This Week in Startups Weekly Recap Mar 6-13

It's pretty unbelievable that we had Sequoia's?Doug Leone, Cruise CEO?Kyle Vogt?and Redfin CEO?Glenn Kelman?all in one week. What's crazier is that we still had three other amazing episodes...

We kicked off the week with a discussion of Nuclear Power with Radiant Energy Fund's?Mark Nelson. We rounded it out with deep-tech investor?Jai Malik?from Countdown Capital, growth hacker?Josh Harris?from Party Round and Taj Ahmad Eldridge from Include Ventures.

Producer's Pick:?

Doug Leone?- an instant classic (YouTube)

How Big Funds Change the Startup Ecosystem (VC Sunday School) + Climate: Include Ventures' Taj Ahmad Eldridge | E1407

We discuss the impact of large funds on the startup ecosystem, how fund size influences firm strategy and why big funds often seed smaller funds. Then, Molly chats with Taj Ahmad Eldridge from Include Ventures. You will learn:

1. How Taj's experience with negative health impacts from pollution helped guide his investing focus

2. Include Ventures' unique fund of funds and direct investment strategy

3. Why Taj is not afraid of hardware investing (and how it's paying off)

4. How government branches can support climate tech progress

Countdown Capital’s Jai Malik | E1406

Hard-tech investor Jai Malik of Countdown Capital joins for Angel Season 6 “First Time Funds.” You will learn:

1. How Jai discovered Family Office LPs in his Twitter DMs

2. Why he is betting on re-building the American Industrial base

Redfin Founder & CEO Glenn Kelman | E1405

We discuss the current real estate market and how policies are promoting a nation of renters. Plus, Glenn turns the tables on Jason and Molly to ask them a few questions.

Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, driverless service in SF, the Origin (zero-emission shared vehicle) | E1404

Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt joins to discuss launching their driverless service in SF, their custom-built zero-emission shared vehicle the "Origin," and the state of self-driving maturity.

Doug Leone of Sequoia Capital: global growth, partnering with legendary companies and the evergreen fund | E1403

"Sequoia Capital is the greatest venture capital firm of all time. It's indisputable." - Jason?

Jason chats with Sequoia's Doug Leone, a leader who shepherded the firm for four decades. They discuss great founders, governance, Sequoia's global expansion, mentoring the next generation of investors and more.

What Germany got wrong about nuclear power with Mark Nelson | E1402

Radiant Energy Fund Managing Director Mark Nelson joins to make the case for nuclear power and explain why he thinks many countries have chosen to decrease their nuclear capacity.

News

Did you like our Friday Rapid-fire news segment??

We covered:?$RIVN, Biden on TikTok & Crypto, Creator Economy wins, $PTON?all 5-min per topic!

Other Coverage

• Love.com?(Ryan Breslow's new startup)
• Lessons from Bain Capital Crypto's launch
• Apple’s new Mac
• Pony AI's $8.5B Series D
• Alumni Ventures charged by SEC?($800K settlement)

Best,?

Producer Justin

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