Seed to Harvest

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

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.On this episode I speak with Elizabeth Yin, Co-founder and General Partner at Hustle Fund.  Previously, Elizabeth was a partner at 500 Startups. In a prior life, Elizabeth co-founded and ran an adtech company called LaunchBit. Elizabeth has reviewed over 30k startup pitches from around the world in the last few years. Her work and writing on startup fundraising has been featured in numerous publications including TechCrunch, Forbes, Huffington Post, BetaKit, and more.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Elizabeth Yin06:50 Splitting priorities: Camp Hustle and Angel Squad13:23 Elizabeth Yin's identity as an investor20:24 Elizabeth Yin's creation process29:10 Learnings from fund 1 to fund 239:11 Who in the profile writes the best investor updates? Show notes:Elizabeth Yin | https://twitter.com/dunkhippo33 Hustle Fund | https://twitter.com/hustlefundvcEric Bahn | https://twitter.com/ericbahnLean Startup | https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898Camp Hustle | https://www.camphustle.co/Angel Squad | https://www.hustlefund.vc/squadSupport 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.On this episode, I speak with co-founders of Biom, Will Gahagan and Hank Schellenger. Biom creates the world's first biodegradable and home-compostable wipe system. Better for you, better for the planet. Will Gahagan and Hank Schellenger are passionate about reinventing stale, wasteful categories to protect and improve lives. Will Gahagan has 10+ years selling a range of enterprise software across broad range of industries (Financial Services, Tech, Government, Defense, Consulting). Hank Schellenger has 10+ years of experience in design work including previous roles at FABLab at UNC Charlotte and as an owner-manager at ECCENT Design Build, LLC. Currently, he serves as Chief Product Officer at Biom.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Will Gahagan and Hank Schellenger00:49 Shaking up the wipe industry05:00 Skills for launching Biom14:08 Improved wipes packaging29:24 Will and Hank's process behind evaluating investorsShow notes:Will Gahagan |  https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-gahagan-a055341b/Hank Schellenger | https://www.linkedin.com/in/hank-schellenger-13770a42/Biom | https://www.linkedin.com/company/getbiom/The Hard Thing About Hard Things | https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205Shoe Dog | https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Phil-Knight/dp/1508211809Open | https://www.amazon.com/Open-Autobiography-Andre-Agassi/dp/0307388409Support 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.On this episode, I speak with La Famiglia VC, Judith Dada.  Judith Dada, general partner at La Famiglia, an early-stage venture firm backed by leading tech entrepreneurs across Europe and the U.S. Previously she worked as a solutions manager for Facebook and lead Facebook’s venture program. She is passionate about creating an ecosystem based on creativity, equity, and inclusion for all. La Famiglia is an early-stage venture capital fund backing the best tech entrepreneurs across Europe and the US.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Judith Dada00:50 How Judith's youth impacted her career journey07:00 working in VC: the greatest privilege on earth09:47 How Judith's design aesthetic has influenced La Famiglia19:58 Focusing on equity and inclusion to create greater opportunities in the ecosystem22:25 Advice for aspiring investorsShow notes:Judith Dada | https://twitter.com/dadajudith?lang=enLa Familia | https://twitter.com/LaFamigliaVCArtsy.net | https://www.artsy.net/Revolut | https://www.revolut.com/en-US/N26 | https://n26.com/en-eu?utm_content=homepage&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_term=twitterbioForto | https://forto.com/en/Support the show

Send us a text]Seed 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.Meagan Loyst founded Gen Z VCs, a global community centered around empowering the next generation of leaders in venture capital, growing it to more than 11,000 members since November 2020. The youngest investor at Lerer Hippeau, she's sourced and helped lead three investments, working with 12 portfolio companies. Loyst's Gen Z VCs Summit included 3,000-plus attendees from 71 countries. The group's mentorship program includes 228 mentees, 41% of whom identify as people of color, and 31% women; it also maintains an active job board and student beta-testing club. Loyst is the youngest Advisory Board member of Girls Who Invest.00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Meagan Loyst01:43 The origin story of Gen Z VCs03:59 First Gen Z VC event04:12 Stars being minted through creating and self expression09:55 Gen Z VCs mentorship program11:46 Scaling time while maintaining relationships20:21 Meagan’s dream dinner party guest21:40 Advice to the next generation Show Notes: Meagan Loyst on Twitter | https://twitter.com/meaganloyst?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorGen Z VCs | https://twitter.com/GenZVCsPallet | https://www.pallet.com/Eli Wachs | https://twitter.com/EliWachs?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorTech Fights Dobbs | https://www.techfightsdobbs.com/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.In the 28th episode of Seed to Harvest, Paige Doherty interviews Beezer Clarkson, General Partner at Sapphire Partners. Beezer leads Sapphire Partners‘ investments in venture funds domestically and internationally.Beezer began her career in financial services over 20 years ago at Morgan Stanley in its global infrastructure group. Since, she has held various direct and indirect venture investment roles, as well as operational roles in software business development at Hewlett Packard. Prior to joining Sapphire in 2012, Beezer managed the day-to-day operations of the Draper Fisher Jurvetson Global Network, which then had $7 billion under management across 16 venture funds worldwide.In 2016, Beezer led the launch of OpenLP, an effort to help foster greater understanding in the entrepreneur-to-LP tech ecosystem. Additionally, she is a judge for 100&Change, a MacArthur Foundation competition that provides funding to solve critical challenges of our time. In 2014, she was named to the Forty Over 40 list of women to watch.Beezer earned a bachelor’s in government from Wesleyan University, where she served on the board of trustees, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Born in London, she has dual US and EU citizenship, and has also lived in Boston, New York, Honolulu, and Spain.00:00 the main focus of Sapphire Partners06:55 launching a venture fund is a multi-decade experience07:51 why Beezer Clarkson chose venture over other career paths11:23 starting #OpenLP14:39 amazing tips for GPs talking with LPs16:15 what Beezer Clarkson wishes GPs knew coming from the LP perspective20:09 benchmarks emerging managers need to succeed23:37 patience is key when you are a GPShow notes: Beezer Clarkson on Twitter | https://twitter.com/beezer232?lang=enSapphire Partners | https://sapphireventures.com/funds/sapphire-partners/#OpenLP | https://openlp.sapphireventures.com/Support the show