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Telling founders "no," Board meeting etiquette (VC School), + Michael Luciani | E1516
For today's VC Sunday School, Jason talks about saying "no" to founders (1:20), and Molly asks about board meeting etiquette (20:12). Then, for This Week in Climate Startups, Molly speaks with Michae…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Ben Narasin on raising a new VC fund in a down market, + Natalie Barbu of Rella | E1515
Today, Jason and Molly speak with Ben Narasin of Tenacity VC about raising a new venture capital fund in the down market (1:30). Then, for this week's segment of OK Boomer, Producer Rachel sits down …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
$AMZN acquiring One Medical, The Snyder Cut bot army, + maybe some Jay Trading | E1514
First up, Jason and Molly break down Amazon acquiring One Medical for $3.9B — what is the long-term strategy here (2:44)? And you know it’s Thursday, so you know we had to have Lon Harris on the show…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Jay Trading: $NFLX Q2 earnings, The Blueprint E2: when to quit your job, + more | E1513
Yesterday, Netflix released its Q2 earnings, and this prompted Jason to make some Jay Trades (2:53). Then, we have our second installment of "The Blueprint," where Jason breaks down when you should …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Ask an Angel with Zach Coelius: practical advice for founders and investors in a downturn | E1512
Molly had a big board meeting today, so we had our guy Zach Coelius join for another version of Ask an Angel (1:32). Zach and Jason share their thoughts on remote work (4:40), the downturn (22:10), a…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Andy Jassy’s lobbying efforts, small US cities enticing remote workers, Phaidra Series A | E1511
Today, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is celebrating his one-year anniversary, and the NYT published an interesting profile that has a lot to do with regulatory scrutiny (3:01). Then we cover the boom of remo…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Taking the leap on valuation, strategic retreats (VC School), + more | E1510
On today's episode of VC Sunday School, Molly asks Jason about taking the leap on valuation (2:10) and best practices for strategic retreats (11:41). Then, Molly speaks with Meiling Gao and David Lu …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
$AMZN considers dropping “Basics”, FCC Commissioner Carr on banning TikTok + more | E1509
Today, we cover the WSJ reporting on Amazon thinking of exiting the private-label business entirely (2:26). Then, Jason talks to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr about banning TikTok in the US (15:23). …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
Jay Trading, Stripe valuation cut, $NFLX ads, $PTON outsourcing, + more | E1508
Today, Jason makes his first investment in our new Jay Trading segment (which is not investing advice), and Jason and Molly break it down (3:22). Then, we do a little segment called “Series A & M&A” …
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago
The Blueprint E1: Branding yourself, + Jeffrey Pfeffer on the 7 Rules of Power | E1507
Today we kick off our new series, "The Blueprint." Jason gives practical advice on how to brand yourself (1:33). Then, Jason sits down with Stanford professor and author Jeffrey Pfeffer to talk about…
Published on 3 years, 5 months ago