"Turpentine VC" | Venture Capital and Investing
A podcast by Erik Torenberg - Tuesdays

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87 Episodes
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E86: Inside Mischief VC's Evolution with Zach Perret and Lauren Farleigh
Published: 4/22/2025 -
a16z's Voice AI Investment Strategy
Published: 4/15/2025 -
E84: How Accel Captures Companies Outside Traditional VC Reach with Andrew Braccia
Published: 4/8/2025 -
E83: Chad Byers on Why Susa is a Purpose-Built Seed Specialist [Classic Interview]
Published: 3/25/2025 -
E82: Fundraising in Bear Markets: How Nichole Wischoff Closed $50M [How I Invest]
Published: 3/19/2025 -
E81: Inside Seven Seven Six with Alexis Ohanian [Classic Interview]
Published: 3/11/2025 -
E80: Logan Bartlett on How Great VC Firms Truly Operate
Published: 3/4/2025 -
E79: Now at $2B Valuation: Mercor CEO On How They Started
Published: 2/25/2025 -
E78: Why Benchmark is Different Than Other Firms with Sarah Tavel & Eric Vishria
Published: 2/18/2025 -
E77: IVP's Somesh Dash on Growth Stage Investing and Strategic Discipline
Published: 2/11/2025 -
E76: Thrive Capital's Bold Bets on Category-Defining Companies with Kareem Zaki
Published: 2/4/2025 -
E75: Greg Castle (Anorak VC) on the Biggest AR/VR and Spatial Computing Opportunities
Published: 1/28/2025 -
E74: General Catalyst CEO on Running VC Like an Enduring Company
Published: 1/21/2025 -
E73: Aydin Senkut on Building Felicis Ventures
Published: 1/14/2025 -
E72: Keith Rabois: On Identifying Talent [Classic Interview]
Published: 1/7/2025 -
E71: How to Scale Talent | Andy Price, Artisanal Ventures [Cross Post]
Published: 12/31/2024 -
E70: Martin Casado of a16z on AI Innovation and AGI
Published: 12/24/2024 -
E69: Lost Tapes: Elad Gil on the Eve of the AI Boom
Published: 12/18/2024 -
E68: How Theory Ventures Differentiates in a Crowded VC Market
Published: 12/11/2024 -
E67: Defense Tech’s Rise with 8VC’s Alex Kolicich
Published: 12/3/2024
On Turpentine VC, host and venture capitalist Erik Torenberg delves deep into the art and science of building successful venture firms through conversations with the world’s best investors and operators. Hear about insider strategies on decision-making, investment theses, and building firms for the long term—from the ground-level, VC to VC. Guests in season 1 include Ben Horowitz of a16z, Mamood Hamid and Ilya Fushman of Kleiner Perkins, and Alfred Lin of Sequoia. Turpentine VC is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co