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Turpentine VC

On Turpentine VC, host and venture capitalist Erik Torenberg delves deep into the art and science of building successful venture firms through conversations with the world’s best investors and operators. Hear about insider strategies on decision-making, investment theses, and building firms for the long term—from the ground-level, VC to VC. Guests in season 1 include Ben Horowitz of a16z, Mamood Hamid and Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins, and Alfred Lin of Sequoia.

Episodes

In this episode of the "How I Invest" podcast, Nichole Wischoff discusses her experience raising a $50 million fund in a challenging market. She shares her strategy of setting aggressive timelines, emphasizing the importance of a strong investment product with top-decile performance, and leveraging brand building throu...

Inside Seven Seven Six with Alexis Ohanian [Classic Interview]

11 Mar 2025

54m

Logan Bartlett on How Great VC Firms Truly Operate

04 Mar 2025

1h 3m

Now at $2B Valuation: Mercor CEO On How They Started

25 Feb 2025

53m

Why Benchmark is Different Than Other Firms with Sarah Tavel & Eric Vishria

18 Feb 2025

1h 29m

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Benchmark’s venture capital model centers on a small, equal partnership that prioritizes deep, long-term commitment to founders over scaling firm size or platform services. By maintaining consistent fund sizes and avoiding hierarchical management, the firm fosters an environment of high conviction and intense collabora...

IVP's Somesh Dash on Growth Stage Investing and Strategic Discipline

11 Feb 2025

58m

Thrive Capital's Bold Bets on Category-Defining Companies with Kareem Zaki

04 Feb 2025

1h 7m

Greg Castle (Anorak VC) on the Biggest AR/VR and Spatial Computing Opportunities

28 Jan 2025

47m

General Catalyst CEO on Running VC Like an Enduring Company

21 Jan 2025

44m

Aydin Senkut on Building Felicis Ventures

14 Jan 2025

58m

Keith Rabois: On Identifying Talent [Classic Interview]

07 Jan 2025

1h 0m

How to Scale Talent | Andy Price, Artisanal Ventures

31 Dec 2024

57m

Martin Casado of a16z on AI Innovation and AGI

24 Dec 2024

1h 47m

Lost Tapes Elad Gil on the Eve of the AI Boom

18 Dec 2024

48m

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The evolution of artificial intelligence marks a transition from incumbent-dominated machine learning applications to a new era of transformer-driven innovation that empowers startups. Historically, AI advancements like those at Google primarily reinforced existing market leaders, but current large language models are ...