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The Rise of Contract-To-Hire with Peer Richelsen and Andreas Klinger Jan 10, 2021

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Peer Richelsen (@peer_rich), founder of Lean Hire and Head of Product at On Deck, and Andreas Klinger (@andreasklinger), CTO at On Deck, join Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- Why global hiring is broken.
- How companies should get started with contract-to-hire and common challenges they may face.
- The background of Lean Hire.
- What needs to happen for this to become a norm for companies.
- The problems with the existing hiring process.
- Why you need to remember that the “people you hire will hire the next people” at your company.
- Where On Deck is going in the future.
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Investments as Products, Asking Better Questions, and Improving as an Investor with Phin Barnes Jan 06, 2021

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Phin Barnes (@phineasb), venture capitalist, most recently at First Round, joins Erik on this episode which was recorded as part of an On Deck Angels event.
They discuss:
- Why he thinks of an investment as a product.
- Advice for founders working with investors.
- The reasons he has changed his mind after a meeting with an entrepreneur.
- How to ask better questions.
- Why he loves “seeing something in someone they don’t see in themselves” and amplifying their success.
- Why making more smaller investments is the best way to get better as an investor.
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A Playbook For Fundraising with Marc McCabe Jan 03, 2021

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Marc McCabe (@mccabe), partner at Oyster Capital, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- What people get wrong when they’re preparing to fundraise.
- The importance of stress-testing a deck, and how to do it.
- The right investor to pitch first, and the right time to follow-up.
- Whether to give a VC a deadline or not.
- Common mistakes people make when fundraising and how to avoid them.
- Lessons from his time at Airbnb.
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Increasing Scientific Progress and Improving Institutions with Alexey Guzey Dec 31, 2020

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Increasing Scientific Progress and Improving Institutions with Alexey Guzey
Alexey Guzey (@alexeyguzey), independent researcher, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- His thoughts on how to make scientific institutions work better.
- What people get wrong most often when analyzing institutions.
- How he would change the FDA and academia.
- Why people under appreciate scientific progress.
- Where he agrees or disagrees with Tyler Cowen, Peter Thiel, Patrick Collison, and
- What he thinks about Effective Altruism.
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How To Be Unapologetically Ambitious with Shellye Archambeau Dec 29, 2020

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Shellye Archambeau (@ShelArchambeau), one of tech’s first black female CEOs and author of Unapologetically Ambitious, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Anne Dwane for this masterclass held in December 2020. They discuss:
- How to decide what you want in life and your career.
- Why she makes choices but never sacrifices, and what the difference is.
- How to adopt a mentor.
- How to overcome impostor syndrome.
- Diversity and inclusion in your startup.
- How to know whether taking a risk makes sense.
- Why startups shouldn’t fall in love with their product.
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The Rise of the Post-Seed Round with Paul Martino Dec 27, 2020

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Paul Martino (@ahpah), co-founder of Bullpen Capital, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Anne Dwane on this episode.
They discuss:
- Stories from his entrepreneurial journey.
- Advice for founders navigating the pandemic.
- How the venture ecosystem today differs from ten years ago.
- What characterizes the post-seed phase.
- Why they look for companies that are “off by one.”
- Their approach to data.
- His tips on hiring.
- Advice for emerging fund managers.
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Solving The Student Debt Crisis with Amira Yahyaoui and Deena Shakir Dec 22, 2020

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Amira Yahyaoui (@Mira404) of Mos and Deena Shakir (@deenashakir), partner at Lux Capital, join Erik on this episode to discuss:
- Amira’s part in the revolution in Tunisia.
- How she ended up in tech.
- Why she wanted to solve this issue.
- Lux’s thesis in this area.
- The gap she saw and how Mos will fill it.
- How COVID has impacted higher education.
- Her thoughts on governance and technology.
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How Conversation Analytics is Changing Hiring with Metaview's Siadhal Magos Dec 20, 2020

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Siadhal Magos (@smagos), co-founder of Metaview, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- What Metaview can offer and what inspired him and his co-founder to start it.
- Insights from how teams grew at Uber and Palantir.
- The rich data and insights that can be drawn from conversations.
- The hiring lessons to impart to founders.
- Best practices for startups hiring.
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Building Membership-Based Communities with Greg Isenberg and Justin Murphy Dec 17, 2020

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Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg) of Late Checkout, and Justin Murphy (@jmrphy), social scientist and philosopher, join Erik on this episode to discuss:
- How society got to a place where it lost its collective sense-making abilities.
- Why calibrating what is real is harder than ever.
- Signs that your community is working and what makes it flourish.
- Techniques to build your communities.
- Identity and how it interacts with your community.
- Communities based around people.
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Hacking Communities with Laís de Oliveira Dec 15, 2020

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Laís de Oliveira (@isolive), author of Hacking Communities, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:
- The “why now” for her book.
- Why we are more connected than ever but still lonelier than ever.
- How to be a good storyteller and why vulnerability is important.
- The tension between building a community for a business versus for the community’s own sake.
- How to think about monetizing a community.
- How to grow a community.
- What community-building looks like in the COVID era.
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