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Venture Lab with Luis
Hosted by Luis Druschke · business · EN-GB
About this Podcast:
The greatest opportunities are often hidden behind closed doors. This podcast opens them up. After seven years in a different industry, last year I developed a strange obsession with startups and venture capital. I consumed every podcast, video, and book I could find.And while entrepreneurship does not need another podcast, it desperately needs transparency, accessibility, and conversations that go beyond funding rounds and exits. Venture Lab tells the personal stories of Europe's most exceptional investors and most innovative founders.
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What is Venture Lab with Luis about?
The greatest opportunities are often hidden behind closed doors. This podcast opens them up. After seven years in a different industry, last year I developed a strange obsession with startups and venture capital. I consumed every podcast, video, and book I could find.
Who hosts Venture Lab with Luis?
Venture Lab with Luis is hosted by Luis Druschke. The show has published 15 episodes to date.
What has Venture Lab with Luis covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Inside Wonder Studio: Building the Y Combinator of Hollywood" (23 March 2026, 44 minutes), "From Poetry to Deep Tech: How Europe Builds the Next Tesla I Will Wells, Speedinvest" (5 March 2026, 29 minutes), and "How General Catalyst’s $43B Venture Strategy Actually Works I Zeynep Yavuz" (19 February 2026, 33 minutes).
How often does Venture Lab with Luis publish?
Venture Lab with Luis publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 15 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Venture Lab with Luis?
Booking probability for Venture Lab with Luis is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Venture Lab with Luis requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Venture Lab with Luis's contact route on record: public web form.
Who should pitch Venture Lab with Luis?
The strongest fits for Venture Lab with Luis are Investment Banking & Trading. Venture Lab with Luis has a business audience.
About the host
Luis Druschke hosts Venture Lab with Luis, a business podcast with 15 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Dec 11, 202541 minS1
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- Jul 14, 202534 minS1
<p>Sam Tidswell-Norrish, former private equity operator, shares how he’s rebuilding venture capital with value creation at the core. In this episode, he breaks down the future of VC, why the best founders are obsessed...
- Jul 14, 202541 minS1
<p>Co-Created founder Oliver Yonchev, formerly co-founder of Flight Story with Steven Bartlett and ex-Managing Director at Social Chain, shares how AI is disrupting venture capital, why creative founders will thrive...
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How I Left Facebook to Start a VC Fund with a World Cup Winner I Salomon Aiach, Origins Fund
Jul 14, 202535 minS1<p>Salomon Aiach is an investor and founder who’s reshaping what it means to break into venture capital. After working at Goldman Sachs and leading startup partnerships at Facebook, Salomon co-founded Origins Fund...
- Jul 14, 20251h 12mS1
<p>Saul Klein is a husband, father, founder, operator, and one of the most influential investors in European tech. After co-founding LoveFilm (acquired by Amazon), Klein established himself as a cornerstone of the...
- Jul 7, 202547 minS1
<p>Erik Huberman is an entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author who bootstrapped his marketing company, Hawke Media, to over $150M. In this conversation, he gives you the secrets and the exact framework behind his...
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