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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.

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E86: Inside Mischief VC's Evolution with Zach Perret and Lauren Farleigh

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Audio · 47 min
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a16z's Voice AI Investment Strategy

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Audio · 1 hr 0 min
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E84: How Accel Captures Companies Outside Traditional VC Reach with Andrew Braccia

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Audio · 46 min
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E83: Chad Byers on Why Susa is a Purpose-Built Seed Specialist [Classic Interview]

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Audio · 54 min
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E82: Fundraising in Bear Markets: How Nichole Wischoff Closed $50M [How I Invest]

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Audio · 30 min
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E81: Inside Seven Seven Six with Alexis Ohanian [Classic Interview]

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Audio · 54 min
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E80: Logan Bartlett on How Great VC Firms Truly Operate

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Audio · 1 hr 2 min
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E79: Now at $2B Valuation: Mercor CEO On How They Started

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Audio · 52 min
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E78: Why Benchmark is Different Than Other Firms with Sarah Tavel & Eric Vishria

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Audio · 1 hr 28 min
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E77: IVP's Somesh Dash on Growth Stage Investing and Strategic Discipline

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Audio · 57 min
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E76: Thrive Capital's Bold Bets on Category-Defining Companies with Kareem Zaki

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Audio · 1 hr 6 min
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E75: Greg Castle (Anorak VC) on the Biggest AR/VR and Spatial Computing Opportunities

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Audio · 46 min
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E74: General Catalyst CEO on Running VC Like an Enduring Company

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Audio · 44 min
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E73: Aydin Senkut on Building Felicis Ventures

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Audio · 57 min
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E72: Keith Rabois: On Identifying Talent [Classic Interview]

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Audio · 1 hr 0 min
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E71: How to Scale Talent | Andy Price, Artisanal Ventures [Cross Post]

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Audio · 55 min
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E70: Martin Casado of a16z on AI Innovation and AGI

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Audio · 1 hr 44 min
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E69: Lost Tapes: Elad Gil on the Eve of the AI Boom

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Audio · 46 min
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E68: How Theory Ventures Differentiates in a Crowded VC Market

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Audio · 54 min
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E67: Defense Tech’s Rise with 8VC’s Alex Kolicich

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Audio · 55 min
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E66: Why Inception Investing Beats Traditional Seed with Ed Sim of Boldstart

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Audio · 52 min
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From The a16z Podcast: “Marc Andreessen on Building Netscape & the Birth of the Browser”

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Audio · 1 hr 47 min
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E64: Chris Paik on the End of Software and the Future of AI Infrastructure

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Audio · 49 min
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E63: How Mamoon Hamid and Ilya Fushman Continued Kleiner Perkins’ Legacy

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Audio · 59 min
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E62: Wing's Chris Zeoli on AI Infrastructure Opportunities

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Audio · 49 min
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E61: Rabois, Bartlett, Ryan, and Weinberg on AI, Gambling, and Healthcare

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Audio · 1 hr 16 min
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E60: How Lightspeed Invests in AI and Beyond with Arif Janmohamed

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Audio · 33 min
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E59: Mike Maples Jr. on Disruptive Investing

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Audio · 55 min
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E58: Roger Ehrenberg on Mastering Seed Investing

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Audio · 42 min
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E57: a16z's Anish Acharya on Consumer AI

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Audio · 43 min
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E56: Upfront Ventures' Mark Suster on Fund Management and the Exit Landscape

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Audio · 1 hr 0 min
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E55: Keith Rabois, Logan Bartlett, Kevin Ryan, and Zach Weinberg Dissect the Current Funding Climate

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Audio · 1 hr 24 min
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E54: Trae Stephens on Founders Fund

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Audio · 52 min
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E53: Tomasz Tunguz on the Evolution of the Data Ecosystem

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Audio · 43 min
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E52: Charting the Course of Biotech with Laura Deming, GP of Longevity Fund, and Will Eden of Sylvan Consulting

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Audio · 1 hr 23 min
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E51: Seth Bannon on Deep Tech, Biotech, and VC Strategies

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Audio · 53 min
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E50: The Future of Crypto with Diogo Mónica of Haun Ventures

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Audio · 50 min
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E49: Long Journey's Strategy for Chasing "Magically Weird" Companies

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Audio · 47 min
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E48: Building Notable Capital (fka GGV Capital): Insights from Glenn Solomon

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Audio · 41 min
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E47: Index Ventures' Mike Volpi on AI, Open Source, and Evolution of VC

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Audio · 1 hr 2 min
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E46: Vinny Pujji on Leveraging 3rd Order Analysis to Pick Winners for Left Lane Capital

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Audio · 53 min
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E45: Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha and Jacob Helberg on AI and National Security

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Audio · 53 min
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E44: How Benchmark Invests in AI with Eric Vishria and Quilter Founder Sergiy Nesterenko

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Audio · 54 min
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E43: Benedict Evans on Automation Crypto, VR, and Predicting the Future of Tech

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Audio · 1 hr 16 min
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E42: Naval Ravikant and Balaji Srinivasan on Why History Points to Crypto

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Audio · 1 hr 8 min
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E41: Do VCs Add Value? With Parker Conrad and Parker Thompson

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Audio · 1 hr 10 min
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E40: Venture, AI, and the Defense Industry with Joe Lonsdale of 8VC, Josh Wolfe of Lux Capital, and Matt Steckman of Anduril

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Audio · 30 min
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E39: Navigating the AI Supercycle with Will Summerlin of Autopilot

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Audio · 47 min
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E38: Turpentine Fund Brainstorm with Alex Edelson of Slipstream

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Audio · 45 min
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E37: The Vinod Khosla Interview

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Audio · 57 min

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