Venture Unplugged

Podcast: Nick Greenfield and Mayra Ceja discuss:His early days at Lyft and were those pink mustaches come from?Why he launched Candid?Where the future of retail is going?What advice he has for founders fundraising? Nick Greenfield founded Candid alongside several Co-Founders including Spencer Solovaara and Lila Cosgrove. Forbes magazine nicknamed the company the Warby Parker of Braces. Nick and his co-founders took the company from zero to 400 employees in a little over 2 years and have raised over $70 million from VCs like Greycroft and Bessemer.

Prior to launching candid, Nick was an early employee at Zimride where he worked directly with John Zimmer. Zimride would later become Lyft. He received a BA in International Relations from Stanford University.

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In this episode, Nick Grossman Partner at Union Square Ventures and Mayra Ceja, Host of Venture Unplugged discuss how Union Square Ventures makes investments,  why open protocols are so important to Web3 deployment, what blockchain uses cases and companies are going to change the world and why USV joined the Libra Association.

Union Square Ventures is one of the most iconic venture capital firms with Notable investments that include Twitter, Etsy, and Twilio. Nick has helped to lead and shape the company’s blockchain investments which include Coinbase, Blockstack, Filecoin, Helium, and CryptoKitties. Prior to USV he was at Open Plans, the incubator for startups focused on cities and data management. Nick was born in Brooklyn, graduated from Stanford University, and currently resides just outside of Boston. Other topics discussed: Binance token, Props, Polkadot, Algorand, and Cloudflare.

For more information and links to other posts, go to www.VentureUnplugged.com or follow Mayra on Twitter @mayraceja007.

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------This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you're tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to http://Qtum.org and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

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In this episode, Nick Grossman Partner at Union Square Ventures and Mayra Ceja, Host of Venture Unplugged discuss how Union Square Ventures makes investments, why open protocols are so important to Web3 deployment, what blockchain uses cases and companies are going to change the world and why USV joined the Libra Association.

Union Square Ventures is one of the most iconic venture capital firms with Notable investments that include Twitter, Etsy, and Twilio. Nick has helped to lead and shape the company’s blockchain investments which include Coinbase, Blockstack, Filecoin, Helium, and CryptoKitties. Prior to USV he was at Open Plans, the incubator for startups focused on cities and data management. Nick was born in Brooklyn, graduated from Stanford University, and currently resides just outside of Boston. Other topics discussed: Binance token, Props, Polkadot, Algorand, and Cloudflare.

For more information and links to other posts, go to www.VentureUnplugged.com or follow Mayra on Twitter @mayraceja007.

-----This episode is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the largest in the world. Join me and 11 million other traders and create an account at eToro.com and build your crypto portfolio the smart way.

------This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you're tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to http://Qtum.org and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

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In this podcast, Craig Elbert and Mayra Ceja discuss how his experience at Bonobos shaped his leadership style, why his commitment to the lean startup methodology led him to launch a fake company and how he turned plain old vitamins into an instagrammable DTC brand.

Care/of raised over $40m from Goodwater, Tusk Ventures, RRE Ventures, and Juxtaposed.

-----This episode is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the largest in the world. Join myself and 11 million other traders and create an account at eToro.com and build your crypto portfolio the smart way.

------This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you're tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to http://Qtum.org and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

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Justin Kan is the founder of Twitch which he sold to Amazon for nearly a Billion dollars. In this podcast, Justin Kan and Mayra Ceja discuss how Justin founded twitch and sold it to Amazon for nearly a billion dollars and his daily habits to achieve happiness.

Justin Kan is also the founder of Justin.TV and Kiko. Kiko as part of YCombinators first batch that included Mike Seibel, the founders of Reddit, and Sam Altman who became the President of YC and founder of OpenIA.

Justin has also invested in successful companies like Cruise, Ripley, and Zenefits.

But today, he is focusing on a new company called Atrium, a tech company that provides legal services to startups. Atrium has raised $75 million from top venture capitalists like Andreessen Horowitz, First Round, and General Catalyst among others.

-----This episode is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the largest in the world. Join myself and 11 million other traders and create an account at eToro.com and build your crypto portfolio the smart way.

------This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you're tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to http://Qtum.org and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

------This episode is sponsored by AWS. From Airbnb and Lyft to Slack and Twilio, the world’s top startups build on AWS. AWS has helped hundreds of thousands of companies to build and scale their businesses. AWS has unparalleled insight into the unique needs that startups have, and the opportunities that startups chase every day. For more information go to aws.amazon.com/startups and follow on Twitter @awsstartups.

Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am EST. Follow Mayra on Twitter @MayraCeja007, and subscribe to our newsletter for best tips and extras at ventureunplugged.com.

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Justin Kan is the founder of Twitch which he sold to Amazon for nearly a Billion dollars. In this podcast, Justin Kan and Mayra Ceja discuss how Justin founded twitch and sold it to Amazon for nearly a billion dollars and his daily habits to achieve happiness.

Justin Kan is also the founder of Justin.TV and Kiko.  Kiko as part of YCombinators first batch that included Mike Seibel, the founders of Reddit, and Sam Altman who became the President of YC and founder of OpenIA.

Justin has also invested in successful companies like Cruise, Ripley, and Zenefits.

But today, he is focusing on a new company called Atrium, a tech company that provides legal services to startups. Atrium has raised $75 million from top venture capitalists like Andreessen Horowitz, First Round, and General Catalyst among others.

-----This episode is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the largest in the world. Join myself and 11 million other traders and create an account at eToro.com and build your crypto portfolio the smart way.

------This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you're tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to http://Qtum.org and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

------This episode is sponsored by AWS. From Airbnb and Lyft to Slack and Twilio, the world’s top startups build on AWS. AWS has helped hundreds of thousands of companies to build and scale their businesses. AWS has unparalleled insight into the unique needs that startups have, and the opportunities that startups chase every day. For more information go to aws.amazon.com/startups and follow on Twitter @awsstartups.

Podcast go live every Tuesday at 7am EST.  Follow Mayra on Twitter @MayraCeja007, and subscribe to our newsletter for best tips and extras at ventureunplugged.com.

-----If you enjoyed this conversation, share it with your colleagues & friends, rate, review, and subscribe.This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group. For exclusive content and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space, visit them at: https://www.blockworksgroup.io

Muneeb Ali and Mayra Ceja discuss what it was like to advise the HBO show, Silicon Valley, how he raised from YCombinator, and why he launched a token sale. Blockstack is a new decentralized internet backed by investors Naval Ravikant, YC, SV Angels, and Union Square Ventures.

To learn more about this episode and other guests visit, www.VentureUnplugged.com. Follow Mayra on Twitter @MayraCeja007

-----This episode is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the largest in the world. Join me and 11 million other traders and create an account at eToro.com and build your crypto portfolio the smart way.

------This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you're tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to http://Qtum.org and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

-This episode is sponsored by Lukka, an institutional-grade, back and middle office accounting software and data services company that is bridging the gap between the business and blockchain world. For more information, please go to Lukka.tech

-This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group, an exclusive content and events company that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space.

Muneeb Ali and Mayra Ceja discuss what it was like to advise the HBO show, Silicon Valley, how he raised from YCombinator, and why he launched a token sale. Blockstack is a new decentralized internet backed by investors Naval Ravikant, YC, SV Angels, and Union Square Ventures.

To learn more about this episode and other guests, visit www.VentureUnplugged.com. Follow Mayra on Twitter @MayraCeja007

-----This episode is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the largest in the world. Join me and 11 million other traders and create an account at eToro.com and build your crypto portfolio the smart way.

------This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you're tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to http://Qtum.org and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

-This episode is sponsored by Lukka, an institutional-grade, back and middle office accounting software and data services company that is bridging the gap between the business and blockchain world. For more information, please go to Lukka.tech

-This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group, an exclusive content and events company that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space.

-This podcast is presented by Republic is an investment platform for private companies to raise capital and everyone to invest.

Leah Busque Solivan is the founder of TaskRabbit and a Partner at Fuel Capital. n this conversation, Mayra Ceja and Leah Busque Solivan discuss her humble beginnings as the first Tasker on TaskRabbit and eventually sold it to Ikea, her personal challenges with founder stress and how it put her in the hospital right before her last fundraise, and how she’s helping entrepreneurs as a venture capital investor

TaskRabbit is an on-demand services company that can help you with everything from building Ikea furniture to standing in line for you at the Apple store. I

Additional topics: FBfund, Jonathan Zimmerman, founders of Zipcar, Winning vs. Success.

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------This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you're tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over Qtum and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

------This episode is sponsored by Lukka, an institutional-grade, back and middle office accounting software and data services company that is bridging the gap between the business and blockchain world.

-----This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group, an exclusive content and events company that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space.

In Pt. 2 of this interview, Tim Draper and Mayra Ceja discuss Californias, Theranos, and spirituality.

Tim Draper is one of the most prolific venture capitalists with investments in Tesla, Twitter, Hotmail, Twitch, Skype, Box, Carta, Coinbase and Robinhood. He is the founder of Draper University, the host of the TV show Meet the Drapers, and the author of How to be a Startup Hero.

He is listed as one of the top 100 most powerful people in finance by Worth Magazine, #7 on the Forbes Midas List, and #48 most influential Harvard Alum.

Follow me on Twitter @MayraCeja007 or www.VentureUnplugged.com

-----This episode is sponsored by eToro, the smartest crypto trading platform, and one of the largest in the world. Join me and 11 million other traders and create an account at eToro.com and build your crypto portfolio the smart way.

------This episode is sponsored by Qtum, the first proof-of-stake smart contracts blockchain. If you're tired of paying high fees on other smart contracts platforms, head on over to Qtum and start building today your own low fee, solidity smart contract today!

------This episode is sponsored by Lukka, an institutional-grade, back, and middle office accounting software and data services company that is bridging the gap between the business and blockchain world.

-----This podcast is presented by BlockWorks Group, a content, and events that provide insights into the crypto and blockchain space.