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Greatest Hits: James Currier on Network Effects, Education, and Evaluating Startup Ideas


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We're re-releasing some of the best episodes from the last few years.

James Currier (@JamesCurrier) of NFX joined Erik on this episode. They discuss:

- Why LinkedIn hasn’t been disrupted yet

- Where are today’s opportunities in consumer social

- Market networks and how they’ve evolved over time

- What’s wrong with education and whether homeschooling can be a solution

- Commoditization of higher education

- How to evaluate startup ideas

- How venture will evolve over the next decade

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, and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg.
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