How to Break Through a Fear of Failure, with Fawn Weaver & Van Jones
In this episode, Fawn Weaver, founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, discusses how she overcame a fear of failure while scaling one of the fastest-growing spirit brands. She shares strategies for aligning business growth with personal purpose, emphasizing resilience, storytelling, and the power of community support. Weaver highlights the importance of confronting self‑doubt, learning from setbacks, and using a mission‑driven mindset to build both a successful company and a meaningful life. Host Van Jones guides the conversation, drawing out Weaver’s insights on leadership and legacy.
Waabi Raises $1B From Uber and VCs
The episode examines Waabi, an autonomous trucking startup that just raised a $1 billion funding round, including a $250 million investment from Uber. It highlights Waabi's AI‑first strategy, which relies on advanced simulation to enable rapid learning and generalization across vehicle platforms...
Institutional Capital and the Next Phase of On-Chain Finance with Andy Kangpan of Metalayer
In this episode, Andy Kangpan, Partner at Metalayer, discusses how institutional capital is shaping the next phase of on‑chain finance, emphasizing the need for robust, regulated‑grade infrastructure. He explains Metalayer’s investment thesis, focusing on seed and early‑stage companies that bridge...
VC10X - Engineering Liquidity in Deeptech - Brad Harrison, Founder, Scout Ventures
In this 45‑minute episode, West Point graduate and former Airborne Ranger Brad Harrison explains how Scout Ventures applies military‑grade SOPs and a 40‑revision investment process to back frontier deep‑tech startups at the nexus of national security and innovation. He details...
E686 | Jan Hofmann, Viessmann Generations Group and Christian Hernandez, 2150: From Climate Hype to Industrial Reality
In this episode, host Andreas Munk Holm talks with Jan Hofmann of Viessmann Generations Group and Christian Hernandez, GP of 2150, about the current state of climate‑tech investing. They argue that hype has faded, leaving only robust business models and...
The Future of Everything: What CEOs of Circle, CrowdStrike & More See Coming in 2026
In this episode, the All‑In hosts interview four CEOs about the landscape they expect in 2026. Jeremy Allaire of Circle discusses the post‑GENIUS Act stablecoin environment, interest‑rate pressures and how AI will reshape money. George Kurtz of CrowdStrike warns that...
20VC: Raising $400M for 20VC: Fundraising Lessons | Getting Marc Benioff Through 53 Cold Emails: How to Master Cold Outbound...
In this episode Harry Stebbings shares his rapid early success, details how he secured a cold‑email interview with Marc Benioff after 53 attempts, and reveals unconventional fundraising tactics like raising $70 M via WhatsApp. He introduces a decision‑making framework inspired by Pat Grady...
Sovereign Space, Smart Weather, and a Very Busy Orbit.
The episode spotlights major developments in the increasingly crowded orbital environment, including D‑Orbit’s $53 million Series D raise to boost M&A and in‑space computing, Loft Orbital’s selection as prime contractor for France’s DESIR radar‑imaging program, and Aalyria’s award from the U.S. Air...
Inside America's AI Strategy: Infrastructure, Regulation, and Global Competition
In this episode of All‑In, hosts Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg, moderated by Maria Bartiromo, discuss America’s AI strategy with former U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios. They examine the massive costs and energy demands of...
#51 Zach Resnick, Founder & CEO of Ascend
In this episode, host interviews Zach Resnick, founder and CEO of Ascend, a membership service that automates 90% of travel decisions and cuts business/first‑class fares by roughly 35%. Resnick shares how he opened 300 credit cards, leveraged miles and points...
E680 | Oskar Hartmann, Accumulator: From Beast Mode to a New Angel Investing Model
In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm talks with Oskar Hartmann, a serial founder turned super‑angel, about his "beast mode" approach, burnout lessons, and the importance of product‑soul fit. Hartmann explains the new Accumulator model—a share‑pooling mechanism that gives founders and...
E679 | This Week in European Tech with Dan, Mads & Lomax
In this episode Dan Bowyer, Mads Jensen, and Lomax Ward dissect a range of power shifts across European tech, from OpenAI’s health‑focused ChatGPT and the FDA’s fast‑track AI medical device approvals to Meta’s acquisition of AI‑agent platform Manus and Nvidia’s...
20Growth: The $6.6B Growth Engine Behind ElevenLabs | Why ElevenLabs Do Not Have PMs | The 7 Part Launch Playbook...
In this episode, Luke Harries, Head of Growth at ElevenLabs, breaks down the company’s $6.6 billion growth engine, detailing how a horizontal product strategy and sharded growth teams drive massive scale. He shares a 7‑part launch playbook that routinely generates 700K+...
Howard Lutnick: How America Can Hit 6% GDP Growth in 2026
In this episode, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick outlines how strategic trade policies, revamped tech initiatives, and targeted reforms could propel U.S. GDP growth to 5‑6% by 2026. He discusses the legacy of Trump’s tariffs, the evolving US‑Japan trade relationship, stalled...
Data-Driven Science and Leadership
In this episode, Dominik Schumacher, CEO and co‑founder of Tubulis GmbH, explains how the company’s antibody‑drug conjugate (ADC) technology uniquely targets cancer cells, minimizing side effects and enhancing patient outcomes. He details the distinctive chemistry that sets Tubulis’s ADCs apart...
Episode 111: Jimmy Wales
In Episode 111, host discusses the evolution of online knowledge sharing with Wikipedia co‑founder Jimmy Wales, covering the platform’s impact on information accessibility, challenges around misinformation, and the future of open‑source collaboration. Wales shares insights on the balance between community...
Keycard: 2026 Is the Year of Agents
In this episode, a16z partner Joel de la Garza talks with Keycard CEO Ian Livingstone about the rapid shift from AI copilots to fully autonomous agents expected in 2026, and why enterprises will be the first adopters. They explore the...
The $800M Exit that Started with a Single Muffin
In this episode, Katlin Smith recounts how she turned a humble almond‑flour muffin experiment into Simple Mills, a clean‑snack brand that grew into a $800 million exit. She discusses the challenges of scaling a health‑focused food company, the strategic decisions that...
E677 | Michael Brehm, Redstone: One Investment, 200 Ventures — The New Blueprint for European VC Access
In this episode, Michael Brehm of Redstone explains how the firm backs a single investment across 200 European ventures, creating a new model for VC access that spreads risk and capital efficiently. He discusses the rationale behind concentrating capital, the...
VC10X - Gamification of Consumer Apps - Phylicia Koh, GP, Play Ventures
Phylicia Koh, GP at Play Ventures, explains how gaming mechanics are becoming the operating system for consumer apps, with in‑app purchases in non‑gaming sectors now outpacing traditional gaming spend. She outlines Play Ventures' $142 M thesis focused on "playable apps" that...
20VC: $0-$260M in Revenue in Three Years: How We Did It | You Need to Work Weekends to Win —...
Alan Chang, co‑founder and CEO of Fuse Energy, shares how he scaled the company from $2M to $400M in three years by applying the same high‑speed, extreme‑ownership culture he helped build at Revolut. He emphasizes that building a generational business...
VC10X - Inside a $1.5 Billion Japanese Fund’s Big Bet on India - Rajeev Ranka, Partner, Incubate Fund
In this episode, Rajeev Ranka of Japan's Incubate Fund explains their 100‑year investment horizon and how it shapes decisions like backing Captain Fresh during COVID and pivoting it from a domestic brand to a global seafood exporter. He argues that...
VC10X Micro - BigTech Energy War - The Next Battleground for AI Race
The episode explains how the AI boom has shifted the competitive focus from chips to electricity, prompting Big Tech firms to acquire or contract power assets—Google’s $4.75 billion purchase of Intersect Power, Microsoft’s Three Mile Island restart, and Amazon’s nuclear deals. It highlights...
How to Unlock Your Team’s Creative Potential
In this episode, Reid Hoffman talks with former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi about how to cultivate an environment that unlocks a team’s creative potential. Nooyi shares the leadership principles and talent‑development initiatives she implemented at PepsiCo, emphasizing psychological safety, clear...
Resurrecting Dire Wolves Is Just the Beginning for Colossal Biosciences’ Ben Lamm
In this Rapid Response encore, Ben Lamm, co‑founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences, walks host Bob Safian through the company’s de‑extinction of the dire wolf, explaining the scientific process, the high‑profile investor backing, and the broader implications for conservation, biodiversity,...
Scott Bessent: Fixing the Fed, Tariffs for National Security, Solving Affordability in 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlines how tariffs can be wielded as a national‑security tool, despite legal hurdles, and argues that targeted tariffs could protect critical supply chains. He critiques the Federal Reserve’s past policies that fueled a 15‑year asset bubble,...
Kike Miralles, Investment Director, Intel Capital
In this episode, Kike Miralles, Investment Director at Intel Capital, discusses the firm’s corporate‑venture strategy for quantum technologies, emphasizing investments in hardware and middleware, especially QPU scale‑out networking and hybrid error‑correction approaches. He compares leading quantum modalities, outlines typical check...
Legacy, Innovation, and the Future of ASEAN Agri-Food W/ Ho Ren Hua, CEO of Thai Wah PCL
In this episode, Sarah Chen‑Spellings talks with Ho Ren Hua, CEO of Thai Wah, about transforming a 77‑year‑old family starch business into a regional agri‑food and bio‑materials platform anchored in sustainability. He outlines the “F4” framework (Farm, Factory, Family, Food) and shows how...
The Present and Future of AI in Sales and GTM A Deep Dive with Jason Lemkin and Kyle Norton,...
Jason Lemkin and Owner CRO Kyle Norton discuss how AI agents now outperform average AEs and SDRs, reshaping GTM team structures. They stress that CROs/CMOs must personally train at least one agent within 30 days, choose one or two vendor...
Stefan Roebel: Building Europe’s New Defense Tech Prime
In this episode, Stefan Roebel, co‑founder and CEO of ARX Robotics, discusses how his company evolved from makeshift decoy robots to NATO‑backed modular systems now operating in Ukraine, illustrating the need for Europe to overhaul its slow defence procurement and...
VC10X - Stop Competing with Sequoia: Finding Alpha in Secondaries & Emerging Markets
In this episode, Maxim and Pavel of FinSight Ventures explain their "secondary‑first" approach, using secondary market purchases from employees and liquidity‑seeking funds to secure stakes in high‑growth companies like Anthropic, SpaceX, Stripe and Palantir, and they unveil a $50 million Generative...
Matthew Wilson (Jack & Jill) & Peter Specht (Creandum): AI Recruiting Agents, a $20M Seed & the New GTM Playbook
In this episode, Matthew Wilson of Jack & Jill and investor Peter Specht discuss how AI-driven recruiting agents are reshaping a broken talent market, highlighting the founding insight that voice‑based agents can create a high‑signal two‑sided marketplace. They explain Jack’s...
How Evan Spiegel Is Building the Future of Computing
In this episode, Evan Spiegel discusses Snap's decision to reject a $3 billion Facebook acquisition to preserve its independent culture and vision, and outlines the company's strategic pivot toward augmented‑reality glasses as the next growth frontier. He emphasizes the need for...
We Deployed 20+ AI Agents and Replaced Our Entire Human SDR Team. Here's What Actually Works. (Video + Pod)
In this episode the hosts detail how they replaced their human SDR team with over 20 AI agents, sending 60,000+ hyper‑personalized emails, booking 130+ meetings and generating 15% of SaaStr AI London ticket revenue by targeting low‑priority and ghosted leads....
20Growth: How Wiz Built a $30BN Brand in Enterprise | What Worked vs What Was a Mega Failure: Lessons Learned...
In this episode, Raaz Herzberg, CMO and VP of Product Strategy at Wiz, recounts the company's rapid rise from a ten‑person startup to a $30 billion enterprise brand, highlighting the unconventional marketing tactics and product‑led growth strategies that fueled its success....
VC10X Micro - Why Bond Yields Are Rising Again (And What It Means for Investors)
The episode explains why long‑term government bond yields are rising again in late 2025 despite central‑bank rate cuts, focusing on the 10‑year Treasury as a key benchmark. Higher yields increase the discount rate, pressuring valuations of long‑duration assets such as...
Sergey Jakimov, LongeVC: Impacting Lives Through Longevity & Health Investing
In this episode, Sergey Jakimov, co‑founder of LongeVC, explains the firm’s $1.6 trillion longevity market thesis, its AI‑enhanced deal sourcing, and the strong track record of Fund I (over 3x MOIC with zero write‑offs). He walks through three flagship investments—Insilico Medicine, Turn...
20VC OGs: SpaceX Valued at $800BN & Harvey Raises $160M at an $8BN Price | Airwallex Raises $330M and The...
The episode explores SpaceX’s $800 billion valuation and its implications, followed by forward‑looking IPO market forecasts for 2026, including potential listings for Anthropic, Stripe, Databricks, and SpaceX. It examines Netflix’s strategic acquisition of Warner Brothers, highlights major fundraising rounds such as Harvey’s...
Healthcare Predictions for 2026
In this episode, Siobhan Nolan Mangini, Bob Kocher, and Bryan Roberts review their 2026 healthcare forecasts, highlighting where their AI predictions have already proven accurate and outlining upcoming challenges such as inflation pressures and the controversial "TrumpRx" policy. They assess...
Charles Dunn & Ruth McKernan, SV Health Investors: Exit of the Year Winners and Biotech Company Builders
In this episode, Charles Dunn and Ruth McKernan of SV Health Investors discuss their hybrid model of creating biotech companies and making later‑stage venture investments, highlighting how this structure diversifies risk for LPs and enables cross‑stage learning. They showcase recent successes,...
This Week in European Tech with Dan, Mads & Lomax
The panel dissects Europe’s tech landscape, starting with Bending Spoons’ aggressive roll‑up strategy and the broader valuation reset driven by debt‑fuelled M&A and Italy’s PE‑VC hybrid model. They debate Brexit’s lingering economic fallout, the erosion of German automotive dominance, and...
The Pull to Build: Joubin Mirzadegan on Grit and Starting Roadrunner
In this episode, Joubin Mirzadegan discusses how his relentless discipline and frustration with broken infrastructure drove him to leave Kleiner Perkins and become CEO of Roadrunner, now a $7.2 billion company. He shares lessons from an early startup failure, emphasizing that...
What Comes After ChatGPT? The Mother of ImageNet Predicts The Future
Fei‑Fei Li and her former student Justin Johnson discuss their new model Marble, which creates explorable 3D worlds from text or images, highlighting how spatial intelligence differs fundamentally from language and why current world models lack physics understanding. They argue...
20VC: Inside Bending Spoons Acquisition Machine: Evernote, Eventbrite, Vimeo | How Evernote Evaluates Acquisitions and New Product Ideas | How...
In this episode, Federico Simionato, a product lead at Bending Spoons, walks through the company’s rapid growth from a small game studio to an $11 billion acquisition powerhouse, sharing how they evaluate and test new product ideas and build a coveted...
The Psychology Every Founder Needs Right Now | A16z GP Reveals Secrets to Success
In this episode, a16z GP Anish Acharya explains why consumer tech is resurging, highlighting how AI now enables products to reach 100 million users at unprecedented speed. He outlines the distribution shifts and founder mindsets required for success through 2026, emphasizing...
He Launched a Tiny Ice Cream Factory, Now It’s a National Brand Ft. Alec Jaffe
In this episode, Mike Gelb talks with Alec Jaffe, founder and CEO of Alec’s Ice Cream, about creating a premium, gut‑friendly ice cream brand using A2 dairy and regenerative farming. Alec explains how he built a supply chain with family...
VC10X - Why Fundraising Is Now a Numbers Game (And How to Win) - Braughm Ricke, Founder, Aduro Advisors
In this episode, Braughm Ricke of Aduro Advisors explains how venture capital fundraising has shifted from relationship‑driven to a volume‑based numbers game, driven by data from over 650 firms managing $131 B+. He highlights the growing polarization between well‑capitalized “haves” and...
The $700 Billion AI Productivity Problem No One's Talking About
In this episode, Russ Fradin and a16z General Partner Alex Rampell argue that the $700 billion AI productivity gap stems from a lack of robust measurement infrastructure, similar to what drove the internet ad boom. They explain how companies struggle to...
Building Cloudflare for the Next 50 Years | Co-Founder Cloudfare Michelle Zatlyn
In this episode, co‑founder and President Michelle Zatlyn discusses Cloudflare’s long‑term vision for securing the internet and supporting creators in an AI‑driven landscape. She highlights how the company balances rapid growth with staying close to customer realities, and outlines strategies...
E660 | This Week in European Tech with Dan, Mads, Lomax & Robin
The episode dissects Europe’s tech climate, covering policy moves like EU child‑social‑media bans and UK startup‑friendly budget reforms, while highlighting regulatory friction exemplified by N26’s German battles and VAT compliance woes. Robin Haak provides insider perspective on Germany’s macro challenges—energy...
