I’m pleased to share that we launched Village Global III, our latest $250M seed fund, and that Reid Hoffman is joining as Chairman. Bloomberg News covered the announcement here. Our formal blog post over is over at the Village Global site. It’s been a very busy past couple years for me — working intensively onContinue reading "Village Global III"| Ben Casnocha
I was delighted to chat with Samir Kaji on his podcast Venture Unlocked about the history and strategy of Village Global, and a range of other inside baseball VC topics like portfolio construction. We launched the firm a few years ago; it’s been an amazing journey. Here’s the Spotify link or in Apple Podcasts. AndContinue reading "The Future of VC and Lessons from Village Global"| Ben Casnocha
I recently interviewed two interesting people on the Village Global podcast (you can find it in any podcast player). Michael Balaoing, founder of Candlelion, is an A+ public speaking and oral communications coach who’s helped me a great deal. Few people have been as instrumental to my ability to deliver speeches or presentations at aContinue reading "Two Podcast Interviews: Michael Balaoing (Public Speaking Coach) and Elliot Shmukler (Legendary PM)"| Ben Casnocha
For investors, conviction—the depth of your belief in an investment opportunity—is the most important compass. And talking about your conviction with your colleagues is something that happens on ev…| Ben Casnocha
I recently sat with Auren Hoffman for an hour on his World of DaaS podcast. We covered a range of topics — from talent spotting to the future of work to what’s happening in venture capital to lessons learned from Reid. Fun convo and the YouTube embed is below. Also, separately, on the Village GlobalContinue reading "Recent Appearances and Interviews"| Ben Casnocha