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Dave interviews angel investors, venture capitalists and other great personalities who comprise the NYC tech ecosystem and beyond.

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Ep 52 - Building Blocks of the New World with Sean Ford from 2021-11-12T19:57:59

Sean Ford is the COO of Algorand, pioneers of a new future powered by blockchains. In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of blockchain, and how Algorand is leading the charge by provi...

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Ep 51 - The Crypto Future with Ken Kruger, CEO of MOON from 2021-09-20T16:49:09

I’m sure like me, a lot of you who don’t work in crypto are trying to understand and learn about it these days. I know that some of us are very skeptical, some are intrigued, and that some are just...

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Ep 50 - Lylan Masterman - White Star from 2018-04-13T14:35:06

Lylan Masterman is General Partner at White Star Capital where he leads the New York office. In this episode, Masterman discusses White Stars history and his approach to venture capitol investments...

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Ep 49 - Arne Halleraker - FJ Labs from 2018-01-21T17:49:30

A Norwegian native, Arne joined the FJ Labs team in the spring of 2016. He lived in San Francisco for 1.5 years, where he was director of global partnerships for Telenor and focused on business dev...

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Ep 48 - Wendy Xiao Schadeck - Northzone from 2017-11-27T00:35:10

This episode's guest is Wendy Xiao Schadeck of Northzone. Wendy joined Northzone in 2016. She has a particular interest for media, fintech, real estate tech, edtech, and blockchain, and specificall...

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Ep 47 - Lindsey Gray - Two Sigma Ventures from 2017-10-20T02:30:02

Lindsey Gray leads the Platform Team at Two Sigma Ventures. She is responsible for identifying the needs and challenges of portfolio companies, and developing resources, programs, and connections ...

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Ep 46 - Deborah Jackson - Plum Alley from 2017-09-24T19:54:19

Deborah Jackson is a founder and entrepreneur, early-stage investor and former investment banker. In 2012 Deborah founded Plum Alley to advance women entrepreneurs and strong teams of women and men...

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Ep 45 - Jason Cahill - McCune Capital from 2017-06-15T02:39:35

This week’s guest is Jason Cahill of McCune Capital.

A network design engineer by training, an experienced manager, an Army veteran who served with Special Forces, an empathetic customer a...

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Ep 44 - Rafat Ali - Skift from 2017-05-05T14:20:32

This week's guest is Rafat Ali. Rafat is the CEO/founder of Skift, the largest business intelligence and marketing platform in travel, providing news, information, data, and services to all sector...

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Ep 43 - Ed Sim - Boldstart Ventures (2 of 2) from 2017-04-18T02:14:18

This week is part 2 of our interview with Ed Sim, founder of Boldstart Ventures, an enterprise seed fund which focuses on infrastructure and SaaS startups. Part 1 is here: https://soundcloud.com/v...

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Ep 42 - Ed Sim - Boldstart Ventures (1 of 2) from 2017-04-07T01:02:01

This week’s guest is Ed Sim, founder of Boldstart Ventures, an enterprise seed fund which focuses on infrastructure and SaaS startups.

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Ep 41 - Jessica Lawrence Quinn - NY Tech Alliance from 2017-03-28T04:01:25

Jessica Lawrence Quinn is the CEO of NY Tech Alliance, a non-profit organization supporting New York’s growing technology community, and the organizer of NY Tech Meetup, the world’s largest Meetup ...

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Ep 40 - Brad Harrison - Scout Ventures (2 of 2) from 2017-03-09T04:45:51

Part 2 with Brad Harrison of Scout Ventures

Scout Ventures is a seed stage venture capital firm in NYC that partners with experienced entrepreneurs who are building scalable technologies....

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Ep 39 - Brad Harrison - Scout Ventures (1 of 2) from 2017-02-23T02:31:46

This week’s guest is the incomparable Brad Harrison, founder and managing partner of Scout Ventures. Scout Ventures is a seed stage venture capital firm in NYC that partners with experienced entre...

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Ep 38 - Spencer Ante - Author, Journalist & Founder (2 of 2) from 2017-02-09T03:09:18

This episode's guest is Spencer Ante, founder of WhoWeUse and author of Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital.

This is part 2 of our interview with Spencer. Wh...

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Ep 37 - Spencer Ante - Author, Journalist & Founder (1 of 2) from 2017-01-25T02:41:02

This episode's guest is Spencer Ante, author of Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital.

Spencer is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated and award-winning author, writer, e...

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Ep 36 - Shan-Lyn Ma - Zola CEO and Angel Investor from 2016-12-19T03:08:07

This week’s guest is Shan-Lyn Ma, Co-Founder and CEO of Zola and angel investor in New York City. Zola is re-inventing the Wedding Registry for the modern couple.

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Ep 35 - Jerry Colonna from 2016-11-10T13:38:18

This week's guest is Jerry Colonna of Reboot. Jerry is an executive coach who uses the skills he learned as a venture capitalist to help entrepreneurs. He draws on his wide variety of experiences t...

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Ep 34 - Jerry Neumann - Angel Investor(2 of 2) from 2016-10-26T12:53:05

This week is part 2 with Jerry Neumann, early stage angel investor at Neu Venture Capital and longtime New York VC. Neu invests in seed-stage companies developing cutting-edge technologies for use ...

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Ep 33 - Jerry Neumann - Angel Investor (1 of 2) from 2016-10-12T03:42:09

This week’s guest is Jerry Neumann, early stage angel investor at Neu Venture Capital and longtime New York VC. Neu invests in seed-stage companies developing cutting-edge technologies for use in ...

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Ep 32 - Jonathan Lehr - Work-Bench from 2016-09-15T04:42:22

This week’s guest is Jonathan Lehr (@fendien), Co-Founder and General Partner at Work-Bench (@Work_Bench). Work-Bench helps scale enterprise technology startups by providing community and workspac...

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Ep 31 - Naval Ravikant - AngelList (2 of 2) from 2016-08-02T03:09:06

Welcome back to Venture Studio, and welcome back to our fantastic two-part interview with Naval Ravikant of AngelList. If you missed part one, go check it out at venturestudio.org or on iTunes, So...

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Ep 30 - Naval Ravikant - AngelList (1 of 2) from 2016-07-20T12:49:59

This week’s guest really needs no introduction. Naval Ravikant is the founder and CEO of AngelList (angel.co). AngelList is the go-to platform for startups to raise money online, recruit employee...

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Ep 29 - Matt Harrigan - Grand Central Tech from 2016-07-06T03:23:29

This week’s guest is Matt Harrigan, Co-Founder of Grand Central Tech. Grand Central Tech is a yearlong accelerator in midtown Manhattan that actually sounds quite different from most accelerators:...

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Ep 28 - Zach Aarons - MetaProp NYC & Millennium Partners from 2016-06-15T03:09:53

This week, Zach Aarons of MetaProp NYC and Millennium Partners joins us on the podcast. MetaProp NYC is an accelerator that brings together the brightest minds in real estate and technology to hel...

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Ep 27 - Julian Counihan - Red Sea Ventures from 2016-06-02T04:18:45

This week, Julian Counihan of Red Sea Ventures joins us on the podcast.

Check out our entire archive of interviews - including Dave’s epic two-part interview with Bitcoin Jesus Roger Ver -...

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Ep 26 - Roger Ehrenberg - IA Ventures from 2016-05-12T11:57:44

This week, Roger Ehrenberg (@infoarbitrage), Managing Partner at IA Ventures joins us on the podcast.

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Ep 25 - Dr. Ulrich Quay - BMW I Ventures from 2016-04-28T11:45:07

This week, Ulrich Quay, the Head of BMW i Ventures joins us on the podcast.

If you like this episode about mobility and hardware, you’ll love Dave’s interview with Jenny Fielding, head of ...

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Ep 24 - Eliot Durbin - Boldstart Ventures from 2016-04-14T15:40:52

This week, Eliot Durbin, General Partner at Boldstart Ventures, joins the show.

Miss an episode, such as the Dave’s classic interview with SoftTech’s founder Jeff Clavier that Elliot refer...

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Ep 23 - Jenny Fielding - Techstars from 2016-03-30T03:08:39

This week, Jenny Fielding joined the show from Techstars, where she is the Managing Director leading the FinTech and Internet of Things programs in New York City.

Looking for more Techstar...

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Ep 22 - Paul Martino - Bullpen Capital from 2016-03-16T13:03:52

This week, Dave interviews Paul Martino, founder and General Partner at Bullpen Capital, one of the pioneers in post-seed round funding.

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Ep 21 - Brad Hargreaves - Common, General Assembly, Maveron, Angel Investor from 2016-03-03T03:00:11

This week, Dave interviews Brad Hargreaves, founder of Common, co-founder of General Assembly, Venture Partner at Maveron and angel investor.

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Ep 20 - Phil Toronto - Vayner/RSE from 2016-02-16T05:07:05

This week, Dave interviews Phil Toronto of Vayner/RSE, an early stage venture capital fund formed by VaynerMedia and RSE Ventures.

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Ep 19 - Roger Ver - Bitcoin Investor & Bitcoin Evangelist (2 of 2) from 2016-02-04T05:03:55

Welcome back to Venture Studio and welcome back to our fascinating two-part interview with Bitcoin Jesus, Roger Ver.

We pick up part 2 right after Roger described how and why he renounced ...

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Ep 18 - Roger Ver - Bitcoin Investor & Bitcoin Evangelist (1 of 2) from 2016-01-28T05:10:21

We have a very special two-part episode coming at you starting this week. Our guests is Roger Ver, entrepreneur, bitcoin investor, bitcoin evangelist, and voluntaryist. If you think we’re just go...

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Ep 17 - Huoy Ming Yeh - CSC Upshot Ventures from 2016-01-19T14:34:18

This week, we are thrilled to welcome Huoy Ming Yeh to the show. Ming is co-founder and managing partner of CSC Upshot Ventures, the largest fund dedicated to financing seed-stage startups, ever. ...

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Ep 16 - Dustin Dolginow - Maiden Lane Ventures from 2016-01-05T18:37:35

This week, we welcome Dustin Dolginow to The Studio. Dustin a co-founder of Maiden Lane Ventures, the first institutional venture fund built for AngelList Syndicates.

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Ep 15 - Craig Shapiro - Collaborative Fund from 2015-12-22T13:25:17

This week, Dave interviews Craig Shapiro, the founder and managing partner of Collaborative Fund. In this episode, Craig talks about his views on the future of consumption, how to court and land a...

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Ep 14 - John Frankel - ff Venture Capital (2 of 2) from 2015-12-15T19:56:28

In this week's episode, Dave continues a fascinating two-part interview with John Frankel, the founder of ff venture capital.

When we left part 1 last week, John was just starting to descr...

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Ep 13 - John Frankel - ff Venture Capital (1 of 2) from 2015-12-08T06:50:52

In this week’s episode, you’ll hear part 1 of an amazing two part interview with John Frankel, the founder of ff Venture Capital. Dave and John discuss how ff approaches investing, what functions ...

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Ep 12 - Michael Yavonditte - Yieldmo CEO And Angel Investor from 2015-12-01T05:30:44

This week, Dave interviews Michael Yavonditte the founder and CEO of Yieldmo and an active angel investor in New York City.

If you’re a fan of The Studio, you can find more episodes at ven...

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Ep 11 - Stephanie Palmeri - SoftTechVC from 2015-11-25T02:47:46

In this week’s episode, we welcome Stephanie Palmeri of SoftTech VC. Dave and Steph discuss SoftTech’s growth as a microVC, how crowded the competitive landscape really is for seed-stage founders,...

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Ep 10 - Dave Tisch - Box Group And Spring from 2015-11-17T12:19:12

In this week's episode of Venture Studio, we welcome back one of our favorite guests, David Tisch, who runs Box Group, an early stage venture investment fund based in New York.

The last ...

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Ep 09 - Joanne Wilson - Angel Investor from 2015-11-10T14:51:56

In today's episode, Dave chats with Joanne Wilson- a prolific angel investor in New York and a major supporter of the city’s startup ecosystem.

Joanne Wilson began angel investing in New Y...

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Ep 08 - Alex Iskold - Techstars NYC from 2015-11-03T16:53:21

In today’s episode, Dave interviews Alex Iskold, a 2 time founder, an angel investor, and the Managing Director of Techstars New York.

Techstars is one of the most prominent startup accele...

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Ep 07 - Amol Sarva - Angel Investor from 2015-10-27T20:11:23

In this week’s episode, Dave chats about foxes, hedgehogs and Columbia Lions with company builder and angel investor Amol Sarva. Amol co-founded several startups including Virgin Mobile USA, Peek,...

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Ep 06 - John Frankel - ff Venture Capital from 2015-10-21T16:53:41

John Frankel is the head of ff Venture Capital, an early-stage New York venture capital firm that includes some of the web’s hottest startups in its portfolio.

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Ep 05 - Bo Peabody - Village Ventures from 2015-10-03T19:49:45

Another edition of the Venture Studio Vault. In this interview from May 2011, Dave chats with the multi-talented Bo Peabody, co-founder of Village Ventures. Prior to Village Ventures, Bo co-found...

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Ep 04 - Jeff Clavier - SoftTechVC from 2015-10-03T19:42:15

Today we have another classic episode from the Venture Studio Vault. Originally recorded in May 2011, Dave interviewed Jeff Clavier, an angel investor who helped build the microVC ecosystem. Jeff...

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Ep 03 - Matt Harris - Village Ventures from 2015-09-29T20:41:34

In this episode, originally from May 2011, Dave interviewed Matt Harris, the co-founder of Village Ventures. Two companies that Dave and Matt discuss in this interview are BankSimple and On Deck C...

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Ep 02 - Ben Lerer - Thrillist & Lerer Ventures from 2015-09-29T20:41:28

Originally recorded in April 2011, in this episode Dave interviewed the CEO and co-founder of Thrillist, Ben Lerer.

Dave and Ben talk about the founding story of Thrillist and its 2011 acq...

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Ep 01 - David Tisch - Techstars NYC and Box Group from 2015-09-29T20:41:22

Originally recorded in April 2011, in this episode, Dave interviewed David Tisch. At the time of the recording, David and his team had just completed Techstars New York’s first cycle - this interv...

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