Deep Dive Episodes

Sept. 21, 2022

Deep Dive: The Power Law with Sebastian Mallaby

Sebastian Mallaby, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the author of The Power Law: Venture Capital And The Making Of The New Future. Reading and breaking down the lessons from his book has personally been a treat, for the book doesn’t ju…

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April 12, 2022

Deep Dive: Startup fundraising with Nathan Beckord

Understanding VC is a deep dive on how Venture Capitalists work. In this episode, I talk with Nathan Beckord, Founder and CEO at FounderSuite, a new-age SaaS product which eases the planning, accounting, and finding the right VC fits for your startup. Nathan talks about his journey developing Found…

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Dec. 23, 2021

Deep Dive: Strategy for VC fund growth and portfolio development with…

In the second episode of our new segment, Deep Dive, I do a detailed discussion with Brian Ma about running a VC fund, something founders are rarely acquainted with. Brian is the founder and managing partner at Iterative Capital, a seed-stage fund focusing on Southeast Asia. He is an entrepreneur t…

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Nov. 29, 2021

Deep Dive: What you should know about early stage venture capital wit…

Deep Dive is a brand-new segment of Understanding VC where I explore discrete concepts related to venture capital with our guests. This episode is inspired by the remarkable deck that Jyri Engenstrom has created on the functioning of early-stage VCs, which you can find in the show notes. Jyri is a …

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