Moving Up

Latest Episodes:

Marlon Nichols (MaC Venture Capital) - When to make the jump into entrepreneurship May 28, 2019

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How to get a job in venture after business school and working at the world’s biggest venture fund (Intel Capital). www.ansarada.com

Alda Dennis (Initialized) - The appeal of tangible investments May 21, 2019

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Alda’s journey from lawyer to venture capitalist. What she learned working alongside Peter Thiel and Sean Parker. Working for both the hedge fund Clarium Capital and the venture fund Founder Fund at the same time and what her dream job is. www.ansarada.com

Henrique Dubugras (Brex) - Building a billion-dollar business in less than 2 years May 14, 2019

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Building a credit card company from scratch. Raising over $200 million at 20 years old. Dropping out of Stanford and how a CEO’s responsibilities evolve. www.ansarada.com

Niko Bonatsos (General Catalyst) - Talent is universal opportunity is not May 07, 2019

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The power of cold emailing. Why unstructured networking is the way to do it and how to engineer serendipity. www.ansarada.com

Paul Kesserwani (Cushion) – Starting a fintech business from scratch Apr 30, 2019

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Paul describes the idea behind Cushion and how he got it to market. Also, his philosophy to excel at everything you do and run as fast as you can to starting your own company.

Leo Polovets (Susa Ventures) – A technical approach to investing in business and yourself Apr 23, 2019

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A very early employee at LinkedIn and then early at Google, Leo discusses how/why he got those jobs and more career advice.

Eric Bahn (Hustle Fund) – How to Hustle Apr 16, 2019

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Eric talks about his investment in Payclub. His new venture Hustle Fund and beginning his post college life starting beatthegmat.com.

Niki Pezeshki (Felicis Ventures) - Attitude and passion Apr 09, 2019

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Niki went straight to the buyside after college at Vista Equity Partners. Wanted to get his hands dirty outside of finance, saw that the grass is not necessarily always greener, got back into private equity and is now a VC.

Lisa Wu (Norwest) – Going for glory Apr 02, 2019

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Life’s too short to not be passionate about what you do. Trying lots of things in your 20s. How to succeed in venture and important advice for your first year on the job.

Greg Isenberg (Islands) - Confident but humble Mar 26, 2019

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Finding confidence with your skill set. Why group chat is the new social network and life hacks at the very end.