Send us a textSeed 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.In this episode, I’ll share the inspiration, our process, the reason behind our podcast creation decisions including our tech stack. I’ll start with our idea generation + move through pre-production, editing, review, and publishing. We’re getting tactical today!00:00 Welcome To Seed To Harvest05:30 Meet the team7:48 The tech stack11:35 How we invite guest to Seed To Harvest15:50 Podcast recording equipment18:10 The editing process20:00 The compliance process and publishingShow notes:Venture Deals | https://www.amazon.com/Venture-Deals-Smarter-Lawyer-Capitalist/dp/1119594820/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQiAyracBhDoARIsACGFcS4s_Cn-dpgBpr6sdJNQ0jyTOa1nrywWv_deWNFw7uQPKcxcfbB3mQsaAg3CEALw_wcB&hvadid=583797917473&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9031339&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=897748182257647611&hvtargid=kwd-303132979398&hydadcr=21871_10169513&keywords=venture+deal&qid=1670292693&s=books&sr=1-1Seed To Harvest by Paige Doherty | https://www.amazon.com/Seed-Harvest-Explanation-Venture-Capital/dp/0578906457/ref=sr_1_1?crid=K91BH5HB38G3&keywords=seed+to+harvest+paige&qid=1670292721&s=books&sprefix=seed+to+harvest+paig%2Cstripbooks%2C124&sr=1-1 riverside.fm | http://riverside.fmdescript.fm | http://descript.fmCanva | https://www.canva.com/ Buzzsprout | https://www.buzzsprout.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/Slack | https://slack.com/Support the show

Send us a textSeed 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.Today, I’m joined by Gale Wilkinson, General Partner at Vitalize VC. After graduating with her degree in marketing, she consulted CPG companies on new product launches. After starting two businesses, she started an angel network in 2012, launched Vitalize Fund I in 2017 and has since invested in 100+ companies, deploying over $65M in capital. Now she is a Transact Global member, Kauffman Fellow, and passionate about democratizing access to angel investing.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Gale Wilkinson04:30 Implementing the traction EOS system10:29 Benefits that Gale has received from participating in Kauffman14:59 Crafting an overall portfolio strategy15:50 Jaclyn on liking the opposite of being transactional20:14 What should investors look out for when considering round valuation?Show notes:Gale Wilkinson | https://twitter.com/galeforceVCVITALIZE vc | https://www.vitalize.vc/Kauffman Fellows | https://www.kauffmanfellows.org/Caroline Casson | https://twitter.com/carolinecasson_Justin Gordon | https://twitter.com/justingordon212Annette Huynh | https://www.linkedin.com/in/annettehuynh/John Hayes | https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hayes-vc/Anand Engineer | https://twitter.com/Project_AnandLarissa Insogna | https://twitter.com/LarissaInsognaRecast | https://recastcapital.com/On Deck | https://www.beondeck.com/Oper8r | https://oper8r.substack.com/Support the show

Send us a textSeed 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.Today, I’m joined by Jaclyn Hester, Partner at Foundry Group. At Foundry, Jaclyn leads direct investments in early-stage companies. She operates with a passion for supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors. Since 2016, Jaclyn has focused on making direct investments as well as launching the partner fund strategy, building Foundry’s portfolio to over 45 managers. Jaclyn first fell in love with entrepreneurship while earning her JD/MBA at CU Boulder. There, she served as Executive Director of Startup Colorado and was a practicing attorney where she advised M&A transactions and early stage financing.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Jaclyn Hester05:34 Where does networking bring an advantage?10:11 How to manage challenging issues.14:59 One of the standout annual meetings.20:13 Jaclyn on liking the opposite of being transactional24:55 What's going on in the Boulder startup ecosystem?30:25 Jaclyn on having a different level of founder empathy.Show notes:Jaclyn Hester | https://twitter.com/jfreester?lang=enFoundry | https://foundry.vc/Lindel Eakman | https://twitter.com/LDEakmanUSV | https://www.usv.com/Spark | https://www.sparkcapital.com/Give First | https://givefirst.techstars.com/Natty Zola | https://twitter.com/nattyzMatchstick Ventures | https://www.matchstick.vc/Ryan Broshar | https://twitter.com/rbrosharFareHarbor | https://fareharbor.com/Support the show

Send us a textSeed 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.Today, I’m joined by Anne Dwane from Village Global, an early stage venture fund backed by some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs such as Jeff Bezos, Sara Blakely, Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Magic Johnson and Anne Wojcicki. Previously she co-founded Military.com, a social and professional network for service members and veterans that was acquired by Monster. Also, she was the CEO at Zinch, a network connecting students with colleges and scholarships. Zinch was acquired by Chegg, where she served as Chief Business Officer, before and after the IPO. 00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Anne Dwane05:31 Building a venture firm vs. work as a founder10:33 The founding story of Village Global15:08 Advice for individuals just starting out in venture20:14 Origin of Chegg24:53 Quick hack on investor updates30:22 Figuring out how to fine tune your process as an investorShow notes:Anne Dwane | https://twitter.com/adwane?lang=enVillage Global | https://www.villageglobal.vc/Zinch | https://www.chegg.com/Military.com | https://www.military.com/Christopher Michel | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelchristopher/Monster.com | https://www.monster.com/Adam Corey | https://mobile.twitter.com/frumpySupport the show

Send us a textSeed 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.Today I'm joined by my good friend Elana Dickman, an investor at Red Beard Ventures. She started her career at top consulting firms such as KPMG and Deloitte. She has built a reputation for herself as a content creator with her podcast, The Girls Table, where Web3 individuals chat about ideas, investments, the future, and more. Elana is an angel and NFT investor as well.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Elana Dickman04:55 Transition from consulting to venture10:00 Increasing connections through crypto events15:05 Diving into the world of web 320:45 3 common mistakes founders make25:22 Elana's favorite concertsShow notes:Elana Dickman | https://mobile.twitter.com/tradingfemaleRed Beard Ventures | https://redbeard.ventures/The Girls Table | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-girls-table/id1625030412Drew Austin | https://mobile.twitter.com/drewaustinPower of Habit | https://www.amazon.com/Power-Habit-What-Life-Business/dp/081298160XReady Player One | https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Player-One-Ernest-Cline/dp/0307887448Support the show

Send us a textSeed 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.Today, I’m joined by Emily Herrera, creator and investor from Night Ventures. If you don’t already know Emily from Twitter, you may know her from her previous roles as the Regional Community Lead for Built By Girls and a venture fellow at On Deck, Republic, Dorm Room Fund, and Contrary. Before becoming an investor at Night Ventures she worked at Harlem Capital and BBG Ventures. Em is also the founder and Syndicate Lead for The Wiress, the women student-startup network for young women defining, using and creating technology. 00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Emily Herrera03:47 Emily's Love of Fan Fiction Culture06:46 How Emily's star sign affects her investing11:16 How Wiress Started16:25 Defining a "vibe check"23:55 The pressure for young people to be creators32:11 Who has made the greatest impact on Emily's journey?Show notes:Emily Herrera | https://twitter.com/emilyhxrreraNight Ventures | https://nightventures.com/Ben Matthews | https://twitter.com/bentwitrWiress | https://www.thewiress.com/Girls Who Code | https://girlswhocode.com/Built by Girls | https://www.builtbygirls.com/Nisha Dua | https://twitter.com/nish67BBG Ventures | https://www.bbgventures.com/Cody Ko | https://www.youtube.com/c/codykoSupport the show

Send us a textSeed 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.Today, I’m joined by Jamie Rhode, Vice President at Verdis Investment Management where she’s focused on venture capital, private equity, and hedge fund investment sourcing and due diligence. She joined Verdis from Bloomberg, where she held roles in both equity research and credit analysis. There, she created, managed, and leveraged an extensive library of statutory and financial, and market data for buy and sell-side clients that use Bloomberg to make investment decisions.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Jamie Rhode 04:51 Correlation between # of portfolios and unicorns captured11:11  Love for therapeutics and life science16:15 Tips on finding an investment21:40 Two types of family office worlds26:40 Advice for emerging managers for 2022Show notes:Jamie Rhode | https://twitter.com/lady10x?lang=enVerdis Investment Management | https://www.verdisinvestment.com/Bloomberg | https://www.bloomberg.com/Stripe | https://stripe.com/Coinbase | https://www.coinbase.com/Support the show

Send us a textSeed 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.Today, I’m joined by Turner Novak, Founding Partner of Banana Capital. Turner launched Banana Capital in 2021. Prior, he ran all venture capital investing at Gelt VC and invested their second fund. Prior to Gelt, Turner was a member of the investment team at Afore Capital, where he invested in pre-seed companies. Turner previously helped manage a $1.6b endowment, and prior to that worked in credit, private equity, and corporate finance.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Turner Novak04:00 Turner Novak’s whistling talent9:15 Investing in eCommerce platforms14:45 How Turner makes LPs more money20:00 Funny Cold Emails26:18 Turner’s philosophy on scaling his venture teamShow notes:Turner Novak | https://twitter.com/turnernovakBeReal | https://bere.al/enNew Wave | https://www.newwave.vc/Jean de La Rochebrochard | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeandlr/Olivia Deng | https://twitter.com/olivia_deng_Support the show

Send us a textSeed to Harvest is a new 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.Today, I’m joined by Charles Hudson is the Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures, a classic seed stage investment firm based out of San Francisco, CA. Charles is a serial entrepreneur, previously founding Bionic Panda Games, 3rd Power LLC, and CH3 Media Holdings. Prior to founding Precursor Ventures he served as a Partner at Uncork Capital and as a Senior Associate at In-Q-Tel, the venture arm of the CIA. He is currently a Lecturer at Stanford’s GSB and a Board Member of multiple organizations, including H2, LightSide Games, Populus, and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Charles Hudson05:35 Uncork Capital Founder Jeff Clavier doing it all11:16 People sometimes make mistakes18:08 What has changed at Precursor Ventures?22:32 How Charles Hudson effectively manages relationships28:30 Tips for writing an investor updateShow notes:Charles Hudson | https://twitter.com/chudson?lang=enPrecursor Ventures | https://twitter.com/PrecursorVCJeff Clavier | https://twitter.com/jeff?lang=enUncork Capital | https://twitter.com/uncorkcapRashaun Williams | https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashaunlwilliams/Sydney Thomas | https://twitter.com/sydneypaige10?lang=enFern Mandelbaum | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fern-mandelbaum-a485851/Support the show

Send us a textSeed 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.Today, I’m joined by one of our investors Judy Estrin, CEO of JLABS LLC and co-founder for 8 technology companies since 1981. In the 1970s, she helped create the internet working with Vint Cerf to develop TCP/IP at Stanford. She’s the author of Closing the Innovation Gap: Reigniting the Spark of Creativity in a Global Economy and is passionate about the impacts of technology on democracy and society. Judy has served on the boards of FedEx Corporation, Rockwell Automation, Sun Microsystems, The Medium Company, and KQED as well as the Walt Disney Company, where she served for fifteen years.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Judy Estrin05:26 Judy's Book: Closing the Innovation Gap11:08 Stifling innovation as opposed to creating it15:37 Basic vs applied research20:47 We need innovation around how we think about innovation28:50 The future: fear and excitementShow notes:Judy Estrin | https://twitter.com/jlabsllc?lang=enJLabs LLC | http://www.jlabsllc.com/Closing the Innovation Gap| https://www.amazon.com/Closing-Innovation-Gap-Reigniting-Creativity/dp/0071499873Out of Whack! | https://medium.com/@judy_estrin/out-of-whack-3aab64d28625Vincent Cerf | https://twitter.com/vgcerfDavid Carrico | https://twitter.com/davidacarricoSupport the show