LA Venture

Latest Episodes:

Marlon Nichols -- MaC Ventures Jun 16, 2021

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Today Marlon talks about MAC Ventures and how he, Mike Palank, Adrian Fenty and Charles D. King tap into their deep networks to identify shifts in cultural trends and behaviors.

TX Zhuo -- Fika Ventures Jun 09, 2021

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TX Zhuo joins today to talk about starting Fika with Eva Ho with the goal of giving back to the community.

TX has an amazing story of dropping out of school to start his first business and how his approach to investing is evolving as the venture market evolves.

Jeremy Milken -- Watertower Ventures Jun 02, 2021

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Jeremy Milken is a partner at Watertower, a serial entrepreneur, and just a lot of fun to talk to.

We talk about his own journey, his views on deploying money into the venture asset class, his partner Derek and his wife, the flexible neurotic.

Nick Grouf -- Alpha Edison May 26, 2021

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Nick believes VC has become a very reactive business. He explains how he and Nate Redmond set out to build Alpha Edison as a proactive, knowledge-driven fund.

Rob Dyrdek -- Dyrdek Machine May 19, 2021

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So much fun talking with Rob Dyrdek about everything from his $450M in exits to his multiple world records to his thoughts on building self-belief! Rob has built a system for it all at the Dyrdek Machine, his venture creation studio.

Sanjay Reddy -- Unlock Venture Partners May 12, 2021

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Sanjay tells us about Unlock Fund II, his Southern California focus, advice for startups on finding good bankers and much more.

Vik Sasi -- Dreamers VC May 05, 2021

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Vik is a partner at Dreamers VC, a $55m fund co-founded by Will Smith. Vik explains the world of influencers, talent fees, production fees, and how warrants are effective when working with influencers. Unlike what every other VC says, Vik does not aim to be the founders first call at 2am when something goes wrong.

Gil Elbaz -- TenOneTen Apr 28, 2021

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My partner Gil Elbaz joins to talk about his passion for data, building AdSense, selling to Google and then building Factual. He also explains why founders should mentally commit 10 years to their startup before beginning.

Scott Lenet -- Touchdown Ventures Apr 21, 2021

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We talk with Scott Lenet of Touchdown Ventures about the pros and cons of corporate venture... and how Touchdown is trying to do it right. Touchdown already has 45 people on the team, and they're actively hiring!

Omar Hamoui -- Mucker Capital Apr 14, 2021

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Omar is a partner at Mucker and leads their $190M "early" fund. Previously a partner at Sequoia and founder of AdMob.

So many great insights on building companies and why it's hard for startups to raise a Series A from Sand Hill.