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Clear all filtersSheel Mohnot: Lessons from Investing in Flexport and Missing on Robinhood | 20VC #917
Sheel Mohnot, Jake, Justin Bieber, Harry Stebbings
Better Tomorrow Ventures, co-founded by Sheil and NerdWallet's Jake Gibson, operates as a concentrated FinTech-focused fund targeting 10 to 15% ownership stakes in approximately 30 portfolio companies while prioritizing capital efficiency. The firm leverages Sheil's founder exits and microfinance background to execute a disciplined strategy that increased follow-on allocations in Fund 2, despite acknowledging past regrets over missed exits in companies like Robinhood and Chime. Looking ahead to 2027, the partnership aims to solidify its position as a global partner for fintech founders, maintaining a concentrated portfolio approach even as macroeconomic headwinds reshape emerging market opportunities.
HubSpot Founder Dharmesh Shah: The Ultimate Guide to Company Culture | E896
Dharmesh Shah, Harry Stebbings
HubSpot co-founder Dharmesh Patel recounts the company's origins from an MIT Sloan connection to its mission of serving small businesses, emphasizing a leadership philosophy rooted in transparency, humility, and the critical management of "culture debt." Patel details strategic lessons on avoiding premature enterprise expansion, pricing for optionality rather than maximum willingness to pay, and the necessity of "all-in" bets for secondary products to sustain growth. Finally, he outlines his angel investing framework designed to minimize time commitment and his conviction that the current intermediary data model is broken, urging creators toward direct monetization.
Mac the VC on the Journey from Homeless To Becoming A VC | Full Interview with Harry Stebbings
Mac the VC, Harry Stebbings, McKeever "Mac the VC" Conwell II
Mac, a former software engineer and two-time founder, launched Rare Breed in 2020 after raising $10 million through a public solicitation model that bypasses traditional general partner commitments and leverages rolling closes. The Baltimore-based firm targets pre-seed companies outside major tech hubs, prioritizing returns among underrepresented founders in the Americas and the UK rather than adhering to industry gatekeeping norms. By utilizing a flexible capital call structure and public marketing under Regulation 506(c), Rare Breed has established a non-traditional investment vehicle designed to democratize access for emerging managers and overlooked talent.
Snowflake CEO Frank Slootman on How To Narrow The Focus and Increase The Quality | Full Interview
Frank Slootman, Harry Stebbings
CEO Frank Slootman advances a career strategy prioritizing company trajectory over individual merit, a philosophy that guided his impulsive 2019 transition to lead Snowflake during a period of organizational revitalization. His execution framework mandates extreme focus, rapid decision-making, and a rejection of traditional performance reviews in favor of high-conviction resource allocation and aggressive compensation calibration. Furthermore, Slootman advocates for hiring maladjusted yet empathetic talent while fostering a culture of rapid failure correction where leaders maintain high anxiety to ensure competitive vigilance and strategic autonomy.
Chris Sacca Talks About His Fears For Kids Today & What Kind of Job Everyone Should Work | 20VC
Chris Sacca, Harry Stebbings, Crystal, Bill Gurley
The speaker critiques the hyper-anxious pursuit of elite education and early specialization in youth as drivers of a generational decline in empathy and basic social etiquette. To counteract the monoculture within the technology sector, their organization exclusively hires candidates with backgrounds in service industry or manual labor to foster real-world perspective and humility. Ultimately, the presentation argues that systemic pressures are producing entitled individuals disconnected from the human condition, necessitating cultural shifts in both family prioritization and corporate hiring practices.
Chris Sacca's True Unfiltered Opinion on Facebook and Softbank | Full Interview
Chris Sacca, Harry Stebbings, Crystal, Bill Gurley
Venture capitalist Chris Saka transitions from early successes at Photo Bucket and Twitter to founding Lower Carbon, a climate tech firm targeting gigaton-scale decarbonization through fusion and industrial chemistry. His investment thesis prioritizes unit economics and diverse teams, while his management philosophy enforces rigorous hiring standards and conflict resolution techniques to avoid the pitfalls of sudden wealth. Saka further leverages the firm to support HBCUs and challenges industry norms by advocating for solar radiation management as a necessary emergency measure alongside long-term clean energy transitions.
- Milken Institute59 min
Artificial Intelligence: A Smarter Future?
Harry Stebbings, Duncan Anderson, Mike DeAddio, Siraj Khaliq, Ben Medlock, Kate Niehaus
In a 2016 panel discussion, experts including Ben Medlock, Kate Niehaus, and Siraj Khaliq analyzed how the convergence of big data, cloud computing, and neural network breakthroughs has catalyzed a rapid shift toward narrow AI applications. The dialogue highlighted critical challenges such as data oligarchies, the propagation of bias in "garbage in, garbage out" systems, and the impending displacement of knowledge workers by algorithms that currently lack human empathy or general reasoning. While the panelists estimate that Artificial General Intelligence remains at least a century away, they stressed the urgent need for ethical frameworks and regulatory agility to manage immediate societal disruptions and ensure the responsible deployment of autonomous systems.