Company. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmu...
Nov 14, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 36
