Investor Interviews Episodes

Jan. 23, 2021

496 - Gaurav Jain, GP at Afore Capital

Gaurav Jain is a GP at Afore Capital. Afore Capital is a $124M venture fund focused on investing in Pre-Seed.

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Jan. 14, 2021

491 - Delian Asparouhov, Principal at Founders Fund

Delian Asparouhov is a principal at Founders Fund. Before joining Founders Fund, he was a principal at Khosla Ventures, Head of Growth at Teespring, and founder of a healthcare company called Nightingale. Delian is Bulgarian, attended MIT, and likes to …

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Jan. 6, 2021

484 - Mallun Yen & Leyla Seka, Partners at Operator Collective

Mallun and Leyla are partners at Operator Collective. Operator Collective was founded because we believe the power in venture capital is concentrated among a homogenous group that doesn’t represent where our industry is now or where it’s going. Despite th

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Dec. 24, 2020

481 - Sheel Mohnot, Cofounder at Better Tomorrow Ventures

Sheel Mohnot is a cofounder of Better Tomorrow Ventures. They are a $75m fund that leads pre-seed and seed rounds in fintech companies globally, generally with a first check of $500k-$1.5m

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Dec. 18, 2020

479 - Caroline Kassie, GP at Metrodora Ventures

Caroline is a GP at Metrodora Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the health and education sector.

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Dec. 14, 2020

474 - Jeff Morris Jr., Founder and Managing Partner at Chapter One

Jeff Morris is the founder and Managing Partner of Chapter One. He was previously the VP of Product, Revenue at Tinder. In the role, Tinder became the #1 top-grossing app in the App Store and one of the top-grossing products …

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Dec. 9, 2020

466 - Clara Brenner, Co-founder and Managing Partner at Urban Innovat…

Clara is co-founder and Managing Partner of the Urban Innovation Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in the future of cities.

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Dec. 5, 2020

462 - Charlie O'Donnell, Founder and Partner at Brooklyn Bridge Ventu…

In this episode of Forward Thinking Investors, we have Charlie O'donnell, Founder and Partner at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. The episiode was taped live on FTFM in Forward Thinking City Studios.

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Aug. 24, 2020

285 - Wes Barton (Third Prime Capital) On Partner Monday

This is a segment called Partner Mondays, where I talk to venture capitalists about what it's like on the other side of the table. Today, we're talking to Wes Barton, a Managing Partner at Third Prime Capital.

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Aug. 17, 2020

272 - Leo Polovets (Susa Ventures) On Partner Mondays

This is a segment of Partner Mondays, where I talk to venture capitalists about what it's like on the other side of the table. Today, we're talking to Leo Polovets, a GP at Susa Ventures

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Aug. 10, 2020

263 - Mac Conwell (Rarebreed) On Partner Mondays

This is a segment of Partner Mondays, where I talk to venture capitalists about what it's like on the other side of the table. Today, we're talking to Mac Conwell, the founder of Rarebreed Ventures.

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Aug. 3, 2020

255 - Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures) On Partner Mondays

This is a segment of Partner Mondays, where I talk to venture capitalists about what it's like on the other side of the table. Today, we're talking to Charles Hudson, the founder and Managing Partner of Precursor Ventures.

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