Village Global Podcast

Jay Kennedy, Chief of Staff at Floodgate, and Rishi Tripathy, Chief of Staff at On Deck, discuss the evolving role of Chiefs of Staff in the tech ecosystem, the value they provide to CEOs, and the benefits of being a Chief of Staff. They also highlight the On Deck Chief of Staff fellowship program and how it can enhance personal and professional development.

Brent Franson (@brentfranson), founder and CEO of Most Days (mostdays.com), joins Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss:- How the company is creating a “Peloton for mental health.”- The most popular routines that people can cultivate using the app.- His history as an entrepreneur and lessons learned, including why “not all dollars are created equal.”- The life experience that informed the creation of Most Days.- The unique habits that he is cultivating himself with the help of the app.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

Brian Balfour and Pascal Levy-Garboua discuss common mistakes in go-to-market strategy, advice on partnership and hiring strategies, misconceptions about loops, enterprise company advice, building a business development function, industry insights, and the role of communities in growth.

Joe Marchese, media exec and multiple time co-founder of CKBG, Human Ventures, true[X], and Attention Capital, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- How he got to where he is and the thread that runs through his career.- What tech and startup people don’t appreciate about TV advertising.- What he’s trying to do with Attention Capital.- What people predicted in the space several years ago and why they didn't come to pass.- What he expects the landscape to look like for media and attention in the next ten years.- How a post-COVID world will be different than the pre-COVID world.- The idea of a purpose economy.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

Avichal Garg (@avichal), Managing Partner at Electric Capital, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss:- How he came to be running Electric Capital.- Their perspective and thesis.- What’s newly possible with computers able to own money.- Why price fluctuations happen with Bitcoin.- What Bitcoin is correlated with.- Debates within crypto.- Thoughts on China.- How regulation interacts with crypto.- How the space will evolve in the next several years.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

Candice Ammori joins Erik on this episode. Candice is heading the Climate Tech Fellowship at On Deck. They discuss:- The issue of climate change and how she came to be working on solving it.- What climate tech means exactly.- Some of the most interesting companies in the space and what they are working on.- What founding teams have typically looked like for companies in the space.- What makes a founder a good fit for the fellowship, and what the fellowship will look like.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

Turner Novak (@TurnerNovak), general partner (and Chief Meme Officer) at Gelt VC, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- How he’s thinking about consumer social as an investor in 2020.- Where he’s interested in consumer social and his requests for startups.- New methods of monetizing in consumer social.- What he learned from studying Pinduoduo and where he’s looking for a “for X” version of it.- Why he’s excited about gaming and why he says that “gaming is eating the world.”- What he would do if he was CEO of different social companies.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

Jason Feifer (@heyfeifer), editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of three podcasts, including Pessimists Archive, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why fears repeat over time throughout history.- The message he’s trying to get through to the world through his work.- The historical opposition to chess, bicycles, and waltzing.- His thoughts on The Social Dilemma.- How he expects social media to evolve.- New forms of communication throughout history and why they were feared initially.- Why he says that “you are evidence that change is not inherently bad.”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

Dr. Anton Howes (@antonhowes), author of Arts & Minds, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- How to create conditions where innovation is easier and better.- Why he wrote the book and the key question he was trying to answer.- What Silicon Valley could learn from studying the history of Britain.- Misconceptions that people have about economic growth in the past and future.- Why people misunderstand what growth is.- How statecraft relates to economic growth.- Questions that people in the field are trying to answer and where he agrees or disagrees with prominent thinkers.- Thoughts on progress studies.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

Brandon Hill (@IamBrandonHill), CEO of Vori, Max Mullen (@Max), co-founder of Instacart, and Mike Duboe (@mduboe), GP at Greylock, join Erik on this episode to discuss:- What led Brandon to start Vori.- Why Max and Mike were excited to invest in the company.- How the grocery space currently operates and the antiquated technology currently in use.- How the space has evolved over time and the history of the supermarket.- How it will change and evolve in the future.- Why on-demand startups didn’t work out the way people thought they would.- Doing things that don’t scale.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