The Silicon Valley Podcast
1) Ep 273 How AI is Changing Deals & Global Development with Jeff Kafka and Brian Rogers
How AI is Changing Deals & Global Development with Jeff Kafka and Brian Rogers   Jeff Kafka Bay Area entrepreneur, cybersecurity startup founder, and medical device/supply chain import partn...Show More
2) Ep 272 Startup Founder Pay, AI’s Impact, and Bootstrapping Trends with Pilot CEO Waseem Daher
Guest: Waseem Daher – Founder & Executive Chairman of Pilot LinkedIn: Waseem Daher Pilot: pilot.com | Founder Salary Report 2025 Bio Waseem Daher is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Pilot, a mod...Show More
3) Ep 271 Reimagining Work and Storytelling in the Age of AI with Shawn Villaron
Guest: Shawn Villaron, Vice President of Customer and Strategic Initiatives, Office Product Group at Microsoft | Former VP & GM of PowerPoint | Bay Area Site Leader | Executive Sponsor of HOLA Â Episo...Show More
4) Ep 270 Redefining Networking and Security in the Age of AI with Pankaj Patel
Podcast Show Notes: Pankaj Patel – Redefining Networking and Security in the Age of AI Guest: Pankaj Patel, Founder and CEO of Nile | Former EVP and Chief Development Officer at Cisco | Partner at JC2...Show More
5) Ep 269 How to Break into Venture Capital with Taylor Brandt
Join us for an insightful conversation with Taylor Brandt, a Partner at Headline, where we dive into the world of venture capital and B2B software. Taylor specializes in vertical SaaS, B2B marketplace...Show More
6) Ep 268 The Mindset of a Top-Tier VC with Mercedes Bent
Mercedes Bent, formerly a Partner at Lightspeed, and a leading investor in fintech, AI, and consumer companies. Guest Bio: Mercedes Bent is a seasoned investor with a background that spans venture cap...Show More
7) Ep 266 Building Seismic Ventures with Ross Fubini
Bio: Ross is a founder, engineer, and early-stage technology investor who focuses on helping significant ideas scale up. He believes in working with "amazing people who build products indistinguishabl...Show More
8) Ep 266 Building AI at the Edge of Innovation with Ben Van Roo
Episode Summary: In this episode, we sit down with Ben Van Roo, CEO and Co-Founder of Legion Intelligence and a seasoned leader whose career spans building cutting-edge AI solutions for both the publi...Show More
9) Ep 265 A Global Perspective of Venture Capital: with George Panagiotakopoulo
Guest: George Panagiotakopoulos, Innovation Ecosystem Development -Advisor, Berkeley SkyDeck Episode Summary: Join us as we sit down with George Panagiotakopoulos, who works with UC Berkeley who has a...Show More
10) Ep 264 Why Memory is the Unsung Hero of AI, with Thomas Coughlin
Guest: Dr. Tom Coughlin, President, Coughlin Associates, IEEE Past President (2025) Website: https://tomcoughlin.com FMS Conference: https://futurememorystorage.com/ Episode Summary: Join us for an en...Show More