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The State of Crypto with Charlie Noyes Jan 01, 2020

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Charlie Noyes (@_charlienoyes) of Paradigm joins Erik on this episode. They Discuss:
- How has the crypto landscape changed in the last year
- The future of Decentralized Finance
- Is Bitcoin likely to be more valuable a decade from now
- The future of Ether
- Will ICOs make a comeback
- How tied is the rise of crypto to global disorder
- Will prediction & idea markets ever happen
- Charlie’s request for startups
- Crypto narratives in 2020
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Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

Ike Lasater on Nonviolent Communication Dec 27, 2019

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Ike Lasater (@IkeLasater) joins Erik on this episode to discuss nonviolent communication.
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Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

Investing in Tech & Consumer Social with Turner Novak Dec 24, 2019

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Turner Novak (@TurnerNovak) of Gelt Venture Capital joins Erik on this episode. They Discuss:
- Can the Vision Fund find product market fit through mega LPs
- The relationship between LPs and VCs and how it’s going to change over time
- How will venture as an asset class change over the next decade
- The future of WeWork
- Is Uber's valuation reasonable
- Who are the winners of micro mobility
- What’s exciting about consumer social
- Should we be bullish on Snapchat and Bitmoji
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Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

Phil Bonello on The Sovereign Individual Dec 23, 2019

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Phil Bonello (@PhilJBonello) joins Erik on this episode. They Discuss:
- Building an investment thesis around The Sovereign Individual
- The future of nation states
- Crypto’s role in self-sovereignty
- What will lead to user adoption of crypto
- Why is censorship on the rise
- How has the logic of violence evolved over time
- The future of cities
- How does education need to respond to the Information age
- The future of fiat currencies
- The defensibility of bitcoin
- Valuation models for crypto assets
- The promise of governance tokens
- Why haven’t prediction markets taken off
- What are decentralized networks uniquely suited for
- What’s going to be the biggest milestone in crypto in the next couple of years
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

Jonathan Haidt on Polarization, Social Media and its Effects on Society Dec 22, 2019

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Jonathan Haidt (@JonHaidt), a social psychologist at NYU-Stern, joins Erik on this episode. They Discuss:
- What are the problems with social media and are they temporary or lasting issues
- How social media has affected Gen Z
- What led to the rise of polarization
- What needs to happen to solve the issues of social media
- When do you design for humanity’s evolutionary flaws
- Has politics replaced religion as a source of identity
- Activism versus truth seeking
- Is Democracy doomed
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

Patri Friedman on Charter Cities, Investing, and Society Dec 19, 2019

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Patri Friedman (@patrissimo) of Pronomos Capital joins Erik on this episode. They Discuss:
- Why now for charter cities
- The role of Incrementalism versus disruption in creating charter cities
- Request for startups
- Which geographies will be the most important for the charter city movement
- How will geopolitics affect the growth of charter cities
- What’s going to be the spark that allows charter cities to take off
- The role of venture capital in funding charter cities
- How will national identities evolve over time
- How crypto networks will play a role in real world governance
- The future of nation states
- The decline of religion and its role in society
- How will charter cities affect equality
- When to overcome evolutionary instincts versus when to accept them
- What’s the future of cities and suburbs
- The future of Silicon Valley
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

Ash Fontana and Leo Polovets on Data Moats and the Future of Venture Capital Dec 17, 2019

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Ash Fontana (@ashfontana), General Partner at Zetta, and Leo Polovets (@lpolovets), General Partner at Susa Ventures, join Erik on this episode. They Discuss:
- What does the future of venture capital look like?
- Which firms are leading venture capital and who will be the top venture firms 10 years from now?
- Being a generalist investor versus a specialist
- Portfolio structure and the role of follow-on funding as part of a firm's strategy
- Is it important to have one portfolio company that can return the entire fund?
- Are there moats in venture capital?
- The role of pricing power in venture capital
- How is venture similar and different to company building?
- Compounding Data Moats
- Request for Startups
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Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

Investing in Mobility with Olaf Sakkers and Prescott Watson Dec 15, 2019

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Olaf Sakkers (@osakkers), Partner at Maniv Mobility, and Prescott Watson (@prescottwatson), Principal at Maniv Mobility, join Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- How mobility has changed in the past 5 years
- Investable companies in mobility
- The role of private infrastructure versus public infrastructure
- Buying versus leasing assets in mobility
- When and where do incumbents beat startups
- The incumbents that will still be around 10 years from now
- The winners and losers of the mobility race
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

Computational Biology with Nan Li and Zavain Dar Dec 12, 2019

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Nan Li (@nanli), Managing Director at Obvious Ventures, and Zavain Dar (@zavaindar), Partner at Lux Capital, join Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
-How Deep Tech has evolved over time
-The state of Computational Biology today
-What the future of Biology looks like
-What Big Pharma is focused on and the market opportunity for biotech startups
-What’s their request for startups in computational biology
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

The State of Digital Health in 2019 with Malay Gandhi and Nikhil Krishnan Dec 10, 2019

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Malay Gandhi (@malayhgandhi) of Evidation Health and Nikhil Krishnan (@nikillinit) of TrialSpark join Erik to talk all things digital health in 2019.
Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.
Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.
Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.

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