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A podcast from startup enthusiasts who are various shades of brown. Every episode, Atul Prashar, Anthony Gallegos, and Clyde Lee, a VC, Biz Dev guy, and marketer offer a witty, smart and insightful perspective on the most relevant stories in Venture, Tech, and Culture. They explore hot topics, break down business models and examine those trends around big ideas, and the people behind them, over whiskey – without the bullshit!
Clyde’s the Black guy, Atul’s the Brown guy and Anthony’s in-between we call him black-ish.
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WH120: Bethany Bengtson, Fordham Student joins to discuss Health and Wealth: GLP1s, Google, Investing in Women, Led by Women.
Bethany Bengtson, recent Fordham Student in my Financing New Media Ventures class, joins me on the pod to go deep in tech and healthcare. We discuss: is Google the next Yahoo? Normalizing women-led investment conversations deeply benefits all of us. And then we dive
deep into Eli Lilly, GLP1s and how analytics, self-assessment and proper care teams can lead to our best health. Macallan and Oban 14 provide the sips, so enjoy
this Health & Wealth edition of your favorite WH pod.
00:00 Intro
03:10 Ballet
07:00 Book: Mind Gym
08:17 On Boards
09:42 TMT Analyst Career
12:00 Eli Lilly + Google Focused Leadership
28:14 Ellevest + Women Focused Investment Tools
32:40 HENRYs, DINKs and DUNKs
34:40 Women Championing Other Women
41:50 Health Analytics, NY Presbyterian Earns High Praise
The Art of Tracking Personal Health
50:22 https://www.keeganrosecapital.com/research
55:30 Auto-Injectors + GLP1s: How they Work So Well; Artificial Solution to an Artificial Problem
1:10:00 Japanese Diet + Vegan Discipline
1:12:00 WOTD Macallan 12 + 18; Oban 14: A Gift from my students
1:16:30 ‘Peati-ness’ Taste in Scotch: How it Gets There
https://migrainebuddy.com/ - The app discussed on the pod: migraine data tracking
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WH119: How to break into VC, with Maulik Metha, Senior Associate, Arc Ventures
Maulik Metha, Senior Associate, Arc Ventures joins Atul
to discuss the ‘blueprint for breaking into VC’, the magic of deal flow, and building your brand in the venture world. From understanding FinTech and SAAS models to insights on CLV:CAC ratios to solidifying relationships with LPs galore, we've got you covered. Plus, don't miss our spirited discussions on Glenlivet and Rafael Nadal's autobiography!
00:00 Intro
06:40 Maulik’s Blueprint to Break Into VC Industry
14:00 ‘Coffee Chat’
15:40 Deal Flow à Quality Deals
17:30 VC Space: Treats everyone as an equal
19:10 Reverse Engineer your way into Venture
21:50 Building Your Brand
24:30 Glenlivet
26:20 Arc Ventures
32:00 SAAS Models: Why You Should Love These Models
36:14 CLV : CAC
37:30 FinTech
48:42 LPs Galore: Ready With Capital In Hand
53:50 Setting Yourself Up To Win At Life
54:30 Maulik’s Relationship With Glenlivet
57:35 SYSK: Rafael Nadal’s Autobiography
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WH118: Mark Katz, COO / CFO, Vera Wang, brings Haute Couture, Met Gala to the Whiskey Hue
Today, Mark Katz, COO / CFO of Vera Wang, sits down with Atul to share secrets behind the iconic brand's success. From the allure of NY Fashion Week to tech innovations in fashion, we dive deep into the industry’s pulse, and celebrate fashion, Met Gala to the runway. Mark is on the Board of Popcorn for the People, an organization that supports Autism initiatives. Vera Wang Chopin Vodka provides the sips.
00:00 Intro: Mark Katz, COO, CFO, Vera Wang
03:08 Drink: Vera Wang, Chopin Vodka
05:39 Back to Mark’s History
09:35 Vera Wang: Incredibly Talented & Versatile
12:53 Fashion: Business, Society, Culture
15:12 The Fashion Weeks
18:00 South Korean & Chinese Horror Shows
20:20 NY Fashion Week: Big Ticket Business
22:16 Red Carpet: Allure, Shock and Awe
30:12 Fast Fashion
34:30 High End Efficiencies
40:32 Global Inspirational Architecture
42:00 Virgil Abloh, Kanye West, Pharrell
How Fashion Collabs Work
45:52 Tech in Fashion
47:20 SYSK: Popcorn For The People: Supporting Autism Initiatives
51:45 Rangers, Knicks, Mets, Da Bears oh my!!
FYI: Cover work Art courtesy of ChatGPT
FYI 2: My 'AGI image creation' skills are currently limited :) -
WH117 Tech Titans, Falling Heroes, NFL Conquers
This week on The Whiskey Hue: Is Apple running out of juice? We dive into the falling heroes, the NFL’s conquest for world domination, and the sizzling NBA deals that are too hot to handle. Plus, kicker Harrison Butker is stuck in the 50's and what’s the future of ESPN and why NYC fandom is wild about Rangers & Knicks. Grab your whiskey and join the chat!
Anthony (!!) joins Atul as they catchup over Whiskey.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Apple: in need of Invention
04:00 All of yesterday’s Heroes are falling
06:30 The American…Fantasy?
13:45 NYC Tech Week
16:00 King NFL is coming for everybody
24:30 NBA’s HOT deal (for now)
28:30 ESPN’s Future
32:20 NFL: The Shield is NOT a Gov’t Service
39:04 NYC Fandom, Rangers & Knicks
42:30 NFLX NFL Commentators should be?
49:00 Pickleball
54:45 Private Equity in Sports
57:30 OBAN 14: Shoutout to my 2024 Students
1:00:27 SYSK Nikki Glaser is a Superstar
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WH116 David Grasso, Elite Universities: "Hedge funds with an Educational Sideshow".
In this episode, David Grasso and Atul begin with a dynamic discussion about a recent meeting with their idol Anthony “Mooch” Scaramucci and continue engaging on diverse topics: fiscal responsibility, Scott Galloway-isms, the weaponization of the US dollar, global housing issues, and the complexities of America's future and international dynamics. Not enough? We also delve into the notion that some elite Universities with large endowments are just a "Hedge Fund with an Educational Sideshow"; and we explore the theme that “Peace-time just seems to be the short interruption of War.” Buckle Up!
00:00 Intro
01:28 Anthony “Mooch” Scaramucci our hero
03:00 Quick Shoutout: Gunjan Banerjee
09:00 The Survival of America
26:50 Fiscal Responsibility, Deficits, Scott Galloway-isms
34:00 Reagan Democrats, Religion & Politics
36:40 Weaponization of the US Dollar
41:35 Middle East: Flight to “Quantity”
42:25 Portugal, Spain and Global Pockets: Housing Problem
47:40 One Liner Quick Hits
52:30 Proper Protests vs. Wokeness On College Campuses
57:00 How many Wars can the US support
1:03:00 DOTD: Havana Club -
WH115 Abhinav Sathish, UVA Grad, Citadel bound joins to discuss Hedge Funds and a Deep Dive on Autonomous Driving.
Abhinav Sathish, UVA Grad, Citadel bound, joins Atul to discuss Hedge Fund trading strategies, Levered Beta, Idiosyncratic insights, Momentum Stocks. Plus, the Dynamics of working in person and then a deep dive on FSD/Autonomous Driving. It’s Tesla’s tech vs. the world, who wins? If Finance and Tech are your thing, this podcast should be your thing too. Brown on brown crime as Johnny Walker Black returns as the WOTD.
Part of the Prof P Series.
00:00 Intro
02:33 Citadel, Ken Griffin, Superstar Investor
11:15 24/7 Trading, Non-Competes, Hedge Funds
26:08 WOTD: Johnny Walker Black is Back. Mad Dog 20/20.
30:00 Mobileye
37:10 Autonomous Driving: Deep Dive. LiDar vs. Dojo, L4, Mapping for Full Self Driving
56:20 WOTD: Review
57:30 SYSK- AI Go-To Sources
Abhinav and I co-write the following article describing Elon Musk's desire to push the Dojo Camera technology as the go to standard for Autonomous Driving: https://tinyurl.com/ElonDojo