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Connie Loizos & Alex Govestrictlyvc.com

Each week, StrictlyVC Editor-in Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, review the top stories in StrictlyVC and interview a mover and shaker in the world of tech. 

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Episodes

Talking Startup Boards in a Downturn with Brad Feld

Connie & Alex go over this week in tech news, and then Connie talks to venture capitalist Brad Feld of Foundry Group about his new book, Startup Boards: A Field Guide to Building and Leading an Effective Board of Directors , and why startup boards are especially important when times are tough. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catc...

Jun 11, 202236 minSeason 3Ep. 95

Lots of Sellers, Fewer Buyers, in Markets for Startup Shares

Connie & Alex dig deep into the private market for startup shares through conversations with two experts: Justin Fishner-Wolfson of 137 Ventures, which provides customized liquidity solutions to founders, investors, and early employees of high-growth private technology companies; and Kelly Rodriques , CEO of Forge Global, which has built a marketplace that enables private company shareholders to trade private company shares with accredited investors. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (ht...

Jun 04, 202227 min

Assessing the Market Meltdown with VC Ed Sim

Connie & Alex go over some of this week's top tech stories and then chat with Ed Sim of Boldstart Ventures about how the current turmoil in the public markets is affecting the startup world. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin M...

May 28, 202222 minSeason 3Ep. 93

Crypto VC Sam Rosenblum Offers a Peek into Haun Ventures

Connie & Alex skim over the week's tech news and then talk to Sam Rosenblum of Haun Ventures , one of the hottest crypto funds out there, about Haun's new $1.5 billion fund and whether we are now entering another crypto winter. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-d...

May 21, 202245 minSeason 3Ep. 92

Bonobos Co-Founder Andy Dunn on His Battle with Bipolar Disorder

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie chats with Andy Dunn, co-founder and former CEO of Bonobos, about his new book, Burn Rate , which chronicles his struggle with bipolar disorder. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin M...

May 14, 202240 minSeason 3Ep. 91

Hopin's Meltdown, Musk's Machinations, and Gurley's Valuation Advice

On this Arbor Day, Connie & Alex run through this week in tech news, including words of warning from Benchmark's Bill Gurley about a seismic shift in valuations. Special thanks to our sponsor, Seed Invest . Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pam...

Apr 30, 202214 minSeason 3Ep. 90

Benchmark's Sarah Tavel Says Web3 Is Not Crypto

Connie & Alex go over a couple of top tech stories for the week, and then Connie talks to Sarah Tavel , one of Benchmark's Capital's five general partners, about how Web3 differs from crypto. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin ...

Apr 23, 202235 minSeason 3Ep. 89

Venrock's Bryan Roberts Is Betting that the Central Nervous System Is the Next Big Healthcare Opportunity

Connie & Alex muse about Musk and dwindling VC distributions before speaking with Bryan Roberts , a partner at Venrock, about hot areas for healthcare and biotech investing in 2022. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (h...

Apr 16, 202241 minSeason 3Ep. 87

Jim Breyer Senses Quantum Will Be Big

Connie and Alex go over this week's technology news and then talk to Jim Breyer, the Founder and CEO of Breyer Capital, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA, and Austin, TX. Breyer is perhaps best known as the lead investor in Facebook's Series A round, but he has also established a reputation for backing winners in areas as diverse as artificial intelligence, quantum mechanics, and blockchain. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) ...

Mar 26, 202242 minSeason 3Ep. 86

Kirsten Green on the Rise of Solopreneurs

Alex digs into two news stories before Connie interviews Kirsten Green , founder and managing partner of Forerunner Ventures, one of the venture world's leading e-commerce firms. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://...

Mar 12, 202238 minSeason 3Ep. 85

Fifth Wall's Brendan Wallace Two Years and a Pandemic Later

Connie & Alex reconnect with Brendan Wallace , co-founder of Fifth Wall, a venture firm focused on real estate technology aka "Proptech," and ask him what it's like like to invest in technology for offices when nobody seems to be going to the office any more. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://inco...

Feb 19, 202230 minSeason 3Ep. 84

ACME's Founders on SPACs, SPVs, and Space

Connie & Alex peruse the week's top tech news and then talk to Hany Nada and Scott Stanford of ACME Capital, a VC firm based in Los Angeles and Menlo Park that invests in "pioneering founders." Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevi...

Feb 05, 202232 minSeason 3Ep. 84

Crossover Investor Mitchell Green Sees Opportunity in This Week's Market Turmoil

Connie & Alex skim over this week's tech news stories and then chat with Mitchell Green, founder of Lead Edge Capital , a bi-coastal venture capital firm with $3 billion under management that has used eight investment principles to make big bets in companies like Alibaba, Spotify, and Duo Security. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream...

Jan 29, 202229 minSeason 3Ep. 83

A Peek into Web3 Power Player Animoca Brands

Connie & Alex chat with Yat Siu, founder and CEO of Animoca Brands , a gaming company and Web3 holding company that was an early investor in such breakthrough crypto companies as OpenSea and Dapper Labs. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pamgae...

Jan 08, 202252 minSeason 3Ep. 82

Andrew Chen on Cold Starts, Substack and What’s Next for Clubhouse

Connie & Alex pick their favorite tech story of the week and then talk to Andrew Chen , a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, about his new book, The Cold Start Problem , which tries to unlock how some of the most prominent startups in Silicon Valley have used network effects to scale. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher"...

Dec 11, 202127 minSeason 2Ep. 81

VCs (and Celebrities) Find Religion with Glorify

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with 22-year-old Ed Beccle, co-founder and co-CEO of Glorify , a two-year-old, 60-person, subscription-based “well-being” app that offers users guided meditation, along with audio bible passages and Christian music.

Dec 04, 202125 minSeason 2Ep. 80

Brit & Dave Morin's New Venture Fund Plus the Inside Story of Vollebak

This week, it's a double feature! Connie & Alex first talk to Brit & Dave Morin, co-founders of Offline Ventures , a $100 million early-stage VC fund focused on areas such as mental health and Web3. Next, your intrepid reporters chat with Steve Tidball, co-founder of Vollebak , a materials science clothing company with marketing that is truly out of this world. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod ...

Nov 20, 20211 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 79

A Student Loan Startup's "Watershed Moment"

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews, Greg Poulin, CEO and co-founder of Goodly , a San Francisco startup that helps employers offer a student-loan repayment benefit to their employees. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pamg...

Nov 06, 202123 minSeason 2Ep. 78

Serial Entrepreneur Kevin Chou Dives Deeper into Web3

Connie & Alex review some of the week's top news stories, and then Connie talks to Kevin Chou , founder of Super Layer, a new Web3 platform that aims to provide the foundation for software built on blockchain protocols. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-cat...

Oct 30, 202124 minSeason 2Ep. 77

Rippling CEO Parker Conrad Rides Employee Data to $6.5 Billion Valuation

Connie & Alex talk about tech news stories you might have missed, and then Connie interviews serial entrepreneur Parker Conrad , co-founder and CEO of Rippling , an employee data startup that recently closed a round led by Sequoia at a $6.5 billion valuation. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://inco...

Oct 23, 202134 minSeason 2Ep. 76

Author Jacob Helberg Says U.S.-China Relations Are Even Worse than You Think

Connie & Alex review the week's tech news and then talk to Jacob Helberg , author of The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power , a damning indictment of what Helberg views as the West's passivity in the face of aggressive tactics by the Chinese to control vital backend technologies. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "...

Oct 16, 202128 minSeason 2Ep. 75

Tusk Ventures Approaches the Final VC Frontier: Incubating Companies

Connie & Alex go over the week in tech and then talk to Bradley Tusk , founder of Tusk Ventures, a VC firm that uses its political smarts to help portfolio companies like Uber succeed, about his plans to start companies in-house. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650...

Oct 08, 202136 minSeason 2Ep. 74

Renowned Investor Kevin Ryan Thinks the Big Money Is in Healthcare

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Kevin Ryan - the serial entrepreneur and investor behind such startup successes as Gilt Groupe, Business Insider, and MongoDB - on why healthcare investing is the place to be. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream...

Oct 02, 202126 minSeason 2Ep. 73

Max Chafkin on the Inexorable Rise of Peter Thiel

Connie & Alex interview Max Chafkin, a columnist for Bloomberg Businessweek and the author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power , a captivating new biography of Peter Thiel, the legendary Silicon Valley dealmaker turned right-wing political operator. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevi...

Sep 25, 202132 minSeason 2Ep. 72

VC Peter Relan on Writing Discord's First Check

Connie interviews Peter Relan , founder of the incubator YouWeb , about writing the first check for Discord and managing all of the VCs that were competing to get into the deal. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance) 3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher) 4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://i...

Sep 18, 202131 minSeason 2Ep. 71

What's Really Going on in China & Other Stories

Connie & Alex work their way through this week's news, including excerpts from Connie's interview with Bain Capital chairman Steve Paliuca; Carlyle cofounder David Rubenstein; Jean Salata, the CEO and founding partner of Baring Private Equity Asia; and Sheila Patel, the former chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and today the vice chairman of B Capital. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired) 2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https:/...

Sep 11, 202114 minSeason 2Ep. 70

Upfront Ventures' Mark Suster on Investing in a Fast Forward Market

Connie & Alex skim through some of the week's most interesting tech stories and then talk to Mark Suster , a General Partner at Upfront Ventures, a seed- and early growth-stage venture firm based in Los Angeles. 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....

Sep 04, 202140 minSeason 2Ep. 69

Why the Tech Elite Turned on Gavin Newsom, According to Stanford Professor Neil Malhotra

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then quiz Neil Malhotra , a professor of political economics at Stanford's business school, on why Governor Newsom's recall election could have a big impact on tech for years to come. 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...

Aug 28, 202127 minSeason 2Ep. 68

A Sequoia-Backed Predictions Market & Talking Crypto Gaming with a16z's Arianna Simpson

Connie & Alex interview the founders of Kalshi , a new Sequoia-backed startup that aims to let people wager on future events ranging from economics to the weather to public health, and then Connie talks to new Andreessen Horowitz GP Arianna Simpson about crypto gaming. 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 (ht...

Aug 20, 202141 minSeason 2Ep. 67

Talking Shop with NY Times Tech Reporter Sheera Frenkel and Early-Stage VC Jeff Clavier

Connie & Alex interview New York Times tech reporter Sheera Frenkel, co-author of An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination; and then Connie chats with early-stage VC Jeff Clavier about all of the big money from groups like Tiger that is driving up startup valuations. 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...

Aug 14, 202150 minSeason 2Ep. 66
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