Upfront Podcast
1) Strauss Zelnick on Embracing Change Through Innovation and Creativity | 2024 Upfront Summit
Upfront Partner Aditi Maliwal chats with ZMC Founder & Managing Partner and Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick to discuss his career journey, strategies for innovation in the entertainment indus...Show More
2) Masters of AI with Rana el Kaliouby of Affectiva and Greg Pavlik of Oracle | 2024 Upfront Summit
Jeff Berman, CEO of WaitWhat, sits down with Affectiva founder and AI investor Rana el Kaliouby and Oracle SVP Greg Pavlik to discuss the implications of AI in schools, regulations that should be impl...Show More
3) Melting the Ice: Menlo Ventures' Approach to VC Winter with Matt Murphy | 2024 Upfront Summit
Upfront Partner Kobie Fuller interviews Menlo Ventures Partner Matt Murphy about the current state of venture, the firm's investment strategy in AI, and the importance of building a framework early on...Show More
4) The Beginner's Guide to Raising Money from Japanese LPs | 2024 Upfront Summit
Sozo Ventures Rob Freelen sits down with Hide Kobayashi of Tokio Marine Innovation Lab and Keisuke Seki of Development Bank of Japan to share insights into raising money from Japanese LPs. They discus...Show More
The Beginner's Guide to Raising Money from Japanese LPs | 2024 Upfront Summit
21:51 | Mar 22nd, 2024
5) Where Consumer Meets AI: What Lightspeed Sees for the Future | 2024 Upfront Summit
The Verge Deputy Editor Alex Heath interviews Lightspeed Partner Michael Mignano and General Partner Nicole Quinn to talk about the use cases of AI for consumers, where they see the biggest opportunit...Show More
Where Consumer Meets AI: What Lightspeed Sees for the Future | 2024 Upfront Summit
21:18 | Mar 22nd, 2024
6) General Catalyst Hemant Taneja: Can VC Truly Tackle Long-Term Problems? | 2024 Upfront Summit
Upfront Partner Kevin Zhang sits down with Hemant Taneja of General Catalyst to discuss what it takes to build an enduring firm, what approaching ecosystems in healthcare look like, and the biggest tr...Show More
7) Technology in An Age of Geopolitical Friction with CIA CTO Nand Mulchandani | 2024 Upfront Summit
Upfront Partner Seksom Suriyapa interviews Nand Mulchandani, the CIA's CTO, to dispel common misconceptions about the agency, his career trajectory leading up to his position today, and the critical r...Show More
8) Avaline: The Modern White Space in an Age-Old Industry | 2024 Upfront Summit
Amanda Groves of PLUS Capital sits down with Cameron Diaz and Katherine Power to talk about the founding story of their organic wine brand, Avaline. During the interview, they discuss how they've been...Show More
Avaline: The Modern White Space in an Age-Old Industry | 2024 Upfront Summit
24:23 | Mar 22nd, 2024
9) Katy Perry Redefines Beverage in the Non-Alcoholic Space with De Soi
Deborah Benton of Willow Growth Partners interviews Katy Perry and De Soi CEO Scout Brisson about the founding of their sparking non-alcoholic apéritif brand, what made them want to tackle this specif...Show More
10) The Bull Case for Crypto in 2024 with Olaf Carlson-Wee of Polychain Capital | 2024 Upfront Summit
Anita Ramaswamy of Reuters sits down with Olaf Carlson-Wee, founder of Polychain Capital to discuss the bull case for crypto, including what he's most excited about, lessons from the recent crypto win...Show More