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INSIGHTS AND ADVICE ON THE EMERGING WORLD WHERE EVERY PERSON AND DEVICE IS CONNECTED, AND THE NATURE OF LIFE, WORK AND SOCIETY IS BEING RESHAPED FOR SOCIAL/MOBILE TECHNOLOGY.

Charles C. Smith
March 5, 2017
Social Starts

Frosty the No Man

Charles C. Smith
March 5, 2017
Social Starts
Frosty the No Man

We want to say yes. We spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to say yes. So we try to be as transparent possible regarding our reasons for saying no.

Tagged: entrepreneurship, growth, investing, startups, VC, venture capital

Jim Louderback
March 2, 2017
Social Starts

The Virtual Reality Winter — Is This The End?

Jim Louderback
March 2, 2017
Social Starts
The Virtual Reality Winter — Is This The End?

It feels like the winter of Virtual Reality’s discontent in these early days of 2017, but in fact, it’s just beginning to get real.

Tagged: augmented reality, VC, venture capital, virtual reality

Social Starts
March 2, 2017
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Social Starts Buzz Room: February 27, 2017

Social Starts
March 2, 2017
Social Starts
Social Starts Buzz Room: February 27, 2017

Big news from our portfolio companies, innovation in our investment focus areas, and general strategies for personal/business improvement.

Tagged: AI, blockchain, business, commerce, entrepreneurship, health, internet, investing, market economics, social, startups, technology, trends

Social Starts
February 26, 2017
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Social Starts Buzz Room: February 20, 2017

Social Starts
February 26, 2017
Social Starts
Social Starts Buzz Room: February 20, 2017

Big news from our portfolio companies, innovation in our investment focus areas, and general strategies for personal/business improvement.

Tagged: AI, blockchain, business, commerce, entrepreneurship, health, internet, investing, IoT, market economics, media, social, startups, technology, trends

Social Starts
February 18, 2017
Social Starts

Social Starts Buzz Room: February 13, 2017

Social Starts
February 18, 2017
Social Starts
Social Starts Buzz Room: February 13, 2017

Big news from our portfolio companies, innovation in our investment focus areas, and general strategies for personal/business improvement.

Tagged: AI, blockchain, business, commerce, entrepreneurship, health, internet, investing, IoT, market economics, social media, startups, technology, trends, VC, venture capital, work

Mike Edelhart
February 17, 2017
Social Starts

Today's Bubbles and the Search for a Serendipity System

Mike Edelhart
February 17, 2017
Social Starts
Today's Bubbles and the Search for a Serendipity System

A Serendipity System would create a fundamentally different experience than today’s social platforms: one based on surprise, newness, and lack of repetition.

Tagged: AI, algorithms, serendipity, social, social media, tech

Social Starts
February 10, 2017
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Social Starts Buzz Room: February 6, 2017

Social Starts
February 10, 2017
Social Starts
Social Starts Buzz Room: February 6, 2017

Big news from our portfolio companies, innovation in our investment focus areas, and general strategies for personal/business improvement.

Tagged: entrepreneurship, startups, trends, VC

Tony Peccatiello
February 9, 2017
Social Starts

Stop Asking for Advice and Look for Guidance

Tony Peccatiello
February 9, 2017
Social Starts
Stop Asking for Advice and Look for Guidance

The "guidance method" helps start-ups by equipping individuals in developing their own, more effective solutions to problems.

Tagged: advice, guidance, startups

Charles C. Smith
February 5, 2017
Social Starts

Analyzing Competition is Vital to Success

Charles C. Smith
February 5, 2017
Social Starts
Analyzing Competition is Vital to Success

When faced with a multitude of choices, a strategy change by your competition is the one you should pay attention to the most.

Tagged: business, competition, entrepreneurship, startups, strategy, work

Mike Edelhart
February 2, 2017
Social Starts

AI is Not a Singularity

Mike Edelhart
February 2, 2017
Social Starts
AI is Not a Singularity

AI is not a singular word. The concept of flexible, learning, responsive and subtle networks is fundamental and touches every area we focus on.

Tagged: AI, startups, technology

Mike Edelhart
January 29, 2017
Social Starts

Unremitting Change and Our Investment Areas of Focus

Mike Edelhart
January 29, 2017
Social Starts
Unremitting Change and Our Investment Areas of Focus

At Social Starts, we work hard to keep the constancy of change front of mind as we consider how we can best invest.

Tagged: blockchain, commerce, investment, IoF, IoT, VC, work

Jim Louderback
January 28, 2017
Social Starts

YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and More: Online Video Predictions for 2017

Jim Louderback
January 28, 2017
Social Starts
YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and More: Online Video Predictions for 2017

"As I pondered Vidcon's overarching themes for 2017, I kept on coming back to the land grab. The big companies keep getting bigger.

Tagged: Facebook, Snapchat, social media, video, YouTube

Mike Edelhart
January 25, 2017
Social Starts

Four of Our Leading Young Innovators Make Forbes 30 Under 30

Mike Edelhart
January 25, 2017
Social Starts
Four of Our Leading Young Innovators Make Forbes 30 Under 30

We were delighted and proud to see four key figures from our portfolio companies celebrated as part of this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Tagged: CEOs, entrepreneurship, Forbes, founders, growth, innovation, startups

Tony Peccatiello
December 15, 2016
Social Starts

The Importance of Vision, Goals, and Optimism

Tony Peccatiello
December 15, 2016
Social Starts
The Importance of Vision, Goals, and Optimism

Goals, optimism and visualization: Three skills that are valuable for people in any walk of life, but particularly for those starting a company.

Tagged: entrepreneurship, goals, optimism, startups

Mike Edelhart
December 9, 2016
Social Starts

Two Problems With Today’s Predictive AI

Mike Edelhart
December 9, 2016
Social Starts
Two Problems With Today’s Predictive AI

Numerous reports this week opined about AI outmoding human prediction. But there are two fat flies in this soup of the future predictive AI dominance.

Tagged: AI, machine learning, technology

Mike Edelhart
December 6, 2016
Social Starts

The Ego and The Entrepreneur

Mike Edelhart
December 6, 2016
Social Starts
The Ego and The Entrepreneur

It takes a fat chunk of ego to be a successful entrepreneur. But ego, while essential to entrepreneurship, isn’t everything.

Tagged: ego, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, startup

Mike Edelhart
December 1, 2016
Social Starts

Walking and Getting Out in The World

Mike Edelhart
December 1, 2016
Social Starts

"I have taken to having startup meetings on the move. Once I began doing them, walking meetings turned out to have benefits beyond burning calories."

Tagged: startups, technology, walking

Mike Edelhart
November 22, 2016
Social Starts

Startup Metrics That Matter to Us Right Now

Mike Edelhart
November 22, 2016
Social Starts

Based on our long experience and sensibility as pragmatic investors, here are the startup metrics that we believe drive value creation for companies today.

Tagged: startup, venture capital

Tony Peccatiello
November 15, 2016
Social Starts

Navigating the Cofounder Relationship

Tony Peccatiello
November 15, 2016
Social Starts
Navigating the Cofounder Relationship

In the life of a startup, the co-founder relationship can become strained. But there is a simple thing that co-founders can do when disharmony arises.

Tagged: co-founder, founder, startup, VC

Mike Edelhart
October 24, 2016
Social Starts

The Disappearing Computer and the Universal Mind

Mike Edelhart
October 24, 2016
Social Starts
The Disappearing Computer and the Universal Mind

“Any sufficiently advanced technology,” wrote the legendary sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke, “is indistinguishable from magic.” The disappearing computer.

Tagged: computer, internet, technology

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    • Sep 24, 2017 Congratulations Successful Entrepreneur: You’re Fired Sep 24, 2017
    • Sep 3, 2017 Joining Social Starts as a Venture Partner Sep 3, 2017
  • Chris Kurdziel
    • Aug 7, 2018 Can Blockchain Improve the Gaming Industry? Aug 7, 2018
  • Dimitri Sogoloff
    • Feb 7, 2019 Due Diligence and the Fallacy of Risk-Adjusted Returns Feb 7, 2019
  • Mike Edelhart
    • Dec 14, 2020 Covid and the Winter of Our Discontent Dec 14, 2020
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    • Aug 25, 2020 Where We Are Investing Now: Health and Happiness Digitally Native Vertical Brands Aug 25, 2020
    • Jun 29, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Individual Health in the Time of the Pandemic Jun 29, 2020
    • May 25, 2020 Why We are Strong in the "Mighty Middle" May 25, 2020
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    • Mar 16, 2020 Where We Are Investing Now: Life Sciences, Part 2 - A Framework for Deep Science Startups Mar 16, 2020
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    • May 28, 2019 Startup Lessons from the NBA Playoffs May 28, 2019
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    • Feb 15, 2019 Our Delight in the Emerging Science of Health and Happiness Feb 15, 2019
    • Jan 22, 2019 Nick Foles and The Roots of Leadership Jan 22, 2019
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    • Dec 5, 2018 Strong Opinions, Weakly Held Dec 5, 2018
    • Nov 26, 2018 How To Compensate Your Sales Team Nov 26, 2018
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    • Oct 21, 2018 Our Three Flavors of Investment Oct 21, 2018
    • Sep 26, 2018 New Vertical SaaS Investment Areas: Dirty but Good Sep 26, 2018
    • Sep 10, 2018 Words to Entrepreneur By Sep 10, 2018
    • Aug 31, 2018 The Short and Unhappy Reign of Subscription Boxes Aug 31, 2018
    • Aug 20, 2018 Where We Are Investing Now: Immersive Storytelling Aug 20, 2018
    • Aug 7, 2018 Entrepreneurism and Your Cat Pan: A Horror Story? Aug 7, 2018
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    • Jul 9, 2018 Where We Are Investing Now: Bioscience Jul 9, 2018
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    • May 28, 2018 Meet Comply: StrongDM's Open Source SOC2 Compliance Tool May 28, 2018
    • May 3, 2018 Five Tech Trends We See Right Now May 3, 2018
    • Apr 16, 2018 Lessons from the Entrepreneurial Trenches Apr 16, 2018
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    • Mar 29, 2018 Smile Though Your TEARS Mar 29, 2018
    • Mar 27, 2018 What We Wish We Were Investing in Now: Serendipity Systems Mar 27, 2018
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    • Mar 12, 2018 Where We Are Investing Now: Biosciences Mar 12, 2018
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    • Dec 20, 2017 Words to Entrepreneur By: Part 2 Dec 20, 2017
    • Dec 15, 2017 The Seven Heavenly Startup Virtues Dec 15, 2017
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    • Dec 3, 2017 We Honor our Forbes 30 Under 30 Winners Dec 3, 2017
    • Nov 21, 2017 Truth Nov 21, 2017
    • Nov 10, 2017 The Philosopher Nov 10, 2017
    • Nov 6, 2017 We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident Nov 6, 2017
    • Oct 26, 2017 We Propose a New Stack for the Net Oct 26, 2017
    • Oct 11, 2017 Method Investing: Bringing Science to the Early Stage Oct 11, 2017
    • Oct 4, 2017 Can You Hear Me Now? Voice Computing is Here, and It's a Big Deal. Oct 4, 2017
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    • Aug 22, 2017 Initial Coin Offerings: Neither Second Coming Nor Apocalypse Aug 22, 2017
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    • Jul 4, 2017 Truth, Transparency and Kindness: Our Response to Brat Boy Behavior Jul 4, 2017
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    • Jun 19, 2017 Words to Entrepreneur By Jun 19, 2017
    • May 15, 2017 What Are the Characteristics of Startup CEOs Who Win? May 15, 2017
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    • Mar 21, 2017 Four Things Winning Entrepreneurs Are Doing Right Now Mar 21, 2017
    • Mar 13, 2017 Tebowing Your Way to Startup Success Mar 13, 2017
  • Emi Gonzalez
    • May 12, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Pandemic's Labyrinth - Is Biotech the Way Out? May 12, 2020
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    • May 4, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Eden Publishes 12-Point Plan for Workplace Re-Entry May 4, 2020
  • Jourdan Urbach
    • Sep 24, 2019 Art of the Intro Sep 24, 2019
    • Aug 22, 2019 Artificial Intelligence, Bona Fide Fraud Aug 22, 2019
    • Jun 11, 2019 Seven Minute Diligence Jun 11, 2019
    • Apr 29, 2019 The New ABCs of Startup Investing: Part 3 Apr 29, 2019
    • Apr 4, 2019 The New ABCs of Startup Investing: Part 2 Apr 4, 2019
    • Mar 26, 2019 The New ABCs of Startup Investing Mar 26, 2019
    • Feb 12, 2019 How to Fly an Airplane Feb 12, 2019
    • Dec 4, 2018 The Art of the Gift Dec 4, 2018
    • Oct 30, 2018 The Three Scariest Words in Investing Oct 30, 2018
    • Oct 16, 2018 Checklist for Quitting Your Day Job Oct 16, 2018
    • Aug 13, 2018 Why Do the Winners Keep on Winning? Aug 13, 2018
  • Julia Hu
    • Apr 7, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Lark’s AI Chronic Conditions Coach Can Help People Stay Healthy and at Home Apr 7, 2020
    • Jul 28, 2019 When It Comes To Digital Therapeutics, It’s Time To Think Bigger Jul 28, 2019
  • Lindsay Jurist-Rosner
    • Apr 1, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Wellthy’s Care Framework Supports Families in Times of Crisis Apr 1, 2020
  • Jim Louderback
    • Jun 29, 2017 My In-laws Wrecked the Online Me Jun 29, 2017
    • Mar 27, 2017 Sourcefed, Revision3 and other MCNs — What Went Wrong Mar 27, 2017
    • Mar 2, 2017 The Virtual Reality Winter — Is This The End? Mar 2, 2017
    • Jan 28, 2017 YouTube, Facebook, Snapchat and More: Online Video Predictions for 2017 Jan 28, 2017
    • Aug 19, 2016 Pokémon GO: 7 lessons for gamers, creators and investors Aug 19, 2016
    • Aug 5, 2016 How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love Automated Video Creation Aug 5, 2016
    • May 31, 2016 Technical Due Diligence and Venture Investing — How Much Is Enough? May 31, 2016
    • May 7, 2016 AUGMENTED REALITY: The future’s so bright I gotta wear shades May 7, 2016
    • Apr 27, 2016 I, For One, Welcome our ChatBot Overlords Apr 27, 2016
    • Apr 3, 2016 7 Surprising things that will hold VR back – At least today Apr 3, 2016
    • Mar 3, 2016 Survive and Thrive in Down Times: Cash, Spending and Runway Mar 3, 2016
    • Jan 21, 2016 More Media Developments for 2016 Jan 21, 2016
    • Jan 20, 2016 The Big Media Developments of 2016 Jan 20, 2016
    • Dec 16, 2015 How Global Citizens are Redefining Work Dec 16, 2015
    • Nov 4, 2015 Not Updating Your Investors Regularly? You Won’t Believe What Happens Next! Nov 4, 2015
    • Sep 17, 2015 4 Unexpected Lessons Learned By A First Time VC Sep 17, 2015
    • Aug 12, 2015 You Need to Embrace Your Competition Aug 12, 2015
  • Michio Painter
    • Oct 1, 2020 Trusting Your Gut: How Our Portfolio Companies are Taking Advantage of the Microbial Revolution Oct 1, 2020
    • Aug 17, 2020 What We Look For In Deep Science Pitch Decks Aug 17, 2020
  • Miguel Anton
    • Apr 30, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Neo Health Insurer Elma Offers Digital Primary Care App for Free to Help HR Teams Take Better Care of their Employees Apr 30, 2020
  • Nancy Zayed and Sam Shawki
    • Nov 9, 2020 Getting Rid of Cash in the Pandemic Age: Introducing i-Accept Nov 9, 2020
  • Nell Meosky Luo
    • Jan 12, 2021 Better Days Jan 12, 2021
    • Apr 14, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Folia Health Ensures Personalized Care Even During a Pandemic Apr 14, 2020
  • Patrick Lowndes
    • Jun 28, 2019 Startups - How to Build for and Sell to Enterprise Customers Jun 28, 2019
  • Tony Peccatiello
    • Jul 25, 2017 Coming Corrections and Finding the Real Value in the Distributed Ledger Jul 25, 2017
    • Jun 26, 2017 Windfall Returns, ICOs, and the Future Jun 26, 2017
    • May 22, 2017 Making the Most Out of a Conference May 22, 2017
    • May 2, 2017 Failure is Like Education: It’s What You Do After That Matters May 2, 2017
    • Mar 14, 2017 Becoming a Regular Mar 14, 2017
    • Feb 9, 2017 Stop Asking for Advice and Look for Guidance Feb 9, 2017
    • Dec 15, 2016 The Importance of Vision, Goals, and Optimism Dec 15, 2016
    • Nov 15, 2016 Navigating the Cofounder Relationship Nov 15, 2016
    • Oct 10, 2016 The Mirage of Social Media Stardom Oct 10, 2016
    • Apr 5, 2016 Buy The Cookie: The Art of The Sale Apr 5, 2016
  • Peter Verrillo
    • Jun 16, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Enhatch Launches Mobile Application to Allow Medical Device Sales Reps Remote Access into Operating Rooms Jun 16, 2020
  • Pooja Shah
    • Mar 29, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: KidzToPros Launches Live Online Enrichment Programs - Kids can Attend from Home Mar 29, 2020
  • Ray Rothrock
    • Sep 19, 2017 Cyber Security is Everyone's Business Sep 19, 2017
  • Robert Walker Cohen
    • Apr 12, 2019 Will Wellness Eat Medicine? Apr 12, 2019
    • Mar 4, 2019 The New Old Way of Doing Business Mar 4, 2019
    • Dec 3, 2018 Icarus, Daedalus, and the Distributed Ledger Dec 3, 2018
    • Nov 12, 2018 The Better News Media: VR, Blockchain, and Bioanalytics Nov 12, 2018
    • Sep 15, 2018 The Compass of Absurdity Sep 15, 2018
    • Sep 4, 2018 God Save the Entrepreneur Sep 4, 2018
    • Jul 9, 2018 Kindness in Beta Jul 9, 2018
    • May 16, 2018 The Next Billion May 16, 2018
  • Ryan Light
    • Apr 23, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Pistol Lake Re-Tools Warehouse to Make Much Needed Masks Apr 23, 2020
  • Samantha Radocchia
    • Aug 28, 2019 3 Mindset Shifts To Prepare For The Transformative Power Of Blockchain And Emerging Technologies Aug 28, 2019
  • Shiv Gaglani
    • Mar 18, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: COVID-19 as a Catalyst for Change Mar 18, 2020
  • Charles C. Smith
    • May 25, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Loyalty May 25, 2020
    • Oct 3, 2017 David Doesn't Have to Fight Goliath Oct 3, 2017
    • Sep 11, 2017 What Does This Raise Get You? Sep 11, 2017
    • May 22, 2017 Tinder for Jobs May 22, 2017
    • Mar 5, 2017 Frosty the No Man Mar 5, 2017
    • Feb 5, 2017 Analyzing Competition is Vital to Success Feb 5, 2017
    • Jun 16, 2016 Sharing Updates With Your Investors: Help Us Help You Jun 16, 2016
    • Mar 28, 2016 The Changing Structure of How People Work Mar 28, 2016
    • Feb 2, 2016 Why We Opt To Help Entrepreneurs, Not Advise Them Feb 2, 2016
  • Social Starts
    • Feb 23, 2021 Inception with Caleb Polley, CEO of Cubby Feb 23, 2021
    • Feb 15, 2021 Inception with Daniel Montiel, CEO of BeelinguApp Feb 15, 2021
    • Jan 12, 2021 Inception with Sumit Sinha, CEO of Phable Jan 12, 2021
    • Jan 5, 2021 Inception with Ashish Rawat, CEO of Oga Fit Jan 5, 2021
    • Dec 22, 2020 Inception with Dr. Franziska Leonhardt, Co-Founder of Ave + Edam Dec 22, 2020
    • Nov 10, 2020 Inception with Paul Chen, CEO of Flourish Tech Nov 10, 2020
    • Nov 6, 2020 Inception with Jean Anne Booth, CEO of Unaliwear Nov 6, 2020
    • Oct 30, 2020 Inception with Sam Shames, Co-Founder of Embr Labs Oct 30, 2020
    • Sep 22, 2020 Inception with Jim Havelka, CEO of InformAI Sep 22, 2020
    • Jul 30, 2020 Inception with Matt Angle, CEO of Paradromics Jul 30, 2020
    • Jul 16, 2020 Inception with Venture Partner Charles Smith Jul 16, 2020
    • Jul 6, 2020 Inception with Oded Kraft, CEO of Gray Matters Jul 6, 2020
    • Jun 23, 2020 Inception with Nell Luo, CEO of Folia Health Jun 23, 2020
    • Jun 15, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: How We Manage Our Portfolio: Why It Remains Strong During Market Corrections (And Apparently Pandemics) Jun 15, 2020
    • May 25, 2020 Inception with Jordan Miller, CEO of Volumetric May 25, 2020
    • May 22, 2020 Inception with Erika Milczek, CEO of Curie Co May 22, 2020
    • May 11, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Embracing an Accelerated Future May 11, 2020
    • May 6, 2020 Inception with Ed Likovich, CEO of Nymbl May 6, 2020
    • Apr 27, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Planning for Financial Resilience Apr 27, 2020
    • Mar 24, 2020 COVID-19 Edition: Inception with Erika Mozes, Co-Founder of Hyr Mar 24, 2020
    • Feb 20, 2020 Inception with Owen Phillips, CEO of BrainKey Feb 20, 2020
    • Jan 7, 2020 Inception with Mike Selden, CEO of Finless Foods Jan 7, 2020
    • Jan 3, 2020 Inception with Igor Telyatnikov, CEO of AlphaPoint Jan 3, 2020
    • Dec 23, 2019 Inception with AJ Keller, CEO of Neurosity Dec 23, 2019
    • Nov 27, 2019 Inception with Camille Richman, CEO of Hamama Nov 27, 2019
    • Nov 17, 2019 Inception with Mike Dudas, CEO of The Block Nov 17, 2019
    • Nov 11, 2019 Inception with Christian Brucculeri, CEO of Snaps Nov 11, 2019
    • Nov 7, 2019 Inception with David Tze, CEO of NovoNutrients Nov 7, 2019
    • Sep 3, 2019 Inception with Richard Lin, CEO of Thryve Sep 3, 2019
    • Aug 28, 2019 Inception with Shiv Gaglani, CEO of Osmosis Aug 28, 2019
    • Aug 16, 2019 Inception with Dalton Combs, CEO of Boundless Mind Aug 16, 2019
    • Aug 14, 2019 Inception with Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, CEO of Wellthy Aug 14, 2019
    • Jul 29, 2019 Inception with Tyler Shultz, CEO of Flux Biosciences Jul 29, 2019
    • Jul 15, 2019 Inception with Dimitri Sogoloff, CEO of Horton Point Jul 15, 2019
    • Jun 28, 2019 Inception with Renato Circi, Co-founder of Caura Jun 28, 2019
    • Jun 24, 2019 Inception with Polly Rodriguez, CEO of Unbound Jun 24, 2019
    • Jun 20, 2019 Inception with Jared Feldman, CEO of Canvs Jun 20, 2019
    • Jun 11, 2019 Inception with Melanie Travis, CEO of Andie Swimwear Jun 11, 2019
    • Jun 4, 2019 Inception with Tigran Sloyan, CEO of CodeSignal Jun 4, 2019
    • Jun 2, 2019 Inception with Hunter Rosenblume, CEO of Sweet Jun 2, 2019
    • May 28, 2019 Inception with Tina Hedges, CEO of LOLI Beauty May 28, 2019
    • May 13, 2019 Inception with Austen Allred, CEO of Lambda School May 13, 2019
    • Apr 29, 2019 Inception with Chieh Huang, CEO of Boxed Apr 29, 2019
    • Apr 19, 2019 Inception with The Hustle CEO Sam Parr Apr 19, 2019
    • Apr 10, 2019 Inception with Venture Partner Charles Smith Apr 10, 2019
    • Oct 9, 2018 Why We Love Our Work Oct 9, 2018
    • Oct 5, 2018 What Makes Our Fund Unique? Oct 5, 2018
    • Sep 18, 2018 Logic and Infrastructure in the Crypto Craze Sep 18, 2018
    • Aug 16, 2018 Korean Blockchain Startup Demo Day Aug 16, 2018
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