"Turpentine VC" | Venture Capital and Investing

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87 Episodes

  1. E86: Inside Mischief VC's Evolution with Zach Perret and Lauren Farleigh

    Published: 4/22/2025
  2. a16z's Voice AI Investment Strategy

    Published: 4/15/2025
  3. E84: How Accel Captures Companies Outside Traditional VC Reach with Andrew Braccia

    Published: 4/8/2025
  4. E83: Chad Byers on Why Susa is a Purpose-Built Seed Specialist [Classic Interview]

    Published: 3/25/2025
  5. E82: Fundraising in Bear Markets: How Nichole Wischoff Closed $50M [How I Invest]

    Published: 3/19/2025
  6. E81: Inside Seven Seven Six with Alexis Ohanian [Classic Interview]

    Published: 3/11/2025
  7. E80: Logan Bartlett on How Great VC Firms Truly Operate

    Published: 3/4/2025
  8. E79: Now at $2B Valuation: Mercor CEO On How They Started

    Published: 2/25/2025
  9. E78: Why Benchmark is Different Than Other Firms with Sarah Tavel & Eric Vishria

    Published: 2/18/2025
  10. E77: IVP's Somesh Dash on Growth Stage Investing and Strategic Discipline

    Published: 2/11/2025
  11. E76: Thrive Capital's Bold Bets on Category-Defining Companies with Kareem Zaki

    Published: 2/4/2025
  12. E75: Greg Castle (Anorak VC) on the Biggest AR/VR and Spatial Computing Opportunities

    Published: 1/28/2025
  13. E74: General Catalyst CEO on Running VC Like an Enduring Company

    Published: 1/21/2025
  14. E73: Aydin Senkut on Building Felicis Ventures

    Published: 1/14/2025
  15. E72: Keith Rabois: On Identifying Talent [Classic Interview]

    Published: 1/7/2025
  16. E71: How to Scale Talent | Andy Price, Artisanal Ventures [Cross Post]

    Published: 12/31/2024
  17. E70: Martin Casado of a16z on AI Innovation and AGI

    Published: 12/24/2024
  18. E69: Lost Tapes: Elad Gil on the Eve of the AI Boom

    Published: 12/18/2024
  19. E68: How Theory Ventures Differentiates in a Crowded VC Market

    Published: 12/11/2024
  20. E67: Defense Tech’s Rise with 8VC’s Alex Kolicich

    Published: 12/3/2024

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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