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Season 1

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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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 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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June 24, 2024

E45: Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha and Jacob Helberg on AI and Nati…

In this episode, Erik Torenberg sits down with Sequoia Capital Managing Partner Roelof Botha and Jacob Helberg, author, Palantir advisor, and founder of the Hill and Valley Conference. They delve into the challenges and opportunities around AI against the backdrop …

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June 4, 2024

E42: Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan on Why History Points to Cr…

This episode was initially recorded before a live audience in 2018. Erik Torenberg talks with Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan about the history of money and centralization and why crypto has the potential to fulfill the promise of the internet.

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May 28, 2024

E41: Do VCs Add Value? With Parker Conrad and Parker Thompson

Today's episode of Turpentine VC is a throwback to a conversation Erik Torenberg recorded with Parker Conrad and Parker Thompson that debates how much "value-add" investors can offer founders, issues around the misalignment between investors and founders, and the underdiscussed …

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April 30, 2024

E37: The Vinod Khosla Interview

Erik Torenberg talks to Vinod Khosla about his contrarian bets at Khosla Ventures, the firm’s strategic thinking about the future, and why his “venture assistance” is different than other funds. They also discuss his investment thesis in AI (including OpenAI), …

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April 2, 2024

E33: Consumer Social, Marketplaces, and Becoming a Better Investor wi…

This episode features a special interview with James Currier, a partner at NFX.

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March 19, 2024

E31: Slow's Will Quist Makes the Case that VC's Job is to Fund the Cr…

Today's episode features an interview with Will Quist, partner at Slow Ventures.

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March 12, 2024

E30: How Kirsten Green Built Forerunner Ventures

This is a special episode featuring an interview between Forerunner Ventures founder Kirsten Green and Turner Novak of The Peel podcast and Banana Capital.

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