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Making It Easier For Startups To Get Started with Capbase with Greg Miaskiewicz and Sheel Mohnot Feb 25, 2021

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Sheel Mohnot (@pitdesi), and Greg Miaskiewicz (@miaskiewicz), join Erik on this episode. Sheel is a Network Leader at Village Global, and Greg is CEO and co-founder of Capbase.
They discuss:
- How Capbase can help streamline the workflows involved in getting a company off the ground.
- How Greg navigated the idea maze and validated his hypothesis.
- Why there should be more transparency in investing and startups.
- The pros and cons of transparency within a company.
- Ethical investing.
- How to give feedback as an investor.
- How the pandemic changes company formation.
- The future of Capbase.
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Learn more and apply at www.villageglobal.vc/accelerator!
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The Future of the US Dollar as the Global Reserve Currency with Lyn Alden, Nic Carter, Brent Johnson, and Luke Gromen Feb 23, 2021

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Erik is joined on this episode, recorded as part of a Big Ideas Clubhouse, by:
- Lyn Alden (@LynAldenContact), founder of Lyn Alden Investment Strategy
- Nic Carter (@nic__carter), partner at Castle Island Ventures
- Brent Johnson of Santiago Capital
- Luke Gromen (@LukeGromen), founder of Forest for the Trees
- Katherine Boyle (@KTmBoyle), partner at General Catalyst
- Dan Romero (@dwr), angel investor
They discuss:
- Whether the US dollar being the global reserve currency has led to a hollowing-out of the American manufacturing base.
- Whether the US should be looking to move on from being the global reserve currency.
- Why the pandemic has pulled forward American loss of leverage in the world.
- How Bitcoin relates to this and whether there will be a transition to it as the global reserve currency.
- Thoughts on China and its behavior in global currency markets.
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Learn more and apply at www.villageglobal.vc/accelerator!
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
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Principles of Product Management and Growth Marketing from Legendary PM Who Helped Build LinkedIn, Wealthfront, and Instacart Feb 20, 2021

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Elliot Shmukler (@eshmu), of Anomalo, joins Ben Casnocha on the podcast to discuss:
- How growth marketing has evolved over the last decade or so since he was an early pioneer of the field at LinkedIn in 2008.
- What people misunderstand about A/B testing, and the right way to go about it.
- Why he doesn’t like the term “growth hacking.”
- Why people should both be more humble and more ambitious with their growth marketing program.
- Lessons from his time at LinkedIn, eBay, Wealthfront, and Instacart.
- Finding a co-founder before finding the idea that became Anomalo.
- The perils of bad data and how Anomalo is helping to fix that problem.
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Learn more and apply at www.villageglobal.vc/accelerator!
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
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The New Frontiers in Fintech with Sar Haribhakti Feb 16, 2021

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Sar Haribhakti (@sarthakgh), program lead for On Deck Fintech, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- How fintech has evolved over time, from PayPal to Stripe to now.
- How fintech is different from other areas in tech.
- The most frontier themes in fintech today.
- Why the lines between what is fintech and what isn’t are blurring.
- How On Deck has been expanding opportunity for people.
- Sar’s experience going from outsider to insider in fintech.
- The biggest misconceptions people have about fintech.
- What people will get out of the On Deck Fintech Fellowship (https://www.beondeck.com/fintech) and who should apply.
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Learn more and apply at www.villageglobal.vc/accelerator!
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
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Founder Tips, Focus, and Fintech with Santiago Suarez, CEO Addi.com Feb 16, 2021

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Santiago Suarez (@SantiaSua), co-founder and CEO of ADDI, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Anne Dwane on this episode. They discuss:
- What he wish he knew when he started ADDI.
- Why hustle alone has never made a company successful, and why he says it’s necessary but not sufficient.
- His experience going through the Village Global Accelerator, and now mentoring founders in the program.
- Where he’s looking to invest in fintech.
- Startups he would like to exist that don’t yet.
- Why he has changed his mind on investing in founders working in a space he doesn’t like.
Companies Santiago has invested in:
ProTalento - https://protalento.org/english-version/
Kolors - https://kolors.com.mx/
Rubik - https://www.getrubik.com/
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Learn more and apply at www.villageglobal.vc/accelerator!
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Learning in Public with Anna Gat and Anne-Laure Le Cunff Feb 13, 2021

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Anna Gat (@TheAnnaGat), founder of Interintellect, and Anne-Laure Le Cunff (@anthilemoon), founder of Ness Labs, join Erik on this episode to discuss:
- What it’s like putting on virtual events in the COVID era.
- The difference between public and private language.
- How to scale a community while keeping it human, including the best tools to use.
- The importance of documentation in community-building.
- The community architect role.
- How to think about which topics are off-limits for a group.
- The advent of the generalist.
- The secret to great meetups.
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Learn more and apply at www.villageglobal.vc/accelerator!
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Transforming Metabolic Fitness with Josh Clemente of Levels Feb 11, 2021

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Josh Clemente (@joshuasforrest), founder of Levels, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- The personal story that led him to start the company.
- The fact that most people in America are metabolically unhealthy and what Levels is doing about it.
- How they are taking huge amounts of complex data and distilling it down to a single score.
- The history of nutrition research and the debates in the space.
- What’s coming up from Levels.
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Learn more and apply at www.villageglobal.vc/accelerator!
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

How To Build a Health Tech Company with Owen Willis and Nikhil Krishnan Feb 09, 2021

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Owen Willis (@jowenwillis), lead of the On Deck Health Tech Fellowship, and Nikhil Krishnan (@nikillinit) of Out-of-Pocket, join Erik on this episode to discuss:
- How health has evolved from a historical perspective.
- How the environment has changed for companies in the space in the last decade.
- Common misconceptions about building a company in healthcare.
- Why in healthcare no one cares about reducing costs but instead only about increasing revenue.
- The purpose of the fellowship and what you will get out of it.
- Which kinds of companies would be a good fit for the fellowship.
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Learn more and apply at www.villageglobal.vc/accelerator!
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Tether, Bitcoin Double-Spend Allegations, and The Weaponization of the Market with David Fauchier Feb 07, 2021

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David Fauchier (@dfauchier), of Nickel Digital Asset Management, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- The philosophy at Nickel Digital and the strategies they’re looking to back.
- A primer on market making.
- His thoughts on the Tether controversy.
- His explanation of the allegations of Bitcoin double-spending and the cascade of effects from it.
- An explanation of the self-reinforcing market dynamics in the GameStop saga.
- What changes and what doesn’t because of GameStop, and how it relates to crypto.
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Learn more and apply at www.villageglobal.vc/accelerator!
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

What the Science of Relationships Can Teach Founders with Behavioral Scientist Logan Ury Feb 04, 2021

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Logan Ury (@loganury), Director of Relationship Science at Hinge and author of How To Not Die Alone, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- Why a great relationship is really just a culmination of a series of small decisions, and how to be “intentional every step of the way.”
- How the three dating tendencies apply to cofounders as well as to romantic partners.
- What leads to external CEO candidates being paid more but performing worse than internal ones.
- Why life is happier for satisficers than for maximizers.
- When to end it versus when to mend it.
- Why people love optionality but are much happier after having made permanent decisions.
Order Logan's book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982120622/ref=tsm_1_tp_tc
*The deadline to get your application in for the spring vintage of the Village Global Accelerator is March 1st! It’s a personalized and tight-knit program with an amazing network of peers, advisors, and experts. Companies that have been through the accelerator have raised from some of the top venture funds in the world, like a16z, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, True Ventures, Felicis and more.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

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