Village Global Podcast

Kyla Scanlon (@kylascan) and Tom White (@ TomJWhiteIV), who are running On Deck Investing, join Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why managing your own psychology is as important as your asset allocation.- How to think about your own “life portfolio” holistically, instead of just paying attention to your investment portfolio.- Why it’s “never been a better or worse time to be an investor” and how On Deck Investing can help.- Why investing is like a liberal art, and how you can become a better investor by learning from economics, psychology, philosophy, and more.- What they wish they knew about investing when they got started.- What the On Deck Investing program will look like and who is a good fit for it.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Julia Galef (@juliagalef), author of The Scout Mindset, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why everyone, including entrepreneurs, should want to see reality more clearly.- The fact that the bottleneck to more rationality is not lack of knowledge, but lack of motivation to see the world as it really is.- Why the “soldier mindset” is the default mindset and why signalling keeps it that way.- Why thinking probabilistically has a calming psychological effect.- How to adopt the scout mindset by thinking in bets, considering what you’d do if another person was in your shoes, and noticing where you’re defensive of your beliefs.- How to get your organization to adopt a scout mindset.- Her thoughts on changing minds with mistake theory vs. conflict theory.- The evolution of the rationality space over time.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Pete Flint (@peteflint), partner at NFX, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of an event for Villagers. They discuss:- How to gain ground in a downturn as a startup by doubling down on the things that are working.- Lessons from starting Trulia during the Great Recession, when no one was buying homes.- How and why to “turn all fixed costs to variable costs.”- Ideas for how to do teambuilding in an all-remote environment.- Predictions for the future of work post-COVID.- The differences in the fundraising landscape during COVID.- Why founders should be transparent about the state of their business with their investors and board.- How to go from a product manager (founder) to company manager (CEO).- Where he’s investing these days and why he’s excited about labor marketplaces.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Austin Rief (@austin_rief), co-founder of Morning Brew, and Nik Sharma (@mrsharma), investor, advisor, and operator at Sharma Brands, join Erik to discuss:- Their direct-to-consumer investment theses.- Interesting ways that media companies are starting to get into commerce, like the hockey podcast that created a bestselling flavored vodka.- Why it's a "game of audience in the direct-to-consumer world." They say that distribution is the key now.- The difference between community and fandom and why people often confuse the two.- Where the whitespace is and their requests for startups.- The three stages of direct-to-consumer and examples of great DTC 3.0 brands.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Justin Kan (@justinkan), investor and entrepreneur, joins Erik on this episode. It was recorded as part of a special event for Villagers. They discuss:- The evolution of how Justin approached mental health.- His playbook for being happier.- Why he decided to pull the plug at Atrium with money in the bank.- Why you should “go slow to go fast later” when you’re running an early-stage company.- How to know if you’re hiring at the right speed.- Why you should regularly do a calendar audit.- How to deal with an employee who is unhappy.- How to be authentic and transparent at work.Check out Justin's podcast at https://listen.justin.quest and YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRtwc6K_VU9N4OjNnU2P7gThanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Emmanuel Straschnov (@estraschnov), founder and co-CEO of Bubble, and KP (@thisiskp_) of On Deck, join Erik on this episode to discuss:- The story of Bubble, which was founded in 2012.- How no-code is changing the creation process for startups and the fact that they've seen companies raise millions of dollars without a single engineer.- The phases of the evolution of no-code.- Why they hope that in five years people don't talk about no-code as a separate category anymore.- Some of the cool projects started by On Deck No-Code Fellows.- Their advice on getting started in no-code.- Where they would be investing if they were running a fund focused on the space.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Eli Dourado (@elidourado) of the Center for Growth and Opportunity, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why Eli wants to radically increase GDP per capita and the current bottlenecks to achieving that.- Why he thinks the 2020s will be the decade of atoms.- Why amazing scientific breakthroughs like CRISPR haven't translated into new products or treatments.- Why he's excited about geothermal power and how it could change geopolitics if its potential is realized.- His breakdown of his position as a technological optimist and cultural pessimist.- Where he agrees or disagrees with Tyler Cowen, Bryan Caplan, Peter Thiel, and Samuel Hammond.- Why entrepreneurs shouldn't shy away from areas with regulatory risk, since "that's where all the action happens."Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Matteo Franceschetti (@m_franceschetti), founder and CEO at Eight Sleep, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- The differences between deep, light, and REM sleep, and how to "compress sleep" so that it takes up less time.- The new wave of predictive health and how Eight Sleep fits into it.- His thoughts on the book Why We Sleep.- The importance of temperature and how it affects sleep.- Where he would be investing if he was running a fund focused on the category.- How they think about what to build next.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Alice Lloyd George (@alice__LG), VC at Rogue, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why she loves studying Silicon Valley history and what she's learned from it.- What she's learned being part of the crypto community since 2013.- Why she's excited about the current crypto wave and her assessment of the impacts of NFTs.- Where she's excited in climate tech.- New opportunities arising in space after the cost to reach low-earth orbit went down by 90% in the last decade.- The fact that the vision that people had for the internet from decades ago seems to be making a return.- Her analysis of Roblox, game engines, and AR/VR.Flux Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flux/id1192848099Rogue: http://roguevc.com/Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Shriya Nevatia (@shriyanevatia) and Anirudh Pai (@ani_pai) of On Deck Catalyst join Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why you should look for a mentor a few steps ahead of you rather than seeking out the most successful person you can think of.- Why young people need to remember that the people around them at their level can teach them a lot and will become the next unicorn founders — probably sooner than you think.- Erik's breakdown of the career version of the Innovator's Dilemma and why you should take more risks earlier in your career.- What they've learned about mentor and mentee relationships.- Why being willing to look silly early for a small period of time is a big arbitrage opportunity.- What people can expect from the On Deck Catalyst program.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup