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Brought to you by Verissimo Ventures, The Very True Podcast features candid startup insights and conversations with early-stage founders, operators, and investors shaping the future of tech. From behind-the-scenes startup stories to hard-earned lessons on fundraising, scaling, and staying resilient, each episode offers a window into what it really takes to build something bold.
Unknown Host hosts Very True by Verissimo, a business show with 32 episodes published.
In this solo episode of Very True, Alex talks about how venture math actually works and why it looks completely different depending on your fund size, the stage you invest at, and the company you are building. Over the l
The honeymoon phase for AI applications is officially over. In this episode of Very True, Alex Oppenheimer sits down with long-time friend Isaac Heller, Co-founder and CEO of Trullion, to cut through the generative AI hy
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Roy Rubin, Founding Partner of R2 Ventures and former founder of Magento, to dissect the shifting foundations of enterprise software. Roy shares his incredible journey fr
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Elliot Comite, VP of Finance at Perchwell, to dissect the "full-stack" operator mindset. Elliot shares his journey from the high-stakes growth equity world at Stripes Gro
In this solo episode of Very True, Alex introduces a concept he calls Ambient Restlessness, the low-grade mental noise that modern life has wired into most of us, and makes the case that instead of fighting it, we can le
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Matt Pru, Founder and CEO of Stackmatix, to explore the reality of startup go to market strategies and how the rules of growth have fundamentally changed. Moving beyond t
In a departure from the usual startup and finance conversations on Very True, Alex shares a personal and practical framework for understanding the hidden costs of sustained stress. Whether you're navigating prolonged con
In this solo episode of Very True, Alex Oppenheimer pulls back the curtain on the "crux of his career" - the art of narrative design and the evolution of financial storytelling. Moving from his early days at Morgan Stanl
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Ibrahim Cisse, VP of Finance at Descript, to explore how one of the sharpest financial operators in the game is rebuilding the role from the ground up. Moving beyond simp
In this solo episode of Very True, Alex breaks down a frustrating paradox for B2B founders: why pitching undeniable efficiency and cost-savings to legacy businesses is often a total trap. If a company has a 2% profit mar
In the second half, Alex moves from theory to tactics. He tackles the often-misunderstood world of unit economics, the innovation of GAAP accounting, and why "Quality of Revenue" is more important than the top-line numbe
In the first half of this solo deep dive, Alex draws on his background in mechanical engineering to explain why a business model is like a CAD (Computer-Aided Design) drawing. If you can’t simulate your business's "toler
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Ariel Menche, Founder and CEO of Raftel Strategy, to explore the calculus of the modern business model: The New Net Working Capital. Following up on their first conversat
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Todd Saunders, CEO of Broadlume, to explore the nonlinear path from Big Tech employee to vertical SaaS mogul. Todd shares his journey of leaving a comfortable job at Goog
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Ariel Menche, Founder and CEO of Raftel Strategy, to demystify the critical difference between "accounting" and "strategic finance." Ariel shares his journey from strateg
In this conversation, Alex Oppenheimer of Verissimo Ventures and Nick Fitz of Juniper Ventures discuss venture math, seed investing philosophy, building and fundies AI companies, selling secondary and much more. Just two
In this episode of Very True, Alex sits down with Avi Moskowitz, Founder and CEO of PDQ, to explore the evolution of e-commerce from a simple "copy-paste" of retail to a data-driven, personalized experience. Avi shares h
From the high-pressure grind of logistics to a strategic exit in AI: Neri Bluman joins Alex to discuss his journey from Avo to XFunnel. They dive into the "generalist" superpower, the vital importance of taking a career
Alex delves into the complexities of raising venture capital in today's market. Despite the abundance of available funds, the process remains challenging due to market idiosyncrasies. Alex shares valuable frameworks and
What actually matters in building your career? What is the best place to start? How do you navigate this? I have had many conversations with young people over the years on this subject, and I am happy to share some insig
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Very True by Verissimo is hosted by Unknown Host. The show is categorised under Business (entrepreneurship) and has published 32 episodes.
Very True by Verissimo has published 32 episodes.
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