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A16z Legend and GP Connie Chan
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EP. 18
“Through the course of her work, everyone whom we ever connected with Connie — from Ben Keighran, founder/CEO of Caffeine, to Chance the Rapper — came back with the same feedback: “Connie is the best.” Yes, we know.” - Ben Horowitz Founder of A16z
Meet the woman who broke a16z’s “founders-only” GP rule — becoming its first-ever homegrown General Partner. Dubbed “Silicon Valley’s China whisperer,” Connie spotted trends like superapps and live shopping years before they hit the U.S., leading early investments in Pinterest, Lime, and Whatnot.
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How to Raise $675 million and Disrupt the Medical Industry: Abhinav Shashank’s Innovacer
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EP. 17
Abhinav Shashank built a $3B healthtech unicorn transforming U.S. healthcare — hear how he did it, and why data could be the cure for a broken system. From sleepless nights to scaling across 1,000+ hospitals, he shares the bold vision and grit it takes to rewire an industry from the inside out.
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How to Become a Super Connector- Galvanize Hollywood and Finance: Gold House’s Bing Chen
EP. 16
EP. 16 Ex-YouTube exec. Hollywood powerbroker. Architect behind “Crazy Rich Asians” going mainstream. Bing is rallying Asian American icons and LPs into one unstoppable force.
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Rocky Yu: Inside the $68 Million Dollar Exclusive Mansion Powering the Future of AGI
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EP. 15
Meet the founder who turned a San Francisco mansion into an AI think tank backed by Eric Schmidt, Marc Andreessen, Rich Miner, Adam D'Angelo, and more. — and the VC building what's next in AGI.
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Erin Harkless Moore (Pivotal Ventures): Melinda French Gates’ Top Investor
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EP. 14
Melinda French Gates’ right hand in venture. Erin is rewriting who gets funded — and why — as she deploys capital into bold, diverse visionaries reshaping society.
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Josh Constine: The TechCrunch Legend Turned Investor on Startup Storytelling and the Future of Connection
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EP. 13
Josh Constine (Former Editor-at-Large, TechCrunch; Investor, SignalFire)
The man who broke Facebook news before Zuckerberg did. Josh turned startup storytelling into an art — now he’s backing the future of human connection at SignalFire.
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How to Negotiate Billion Dollar Deals: Fenwick & West’s Andrew Klungness
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EP. 12
Andrew Klungness, partner at Fenwick and West, is the legal architect behind some of tech’s biggest deals. In this episode, he unpacks the high-stakes world of tech law, deal-making under pressure, and what founders must know before stepping into the negotiation room.
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Thriving in Early Stage Investing ft. Carter Reum- Co-founder and General Parter at M13 Ventures
EP. 11
EP. 11
Visionary entrepreneur and investor, husband to Paris Hilton, writer of Shortcut Your Startup shares his guide on how to maximize your potential.
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Breaking into VC from Unconventional Paths: Mantis Ventures (Chainsmokers’ VC) General Partner Jeffrey Evans
EP. 10
EP. 10
How to build your own VC from an unconventional path. An icon in Hollywood before becoming a VC, Jeffrey shares his story on how to carve your own path with your indomitable will.
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Midas List Legendary Investor Jeremy Liew - Lightspeed General Partner
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EP. 09
Listen to Jeremy’s iconic story of becoming one of the most prominent investors in Silicon Valley, inspiring a generation of investors and founders. His investments in consumer industry done more than set trends, they have changed the way we live.
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How to sell to Billionaires: Superstar Real Estate Agent Alexandra Rubow - Altman Brothers
EP. 08
EP. 08
Listen to Alexandra’s inspiring story from being homeless to one of the top selling agents in Southern California, with double digit listings selling to billionaires.
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Inventing the Hashtag: how do you create trends ft. Chris Messina
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EP. 07
Listen to Chris’ inspiring story on how to galvanize change, create movements and lifestyles. From the hashtag, open source, co-working, and AI, hear his trendsetting visions.
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Building Generational Wealth: Peter Lai - 8x Unicorn Investor, Ruentex Development Heir
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EP. 06
How do you continue on your family legacy as a nepo baby and build on it? Listen to unicorn investor and heir to the Taiwanese empire Ruentex, Peter on his challenging journey overcoming near paralyzation and adversity.
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Kevin Jiang: From the Founding Team of SoftBank’s $100 Billion Vision Fund to Founding Mangusta Capital
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EP. 05
Kevin Jiang, a founding team member of SoftBank's $100B Vision Fund, played a pivotal role in leading investments in high-profile companies like Flexport, ShipBob, and Wiz. Now, as Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer at Mangusta Capital, he's channeling his expertise into backing transformative AI and consumer startups poised to redefine industries
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Perfectionism and Discipline are essential: John Wilson - SF Symphony Pianist Virtuoso
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EP. 04
How do you become the best of the best in the whole world? The odds of becoming a pianist at a world renowned symphony are lower than becoming a billionaire. How do you channel discipline and perfectionism to live your dream? Virtuoso John Wilson shares his story.
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Winning in Web 3.0: Zaheer Ebtikar Founder @ Split Capital
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EP. 03
How to approach building your own fund with Zaheer and keep winning during downturns. Follow this icon’s journey from Afghanistan to Silicon Valley to world citizen changing the investing landscape wherever he goes.
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Pioneer in monetizing your personal brand: Nicole Quinn - General Partner @ Lightspeed Venture Partners
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EP. 02
Iconic investor and superwoman Nicole Quinn discusses how to monetize your personal brand, working with celebrity brands such as Lady Gaga’s Haus Labs and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop, all while raising amazing kids. Nicole defines what having it all really means!
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Giving up never crossed my mind: Emmett Shear - Twitch, OpenAI, Y Combinator, and the future of AI
EP. 01
EP. 01 TRAILER (December 31st, 2024)
Giving up was never an option. Listen and learn how Emmett has successfully built one of the most valuable companies in tech.