The DWAVC team has done it again with another kick ass guest (pun definitely intended)! Join us for a chat with Natalie Luu of Lightspeed Venture Partners, a Muay Thai and kickboxing practitioner, NFT aficionado, Fintech financier, and tea connoisseur. From a young age, she constantly hustled and pushed boundaries, and her career in venture capital is a clear indicator of those characteristics only increasing as time goes on. Join us as we get Natalie's insights on the next business mafia forming in the Bay area, what she looks for when investing in a team, and much, much more!Find out more about Burkland, GreenCow, and Lightspeed Venture Partners here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/https://www.lsvp.comFollow us on twitter and instagram:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/vikbeingvikhttps://twitter.com/natluuHelp support Natalie's favorite Non Profit here:https://www.selfhelpelderly.org/Big thanks to Tim @ Tea Time for the Tea gifts!https://www.tea-time.com/Intro Music: Dawn by Markvard
Oct 7, 2021
53 min
The DWAVC team gets the wonderful privilege of sitting down with the Nostradamus of Numbers, the soothsayer of SPACs: David Hornik of Lobby Capital. Join us as we talk with David about his history from lowly lawyer to massively successful Venture Capitalist, his love of the fine arts, his involvement in the LGBTQIA+ community, and his uncanny ability to predict the future of the market.Find out more about Burkland, GreenCow, and Lobby Capital here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/https://www.lobby.vc/Follow us on twitter and instagram:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/vikbeingvikhttps://twitter.com/davidhornikIntro Music: Dawn by Markvard
Sep 23, 2021
1 hr 24 min
After our Summer hiatus, Vik and Bree return with another great episode of DWAVC! Join the team as they sit down with Alex Niehenke, Partner at Scale Venture Partners to discuss everything from his love of pickling, his past as a water polo college athlete, growing up as a German immigrant, and some insights about how metrics can help shape a company's success. Make sure to stay tuned until the end to get Alex's take on which Companies and Firms will continue to have their Hot Girl Summer, and which ones should be gearing up for a frosty Winter.Find out more about Burkland, GreenCow, and Scale Venture Partners here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/https://www.scalevp.com/Follow us on twitter and instagram:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/vikbeingvikhttps://twitter.com/aniehenkeBig thanks to Ugly Pickle Co. for providing us with some special gifts for Alex! https://www.eatuglypickle.com/Intro Music: Dawn by Markvard
Sep 9, 2021
1 hr 49 min
Drinks with a VC is back with another great episode! Founding Partner John Frankel from ff Venture Capital joins us for our first ever alcohol-free version of DWAVC (and our first ever New York VC guest). This episode is packed with stories from John's days at Goldman Sachs, his thoughts on what education means for startups, and tons of goofy hats! Who would've known that this London-born, lover of croquet, would also be a lover of "Dude, Where's My Car" and snowboarding?!Find out more about Burkland, GreenCow, and ff Venture Capital here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/https://www.ffvc.com/Follow us on twitter and instagram:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/vikbeingvikhttps://twitter.com/john_frankelIntro Music: Dawn by Markvard
Jul 22, 2021
1 hr 26 min
In this special episode of Drinks with a VC, we take a look back at some of the best moments from our previous 10 episodes. Join us in this retrospective where we get to see some of the most insightful, informational, fashionable, and outright funniest moments shared between Vik, Bree, and our VC guests. If you're new to DWAVC, this episode will give you some insight as to what Drinks with a VC is all about: sharing some drinks with Venture Capitalists in a relaxing atmosphere and getting to know the real person behind the investments.For our audio listeners: this is an episode that you just have to check out on youtube to get the full effect. Find out more about Burkland and GreenCow here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/Follow us on twitter:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/greencowvcMusic: Dawn by Markvard
Jun 17, 2021
28 min
In this episode of DWAVC, Vik and Bree sit down with Precursor Ventures’ Charles Hudson over Manhattans to discuss his storied career from bagging groceries at Kroger, running his own landscaping business, working for the venture arm of the CIA, to his current position as Managing Partner at Precursor Ventures. We also get a glimpse into the personal life of Charles, his love of smoked meats, as well as his immovable embrace of the Chelsea Football Club.Find out more about Burkland, GreenCow, and Better Tomorrow Ventures here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/https://precursorvc.com/Follow us on twitter and instagram:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/vikbeingvikhttps://twitter.com/chudsonIntro Music: Dawn by Markvard
Jun 3, 2021
1 hr 29 min
Season 2 of DrinksWithAVC kicks off with Better Tomorrow Ventures’ Sheel Mohnot. Vik and Bree unpack the fintech investor’s whirlwind pandemic which saw him become an overnight social media sensation and culminated in the close of his $75M debut fund and ranked #3 on Business Insider’s top 100 seed investor list. We delve deep into what makes him tick - beyond the Zoom Bachelor and Justin Beiber music video cameos - from his close connection with his family to the lengths he’ll go to put himself in peoples’ shoes in order to understand how to improve their lives. We also get his hot takes on the Miami startup ecosystem and plant-based eating and psychoanalyze him via a new segment inspired by his favorite book.Find out more about Burkland, GreenCow, and Better Tomorrow Ventures here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/http://btv.vc/Follow us on twitter and instagram:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/vikbeingvikhttps://twitter.com/pitdesiIntro Music: Dawn by Markvard
May 20, 2021
1 hr 32 min
In this latest episode of DrinksWithAVC, the Hustle Fund’s Eric Bahn joins Vik & Bree from a treadmill in his garage office. The outspoken proponent of diversity and inclusion in the startup ecosystem recounts the fortuitous event of meeting his wife and business partner on the same day, and gives his takes on fatherhood and what it is like growing up as a “model minority.” Just when we think his senses may be dulled by the Basil Hayden bourbon he surprises the gang with a well-thought out plan in a segment called “Surviving the Apocalypse.” Eric’s answer to the question “Toyota Previa or Tesla Cybertruck?” will leave his Twitter followers floored. Find out more about Burkland, GreenCow, and Hustle Fund here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/https://www.hustlefund.vc/Follow us on twitter and instagram:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/vikbeingvikhttps://twitter.com/ericbahnIntro Music: Dawn by Markvard
Apr 8, 2021
1 hr 17 min
Vik & Bree "wine down" their St. Patrick’s Day celebration with Bessemer Venture Partners’ newest partner, Tess Hatch. The self-described space nerd - with a Master’s degree in aeronautics and astronautics - dishes on the events that inspired her passion for space exploration to her secret past as a child actor to how she is working to make the venture and startup landscape more diverse and inclusionary. Plus the gang puts her space knowledge to test in a series of insanely ridiculous challenges - “Is this a photo from space or something from Vik’s house” and “Space Fact or Fiction.”Find out more about Burkland, GreenCow, and Bessemer Venture Partners here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/https://www.bvp.com/Follow us on twitter and instagram:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/vikbeingvikhttps://www.instagram.com/ada_ride/Intro Music: Dawn by Markvard
Mar 25, 2021
1 hr 8 min
On this episode of DrinksWithAVC, Vik & Bree catch up with OG Los Angeles Venture Capitalist, Rick Smith of Crosscut Ventures. Rick shares an emotional story of how a DNA test during the pandemic led to finding his birth father. We also get his thoughts on a myriad of subjects from the migration of VCs out of Silicon Valley to the evolving LA startup ecosystem. The gang celebrates the 7 year anniversary of his cameo on Silicon Valley with a new bit called SPAC Smackdown and Hank the golden retriever puppy makes his debut!Find out more about Burkland, GreenCow, and CrossCut Ventures here:https://burklandassociates.com/https://www.greencow.vc/https://crosscut.vc/Follow us on twitter:https://twitter.com/DrinksWithAVChttps://twitter.com/BurklandAssochttps://twitter.com/vikbeingvikhttps://twitter.com/smithrickIntro Music: Dawn by Markvard
Mar 11, 2021
1 hr 14 min
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