The Logan Bartlett Show

EP 18: Parker Conrad, Sequoia’s Leaked Deck, a Different Kind of Crisis and VCs vs. Hedge Funds

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May 28, 2022

A market downturn sparks a lively debate about crypto, venture capital, hedge funds, and Sequoia’s advice to founders. Parker Conrad looks back on his winding path from journalism to startups, the turmoil at Zenefits, and how he’s building Rippling as a broad, interconnected software company. They also dig into hiring, fundraising, company culture, and San Francisco’s troubles.

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Cryptocurrency, Is That the New Acid Class?

Is the Business Model of Investing in Cryptocurrencies?

Is Adam Newman's Crypto Idea the Worst?

Is This Worth Tens of Billions of Dollars?

Is the Venture Model a Better Model for Lps?

The Advantage Venture Has as a Business Is That Brand Matters

Hedge Funds Are Better Than Venture Capitalists

Investing in a Seed Fund

Those Small Seed Funds Are Not the Best Place to Park Your Money

Is There a Crisis in the Economy?

Is This a Recession?

Ylook Comp N Is Good for Consumers, Right?

The Down Round Without Context or What?

I Don't Think It Was a E. We'red Question Bit Dis Cycle

How to Make a Dividend Calculator for an Employee

How Do You Reset Prices?

I've Got Five Use Cases I Want to Talk About

Is the Crimson Serious or the Lampoon Satiric?

You Know, I Had Cancer When I Was 23, Too.

Sigfig Um, O Tha Company

How to Raise a Lot of Money in a Business That Works

01:01:03 • 4min

Scaling Up Your Ops Work at Scale

01:04:55 • 4min

01:08:56 • 3min

Dall Guard, the Former Co of Success Factors

01:11:57 • 6min

The Sales Organization Reports to Parker, Not to Me

01:17:43 • 5min

What Do Founders Want From VCs?

01:22:17 • 4min

The Advantages and Disadvantages of a Par Firm With a Monitization Strategy

01:26:41 • 2min

Andreson Found a Short Cut to Get Worked

01:28:53 • 2min

The Problem With Distributed Employee Data

01:31:03 • 5min

People Soft in the Cloud?

01:35:41 • 5min

The Biggest Opportunity for a Compound Company

01:40:58 • 2min

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Modularity

01:42:38 • 5min

How to Get the Most Out of Your Time and Resources

01:47:29 • 2min

Do You Have a Chip on Your Shoulder?

01:49:02 • 2min

How Do You Think About Raising?

01:50:56 • 2min

How Did You Come Up With That Valuation?

01:53:19 • 4min

San Francisco - What's Your Perspective on San Francisco?

01:57:37 • 5min

The Prosecutors Aren't the Only Person in the Criminal Process

02:02:15 • 2min