Ranked #1
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
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22mins
Ranked #2
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
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9mins
Ranked #3
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
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32mins
Ranked #4
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
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27mins
Ranked #5
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
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28mins
Ranked #6
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
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23mins
Ranked #7
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
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31mins
Ranked #8
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
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32mins
Ranked #9
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
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29mins
Ranked #10
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
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22mins
Ranked #11
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
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27mins
Ranked #12
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
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26mins
Ranked #13
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
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25mins
Ranked #14
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
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31mins
Ranked #15
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
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25mins