Venture Vibes
Venture Vibes
Hansen & Seed
Hang out with people in the startup world like you know them. Dive into the stories and minds of people creating the next big thing, and dig deeper into what makes them tick.
Reward = Responsibility + Risk | Alice Liu (Founder @ Stealth, HBS Alum)
What is like pursuing your MBA at HBS as a young mother? How to balance life and work as an entrepreneur? Why is starting your company less risky than investing? In this engaging episode, we delve into the experiences and insights of Alice Liu, Founder of Stealth and Harvard Business School graduate to find out!
May 5, 2023
57 min
Influence = Trust x Distribution | Pontus Karlsson (CEO & Co-Founder @ Off Script)
What is influence? What's the best skill to have when your startup is falling apart? If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self?   In this episode of Venture Vibes, we hang out with Pontus Karlsson, Co-founder and CEO of Off Script to learn from his stories.   #startup #ceo #founder #entrepreneurship #venturecapital #podcast #tech #techindustry #ecommerce
Mar 14, 2023
35 min
Entrepreneurship, Beauty and Spirituality | Ziqi Deng (COO & Co-Founder @ REsource)
How do you go from a political science major to founding a supply-chain tech startup to disrupt the fashion industry? What is beauty and how do we define it? What does it mean to be spiritual?   On this episode, Seed and Hansen chat with Ziqi, the Co-founder of https://www.resourcefashion.co to find out!
Feb 14, 2023
1 hr 14 min
Endless Pool of Optimism | Andrew Smith (CEO & Co-Founder @ Swapt)
What's it like to quit your job and starting a company heading in to a potential recession 🤔    Why is playing tennis similar to building a startup? 🎾   How do you work 48 hours a day without burning out ? 🚒   On this episode, Hansen Liang and I chat with Andrew Smith (Co-Founder & CEO of Swapt to find out!
Jan 30, 2023
1 hr 9 min
Be intense at the right time | Greg Yu (Senior Director Of Engineering @ Klaviyo)
What's it like to build a small startup engineering team into a scaled engineering org 📈?  How do you foster the right culture as a leader 🤝? Is work-life balance a thing 🤨?   On this episode, Greg Yu joins us to discuss his thoughts and what he calls "intentional leadership".
Jan 7, 2023
1 hr 11 min
The Key(board) to Success | Andrew Kannan (CEO & Founder @ Cannon Keys)
How does a software engineer get into making and selling hardware? If aliens exist, where is everyone? Should we contact them?  In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Andrew Kannan, the founder of https://cannonkeys.com/ to find out.
Dec 11, 2022
53 min
Fail fast, win faster | Jake Cohen (VP / Head of Shopify @ Klaviyo, Co-Founder @ Privy)
How do you go from a political Science & Italian major to a successful  entrepreneur, legendary product expert, and go-to-market guru in e-commerce tech? How should you architect your career and what are the common mistakes people make in their early career? And most importantly, can we avoid a nuclear war?   In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Jake Cohen  to find out!
Dec 1, 2022
52 min
Work hard to be bored | Alex Chiou & Rahul Pandey (Founders of Taro YC22, Previously Staff Engineers @ Meta)
Will AI replace all software engineers? What's the secret behind becoming a 10x developer? What's it like to leave a 700k+ paying job to found your own company? In this episode, Hansen and Seed chat with Alex and Rahul, the founders of Taro (jointaro.com) to find out!
Nov 20, 2022
1 hr 22 min
Maximize your 10% | Dan Li (Founder @ Shypyard.com, HBS Alum)
How much of our lives are destined, and how much control do we really have? In this episode, Hansen and Seed talk about destiny and free will with Dan, founder of Shypyard.com. Dan is an HBS graduate that left his big tech job to start his own venture disrupting supply chain technology for eCommerce businesses.
Oct 8, 2022
49 min
Inaction is a choice | Parker Self (Head of Engineering @ Dandy)
Parker is the Head of Engineering for Dandy (meetdandy.com), a dental startup named to LinkedIn’s Top 50 startups for 2022.  Despite coming from a non-traditional background, Parker is successfully leading a large engineering org at a hyper-growth startup just a few years into his career. Where does the magic come from? Listen and find out.
Sep 26, 2022
42 min
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