Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast

Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast


Latest Episodes

Homebrew’s Hunter Walk and Satya Patel: The Power of a Partnership
March 15, 2024

Homebrew is one of the great venture firm names. It hearkens back to the 1970s era computer hobbyist group that included people like Steve Jobs. Hunter Walk and Satya Patel are the partners who foun

Atari’s founder Nolan Bushnell and Dr. Leah Hanes Have a (Better) Plan for Educating America
December 22, 2023

Nolan Bushnells career is extraordinary. Nolan has ignited two entertainment revolutions: first with Atari, birthing the video game industry through classics like Pong, and later with Chuck E. Chees

Richard Socher: Exploring AI with the Visionary AI Scientist, Entrepreneur and Investor
October 10, 2023

Richard Socher is a visionary computer scientist, entrepreneur, and AI researcher who has dedicated his career to pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI. With a Ph.D. from Stanford University

Hadley Harris: Building Eniac Ventures with 3 Friends / Investing in AI
September 15, 2023

What are the odds that 4 friends can start a VC firm, and still be firing on all cylinders years later? Hadley Harris, one of Eniac Ventures 4 co-founders has the answer. Before co-founding Eniac, H

Samir Kaji: Building Allocate; The State of the Venture Market; Banking Meltdown (SVB/FRB) Post-mortem
September 06, 2023

Samir Kaji is the founder behind Allocate, a pioneering platform in the venture capital space. Samir has established himself as a key connector between venture capital firms and the LPs (Limited Par

Darian Shirazi, General Partner at Gradient Ventures (Google’s AI Fund): Unleashing AI's Investment Potential
August 21, 2023

Darian Shirazi is a general partner at Gradient Ventures, Googles AI fund. Gradient Ventures invests in companies that are developing AI technologies that have the potential to make a significant im

Anthony Soohoo:  Bringing the Entrepreneurial Mindset to Walmart
July 24, 2023

Anthony Soohoo is a Venture Advisor at AI Fund. It is a role he took on after building a company (Dot & Bo) that was acquired. He went from buidling his own company to becoming a leader at -- Walmar

Nnamdi Okike on Building 645 Ventures, Bias in Fundraising, and Being a Boston Sports Fan in New York
June 07, 2023

Nnamdi Okike is rapidly becoming a prominent figure in the venture capital industry. He is the co-founder of 645 Ventures, along with his partner Aaron Holiday. Recently, 645 Ventures successfully rai

Coindesk’s David Z. Morris: The Wild Story of FTX and its CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried
January 05, 2023

David Z. Morris is part of the Coindesk reporting team that was critical in bringing to light the (apparently) massive fraud at FTX, the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange. FTX Trading Ltd., common

Elad Gil: “A Startup is An Act of Desperation” and Other Wisdom from one of Silicon Valley's Best Investors
December 14, 2022

It is not a stretch to call Elad Gil one of Silicon Valleys best investors. In a world where one big hit can make a venture capitalists career, Elad has invested inWell, heres a partial list Airb