
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.
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Mar 15, 2023 • 25min
Scott Belsky Discusses Adobe, Art, Design & People in an Age of Generative AI | 2023 Upfront Summit
Forbes Senior Editor Alex Konrad interviews Adobe EVP & Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky to discuss how AI is playing a role in the creative industry.
Recorded March 2, 2023 at the Upfront Summit.

Mar 15, 2023 • 18min
How Money Moves in 2023 with David Marcus of Lightspark | 2023 Upfront Summit
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark sits down with Aditi Maliwal to talk about his entrepreneurial journey, why and how money moves the way it does today and thoughts on the crypto winter.
Recorded March 2, 2023 at the Upfront Summit.

Mar 15, 2023 • 36min
Cohere, Jasper, Runway: Learn from Leaders at the Forefront of Generative AI | 2023 Upfront Summit
Moderated by Rob Toews of Radical Ventures, leaders in the field of generative AI Cristóbal Valenzuela (CEO & Co-Founder, Runway), Dave Rogenmoser (CEO & Co-Founder, Jasper) and Phil Blunsom (Chief Scientist, Cohere) discuss their thoughts on the future of this industry and its capabilities.
Recorded March 1, 2023 at the Upfront Summit.

Mar 10, 2023 • 23min
Jamie Lee Curtis Interviews ALOK on the World Beyond the Gender Binary | 2023 Upfront Summit
ALOK sits down with Jamie Lee Curtis to explore themes of gender, race, trauma, belonging and the human condition.
Recorded March 2, 2023 at the Upfront Summit.

Mar 9, 2023 • 33min
Alexis Ohanian Talk Seven Seven Six with Julia Boorstin | 2023 Upfront Summit
Alexis Ohanian of Seven Seven Six sits down with Julia Boorstin to discuss the firm's thesis and how they work with founders, trends he's bullish and not bullish on, and what he's currently seeing in terms of valuations.
Recorded March 1, 2023 at the Upfront Summit.

Mar 9, 2023 • 33min
Kara Swisher Interviews Donna Langley & Jamie Lee Curtis on the State of Film | Upfront Summit 2023
Kara Swisher interviews Donna Langley & Jamie Lee Curtis about where filmed entertainment is going in the coming years.
Recorded March 2, 2023 at the Upfront Summit.

Mar 8, 2023 • 22min
V Pappas Talk TikTok and the Evolution of Social Video | 2023 Upfront Summit
Jeff Berman of Magnet Companies sits down with V Pappas, COO of TikTok to discuss the creator economy, how the platform is prioritizing transparency and balancing mental health among its users.
Recorded March 2, 2023 at the Upfront Summit.

Mar 8, 2023 • 27min
Kara Swisher Interviews CEO of Salesforce Marc Benioff on Stage | 2023 Upfront Summit
Kara Swisher sits down with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff for a 1:1 interview. They touch on Salesforce's recent earnings reporter, Marc's thoughts on employees returning to the office, and the future of generative AI.
Recorded at the Upfront Summit on March 2, 2023.

Apr 27, 2022 • 29min
What Can Emerging Managers Do to Get Interest From LPs? | Upfront Summit 2022
Erik Sebusch of Mercer Alternatives Group sits down with Kevin Moore of Spur Capital Partners, Nancy Donohue of Summit Rock Advisors, and Nat Fraser of Agility, to discuss how LPs make investment decisions, what they look for in GPs, and what emerging managers can do to successfully raise funds.
Recorded at the Upfront Summit on Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

Apr 26, 2022 • 28min
Anne Applebaum on Lessons and Warnings on Authoritarianism | Upfront Summit 2022
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum interviewed by Upfront Managing Partner Mark Suster discusses the history of Poland, autocracy, challenges to democracy, and what the US needs to know in order to stay a democracy.
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