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Hosted by Connie Loizos & Alex Gove · news · EN-US · 155 episodes
Each week, StrictlyVC Editor-in Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, review the top stories in StrictlyVC and interview a mover and shaker in the world of tech.
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Signup to Generate a PitchEach week, StrictlyVC Editor-in Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, review the top stories in StrictlyVC and interview a mover and shaker in the world of tech.
StrictlyVC Download is hosted by Connie Loizos & Alex Gove. The show has published 155 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Marc Lore Has Big Plans for Wonder That Go Beyond Fast Casual" (16 November 2024, 48 minutes), "Ashton Kutcher Never Wants to See Your Pitch Deck Again" (9 November 2024, 32 minutes), and "Live from Disrupt: Vinod Khosla Is Optimistic about AI despite the Risks" (2 November 2024, 30 minutes).
StrictlyVC Download publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 34 minutes across 155 episodes.
Booking probability for StrictlyVC Download is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. StrictlyVC Download requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. StrictlyVC Download's contact route on record: public web form.
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Connie Loizos & Alex Gove hosts StrictlyVC Download, a news show with 155 episodes published.
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Episode #154
<p>At a StrictlyVC event in New York this past Wednesday, Connie talked to Marc Lore, founder and CEO of Wonder, about Wonder's plans for the future, including the news that Wonder is buying GrubHub for $650 million, or...
Episode #153
<p>Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Effie Epstein of Sound Ventures talk about their AI strategy and why they think we are in the early innings of artificial intelligence startups.</p>
Episode #152
<p>Connie talks to legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, founder and managing director at Khosla Ventures. </p>
Episode #151
<p>Connie and Alex talk to billionaire Frank McCourt about his plan to buy TikTok and transform it into a decentralized platform where users have control over their data and identity.</p>
Episode #151
<p>Connie & Alex talk to Hemant Taneja and Pranav Singhvi of General Catalyst about their “Customer Value” strategy, a funding model in which General Catalyst pre-funds a company's customer acquisition cost in exchange...
Episode #150
<p>Connie talks with former Vice President Al Gore and his business partner, Lila Preston, about a new, annual climate report that their sustainability-focused investment management firm, Generation Investment...
Episode #149
<p>Connie talks to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, about the need for regulation in the tech industry to ensure competition and address potential risks of AI, the challenges of regulating innovation in...
Episode #148
<p>Connie chats with seed-stage investor Saul Klein about the European startup scene.<br/><br/>Music: <br/>1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)<br/>2. "Blippy Trance" by...
Episode #147
<p>Connie talks to Rippling CEO Parker Conrad about Rippling's new $200 million round that the company raised at a hefty $13.4 billion valuation.<br/><br/><br/>Music: <br/>1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod...
Episode #146
<p>Connie talks to Eric Liaw of IVP about London, succession, and that Klarna kerfuffle.</p>
Episode #145
<p>Connie talks to Arjun Sethi, co-founder of the venture firm Tribe Capital, about Termina, a startup he cofounded that helps investors perform quantitative due diligence on their own portfolio and new deals. </p>
Episode #144
<p>Connie & Alex talk to David Pakman, Managing Partner and Head of Venture Investments at CoinFund, about why the crypto market is suddenly hot again and how crypto and AI can work together. <br/><br/>Music: <br/>1...
Episode #143
<p>Connie chats with Medha Agarwal and Amy Yin, who are joining Defy as a GP and Venture Partner, respectively. <br/><br/>Music: <br/>1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod...
Episode #142
<p>Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie interviews Dick Costolo (former Twitter CEO), Adam Bain (former Twitter COO), and David Fisher (former Facebook Chief Revenue Officer) of 01...
Episode #141
<p>Connie interviews Keith Rabois, a partner at Founder's Fund and a co-founder and CEO at OpenStore, a startup that is rolling up Shopify businesses, about his investments in Traba, Faire, Ramp, Royal, and OpenAI...
Episode #140
<p>Connie talks to Pete Koomen, co-founder of Optimizely and a Group Partner at Y Combinator, about Y Combinator's selection process, why YC's size is an advantage, and how it has changed since Koomen was a Y Combinator...
Episode #139
<p>Connie & Alex talk tech news, and then Connie speaks with Hans Swildens, founder of Industry Ventures, a venture firm, fund of funds, and secondary shop with more than $7 billion under...
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<p>At TechCrunch Disrupt 2023, Connie talks to Reed Jobs, son of Steve, whose new fund, Yosemite, is devoted to making cancer "non-lethal in our lifetimes"; and Katie Haun, a former federal prosecutor and Andreessen...
Episode #137
<p>Connie talks to Vice President Al Gore and Lila Preston of the sustainability-focused public and private equity firm Generation Investment Management about a fascinating report Generation just issued on climate tech...
Episode #136
<p>Connie & Alex talk to Michael Kim of Cendana Capital, which has just raised $470 million to back seed and pre-seed VC funds.<br/><br/><br/>Music: <br/>1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod...
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