Charlie NYC: Venture & StartUps - PrimeTimeVC

Charlie NYC Audio is a collaboration of clips from PrimeTime VC, Leaders Live & the Culture Podcasts. Interviews with NYC based Venture Capitalists, Tech Founders, Innovators & Entrepreneurs. Charlie Stephens Host & Producer

PrimeTime VC Ep33 @ TechDay 07/26/2024

PrimeTime VC Ep33 @ TechDay PrimeTimeVC is headlining TechDay 2024 highlighting 4 Venture Capitalists going head to head debating startup growth strategies, investment thesis and recent tech news.... while founders will vote them off the stage and crown one winning VC! Featuring Defending Champion Zehra Naqvi, Investor at Headline Ventures, along with former PrimeTime Champions Chris Cunningham GP at C2 Ventures, Erica Duignan Minnihan Co-Founder & General Partner at Reign Ventures and returning contestant Aubrie Pagano from Alpaca Ventures. Supported by cap table/data room platform helping startups with incorporation, 409a valuations, equity management, and modeling tools for future fund raises. Mention ‘PrimeTimeVC’ for 20% off! /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/32298727

PrimeTime VC EP 32 @Betaworks NYC 07/26/2024

PrimeTime VC EP 32 @Betaworks NYC Featured Venture Capitalists : Jesse Middelton is a GP at Flybridge Capital, Olivia O'Sullivan is a Partner at Forum Ventures, Zehra Naqvi is an Investor at Headline Ventures, Victoria Kennedy is a GP a Seed to Harvest an early stage fund investing in software companies. Supported by cap table/data room platform helping startups with incorporation, 409a valuations, equity management, and modeling tools for future fund raises. Mention ‘PrimeTimeVC’ for 20% off! /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/32298687

PrimeTime VC ep31 - IBM Z Day 07/25/2024

PrimeTime VC ep31 - IBM Z Day Electric VC lineup: Erica Duignan Minnihan, Founder & General Partner at Reign Ventures, Adam Mastrelli, Partner at Woodstock Fund US, Carolina Rojas, Principal at Distributed Ventures, Austin Flon, Portfolio Development Leader at IBM Ventures. In this special edition for IBM Z Day, selected StartUp Investors will be answering questions on topics related to how a startup improves its investibility while solving for security and data privacy. Supported by cap table/data room platform helping startups with incorporation, 409a valuations, equity management, and modeling tools for future fund raises. Mention ‘PrimeTimeVC’ for 20% off! /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/32298642

PrimeTime VC Ep30 08/16/2023

PrimeTime VC Ep30 Top VCs MatchUp: Elliott Robinson Bessemer Ventures Partners, Ashley Aydin Vamos Ventures, Jason Scott ANIM Fund and Samantha Rodriguez Google for Startups. Venture Capitalists debate the state of venture funding, Ai wave, Cloud computing, tips for the best founder intro calls, moving the needle on driving more $$ to diverse founders & funders, habits of the best founders, unpopular investment verticals, and Elon Vs Zuck!! for Startups Join the Community! /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/27772779

PrimeTime VC Ep29 08/16/2023

PrimeTime VC Ep29 Top VCs MatchUp: Nihal Mehta Partner at Eniac Ventures, Nia Johnson Investor, Olivia O’Sullivan Forum Ventures and Ollen Douglass VC & Board Advisor (Formerly Motley Fool Ventures) Investors debate: What should investors consider when making a bet on Ai during this frenzied environment? How should founders structure their fundraise? Will VCs start using ChatGPT or Google’s BARD as an investment tool? How important is it for founders to understand exactly how they will build a defensibility moat around their product at the pre seed / seed stage? Cap table: What’s the ideal number to allocate for an employee option pool, why is it important and do you require the pool to be implemented before your investment? bet a billion on anything, where you placing your chips? for Startups Join the PrimeTime Community! /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/27773214

PrimeTime VC Ep28 04/25/2023

PrimeTime VC Ep28 Top Venture Capitalists Elana Dickman at Red Beard Ventures, Saka Nuru at Funnder, Megan Ananian at H/L Ventures & Pete Mathias at Alumni Venutes matched up April 13th to debate the following Topics: + Current VC Mindset w/ SVB Disrupting Market Conditions + Most Exciting Verticals to Invest In & New Unicorns to look out for + Advising Portfolio Companies on how to handle Competition + PreSeed to Seed, What are most important Hires? + How to Navigate your Cap Table + What Role did VCs play in SVB debacle & what are the Long term Effects? + What New Jobs will be Born from ChatGPT + What are the Best StartUp Analogies /Stories for Success Connect with for Cap Table Management Software Building & scaling the next generation of fintech, healthtech & insurtech startups. The first end-to-end solution for fundraising! The Professional Network for Entrepreneurs /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/26651679

Brian Brackeen GP Lightship Capital 02/11/2021

Brian Brackeen GP Lightship Capital Lightship Capital is VC firm dedicated to backing underrepresented entrepreneurs in the Midwest. Follow Brian Submit PitchDecks to Check out our New Show: /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/17916587

Soraya Darabi, General Partner at Trail Mix Ventures 07/07/2020

Soraya Darabi, General Partner at Trail Mix Ventures Trail Mix Ventures an early stage investment firm focused on the future of living well. We talk through qualifying startup investments, the process of raising capital & traits of successful founders. As a 3x Mentor of the Year by Techstars, we discuss the secrets mentorship & finding a good mentor. Advice for female founders, tips for networking & the opportunities open for collaboration. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/15119537

Kai Bond, Courtside Ventures 06/08/2020

Kai Bond, Courtside Ventures Partner at Courtside Ventures, an early-stage fund focused on sports, fitness & gaming. Kai talks about his past work as 3x Founder, working at Comcast Ventures leading investments focused on underrepresented founders, Hear his process in qualifying startups, founders who stand out, building teams, hiring to motivate & align company culture. He explains thoughts on raising capital & opportunities he's looking to collaborate on.  http://www.courtsidevc.com/ /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/14743583

Leaders Live VC Investor Panel ( Angel -IPO) 05/21/2020

Leaders Live VC Investor Panel ( Angel -IPO) Venture Capital Investor Panel - Angel to IPO w/ /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/14517116

Leaders Live: Laura Chau, Canaan Partners 04/16/2020

Leaders Live: Laura Chau, Canaan Partners Laura Chau is a Principal at Canaan Partners who focuses on investing in early stage consumer technology companies that are changing the way we live, work, and think. Laura has partnered with category-defining startups in various roles, including Coterie, Kabam, Cuyana, Branch Metrics, Greenhouse, Kustomer, and KonMari Media. Canaan is an early stage venture capital firm that invests in entrepreneurs with visionary ideas. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/14017388

Jeremy Levine, Bessemer Venture Partners 04/09/2020

Jeremy Levine, Bessemer Venture Partners Jeremy Levine is a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP) supporting entrepreneurs who want to create revolutions of their own. From his early business career at McKinsey to working with BVP for near two decades, he shares his principals on investor communication, customer acquisition, raising capital, networking & dislike for partnerships. Stories on Founders Jeremy Stoppelman @ Yelp, Tobi Lutke @ Shopify & the key insights that help BVP find the roadmaps to invest. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/13922516

Leaders Live: Kunal Mehta, Hearst Ventures 02/27/2020

Leaders Live: Kunal Mehta, Hearst Ventures Lessons from the Founders of Betterment, Pintrest, Yippit, & Eniac Ventures. We discuss the Hearst Ventures investment strategy for Transportation Mobility, FinTech, Cyber Securities and emerging areas in Media. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/13327895

Leaders Live: Kathy Wylde, CEO Partnership for NYC 02/14/2020

Leaders Live: Kathy Wylde, CEO Partnership for NYC Named as Crain's most influential business woman, Kathy Wylde sits down to talk the future on NYC. We discuss mentor David Rockefeller & partnering w/ Fred Wilson of Flatiron Partners & Union Square Ventures. Thoughts on NYC becoming the world hub of transit innovation, FinTech & Life Sciences. "Know where your going and know how to bring others along with you!" /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/13159259

Leaders Live: Heather Hartnett Human Ventures 02/04/2020

Leaders Live: Heather Hartnett Human Ventures Heather Hartnett CEO & Founding Partner Human Ventures a venture fund & startup studio investing in exceptional founders who are defining our future. We talk about her mentors Chris Sacca , David Z. Solomon & Beth Comstock - She explains the fund strategy, the type of talent the they like to back, what is the StartUp Studio & the Importance of Adding Value to others first. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/13019933

Leaders Live: Nihal Mehta, ENIAC Ventures 01/20/2020

Leaders Live: Nihal Mehta, ENIAC Ventures Live at Microsoft Start Up Investor Series w/ Nihal Mehta, Founding General Partner, Eniac Ventures talking StartUps, Fundraising, Networking, Company Culture, & Partnerships. So many Gems in this one! Nihal is a 5x Tech Founder & Highly Successful Investor in Uber, Admob and Tapad. Eniac Ventures leads seed rounds in bold founders who use code to create transformational companies. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/12814955

Leaders Live: Sean Petterson CEO StrongArm Tech 12/10/2019

Leaders Live: Sean Petterson CEO StrongArm Tech Sean Petterson CEO StrongArm Tech on LinkedInLive at New Lab in the Brooklyn Navy Yard! Sean is a Forbes 30 under 30 nominee and CEO of StrongArm Technologies, Inc. develops data collection, assessment, and safety solutions for the industrial worker. The company offers a risk monitoring device that uses machine learning to capture and analyze physiological and environmental risk. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/12339419

Leaders Live: Lo Toney, Founding Partner at Plexo Capital 11/18/2019

Leaders Live: Lo Toney, Founding Partner at Plexo Capital Lo talks about his mentors Shellye Archambeau & Ken Coleman (Mentor to Ben Horowitz) & starting Plexo Capital, a venture fund formed inside GV (formerly Google Ventures). The fund is based on GV's strategy to increase access to differentiated deal flows and seeks to make investments into women and minority seed stage VCs. This Live show was broadcasted from Studio at Rock Center! /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/12083312

Leaders Live: Andrea Turner Moffitt CoFounder Plum Alley Investments 10/10/2019

Leaders Live: Andrea Turner Moffitt CoFounder Plum Alley Investments #LinkedInLive w/ Andrea Turner Moffitt CoFounder Plum Alley Investments , Author & Entrepreneur - Plum Alley Investments is a private membership that gives you access to influence innovation and shape the future by investing in private companies. Our goal is simple: get capital to the most promising women entrepreneurs and provide a powerful experience and return to the women and men who invest in them. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/11597396

Leaders Live: Lio Slama CEO SquarePlan 10/02/2019

Leaders Live: Lio Slama CEO SquarePlan Two Time Founder Lio Slama is launching SquarePlan out of the NYC TechStars Accelerator Program. Revolutionizing Property & Facility Management, SquarePlan is making properties intelligent through ai and better communication between landlords and tenants. Check out this episode on the company that is bringing tech to the real estate world straight outta NYC. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/11489480

Leaders Live: Mark Zablow Founder Cogent Entertainment World 09/25/2019

Leaders Live: Mark Zablow Founder Cogent Entertainment World Cogent Entertainment is a non-traditional marketing agency connecting brands with the most authentic influencers, celebrities, and experiences. Cogent's headquarters are in New York City and Los Angeles, specializes in talent procurement, brand strategies, influencer marketing and experiential activations. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/11398055

Leaders Live: Michael Wieser, Westchester Angels 09/12/2019

Leaders Live: Michael Wieser, Westchester Angels From Beer Vendor at MSG to business lawyer and serial entrepreneur, Michael gives us all the Tips and Tricks on his success. Michael founded 6 different business including a multi-million dollar Tech company. He talks about best practices for pitching Investors, the importance of engagement and common pitfalls young founders can avoid. Watch full replay here: www.CharlieNYC.com /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/11224418

Leaders Live: Jared Augustine, CEO Thuzio 08/28/2019

Leaders Live: Jared Augustine, CEO Thuzio From helping grow Seamless, to CoFounding Julius with Tiki Barber and becoming the CEO of Thuzio, Jared lays out the playbook on how to create a great product, lead and grow. Thuzio is hiring & Jared talks about what he wants in an ideal employee, collaborating with other companies and tips on how he built his network. Thuzio is currently partnered with Seedvest in a crowdfunding campaign to grow Thuzio into new markets. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/11034527

Leaders Live: AJ Vaynerchuk CoFounder VaynerSports & VaynerMedia 08/21/2019

Leaders Live: AJ Vaynerchuk CoFounder VaynerSports & VaynerMedia Talking how to handle rapid growth at VaynerMedia, inception of VaynerSports and providing maximum value for the NFL players he's representing. AJ discusses the importance of patience, communication and perspective. VaynerSports is the top sports agency for modern day athlete. http://www.vaynersports.com/ /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/10949441

Leaders Live: Stephanie Manning, Lerer Hippeau 08/15/2019

Leaders Live: Stephanie Manning, Lerer Hippeau Stephanie Manning, Director of Platform at Lerer Hippeau talks about her early business life at AppNexus and WorkBench into her current role at NYC's top VC Fund. We discuss the funds values, networking tips, business growth, pitchdecks, raising capital and being a dot connector. Gems all around on this episode! /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/10893281

Leaders Live: Chris Kelly CoFounder Convene 08/06/2019

Leaders Live: Chris Kelly CoFounder Convene Christopher J. Kelly Co-Founder & Vice Chairman Convene Convene offers award-winning flexible-term office spaces, coworking locations, meeting spaces, and event venues across the country. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/10785359

Leaders Live: David Meltzer CEO & CoFounder of Sports 1 Marketing 07/29/2019

Leaders Live: David Meltzer CEO & CoFounder of Sports 1 Marketing Talking about Gratitude, Empathy, Attitude, & Effective Communication. From past business experience in launching the world's 1st smart phone to becoming CEO of the world’s most notable sports agency, to CoFounding Sports 1 Marketing w/ NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon. Named Humanitarian of the Year, leads as Chairman of the Unstoppable Foundation. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/10701140

Leaders Live: Aidan Kehoe, CEO SKOUT CYBERSECURITY 07/09/2019

Leaders Live: Aidan Kehoe, CEO SKOUT CYBERSECURITY Live show w/ Aidan about SKOUT CyberSecurity, having a thoughtful company culture, hiring process, the importance of service & growing your network through relationships. Hear some take aways from business partners Stephen Ross of Related Properties & Miami Dolphins and Matt Higgins at RSE Ventures/ Shark Tank. Also Aidan give 3 great pro tips for growth! /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/10456844

Leaders Live: John Frankel, Founding Partner ff Venture Capital 06/25/2019

Leaders Live: John Frankel, Founding Partner ff Venture Capital Talking with Industry Leader John Frankel, Founding Partner of ff Venture Capital live from the Empire State Building. We discuss company culture, technology, drones, artificial intelligence & Die Hard. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/10285565

Leaders Live: Al DiGuido, President & CRO North 6th Agency 06/18/2019

Leaders Live: Al DiGuido, President & CRO North 6th Agency Live talk from the North 6th Agency office w/ their President & CRO, Al DiGuido (former CEO Epsilon, CEO Zeta, CEO Bigfoot Interactive). Al brings high energy into this discussion talking the future of Public Relations, Communication, Company Culture & the importance of having Foresight. Hear some great stories on their CEO Matt Rizzetta & Al's thoughts on the importance of having a Unique Selling Proposition. /episode/index/show/culturepodcast/id/10195691

Charlie NYC: Venture & StartUps - PrimeTimeVC

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