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PrimeTime VC LIVE! from Rockefeller Plaza ft. Nihal Mehta, Jenny Friedman, McKeever (Mac) Conwell,II & Joshua Rahn debate Web3.0, Tech, Investing & More!
Top Venture Capital Investors from Eniac Ventures, Four Acres Venture Capital, RareBreed Ventures & Oceans VC battle it out!
Only 1 can be crowned the Champ!
Event Partners: First Republic Bank - Robert Hughes III & Kyle Gross HqO - Optimizing the Tenant Experience for Office Buildings PitchPages.io - Tyler Kelly & Kyle Eddins Entre - The #Network for Todays #Entrepreneur - Michael Marra Tishman Speyer & Studio Gather, showing you what true hospitality feels like. Sutton Capital - Learn VC Joel Palathinkal, Ph.D
Our First LIVE Show with special guest judge Tiki Barber in partnership with Thuzio!!
Support the show by investing in your financial future with the Finance Super App, M1 Finance: http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC The Gains we make through our PrimeTime Portfolio will go to the non-profit Girls Who Code! https://girlswhocode.com/ SUBSCRIBE to PrimeTime VC - We're a small team so help us keep going with your support! FOLLOW US across all our channels are we work to bring you the investing insights from the top Venture Capitalist - https://linktr.ee/primetimevc Connect w/ our Partners!! Kyle Gross & Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC & StartUp Banking M1 Finance The Finance Super App! http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVCKyle Eddins @E2Generations Software Solutions Tyler Kelly @PitchPages.io Pitch Decks for the New Generation of Startups https://pitchpages.io/Matthew R. Kittay #1 VC Attorney Fox Rothschild LLP Brex credit card Sign Up Here: https://lnkd.in/d8RJ2VrCarl Eppers HR Support TriNet Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions.
PrimeTime VC - Episode 18 As we head into a Hot Vax Summer & American Consumers are finally getting out of the house, What sectors are most exciting for investors to focus on & why? What’s a future unicorn within your portfolio that’s going to be the company everyone is talking about in a few years and why? How does a firm like Tiger Global impact venture capital and do you believe this handoff approach can work? What’s your Superpower? What is the most important value add you & your team are able to provide an early-stage founder? Buy or Sell investing in a team without a technical co-founder? How do you navigate founder salaries with your portfolio companies and is that a topic you discuss prior to investing? Let's Enter the Thunderdome :)
Support the show by investing in your financial future with the Finance Super App, M1 Finance: http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC The Gains we make through our PrimeTime Portfolio will go to the non-profit Girls Who Code! https://girlswhocode.com/ SUBSCRIBE to PrimeTime VC - We're a small team so help us keep going with your support! FOLLOW US across all our channels are we work to bring you the investing insights from the top Venture Capitalist - https://linktr.ee/primetimevc
Connect w/ our Partners!! Kyle Gross & Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC & StartUp Banking M1 Finance The Finance Super App! http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVCKyle Eddins @E2Generations Software Solutions Tyler Kelly @PitchPages.io Pitch Decks for the New Generation of Startups https://pitchpages.io/
Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions.
The PrimeTime VC's debate the current state of the capital markets as massive spikes in AMC and Dogecoin continue to show the high levels of volatility. Snap is rolling out Spectacles 3 (How will it impact Snapchat Spotlight?) and we're giving you our opinions on if it will FAIL or SUCCEED along with its impact on the AR industry. The White HOT Miami-based Startup PIPE is now valued at $2 Billion as Greenspring Associates leads a $150 Million round to help the company change the way Startups Raise Capital. Let's Enter the Thunderdome and get you caught up on what's happening in Tech, Startups, Venture Capital, and Innovation!
Support the show by investing in your financial future with the Finance Super App, M1 Finance: http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC The Gains we make through our PrimeTime Portfolio will go to the non-profit Girls Who Code! https://girlswhocode.com/
SUBSCRIBE to PrimeTime VC - We're a small team so help us keep going with your support! FOLLOW US across all our channels are we work to bring you the investing insights from the top Venture Capitalist - https://linktr.ee/primetimevc
Connect w/ our Partners!! Kyle Gross & Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC & StartUp
Banking M1 Finance The Finance Super App! http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC
Kyle Eddins @E2Generations Software Solutions
Tyler Kelly @PitchPages.io Pitch Decks for the New Generation of Startups https://pitchpages.io/
Matthew R. Kittay #1 VC Attorney Fox Rothschild LLP
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Carl Eppers HR Support TriNet
Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions.
The PrimeTime VC's debate what upcoming IPO's to get excited about in Discord, Squarespace, Krispy Kreme, and Procore along with hot takes on WTF the Metaverse is and why its the next big trend in tech. Picks on the Top 50 Unicorn list from CB Insights. Strong opinions on the ongoing court battle with Epic Games and Apple and how the decision could change the App Stores forever!! Let's Enter the Thunderdome :)
Support the show by investing in your financial future with the Finance Super App, M1 Finance: http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC The Gains we make through our PrimeTime Portfolio will go to the non-profit Girls Who Code! https://girlswhocode.com/
FOLLOW US across all our channels are we work to bring you the investing insights from the top Venture Capitalist - https://linktr.ee/primetimevc
Connect w/ our Partners!! Kyle Gross & Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC
Kyle Eddins @E2Generations Software Solutions https://e2gens.com/
Tyler Kelly Pitch Decks for the New Generation of Startups https://pitchpages.io/
Matthew R. Kittay #1 VC Attorney Fox Rothschild LLP
Carl Eppers HR Support TriNet
PrimeTime VC debates the FAANG Gang going Crypto? Can Coinbase survive off Dust Coins? How to enforce guidelines for Ai And opinions on the New capital Gains Tax!!
Support the show by investing in your financial future with the Finance Super App, M1 Finance: http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC The Gains we make through our PrimeTime Portfolio will go to the non-profit Girls Who Code! https://girlswhocode.com/ SUBSCRIBE to PrimeTime VC - We're a small team so help us keep going with your support! FOLLOW US across all our channels are we work to bring you the investing insights from the top Venture Capitalist - https://linktr.ee/primetimevc Connect w/ our Partners!! Kyle Gross & Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC & StartUp Banking M1 Finance The Finance Super App! http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVCKyle Eddins @E2Generations Software Solutions Tyler Kelly @PitchPages.io Pitch Decks for the New Generation of Startups https://pitchpages.io/Matthew R. Kittay #1 VC Attorney Fox Rothschild LLP Brex creditcard Sign Up Here: https://lnkd.in/d8RJ2VrCarl Eppers HR Support TriNet
Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions.
PrimeTime VC debates the Coinbase IPO, Competition for Google and Tesla with the TuSimple IPO, and Investing Trends across BitClout, NFTs and a new category....The Metaverse! Support the show by investing in your financial future with the Finance Super App, M1 Finance: http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC The Gains we make through our PrimeTime Portfolio will go to the non-profit Girls Who Code! SUBSCRIBE to PrimeTime VC - We're a small team so help us keep going with your support! FOLLOW US across all our channels are we work to bring you the investing insights from the top Venture Capitalist - https://linktr.ee/primetimevc Connect w/ our Partners!! Kyle Gross & Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC & StartUp Banking M1 Finance The Finance Super App! http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVCKyle Eddins @E2Generations Software Solutions Tyler Kelly @PitchPages.io Pitch Decks for the New Generation of Startups https://pitchpages.io/Matthew R. Kittay #1 VC Attorney Fox Rothschild LLP Brex credit card Sign Up Here: https://lnkd.in/d8RJ2VrCarl Eppers HR Support TriNet
Disclaimer: All of the information, material, and/or content contained in this program is for informational purposes only. Investing in stocks, options, and futures is risky and not suitable for all investors. Please consult your own independent financial adviser before making any investment decisions.
VCs Entering the Thunderdome: McKeever (Mac) Conwell, II @Rarebreed Ventures Cassandra Carothers, @Upheaval Investments Charlie Lass, @Dallas Ventures Chris Douvos, @AHOY Capital + Top IPOs: WeWork (Shaq SPAC), Deliveroo, DiDi Chuxing & Endeavor (UFC Owner) + Companies to Benefit from Biden's New Jobs Deal: + Thousand Fell Recycled Shoes ~Wave of Sense #autonomousvehicles ~Stable ~Elroy Air ~Verdi ~rENIAS + Future Unicorns from Y Combinator's Demo Day: ~MindPortal ~The Calico Group ~FlexTalk.org ~Pickle (pickleai.com) ~Remora ~flux + Buy or Sell UiPath will live up to its $35b Valuation? + Hot EFT's ARK Investment Management LLC will debut its latest fund a Space Exploration ETF - What exactly is an ETF & what are the most exciting? + Prediction's for VC funding in women-led startups in 2021 + The investment misses that keep us up at night Start Investing Alongside us with the M1 Finance App!! Use our link so that we can keep bringing you premium investing content: http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVCOur Gains will go to the non-profit Girls Who Code Connect w/ our Partners!! Kyle Gross & Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC & StartUp Banking M1 Finance The Finance Super App! http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVCKyle Eddins @E2Generations Software Solutions Tyler Kelly @PitchPages.io Pitch Decks for the New Generation of Startups https://pitchpages.io/Matthew R. Kittay #1 VC Attorney Fox Rothschild LLP Brex creditcard Sign Up Here: https://lnkd.in/d8RJ2VrCarl Eppers HR Support TriNet
Stripe, Digital Ocean, NFTs, CrowdFunding, & Jay-Z’s BFF w/ Jack Dorsey. Investors Lo Toney Plexo Capital, Brittany Davis Backstage Capital, Cheryl Campos Republic & Nihal Mehta match up on PrimeTime VC Episode 12 Topics Include
Stripe Payments- 2021’s Biggest IPO. Other Top Picks: Digital Ocean, Owlet & ACV Auctions
NFTs – How big of a market will this become?
CrowdFunding -Startups can now raise $5m
Scott Galloway EdTech Co. Section4 looks to Disruption of Traditional Education
Why is Flutter spinning out FanDuel - How big is the sport betting market
Square Acquires Tidal – Jay-Z & Jack Dorsey
Founders of the Week – April Koh CoFounder Spring Health #healthTech
Start Investing Alongside us with the M1 Finance App!! Use our link so that we can keep bringing you premium investing content: http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC Our Gains will go to the non-profit Girls Who Code
Connect w/ our Partners!! Kyle Gross & Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC & StartUp Banking
M1 Finance The Finance Super App! http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC
Kyle Eddins @E2Generations Software Solutions
Tyler Kelly @PitchPages.io Pitch Decks for the New Generation of Startups https://pitchpages.io/
Matthew R. Kittay #1 VC Attorney Fox Rothschild LLP
Brex credit card Sign Up Here: https://lnkd.in/d8RJ2Vr
Carl Eppers HR Support TriNet
Start Investing Alongside us with the M1 Finance App!! Use our link so that we can keep bringing you premium investing content: http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVCOur Gains will go to the non-profit Girls Who Code Our PrimeTime lineup: Elizabeth Yin @Hustle Fund Elliott Robinson @Bessemer Venture Partners Mac Conwell @RareBreed Ventures Jai Malik @Countdown Capital
1:29 IPO Alert/ Spac Attack: Berkshire Grey, Joby Aviation, Markforge, Oatly, Babylon Health & Xos https://youtu.be/C8DZFJbGrnE?t=89
3:42 Hot Sectors: The next set of big unicorns will come from Emerging Markets, do you agree? https://youtu.be/C8DZFJbGrnE?t=222
7:42 StartUp Spotlight: Highlight an early-stage startup & founder that’s under the radar. https://youtu.be/C8DZFJbGrnE?t=462
11:42 Bearish or Bullish on NFTs? https://youtu.be/C8DZFJbGrnE?t=702
16:26 Enlighten Me! When reviewing the S1 document for a company going public, what are the most important sections to focus on and why? https://youtu.be/C8DZFJbGrnE?t=986
18:00 Versus: Snap Vs Twitter - Snap roles out Yelp Map features VS Twitters Super Follow feature. https://youtu.be/C8DZFJbGrnE?t=1080
19:33 Trendz: What’s an investment trend that you believe that others don’t? https://youtu.be/C8DZFJbGrnE?t=1173
Connect w/ our Partners!! Kyle Gross & Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC & StartUp Banking
M1 Finance The Finance Super App! http://bit.ly/M1FinancePrimeTimeVC
Tyler Kelly @PitchPages.io Pitch Decks for the New Generation of Startups https://pitchpages.io/
PrimeTime VC kicks off Season 2 with a new format focused on helping new investors get actionable insights from top venture capitalists about how to invest within the public and private markets.
The show aires bi-weekly on Wednesdays at 12pm EST on YouTube, Cheddar.com, and our other channels: https://linktr.ee/primetimevc
Today's episode features these top VC's: Billionaire Jeff Hoffman Chairman @Global Entrepreneurship Network Brittany Davis General Partner @Backstage Capital Mac Conwell @RareBreed Ventures and Laurel Touby Managing Director @Supernode Ventures serving as our guest co-judge
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PrimeTimeVC is headlining TechDay 2024 highlighting 4 Venture Capitalists going head to head debating startup growth strategies, investment thesis and recent tech news.... while founders will vote them off the stage and crown one winning VC! Featuring Defending Champion Zehra Naqvi, Investor at Headline Ventures, along with former PrimeTime Champions Chris Cunningham GP at C2 Ventures, Erica Duignan Minnihan Co-Founder & General Partner at Reign Ventures and returning contestant Aubrie Pagano from Alpaca Ventures.
Supported by Fidelity Private Shares | Equity Management Solutions cap table/data room platform helping startups with incorporation, 409a valuations, equity management, and modeling tools for future fund raises. Mention ‘PrimeTimeVC’ for 20% off!
Featured Venture Capitalists : Jesse Middelton is a GP at Flybridge Capital, Olivia O'Sullivan is a Partner at Forum Ventures, Zehra Naqvi is an Investor at Headline Ventures, Victoria Kennedy is a GP a Seed to Harvest an early stage fund investing in software companies.
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Electric VC lineup: Erica Duignan Minnihan, Founder & General Partner at Reign Ventures, Adam Mastrelli, Partner at Woodstock Fund US, Carolina Rojas, Principal at Distributed Ventures, Austin Flon, Portfolio Development Leader at IBM Ventures.
In this special edition for IBM Z Day, selected StartUp Investors will be answering questions on topics related to how a startup improves its investibility while solving for security and data privacy.
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Past Episode Winners Clash in our Season 1 Finale!! Connect to all our channels with Linktree
Jenny Friedman @Supernode Ventures, Elliott Robinson @Bessemer Venture Partners, Paul Martino @Bullpen Capital, Mac Conwell @RareBreed Ventures, and Celebrity Judge Nihal Mehta @ENIAC Ventures
Topic Highlights:
1. IPO Alert! Compass, Roblox, Affirm
2. Future of eCommerce in the next 10 years?
3. Under the radar Unicorn companies to keep an eye out for in 2021?
4. Microsoft should be worried about this recent Salesforce acquisition of Slack?
5. Big rebound for travel & entertainment startups in 2021?
6. Healthcare & Ai will be the hottest sectors in 2021?
7. What is the actual cost of taking your company public and why does it take 18 months to prepare for the big day?
8. What are THE unique characteristics that stand out from founders you know who have built a company with a Billion Dollar Valuation?
9. Best New Years Resolution, What you got planned for 2021??
Connect w/ our Supporting Partners: Kyle Gross Brad Johnson - Robert Hughes III - First Republic Bank VC & #StartUp Banking Courtney Hayes Fox Corey LaDow HR Support TriNet Matthew R. Kittay #1 VC Attorney Fox Rothschild LLP Thomas Dale - Brex Kyle Eddins E2Generations Software Solutions Tyler Kelly - PitchPages.io Create Digital #PitchDeck
Venture Capitalists Guest: Natalie Dillon Principal @Maveron, Kate Coughlin Stern @Homebrew, Caitlin Strandberg Principal @Lerer Hippeau and Jenny Friedman Founding Managing Partner @Supernode Ventures.
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Show Topics:
IPO Alert! VCs Top Picks - Airbnb, DoorDash, Robinhood, Poshmark, Wish, or Qualtrics
What will a Biden-Harris White House mean for the Tech Industry?
Crowdfunding- The SEC permits startup companies can now raise up to $5m in Funding from NON-accredited investors.
Marijuana was legalized in Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota. Buy or Sell: Investing in the Cannabis Industry
Visa’s proposed $5.3 billion acquisition of fintech company Plaid. Will it go through?
Early Liquidity VS. Holding onto an investment. When’s the right time to get out?
The Disruption of the Food Tech industry.
The Greatest Female Entrepreneur of ALL-TIME!
Top VCs Debate - Lolita Taub GP The Community Fund VC, Christie Pitts GP Backstage Capital & Eric Bahn GP Hustle Fund Show Highlights:
Microsoft and Elon Musk team up against Amazon for space-cloud supremacy. This seems like the ultimate head-2-head match up - Investments in Digital Health & Mental Health startups have quadrupled since 2015 and will most likely continue to grow. - Google is about to go toe-to-toe with the US Government over an antitrust suit filed - Boston-based StartUps, GoodCell, a company that offers personal biobanking & small-panel genetic testing raised $18M. And pro-athlete backed, Whoop landed $100M for their wearable fitness strap.
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Show Highlights: - PitchBook released data finding that venture funding for female founders has hit its lowest quarterly total in three years. - Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong published an open memo, barring political activism. - NFX posted a blog titled The New Mindset for Product-Market Fit where they compare the Old Founder Mindset, of build first, to the New Founder mindset of Minimal Viable Marketing.
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Charlie O'Donnell: Managing Partner @Brooklyn Bridge Ventures
Cassandra Carothers / Investor @UpHeaval Investments
Mac Conwell, Managing Director @RareBreed Ventures
John Frankel / Partner @ff Venture Capital
Competitors: Jenny Friedman: Managing Partner @Supernode.vc Peter Pham: Co-Founder at Science AJ Vaynerchuck: Partner Vayner/RSE Nihal Mehta: Founding General Partner @ENIAC Venture debate the top news stories of the past two weeks.
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Hadley Harris @ENIAC Ventures
Kate Brodock @W Fund
Chris Douvos @AHOY Capital
Host: Charlie Stephens, Leaders Live
First In:
1. AI startups received over $1B just this week, propelled by 4 mega-rounds. Last quarter, the number of mega-rounds to AI startups was up from Q1 to 15. What AI companies do you think will make the biggest impact in the near future?
2. We’ve witnessed a drastic pivot in the VC industry toward a more conservative result-based mindset. COVID-19 has made this even more apparent. With VC's getting back to the basics to make sure founders have sound unit economics, what are the important questions you ask founders when considering an investment?
3. Limited Partners, historically the Money behind the Money, have always invested money in the VC's who then invest money in the startups. But the lines continue to blur as more and more LPs and VCs assume similar roles. What do you think the VC's of the future will look like?
Buy or Sell:
1. With AngelList helping Rolling Funds become the new craze, Buy or Sell it Rolling Funds disrupt venture capital?
2. With startups and tech playing such a major role in our lives, Do you think VC's now have the responsibility to weigh in on political and social issues?
3. Founder of the 20minute VC podcast Harry Stebbings tweeted "The best CMO you will ever have is your CEO. Welcome to the generation of personal brands". Buy or Sell Founders needing to build a personal brand presence to help their startup grow?
Money Round:
1. Chamath Palihapitiya tweeted - Investing 101: if you want an easy test to figure out which public companies you may want to invest in, do the following: in your phone, check Settings — Screen Time — See All Activity -- Week. When considering investing in a company, how important is it that you'd be personally would be an avid user of the product or service?
2. Ghost kitchen wars - between Virtual Kitchen and Cloud Kitchens, Which company do you think has the better outcome?
3. What's the wildest startup name you've funded and secondly, how important is a good name?






