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The Twenty Minute VC

Episode summaries:
Strategy

Why Growth Teams Are Dying in the Age of AI

July 13, 2025

Explore how AI replaces growth teams, boosts email ROI, and reshapes SEO for 2025.

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Strategy

Lessons from $5B VC: Wins, Losses, and Guts

July 9, 2025

Larry Aschebrook of G Squared reveals how instincts, grit, and failures shaped a $5B venture journey.

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Miscellaneous

Scott Galloway on Wealth, Work, and Self-Worth

July 9, 2025

Scott Galloway explores AI, inequality, happiness, dating, and personal growth in the modern economy.

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Building

How Duolingo Builds Products 10x Faster with AI

July 7, 2025

Cem Kansu on Duolingo's AI, small teams, retention, and paywalls.

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Fundraising

From 100 Rejections to $2B: GetYourGuide Story

July 6, 2025

Johannes Reck shares how GetYourGuide overcame VC rejections, early mistakes, and raised $450M before a global crisis.

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Fundraising

Substance vs. Hype in AI’s Billion-Dollar Race

July 4, 2025

Friedman, Gross join Zuck's $100B AI play; insiders, IPOs, Ellison strategy.

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Fundraising

Can Private Equity Survive Without IPOs?

July 4, 2025

KKR’s Philip Freise on AI, liquidity, failures, and PE’s future.

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Fundraising

Inside Figma’s IPO and AI’s $30B Shake-Up

July 3, 2025

Dive into Figma's IPO, AI mega-deals, exits & startup trends.

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Strategy

Enterprise Sales Tactics for PLG Success

June 28, 2025

Kim Graves shares winning sales strategies from Notion and Slack, including PLG layering, hiring grit, and AI resistance.

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Fundraising

Inside Meta's $14.8B Bet and Chime's IPO Buzz

June 19, 2025

Analyzes Meta’s Scale deal, Chime’s IPO, Ramp's rise, and shifting power in tech incumbents vs. AI upstarts.

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Strategy

How Near-Death Sparked a $400M Startup

June 15, 2025

Matt Pohlson shares Omaze's origin, pivots, and lessons from adversity.

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Fundraising

Elon, IPOs, Anduril & the SaaS Slowdown

June 13, 2025

Explore Musk's empire, meme IPO moves, and AI's SaaS takeover.

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Strategy

Why Most AI Startups Will Fail

June 9, 2025

Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman on AI disruption, work ethic, and startup survival.

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Strategy

Is DPI the Only Metric That Matters?

June 5, 2025

Debating DPI, AI relevance, VC models, IPOs, and industry hype.

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Fundraising

Lessons from 350 Angel Investments & New $26M Fund

June 5, 2025

Immad Akhund reveals startup insights and future of venture capital.

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Strategy

The Sales Playbook to Scale from $2M to $40M

June 4, 2025

Kyle Norton shares growth tactics, AI tools, and scripts that helped Owner.com grow from $2M to $40M ARR.

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Strategy

Why AI Moats Don’t Exist and Other Startup Truths

June 4, 2025

Varun Mohan on AI myths, pivots, and the future of apps.

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Fundraising

Why Late-Stage VC Is Breaking Down

May 29, 2025

Explore OpenAI's Jony Ive deal, YC's dominance, and VC myths

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Distribution

How ElevenLabs Grows Without Product Managers

May 27, 2025

Luke Harries shares ElevenLabs’ playbook, growth strategy & AI-led marketing insights.

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Inside Airwallex: $1M to $1B Angel Story

May 27, 2025

Jack Zhang on Airwallex's wild scale journey, Stripe deal, and $1B exit losses.

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Fundraising

Chime IPO, Private Markets & Startup Lawsuits

May 22, 2025

Explore Chime's IPO edge, late-stage VC trends, and lawsuits shaking startups.

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Fundraising

Why Big Funds Back AI and Perplexity

May 22, 2025

Inside venture trends: Tiger's return, SBF's bets, AI's VC surge.

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Building

How Figma Builds Better Products That Users Love

May 20, 2025

Figma CPO Yuhki Yamashita on product innovation and leadership lessons from building joyful user experiences.

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Fundraising

Why Raising $3M Is Harder Than $100M

May 19, 2025

Duolingo founder on funding, AI in edtech, and startup advice.

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Strategy

Why Fund Returners Aren't Enough Today

May 12, 2025

Exploring VC risk, Series A/B success, and AI resilience.

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