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Recode Decode: Index Ventures' Mike Volpi and Danny Rimer

Aug 19, 2019

Mike Volpi and Danny Rimer, co-founders of Index Ventures, dive into their venture capital journeys and the evolution of the tech landscape. They discuss how to balance the influx of capital with the need for diversity in tech. The conversation shifts to the urban mobility revolution, featuring scooters and autonomous driving. They also explore the disruptive potential in the beauty and fashion industries while addressing the challenges of over-empowered founders. With a global perspective, they emphasize that Silicon Valley is far from over.

55:08

Episode guests

Danny Rimer

Mike Volpi

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Foundations of Venture Capital

6min

Global Insights in Venture Capital

16min

Urban Mobility Revolution

5min

Lessons in Supply Chain Ownership and Market Adaptation

2min

Innovative Retail Experiences and the Mainstreaming of Sneaker Culture

2min

Navigating the Venture Capital Landscape

18min

Mike Volpi and Danny Rimer, the co-founders of the San Francisco office of Index Ventures, talk with Recode's Kara Swisher.

In this episode:

Volpi and Rimer's backgrounds and the early days of the internet; applying a global perspective to venture capital; being a smaller firm when capital is abundant; why the rise of other regions does not mean Silicon Valley is "over"; open-source culture in Europe; Latin America, Israel, and China; scooters, autonomous driving, and the future of urban mobility; disrupting the beauty and fashion industries; disrupting venture capital itself; over-empowered founders and the WeWork CEO's $700 million cash-out; diversity in tech; techlash and antitrust regulation; and the most overhyped and most underhyped categories in tech.

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Kara Swisher (@karaswisher), host

Mike Volpi (@mavolpi), guest

Danny Rimer (@dannyrimer), guest

Erica Anderson (@EricaAmerica), executive producer

Eric Johnson (@HeyHeyESJ), producer

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