The GoingVC Podcast

The GoingVC Podcast - uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team. GoingVC is a global community and career development program for venture capital. To learn more or to checkout our guides, content, models and VC research checkout https://www.goingvc.com/blog Feedback? We'd love to hear it: podcast@goingvc.com

Episode 42 - Going Global from Day Zero with Shambhavi Mishra

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Shambhavi Mishra of Antler. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com.

07-15
43:28

Episode 41 - Investing at the Intersection of Culture and Technology with Rachel Springate

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Rachel Springate of Muse Capital. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com.

06-16
38:36

Episode 40 - On Founding Nava Ventures, and the Critical Series A with Manish Patel

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Manish Patel of Nava Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com.

05-01
39:00

Episode 39 - Climate, Capital and Conviction with David Neff

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with David Neff of Ecliptic Capital. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com.

04-09
31:58

Episode 38 - Building in Canada with Rachel Zimmer

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Rachel Zimmer of Simple Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com.

03-25
30:30

Episode 37 - Star(tup) Trek: Live Long, Prosper and Launch a Fund with Sunny Zhang of Born Global Ventures

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Sunny Zhang, founding partner of Born Global Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com.

01-24
28:26

Episode 36 - From Angel to Fund Manager: Giuseppe Stuto on Founding 186 Ventures

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Giuseppe Stuto, founding partner of 186 Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com.

12-30
44:53

Episode 35 - Supporting Immigrant Founders with Elisabeth Tuttass

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Elisabeth Tuttas of Unshackled VC. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

12-10
24:22

Episode 34 - Building Swell with Jay Patil and Rusty Ralston

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Jay Patil and Rusty Ralston of SwellVC. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

11-13
43:45

Episode 33 - Venture Capital & Public Policy with Matt Weinberg

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Matt Weinberg of Max Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

09-26
57:55

Episode 32 - Learning On Your Own Dime with Kimmy Paluch

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Kimmy Paluch of Beta Boom. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

08-07
26:39

Episode 31 - Building Miami's Original VC Firm with Maggie Vo & Olivia Gaudree

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Maggie Vo and Olivia Gaudree of Fuel Venture Capital. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

07-15
42:30

Episode 30 - Founding Big Sky Capital with Jahn Karsybaev

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Jahn Karsybaev, a founding GP at Big Sky Capital. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

06-23
35:04

Episode 29 - Purpose-Driven Capital: Integrating Impact with VC

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Greg Ho, cofounder and President at Spring Mountain Capital, and founding partner at the West Harlem Innovation Network. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com Books mentioned in the episode: Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Deckle Edge The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe by Stephon Alexander

06-03
44:54

Episode 28 - Founding Charge Ventures with Brett Martin

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Brett Martin, Founding Partner of Charge Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

01-19
26:27

Episode 27 - From Founder to Founding Ripple Ventures with Matt Cohen

👋 Hey Listener!We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Matt Cohen, Founding Partner of Ripple Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

12-12
28:27

Episode 26 - Building A Community Focused Firm with Jonah Midanik

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Jonah Midanik, Partner at Forum Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

12-12
27:58

Episode 25 - Corporate Venture Capital with Joe Dormani

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Joe Dormani, founding Principal at Thomson Reuters Ventures. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com

05-26
38:36

Episode 24 - Relationship Intelligence and the Venture Tech Stack with Ray Zhou

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Ray Zhou (@rzhou186), cofounder of Affinity. As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com Episode Chapters: Introduction - 0:00 Ray’s Origin Story - 1:22 Relationship Intelligence and the VC Tech Stack - 5:43 Affinity’s Evolution - 21:24 Technology’s Impact on Our Relationships - 23:37 Favourite Books & Closing Thoughts - 34:09 Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast—uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team.

11-18
37:07

Episode 23 - Powering the Platform with Stephanie Manning Cohen

👋 Hey Listener! We're really excited to be bringing to you today our conversation with Stephanie Manning Cohen (@steph_manning07)! As always, if you've got any questions, feedback, guest ideas, or just want to say hey, don't hesitate to shoot us a message at podcast@goingvc.com Episode Chapters: Introduction - 0:00 Stephanie’s Origin Story - 1:03 What is ‘Platform’? - 3:44 The Platform Role - 5:43 When Should Firms Start Building A Platform Team - 11:40 Creating & Measuring Success - 17:15 Platform Misconceptions - 29:47 LH & Closing Thoughts - 32:01 Thanks for checking out the GoingVC Podcast—uncovering new paths into VC, diving deeper into alternative models, and addressing areas of weakness with Rachel (@rachmast), and JJ (@jjmaclean) from the GoingVC team. 

09-13
39:39

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