Upfront Ventures
Upfront Ventures
The Upfront podcast features a variety of guests to discuss startups, venture capital, and current events - providing an insider's view into entrepreneurship and technology.
Episodes
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Feb 8, 2016 • 26min
Fred Wilson Interview by Dan Primack | Upfront Summit 2016
Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures sits down with Dan Primack of Fortune Magazine in front of a live audience at Upfront Summit 2016.
Sep 9, 2015 • 56min
John Shahidi, CEO and co-founder of Shots - Bothsides TV Episode 13 with Mark Suster
Mark Suster sits down with John Shahidi, CEO and co-founder of Shots. They discuss how he thinks about building products for younger audiences and how he worked with celebrities at the startups he has built.
Jun 24, 2015 • 1h 27min
Matt Mazzeo, Managing Director at Lowercase Capital - Bothsides TV Ep 12 with Mark Suster
Mark Suster sits down with Matt Mazzeo, Managing Director of Lowercase Capital. They discuss the success of the firm's early investments, Matt's background, and his philosophy on investing.
Jun 11, 2015 • 1h 16min
Ryan Hoover, CEO of Product Hunt - Bothsides TV Ep 11 with Mark Suster
Mark Suster sits down with Ryan Hoover, CEO of Product Hunt, to discuss its rapid ascent as a destination for the startup community, as well as his journey founding the company.
Apr 22, 2015 • 1h 9min
John Frankel, Partner at ffVC - Bothsides TV Episode 10 with Mark Suster
Mark Suster sits down with John Frankel to discuss his investments at ffVC, themes he's interested in, and current events affecting the tech sector.
Apr 2, 2015 • 38min
Upfront Summit 2015 | Jay Rasulo and Ynon Kreiz Interview with Mark Suster
Jay Rasulo (CFO, The Walt Disney Company) and Ynon Kreiz (CEO, Maker Studios) sit down with Mark Suster (Upfront Ventures) to discuss the Maker Studios acquisition along with how short form is changing the industry.
Mar 23, 2015 • 1h 16min
Fred Wilson, Partner at Union Square Ventures - Bothsides TV Ep 9 with Mark Suster
Mark Suster sits down with Fred Wilson to discuss his background and find out what he's learned about entrepreneurship and investing in his 30 year career in venture capital.
Mar 19, 2015 • 25min
Upfront Summit 2015 | Crazy Valuations, Mega Deals & China Emerges: VC Trends 2015
A group of esteemed venture capitalists discuss the current state of VC and what they predict in 2015. The panelists include Byron Deeter (Bessemer Venture Partners), Rory O'Driscoll (Scale Venture Partners), Hans Tung (GGV Capital), moderated by Sam Angus (Fenwick & West)
Mar 13, 2015 • 37min
Upfront Summit 2015 | VCs Turned Operators
Marc Bodnick (Quora), Amy Errett (Madison Reed), Raj Kapoor (fitmob) and Richard Wolpert (HelloTech) were partners at venture capital firms before they made the switch to operating. In this discussion, they discuss their impetus for making the switch and the differences between each. Moderated by Greg Bettinelli, Partner at Upfront Ventures.
Mar 1, 2015 • 54min
Jeff Clavier, Managing Partner at SoftTech VC - Bothsides TV Ep 8 with Mark Suster
In 2004, Jeff Clavier started investing in startups prior to Series A rounds. His firm, SoftTech VC, was one of the first "Seed Funds" to do this. In this episode of Bothsides TV, Mark sits down with Jeff to discuss what entrepreneurs should optimize for in a frothy fundraising environment, how the market has changed over the past several years, and verticals he is interested in funding currently.
