20 VC 080: How VCs Can Differentiate Themselves with Patricia Nakache, General Partner @ Trinity Ventures

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🗓️ 19 October 2015

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Patricia Nakache is General Partner at Trinity Ventures where she focuses on funding companies launching innovative online consumer and business services. Her portfolio of past investments is just astonishing with the likes of LoopNet and Care.com IPOing, PayScale being acquired by Warburg Pincus, Uptake being acquired by Groupon and many more.

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In Today's Episode You Will Learn:

1.) How did Patricia get into the technology industry and then later make her transition into the world of Venture Capital?

2.) A recent study has shown that the total number of female partners has fallen from 10% to 6% in the time that you have been at Trinity. Why is there this gender misrepresentation and what can be done to improve female equality in the VC industry?

3.) Sheila has invested in some incredible female entrepreneurs such as Sheila Marcelo at Care.com, Illana Stern at Weddington Way and Anna Zornosa at Ruby Ribbon? What excited Patricia about these entrepreneurs and what can female entrepreneurs do to increase their chances of funding?

4.) With the increasing amount of capital available, VCs face greater competition between firms, what can VCs bring to the table to beat the competition?

5.) What elements of the on demand economy face danger in the coming years in a similar way to Homejoy?

5.) Which sector is Patricia most excited about and why?

6.) Why has there been a resurgence in the marketplace model particularly in ecommerce? What are the drivers of this change?

Items Mentioned In Today's Show:

Patricia's Fave Book: Good To Great by Jim Collins

Patricia's Fave Blog: Strictly VC, Owler

Patricia's Most Recent Investment: Mayvenn

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Transcript

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0:00.0	This is the 20 minute VC with your host, Terry Stebbings, and on today's show I'm so glad to welcome a guest I've been desperate to have on the show for a while now.
0:08.6	So it's a great pleasure to welcome Patricia Nakashay.
0:11.6	Patricia is general partner at Trinity Venture Partners, where she focuses on funding companies launching innovative online consumer and business services.
0:22.4	Her portfolio of past investments is simply astonishing with the likes of LoopNet and Care.com IPOing and then you've
0:28.5	got pay scale being acquired by Warburg Pincus, update being acquired by Groupon and many, many
0:34.2	more. And in today's amazing interview with Patricia, we discussed the ever-increasing
0:38.6	competition between VC firms to fund the hot start-ups of the day, the rise of female entrepreneurship,
0:44.7	and the gender imbalance in the higher circles of VC today. Now, would you like the chance to
0:50.5	win Bradfeld's amazing book, Venture Deals? If so, all you have to do is head on over to
0:55.4	Product Hunt's podcast section and upvote the episode today. If you love the show, that is. Once you do
1:02.1	that, you will be automatically submitted into the competition to win a signed copy of Brad's
1:06.5	legendary venture deals. Also, check out Product Hunt's new podcast section. I have to say it is my
1:12.3	new go-to place for finding the latest and greatest podcast episodes. Really is fantastic. And speaking
1:18.4	of finding new podcasts to listen to, if you haven't had a chance to check out Angel Insights,
1:23.0	which is our sister show, where we interview the world's greatest angel investors to discover their
1:28.0	tips, tactics and strategies, then do find it on iTunes under Angel Insights. But enough from me,
1:34.6	so without further ado, it's time to welcome Patricia Nakashay, general partner at Trinity
1:40.1	Ventures.
1:45.0	You have now arrived. Ventures. Three, two, one, zero.
1:49.4	You have now arrived at your destination.
1:53.6	Patricia, I'm absolutely delighted to welcome you to the 20-minute VC.
1:55.4	Thank you so much for joining us today.
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