Venture with Grace

Georgi Koreli is the founder of Hinkal. Hinkal is a multi-chain privacy layer for blockchain transactions backed Draper Associates and other leading VCs. It raised $5.3m in 2023. He also founded the SV Icons, community connecting Stanford entrepreneurs with Silicon Valley icons through curating dinners. Past speakers include Sam Altman, Evan Spiegel, Aneel Bhusri and other iconic founders and VCs. Topics: 🚀 New Crypto Use Cases 📈 Bull Market 🏗️ Infrastructure 💼 Crypto Business Models 🍎 Apple: http://apple.co/3d6bGea 🎤Spotify: http://bit.ly/gracegong 💻Website: http://smartventurepod.com 🍿YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube 📰 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/421p8tJ 🔥TikTok: http://bit.ly/3IMfbK9 👏LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP ❤️IG: http://bit.ly/3kfBWMs 💡Twitter: http://bit.ly/3GwyeWc ___________________________________________________ Grace Gong hosts a top VC podcast called "Smart Venture Podcast" (SVPpro.com). Past guests include C-level and VP executives from Google, Meta, Amazon, and others; Managing Partners of leading funds, many of whom were featured on the Forbes Midas List; and unicorn founders such as the founders of Craigslist, Square, Loom, and Cruise. Prior to this, Grace worked in venture capital and private equity. She has authored books that topped the New Release in Venture Capital category on Amazon. Additionally, she is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance and is an angel investor.

Meghana Dhar previously served as the Head of Partnerships for Instagram Shopping, Advisor to the CEO of eBay, and most recently, the Head of Global Partnerships for Snapchat. She now advises and consults with companies & venture firms full-time on Strategy, GTM, eCommerce, and Partnerships. She also speaks and angel invests in the space. Meghana graduated from Harvard Business School, was named to the Forbes 30 under 30 list, and currently serves as an advisor to the Stanford Graduate School of Business' entrepreneurship program. 🔑 Topics: 5 Key Harvard Business School Lessons for Successfully Running Your VC Fund and Startups: 🚀 Use Disruptive Innovation to your advantage 🔨 Understand and implement the Jobs-to-Be-Done Framework 💡 Invest in High EQ Managers, Leaders, Partners 👥 Have strong opinions; hold onto them weakly Leadership Style 🌟 Embrace Andy Grove’s "Fake It Till You Make It" Philosophy 🍎 Apple: http://apple.co/3d6bGea 🎤Spotify: http://bit.ly/gracegong 💻Website: http://smartventurepod.com 🍿YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube 📰 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/421p8tJ 🔥TikTok: http://bit.ly/3IMfbK9 👏LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP ❤️IG: http://bit.ly/3kfBWMs 💡Twitter: http://bit.ly/3GwyeWc ___________________________________________________ Grace Gong hosts a top VC podcast called "Smart Venture Podcast" (SVPpro.com). Past guests include C-level and VP executives from Google, Meta, Amazon, and others; Managing Partners of leading funds, many of whom were featured on the Forbes Midas List; and unicorn founders such as the founders of Craigslist, Square, Loom, and Cruise. Prior to this, Grace worked in venture capital and private equity. She has authored books that topped the New Release in Venture Capital category on Amazon. Additionally, she is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance and is an angel investor.

Unlock the secrets to sourcing the best companies as an angel investor with Michael Ma, Founding Partner at Liquid 2 Ventures. In this insightful discussion, learn from Michael's vast experience, having founded CreatorDao (backed by a16z and Initialized) and sold TalkBin to Google. As a seed investor behind 33 unicorns including GitLab, Rappi, Cloud9, and more, his expertise is unparalleled. Some topics we will be covering: 🌱 Raising Your First VC Fund 🏗️ Portfolio Construction 🤝 Attracting and Securing LP Commitments 🦄 Identifying and Investing in Unicorn Startups 📈 Fund Success Factors 🍎 Apple: http://apple.co/3d6bGea 🎤Spotify: http://bit.ly/gracegong 💻Website: http://smartventurepod.com 🍿YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube 📰 Newsletter: https://bit.ly/421p8tJ 🔥TikTok: http://bit.ly/3IMfbK9 👏LinkedIn: http://bit.ly/3Xs8GQP ❤️IG: http://bit.ly/3kfBWMs 💡Twitter: http://bit.ly/3GwyeWc ___________________________________________________ Grace Gong hosts a top VC podcast called "Smart Venture Podcast" (SVPpro.com). Past guests include C-level and VP executives from Google, Meta, Amazon, and others; Managing Partners of leading funds, many of whom were featured on the Forbes Midas List; and unicorn founders such as the founders of Craigslist, Square, Loom, and Cruise. Prior to this, Grace worked in venture capital and private equity. She has authored books that topped the New Release in Venture Capital category on Amazon. Additionally, she is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance and is an angel investor.

Paige Finn Doherty is the Founding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures. BGV invests in preseed and seed companies in the future of work and play. She is actively investing out of our Fund II, and they've made 39 investments to date, including Aviron, Beacons.AI, Aidaly, Pallet, and more. They're backed by Cendana Capital, GREE, and dozens of general partners, founders, and operators like Arash Ferdowsi, Heather Hartnett, and David Sacks. Some topics we will be covering: - Understanding LP Priorities 🎯 - Crafting a Compelling Narrative 📝 - Effective Networking 🤝 - Mastering the Pitch 💡 - Your questions 🌟 Grace Gong hosts a top VC podcast called "Smart Venture Podcast" (SVPpro.com). Past guests include C-level and VP executives from Google, Meta, Amazon, and others; Managing Partners of leading funds, many of whom were featured on the Forbes Midas List; and unicorn founders such as the founders of Craigslist, Square, Loom, and Cruise. Prior to this, Grace worked in venture capital and private equity. She has authored books that topped the New Release in Venture Capital category on Amazon. Additionally, she is a LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance and is an angel investor.