Greatest Hits: James Currier on Network Effects, Education, and Evaluating Startup Ideas
Jul 22, 2021•57 min
Episode description
We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the last few years.
James Currier (@JamesCurrier) of NFX joined Erik on this episode. They discuss:
- Why LinkedIn hasn’t been disrupted yet
- Where are today’s opportunities in consumer social
- Market networks and how they’ve evolved over time
- What’s wrong with education and whether homeschooling can be a solution
- Commoditization of higher education
- How to evaluate startup ideas
- How venture will evolve over the next decade
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.
James Currier (@JamesCurrier) of NFX joined Erik on this episode. They discuss:
- Why LinkedIn hasn’t been disrupted yet
- Where are today’s opportunities in consumer social
- Market networks and how they’ve evolved over time
- What’s wrong with education and whether homeschooling can be a solution
- Commoditization of higher education
- How to evaluate startup ideas
- How venture will evolve over the next decade
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.