High Stakes

What actually creates a competitive moat? For years, founders believed the answer was simple: build a better product. Today, venture investors increasingly believe the answer is distribution. In this episode of High...

Not all venture deals are created equal, and understanding the fine print can make a significant difference for founders. In this episode of High Stakes, K Street Capital's Paige Soya and Nick Duafala are joined by...

What makes a pre-revenue startup worth investing in? Before there's revenue, traction, or a long list of customers, venture investors have to make decisions with limited data. So what signals matter most? How do VCs...

How do venture capital firms actually exit their investments when startups are staying private longer than ever before? On this episode of High Stakes, hosts Paige Soya and Nick Duafala sat down with Andrew Seter...

How long does it actually take to raise venture capital? In this episode of High Stakes, Paige Soya and Nick Duafala sit down with Matt Bressler, Co-Founder and General Partner at Lookout Ventures, formerly TDF...

In this episode of High Stakes, K Street Capital’s Paige Soya and co-host Nick Duafala sit down with Haley Bryant, Partner at Hustle Fund, and Ann Marie Guzzi, angel investor, Managing Partner of Dalmatian Ops and...

Most people assume VCs are evaluating traction, revenue, or the pitch deck first. Those things matter — but often, the real signal is something harder to quantify: how a founder thinks. In this episode of High Stakes...

In this episode of High Stakes , Paige Soya sits down with Dadi Akhavan, a startup-to-IPO founder and angel investor, to break down one of the most important dynamics in early-stage investing: angel investors vs venture...

How do venture capitalists actually find deals and how can founders break into those conversations? In this episode of High Stakes, Paige Soya and Nick Duafala are joined by Taylor Margot (Partner at Lytical Ventures)...

Venture capital is one of the most misunderstood asset classes in investing and one of the most powerful when approached correctly. In this episode of High Stakes , K Street Capital Managing Partner Paige Soya sits down...

Welcome to Season 4 of High Stakes and this season we’re starting with the fundamentals. In Venture Capital 101 , K Street Capital Managing Partner Paige Soya and Principal Nick Duafala break down how venture capital...

In this episode of High Stakes , host Paige Soya , Managing Partner at K Street Capital, sits down with Julie Castro Abrams , GP and Founder of How Women Invest , for a candid look at one of the most important shifts...

In this episode of High Stakes , K Street Capital Managing Partner, Paige Soya, sits down with Gabriel Jarrosson, Managing Partner at Lobster Capital, to unpack how Y Combinator’s internal tool “Bookface” is reshaping...

The High-Stakes Decisions Behind Early Fundraising: When to Raise, Who to Raise From, and How Much Equity to Give Up In this episode of High Stakes , host Paige Soya sits down with Jennifer Neundorfer, Managing Partner...

Many investors still see backing diverse founders as a bigger risk. In this episode of High Stakes , Paige Soya sits down with Melissa Bradley, General Partner at BAE Ventures, to challenge that misconception and...