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Investing In Startups explores the strategies and stories of leading early-stage venture capitalists. The show is for VCs, LPs, angels, founders, operators, and the startup-curious. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just dipping your toes into startups, this podcast is your guide to navigating this dynamic ecosystem. The show is hosted by Joe Magyer, Founder and Managing Partner of Seaplane Ventures.
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- Hype Cycles, Consensus Investing, and the Venture Treadmill with Brendan Mathews of Motley Fool Ventures · 38 minBrendan Mathews is the Managing Partner of Motley Fool Ventures. Brendan joined the show to discuss how public-market thinking translates to early-stage venture, why raising too…
- Why the Best Deals Aren’t Competitive with Alex Rubalcava of Amplify · 52 minAlex Rubalcava, Managing Partner at Amplify, joins Joe Magyer to discuss contrarian early-stage investing, how AI is reshaping software risk, and why some of the best venture…
- Data, AI, and Why Venture Firms Need to Act Like Startups with Gopi Sundaramurthy · 30 minGopinath Sundaramurthy is a Partner at Ensemble VC, where the firm uses data and software to systematically identify promising founders and investment opportunities at the…
- Power Laws, Venture Math, and Changing Your Mind with Abe OthmanAbe Othman has spent years digging into AngelList’s data to better understand how venture investing actually works, not just how investors say it works. In this episode, Abe…
- From SaaS to Systems of Work: The Vertical AI Opportunity with Nick Tippmann · 36 minNick Tippmann is the Founder of TipTop Ventures where he invests in vertical AI and applied AI companies at the earliest stages. In this conversation, we talked about vertical…
- The Rapid Rise of AI with Niki Scevak [Encore Episode] · 36 minThis episode originally aired in September 2024 — and it's aged remarkably well. We're bringing it back with fresh context on why Niki's predictions have proven out. Niki Scevak…
- Hot Seed Deals, Quitting, and Liquidity with Peter Walker of Carta · 33 minPeter Walker is Head of Insights at Carta, where he tracks some of the most important data shaping venture right now. In this conversation, we talked about hot seed deals…
- B2B in the Age of AI and Services as Software with Ariel Winton-JonesAriel Winton-Jones is the founder of The Aligned Fund, where she invests in B2B software companies at the earliest signs of product-market fit. We talked about services as…
- Future Titans, Authenticity, and Systems Thinking with Daniel DartDaniel Dart is the Founder and General Partner of Rock Yard Ventures. He is also the founder of the Future Titans summit, an amazing event he recently hosted in Austin for…
- Momentum, Moats, and the New Rules of Pre-Seed with Gaurav Jain · 30 minGaurav Jain is the Cofounder and Managing Partner of Afore Capital. Afore is one of the OGs of institutional pre-seed investing and runs the largest dedicated pre-seed venture…
- AI, Hot Deals, & Ownership: Joe Magyer Reflects on 50 Episodes · 38 minWe're celebrating our recent 50th episode with a special conversation between host Joe Magyer and guest host Chris Hill of Money Unplugged. Chris interviews Joe about his lessons…
- Live Episode! A Future Titans Collab and Solo GP Life with Zal BilimoriaWe're excited to share this interview with Zal Bilimoria, founding partner at Refactor Capital, recorded live at the recent Future Titans emerging manager summit. Zal is a…
- Episode 50! Venture Strategy, Real Work, & The Myth of Overnight Success with Seth Levine · 55 minSeth Levine is a Partner at Foundry Group, a longtime early-stage firm investing in both startups and emerging fund managers. We talked about the art of working with founders…
- E49: AI Agents, Unlocking Human Potential, and Not Giving Up with Hyperspell · 31 minConor Brennan-Burke and Manu Ebert are the co-founders of Hyperspell. Hyperspell provides a memory and context layer to AI agents is one of our portfolio companies at Seaplane…
- E48: Backing Emerging Managers Before They're Brand Names with Courtney McCreaCourtney McCrea is the Cofounder and Managing Partner of Recast Capital. Courtney and I dove into the intricacies of investing in emerging managers and building those firms. We…
- E47: Gritty Founders, Weird Markets, and Vertical AI with Dan TeranDan Teran is a Cofounder and Managing Partner of Gutter Capital. Gutter is an early-stage firm based out of New York focused on founders tackling the world’s toughest problems…
- E46: Breaking Rules and Letting Winners Run with David Gardner of The Motley Fool · 37 minOur guest this week is David Gardner, Cofounder of The Motley Fool. David is one of the best stock pickers of his generation. While for many investors a single 100X investment…
- E45: Access, Picking VCs, and Tough Love with Superclusters' David Zhou · 49 minDavid Zhou is an investor in emerging managers, an angel investor, a blogger, and the host of the Superclusters podcast. We talked about how LPs can size up emerging managers…
- E44: Roundtable! Network Effects, Hustle, Raising Money, and More with Colin Gardiner and Sonia Nagar · 38 minWe're trying something new with our first roundtable! Our guests are Sonia Nagar from SNAK Venture Partners and Colin Gardiner from Yonder Ventures. Sonia and Colin are both…
- E43: Trust, Paying Up, & Homebrew Forever with Hunter WalkOur guest this week is Hunter Walk, Co-Founder of Homebrew and Screendoor. Hunter has a deep background in product, including from his time at Google and YouTube, but is best…
