Venture Stories

February 15, 2022
Lessons From Top Execs: Ben Braverman (Chief Customer Officer at Flexport) | Village Global’s Venture Stories with Erik Torenberg and Adam Gelman
Ben Braverman joins the Village Global's Venture Stories podcast to discuss his experience at Flexport, how to build a good sales machine,...

August 9, 2021
How to Have Better Virtual Meetings | Max Greenwald on Venture Stories with Erik Torenberg
Max and Erik discuss different tools, strategies, and results associated with the recent blending of remote and in-person...

May 20, 2021
Keith Rabois on Miami and Company-Building in 2021 | Village Global’s Venture Stories with Erik Torenberg
In this chat, Keith Rabois talks about moving to Miami, creating a startup ecosystem, and building a company in today's...

March 19, 2021
The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life | Luke Burgis on Venture Stories
Luke Burgis joins Erik Torenberg to discuss mimetic desires, societal value, and the effect of social...

February 3, 2021
How To Create a Successful Online Course | Andrew Barry on Venture Stories
Andrew Barry joins Erik Torenberg to discuss the evolution of online courses, the On Deck fellowship, and how to build a great...

November 28, 2020
Reid Hoffman and Chamath Palihapitiya on Angel Investing and The Future of Venture | Venture Stories
Reid Hoffman and Chamath Palihapitiya join Eric Torenberg to discuss venture capitalism, investing, SPACs, and angel...

November 17, 2020
Advice For Angel Investors | Keith Rabois on Venture Stories
Keith Rabois joins Erik Torenberg to share advice for angel investors, his thoughts on crypto, and how he uses...

September 24, 2020
How To Start and Grow a Podcast with David Perell, Jeff Umbro, and Sachit Gupta on Venture Stories with Erik Torenberg
Experts from across the podcasting horizon discuss the best way to start and grow your own...

September 8, 2020
How To Start and Grow a Newsletter | Lenny Rachitsky and Nadia Eghbal on Venture Stories
Venture Stories joins Lenny Rachitsky and Nadia Eghbal to discuss the writing process, newsletter audiences, and pricing a...

August 14, 2020
Everything You Need To Know About SPACs | Anuj Abrol on Venture Stories
Anuj Abrol joins Erik Torenberg to discuss SPACs, direct listings, IPOs, and...

July 21, 2020
Journalism, Subscriptions, and Podcasting | Li Jin and Nathan Baschez on Venture Stories
Li Jin and Nathan Baschez join Erik Torenberg to discuss the future of journalism, subscriptions, and...

June 8, 2020
All Things Growth in a COVID World | Mike Duboe, Dan Hockenmaier, and Dave Weinstein on Venture Stories
Mike Duboe, Dan Hockenmaier, and Dave Weinstein join Erik Torenberg to discuss growth in a COVID...

June 5, 2020
Unbundling Journalism | Chris Best on Venture Stories
Substack CEO Chris Best discusses Erik Torenberg to discuss Substack and how the internet changed...

May 10, 2020
Creating Tools For Networked Thought with Roam Research | Conor White-Sullivan on Venture Stories, Hosted by Erik Torenberg
Roam Research co-founder Conor White-Sullivan joins Erik Torenberg to discuss his note-taking application, it's features, and lessons from...

February 24, 2020
Identifying Talent, Changing Education, and Studying Progress – Tyler Cowen on Venture Stories
Tyler Cown is one of the smartest economists of our time, and he has some unique views on talent & education. For one: “I think IQ is...