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Todays show:

Jason goes to iConnections to talk with founder Ron Biscardi on the future of the conference and the expansion of their app (23:34), then Jason speaks with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian about their pending IPO (34:03), what Reddit got right and what it missed (38:44), and more!

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Jason visits iConnections and is joined by its founder Ron Biscardi and Alexis Ohanian of Reddit,

(1:41) Jason intros the show!

(2:49) Ron Biscardi joins Jason to tell us all about the iConnections conference.

(5:15) Ron explains the vibes coming out of the Zirp insanity and market turmoil.

(11:48) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://vanta.com/twist

(12:41) Discussing the trend of globalization in VC.

(16:55) Advice on nurturing the relationships with LPs.

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(23:34) The future of iConnections includes a unique expansion of their app.

(25:59) Accessing the necessary qualities that create great LPs and GPs.

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(34:03) Alexis Ohanian joins Jason the history of Reddit and its pending IPO.

(38:44) The one thing Reddit really got right and one thing they missed initially.

(44:11) Alexis’ advice he tells people starting out at his firm.

(49:16) Alexis explains his relationship with the All In podcast.

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LINKS:

Check out iConnections: https://iconnections.io/

Check out Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/

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Follow Ron:

X: https://twitter.com/rbiscardi

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-biscardi-79063/

Follow Alexis:

X: https://twitter.com/alexisohanian

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexisohanian/

Follow Jason:

X: ⁠https://twitter.com/jason⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jason⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis

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