Sand Hill Road
NBC Bay Area
What makes Silicon Valley the innovation capital of the world? It all starts on Sand Hill Road, considered the mecca of venture capital. Join us for insightful interviews from the heart of Silicon Valley with the VCs, start-ups and innovators behind the trending technologies of tomorrow. Hosted by NBC Bay Area business and technology reporter and host of Press:Here, Scott McGrew.
Episodes
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Dec 10, 2019 • 26min
Chris Farmer’s Super Secret 'Beacon'
The SignalFire founder says his intelligent database is the future of venture capital.
Nov 27, 2019 • 19min
Gotta Get a Gulati (Comcast Ventures)
Daniel Gulati: Entrepreneurs who are new to an industry are often the ones who disrupt it.
Nov 20, 2019 • 20min
Indy Guha is Comfortable on the Outside Looking in
Guha brought Bain Capital Ventures to Silicon Valley.
Nov 1, 2019 • 26min
Scale Venture Partners' Rory O’Driscoll Will Not Attend Your Networking Event
Rory and Scott McGrew ponder luck, happiness and the two words you should never say in a VC pitch.
Oct 25, 2019 • 21min
Zack Bogue of Data Collective
DCVC leads investments in safer fertilizer, fighting deforestation and fighting disease.
Oct 19, 2019 • 16min
Dr. Buno Pati of Centerview Capital and Nexus Venture Partners
Pati was key in the development of modern day computer chips.
Oct 10, 2019 • 29min
Grand Rounds CTO Wade Chambers
Chambers reflects on one of his first jobs: working with President Reagan.
Oct 3, 2019 • 19min
In the Elevator with Salesforce Ventures' Matt Garratt
We take the elevator to the top of San Francisco’s tallest building to find out how corporate venture capital works.
Sep 26, 2019 • 32min
Trae Vassallo of Defy Partners
Engineer, entrepreneur and investor behind Nest, eero and other consumer hits.
Aug 8, 2019 • 24min
Rebecca Lynn of Canvas Ventures
Lynn, a member of the Midas List and a nuclear engineer, talks chickens and flawed potato chips.
