Best Basis Set Ventures Podcasts (2025)

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The infrastructure underpinning the next commerce unicorns 35:58

3y ago35:58

35:58

The commerce ecosystem is massive, so massive that the sector can sustain entire infrastructure unicorns building nothing but tools and services enabling commerce businesses.In this conversation between Catherine Stewart, Board Partner at Basis Set and fmr COO of Shippo, and BSV investor John Mannes, we discuss the new APIs, customs automation and …

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Shopify with Morgan Brown 38:41

3+ y ago38:41

38:41

As the VP of Growth at Shopify, Morgan Brown has helped to spearhead a revolution in commerce by empowering merchants to own their business from end to end. He has also written one of the seminal books on growth and provided a framework for some of the hottest companies to power their own hypergrowth journeys. In this episode, you'll hear more abou…

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Hopin with Javier Ortega Estrada 27:04

3+ y ago27:04

27:04

Javier Ortega Estrada has had a front row seat to some of the most iconic companies in tech. Today he is the VP of global sales at Hopin, where he oversees the sales and solution engineering organizations. Prior to that, Javi was a Head of NA Sales and GM at Dropbox, where he worked for over 7 years — including stints overseeing Europe, the middle …

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Unlocking Convenience for Everyone ft. 7 Eleven 21:24

4y ago21:24

21:24

It's clear that offering convenience at-scale means serving large and incredibly diverse arrays of populations. And while it's true that many innovations in convenience, like delivery, started in dense urban centers. Founders would benefit from considering the challenges that companies like 7 Eleven face on a daily basis, getting fresh food to the …

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The Multi-Billion Dollar Climate Tech Investor that Doesn’t Want Equity 19:11

4y ago19:11

19:11

The proposed $2 trillion dollar U.S. infrastructure package will create major incentives for the adoption of climate technology and offer startups many pathways to secure growth funding. In this conversation between Mona Sheth, Senior Director of Federal Government Relations for Schneider Electric, two policy experts from DC-based government affair…

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Learn from a Customer: Designing the Future of Procurement in Manufacturing 25:01

4y ago25:01

25:01

In this conversation with Paul Hanna, Head of Procurement at a 150 person manufacturing company, we discuss how the next generation of hardware design tools in manufacturing will be even more tightly connected to the purchasing process, with greater intelligence — increasing collaboration between engineering and procurement teams.…

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Miro with Zhenya Loginov 34:58

4y ago34:58

34:58

Zhenya Loginov has been the driver of growth and revenue at some of the most successful companies, including Dropbox, Segment, and Miro. As the COO at Segment, Zhenya led the revenue and operations teams as the company scaled from SMB to Enterprise and expanded their product categories. Today as the CRO at Miro, he is responsible for all revenue an…

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Kevin Lee - founder at immi 42:22

4+ y ago42:22

42:22

Kevin is the founder of immi, a company that is making healthy nutritious instant ramen. Prior to this, Kevin was a venture capitalist at Pear and a product manager at AltSchool + Kabam. In this episode, Kevin talks about his journey to founding immi. Some highlights being: - Gaming and learning how to meet strangers online - Shifting his focus fro…

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Karan Talati - CEO of First Resonance 30:54

4+ y ago30:54

30:54

In this episode, Nikunj chats with Karan Talati. Karan is the CEO of First Resonance, a company that is developing the next-generation manufacturing software platform for modern manufacturers . Prior to this, Karan was the first engineer at Sense360 and before that an engineer at SpaceX. In this episode, Karan talks about his journey to founding Fi…

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Cristina Cordova - Platform & Partnerships at Notion 44:23

4+ y ago44:23

44:23

For this episode, Nikunj chats with Cristina (@cjc). Cristina currently leads the platform and partnerships team at Notion. Prior to this, Cristina was at Stripe where she joined as the first business development hire and the 28th employee. Over her seven years there, she ended up growing her team, leading partnerships overall, and also leading eff…

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Figma with Kyle Parrish 41:04

4+ y ago41:04

41:04

Kyle Parrish had a front row seat to sales at Dropbox, which gave him the background and a knack for building sales teams at the best product led growth companies. Today, he runs sales at Figma, and has built a sales engine that sits on top of one of the best user and product led growth companies that are changing the face of collaboration today. ‍…

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Nish Bhat - Cofounder of Color Genomics 50:45

4+ y ago50:45

50:45

For this episode, Nikunj chats with Nish Bhat (@nterminus). Nish was most recently working at Color Genomics where he was one of four cofounders. Prior to that, Nish worked as a software engineer at Lookout. In this episode, Nish talks about his journey to founding Color Genomics. Some highlights being: Love for entomology and biology growing up Wa…

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Notion with Camille Ricketts 31:48

4+ y ago31:48

31:48

Camille Ricketts is a true expert on building communities and creating a top notch content strategy. From her early days as a journalist for the Wall Street Journal and Venture Beat to her stint managing the content strategy at First Round Capital, she’s seen the best and the brightest people and companies, and been at the forefront of content and …

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Sheila Vashee - VC at Basis Set Ventures 23:26

4+ y ago23:26

23:26

For today's episode, we chat with Sheila Vashee (@sheilavashee). Sheila works as a partner and venture capitalist at Basis Set Ventures. Prior to this, she was the vice president of Growth at Opendoor and the second marketing hire at Dropbox. In this episode, Sheila talks about her incredible journey. Some highlights being: Starting a brownie compa…

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Ep. #23, Counseling Founders with Jonathan Heiliger of Vertex Ventures 45:25

4+ y ago45:25

45:25

In episode 23 of Venture Confidential, Heavybit’s Jesse Robbins interviews Jonathan Heiliger of Vertex Ventures on counseling founders and making big infrastructure bets. The post appeared first on Heavybit.By Heavybit

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Building for the global deskless workforce: lessons from one of Turkey’s largest conglomerates 14:56

4+ y ago14:56

14:56

While Covid-19 has pushed technology deeper into the deskless workforce, it’s also elucidating shortcomings of existing tools not optimized for the unique challenges of specific industries and regions of the world. In this conversation between Kris Kemeny, Managing Director of the venture arm for Tekfen, one of Turkey’s largest industrial conglomer…

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Wes Donohoe - VP of Product at One Medical 36:39

4+ y ago36:39

36:39

For today's episode, we chat with Wes Donohoe (@wesperience). Wes recently transitioned to working on special projects at One Medical after serving as their Vice President of Product for four years. Prior to this, he was the head of product at Shyp and previously head of product at Live Nation Labs. In this episode, Wes talks about all his incredib…

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Making the Business Case for Emissions Reduction 25:05

4+ y ago25:05

25:05

While most industries have had enough to manage with Covid-19, the oil and gas sector has had to manage the pandemic, along with a fierce price war between Russia and Saudi Arabia and broader existential questions about its identity in the face of the energy transition. In this conversation between Iain Cooper, a nearly 30 year veteran of multinati…

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Quantifying Covid’s F500 Supply Chain Impact ft. Chairman of Resilience360 (DHL + Columbia Cap) 24:57

5y ago24:57

24:57

73% of companies surveyed in a new report, identify as having encountered major issues in their supply chains as a result of Covid-19. The disruption has been so significant, that major brands are reconsidering once sacred supply chain doctrine. Companies are considering moving operations out of China, holding more inventory in stock and collaborat…

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Farmers Facing Covid Consolidation Must Differentiate, ft. Head of VC Investing, Penny Newman Grain 17:09

5y ago17:09

17:09

The history of American agriculture is a story of technology improving the efficiency of production. But the volatile global economy of the last decade is showing the industry that efficiency is not everything. Changing consumer taste coupled with increasing pressures of commoditization are forcing farmers to embrace technology as a lever for much …

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Real Estate Bets on Tech to Keep Homes Selling During Covid ft. VP of Growth & Marketing at Opendoor 23:57

5y ago23:57

23:57

The 2008 financial crisis catalyzed the most ambitious real estate technology startups ever founded. Airbnb changed the way homeowners conceptualize home value, Opendoor simplified real estate transactions in a way the industry never thought possible and Compass redefined the role technology plays in agent workflows. As we wade deeper into the Covi…

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Covid Offers Rare Chance to Reimagine Supply Chains: ft. Managing Director of Reefknot Investments 22:02

5y ago22:02

22:02

Factories that used to make tee shirts are now making PPE. Products we used to be able to ship to ourselves same day are now on back order for weeks. Much of this is the result of supply chains buckling under the weight of Covid-19. As the dust settles, enterprises will have the opportunity to go back to the drawing board for the first time in year…

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Covid Creates New Normal For Security & Trade: ft. Fmr. Head of US Customs (CBP) Innovation Team 24:40

5y ago24:40

24:40

Covid-19 is disrupting global flows of goods and people at an unprecedented scale. During the War on Terror, the government invested in technology to keep borders open and trade flowing. Our current pandemic requires a similar investment in a new generation of data infrastructure. If we can stitch together the right data, we can put an end to conve…

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Keeping Truck Drivers Safe During Covid: ft. Owner & VP of Digital for Trimac Transportation 22:57

5y ago22:57

22:57

Trucking is one of the most essential industries in the global economy — food, masks and pharmaceuticals are of little value if we can’t get them to those who need them. As Covid19 continues to spread, millions of aging truck drivers remain on the road — ensuring critical goods can get from point A to point B. Moving forward, new technologies will …

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Leveraging Your Personal Brand to Build a Powerful Network - Casey Adams 12:24

5+ y ago12:24

12:24

Casey Adams is an 18 year old Best Selling Author, Entrepreneur, and Public Speaker who has been able to turn his negative situation into a positive outcome. After almost becoming paralyzed during a football injury, Casey was able to start his journey by looking at ways to leverage social media & build a personal brand. Casey runs a top 50 business…

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How to Pitch VC's and Raise Funds From Silicon Valley Investors - Arie van Gemeren, Rising Tide VC 16:17

5+ y ago16:17

16:17

Arie is a Principal at Rising Tide VC, an early stage investments firm with a focus on early-stage technology and healthcare. Arie is focused on big ideas in FinTech, InsurTech, real estate and blockchain technology, and also on delivering value-add work for the Firm's current portfolio of promising companies as well as the Firm's tremendous group …

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How to Think Like an Investor and Raise Funds - Osayi Igharo, Africa's Top Investor Ripple VC 20:19

5+ y ago20:19

20:19

Ripple VC works with highly technical, capital efficient companies to expand market opportunities and scale product-market fit. Ripple VC provides seed capital and focuses energies on helping with Fortune 500 relationships: helping them become customers, investors, and acquirers. The mission is to become the go-to firm for the best seed deep tech c…

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Fundraising Strategies for Early-Stage Founders: Raising Your First Round - Matt Cole, Investible 19:42

5+ y ago19:42

19:42

Investible is a new-breed scalable angel investor and business generator bringing together the skills of early stage VC investors with the scalability enabled by our world-class experiential business building program. Investible produces a formidable pipeline of investible businesses and startup ready talent.…

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How to Get Investors to Reach Out to You About Your Startup - John Mannes, Basis Set Ventures 14:04

5+ y ago14:04

14:04

John Mannes is an investor at Basis Set Ventures, a $136 million early stage venture capital fund focused on supporting startups using machine learning to address big problems across industries. Prior to Basis Set Ventures, John was a TechCrunch writer covering machine intelligence startups, machine learning research and major AI initiatives from b…

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Applying Brain Science to Digital Marketing for Business Owners - Jonathan Hawkins 20:11

5+ y ago20:11

20:11

Jonathan Hawkins is the CEO of The Hashtag Agent, a social media training and consulting firm for the real estate industry. Most recently, Jonathan was ranked in the top 1% of real estate brokers in the country. He is a sought after keynote speaker and has been featured in top media publications such as Inc., Wall Street Journal, Inman, Forbes, Ent…

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Secrets of a Portfolio Entrepreneur: How to Run Multiple Startups at the Same Time - Jeff Fenster, Everbowl 25:28

5+ y ago25:28

25:28

Jeff Fenster is the CEO of Everbowl, a San Diego-based acai bowl and juice chain. Fenster started Everbowl in 2016, which has now expanded to 22 locations across Southern California—with two just added in Hillcrest and Little Italy. But Everbowl is not his only company. Within this portfolio he started multiple other companies: a construction compa…

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Actionable Strategies to Build a Successful Personal and Business Brand - Mike Young 15:44

5+ y ago15:44

15:44

Mike Young is the host of the top-rated iTunes “The Made Over Podcast”, author of "Made Over: How To Create A Powerful Brand That Will Transform Your Business & Save Your Life", and a seasoned entrepreneur. Mike created “The Makeover Method” and is known as “The Makeover Master.” He works with dedicated entrepreneurs through mentorship, coaching, t…

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Sales Tactics for Entrepreneurs - David Lopez 17:06

5+ y ago17:06

17:06

David Lopez is a successful sales coach and entrepreneur. On this episodes he shares his secrets and tactics for closing any sale.

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Fitness Entrepreneur Sharing His Secrets to Good Habits, Work-Life Balance, and Mindset for Entrepreneurs - Anthony Mendez 15:08

5+ y ago15:08

15:08

Anthony Mendez: CEO of Mendez Fitness Pro, PUMA Trainer & Onnit Athlete Mendez has 3 years of exercise science education, has a diploma from equinox fitness academy, a Diploma in Psychology, and he has partaken in over 30 health & fitness work shops lead by the top fitness leaders in the industry. Mendez holds 2 National Certifications & 12 special…

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Not Your Typical VC: Samara Hernandez Invests in Badass Founders With Chingona Ventures 22:00

5+ y ago22:00

22:00

Previously at Math Venture Partners Samara now raised her own fund, Chingona Ventures to invest in badass (Latino) founders.

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How to Set up Scalable Systems and Processes for Your Business - Tim Nussbeck 19:57

5+ y ago19:57

19:57

Tim Nussbeck built a $100M dollar a year business using effective systems and operations. In this episode he shares all his strategies and tactics for optimizing your business.

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Demystifying Venture Capital for Founders in Deep Tech, AI, ML, and Other Emerging Technologies - Investor Lucy Wang 18:03

5+ y ago18:03

18:03

Lucy's current investment focus is on breakthrough technologies in enterprise software and hardware, including ML/AI, blockchain, cybersecurity, computing infrastructure, robotics/autonomous systems, aerospace, and AR/VR. She has experience as an emerging technology investor at Greycroft Partners and 11.2 Capital.…

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The Power of Mentorship to Build Thriving Businesses - Seth Campbell 17:20

5+ y ago17:20

17:20

Seth has started several businesses and made several million dollars as an entrepreneur. He has spoken at events on multiple continents and around the US and has had the opportunity to present with John C Maxwell on one of his business trainings. He gives some great insight on perspectives regardless of the goal. Seth has started several businesses…

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Building a Profitable Network Marketing Company From Scratch – Austin Godsey 13:43

5+ y ago13:43

13:43

Austin Godsey went from "homeless" to "millionaire" within 2 years through network marketing. In this episode he reveals how he left his difficult background behind and built a successful company with nothing but hard work and the right tactics.

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How to Raise Funds (for International Startup Founders) 23:16

6y ago23:16

23:16

Ariel is a General Partner at Brainstorm Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm whose exits include OpenTable, Zappos and KIO Networks in Mexico City. Ariel is a Class 16 Kauffman Fellow and Mentor. He is also the Vice President of Pacific Community Management, a growth equity impact investment firm, and serves on the boards of several of it…

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Instagram Tips and Tricks for Startup Founders - Ryan White 15:40

6y ago15:40

15:40

Ryan White is a social media influencer and the CEO of Social Revelation. Social Revelation is a 7 figure marketing agency that helps businesses and personal brands increase their digital footprint and brand awareness online. In this episode, Ryan White shares Instagram tips and tricks for startup founders.…

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Ep. #22, Feat. Dan Scholnick of Trinity Ventures 45:26

6+ y ago45:26

45:26

In episode 22 of Venture Confidential, Dan Scholnick, General Partner at Trinity Ventures, discusses how his past experience as a two time entrepreneur helps him determine which promising companies and charismatic entrepreneurs to invest in as well as what sets Trinity Ventures apart from other funds. The post appeared first on Heavybit.…

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Growing an Ethical and Sustainable Business - Esteban Gast 27:16

6+ y ago27:16

27:16

In this episode Esteban Gast talks about the importance of sustainability and his journey in creating a thriving ethical business.

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Understanding the Basics of PR - Josue Arteaga 14:47

6+ y ago14:47

14:47

Josue Arteaga, founder of Influencer Viral, explains how somebody with has no PR experience, no PR background can go from zero to having their first article go up and then start snowballing from there.

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Getting the Mindset for Achieving your Goals - Jeremy Haynes 9:52

6+ y ago9:52

9:52

In this episode Jeremy Haynes, digital marketing guru, and founder / CEO of Megalodon Marketing, tells us the steps needed to find the drive within yourself to achieve your goals and make your aspirations a reality.

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Ep. #21, Feat. Lan Xuezhao of Basis Set Ventures 38:51

6+ y ago38:51

38:51

In episode 21 of Venture Confidential, Lan Xuezhao, Founding Partner at Basis Set Ventures, describes how she went from a career in Corp Dev at Dropbox to later founding a venture firm that invests in companies that improve people’s work efficiency. The post appeared first on Heavybit.By Heavybit

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Cultivating Persistence - Israel Cauich 11:08

6+ y ago11:08

11:08

Israel Cauich the CEO of SoldAI recounts his experiences and gives advice on the importance of persistence in achieving your goals.

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Driving Traffic with Facebook Ads - Ryan Carroll 10:44

6+ y ago10:44

10:44

Facebook Instructor, Influencer, and Entrepreneur, Ryan Carroll talks about his secrets for creating growth for your eCommerce business and how to drive traffic using Facebook.

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Ep. #20, Feat. Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures 38:21

6+ y ago38:21

38:21

In episode 20 of Venture Confidential, Leo Polovets, General Partner at Susa Ventures, describes how he went from a career in software engineering to later entering the world of venture and working with founders. The post appeared first on Heavybit.By Heavybit

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Growth Hacking Press for your Startup - Houston Golden 30:34

6+ y ago30:34

30:34

Houston Golden tells us step by step the secrets to getting massive press for your business and personal brand and talks about how BAMF outpaces any traditional PR agency.

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