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Join Carta's Head of Insights, Peter Walker, as he breaks down the data that's fueling today's most fascinating trends in startups, VC, and the private market ecosystem. Featuring guests from across the venture industry — from founders to investors, and everyone in between — each new Data Minute is a bite-sized breakdown of the metrics, patterns, and important insights you need to navigate the ever-changing world of startups.
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The Data Minute is hosted by Carta. The show has published 43 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Case Against Obvious Deals | Lan Xuezhao, Founder & Managing Partner, Basis Set Ventures" (23 July 2026, 50 minutes), "How the Best Data Builds the Best Teams | Kirk Lacob, EVP of Basketball Operations, Golden State Warriors" (23 June 2026, 51 minutes), and "How the Best Data Builds the Best Teams | Kirk Lacob, EVP of Basketball Operations, Golden State Warriors" (23 June 2026, 51 minutes).
The Data Minute publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 45 minutes across 43 episodes.
Booking probability for The Data Minute is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Data Minute requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Data Minute's contact route on record: public web form.
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Carta hosts The Data Minute, a business podcast with 43 episodes published.
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Episode #10
What actually separates a great early-stage bet from an obvious one? This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Lan Xuezhao, Founder and Managing Partner of Basis Set Ventures, fresh off closing the firm's $250...
Episode #8
What if you treated hiring at your startup like an NBA Front Office scouting for the next Draft? This week on The Data Minute Podcast, Ashley sits down with Kirk Lacob, EVP of Basketball Operations at the Golden State...
Episode #8
<p>What if you treated hiring at your startup like an NBA Front Office scouting for the next Draft? This week on The Data Minute Podcast, Ashley sits down with Kirk Lacob, EVP of Basketball Operations at the Golden...
Episode #7
<p>How do you invest in what’s cool before the rest of the world catches on? This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Amber Atherton, Partner at Patron, to explore the rapidly shifting landscape of consumer...
Episode #6
<p>Is seed investing facing an existential crisis? This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Rob Go, Founding Partner at NextView Ventures, to discuss the structural shifts making the "game on the field" harder...
Episode #5
<p>There is a long-standing stigma in venture capital that debt is a "company killer." This week on The Data Minute, Peter Walker sits down with Marshall Hawks, former SVB expert and author of “Venture Debt Deals,” to...
Episode #4
<p>Live from the Chase Center in San Francisco, Peter gathers four leading venture investors to discuss the shifting landscape of private markets. This special episode features Salil Deshpande (Uncorrelated Ventures)...
Episode #3
<p>In this special deep dive episode, Peter is joined by his Carta Insights colleague Hamza Shad to unpack the operational reality of running a venture fund. They leave behind portfolio performance metrics to focus...
Episode #2
<p>This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Arian Ghashghai, Founding Partner at Earthling VC, to discuss his thesis of investing in "weird stuff early."</p><p>Arian explains why he bets on robotic oyster...
Episode #1
<p>Welcome to 2026. In this special New Year’s episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with his colleague Ashley Neville from Carta’s Insights Team to dissect the data that defined 2025 and forecast the trends...
Episode #17
<p>This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Ben Orthlieb, Founding Partner at Blue Moon VC, for a look under the hood of a firm that has completely re-engineered the venture capital process using AI.</p><p>Ben...
Episode #16
<p>Is the "co-founder mandate" dead? This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Julian Weisser, co-founder of ODF and solofounders.com, to unpack the data behind a massive shift in the startup ecosystem: solo...
Episode #15
<p>This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Vivek Ladsariya, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs, for a deep dive into the Seattle startup ecosystem and the evolving world of venture...
Episode #14
<p>In another special solo episode, Peter Walker dives deep into Carta's Q2 Fund Performance Report to unpack the data on what's really happening inside venture capital today.</p><p>Peter walks through the critical...
Episode #13
<p>In this special live episode of The Data Minute, recorded in San Francisco, Peter is joined by Janelle Teng from Bessemer Venture Partners for a data-driven look at the state of AI fundraising.</p><p>Peter and...
Episode #12
<p>In another special solo episode, host Peter Walker tackles the most requested topic on The Data Minute: AI funding and valuations. Using data from Carta and Bessemer Venture Partners, Peter unpacks what’s really...
Episode #11
<p>This week, Peter is joined by Yohei Nakajima, founding partner of Untapped VC and one of the most forward-thinking investors in the AI space. Known for his public experiments with AI agents and automations, Yohei...
Episode #10
<p>In this special solo episode of The Data Minute, host Peter Walker dives into the data from Carta's latest research on the state of startup hiring. With hiring down month-over-month since 2021, Peter unpacks the...
Episode #9
<p>On this episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Drew Glover, founder and managing partner at Fiat Ventures and Fiat Growth, for a wide-ranging conversation on what’s next in fintech and what founders...
Episode #8
<p>In this special episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Dave Chen, Co-Head of Global Technology Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, for a tactical deep dive on how today’s founders should think about going...
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