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The Sure Shot Entrepreneur

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Gopi Rangan

Successful entrepreneurs begin with the support of a few #earlybelievers. Gopi Rangan, founding partner at Sure Ventures, interviews venture capital investors in the Silicon Valley and beyond. Guests share insider stories on how they invest in early stage startups. Do you want to learn from real-life challenges, inspiring missions and important decisions by CEOs, founders, VCs, angels, and advisors? Listen to https://podcast.sure.ventures.

#179

Emerging Managers Succeed by Diversifying, Starting Early, and Staying Consistent

Steve Kim, Partner at Verdis Investment Management, shares his unique take on venture capi... more

02 Dec 2025

35 MINS

35:29

02 Dec 2025

#178

Show Commitment to the Mission You Care About

Stephen Wemple, Principal at Spero Ventures, shares how he backs mission-driven founders b... more

18 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:46

18 Nov 2025

#177

Artificial Intelligence is Becoming Service-First

Itamar Novick, founder and General Partner at Recursive Ventures, explains how a repeat-fo... more

04 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:52

04 Nov 2025

#176

Be the Quirky Underdog Obsessed About Building the Next New Thing

Adam Draper, Founder and Managing Director at Boost VC, shares stories of his family’s piv... more

21 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:46

21 Oct 2025

#175

Make the Positive Power of Venture Capital Reach All Communities

Maryam Haque, Founding Executive Director of Venture Forward, discusses how she is helping... more

07 Oct 2025

30 MINS

30:46

07 Oct 2025

#174

Don’t Overstretch; Raise The Right Amount of Funding

Tim Guleri, Managing Partner at Sierra Ventures, reflects on 25 years in venture capital a... more

23 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:52

23 Sep 2025

#173

Learn the Art of Intentional Networking

Bhaskar Ghosh, Partner at 8VC, reflects on his journey from Calcutta to Silicon Valley, sp... more

02 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:15

02 Sep 2025

#172

Don’t Ditch the Pitch Deck

Zach Noorani, Partner at Foundation Capital, shares hard-earned insights from more than a ... more

19 Aug 2025

27 MINS

27:48

19 Aug 2025

#171

Your Biggest Danger Is an Inbound

Jacques Benkoski, General Partner at US Venture Partners, shares lessons from decades of e... more

05 Aug 2025

40 MINS

40:21

05 Aug 2025

#170

Transform Sick Care to Healthcare

Amit Garg, co-founder and managing partner at Tau Ventures, shares how he backs startups a... more

22 Jul 2025

37 MINS

37:28

22 Jul 2025

#169

Secondaries are Essential for the Venture Capital Market

Dave McClure, founder of Practical Venture Capital and co-founder of 500 Startups, dives d... more

08 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:52

08 Jul 2025

#168

A Better Food Future Starts with Founders Who Get It

Brian Frank, the founder and general partner at FTW Ventures, shares why he left his found... more

24 Jun 2025

42 MINS

42:37

24 Jun 2025

#167

Stop What Could Go Wrong and Build a Safer AI Future

Geoff Ralston, founder of SAIF (Safe Artificial Intelligence Fund), and former President o... more

10 Jun 2025

34 MINS

34:00

10 Jun 2025

#166

Don’t Just Pitch; Connect with Investors Through Vision

Nadav Eylath, founder and managing partner of at.inc, shares his philosophy of early-stage... more

13 May 2025

27 MINS

27:25

13 May 2025

#165

Don’t Suffer to Succeed, A Peaceful Mind Will Take You Further

Tomoko Ishikura, Managing Partner at Kicker Ventures, shares her unique perspective on inv... more

29 Apr 2025

31 MINS

31:04

29 Apr 2025

#164

Ship Fast, Sell Faster, Validate Deeply

Mahesh Ram, serial entrepreneur and former Head of AI at Zoom, shares his journey from bui... more

15 Apr 2025

38 MINS

38:12

15 Apr 2025

#163

Master Your Technical Edge, Solve the Right Problem, and Scale Big

Andrew Cleland, Chief Investment Officer at Techstars, shares how the world’s leading acce... more

01 Apr 2025

33 MINS

33:07

01 Apr 2025

#162

Enable Children with Special Needs to Thrive (Special Podcasthon episode)

Stephen Crook, Executive Director at Achieve Kids, explains how the organization supports ... more

18 Mar 2025