# Vc Reality

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Fundable Startups, Execution & VC Reality Checks w/ Sydney Thomas, Symphonic Capital

In this VCs Off the Record episode, host Gayle Jennings-O'Byrne sit down with Sydney Paige Thomas, Founder & General Partner at Symphonic Capital, to get real about what separates startups that secure funding from those that don’t. 💡 Sydney breaks down why a great idea isn’t enough, how execution …

From Copilots to Strip-Mining: Inside AI’s New VC Reality with Ed Sim of Boldstart Ventures

Howard is back with a jam-packed episode of Trends With Friends featuring the first guest of summer, longtime friend and inception-stage VC killer, Ed Sim of Boldstart Ventures. From the death of moats to the rise of AI-native founders, Ed breaks down the absurd speed of today’s startup landscape a…

Mike Privette on How the End of Free Money Changes Sales Strategy in Cybersecurity

CISO, market observer, and newsletter author, Mike Privette, joins the show to talk about how a new financial reality is shaping the cybersecurity industry. George K and George A talk to Mike about: 💡 Where companies now need to focus their energy in a new VC reality. 📉 How the end of free money af…

Bigger Isn’t Always Better - A VC Reality Check with David Mandel

Is bigger always better? In this episode of Leadership Levers, we sit down with David Mandel, Managing Partner at Emerging Ventures Capital, to explore how culture, capital, and leadership collide in high-growth environments. David shares his journey from aspiring AI researcher in the 1980s to seri…

The Weekly SITREP #12 24JUL2024

We Dive in after an uneventful couple weeks to discuss: 1) The Crowdstrike disaster with friend of the page and cybersecurity guru Levi Horsley. 2) The budding tourism within Afghanistan, and why Kyle is anxious to go! 3) Iran's growing Naval power and the really terrifying reality of the…

Terra Nullius: Who Owns the Skies? w/ Julia Powles

This is our second Terra Nullius episode. As a reminder this means ‘Nobody’s Land’ — an infamous legal fiction from the age of Empire. In this episode we ask: who owns the skies? We get into it with law professor Julia Powles, who shares her research and perspective on the accelerating prospect of …

Ep33 The Sands of Tokens

The Net Society crew returns for a wide-ranging conversation on the state of crypto, AI, and digital culture. They explore the installation phase of crypto, the role of blockchain in gaming, and whether asset ownership is the real unlock. The conversation shifts to Worldcoin’s user growth and the b…

From Zero to One (and Back): Startup Lessons, VC Reality, and Why Story Beats Playbooks with Andrew Ackerman

On this BizBlend episode, host Sana digs into the real founder journey with Andrew Ackerman—two-time startup operator, investor in 70+ companies, accelerator leader, and author of The Entrepreneur’s Odyssey, a business novel that teaches through story rather than checklists. We unpack the pressure …