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E19: Nikhil Basu Trivedi - Finding the Next Big Thing Jul 24, 2022

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Nikhil Basu Trivedi is the Co-Founder & General Partner at Footwork, an early-stage focused venture capital firm investing its first $175M fund. Footwork leads and co-leads Series A and Seed rounds, in companies with early signs of product-market fit, focusing on consumer technology and the consumerization of enterprise technology. Before Footwork, Nikhil was Managing Director at Shasta Ventures, a boutique, early-stage venture capital firm in Silicon Valley investing in consumer and enterprise technology startups. Nikhil invested in the likes of Canva, Hinge and ClassDojo. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E18: Matei Psatta - The Future of Advertising Jul 22, 2022

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Matei Psatta is the Co-Founder & CMO at Blindspot, making advertising on digital billboards easy. Blindspot are building the world's first interconnected network of digital indoor & outdoor screens for advertisers without having to spend millions of dollars. Matei has worked with brands including Samsung, Uber and Coca-Cola, operating with 300,000 screens across the globe. Before Blindspot, Matei was Head of Marketing at Vola, Romania’s largest Online Travel Agency having helped the company increase YoY revenue by 24%. Prior to Vola, Matei was Digital Strategy Director for Leo Burnett helping produce content, increase conversions and define strategy. Matei also holds the most upvoted Reddit post of all time. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E17: Kyle Harrison - Backing the Bold Jul 17, 2022

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Kyle Harrison is a General Partner at Contrary, a venture firm backing some of the boldest entrepreneurs of our time. Since inception in 2018, their portfolio includes the likes of Anduril, DoorDash, Ramp and Synthesis. Kyle joined Contrary in May this year to Co-Found Contrary’s later-stage practice. Prior to Contrary, Kyle was a partner at Index Ventures, one of the leading venture firms of the last decade. Before Index, Kyle was a growth investor at TCV and then Coatue Management, investing in the likes of Gitlab, Snyk and Snowflake. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E16: Jamin Ball - SaaS Trends and the Evolving Tech Landscape Jul 15, 2022

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Jamin Ball is a Partner at Altimeter Capital, an investment firm focused on technology investments across both public and private markets globally. The firm was founded in 2008 by Brad Gerstner with just $3 million from friends and family. Altimeter now manages over $15 billion in assets with notable venture investments in the likes of Snowflake, Roblox, Twilio and Uber. Prior to Altimeter, Jamin was Vice President at Redpoint Ventures with investments in Workato, Monte Carlo, Cityblock Health and Root Insurance. Jamin began his career working in investment banking for Bank of America and Morgan Stanley. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E15: Caitlin Bolnick - The Greatest Opportunities Investing in B2B Jul 07, 2022

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Caitlin Bolnick is a Principal at CRV, one of the oldest early-stage venture capital firms with a history dating back to 1970 and a portfolio including the likes of Airtable, DoorDash and Dropbox. At CRV, Caitlin focuses on all things B2B. Prior to CRV, Caitlin was an Investor at OpenView, focusing on expansion stage investing in the future of SaaS and product led growth. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E14: Hassan Bhatti - Lessons from Working in Deep Tech Jul 04, 2022

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Hassan Bhatti is an entrepreneur with experience in building deep-tech companies in North America. He currently works as ProductBD at Snowflake, focusing on the healthcare & life sciences industry. Hassan is also an Investment Partner at The Community Fund, allocating capital at an early stage across community driven companies. Prior to Snowflake, Hassan Co-Founded CryptoNumerics before being acquired by Snowflake in June of 2020. Before CryptoNumerics, Hassan was Head of Growth at Iris Automation, backed by the likes of Social Capital, Bessemer and GGV Capital. Hassan also spent time at Toronto’s Creative Destruction Lab, investing in and supporting start-ups at the cutting edge of their respective fields: AI, quantum computing, healthcare, and blockchain. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Physics and Economics from the University of British Columbia. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E13: Wes Kao - The Future of Education Jun 25, 2022

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Wes Kao is the Co-Founder of Maven, the world’s first digital platform for cohort-based courses. To date, they’ve raised over $25M from the likes of First Round Capital, Nitesh Banta and Andrew Chen at Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, she was the Co-Founder of the altMBA with Seth Godin, growing the altMBA to thousands of alumni in 550 cities in 45 countries and creating the cohort-based course category. She has built courses for Professor Galloway, David Perell, Tiago Forte, Morning Brew, and more. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E12: Linda Lian - Scaling the Communities of the Future Jun 16, 2022

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Linda Lian is the Co-Founder and CEO of Common Room, a community growth platform for today’s fastest-growing companies. Linda founded Common Room in 2020 to help bring organisations of all sizes closer to their communities. To date, they’ve raised over $50M from the likes of Sarah Guo at Greylock, Danny Rimer at Index and Next Play Ventures. Before Common Room, Linda led product marketing for serverless computing at Amazon Web Services. Prior to AWS, Linda was an Associate at Madrona Venture Group. Linda began her career as an investment banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E11: David McDonough - Building a Global Investing Community Jun 12, 2022

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David McDonough is the Founder and CEO of Commonstock, a community platform that makes investing social by amplifying insights from top investors. In October last year they closed a $25M Series A round led by Coatue, including the likes of QED Investors, Floodgate and Bill Ackman. Before Commonstock, David worked in product strategy and ventures at Google and was previously an Investment Analyst at Greenspring Associates. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E10: Gaby Goldberg - Hopping Into the Crypto Rabbit Hole Jun 02, 2022

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Gaby Goldberg is an investor at The Chernin Group (TCG) where she invests at an early stage in the intersection of consumer and crypto. In their latest round, TCG raised its $1 billion fund in June 2021. Before joining TCG, Gaby invested in early-stage consumer companies at both Bessemer Venture Partners and Chapter One. Gaby is also a prolific writer about web3 and digital culture on Mirror, Medium and Twitter. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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