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The WeekThe WeekUncovered Originals 9.18.26
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Weekly Recap 9.11.26
The WeekThe WeekAccess is Cheap. Execution is the Moat.
Founder UncoveredIrina Denisenko, KnoxA five year wait. A five minute call.
CMO UncoveredCMO UncoveredGreat Brand Collabs Begin With Truth
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Weekly Wrap 8.28.26
VC UncoveredVaughn E. CroweThe best founders aren’t chasing trends, they're building on an earned secret.
VC UncoveredVC UncoveredThe Next Venture Advantage Isn’t Capital
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Weekly Wrap 8.21.26
CMO UncoveredChang Fu, OwnwellWhen an offer is almost too good to be true.
CTO UncoveredJody BaileyAI Is Making Code Easier. It Is Making Trust Harder.
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Weekly Wrap 8.14.26
CTO UncoveredDeepak Ramaswamy, LightspunInside LightSpun, the AI bottleneck isn't generating answers, it's deciding which ones to trust.
Founder UncoveredMike Peregrina, Amby AI“Growth at all costs will cost you.”
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Originals 8.7.26
VC UncoveredMorgan Blumberg, M13In regulated markets, the hard part is also the advantage
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Originals 7.31.26
Founder UncoveredGal Vered, Checksum.AIThe Binary Bet: Risk, Verification, and the Real Bottleneck in AI-Driven Development
CTO UncoveredSan Oo, AbridgeBefore you redesign the system, understand the room it serves
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Originals 7.24.26
CTO UncoveredChad Fowler, BlueYard CapitalBuilding Systems That Want to Be Changed
Founder UncoveredYair Grindlinger, Surf AIThe best defenders do not wait for the future to settle.
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Originals 7.17.26
CTO UncoveredPatrick Leung, Faro HealthThe most expensive experiments in medicine still begin as prose
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Originals 7.10.26
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Originals 7.3.26
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Originals
Founder UncoveredTravis Hedge, Vouch.usThe Founder Who Changed His Mind and Built a Better Company Because of It
The WeekThe WeekUncovered Originals
VC UncoveredNeal Mintz, Wischoff Ventures“You have to do as much of the job as you can before actually having the job.”
Founder UncoveredKatrin Kaurov, FrichThe Pros and Cons List Said Don't Do It. She Did It Anyway.
CTO UncoveredRyan Grothouse, MuxThe Moat Underneath the Moat
VC UncoveredChristine Keung, J2 VenturesFrom Government Insider to Investor: Helping Founders Unlock Opportunity in the Public Sector
Founder UncoveredCosmin Nicolaescu, AccrualThe Engineer Who Never Stopped Building
CTO UncoveredGal Vered, Checksum.AIThe gap AI left open: Writing code is solved. Verifying it is not.
Founder UncoveredCarlos Chavez, SytrexHe Stopped Pitching... and Got Seven Term Sheets
CMO UncoveredYogesh Mehra, Neu MoneyThe Right Customer, Not the Easy One: Rethinking the Cost of Growth
VC UncoveredAndrew Peng, Collide Capital“Great founders are everywhere. It’s just that venture access is not.”
Founder UncoveredDori Yona, SimpleClosureThe Company That Helps Founders Let Go
CTO UncoveredAlan Boyce, Sprout SocialWhat Happens When the Invisible Contract Breaks? Rebuilding Engineering for a Non-Deterministic World
CMO UncoveredAndrea Leewong, ParafinThe Invisible Brand: How Parafin's CMO Markets a Company That Nobody Knows They've Already Met
CMO UncoveredAlex Braman, GreenlightThe Next Chapter of Greenlight Began When Parents Asked a Different Kind of Question
CMO UncoveredKendall Bazan, Groundfloor FinanceHow Kendall builds borrower demand engines in niche lending markets and why the handcrafted moment is making a comeback.
CMO UncoveredJess Wen, SoLo FundsWhy brand is much more than a feeling, and how she is building a company identity that outlasts any founder, any algorithm, and any ad budget.
VC UncoveredEdwin Andrade, Core Innovation Capital“I don’t need to be the loudest person in the room to stand out. I focus on asking the right questions and building conviction.”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredThe Best Returns Reshape the Financial System
Founder UncoveredJohn Taylor Garner, OdynnHow John Garner Built a Company for a Problem the Market Hadn’t Noticed Yet
CMO UncoveredIsla Dickerson, Happy MoneyThe Return to Stickiness: How Isla Dickerson Is Rebuilding Marketing From the Inside Out
VC UncoveredCharles Hudson, Precursor VenturesFinding Alpha in Founders No One Else Will Meet
CTO UncoveredRob Zuber, CircleCIWhen the Cost of Code Collapses, Everything Built Around That Cost Must Change
Founder UncoveredSteve Ancheta, zig.aiHow one question became a new company.
CMO UncoveredLauren Dresnick, Nexus, Ripple, Arta FinanceThe Practitioner's Edge: Why human judgment and targeted storytelling still matter in automated marketing environments.
VC UncoveredRachel Stern, Govtech Ventures“Most VCs see state and local government as slow, fragmented and unglamorous. I see 80% margins, near-zero churn, and acquirers actively pay”
CMO UncoveredVivek GirotraFrequency Is Not Loyalty
VC UncoveredMercedes Bent, Premise“Most of investors' role is actually making clear non-emotional logical decisions consistently. Those are some of the biggest skills you hav”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredEric Theis on the AI Opportunity Inside Neglected Workflows
VC UncoveredSelina Troesch, Intuit Ventures“I’d rather have a really beautiful un-portfolio than some big blow-ups. I have a sense of what are important things to understand before I”
CMO UncoveredCasey Akerblom, BluevineBreaking the barriers of business banking.
CMO UncoveredLiza Moiseeva- CommonsHow Commons Scales Mission-Driven Fintech Through Content
CMO UncoveredTenzin Rose, Vooma.AIWhy Vertical Expertise and Custom Agents Beat Horizontal SaaS
VC UncoveredSherman Williams, AIN Ventures“What attracts me to founders are those who can clearly and concisely articulate a gap in a market, why they are uniquely qualified to build”
VC UncoveredDemi Obayomi, Sapphire Ventures“Success is the ability to make other people’s dreams come true.”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredHow Elad Gil Views the Next Phase of AI in Professional Fields
VC UncoveredDaniel Ramirez, 10VC“Try to make the right decision and then try to make your decision right.”
VC UncoveredItamar Novick, Recursive Ventures“The ones that really go big are companies that get to a one winner take most dynamic.”
VC UncoveredAhmad Tahir, Moderne Ventures“It’s not about having the perfect plan; it’s about testing hypotheses fast, learning faster, and adjusting direction before the market move”
VC UncoveredNatan Reddy, Ironspring Ventures“Industrial tech winners will be determined, not only on their speed of entry, but by how adept they are in their commercialization strategy”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredThe Cybersecurity Innovation Era
VC UncoveredMonique Woodard, Cake Ventures“I believe that the future is really about this intersection of technology and demographic shifts, because demographic shifts reflect change”
VC UncoveredAtlas Berry, M1C“The world is industrializing... we want to back the founders that are pushing forward this next industrial era.”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredBetting on the AI Stack
CTO UncoveredCTO UncoveredThe 80% Rule: The New Metric for AI-Era Engineering
CTO UncoveredCTO UncoveredSolving the Integration Gap
CTO UncoveredCTO UncoveredGetting Smarter With Every Edit
VC UncoveredSheel Mohnot, Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV)“Our tagline is ‘everything is fintech.’ Many vertical SaaS companies ultimately are fintech companies and derive the majority of their reve”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredThe Factory is the Weapon
VC UncoveredTanvi Lal, Intuit Ventures“Being ‘founder-first’ requires looking after the entire founder, not just the part of the person who makes you money.”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredWhere Real AI Value Accrues
VC UncoveredVikas Raj, ResilienceVC“We try to avoid abstraction. We try to follow the throughline of what the company is offering all the way to how it generates real value fo”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredManifesting the Future: Vinod Khosla, the Instigator Thesis, and the Superhot Geothermal Revolution
VC UncoveredPeter Day, super{set}“At the moment there’s this unwritten belief that AI is a chatbot. And I think that in the not too distant future, that will be seen as the”
VC UncoveredMarell Evans, Exceptional Capital“One of the most valuable things I’ve learned professionally and personally is to avoid marginalizing my ambition.”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredThe Bottom-Up Signal
VC UncoveredAnthony Heckman, Abstract Ventures“Real life is not this place in Silicon Valley.”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredWhy Infrastructure Comes First
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredY Combinator's Strategy for Building Durable Startups
VC UncoveredVeni Dhir, ADP Ventures“I learned to invest by first learning how companies actually break.”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredY Combinator's "Hard Tech" Bet
VC UncoveredJennifer Richard, Bonfire Ventures“The moment you take your foot off the gas in this industry, you become irrelevant.”
VC UncoveredJohn Onwualu, Flourish Ventures“I’d rather back a team tackling a hard but systemically important problem than chase a fast-moving, crowded category.”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredBeyond the Hype: Cathy Gao's Focus on Vertical AI and the '10x Provider'
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredThe AI-Native System of Record
VC UncoveredStephanie Campbell, The Artemis Fund“True power starts with ownership.”
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredAI: Dystopia or Utopia? Vinod Khosla's Evolving Thinking on AI
Thesis UncoveredThesis UncoveredFrom Stablecoin Utility to Proactive Agents
Thesis UncoveredFrom Hype to Synesthesia, Sequoia's Evolving Thesis on the AI RevolutionHow some of Sequoia's best thinkers are publicly mapping the AI revolution, tracking the market from raw hype to a new "cognitive interface.
VC UncoveredJason Freedman, Orange Collective“If it looks like a toy, it might be a huge company”
VC UncoveredTim Streit, Grand Ventures“The best ideas are focused on one of two extremes. They appear too obvious to have been overlooked up until now, or they appear too outland”
VC UncoveredBrittney Gavini, Pivotal Ventures“Is it still considered unconventional to believe women can build billion-dollar businesses?”
VC UncoveredRyan Stern, MUFG Innovation Partners“The CVC role is often subtractive, removing what does not matter so what does can thrive.”
VC UncoveredRachel ten Brink, Red Bike Capital“As we're moving faster and faster with AI, you're able to build businesses faster with AI. You actually go back to deeply human skills in o”
VC UncoveredRyan Falvey, Restive Ventures“Our best founders are absolutely terrified of fictional competition, not even actual competition.”
VC UncoveredMarcos Fernandez, Fiat Ventures“Don’t chase hype. Chase simplicity, focus, and traction. The best companies are often the ones that are the most boring.”
VC UncoveredKaren Sheffield, Pachamama Ventures“Climate tech scales fastest when backed by corporate partnerships, not just venture capital.”
VC UncoveredAmee Parbhoo, Accion Ventures“Venture capital isn’t about finding the next big thing—it’s making sure innovation actually reaches the people who need it most.”
VC UncoveredCorinne Bortniker, Radiate Capital“In venture as in life, your gut instinct is often your best assessment.”
VC UncoveredMiguel Armaza and Andrew Endicott, Gilgamesh Ventures“We invest in people with the horsepower to change the way money moves across the world.”
VC UncoveredHaley Bryant, Hustle Fund“Talented people who are given a shot—regardless of logos—consistently outperform”
VC UncoveredDrew Glover, Fiat Ventures“My path to venture was a ‘backdoor’—a contractual right-to-invest that changed everything.”
VC UncoveredNicole DeTommaso, Harlem Capital“One check can trigger a ripple effect—from new hires to more diverse cap tables—impact in motion.”
VC UncoveredNia Patel, Montage Ventures“The relationship between investors and founders needs to go beyond capital.”
VC UncoveredJurgen Van De Vyver, Launchpad capital“After more than 160 job rejections, I learned that success often boils down to resilience and resourcefulness.”
VC UncoveredDavid Roos, Core Innovation Capital“Large funds create misalignment—founders often raise more capital than they need, which can stifle a company’s real potential.”
VC UncoveredLaura Bock, QED Investors“I used to spend hours in a biophysics lab, but I found my real experiment in venture—test, fail, pivot, test again.”
VC UncoveredLizzie Hartley, TTV Capital“Being part of a firm based in Atlanta and not on the coast has helped me look at opportunities differently.”
VC UncoveredDavid Mort, Propel Venture Partners“While capital can speed up hiring or product development, it simply can't manufacture the passion, grit, and perseverance that make a compa”
VC UncoveredTarun Gupta, Jump Capital“Only invest in companies you are so bullish on that you would legitimately be excited to quit your VC job and work with that founder on tha”
VC UncoveredJaya Gupta, Foundation Capital“Be unwaveringly optimistic – many new investors are pessimistic based on prior experiences they may have had. Look for the positive in ever”
VC UncoveredAnthony Kline, The General Partnership“Founders have to be world-class storytellers. This produces three key benefits: they can fundraise, sell, and recruit. If you can do those”
VC UncoveredBukie Adebo Umeano, Anthemis Group“Great founders have to be able to convince people to do irrational things.”
VC UncoveredCourtney Leimkuhler, Springbank.VC“It may sound provocative, but we often say one of the unconventional things we do is we take women seriously.”
VC UncoveredKyle Perez, Foxe Capital“I think at best, VCs can add somewhere in the ballpark of 5% of company value, but at worst, can destroy 100% of it.”
VC UncoveredNancy Hilliker, RPS Ventures“I've developed an allergy to deals driven by FOMO and hype. The more hype and investors looking at a deal, the less confident I am in a goo”
VC UncoveredJeff Becker, Antler“We work with founders for two months in person, and we back the maniacs.”
VC UncoveredTobi Coker, Felicis Ventures“Now, I actively seek that unique insight or different approach... I'm not afraid to go against the grain... and have some unconventional be”
VC UncoveredXan Wood, Canvas Prime“The best partners are ‘long-term greedy’.”
VC UncoveredAlexis Maciel, Unshackled Ventures“The perfect founder pitch starts with demonstrating founder-problem fit rather than founder-market fit.”
VC UncoveredRobert Wesley, Cameron Ventures“One of the best pieces of advice I’ve taken to heart is the idea of increasing your surface area for luck.”
VC UncoveredSamantha Klingelhofer, Infinity Ventures“Grit and adaptability matter more than the idea or market timing... Ideas change, founders don't.”
VC UncoveredJessica Peltz, Zatulove - Hannah Grey Ventures“Good VCs are true partners, not just funders.”
VC UncoveredElias Mufarech, Collide Capital“VCs don't create innovation. Founders do.”
VC UncoveredAssia Grazioli, Venier - Muse Capital“Women’s bodies, needs, and spending power have long been undervalued. That’s finally changing - and we’re at the center of that shift.”
VC UncoveredKatie Giometti, Obvious Ventures“Founders need fewer conflicting signals and more partners who can help them think clearly in the chaos.”
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