Connie and Alex review the week's news and then talk to Neil Sequeira of Defy Partners about pulling the investment trigger in a Covid-19 world.


Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

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Connie and Alex dissect the week's news and then interview Maurice Werdegar, CEO of Western Technology Investment (WTI), about how startups should think about managing debt in these crazy times.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Connie and Alex review the week's top stories and then talk to Chris Douvos of Ahoy Capital about how institutional money views the venture capital market, especially in light of COVID-19.


Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Connie and Alex discuss this week's tech news and talk to Mike Volpi of Index Ventures about VC investment in the age of the coronavirus.

Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Connie and Alex catch up on this week's tech news and interview Jason Kang of Kinnos, a startup that has developed a novel way to prevent infections in hospitals and other institutional settings.

Thanks for listening!


Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Connie and Alex talk about this week's tech news, including the coronavirus and its impact on startups and a weird story involving a top exec at Softbank's Vision Fund; and Connie interviews Connie Chan of Andreessen Horowitz about four trends in consumer tech.

Thanks for listening!


Music:
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
3. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
4. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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This week, Connie and Alex run down the top stories in tech and interview Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall Venture Management about his firm's focus on "proptech," which Wallace defines as "any technology that can be strategic to the real estate industry." 

Thanks for listening!


Music from https://filmmusic.io
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
3. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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In StrictlyVC's first-ever podcast, Founder and Editor-in-Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, her spouse and a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, talk about the week's news and then dig into their interview subject for the week, none other than Connie herself. 

Thanks for listening!

 
Music from https://filmmusic.io
1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
3. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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