60 http://www.vc-io.com/ en-us All rights reserved by Levensohn Venture Partners 2006 VC-InsideOut Inside Venture Capital; Outside the Box Is my idea good enough to attract VC funding? How do I make a real business plan out of inspiration? What should my pitch to VCs include? What are some common mistaken assumptions that entrepreneurs mak Levensohn Venture Partners VC-InsideOut Inside Venture Capital; Outside the Box Is my idea good enough to attract VC funding? How do I make a real business plan out of inspiration? What should my pitch to VCs include? What are some common mistaken assumptions that entrepreneurs make about VCs? What do VCs need to know about entrepreneurs but are afraid to ask? The VC-InsideOut Entrepreneur Series is focused on enabling entrepreneurs to gain access to the information, insights, and tools needed to build successful technology companies. Leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other service providers share their experiences on the ?ins and outs? of creating an idea, business plans, hiring teams, raising capital, and building businesses that scale. Is my idea good enough to attract VC funding? How do I make a real business plan out of inspiration? What should my pitch to VCs include? What are some common mistaken assumptions that entrepreneurs make about VCs? What do VCs need to know about entrepreneurs but are afraid to ask? The VC-InsideOut Entrepreneur Series is focused on enabling entrepreneurs to gain access to the information, insights, and tools needed to build successful technology companies. Leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other service providers share their experiences on the "ins and outs" of creating an idea, business plans, hiring teams, raising capital, and building businesses that scale. no http://www.vc-io.com/podcast/entrepreneur-144.jpg http://www.vc-io.com/ 144 144 All rights reserved by Levensohn Venture Partners 2006entrepreneur,,tech,,VC,,venture,capital,,best,practices,,private,equity,,fundraising,,business,planTechnology/Podcastingpascal@levp.comLevensohn Venture Partnersentrepreneur,,tech,,VC,,venture,capital,,best,practices,,private,equity,,fundraising,,business,plan LVP Understanding the Completeness of your Idea It's not enough to just have a good idea. In order to be successful, an entrepreneur must think through all aspects of their vision to determine if a real business can be developed. Having been involved with several successful companies and product launches, Neil will walk us through how to to grapple with "the flushing out" of a great idea. It's not enough to just have a good idea. In order to be successful, an entrepreneur must think through all aspects of their vision to determine if a real business can be developed. Having been involved with several successful companies and product launches, Neil will walk us through how to to grapple with "the flushing out" of a great idea. http://media.vc-io.com/podcast/entrepreneur/episode1.mp3 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:00:01 -0800 13:20 VC-IO, Venture Captial,Inside Out, LVP, LEVP, Levensohn Venture Partner,Entrepreneur pascal@levp.com (Levensohn Venture Partners)no LVP Pascal Levensohn interviews Professor Noam Wasserman of the Harvard Business School about his current research, which reveals concrete evidence confirming the existence of a "founder discount" in CEO cash compensation. They also discuss the concept of CEOs who act as altruistic stewards compared to non-founder CEOs who act as self-interested agents in venture-backed private technology companies. Pascal Levensohn interviews Professor Noam Wasserman of the Harvard Business School about his current research, which reveals concrete evidence confirming the existence of a "founder discount" in CEO cash compensation. They also discuss the concept of CEOs who act as altruistic stewards compared to non-founder CEOs who act as self-interested agents in venture-backed private technology companies. http://media.vc-io.com/podcast/entrepreneur/episode2.mp3 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:00:01 -0800 15:27 VC-IO, Venture Captial,Inside Out, LVP, LEVP, Levensohn Venture Partner,Entrepreneur pascal@levp.com (Levensohn Venture Partners)no LVP A Conversation with Prof Avi Fiegenbaum of the Technion on the History of Israel's VC Industry Pascal Levensohn has a conversation with Professor Avi Fiegenbaum about the Technion's curriculum for entrepreneurs, his new book on the origins and development of Israel's VC sector, and some of the process challenges faced by VC-backed company boards in Israel. Pascal Levensohn has a conversation with Professor Avi Fiegenbaum about the Technion's curriculum for entrepreneurs, his new book on the origins and development of Israel's VC sector, and some of the process challenges faced by VC-backed company boards in Israel. http://media.vc-io.com/podcast/entrepreneur/episode3.mp3 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 00:00:01 -0800 15:27 VC-IO, Venture Captial,Inside Out, LVP, LEVP, Levensohn Venture Partner,Entrepreneur pascal@levp.com (Levensohn Venture Partners)no LVP A Conversation with Prof Ken Salisbury and doctoral student Eric Berger about the groundbreaking Personal Robotics platform they are developing at Stanford. Kip Sheeline interviews Stanford Professor Ken Salisbury and doctoral student Eric Berger about the groundbreaking Personal Robotics platform they are developing at Stanford, in collaboration with Professor Andrew Ng of Stanford's Computer Science department and Keenan Wyrobek, a doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering. This platform will ultimately permit the 'human safe' use of robots for domestic and other non-factory applications. If you are interested in seeing videos of the first generation platform, please go to http://personalrobotics.stanford.edu/videos/ and, when prompted for a password, enter "LVP". Kip Sheeline interviews Stanford Professor Ken Salisbury and doctoral student Eric Berger about the groundbreaking Personal Robotics platform they are developing at Stanford, in collaboration with Professor Andrew Ng of Stanford's Computer Science department and Keenan Wyrobek, a doctoral student in Mechanical Engineering. This platform will ultimately permit the 'human safe' use of robots for domestic and other non-factory applications. If you are interested in seeing videos of the first generation platform, please go to http://personalrobotics.stanford.edu/videos/ and, when prompted for a password, enter "LVP". http://media.vc-io.com/podcast/entrepreneur/episode4.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:00:01 -0800 19:28 VC-IO, Venture Captial,Inside Out, LVP, LEVP, Levensohn Venture Partner,Entrepreneur pascal@levp.com (Levensohn Venture Partners)no LVP The CalPERS Perspective Jeff Karras interviews CalPERS board member Priya Mathur and Astia CEO Jennifer McFarlane about opportunities for women entrepreneurs. They discuss the value of supporting women entrepreneurs and provide perspective on why this is good business and good for California as a whole. Jennifer and Priya also discuss the CalPERS California Initiative and Astia (formerly the Women's Technology Cluster), providing insight valuable to both Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs. Jeff Karras interviews CalPERS board member Priya Mathur and Astia CEO Jennifer McFarlane about opportunities for women entrepreneurs. They discuss the value of supporting women entrepreneurs and provide perspective on why this is good business and good for California as a whole. Jennifer and Priya also discuss the CalPERS California Initiative and Astia (formerly the Women's Technology Cluster), providing insight valuable to both Venture Capitalists and Entrepreneurs. http://media.vc-io.com/podcast/entrepreneur/episode5.mp3 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 00:00:01 -0800 13:20 VC-IO, Venture Captial,Inside Out, LVP, LEVP, Levensohn Venture Partner,Entrepreneur pascal@levp.com (Levensohn Venture Partners)no LVP A Customer's Perspective Partha Srinivasa, the Global Chief Architect (CTO) for Farmers Insurance Group, part of Zurich Financial Services, shares his evaluation framework and overall perspective on the risks and rewards of buying emerging technology products and services from resource constrained start-ups. Jeff Karras interviews Partha, who is responsible for the overall strategy, architecture, and technology for Farmers' IT infrastructure. Partha Srinivasa, the Global Chief Architect (CTO) for Farmers Insurance Group, part of Zurich Financial Services, shares his evaluation framework and overall perspective on the risks and rewards of buying emerging technology products and services from resource constrained start-ups. Jeff Karras interviews Partha, who is responsible for the overall strategy, architecture, and technology for Farmers' IT infrastructure. http://media.vc-io.com/podcast/entrepreneur/episode6.mp3 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:01 -0800 19:58 VC-IO, Venture Captial,Inside Out, LVP, LEVP, Levensohn Venture Partner,Entrepreneur pascal@levp.com (Levensohn Venture Partners)no LVP Steve Reale interviews Bill Hildebolt from ExpoTV on how to successfully raise money from and work with angel investors. In a free-flowing, two way discussion, they cover a wide variety of topics including how to identify and close angels, how to properly structure the investment for both short and long term success and even differences between angel investing on the east and west coast. Steve Reale interviews Bill Hildebolt from ExpoTV on how to successfully raise money from and work with angel investors. In a free-flowing, two way discussion, they cover a wide variety of topics including how to identify and close angels, how to properly structure the investment for both short and long term success and even differences between angel investing on the east and west coast. http://media.vc-io.com/podcast/entrepreneur/episode7.mp3 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:01 -0800 17:49 VC-IO, Venture Captial,Inside Out, LVP, LEVP, Levensohn Venture Partner,Entrepreneur pascal@levp.com (Levensohn Venture Partners)no LVP a Commonwealth Club INFORUM panel held on 11/4/08. Rebroadcast by KALW Radio 91.7 FM on 11/11/08 Moderated by: Kathleen Pender, Net Worth Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle. Panel Participants: Jonathan Berk, Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; Dave Callaway, Editor-in-Chief, MarketWatch, and Maggie Mui, San Francisco Market Regional President, Wells Fargo and Pascal Levensohn, Founder and Managing Director of Levensohn Venture Partners. a Commonwealth Club INFORUM panel held on 11/4/08. Rebroadcast by KALW Radio 91.7 FM on 11/11/08 Moderated by: Kathleen Pender, Net Worth Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle. Panel Participants: Jonathan Berk, Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University; Dave Callaway, Editor-in-Chief, MarketWatch, and Maggie Mui, San Francisco Market Regional President, Wells Fargo and Pascal Levensohn, Founder and Managing Director of Levensohn Venture Partners. http://media.vc-io.com/podcast/special/2008-11-03_Commonwealth_Club.mp3 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:01 -0800 59:00 VC-IO, Venture Captial,Inside Out, LVP, LEVP, Levensohn Venture Partner,Entrepreneur pascal@levp.com (Levensohn Venture Partners)no Levensohn Venture PartnersnonadultVC-InsideOut Inside Venture Capital; Outside the Box Is my idea good enough to attract VC funding? How do I make a real business plan out of inspiration? What should my pitch to VCs include? What are some common mistaken assumptions that entrepreneurs mak