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Connie Loizos & Alex Gove

Each week, StrictlyVC Editor-in Chief Connie Loizos and Alex Gove, a former journalist, VC, and operating exec, review the top stories in StrictlyVC and interview a mover and shaker in the world of tech.

  • 47 minutes 47 seconds
    Marc Lore Has Big Plans for Wonder That Go Beyond Fast Casual

    At a StrictlyVC event in New York this past Wednesday, Connie talked to Marc Lore, founder and CEO of Wonder, about Wonder's plans for the future, including the news that Wonder is buying GrubHub for $650 million, or $6.65 billion less than the Netherlands-based food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway paid for the company just four years ago.

    16 November 2024, 1:00 am
  • 32 minutes 5 seconds
    Ashton Kutcher Never Wants to See Your Pitch Deck Again

    Ashton Kutcher, Guy Oseary, and Effie Epstein of Sound Ventures talk about their AI strategy and why they think we are in the early innings of artificial intelligence startups.

    9 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 29 minutes 42 seconds
    Live from Disrupt: Vinod Khosla Is Optimistic about AI despite the Risks

    Connie talks to legendary venture capitalist Vinod Khosla, founder and managing director at Khosla Ventures. 

    2 November 2024, 3:00 am
  • 25 minutes 47 seconds
    Billionaire Frank McCourt Wants to Buy TikTok; Here’s His Plan

    Connie and Alex talk to billionaire Frank McCourt about his plan to buy TikTok and transform it into a decentralized platform where users have control over their data and identity.

    19 October 2024, 5:00 am
  • 44 minutes 13 seconds
    General Catalyst Layers in Financing to Boost Its Fortunes

    Connie & Alex talk to Hemant Taneja and Pranav Singhvi of General Catalyst about their “Customer Value” strategy, a  funding model in which General Catalyst pre-funds a company's customer acquisition cost in exchange for a capped return linked directly to the customer value generated from its investment. 

    Music: 
    1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
    2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
    3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
    4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
    5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    12 October 2024, 6:00 am
  • 32 minutes 38 seconds
    A Frustrated Al Gore Compares Climate Pledges to "New Year’s Resolutions"

    Connie talks with former Vice President Al Gore and his business partner, Lila Preston, about a new, annual climate report that their sustainability-focused investment management firm, Generation Investment Management, has issued. 

    21 September 2024, 12:00 am
  • 38 minutes 39 seconds
    FTC Chair Lina Khan on Startups, Scaling, and “Innovations in Potential Lawbreaking”

    Connie talks to Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, about the need for regulation in the tech industry to ensure competition and address potential risks of AI, the challenges of regulating innovation in a rapidly changing tech environment, and the potential risks and benefits of breaking up big tech companies.

    15 June 2024, 3:00 am
  • 37 minutes 58 seconds
    The Ins and Outs of Investing in Europe, according to VC Saul Klein

    Connie chats with seed-stage investor Saul Klein about the European startup scene.

    Music: 
    1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
    2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
    3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
    4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
    5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    8 June 2024, 2:00 am
  • 22 minutes 32 seconds
    Rippling’s Parker Conrad on the company’s new round, its new lease and its newest critic

    Connie talks to Rippling CEO Parker Conrad about Rippling's new $200 million round that the company raised at a hefty $13.4 billion valuation.


    Music: 
    1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)
    2. "Blippy Trance" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5759-blippy-trance)
    3. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4650-dream-catcher)
    4. "Pamgaea" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4193-pamgaea)
    5. "EDM Detection Mode" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3687-edm-detection-mode)

    License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

    27 April 2024, 3:00 am
  • 27 minutes 11 seconds
    IVP’s Eric Liaw on London, succession, and that Klarna kerfuffle

    Connie talks to Eric Liaw of IVP about London, succession, and that Klarna kerfuffle.

    5 April 2024, 10:00 pm
  • 27 minutes 10 seconds
    VC Arjun Sethi Wants to Manage Other Investors' Data. You Got a Problem with That?

    Connie talks to Arjun Sethi, co-founder of the venture firm Tribe Capital,  about Termina, a startup he cofounded that helps investors perform quantitative due diligence on their own portfolio and new deals. 

    23 March 2024, 2:00 am
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