Village Global Podcast

Emmanuel Straschnov (@estraschnov), founder and co-CEO of Bubble, and KP (@thisiskp_) of On Deck, join Erik on this episode to discuss:- The story of Bubble, which was founded in 2012.- How no-code is changing the creation process for startups and the fact that they've seen companies raise millions of dollars without a single engineer.- The phases of the evolution of no-code.- Why they hope that in five years people don't talk about no-code as a separate category anymore.- Some of the cool projects started by On Deck No-Code Fellows.- Their advice on getting started in no-code.- Where they would be investing if they were running a fund focused on the space.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Eli Dourado (@elidourado) of the Center for Growth and Opportunity, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why Eli wants to radically increase GDP per capita and the current bottlenecks to achieving that.- Why he thinks the 2020s will be the decade of atoms.- Why amazing scientific breakthroughs like CRISPR haven't translated into new products or treatments.- Why he's excited about geothermal power and how it could change geopolitics if its potential is realized.- His breakdown of his position as a technological optimist and cultural pessimist.- Where he agrees or disagrees with Tyler Cowen, Bryan Caplan, Peter Thiel, and Samuel Hammond.- Why entrepreneurs shouldn't shy away from areas with regulatory risk, since "that's where all the action happens."Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Matteo Franceschetti (@m_franceschetti), founder and CEO at Eight Sleep, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- The differences between deep, light, and REM sleep, and how to "compress sleep" so that it takes up less time.- The new wave of predictive health and how Eight Sleep fits into it.- His thoughts on the book Why We Sleep.- The importance of temperature and how it affects sleep.- Where he would be investing if he was running a fund focused on the category.- How they think about what to build next.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Alice Lloyd George (@alice__LG), VC at Rogue, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why she loves studying Silicon Valley history and what she's learned from it.- What she's learned being part of the crypto community since 2013.- Why she's excited about the current crypto wave and her assessment of the impacts of NFTs.- Where she's excited in climate tech.- New opportunities arising in space after the cost to reach low-earth orbit went down by 90% in the last decade.- The fact that the vision that people had for the internet from decades ago seems to be making a return.- Her analysis of Roblox, game engines, and AR/VR.Flux Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/flux/id1192848099Rogue: http://roguevc.com/Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Shriya Nevatia (@shriyanevatia) and Anirudh Pai (@ani_pai) of On Deck Catalyst join Erik on this episode to discuss:- Why you should look for a mentor a few steps ahead of you rather than seeking out the most successful person you can think of.- Why young people need to remember that the people around them at their level can teach them a lot and will become the next unicorn founders — probably sooner than you think.- Erik's breakdown of the career version of the Innovator's Dilemma and why you should take more risks earlier in your career.- What they've learned about mentor and mentee relationships.- Why being willing to look silly early for a small period of time is a big arbitrage opportunity.- What people can expect from the On Deck Catalyst program.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

David Spinks, author of The Business of Belonging, discusses the evolution of community movements, making users feel part of the business, earning user trust, getting a community off the ground, enabling community engagement, dealing with waning excitement, and common traps to watch out for.

Cooper Turley (@Cooopahtroopa), head of crypto strategy at Audius, joins Erik on this episode. They discuss:- How he got into the space and how it has evolved over the last few years.- Why NFTs are taking off now.- The market map of the different players in the space at the moment.- How a personal token works.- Advice for people doing an NFT.- How NFTs will reshape the music industry.- His predictions for the future of NFTs.- How tokens will become equity.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Megan O’Connor (@MeganMOConnor), Head of Strategic Partnerships at Chegg, joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- What she saw change in education when the pandemic hit.- Whether incumbent universities will adapt to a more value-oriented student.- How to unbundle a credential.- The idea of digital guilds.- What Megan would do if she was building a brand new university today.- The state of homeschooling.- The prospects of a Facebook University or Walmart University.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Luke Burgis (@lukeburgis), author of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life joins Erik on this episode to discuss:- How he’s making the audience for Rene Girard’s work bigger.- Why innovation became high status while imitation was high status earlier in history.- What is most often misunderstood about mimetic desire.- The difference between internal and external mediators.- What all this has to do with entrepreneurship.- How leaders can manage mimesis in their company.- The difference between mimetic and objective value.- The founder’s mythology and mimetic theory.- Why Nietzsche was right about resentment.- Luke’s relationship with Tony Hsieh.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup

Michael Balaoing, founder of Candlelion, joins Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss:- The importance of the acronym WTF (what’s the feeling?) when you’re giving a presentation.- The four roles that you take on as a speaker: captain, pilot, guide, and game show host.- The five questions to ask when seeking feedback on a presentation.- How to keep the audience engaged throughout a talk, not just during the Q&A at the end.- How to bake stories into your presentations and remix your talks for different audiences.- The keys to virtual communication in the COVID era.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at www.villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Want to get updates from us? Subscribe to get a peek inside the Village. We’ll send you reading recommendations, exclusive event invites, and commentary on the latest happenings in Silicon Valley. www.villageglobal.vc/signup