Fireside with a VC
Andrew Romans, General Partner of 7BC Venture Capital, 3x author, and university professor, talks to VCs, founders and other VC-startup ecosystem players about all things venture capital, startups, entrepreneurship, technology, CVC, and big corporate tech titans.
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E124 | John Frankel of ff Venture Capital on AI Point Solutions (AIPS), Energy, Manufacturing & Fund Size Strategy
In this episode of Fireside with a VC, I sit down with John Frankel, founder and partner at ff Venture Capital, to discuss: · The rise of AI Point Solutions (AIPS) · ff VC’s new fund driving innovation in energy and manufacturing · How VC fund size and strategy influence performance across different economic cycles Joh
E123 7BC’s Fund of Funds + Cherry-Pick Direct VC Strategy + Invitation to 7BC VC-LP-Startup Events
7BC’s Fund of Funds + Cherry-Pick Direct VC Strategy (and why now) + Invitation to 7BC VC-LP-Startup EventsLearn how 7BC combines a Fund of Funds (FoF) with a Cherry Pick Direct VC strategy to back top-decile managers and invest directly in their best companies—unlocking liquidity with secondaries so VCs can return cas
E122 Fireside Chat at Global VC Demo Day London June 2025 with Neil Foster & Scott Smedresman
E122 Fireside Chat at Global VC Demo Day London June 2025 with Neil Foster & Scott Smedresman on Fireside with a VC. Discussing the changes and market dynamics of the VC startup ecosystems in London, New York, and Silicon Valley. What has changed and how should strategies adjust? 🚀 VCs: Pitch your fund to LPs forfree
E121 Mark Terbeek, Partner at Greycroft, Founder-Investor-Fit on Fireside with a VC
E121 Mark Terbeek, Partner at Greycroft, talking about founder-investor-fit on Fireside with a VC. One of the keys to success is carefully selecting your investors, building a well-functioning board of directors and managing these long-term relationships. How to evaluate VCs and create founder-investor fit and maintain
E120 Future of finance, banking, payments w/ Greg Kidd, legendary Silicon Valley investor & founder
Greg Kidd on Fireside with a VC. Greg recently acquired VastBank | Fintech Pioneer | Early Investor: Twitter, Square, Coinbase, Solana | Ex-Ripple (#10) | Built & Scaled First Company to IPO | Co-Founder, GlobaliD | CEO, USBC | Ex Federal Reserve | Former roommate with Jack Dorsey. Greg and I get into a few topics, inc
How can AI help enterprises unlock valuable insights hidden in tens of thousands of contracts, invoices, and financial documents? Terzo is using AI to revolutionize enterprise data mining, tackling the complex world of Fortune 500 sales. With 90% of global IT spend concentrated in the Fortune 100, is it possible to bui
