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Funding Insights, Importance of Vulnerability, and the New York Ecosystem with Charlie O'Donnell
In this episode of Make Sense, I sit down with Charlie O’Donnell, founder and general partner of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. He also publishes a weekly newsletter called Next NYC and his thoughtful writings on his blog thisisgoingtobebig.com. We discuss the startup ecosystem and the differences between NY and Silicon Valley cultures, the state of funding, understanding risk-taking, and the importance of failures and vulnerability in entrepreneurship.
Note: Charlie is not making new investments right now and is an investor coach for venture professionals.
00:00 Introductions
01:25 Crystal Ball: Predictions for The Future
05:13 AI investment Opportunities
08:36 VCs Investing in Internal Operations
13:45 Scarcity of Growth Funding For Climate Companies
22:13 Bringing Vulnerability into Entrepreneurship
31:48 Is Slowing Down Imperative For Critical Thinking
37:56 The Openness of the New York Ecosystem
44:41 To Stay or To Go - The State of Substack
53:00 Where to find Charlie
Make Sense is a weekly series dedicated to talking about startup stories from the past, hysterical or mind-numbing blunders, how to do better. We also discuss how tech impacts us and how we can raise the bar when it comes to the ethics, morals, and standards in the tech industry.
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By Lindsay TabasIn this episode of Make Sense, I sit down with Charlie O’Donnell, founder and general partner of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. He also publishes a weekly newsletter called Next NYC and his thoughtful writings on his blog thisisgoingtobebig.com. We discuss the startup ecosystem and the differences between NY and Silicon Valley cultures, the state of funding, understanding risk-taking, and the importance of failures and vulnerability in entrepreneurship.
Note: Charlie is not making new investments right now and is an investor coach for venture professionals.
00:00 Introductions
01:25 Crystal Ball: Predictions for The Future
05:13 AI investment Opportunities
08:36 VCs Investing in Internal Operations
13:45 Scarcity of Growth Funding For Climate Companies
22:13 Bringing Vulnerability into Entrepreneurship
31:48 Is Slowing Down Imperative For Critical Thinking
37:56 The Openness of the New York Ecosystem
44:41 To Stay or To Go - The State of Substack
53:00 Where to find Charlie
Make Sense is a weekly series dedicated to talking about startup stories from the past, hysterical or mind-numbing blunders, how to do better. We also discuss how tech impacts us and how we can raise the bar when it comes to the ethics, morals, and standards in the tech industry.