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Connie & Alex review the week's tech news and then talk to Jacob Helberg, author of The Wires of War: Technology and the Global Struggle for Power, a damning indictment of what Helberg views as the West's passivity in the face of aggressive tactics by the Chinese to control vital backend technologies. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex go over the week in tech and then talk to Bradley Tusk, founder of Tusk Ventures, a VC firm that uses its political smarts to help portfolio companies like Uber succeed, about his plans to start companies in-house.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Kevin Ryan - the serial entrepreneur and investor behind such startup successes as Gilt Groupe, Business Insider, and MongoDB - on why healthcare investing is the place to be.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex interview Max Chafkin, a columnist for Bloomberg Businessweek and the author of The Contrarian: Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's Pursuit of Power, a captivating new biography of Peter Thiel, the legendary Silicon Valley dealmaker turned right-wing political operator. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie interviews Peter Relan, founder of the incubator YouWeb, about writing the first check for Discord and managing all of the VCs that were competing to get into the deal. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex work their way through this week's news, including excerpts from Connie's interview with Bain Capital chairman Steve Paliuca; Carlyle cofounder David Rubenstein; Jean Salata, the CEO and founding partner of Baring Private Equity Asia; and Sheila Patel, the former chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and today the vice chairman of B Capital. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex skim through some of the week's most interesting tech stories and then talk to Mark Suster, a General Partner at Upfront Ventures, a seed- and early growth-stage venture firm based in Los Angeles.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then quiz Neil Malhotra, a professor of political economics at Stanford's business school, on why Governor Newsom's recall election could have a big impact on tech for years to come. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex interview the founders of Kalshi, a new Sequoia-backed startup that aims to let people wager on future events ranging from economics to the weather to public health, and then Connie talks to new Andreessen Horowitz GP Arianna Simpson about crypto gaming.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex interview New York Times tech reporter Sheera Frenkel, co-author of An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination; and then Connie chats with early-stage VC Jeff Clavier about all of the big money from groups like Tiger that is driving up startup valuations.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then dive into it with TechCrunch founder and crypto investor Michael Arrington of Arrington Capital.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex pick their top two tech stories of the week and then chat with Renata Quintini and Roseanne Wincek of Renegade Partners, a new fund that has just raised its first fund of $100 million to help startups navigate the "supercritical stage."Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with led by Ben Goldhirsh and Dana Mauriello, founders of Mighty, a seed-stage startup that is trying to help young entrepreneurs escape the kids' table.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review this week's top tech stories and then talk to Kevin Novak, Uber’s first Head of Data Science and the inventor of its surge pricing product, about his new $15 million fund, Rackhouse Ventures. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie and Alex talk tech news and chat with two VCs - Mike Ghaffary of Canvas Ventures and Sean O'Sullivan of SOSV. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then speak to Christopher Ahlberg, CEO and founder of Recorded Future, a threat intelligence firm backed by Insight Partners that is working with not only the Defense Department but over 1,000 corporate clients.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review this week's top startup stories and then chat with Jamison Hill of Base 10 Ventures about The Advancement Initiative, a new fund to help Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) invest in growth-stage startups.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review this wee's top tech stories and then talk to Anatoly Yakovenko, founder of Solana, a blockchain platform followed by top crypto investors that Yakovenko claims is bounded only by the speed of light.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk to two seed-stage founders - Charity Dean of Public Health Company and Javier Avalos of Caplight Technologies - about their plans to change two different industries.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Joe Lallouz, co-founder of Bison Trails, a blockchain infrastructure that was snapped up by Coinbase before its mega-public offering earlier this month.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex run through the week's top tech stories and then interview Bobby Goodlatte of Form Capital, who made a killing on Coinbase and is now looking to leverage his fund's design acumen and fund size to outmaneuver larger, more traditional firms. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we talk to Coinbase Director and Andreessen Horowitz partner Katie Haun and Initialized Capital's Garry Tan, who wrote Coinbase its first check, about where this week's hottest listing is headed. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Bleeping Demo" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7012-bleeping-demo)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then speak with social media influencer Jake Paul and entrepreneur Geoffrey Woo about their new Anti Fund, an investment vehicle built on the premise that eyeballs and social media know-how are now more valuable than capital for many nascent startups. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex pick their favorites from the week's top tech news stories and then talk to famed Canadian VC John Ruffolo about starting his new fund (Maverix Private Equity) after surviving a horrible car accident. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex run through some of the top tech news stories of the week and then talk to Jon Korngold, Global Head of Blackstone Growth (BXG), about how BXG hit it out of the park with Bumble's IPO as well as Korngold's overall take on today's growth equity scene.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex span the globe to bring you the latest in tech news and then talk to Scott Galloway, a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, and Professor of Marketing at NYU Stern School of Business about his new company, Section4, which is dedicated to making elite business education and programming more accessible to all. Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Lindy Fishburne of Breakout Ventures about early-stage investing at the intersection of biology and technology.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex go over a couple of this week's top tech stories and then talk to David Pakman of Venrock about Dapper Labs, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the future of Bitcoin.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex parse through this week's top technology stories and then speak to Ed Sim, founder and managing partner of Boldstart Ventures, about Boldstart's "developer first" focus and strong interest in betting on technical entrepreneurs before a product has even been created.Music: 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Tony Florence, head of the technology practice at NEA, an investing juggernaut with over $24 billion under management. With a long track record of backing e-commerce hits such as Jet, Gilt, Goop, Casper, Letgo, and Moda Operandi, he spills the beans on how customer acquisition has changed, how companies keep customers interested over time when they face so much competition, and what he thinks of a new spate of companies that are raising big bucks to roll up third-party sellers on Amazon.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then chat with Alexa von Tobel of Inspired Capital about Robinhood, the sorry state of financial literacy, and opportunities she sees in fintech investing.1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "ice Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow)5. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)6. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then talk to Mike Jones and Peter Pham of Science Inc., a startup studio and early stage venture firm that just launched a SPAC to invest in "businesses operating in the direct-to-consumer brands, direct-to-consumer services and mobile and social entertainment sectors.” We talk about their SPAC as well as Liquid Death, a new water brand that Pham claims to be the fastest-growing non-alcoholic beverage of all time. 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk tech news and then chat with Reilly Brennan of TrucksVC about all things EV.1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex go over key this week's tech stories and then chat with Steve Jurvetson and Maryanna Saenko of Future Ventures about their new fund as well as why space investing is too crowded these days, why SPACs are not as attractive as some might think, and why they are not among the many VCs who are moving to Austin. 1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review the week's top tech news stories and then catch up with Mark Kvamme and Chris Olsen of Drive Capital, a venture firm based in Columbus, OH, that is targeting investments in the Midwest.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Episode is Live Published: Dec. 18, 2020 @ 9PM Edit Unpublish Add a Transcript Get episode better indexed by search engines. Add Chapter Markers Listeners can tap through & see what’s coming up. Create a Visual SoundbiteBest way to share to social media for engagement. Share Episode On Facebook Twitter LinkedIn More Options Email Link to Episode Copy Direct Link to MP3 Copy Download MP3 Embed this ONE Episode View Episode Stats Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex go over this week's tech news and then talk to Justin Fishner-Wolfson, founder and managing partner of 137 Ventures, which buys secondary stakes and makes direct investments in companies like Airbnb, Palantir, and Wish.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex skip through the week's top tech news and then interview Deena Shakir of Lux Capital about her amazing background and why she thinks frontier tech is going mainstream.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review the week's top tech stories and then talk to Ev Williams and James Joaquin of Obvious Ventures about their focus on "world positive" investments.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review this week in tech news and then sit down (virtually, of course) with Jason Green , founder and general partner of Emergence Capital, which has backed Salesforce, Veeva, Box, Yammer, and Zoom, among others. Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex speed through today's tech news and then talk about today's scattered media landscape with crisis PR guru Mike Sitrick of Sitrick and Company. Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex span the globe to bring you the latest in tech news and then talk to Brynn Putnam, Founder and CEO of Mirror, which makes an elegant in-home exercise mirror, on the company's recent sale to athleisure giant Lululemon for $500 million in cash.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex go over the week's top tech stories and then talk to Steve Case, former Co-Founder, CEO and Chairman of AOL and now Chairman and CEO of Revolution, a Washington, DC-based investment firm that backs entrepreneurs from seed to growth stages. Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review the week's top tech stories and then talk with former Pinterest President Tim Kendall about his participation in "The Social Dilemma" and his startup, Moment, an app that aims to make users more aware of their dependence on their phones.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review the week in tech news and then chat with political veteran and venture capitalist Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures about his new SPAC and his sponsorship of mobile voting as a means of broadening the pool of eligible voters.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex go over this week's news in tech and then talk to Amish Jani of FirstMark Capital about his firm's new $300 million SPAC.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review this week's tech news and then talk to Jessica Alter, co-founder of Tech for Campaigns, a non-profit dedicated to helping Democrats up their digital game against their Republican foes.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex go over this week's top stories in tech news and then chat with Anand Giridharadas, a former columnist for The New York Times and the author of Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World, an unsparing look at the global elite and how they use their wealth to stunt social progress. Check out Anand's great site and newsletter called The Ink - it's a great read. Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex talk about Tik Tok, tech IPOs, SPACs, and ... Conan O'Brien?! Next, they interview DJ duo The Chainsmokers about Mantis, their new $35 million VC fund.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex review this week's tech news and then chat with Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital about SPACs, direct listings, rolling funds, and all things venture. Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Connie & Alex opine on the week's tech news and then talk to Lise Buyer, founder of Class V Group, about all of the different ways companies are going public these days.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices