This week on Great Chat, @CooleyLLP CEO Rachel Proffitt dropped by to help us tackle an important topic: what are the biggest mistakes made during company and fund formation, and how can founders and fund managers avoid them? Thank you, Cooley, for being a day one pod supporter!
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A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, @sallyshin, @macbohannon, @helen_min and @ashleymayer.
Joined December 2024
- On this week’s Great Chat, we check in on the latest Rippling and Deel drama. @macbohannon sums it up perfectly: “If you’re Deel, what you want to do is turn this into a Blake versus Justin style PR scenario. If you’re Rippling, what you really want is Kendrick versus Drake.”
00:00 - Hot takes on this week's Great Chat: We don't hate the Palantir Meritocracy Fellowship (more options = good) The Blue Origin launch tried too hard, space tourism is cool enough on its own! Imposter syndrome has run its course...it's time for a rebrand Bonus: unexplained 🎆
- On this week’s Great Chat, Angela shares some juicy tidbits from the StubHub S-1, Helen gives Bryan Johnson a 10 out of 10 on his crisis comms tactics, Sally remembers when news cycles could last weeks, and Ashley wonders whether tech news has entered its entertainment era.
- There are many ways to get exposure to companies early on, including writing LP checks in emerging funds! @helen_min explains how writing LP checks is one way to learn about companies (not just writing individual angel checks)!
00:00 - It feels like every day we see new models, new AI tools, new AI agents popping up. How do we keep up? 🎙️ Topic of the week: Is it time for a new product review renaissance? @cleoabram to @MKBHD are helping fill the void but what about those foundation model benchmarks?
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- On this week's Great Chat, we talk corporate espionage 🍯, the Klarna IPO (fintech is back, baby), and startup equity. How should employees value this part of comp? When should you early exercise? We share our experiences from Facebook, Palantir, Plaid, Glossier, Brex and more.
00:00 - The tech commentary you've been waiting for: Costco egg hoarding and $18 strawberries.
00:00 - It’s almost pod time! Want to stump @macbohannon with your questions on this week’s pod? Go to our page anothergreatchat.com 🎙️
- Great Chat spans SF, NYC & LA, so we had to revisit a favorite debate: where’s the best place to build a startup (and why is it still SF)? We also dish on our go-to tech news sources, and @theinformation, @Techmeme, @Platformer, @Newcomer, group chats (duh) & X all make the cut.
- 🎙️ New pod just dropped Our big topic this week: how to get started investing in startups and building a track record alongside an operating career. Also all weigh in on the hot SPV take.
- 🎙️ New pod just dropped Our big topic this week: how to get started investing in startups and building a track record alongside an operating career. Also all weigh in on the hot SPV take.








