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The Sure Shot Entrepreneur

Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.

Innovation Startup Entrepreneurship Business Investing Stories Technology
Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
29 minutes
Episodes
173
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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A Global Village of Luminaries Help Founders Unleash Potential

A Global Village of Luminaries Help Founders Unleash Potential

Anne Dwane, a Partner at Village Global, shares her commitment to supporting amazing entrepreneurs working on big ideas. Leveraging her background as an entrepreneur-turned-investor, Anne underscores…

00:29:11  |   Tue 09 Jan 2024
Founders, and All Leaders, Need a Coach

Founders, and All Leaders, Need a Coach

Patrick Mork, founder and CEO of LEAP, shares his career journey and underscores the pivotal role of coaching in nurturing founder success. Drawing from his extensive leadership and coaching experien…

00:37:02  |   Tue 19 Dec 2023
Attract High-Quality Limited Partners Who Value Your Experience

Attract High-Quality Limited Partners Who Value Your Experience

Justin Dyer, Chief Investment Officer at AWM Capital, shares insights into AWM's venture strategies and human-centered approach to athlete wealth management. He talks about the critical role of netwo…

00:32:00  |   Tue 05 Dec 2023
Work With Your Investor to Build Strategic Partnerships

Work With Your Investor to Build Strategic Partnerships

Steve Pretre, partner at World Innovation Lab (WiL), takes us on an extraordinary journey from his upbringing in Silicon Valley to becoming a key player in the insurtech and venture capital worlds. H…

00:34:46  |   Tue 21 Nov 2023
VC is an Important Asset Class for Endowments to Generate Alpha

VC is an Important Asset Class for Endowments to Generate Alpha

Miles Dieffenbach, Director of Investments at Carnegie Mellon University Endowment, offers valuable insights, personal anecdotes, and perspectives on the fundamentals of venture capital. He covers to…

00:39:12  |   Tue 07 Nov 2023
Concentrated Investments Can Generate Top Tier Returns, While Diversified Index Aims for Average

Concentrated Investments Can Generate Top Tier Returns, While Diversified Index Aims for Average

Aram Verdiyan, Partner at Accolade Partners, offers a comprehensive exploration of the LP landscape and the strategies that drive success in the world of venture capital. Aram emphasizes the importan…

00:38:35  |   Tue 24 Oct 2023
Understand Nuances of Culture to Build Useful Products

Understand Nuances of Culture to Build Useful Products

Theresa Blissing, founder of Accelerating Insurance and the Asia InsurTech Podcast, delves into the transformative potential of emerging technologies in the insurance sector. She offers valuable insi…

00:24:42  |   Tue 10 Oct 2023
Put Moolah in the Coolah

Put Moolah in the Coolah

Chris Douvos, founder of Ahoy Capital, discusses venture capital investing as a limited partner (LP). He explores how venture capital fits in an investor's portfolio, shares his investment philosophy…

00:30:53  |   Tue 26 Sep 2023
US-India Startup Ecosystem is Booming

US-India Startup Ecosystem is Booming

Priya Ramachandran, founder and managing partner at Foster Ventures, recounts her remarkable odyssey from the tech world in India to her venture capital journey in the heart of Silicon Valley. She ca…

00:31:33  |   Tue 12 Sep 2023
Create New Industry Categories

Create New Industry Categories

Eric Ver Ploeg, founding partner of Tunitas Ventures, talks about how his seed-stage venture firm is helping entrepreneurs raise the best possible Series A. He shares his inspiring career journey int…

00:27:14  |   Tue 29 Aug 2023
Software Will Solve Broken Systems in Every Aspect of Healthcare

Software Will Solve Broken Systems in Every Aspect of Healthcare

Scott Barclay, Managing Director at Insight Partners, delves into the potential of software to revolutionize healthcare's flawed systems. He explores the dynamics of VC firms operating across various…

00:32:55  |   Tue 15 Aug 2023
VCs Help Startups Recruit Great Candidates and Catch Liars

VCs Help Startups Recruit Great Candidates and Catch Liars

Oren Zeev, Founding Partner at Zeev Ventures, shares his one-man VC experience, and lessons from investing in so many successful companies. Oren reveals the secrets behind his renowned Silicon Valley…

00:28:51  |   Tue 01 Aug 2023
No Means Not Now; Keep Trying

No Means Not Now; Keep Trying

David York, a founder and managing director of Top Tier Capital Partners, provides invaluable insights into the intricacies of fund of funds (FOF). Delving into the dynamic nature of FOFs within the …

00:37:17  |   Tue 18 Jul 2023
Change The Financial System

Change The Financial System

Ruth Foxe Blader, a Partner at Anthemis Group, discusses her international focus on investing in FinTech and InsurTech startups. She emphasizes the need for investors to see beyond founders' storytel…

00:29:22  |   Tue 04 Jul 2023
The Insurance Industry Desperately Needs Startups

The Insurance Industry Desperately Needs Startups

Charles Moldow, a general partner at Foundation Capital, shares his remarkable journey from being a Wall Street analyst to becoming an entrepreneur and eventually transitioning into his current role …

00:30:45  |   Tue 20 Jun 2023
AI is a Mega-Trend Like the Internet, Social and Mobile

AI is a Mega-Trend Like the Internet, Social and Mobile

Munjal Shah, the co-founder and CEO of Hippocratic AI, highlights how a personal health event propelled him into the healthcare industry. He elucidates the potential of AI technologies to offer intel…

00:34:19  |   Tue 06 Jun 2023
The Future of Insurance is Collaboration

The Future of Insurance is Collaboration

David Gritz, co-founder and managing director at InsurTech New York, and Bryan Falchuk, founder and managing partner at Insurance Evolution Partners, discuss the dynamic roles of different players in…

00:33:57  |   Tue 23 May 2023
Build Products from the Ground Up

Build Products from the Ground Up

Tanvi Narain, an investor at Counterpart Ventures, shares her venture capital journey and the insights gained from her first investment. She offers advice on how to prepare for entry into the VC real…

00:26:29  |   Tue 09 May 2023
Let’s Demystify the Venture Capital Asset Class

Let’s Demystify the Venture Capital Asset Class

Fernando Pontaza, co-founder and managing general partner at Invariantes Fund, recounts the inception of Invariantes, Guatemala's first early-stage venture capital fund. He offers insights into the g…

00:25:13  |   Tue 25 Apr 2023
Politics is Like Venture Capital. Really!

Politics is Like Venture Capital. Really!

Adrian Fenty, managing general partner at MaC Venture Capital, discusses his journey from being D.C. mayor to becoming a venture capitalist. He highlights the similarities between politics and ventur…

00:28:38  |   Tue 11 Apr 2023
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