Podcast interview with Chris Dixon, Angel & CoFounder of Hunch . He is also co-founder of Founder Collective He is a personal investor in early-stage technology companies, including Skype, Foursquare, Stack Overflow, TrialPay, DocVerse (acq by GOOG), Invite Media (acq by GOOG), Gerson Lehrman Group, ScanScout, OMGPOP, BillShrink, Panjiva, Knewton, and a handful of other startups that are still in stealth mode. You can find Chris @ his blog & his Posterous blog & on Twitter @cdixon
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Trae Vassallo, KPCB: GreenTech Venture
Video interview with Trae Vassallo, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Since joining the firm in 2002, Trae has put her technical and entrepreneurial background to work with companies in two main areas of focus: Greentech and Consumer Internet. Trae works closely with the management teams of Aggregate Knowledge, a data-management and ad optimization platform; RecycleBank, a green rewards and loyalty network; Altarock Energy, a geothermal development company; and Fisker Automotive, an extended electric luxury automotive company. Trae helped sell Ausra, utility-scale solar thermal development company, to Areva in early 2010, and is currently focusing on smart grid and efficiency opportunities.
Beth Seidenberg, KPCB: Training in Venture Capital Success for Women
Video interview with Beth Seidenberg,MD, partner @ Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. Beth joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in May 2005 to work in the life sciences area. For the past 20 years, she has focused her career on introducing new innovative treatments for AIDS, arthritis, asthma, cancer, psoriasis, cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological and renal disorders. She introduced 10 innovative products to market and achieved over 40 regulatory approvals (including new indications and formulations) on a worldwide basis. These products have been successfully commercialized and have generated several billion dollars of revenue.