Village Global Podcast

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Investing in AR/VR with Greg Castle Nov 16, 2019

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Greg Castle (@gpcastle12) joins Erik on this episode. He is managing partner at Anorak Ventures.
They discuss:
- What the future of computing beyond laptops and phones will look like, the obstacles companies will face, and the cultural challenges ahead.
- Why audio will represent the first wave of AR.
- Some of the coolest applications he’s seen in the space, including the work some of his portfolio companies are doing.
- Which of the big incumbents are best poised to take advantage of the transition to AR/VR.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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 and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Investing in Science Fiction with Adam Draper Nov 15, 2019

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Adam Draper (@AdamDraper), founder and managing director of Boost VC, joins Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- Adam’s early involvement in crypto and how the space has evolved over time.
- What he finds unique about the people working in crypto and what he loves about their outlook.
- The science fiction technologies that he’s excited about and looking to invest in.
- AR and VR and the opportunities and challenges for each.
- Why he says the next ten years will be about big tech versus big government.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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 and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Investing in Industrial Automation with Kelly Chen and Kane Hsieh Nov 14, 2019

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Kelly Chen (@kaychen22), partner at DCVC, and Kane Hsieh (@kane), partner at Root Ventures, join Erik on this episode.
They talk about:
- What exactly industrial automation is and why it’s such an exciting space.
- The market map for industrial automation.
- Some of the coolest companies and applications of technology in the space.
- Advice for companies pitching their industrial automation products.
- Their requests for startups (and their anti-requests for startups).
- How jobs will change with the advent of automation.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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 and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Investing In Micromobility with Victor Pontis and Michal Naka Nov 13, 2019

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Victor Pontis (@VictorPontis), founder and CEO of Spring, and Michal Naka (@michalnaka), Product at Ride Report, join Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- Comparisons and contrasts between micromobility and rideshare
- How regulations have evolved and how cities are getting involved in the space.
- The possibilities for autonomy in micromobility.
- Possible new form factors.
- Which metrics investors interested in the space should be tracking.
- Who they would be betting on if they were betting on a new operator.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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.

Investing in the Creator Economy with Julia Enthoven and Justine and Olivia Moore Nov 12, 2019

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Julia Enthoven (@JuliaEnthoven), co-founder and CEO of Kapwing, and Justine and Olivia Moore (@venturetwins), investors at CRV, join Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- Why the team at CRV was excited about Julia and Kapwing.
- The rise of online video and their analysis of the space.
- What it means to be a B2C2B company.
- The problems with existing video editing tools.
- The confluence of factors that enabled Kapwing.
- Their requests for startups.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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 and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Investing in Space with Delian Asparouhov and Felix Ejeckam Nov 10, 2019

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Delian Asparouhov (@zebulgar), investor at Founders Fund, and Felix Ejeckam (@felixejeckam), CEO of Akash Systems, join Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- The market map of the space space.
- The evolution of the industry and how we got to where we are now.
- The incredible possibilities that can be enabled by the companies working in space today.
- What the “iPhone moment” could be for the industry.
- How the government interacts with the space and the implications for companies within it.
- Their predictions for when people might be living in space.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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 and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Daniel Schmachtenberger on Exponential Technology, Transitionary Systems, and Game B Nov 07, 2019

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Daniel Schmachtenberger joins Erik on this episode. He is a civilization designer interested in social architecture.
They discuss:
- The unsustainability of economic growth.
- Why what’s best for the long-term is often also best for others.
- Asymmetries in markets and why markets are not actually self-correcting.
- What a healthy version of social media might look like.
- What Daniel means when he says “humans are not evolutionarily precedented creatures” and what the implications of that are.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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 and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

YouTube, Hustling, and Austrian Economics with KRAZAM Nov 06, 2019

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Comedians Ben Burke and Shiva Kilaru, the creators behind the moderately successful YouTube channel KRAZAM, join Erik on this "unique" episode.
They discuss:
- The creative process.
- Their thoughts on Austrian economics.
- Mental models.
- Violent communication.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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.

Hiring, Retention, and How To Find a Co-Founder with Harj Taggar Nov 05, 2019

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Harj Taggar (@harjtaggar), co-founder and chairman of Triplebyte, joins Erik on this episode.
They discuss:
- Strategies for finding undiscovered talent.
- The vision at Triplebyte and what they’re building.
- Why the recruiting space hasn’t seen huge companies come out of it.
- How building a company has changed over the past decade.
- How to think about finding a co-founder.
- The biggest recruiting mistakes people make.
- How to think about what startup to join as an employee.
- How much founders should think about retention in early-stage startups.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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 and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

Balaji Srinivasan and Glen Weyl on Identity, Governance, and Radical Markets Nov 03, 2019

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Balaji Srinivasan (@balajis), angel investor and entrepreneur, and Glen Weyl (@glenweyl), economist, Principal Researcher at Microsoft, and author of Radical Markets, join Erik for a fireside chat.
They talk about:
- On which topics they agree or disagree.
- Some of their favorite thinkers.
- Glen’s critique of the libertarian view of the world.
- Balaji’s concept of a person’s whitelist, blacklist, and greenlist.
- What they would change about property law.
- Quadratic finance and quadratic voting.
- Why there is almost no area where the nation-state is the optimal governance entity.
Remember to apply for the winter vintage of our Network Catalyst accelerator! It is a personalized program that features masterclasses from some of the best in Silicon Valley and a dedicated network leader focused on making the introductions you need to turbocharge your company. You can participate in-person in San Francisco or virtually from anywhere around the world.
Find out more and apply at villageglobal.vc/networkcatalyst.
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 and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.

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