Scott Raney and Satish Dharmaraj are Redpoint's most senior investors and both appeared on the Forbes Midas List in 2022. Having invested in companies like Stripe, HashiCorp, Snowflake, and Sonos - they go through their perspectives on where everything's headed, AI, the venture ecosystem as it stands, how our partnership works, and more. (0:00) Intro (1:24) Welcome Satish and Scott (7:27) Venture firm structures (19:02) Partner dynamics (27:31) Operating with imperfect information (32:52) How do...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 60
Robin Hanson is an associate professor of economics at George Mason. He is known for a number of his works including Prediction Markets and Futarchy, writings on the possibility of alien life with both the Great Filter and Grabby Aliens, his book The Elephant In The Brain about our social programming, as well as extensive work and thought in the field of artificial intelligence including a very prescient series of debates and writings with Eliezer Yudkowsky 15 years ago. (0:00) Intro (0:54) Intr...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 59
In the 58th episode of The Logan Bartlett Show, Annie Lamont (Co-founder, Oak HC/FT) joins to discuss the state of the market, being a woman VC in the 90s, run-ins with Steve Jobs and Elizabeth Holmes, and her duties as the First Lady of Connecticut. (0:00) Intro (2:18) State of the Market (16:23) State of the Venture Industry (28:00) Qualities of a Good Founder (32:00) Annie’s Background (35:44) Steve Jobs Stories (41:48) Gender Imbalance in the Venture Industry (49:16) Fintech (1:07:07) CT Cov...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 58
In the 57th episode of The Logan Bartlett Show, HubSpot Co-founder Brian Halligan joins to discuss his near-death experience, building a $20B company, and how Apple and Grateful Dead have influenced HubSpot. (0:00) Intro (2:15) Snowmobile Accident (15:36) HubSpot Going Public (26:57) Inbound vs. Outbound (32:54) HubSpot vs. Salesforce (39:10) iPod Influence (43:10) Grateful Dead and Black Licorice (58:01) HubSpot Culture (1:04:44) Learning from Mistakes (1:11:02) Brian’s Schedule (1:14:45) Clima...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 57
In the 56th episode of The Logan Bartlett Show, Kevin Ryan (AlleyCorp, MongoDB, Business Insider, Zola) joins to discuss the rise of psychedelics as healthcare, the early days of the internet, and the current state of the market. (0:00) Intro (2:38) Current State of the Market (6:21) Early Days of the Internet (16:04) Layoffs (24:48) AlleyCorp (32:20) MongoDB (42:39) Business Insider (1:00:50) Interview Process (1:13:59) Healthcare and Psychedelics (1:28:51) Education (1:38:11) Journey to the So...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 56
In a special bonus episode of the Logan Bartlett Show, Logan is joined by journalists Dan Primack from Axios and Eric Newcomer from Newcomer to discuss the implications from SVB and where the tech and venture capital industry goes from here. Executive Producer: Rashad Assir Producer: Leah Clapper Mixing and editing: Justin Hrabovsky Check out Unsupervised Learning, Redpoint's AI Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@UCUl-s_Vp-Kkk_XVyDylNwLA 🎥 Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube....
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr
In the 55th episode of The Logan Bartlett Show, Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates joins to discuss his path to going public, finding market fit, differentiating from competitors, and Logan’s early investment in Amplitude. (0:00) Intro (4:13) Going Public (16:50) Thinking About Cost Consciousness (21:17) Crowdsourcing Cost-Saving Ideas (26:22) Choosing a Career (35:25) The Promise of Product Data (58:36) What to Look For in a Board Member (1:01:12) Founding CEOs Suck at Hiring (1:17:39) Exercise Windo...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 55
In the 54th episode of The Logan Bartlett Show Zach Weinberg returns to share everything from “catching the bug” of the internet in college, to founding and exiting 2 companies, to his latest venture Curie.Bio; a drug discovery co-pilot and seed investment firm focused on Biotech. Lots of interesting comparisons drawn between Biotech today and the early days of tech. (0:00) Intro (1:25) Welcome Zach Weinberg (3:21) Background (6:46) Starting EatNow (9:56) Why healthcare? (19:55) The best way to ...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 54
In the 53rd episode of the Logan Bartlett show, we’re joined by Dr. Toyin Ajayi, co-founder and CEO of Cityblock Health, and discuss the state of the U.S. healthcare system, out-of-control medical costs, transitioning to CEO, and diverse hiring in the workplace. (0:00) Intro (1:35) Welcome Dr. Toyin Ajayi (2:53) What is Cityblock? (10:48) Medicaid and the business model (15:32) Taking on the most expensive part of the population (22:05) Why for-profit (28:41) Working with a broken healthcare sys...
Feb 24, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 53
In the 52nd episode of the Logan Bartlett Show, Redpoint’s Jason Warner and Jacob Effron join to discuss the quickly expanding AI landscape, what the AI models are, and why we should be paying attention. (0:00) Welcome Jason Warner and Jacob Effron (8:30) Why does the AI boom feel like it’s come out of nowhere? (12:30) How does it actually work? (16:02) Compounding on itself through usage & training reward models (18:08) Two most mainstream AI models (22:20) Why do people care about open source ...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 52
In episode 51 of the Logan Bartlett Show, CEO coach Matt Mochary who coached a number of the most prominent investors and CEOs in Silicon Valley including: Sam Altman from OpenAI Brian Armstrong from Coinbase Vlad from Robinhood Naval from AngelList Ivan from Notion Peter Fenton from Benchmark Alfred Lin and Pat Grady from Sequoia Parker Conrad from Rippling Steve Huffman from Reddit Max Rohdes from Faire Mamoon Hamid from Kleiner Matt and Logan discuss what led to him becoming a CEO coach, his ...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 51
On the 50th episode of the Logan Bartlett Show, Legendary investor Alan Patricof joins Logan to discuss venture through the years, his many investments including Apple and AOL, going to Buring Man at 87, his new book No Red Lights, and how a car breakdown led to him missing out on Woodstock. (0:00) Intro (1:30) Welcome Alan Patricof (7:00) No Red Lights (13:01) Generational perspectives and staying relevant (18:00) New York 1966-1969 (25:54) Graduating from Ohio State and getting into venture (2...
Feb 04, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 50
In the 49th episode of the Logan Bartlett Show, Solo Capitalist and angel investor Elad Gil joins to discuss working at Twitter vs Google, the myths of Silicon Valley, the best cities for start-ups in 2023, and the worst advice given to founders. (00:00) Intro (01:59) Welcome Elad Gil (11:24) Working at Twitter vs Google (12:48) Find your network (14:55) Why do certain people have so much longevity? (16:36) Angel Investing areas (21:34) Finding Stripe in the early days (25:19) What makes a good ...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 49
In the 48th episode, CEO of Charm and Ex-CEO at Segment, Peter Reinhardt sits down to talk about his path, dropping out of school to attend Y Combinator, selling to Twilio, and turning his focus to a new idea – Charm Industrial. (0:00) Introducing the Logan Bartlett Show (6:35) Welcome Peter Reinhardt (12:23) Getting to Y Combinator (19:27) Pivoting to the next idea (25:04) Posting on Hacker News (30:36) Pricing your product (39:32) Twilio Acquisition (45:58) Starting Charm Industrial (52:16) Fi...
Jan 21, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 48
In the 47th episode journalist and host of the Pivot podcast, Kara Swisher joins to discuss the changes in tech and founders from when she started vs today. Plus the art of interviewing, propaganda vs journalism, the importance of being true to yourself and not caring what people think. (0:00) Introducing Kara Swisher (1:33) Tech industry now vs the past (10:24) Kara’s podcasting history (13:28) On Dolly Parton (16:37) Not caring what people think (18:48) Art to interviewing (25:10) Elon & who s...
Jan 13, 2023•56 min•Ep. 47
In the 46th episode, Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque discusses the future of AI. From being only years out from generating entire movies in real-time to how it’s revolutionizing the healthcare industry and could help identify cancer. Plus its benefits in education, charities, the potential regulations, and societal impact, and Stable Diffusion becoming the most popular open-source software in the world. (0:00) Intro (1:03) Introducing Emad Mostaque (1:27) Generative AI (9:52) Computing power and ...
Jan 06, 2023•58 min•Ep. 46
Wrapping up our first year of Cartoon Avatars, we went through our favorite interviews and debates and compiled the best moments. Featuring (0:00) Intro and Recap (27:08) Packy & Ben Thompson on Optimism and Internet Trolls (33:26) Palmer Luckey on getting fired from Facebook (43:26) Parker Conrad on being forced out of Zenefits (51:33) Packy & Zach crypto debate (55:03) Mike Dudas & Zach crypto debate (1:02:49) Eric Glyman on being purposeful (1:10:16) Jon Wu & Zach crypto debate (1:16:49) Anto...
Dec 23, 2022•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 45
In the 44th episode GitLab Co-Founder and CEO Sid Sijbrandij discusses the importance of transparency both within a company and publicly and the philosophies of open source and success. Plus why he’s such an advocate for remote work and the troubles with hybrid offices. (0:00) Introducing Sid Sijbrandij (13:43) Corporate Transparency (22:03) Remote work (25:13) Philosophies for success (26:55) Team ops (32:37) Human elements of remote work (36:14) Hybrid work (39:07) Global talent pool (43:10) M...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 44
In the 43rd episode Semil Shah, Partner at Haystack, joins to discuss whether the company brand name or partner matters more in VC, how he almost invested in Coinbase when it was at only $20M, the flywheel of VC and how it’s evolving and what he looks for in a founder. (0:05) Welcome Semil Shah (7:08) Early VC content creation (18:12) Brand name vs partners in VC (26:06) The VC flywheel (35:03) Your role in venture (45:00) What you look for in founders (54:12) Where do your deals come from (58:2...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 43
In the 42nd episode, Zach Weinberg returns to have everything he’s said about crypto suddenly proven right. Logan and Zach break down FTX, DeFi, SBF and venture’s role in it all. Plus why you can’t spot a successful company in finance like you can in tech, what makes a smart founder, and Rashad joins to help recap the last week of Elon and Twitter. (0:00) Intro (2:02) This week on Twitter (10:01) The FTC (13:41) What’s next? (21:37) Other social platforms (23:57) Welcome back Zach Weinberg (27:5...
Nov 19, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 42
In episode 41 we get a visit from Aztec’s Jon Wu to talk briefly about FTX and then former Twitter Director Ryan Sarver joins along with Fintwit Personality Compound248 to try to explain everything that’s happened with the Twitter take private. From Elon firing half the staff, desperately trying to rehire them, advertisers bailing, and paid verification leading to fake companies and celebrities. As well as explaining why this has gotten so bad so quickly, why Twitter is unique, and what could ha...
Nov 12, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 41
In a special bonus episode crypto writer and analyst, Mike Burgersburg joins to help explain what Binance buying FTX would mean, explains the Celsius scam, and other shady FTX deals, plus how this differs from other crypto. He also gets into his own writing on it, how such a big con was missed by so many, and what happens when you try to talk about it on social media. Show Notes: https://dirtybubblemedia.substack.com/ https://dirtybubblemedia.substack.com/p/is-alameda-research-insolvent https://...
Nov 09, 2022•47 min•Ep. 41
In the 40th episode Benchmark’s Peter Fenton joins to discuss his early VC aspirations and path to get where he is now, the successful VC and entrepreneurial mindsets, plus inflation and the current market state. Rashad also joins to discuss Rahul Ligma, Twitter layoffs, and his brand new show No Agenda. (0:00) Intro/Rahul Ligma (04:56) Rashad’s new podcast “No Agenda” (9:28) Introducing Peter Fenton (17:06) Working at Accel (24:59) Mentorship (28:50) Benchmark (39:21) Entrepreneurial mindset (4...
Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 40
All-In’s Jason Calacanis joins to talk about how he broke into media and how it impacted his success as an entrepreneur. Plus the origins of blogs and the early internet, tech in journalism today, his own experiences as a podcaster and interview, and finally the Kanye controversy. (0:00) Welcome Rashad (2:25) Kanye Controversy (9:32) Elon buys Twitter (13:58) Welcome Jason Calacanis (15:00) NYC and Silicon Alley (18:32) Getting into media (28:52) Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 (34:02) Tech and journalism (4...
Oct 28, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 39
In the 38th episode Founder of Anchor Mike Mignano joins to talk about how he and Logan met, the origins of Anchor, selling to Spotify, what he sees as the future of podcasting, and Web3’s role in the creator economy. Plus Logan talks about his most recent Twitter backlash over being reasonably skeptical. (0:00) Intro (1:02) Tennessee vs Alabama (5:58) Ghostwriter backlash (10:15) Introducing Mike Mignano (11:57) How Mike and Logan met (14:09) Mike’s programming background (17:37) Advice for kid...
Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 38
In the 37th episode of Cartoon Avatars Mark Cuban joins to talk about his life story, how and why he succeeded, and his best and worst business decisions. Plus advice for young entrepreneurs, his experience buying the Mavericks, crypto, the Internet bubble, fame, Cost Plus Drugs, and his biggest issue with the SEC. And somehow even more. (0:00) Welcome Rashad (1:20) Ghostwriting tweets (16:18) Mark Cuban backstory (17:24) Introducing Mark Cuban (18:23) When Bill Gates stole Mark’s girl (19:24) M...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 37
In episode 36 Logan and Zach talk with Fivetran Co-Founder and CEO George Fraser about how entrepreneurship is evolving and whether the era of iterating on product until you find your niche still exists. Plus investors leaving major firms to start their own funds, how to choose a VC firm, and figuring out the right time to sell your company. (0:00) Intro (0:53) Investors starting their own funds (10:05) Tiger (14:16) Choosing a VC firm (22:07) Facebook’s Yahoo offer (25:04) Welcome George Fraser...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 36
In episode 35 we have the very first live and on-stage Cartoon Avatars from Primary's New York City Summit. Logan talks with New York Times CEO Meredith Kopit Levien about the modern state of journalism and its function as a business. Plus the crypto debate picks up once again as Zach Weinberg debates Bankless Co-Founder David Hoffman on crypto, with Sahil Bloom moderating in front of a live audience. (0:00) Intro (1:06) Rashad and pickleball (5:56) College football (9:03) Elon Andreessen leaked...
Sep 30, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 35
In the 34th episode, Palmer Luckey discusses founding Oculus VR, the controversy that got him fired from Facebook, and having to fight lies in the media. Plus his current success with Anduril and what the job of a CEO really entails. Decibel’s Jon Sakoda also makes an appearance to talk about his prediction of record VC investments and the revival of startup funding in the coming years. (0:00) Intro (1:02) Welcome Jon Sakoda (6:13) Jon’s charts (14:49) Internet Bubble (20:34) Public vs private m...
Sep 23, 2022•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 34
In the 33rd episode Founder and CEO of Maven, Kate Ryder joins to discuss the current state of healthcare, who decides pricing and how, the impact on women, and leading Maven during the recent shifts in women’s rights. Plus Zach returns from vacation and tells us about his experiences and how they led to his development of a street documentary and Logan discusses Adobe's recent Figma acquisition. (0:00) Intro (1:44) Adobe's Figma Acquisition (14:39) Why would Figma do this? (25:47) Zach’s Chelse...
Sep 16, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 33
