20VC: What are the World's Tech Leaders Running From? Fear? Insecurity? Poverty? What Drives the Best with Orlando Bravo, Bill Ackman, Dara Khosrowshahi, Parker Conrad, Tobi Luttke, Brian Armstrong and more..

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🗓️ 9 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Orlando Bravo is a Founder and Managing Partner of Thoma Bravo. He led Thoma Bravo’s early entry into software buyouts and built the firm into one of the top private equity firms in the world.

Tobi Lütke is the CEO and Co-Founder of Shopify, the powerhouse company allowing anyone to start and grow their e-commerce business.

Dara Khosrowshahi is the CEO of Uber, where he has managed the company’s business in more than 70 countries around the world since 2017.

Parker Conrad is the Founder & CEO @ Rippling, the company that lets you easily manage your employees’ payroll, benefits, expenses, devices, apps & more—in one place.

Jamie Siminoff is the Founder and Chief Inventor @ Ring, with Ring Jamie, created the world’s first Wi-Fi video doorbell while working in his garage in 2011. The company sold to Amazon for $1BN.

Martín Escobari is Co-President, Managing Director and Head of General Atlantic’s business in Latin America. Martín is Chairman of the firm’s Investment Committee and also serves on the Management and Portfolio Committees.

Ariel Cohen is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Navan (formerly TripActions), the #1 travel management super-app used by over 8,000 companies.

Tarek Mansour is the Founder and CEO @ Kalshi, the first regulated exchange where you can trade directly on the outcome of events.

Brian Armstrong is the Co-Founder and CEO @ Coinbase, the easiest place to buy and sell cryptocurrency. Over the last 10 years, Brian has led Coinbase to today, a public company with over 3,500 employees and revenues of over $7.5BN in 2021.

Question of the Day:

What are the world's tech leaders running from?

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0:00.0	You are listening to 20 VC with me, Harry Stebbings. Now, one of the favorite questions that people
0:04.5	love in our shows is, if we're all a function of our pass, what are you running from? This is the
0:11.1	single most popular question that we ask in the shows. And today, I wanted to bring together
0:16.1	the thoughts of some of the biggest and best names that we've had on the show, from Orlando
0:20.4	Bravo to Bill Ackman to Brian and Coinbase and many more.
0:24.6	So today you're going to hear from them on what they're running from,
0:28.0	and you'll see some incredible commonalities.
0:30.3	This was such a special show to do.
0:32.1	Let me know what you think.
0:33.1	You can let me know on Twitter at Harry Stebbings.
0:35.5	And likewise, I would love to see you on YouTube.
0:37.7	You can find us by searching for 20 BC. But before we dive into the show today, you've heard me talk
0:42.5	about how Coda is the doc that brings it all together and how it can help your team run smoother
0:47.0	and be more efficient. I know this, because Coda helps me. We have many researchers in the team
0:52.2	who bring all the content together for the show,
0:54.5	and they need a single place to work, collaborate and collect notes, data and information
0:59.0	in any format. This is the efficiency revolution and it is time to join in. And that's
1:03.7	where Koda comes in. They can help your team run smoother and be more efficient. Koda
1:08.0	allows your team to operate on the same information and collaborate in one place
1:12.4	by putting data in one centralized location regardless of format, eliminating roadblocks that
1:17.5	can really stop your team in their tracks.
1:19.7	And that's what slows down productivity and collaboration.
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