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Fred Wilson Interview by Dan Primack | Upfront Summit 2016
EFred Wilson of Union Square Ventures sits down with Dan Primack of Fortune Magazine in front of a live audience at Upfront Summit 2016.

John Shahidi, CEO and co-founder of Shots - Bothsides TV Episode 13 with Mark Suster
EMark Suster sits down with John Shahidi, CEO and co-founder of Shots. They discuss how he thinks about building products for younger audiences and how he worked with celebrities at the startups he has built.

Matt Mazzeo, Managing Director at Lowercase Capital - Bothsides TV Ep 12 with Mark Suster
EMark Suster sits down with Matt Mazzeo, Managing Director of Lowercase Capital. They discuss the success of the firm's early investments, Matt's background, and his philosophy on investing.

Ryan Hoover, CEO of Product Hunt - Bothsides TV Ep 11 with Mark Suster
EMark Suster sits down with Ryan Hoover, CEO of Product Hunt, to discuss its rapid ascent as a destination for the startup community, as well as his journey founding the company.

John Frankel, Partner at ffVC - Bothsides TV Episode 10 with Mark Suster
EMark Suster sits down with John Frankel to discuss his investments at ffVC, themes he's interested in, and current events affecting the tech sector.

Upfront Summit 2015 | Jay Rasulo and Ynon Kreiz Interview with Mark Suster
EJay Rasulo (CFO, The Walt Disney Company) and Ynon Kreiz (CEO, Maker Studios) sit down with Mark Suster (Upfront Ventures) to discuss the Maker Studios acquisition along with how short form is changing the industry.

Fred Wilson, Partner at Union Square Ventures - Bothsides TV Ep 9 with Mark Suster
EMark Suster sits down with Fred Wilson to discuss his background and find out what he's learned about entrepreneurship and investing in his 30 year career in venture capital.

Upfront Summit 2015 | Crazy Valuations, Mega Deals & China Emerges: VC Trends 2015
EA group of esteemed venture capitalists discuss the current state of VC and what they predict in 2015. The panelists include Byron Deeter (Bessemer Venture Partners), Rory O'Driscoll (Scale Venture Partners), Hans Tung (GGV Capital), moderated by Sam Angus (Fenwick & West)

Upfront Summit 2015 | VCs Turned Operators
EMarc Bodnick (Quora), Amy Errett (Madison Reed), Raj Kapoor (fitmob) and Richard Wolpert (HelloTech) were partners at venture capital firms before they made the switch to operating. In this discussion, they discuss their impetus for making the switch and the differences between each. Moderated by Greg Bettinelli, Partner at Upfront Ventures.

Jeff Clavier, Managing Partner at SoftTech VC - Bothsides TV Ep 8 with Mark Suster
EIn 2004, Jeff Clavier started investing in startups prior to Series A rounds. His firm, SoftTech VC, was one of the first "Seed Funds" to do this. In this episode of Bothsides TV, Mark sits down with Jeff to discuss what entrepreneurs should optimize for in a frothy fundraising environment, how the market has changed over the past several years, and verticals he is interested in funding currently.

Upfront Summit 2015 | Music, Digital Life & Online Brands
EChamillionaire, DJ SKEE, D.A. Wallach and Nick Adler discuss the intersection of technology, music and entertainment - moderated by Bob Moczydlowsky, Head of Music at Twitter.

Upfront Summit 2015 | Tim Ferriss Interview
ETim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and Forbes Magazine’s “Names You Need to Know.” He is an angel investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Evernote, and 20+ more) and author of three #1 NYT/WSJ bestsellers, including The 4-Hour Workweek and The 4-Hour Body. In this interview, Tim and Jason Nazar discuss how he experiments with maximizing human potential - specifically the body and mind.

Upfront Summit 2015 | VR and the Future of Interactive Entertainment
EA discussion on the current state and future of VR and its impact on the entertainment industry featuring Ted Gagliano (20th Century Fox), David Greenbaum (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Brad Herman (DreamWorks Animation), Jason Holtman (Oculus), Ted Schilowitz (20th Century Fox), moderated by Jason Hirschhorn (The ReDEF Group)

Sam Rosen, CEO Of MakeSpace - Bothsides TV Ep 7 With Mark Suster
EThis week Mark sits down with Sam Rosen, CEO of MakeSpace. They discuss his entrepreneurial journey and what he's learned along the way.

Tim Schigel, Fund Manager At Cintrifuse - Bothsides TV Ep 6 with Mark Suster
EMark and Tim sit down to discuss venture fund / limited partner dynamics, how Tim's firm Cintrifuse helps entrepreneurs, and ShareThis - a company he founded where he is now the chairman.

Ross Mayfield, CEO And Cofounder Of Pingpad - Bothsides TV Ep 5 With Mark Suster
ERoss Mayfield is a Silicon Valley veteran, most recently serving in business development leadership roles at LinkedIn and Slideshare. In this episode, Mark and Ross discuss lessons learned through the up and down cycles of tech startups in the valley.

Nanea Reeves, President And COO Of TextPlus - Bothsides TV Ep 4 with Mark Suster
ENanea Reeves has a career in leadership roles at technology companies. In this episode, Mark and Nanea discuss her experience managing product and engineering teams as well as how each of them think about company organization and leadership styles.

Urs Cete, Managing Director Of BDMI - Bothsides TV Ep 3 With Mark Suster
EMark Suster sits down with Urs Cete of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments. They discuss current BDMI investments, strategy driving these investments, and current trends in digital media.

Joe Perez, Founder of Tastemade - Bothsides TV Ep 2 With Mark Suster
EMark Suster sits down with Joe Perez to discuss Tastemade and his background in product management. They move on to discuss the production, distribution, and monetization of online video and how it's evolving.

Amit Kapur, CEO Of Gravity - Bothsides TV With Mark Suster
EMark Suster sits down with Amit Kapur to discuss early days at Myspace, as well as starting, growing, and the acquisition of his company Gravity by AOL.