LA Venture

LA Venture

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LA Venture episodes

  • Sam Wick -- UTA Ventures

    Sam Wick joins to talk about UTA Ventures. Sam clarifies how and when startups can best approach UTA's clients and the role of the Ventures team.

    27 min
  • Will Schmitt -- Miroma Ventures
    Will Schmitt is Head of Venture Strategy at Miroma Ventures. Miroma recently announced a $100M commitment to fund the next generation of consumer brands and media platforms. Miroma has worked with companies from McDonald's to Netflix to Masterclass and Spotify. They invest at the seed or Series A stage and aim to bring that expertise to earlier stage companies.
    24 min
  • Marlon Nichols -- MaC Ventures

    Today Marlon talks about MAC Ventures and how he, Mike Palank, Adrian Fenty and Charles D. King tap into their deep networks to identify shifts in cultural trends and behaviors.

    26 min
  • TX Zhuo -- Fika Ventures

    TX Zhuo joins today to talk about starting Fika with Eva Ho with the goal of giving back to the community.

    TX has an amazing story of dropping out of school to start his first business and how his approach to investing is evolving as the venture market evolves.

    34 min
  • Jeremy Milken -- Watertower Ventures

    Jeremy Milken is a partner at Watertower, a serial entrepreneur, and just a lot of fun to talk to.

    We talk about his own journey, his views on deploying money into the venture asset class, his partner Derek and his wife, the flexible neurotic.
    31 min
  • Nick Grouf -- Alpha Edison
    Nick believes VC has become a very reactive business. He explains how he and Nate Redmond set out to build Alpha Edison as a proactive, knowledge-driven fund.
    29 min
  • Rob Dyrdek -- Dyrdek Machine
    So much fun talking with Rob Dyrdek about everything from his $450M in exits to his multiple world records to his thoughts on building self-belief! Rob has built a system for it all at the Dyrdek Machine, his venture creation studio.
    32 min
  • Vik Sasi -- Dreamers VC
    Vik is a partner at Dreamers VC, a $55m fund co-founded by Will Smith. Vik explains the world of influencers, talent fees, production fees, and how warrants are effective when working with influencers. Unlike what every other VC says, Vik does not aim to be the founders first call at 2am when something goes wrong.
    28 min
  • Gil Elbaz -- TenOneTen
    My partner Gil Elbaz joins to talk about his passion for data, building AdSense, selling to Google and then building Factual. He also explains why founders should mentally commit 10 years to their startup before beginning.
    27 min

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We talk to Southern California VCs to get to know them, their funds, and their advice for entrepreneurs.

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