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Benchmark and Investing in Open Source with Eric Vishria and Chetan Puttagunta


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Eric Vishria (@ericvishria) and Chetan Puttagunta (@chetanp), general partners at Benchmark, join Erik on this episode.

They discuss:

- The unique partnership structure at Benchmark and how it has led to the continued success of the firm.

- Why they are purposefully not trying to scale the firm, unlike other venture firms.

- Their investments in open source, why the space is unique, and where the white space is.

- What will change in the future in open source and web infrastructure.

- Biotech as a space and some of the companies they’ve invested in.

- Why entering the healthcare market is fraught with difficulty in the US.

Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform.

Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.

Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global, is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg and is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
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