Through the Noise

E29: Eric Tarczynski - Backing the Bold #2 Oct 10, 2022

Eric Tarczynski is the Founder and Managing Partner at Contrary, a venture fund that identifies and invests in the world’s top talent. They’ve backed some of the fastest-growing startups in the world including the likes of Ramp, Anduril and Zepto. Contrary’s LPs include the founders of Tesla, Reddit, Facebook, Airbnb, and many more iconic companies. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E28: Mario Gabriele - The Power of Storytelling Oct 02, 2022

Mario Gabriele is the founder of The Generalist, a modern media company. Since its founding in 2020, The Generalist has grown to more than 60,000 subscribers and is read by the most influential founders, investors, and operators across the tech world. Mario also runs Generalist Capital, an early stage venture fund focused on helping founders create and capture narrative power. He contributes to Philosophical Foxes, an on-chain storytelling initiative. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E27: Patrick Ryan - Community Investing for the Future Sep 18, 2022

Patrick Ryan is the Co-Founder of Odin, an investment platform and community for people building the future. Odin are making it 10x cheaper and easier to launch and invest in syndicates, SPVs & funds. Before Odin, Patrick was the Project Director of Corporate Venture Capital at Coca-Cola European Partners. Prior to Coca-Cola, Patrick was Head of Inbound Equity Crowdfunding at Crowdcube. Patrick also built his own Vodka brand, Ishka, before selling in 2019. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E26: Zach Lloyd - Building the New Terminal Sep 18, 2022

Zach Lloyd is the Founder and CEO of Warp who’s mission is to elevate developer productivity by building a blazingly fast terminal for the modern age. Warp is modernising the command line experience to make it more intuitive and collaborative for modern developers and teams, turning the terminal into a real platform to enable engineering workflows. To date they’ve raised $23 million across a $6 million Seed round, led by GV and a $17 million Series A, led by Dylan Field, the CEO of Figma. Before Warp, Zach was the interim CTO at TIME after spending over 7 years as a Principal Engineer at Google for the Google Docs Suite. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E25: Vinay Iyengar - Early Stage Investing with Two Sigma Aug 21, 2022

Vinay Iyengar is a Principal at Two Sigma Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments in enterprise software, machine learning, marketplaces, and infrastructure. Prior to Two Sigma Ventures, Vinay was an Investor at Bessemer Venture Partners, having been an angel or co-invested with Bessemer in the likes of Canva, Discord, Zapier among others. Before Bessemer, Vinay started his career as a Machine Learning Engineer at Intel Corporation before moving to Quantitative Trading at Goldman Sachs. Vinay also holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science and economics from Harvard. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E24: Sieva Kozinsky - Buying Beautiful Businesses and Holding Them Forever Aug 14, 2022

Sieva Kozinsky is the Founder of Enduring Ventures, a long-term holding company dedicated to buying and building beautiful businesses, arming them with great leadership, and holding them forever. Prior to Enduring Ventures, Sieva was Co-Founder and General Partner of The MBA Fund, a leading start-up ecosystem among university programs, providing founders with mentorship and seed-stage capital at the earliest stages of development. Before The MBA Fund, Sieva was CEO of Study Soup, the largest peer-to-peer education marketplace for students in the US. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E23: Grace Isford - Making Long-Term Bets on Contrarians Aug 14, 2022

Grade Isford is a Principal at Lux Capital, a venture capital firm with over $4B in AUM that invests in emerging science and technology ventures at the outermost edges of what's possible. Grace leads investments at the nexus of web3, data infrastructure, and applications of AI & ML from pre-seed to growth. Before joining Lux, Grace was a principal at Canvas Ventures. While there, she sourced 10 investments, including open-source robotic process automation platform Robocorp and blockchain-powered, real-time data sharing platform Vendia. Grace also holds a Masters of Science in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford, where she is also on the board of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E22: Bilal Zaidi - Chasing your Curiosity Aug 07, 2022

Bilal Zaidi is the Founder and CEO of Creator Lab, a podcast and digital marketing consultancy. Each week Bilal interviews some of the best creators and business minds on this earth including the likes of GaryVee, Anthony Pompliano and Scott Harrison, the founder of Charity: Water. Bilal is also 1/3 of the Not Investment Advice Podcast with co-hosts Jack Butcher and Trung Phan. Before going full time with the Creator Lab, Bilal was Director of Brand Partnerships at Charity: Water, after spending 7 1/2 years at Google helping brands grow their digital presence including Puma, ASOS and Under Armour. Bilal also holds a degree in Applied Business Management from Imperial College London. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E21: Tim Suchanek - The Explosion of Data Jul 31, 2022

Tim Suchanek is the Co-Founder and CTO of Stellate. Stellate's vision is to unlock the world's data by removing the inefficiencies of connecting poorly structured and documented APIs. To date they’ve raised $30 million across a $5 million Seed round, led by Boldstart Ventures and a $25 million Series A, led by Tiger Global. Before Stellate, Tim was Technical Lead at Prisma. Tim also holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E20: Evgenia Plotnikova - How to Build a Career in VC Jul 31, 2022

Evgenia Plotnikova is a General Partner at Dawn Capital where she leads on investing in exceptional SaaS companies from early stage to pre-IPO. She is particularly passionate about data, automation and cloud infrastructure. Some of her investments include Dataiku, Firebolt, Shoreline and Soldo. Dawn is Europe's leading specialist B2B software investor, having partnered with the likes of Mimecast, iZettle, Tink and Collibra amongst others. Prior to Dawn, Evgenia was a VC at Atomico, spearheading its entry into France, and an investor at TPG Capital, having started her career at JP Morgan. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E9: Shomik Ghosh - Investing in Enterprise Software May 29, 2022

Shomik Ghosh is a Principal at Boldstart Ventures, a day one partner for developer first, SaaS, & crypto infrastructure founders backing the likes of Snyk, Blockdaemon, Kustomer, BigID and Superhuman. At Boldstart, Shomik invests in enterprise software with pre-product founders. Prior to Boldstart, Shomik worked as a growth stage investor at Top Tier Capital where he invested in companies like CircleCI, Anaplan, Area 1 Security, and Shape Security. Shomik is also an active angel investor, having invested in Koyfin, Gitpod and Logixboard to name a few. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E8: Felix Sim - The Future of Work 3.0 May 20, 2022

Felix Sim is the Co-Founder and Project Lead of Salad Ventures. Salad is a blockchain and play-to-earn think tank that develops and backs projects that shape the future of work 3.0 ecosystem. To date they’ve raised $15.5M from the likes of Gemini, Winklevoss Capital, Alameda Research, Multicoin Capital and Polygon. Beyond the blockchain, Felix has run more than 2,000 events for multi-national corporations via his virtual events company Get Out! Prior to Salad, Felix spent 10 years inside traditional finance, including investment banking, hedge funds and consulting. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E7: Rex Woodbury - Investing in the Creator Economy May 12, 2022

Rex Woodbury is a Partner at Index Ventures, one of the leading venture firms of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Deliveroo, Discord, Dropbox, Notion and Slack. At Index, Rex focuses on early-stage and growth investments in the creator economy with a particular interest in consumer tech, Gen Z, web3 and digital economies. Prior to Index, Rex worked at Airtable, a leading no-code platform for building collaborative apps. Before Airtable, Rex was an investor for TPG’s $14B growth platform, backing the likes of Uber, Airbnb, Spotify and Calm. Rex began his career working as an investment banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York City. He also holds a B.A. in Economics from from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Stanford University. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E6: Michael Girdley - Playing Jazz in the World of Building Startups May 05, 2022

Michael Girdley is a serial entrepreneur and investor based in San Antonio, Texas. He is the Chairman and Co-Founder of Dura Software, a hyper-niche software acquisition company that currently operates 9 businesses. On the investing side, Michael is Co-Founder and Partner at the Geekdom Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage internet tech startups from pre-seed to seed. He is also the Co-Founder and Partner at Dry Line Partners, a private equity fund focused on B2B recurring revenue technology businesses. Michael is also the owner of Codeup, a coding and data science bootcamp; Red Runner Coffee, a drive-thru coffee chain and Alamo Fireworks, a fireworks retailer and wholesaler. He has also authored several books on programming, his first written whilst an undergraduate at college. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E5: Andrew Yeung - Throwing Parties and Building Communities Apr 29, 2022

Andrew Yeung is Strategy & Operations Lead at Meta (formerly Facebook), community builder and writer. He's active in the NYC tech community and regularly hosts dinner parties, mixers, and events for 1,000+ people. Andrew is also an advisor to startups on growth and operations. Prior to Meta, Andrew was Product Manager at Bell, Canada’s communications leader. Andrew also holds a double major in Finance and Economics from the University of Toronto. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E4: Josh Bonhotal - Building a Portfolio in Human Performance Apr 21, 2022

Josh Bonhotal is Vice President and part of the founding team at Future, a platform that brings human connection to digital personal training. To date they’ve raised over $110M, recently closing a $75M series C round at the start of February, including participation from NBA star Kevin Durant’s firm Thirty Five Ventures, Fabletics Co-Founder Kate Hudson and golfer Rory McIlroy. Josh is also a Venture Partner at TXV Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, investing in the future of software and human performance. Prior to Future, Josh was Director of men’s basketball sports performance at Purdue University and strength and conditioning coach for the Chicago Bulls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E3: Greg Moran - The Future of Work Apr 14, 2022

Greg Moran is the Co-Founder and General Partner at Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners, an early stage venture firm focused exclusively on the future of work and HR related technologies. Fund 1 will allocate $20M across seed and series A, supporting founders in commercialising technology for the workforce of the future. Prior to Evergreen, Greg founded Harver (formerly Outmatch). He successfully acquired and integrated nearly a dozen companies across three continents to become one of the world’s leading providers of hiring technology. Greg currently serves on the board of Harver and Truvelop, an emerging leader in modern performance management. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E2: Barrett O'Neill - High Tech vs Tech-Enabled Startups Apr 07, 2022

Barrett O’Neill is the Co-Founder of OnDemand Storage, a technology based storage company bringing the "on-demand economy" to self storage by giving its customers more time, space, and convenience. As part of the founding team, Barrett helped grow OnDemand Storage from a dorm room concept to a 7-figure business. Prior to OnDemand Storage, Barrett was an associate at Bain Capital, one of the world’s leading alternative investment firms with over $155 billion in assets under management. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

E1: Dave Kline - Hiring Winning Teams and Startup Leadership Mar 31, 2022

Dave Kline is the owner of SkillScouter, a platform providing online course reviews and advice to help people find their optimal learning & careers paths. Prior to SkillScouter, Dave was COO of core management and subsequently Co-Head of recruiting at Bridgewater Associates, one of the largest hedge funds in the world with over $150 billion in assets under management. During his near 10-year tenure at Bridgewater, he recruited and mentored over 100 managers. Before Bridgewater, Dave spent over 9 years at Moody’s including as a Managing Director at Moody’s Analytics. Dave holds an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business. 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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