#100 When Investors Take the Hot Seat

You heard seven pitches from Napa... but what happened after the show? We'll catch you up with four founder deep dives and some rapid fire updates on the Season 14 Finale. ... Listen to the finale on Patreon (@ThePitch) Subscribe to our email newsletter: insider.pitch.show Le ...  Show more

Ever wanted to sit at the table in The Pitch Room and ask the VCs your burning question? Three listeners got the chance on our new segment, The Hot Mic, a live listener Q&A where you get to ask the investors anything.In this episode, our VCs answer: • Should I start a venture fun ...  Show more

When Antonio Garcia Martinez was trying to raise money for his fledgling tech company, he worried that an honest pitch wouldn't get him the funds he needed. So he lied. This week, Brad and Bloomberg Technology's Ellen Huet explore the murky world of early-stage startups -- not ju ...  Show more

My guest today is Erik Serrano. Erik is the CEO of Stable Asset Management, which he started 14 years ago in his early 20s and has scaled to over $3 billion in AUM. Unusually, Stable’s strategy focuses on other investing firms. They look to back the Blackstone's of tomorrow and p ...  Show more

Nobody wants to launch their venture slowly, but it's important to take your time when choosing investors. In this episode, Ian and Chad discuss what you should be asking your potential investors, using life lessons from some of the most successful entrepreneurs to determine if a ...  Show more

Chad and Ian are joined by Bill Draper and Pitch Johnson, both of whom were instrumental in starting venture capital in the early 1960’s, shaping the industry even to this day. Bill and Pitch first met at Inland Steel in the late 1950s, instantly becoming friends and forming a li ...  Show more