OG #10: PJ Parson + new vibier sound on Fred Wilson and Kevin Ryan

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Tune in

  1. John Borthwick (Betaworks) Highlight: Media, art, and agencies at the heart of early NY tech, plus predictions for today’s ecosystem. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/john-borthwick-betaworks/
  2. Owen Davis (Contour, NYC Seed) Highlight: How advertising powered early NYC tech and the post-dot-com transition to consumer and enterprise superstars. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/owen-davis-contour-and-nyc-seed/
  3. Albert Wenger (Union Square Ventures) Highlight: USV’s evolution from consumer apps to deep tech, lessons from Delicious, Tumblr, Foursquare, and frameworks for crypto + AI. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/albert-wenger-union-square-ventures/
  4. Dennis Crowley (Foursquare, Dodgeball) Highlight: From punk zines and DIY publishing to inventing location-based social networking and Foursquare. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/dennis-crowley-foursquare-and-dodgeball/
  5. Ben Lerer (Thrillist, Lerer Hippeau) Highlight: Building Thrillist in the newsletter/blogger era and evolving into a powerhouse seed-stage VC firm. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/ben-lerer-thrillist-and-lerer-hippeau/
  6. Alan Patricof (APAX, Greycroft, Primetime Partners) Highlight: Oral history of venture capital, iconic deals from Apple to AOL, and repeatedly reinventing firms. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/alan-patricof-apax-greycroft-and-primetime/
  7. Fred Wilson (Union Square Ventures) Highlight: Flatiron Partners, USV’s cultural roots, and investments like Etsy, Kickstarter, and SoundCloud. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/fred-wilson-union-square-ventures/
  8. Howard Morgan (Renaissance, Idealab, First Round, BCap) Highlight: From mainframes and early computing to founding Renaissance and Idealab, shaping quant finance and New York’s tech ecosystem. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/howard-morgan-first-round-and-bcap/
  9. Kevin Ryan (DoubleClick, Gilt, MongoDB, AlleyCorp) Highlight: Building DoubleClick into an ad-tech giant, then founding Gilt, MongoDB, and AlleyCorp to seed NYC’s startup scene. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/kevin-ryan-doubleclick-gilt-mongodb-alleycorp/
  10. PJ Parson (Northzone, Spotify) Highlight: Scandinavian venture capital pioneer, scaling companies like Spotify, and bridging European and global tech. URL: https://amol.sarva.co/pj-parson-northzone-izettle-storytel/

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