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Dec. 18, 2024

E69: Lost Tapes: Elad Gil on the Eve of the AI Boom

This ‘lost episode’ of Turpentine VC with investor Elad Gil was recorded at a unique moment in time (September 2022) — before ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity launched. Drawing from his experiences at Google, Elad discusses early ML systems, the open …

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Dec. 11, 2024

E68: How Theory Ventures Differentiates in a Crowded VC Market

This week on Turpentine VC, we feature a compilation episode of our popular interviews with Tom Tunguz, General Partner at Theory Ventures who just announced a $450M second fund less than two years after launching.

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Dec. 3, 2024

E67: Defense Tech’s Rise with 8VC’s Alex Kolicich

This week on Turpentine VC, we’re releasing Sourcery’s Molly O'Shea’s interview with Alex Kolicich, founding partner at 8VC to discuss Alex's H1 2024 report on the venture landscape, covering AI investment challenges, the resurgence of defense technology, and broader economic …

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Nov. 26, 2024

E66: Why Inception Investing Beats Traditional Seed with Ed Sim of Bo…

This week on Turpentine VC, Erik Torenberg interviews Ed Sim, founder of Boldstart Ventures, on growing the firm from a $1 million fund to $800 million in assets, with a focus on early-stage enterprise and AI investments.

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Nov. 19, 2024

From The a16z Podcast: “Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Bi…

Today, we’re sharing a special episode from our friends at the chart-topping a16z Podcast. In this conversation, a16z co-founders Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz dive deep into the REAL story behind the creation of Netscape—the web browser co-created by Marc …

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Nov. 12, 2024

E64: Chris Paik on the End of Software and the Future of AI Infrastru…

Chris Paik, general partner at Pace Capital, discusses the evolution of the venture capital industry, his frameworks for understanding AI's impact on software, and the future of consumer companies in light of changing infrastructure requirements.

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Nov. 4, 2024

E63: How Mamoon Hamid and Ilya Fushman Continued Kleiner Perkins’ Leg…

This week on Turpentine VC, we’re re-releasing Erik Torenberg’s 2023 interview with Mamoon Hamid and Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins to talk about how they have taken over the firm's iconic history and helped drive the next chapter.

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Oct. 30, 2024

E62: Wing's Chris Zeoli on AI Infrastructure Opportunities

Wing Capital's Chris Zeoli discusses AI infrastructure trends, foundation models, data center challenges, cloud security, and Wing's strategic investments.

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Oct. 22, 2024

E61: Rabois, Bartlett, Ryan, and Weinberg on AI, Gambling, and Health…

Keith Rabois, Logan Bartlett, Kevin Ryan, and Zach Weinberg share a rare anecdote about the first venture investment into OpenAI, lay out the bull and bear case for the leading AI companies and discuss regulatory chess games at play in …

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Oct. 15, 2024

E60: How Lightspeed Invests in AI and Beyond

This week on Turpentine VC, Erik Torenberg is joined by Arif Janmohamed, partner at Lightspeed Ventures to dive into the world of AI investment.

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Oct. 10, 2024

E59: Mike Maples Jr. on Disruptive Investing

Mike Maples Jr., Founding Partner at Floodgate, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Mike’s new book “Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future”.

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Oct. 1, 2024

E58: Roger Ehrenberg on Mastering Seed Investing

In this episode of Turpentine VC, we’re releasing one of our most popular interviews with Roger Ehrenberg, owner of IA Capital Partners and the Managing Partner of Eberg Capital.

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Sept. 26, 2024

E57: a16z's Anish Acharya on Consumer AI

Anish Acharya, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, dives deep into the transformative potential of AI in the consumer technology sector.

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Sept. 17, 2024

E56: Upfront Ventures' Mark Suster on Fund Management and the Exit La…

This week on Turpentine VC, we’re releasing Molly O’Shea’s interview with Mark Suster, Managing Partner of Upfront Ventures.

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Sept. 10, 2024

E55: Keith Rabois, Logan Bartlett, Kevin Ryan, and Zach Weinberg Diss…

This week we’re dropping the first episode of Logan Bartlett, Keith Rabois, Kevin Ryan, and Zach Weinberg's newest podcast This Won’t Last.

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Sept. 3, 2024

E54: Trae Stephens on Founders Fund

In this episode of Turpentine VC, we revisit one of our most referenced interviews with Trae Stephens, General Partner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Anduril. Trae discusses the unique DNA of Founders Fund, emphasizing the firm's culture of open …

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Aug. 27, 2024

E53: Tomasz Tunguz on the Evolution of the Data Ecosystem

In this episode of Turpentine VC, Erik Torenberg welcomes back Tomasz Tunguz, GP of Theory Ventures. They dissect the investment landscape of data businesses through the lens of Databricks.

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Aug. 20, 2024

E52: Charting the Course of Biotech with Laura Deming, GP of Longevit…

This week on Turpentine VC, we’re releasing a conversation between Erik Torenberg, Laura Deming of The Longevity Fund and Will Eden of Sylvan Consulting (prior to that, with Thiel capital) focused on the past, present and future of biotech.

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Aug. 13, 2024

E51: Seth Bannon on Deep Tech, Biotech, and VC Strategies

Erik sits down with Seth Bannon, co-founder and general partner at Fifty Years.

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Aug. 6, 2024

E50: The Future of Crypto with Diogo Mónica of Haun Ventures

In this episode of Turpentine VC, Erik is joined by Diogo Mónica, General Partner at Haun Ventures. They discuss the intersection of AI and crypto, the impact of blockchain technology on fintech, and the advancements in crypto infrastructure.

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July 30, 2024

E49: Long Journey's Strategy for Chasing "Magically Weird" Companies

In this episode of Turpentine VC, Erik interviews Lee Jacobs, Founder & Managing Partner of Long Journey. Lee shares his journey from early investments and his experience with AngelList to co-founding Long Journey with Cyan Bannister and Arielle Zuckerberg.

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July 24, 2024

E48: Building Notable Capital (fka GGV Capital): Insights from Glenn …

In this episode of Turpentine VC, Erik interviews Glenn Solomon, managing partner at Notable Capital (formerly GGV Capital).

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July 16, 2024

E47: Index Ventures' Mike Volpi on AI, Open Source, and Evolution of …

In this episode of Turpentine VC, Erik sits down with Mike Volpi, partner at Index Ventures. They discuss the evolution of venture capital–the transformative changes in the VC landscape since 2008, the rise of seed capital, multi-stage asset aggregators, and …

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July 11, 2024

E46: Vinny Pujji on Leveraging 3rd Order Analysis to Pick Winners for…

In this episode, Managing Partner Vinny Pujji discusses the strategic positioning and innovative approaches of Left Lane Capital.

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