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Give First

In the startup world, Give First means simply trying to help anyone—especially entrepreneurs—with no expectation of getting anything back. It's the pay-it-forward principle that builds strong startup ... Read more

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Jason Mendelson on demystifying venture deals

Jason Mendelson on demystifying venture deals

Jason Mendelson, co-founder of Foundry Group, can explain what matters in negotiations between entrepreneurs and VCs in ... Read more

9 Oct 2019

22mins

Ranked #2

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Bonus Episode Alert: Do More Faster, 2nd edition

Bonus Episode Alert: Do More Faster, 2nd edition

Back in 2010, David Cohen and Brad Feld distilled their knowledge about how to #domorefaster into a book, fleshed out wi... Read more

20 Aug 2019

9mins

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Marc Nager & Dave Mayer on building rural startup communities

Marc Nager & Dave Mayer on building rural startup communities

Too many people believe that you have to be in Silicon Valley—or some similarly hyped tech-obsessed locale—to be an entr... Read more

3 Sep 2019

32mins

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Troy Henikoff on how #GiveFirst grew the Chicago startup ecosystem

Troy Henikoff on how #GiveFirst grew the Chicago startup ecosystem

How does a startup ecosystem grow? #GiveFirst is one essential element. Troy Henikoff, Managing Director of MATH Venture... Read more

28 May 2019

27mins

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Mary Grove on the origins of Google for Startups & Startup Weekend

Mary Grove on the origins of Google for Startups & Startup Weekend

Mary Grove is passionate about community-driven change, and this theme has guided her entire career. She joined Google w... Read more

4 Jun 2019

28mins

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John China on whether you can give too much

John China on whether you can give too much

In over 23 years at Silicon Valley Bank, John China has made it his mission to make connections between entrepreneurs, i... Read more

31 Jul 2019

23mins

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Heidi Roizen on meaningful work & relationships

Heidi Roizen on meaningful work & relationships

Heidi Roizen has called herself a recovering entrepreneur. Wendy Lea has called Heidi “the epitome of Give First.” Both ... Read more

12 Sep 2019

31mins

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Harry Stebbings on committing to building a network & giving first

Harry Stebbings on committing to building a network & giving first

Stride.VC founder Harry Stebbings is probably best known for his podcast, The Twenty Minute VC, the world's largest medi... Read more

13 Aug 2019

32mins

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David & Brad reflect on the first six episodes of the Give First podcast

David & Brad reflect on the first six episodes of the Give First podcast

With six full episodes of the Give First podcast under their belts, David Cohen and Brad Feld reflect on their recent in... Read more

26 Jun 2019

29mins

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Sherri Hammons on staying humble and staying strong

Sherri Hammons on staying humble and staying strong

Today, Sherri Hammons is CTO of The Nature Conservancy, but as she admits, “I took the nontraditional path to CTO land.”... Read more

23 Jul 2019

22mins

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Kesha Cash on impact investing—and how mentorship got her there

Kesha Cash on impact investing—and how mentorship got her there

Kesha Cash founded Impact America Fund in 2013 with a goal of investing in software and tech enabled companies that have... Read more

18 Jun 2019

27mins

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T.A. McCann on how sailing in the America’s Cup is like running a startup

T.A. McCann on how sailing in the America’s Cup is like running a startup

David Cohen was super excited when he realized that T.A. McCann—founder and CEO of Senosis (acquired by Google), Gist (a... Read more

11 Jun 2019

26mins

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Rebecca Lovell on career ‘nudges,’ karaoke, & how to be an ally

Rebecca Lovell on career ‘nudges,’ karaoke, & how to be an ally

Rebecca Lovell plays, as Brad Feld says, “a very important role in the center of gravity for the Seattle startup communi... Read more

16 Jul 2019

25mins

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Rajat Bhargava on Giving First for a B2B company

Rajat Bhargava on Giving First for a B2B company

Rajat Bhargava, CEO of JumpCloud, has started a lot of companies—the first, NetGenesis, while he was still a student at ... Read more

5 Nov 2019

31mins

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Elizabeth Kraus on funding women-led companies

Elizabeth Kraus on funding women-led companies

MergeLane, a VC fund that invests in startups and venture funds with at least one female leader, has an unusual aspirati... Read more

23 Oct 2019

25mins

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