Demo Day Podcast
Demo Day is the podcast for founders, venture capitalists, and anyone who wants to learn more about the top accelerator, incubator, and VC programs across the country. Come hear the top venture capitalists and founders in the game discuss what it takes to go from seed to exit.
Podcasting since 2019 • 121 episodes
Demo Day Podcast
Latest Episodes
The AI Race Is Rigged -- Here’s Why with Manu Kumar
The AI boom isn’t a level playing field—and most startups are running a race they’re set up to lose. In this episode, Dr. Manu Kumar explains why the real winners of this AI wave are the incumbents who already control distribution and customers...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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1:01:21
The Industry Quietly Taking Over VC with Gabriel Schlumberger
Space startups today look a lot like the internet in 1995 – early, chaotic, and packed with upside for the founders brave enough to build in the void. With VCs going all in on space, Techstars betting big on the category, and an entire industry...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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1:00:17
Mark Suster’s Guide to Becoming Successful (For Ambitious Young People)
What if everything you’ve been told about "success" is backwards? In this episode, Mark Suster shares a brutally honest guide to becoming successful for ambitious young people trying to break into startups, tech, and venture capital.Mark...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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1:42:52
The Real Reason Jeff Crusey Walked Away from Brazil’s Solar Boom
How do top VCs really pick winners, and what’s the “fine print” every founder misses? In this Demo Day episode, we go deep inside the investing mind of Jeff Crusey, EVP at Blacklake Group—one of the most unique and active voices in deep tech, d...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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51:18
Mark Mullen: Why VC Success is Broken
What does it really mean to “succeed” as a founder or a VC? In this episode of Demo Day, we sit down with Mark Mullen, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Bonfire Ventures, to explore the realities behind startup success, venture capital, and wh...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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1:07:41
