Seed to Harvest

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Ariana Thacker, Founding Partner at Conscience VC, an early-stage investment firm investing in science empowering humanity. Conscience VC was founded with the mission to generate a positive and scalable impact on the world by partnering with technical founders. Early in Ariana’s career, she fell in love with early-stage startups and saw investing as the best way to drive impact and support entrepreneurs. She previously worked as a chemical engineer, Managing Partner at Predictive VC, and investor at Rhapsody Venture Partners. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Ariana Thacker05:21 investing in science empowering humanity09:28 exciting parts about being a solo capitalist11:54  origin of epiphanies13:21 overcoming limiting beliefs17:22 the power of manifestation19:31  manifestation experience with foundersShow notes:Ariana Thacker | https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianadthacker/Conscience VC | https://www.conscience.vc/Shail Mehta | https://twitter.com/ShailMehta86The Last Gameboard | https://lastgameboard.com/The Artist's Way | https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-25th Anniversary/dp/0143129252Support the show

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Itamar Novick, Managing Partner at Recursive Ventures, a San Francisco based Micro VC fund investing in US Pre-seed and Seed Tech Startups disrupting industries through use of Data and Artificial Intelligence. Itamar has been supporting entrepreneurs since 2010 (50+ investments). He is also a Business insider Top 100 Global seed investor 2021 & 2022. Previously, he worked as an Entrepreneur & Startup executive in companies such as Life360 and Gigya. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Itamar Novick00:53 what is Itamar investing in?02:25 the initial spark that got Itamar into startups04:55  why invest early?12:14 personal insights that led to other investments14:27 thoughts on running an IPO17:56  Why would Itamar pass on a founder?20:21 investing differently with Gen ZShow notes:Itamar Novick | https://twitter.com/Itamar_NovickRecursive Ventures | https://www.recursiveventures.com/Morgenthaler | http://www.morgenthaler.com/UpWest vc | https://upwest.vc/Life360 | https://www.life360.com/Deel | https://www.deel.com/Alex Bouaziz | https://twitter.com/BouazizalexShuo Wang | https://twitter.com/shuoshuooshuoooSupport the show

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Molly Mielke, Founding Partner at Moth Fund, an early-stage-focused venture capital firm that aims to increase the agency of exceptional individuals using both investment dollars and grants. Her fortes are: storytelling (ex-Stripe/Figma/Notion), early-career talent recruiting, and dot-connecting within the venture ecosystem (former Sequoia Scout). Molly’s goal is to establish a replicable funding model that aligns the economics to incentivize supporting individuals from exploration all the way through to world-shaping company.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Molly Mielke01:13 the idea for Moth Fund03:57 the beauty of constraints06:17  overcoming imposter syndrome11:30 the most compelling trends14:11 applying for a grant16:56  finding exceptional individuals22:00 early stage reflections24:30 who impacted Molly's ideas?Show notes:Molly Mielke | https://twitter.com/mollyfmielke?lang=enMoth Fund | https://www.mothfund.com/Sequoia | https://www.sequoiacap.com/Emergent Ventures | https://www.mercatus.org/emergent-venturesTyler Cowen | https://twitter.com/tylercowenSchmidt Futures | https://www.schmidtfutures.com/Arc Institute | https://arcinstitute.org/Speculative Technologies | https://spec.tech/YC | https://www.ycombinator.com/Ways of Seeing | https://www.amazon.com/Ways-Seeing-Based-Television-Penguin/dp/0140135154Brie Wolfson | https://twitter.com/zebriez?lang=enSupport the show

Send us a textIn today’s podcast, I have an exciting announcement to make. I also wanted to share a bit of context on where I am at with building Behind Genius Ventures and the direction that I want to take Seed to Harvest in the future.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty00:17 adjusting the schedule of Seed to Harvest00:52 new inspiration from Lightning in a Bottle01:59 working on my next book03:04 the main purpose of the annual summit05:15 the magic sauce of bgvShow notes:Lightning in a Bottle | https://www.libfestival.org/Northrop Grumman | https://www.northropgrumman.com/Hive | https://www.hive.org/Elizabeth Weil | https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-weil-66b9838/Daniel Duane | https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-duane-02126a34/Deepak Sekar | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepaksekar/Prof Jim | https://www.profjim.com/Shail Mehta | https://twitter.com/ShailMehta86The Last Gameboard | https://lastgameboard.com/Kristen Wiley | https://twitter.com/TheKristenWileyStatusphere | https://joinstatus.com/Support the show

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Arkady Kulik, Founding Partner at rpv, a DeepTech Venture fund focused on early stage, scientifically intensive ventures. Arkady believes the alliance between entrepreneurs and scientists is the key to unlocking humanity's transition to an advanced civilization. His mission is to help both parties succeed across multiple industries and myriad contexts. Arkady’s business track record mix of c-suite corporate and entrepreneurship achievement spans multiple diversities: many different countries, industries, business models, investment contexts and leadership roles. From managing artists to restructuring large corporations, he has seen every stage of venture growth and led his teams through change and ambiguity.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Arkady Kulik04:55 the twofold problem of neuroscience10:05 what makes a technical founder?14:41  long-term view of rpv19:37 the melody of bgv23:09 the biggest challenge in fund 1Show notes:Arkady Kulik | https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-kulik/rpv | https://rpv.global/Support the show

Send us a textToday I wanted to tell you a little bit about how memes on Twitter led me to manage millions of dollars. Through my journey with memes on Twitter, I feel that as I've gotten more comfortable as a venture firm manager and running my business, I'm starting to realize the magic of what I do is that I am informal and do not take things too seriously. Although I have very strong investment principles that have been developed through my experience backing CEOs in our portfolio, the thing that makes me unique is the energy that I bring to the work.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty04:23 my viral tweet05:26 discovering my passion for venture09:33 understanding general solicitation13:33 building a billion dollar firm15:39 BGV annual meetingShow notes:Pallet | https://www.pallet.com/Aviron | https://www.avironactive.com/Beacons | https://beacons.ai/WorkOS | https://workos.com/customers/hopinWebflow | https://webflow.com/Hopin | https://support.hopin.com/hc/en-us/articles/360056078392-Scaling-Your-Events-on-Hopin-Pricing-Pro-TipsFounding a Venture Firm in Our 20s Learnings from Behind Genius Ventures Fund 1 with Josh & Paige | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DluMojj-j_YSupport the show

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Rachel Braun, Gen Z Tech & VC Producer & Researcher. Rachel is currently the founder and host of Braun & Brains, an agency specializing in producing social media content, events, and podcasts focusing on tech, business, and venture capital. She was previously the producer and correspondent for This Week in Startups, a weekly show that reviews the latest news related to new technology startups, hosted by technology entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. In addition to providing production and consulting services of her own, she was an investor at Dynamo Ventures in 2021. She is a phenomenally skilled producer and marketer who has a unique understanding of the modern media ecosystem.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Rachel Braun05:40 Nostalgic games09:18 Working with Jason Calacanis13:41 Cold outreach for 100 days20:20 AI generated music23:28 Interesting original podcasts26:22 Engaging viewers31:03 Go-to dad jokeShow notes:Rachel Braun | https://twitter.com/_rachelbraun?lang=enBraun & Brains | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/braun-brains/id1502938131This Week in Startups | https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsJason Calacanis | https://twitter.com/JasonMolly Wood | https://twitter.com/mollywoodToby Howell | https://twitter.com/tobydoyhowell?lang=enKat Cole | https://twitter.com/katcoleatl?lang=enAthletic Greens | https://athleticgreens.com/enDynamo vc | https://dynamo.vc/Gimlet Media Startup podcast | https://gimletmedia.com/shows/startupAdam Faze | https://twitter.com/adamfazeInternet Analysis | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXyXdSpMvLo&list=PLeYBqpyQVyaYqtBAfbNy6d_xtxcrjCVy6Alix Earle | https://www.youtube.com/@alixearleHitomi Mochizuki | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxX0WTIWuv5G5IokGxNwwZASupport the show

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Anna Barber, Investing Partner at M13, which is an LA based Series A venture fund focused on investing in the future of consumer technology. Understanding the future of consumer behavior is M13’s obsession, and it is why their funds have demonstrated repeatable success. After making early investments in direct-to-consumer brands (M13 participated in seed and Series A of 15 $1B companies), today M13 invests in the enabling technologies that power the future of work, health, commerce, and money. Anna previously worked at McKinsey & Co as a Strategy Consultant and VP Product at Petstore.com. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Anna Barber04:35 changing investing styles09:39 investing in Max Retail14:52 one person who really influenced Anna15:34 Women are an asset class19:47 taking the stage at Techstars LAShow notes:Anna Barber | https://twitter.com/annawbarber?lang=enM13 | https://m13.co/McKinsey | https://www.mckinsey.com/Petstore.com | https://petstore.com/Techstars | https://www.techstars.com/Fly By Jing | https://flybyjing.com/Max Retail | https://www.maxretail.com/Wee Care | https://weecare.co/childcare-benefitsJerry Colonna | https://twitter.com/jerrycolonna?lang=enKarl Alomar | https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-alomar-0516a219/Support the show

Send us a textToday I wanted to talk about one of my favorite subjects: cold outreach. At this point in my life, I am pretty much a professional at cold outreach. Cold outreach is really what built the foundation of my career, whether that was an email, Twitter DM, or LinkedIn message. I will be addressing my five P's of cold outreach: perspective, purpose, process, prep, and post. I will also be sharing my perspective on my cold outreaches in the past because I have interacted with some pretty amazing people such as Beth Comstock, Ann Miura-Ko, Mike Dempsey, Neal Jean, and Mark Cuban.  Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty03:37 Beth Comstock's book06:22 building a list10:23 prep for Ann Miura-Ko11:55 emailing with Mike Dempsey19:17 connecting with Neal Jean19:47 advice from Mark CubanShow notes:Imagine it Forward | https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Forward-Courage-Creativity-Change-ebook/dp/B078LJW4G4Northrop Grumman | https://www.northropgrumman.com/Forbes Midas List | https://www.forbes.com/midas/Ann Miura-Ko | https://twitter.com/annimaniac?lang=enMichael Dempsey | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhdempsey/Compound | https://www.compound.vc/Pallet | https://www.pallet.com/Andy Weissman | https://twitter.com/aweissmanUSV | https://www.usv.com/The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test | https://www.amazon.com/The-Electric-Kool-Aid-Acid-Test/dp/B000I0YQW0Neal Jean | https://twitter.com/nealjean1?lang=enBeacons | https://beacons.ai/Support the show

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Niki Scevak, Co-founder of Blackbird, a $2.5 billion Australia based venture firm, investing across Australia and New Zealand at the early stage and beyond. Blackbird backs generational ambition with generational ownership by raising funds, investing in the best startup companies all the way through their journey from idea to beyond IPO. Their portfolio is worth over $7B and includes some of the most successful Aussie and Kiwi startups including Canva, Zoox, SafetyCulture and Culture Amp. Blackbird’s companies are united only by their ambition to tackle the world’s greatest problems, led by founders who are doing their life’s work.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Niki Scevak04:35 Blackbird like a paradox10:07 Parallels of Blackbird and Australia15:13 Investment decision process15:34 Women are an asset class20:19 Confirmatory versus due diligenceShow notes:Niki Scevak | https://twitter.com/nikiscevak?lang=enBlackbird | https://www.blackbird.vc/Sunrise | https://www.blackbird.vc/sunrise-festival/sunrise-aotearoaLockheed Martin | https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/aircraft.htmlSkunk Works | https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics/skunkworks.htmlAtlassian | https://www.atlassian.com/Campaign Monitor | https://www.campaignmonitor.com/RetailMeNot | https://www.retailmenot.com/Aconex | https://www.oracle.com/industries/construction-engineering/aconex/Canva | https://www.canva.com/Melanie Perkins | https://twitter.com/melaniecanva?lang=enCliff Obrecht | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliff-obrecht-79ba9920/?originalSubdomain=auCameron Adams | https://www.linkedin.com/in/themaninblue/?originalSubdomain=auSupport the show