Village Global Podcast

Shrav Mehta (@shravvmehtaa), founder and CEO of Secureframe, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- How he navigated the idea maze to start Secureframe.- The problem the company is solving.- Thoughts on recruiting as a space.- How thinking on privacy has changed over the years.- Where he’s excited in education.- How he learns about new spaces.- Why marketing is getting more technical.- How to think about marketing and sales in an early-stage startup.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? We'll send you the best content we've published, reading and resources, the latest financing news, showcases of our Network Leaders, the best of the podcast, and more. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Dani Grant (@thedanigrant), co-founder at Jam, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- How she came to start Jam, the product, and the problem that it’s solving.- How she navigated the idea maze.- Why now is the right time for a product like Jam.- Different waves of collaboration tools.- The future of the company.- Where there is whitespace in collaboration tools and where she’d be investing today.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? We'll send you the best content we've published, reading and resources, the latest financing news, showcases of our Network Leaders, the best of the podcast, and more. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Dan Barto of IMG Academy joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- How the game of basketball has evolved over the last few decades.- What the next changes in the game should be, and will be.- How coaching has changed over time.- How team strategy and composition will evolve.- Players building brands and businesses on their own outside of the NBA.- Whether the players could start their own league and whether they should own more equity in the business.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? We'll send you the best content we've published, reading and resources, the latest financing news, showcases of our Network Leaders, the best of the podcast, and more. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Greg Isenberg (@gregisenberg), founder of Late Checkout, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- How COVID has impacted the space and how it changes what is possible.- Where the opportunities and white space are in consumer social.- The possibilities for social experiences based around sports.- Why there is a plenty of room for many more social apps.- The potential for future dating apps.- Why there are plenty of social apps that didn’t work out from 2005-2018 that could still work.- His advice for creating consumer social experiences.- How to turn an audience to a community and the dos and don’ts for community-building.- How to monetize a community.Airtime Videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46-q5fomh_Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRXBMx4BPWUThanks 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? We'll send you the best content we've published, reading and resources, the latest financing news, showcases of our Network Leaders, the best of the podcast, and more. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Alex Chee (@alexnchee) and Jake Ellowitz (@wakkadojo), who help run product and engineering at Tribe Capital, join Erik on this episode to discuss:- How the product and engineering-oriented mindset at Tribe impacts their investing and why it forms part of their investment thesis.- The different incentives within a firm and how this creates new approaches.- Lessons learned from their time at Social Capital.- Products they’ve built at Tribe and how they’ve helped with the investment process.- Why other firms haven’t done this so far.- How their team interfaces with other companies and firms.- Their philosophy at the firm.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? We'll send you the best content we've published, reading and resources, the latest financing news, showcases of our Network Leaders, the best of the podcast, and more. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Garrett Smiley (@gw_smiles), co-founder of Sora Schools, and Rebecca Kaden (@rebeccakaden), investor at USV, join special guest host Anne Dwane (@adwane), co-founder and partner at Village Global, on this episode.They discuss:- The story of how Sora Schools came about and how they plan to create the best high school in the world.- How Rebecca and USV evaluated the business.- Why a new model for education is needed today.- The role of a school in the 21st century and the importance of community.- What it was like fundraising during a pandemic.- Other needs and problems that provide opportunities for entrepreneurs in the education 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 villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

Karan Wadhera (@karanw), managing partner at Casa Verde Capital, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- The evolution of the space and how it has changed over the last several years.- The different types of companies in the space and who they have been investing in.- Who the winners might be in the delivery space.- The biggest companies that have emerged over the last few years.- His requests for startups in the space.- How the perception of cannabis is changing in culture and the impacts of that change on investing.- Global and geographic differences in space within the US and around the world.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

Tyler Hayes (@thetylerhayes), CEO of Atom Limbs, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- His mission to create mind-controlled bionic arms at Atom Limbs.- How the company came to be.- What enables this technology at this point in time.- How the tech transfer process works from university to commercial application.- Lessons learned on commercializing something like this.- The bottlenecks to innovation in the area.- Why he is intent on curing death.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

Chris Castiglione (@castig), co-founder of One Month, adjunct professor at Columbia, and author of a new book on decentralization called The Untold History of the Internet.- Why the launch of the Sputnik satellite spurred the creation of the internet.- The early days of the internet as a publicly funded program.- Why innovation has moved from government to private industry over the decades.- How decentralization became part of the ethos of the internet and why that has changed over time.- How data network effects led to the oligopolies seen among internet companies and whether this could have been different.- Recommendation engines and their effects on how we find truth.- How he would reform the regulation of the internet.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

Alfred Chuang and Chris McCann (@mccannatron) of Race Capital joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Where they were investing during COVID and how to find opportunities in a crisis.- Where they’re excited in the crypto space in 2020.- Thoughts on valuations and why they have remained high.- IPOs, SPACs, and the Long-Term Stock Exchange.- Why they’re not concerned about a bubble.- How the enterprise space has evolved over time.- Their take on remote and how COVID will change how companies operate.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.