170 episodes

The Upfront podcast features a variety of guests to discuss startups, venture capital, and current events - providing an insider's view into entrepreneurship and technology.

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    • 3.3 • 11 Ratings

The Upfront podcast features a variety of guests to discuss startups, venture capital, and current events - providing an insider's view into entrepreneurship and technology.

    Strauss Zelnick on Embracing Change Through Innovation and Creativity | 2024 Upfront Summit

    Strauss Zelnick on Embracing Change Through Innovation and Creativity | 2024 Upfront Summit

    Upfront Partner Aditi Maliwal chats with ZMC Founder & Managing Partner and Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick to discuss his career journey, strategies for innovation in the entertainment industry, and how to find balance in one's career and life.

    Recorded Feb 29, 2024 at the Upfront Summit.

    • 22 min
    Masters of AI with Rana el Kaliouby of Affectiva and Greg Pavlik of Oracle | 2024 Upfront Summit

    Masters of AI with Rana el Kaliouby of Affectiva and Greg Pavlik of Oracle | 2024 Upfront Summit

    Jeff Berman, CEO of WaitWhat, sits down with Affectiva founder and AI investor Rana el Kaliouby and Oracle SVP Greg Pavlik to discuss the implications of AI in schools, regulations that should be implemented, and ways to bring more transparency to the industry.

    Recorded Feb 29, 2024 at the Upfront Summit.

    • 22 min
    Melting the Ice: Menlo Ventures' Approach to VC Winter with Matt Murphy | 2024 Upfront Summit

    Melting the Ice: Menlo Ventures' Approach to VC Winter with Matt Murphy | 2024 Upfront Summit

    Upfront Partner Kobie Fuller interviews Menlo Ventures Partner Matt Murphy about the current state of venture, the firm's investment strategy in AI, and the importance of building a framework early on.

    Recorded Feb 28, 2024 at the Upfront Summit.

    • 22 min
    The Beginner's Guide to Raising Money from Japanese LPs | 2024 Upfront Summit

    The Beginner's Guide to Raising Money from Japanese LPs | 2024 Upfront Summit

    Sozo Ventures Rob Freelen sits down with Hide Kobayashi of Tokio Marine Innovation Lab and Keisuke Seki of Development Bank of Japan to share insights into raising money from Japanese LPs. They discuss common mistakes they see from GPs, the advice they'd give to those coming to Japan, and their firms' investment priorities for 2024.

    Recorded Feb 28, 2024 at the Upfront Summit.

    • 21 min
    Where Consumer Meets AI: What Lightspeed Sees for the Future | 2024 Upfront Summit

    Where Consumer Meets AI: What Lightspeed Sees for the Future | 2024 Upfront Summit

    The Verge Deputy Editor Alex Heath interviews Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano and General Partner Nicole Quinn to talk about the use cases of AI for consumers, where they see the biggest opportunities, and what entrepreneurs should be thinking about when building.

    Recorded Feb 28, 2024 at the Upfront Summit.

    • 21 min
    General Catalyst Hemant Taneja: Can VC Truly Tackle Long-Term Problems? | 2024 Upfront Summit

    General Catalyst Hemant Taneja: Can VC Truly Tackle Long-Term Problems? | 2024 Upfront Summit

    Upfront Partner Kevin Zhang sits down with Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst to discuss what it takes to build an enduring firm, what approaching ecosystems in healthcare look like, and the biggest trends he's keeping an eye on.

    Recorded Feb 28, 2024 at the Upfront Summit.

    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

3.3 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

obacker19 ,

Entertaining, insightful and actionable! 🙌

Whether you’re well established as a technology innovator, or just getting started on your entrepreneurial journey - this is a must-listen podcast for you! The entire Upfront Ventures team does an incredible job leading conversations that cover a huge breadth of topics related to the ins and outs of building a thriving organization, and life you can be proud of - from leaders who’ve actually experienced success themselves. Highly recommend listening and subscribing!

kftaylor ,

Great!

Mark asks great questions and always has really good advice of his own to add.

MyRealTruth ,

A pathetic interviewer

A 100% waste of time. Suster is an extremely poor interviewer. Questions are completely uninteresting and this should just stay a Starbucks conversation.

Suster loves Suster and interviews Suster. And Suster is amazed by how Suster is great.

If you heard Hornik you can skip Suster. Hornik will waste your time with his mother and Suster wastes your time with his son. He is just and older Hornik. Both are very happy with themselves.

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