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Something Ventured -- Silicon Valley Podcast

by Kent Lindstrom · English

BusinessEntrepreneurshipManagement

Silicon Valley insider Kent Lindstrom explores the reality behind the Silicon Valley headlines as he sits down with the established venture capital and founder veterans and up-and-comers who are shaping the way we view the world online and beyond. Conversations include prominent venture capitalists and famous startup founders. Current hot topics: The state of the venture capital industry, AI startups, artificial general intelligence, venture capital investing in AI, and the societal risks of AI adoption and the emergence of AGI. Explore how venture capital is fueling the AI revolution, through inside conversations with insights from top VCs & founders.

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California Billionaire Tax Fails to Pass!

Kent Lindstrom updates listeners on California Prop 40, a proposed one-time 5% “billionaire’s tax” meant to fund healthcare; it failed to pass, which he says surprised many who feared it would harm…

5 Nov 2026 · 6m · 1 chapter

Spooky News: California's Billionaire Tax is on the Ballot!

Kent Lindstrom explains California Proposition 40, a proposed one-time 5% tax on billionaires’ assets, now on the November ballot, and argues it could harm Silicon Valley by driving wealthy founders…

20 Oct 2026 · 32m · 19 chapters

David Tisch (BoxGroup): Cursor Exits at $66 Billion — Still Hunting the Next One

David Tisch, a seed VC at BoxGroup, discusses how early-stage venture works, what he looks for in founders, why investors should be “extras,” and how AI-era scale and low switching costs change…

28 Sep 2026 · 53m · 22 chapters

Is Silicon Valley Over Burning Man? (Replay)

A lighthearted, “Modern Jackass” replay on whether Silicon Valley has “taken over” Burning Man, and what Burning Man is really like—starting from its 1986 beach origins, its anarchic/unsafe early…

5 Sep 2026 · 44m · 23 chapters

Better Tomorrow Ventures' Sheel Mohnot Passed on Robinhood -- Then Built a Fintech Investing Powerhouse

Sheil Amanat (Better Tomorrow Ventures) discusses how he became a fintech VC, why “fintech” is a broad category, how venture hype and metrics like ARR can be misleading, and what he got wrong on…

30 Jul 2026 · 53m · 21 chapters

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