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Addressing pain points + exploring early-stage trends with Kevin Weber of Amex Ventures
Season 2 Episode 8
In this episode of Fund/Build/Scale, I interviewed Amex Ventures Managing Director Kevin Weber about some of the nuances between traditional VC and c…
1 year, 5 months ago
SnapLogic CTO Jeremiah Stone on overcoming AI adoption barriers
Season 2 Episode 7
Everyone's looking for ways to implement AI solutions, but integrating them into existing systems means entering uncharted territory.
Despite the hy…
1 year, 5 months ago
S2 E5: From the ground up: Building startups with Deb Kemper of Golden Seeds Ventures
Season 2 Episode 6
Deb Kemper is a managing partner of Golden Seeds Ventures, a firm that focuses on backing early-stage, women-led companies.
She joined me on the podc…
1 year, 5 months ago
S2 E4: VAST Data CEO/founder Renen Hallak: “When we started, AI wasn't a thing.”
Season 2 Episode 5
One of the first interviews I did for the podcast was with Renen Hallak, CEO and founder of AI infrastructure company VAST Data.
The company launche…
1 year, 5 months ago
S2E3: Felicis' Viviana Faga on early-stage AI brand development and investment tactics
Season 2 Episode 4
Viviana Faga is general partner at Felicis, a venture firm that invests in seed to Series B startups in several sectors. Since its founding in 2006, …
1 year, 5 months ago
S2E2: Capital-efficient growth and discovering diverse talent with Drew Glover of Fiat Ventures
Season 2 Episode 3
Fiat Ventures General Partner and co-founder Drew Glover fits the textbook definition of an emerging investor, but we had so much to talk about, the …
1 year, 6 months ago
S2 E1: Inside Intel Ignite with VP & GM Tzahi Weisfeld
Season 2 Episode 2
Early-stage deep tech founders working in AI and ML, or sectors like mobility, robotics and semiconductors are generally better off raising funds, se…
1 year, 6 months ago
Fund/Build/Scale season 2: Why I'm doing this podcast (and why you should listen)
Season 2
I’m Walter Thompson. After working for years in early-stage startups and as a journalist, here are three hard truths I’ve learned:
Success in Silicon…1 year, 6 months ago
Episode 10 | Two repeat founders share long-term strategies for building sustainable startups
Season 1 Episode 10
The average failure rate for a tech startup is 90%.
Around one-fifth will flame out in the first year, and the overwhelming majority of the ones tha…
1 year, 6 months ago
Episode 9 | Taking an AI startup from research to reality with Dipanwita Das of Sorcero
Season 1 Episode 9
For this episode of Fund/Build/Scale, I interviewed Dipanwita Das, CEO and co-founder of Sorcero, about the journey of taking an AI startup from rese…
1 year, 7 months ago