Chris Yeh's First Podcast

The entire Blitzscaling Ventures team assembles to discuss the venture downturn of summer 2022 and a few specific deals: Stadium Live Studios Merkle Manufactory Ghost (ghst.io)

My friend Jeff Pfeffer, legendary Stanford professor and management thinker, joins me to discuss his new book, The Seven Rules of Power.  We actually discuss all seven rules through the lens of how I live my own life!

Scott Johnson and I discuss the current venture market and cover three deals from June 2022: Soba.xyz Hank Ledger

Dre and I discuss her life, how she ended up working for Playboy, and share our love of Ted Lasso, Star Trek, and especially Strange New Worlds Season 1.

Scott Johnson of Blitzscaling Ventures returns to score and discuss a fresh crop of five deals: Bubbles Switchboard StartPlaying Bravado Primitives

Scott Johnson joins me to discuss blitzscalable venture deals for April 2022.  We also touch on the collapse of Terra/Luna/UST.  Companies discussed are: Audyo Chalo Upside

Scott Johnson of Blitzscaling Ventures returns to discuss a new crop of venture-backed deals.  This month's podcast covers: Disco City Mall Protege Espresso Systems Socket

Scott Johnson of Blitzscaling Ventures returns for another edition of our popular deal reviews.  February 2022 was a record month, with 190 deals overall, and eight blitzscalable deals! TrialJectory Novi VendorPM Standard Metrics Flashfood Island PriorAuthNow Heygo Portals Labs

This episode, I'm joined by Tom Tsao, my older brother from another mother, as we discuss his eventful life and career.  You'll hear about his childhood and growing up with Debbie Gibson, how fortune led him to Merrill Lynch and then to Asia, and much, much more.  I had a great time, and I think you will too! https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-g-tsao/ https://gobi.vc/ https://www.endeavormalaysia.org/ https://www.presidentialscholars.org/

Scott Johnson of Blitzscaling Ventures stops by for another round of blitzscalable venture deal analysis.  January's deals include: Buffalo Market Fan Controlled Football Gametime Rupifi Observable Plan Radar Draftea

My friend and fellow author Whitney Johnson joins me to discuss her remarkable life journey and her new book, Smart Growth.  We talk about S-Curves of learning, metacognition, why improv is the perfect training for the uncertainty of launching something new, and much, much more. Buy Whitney's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Smart-Growth-Grow-People-Company/dp/1647821150 Learn all about her here: https://whitneyjohnson.com/

Scott Johnson returns to discuss a crop of six blitzscalable venture deals that were announced in December of 2021: Wisdom (wisdom.audio) Bounce (usebounce.com) Apex.AI Mysten Labs Sound (sound.xyz) Repl.it

Scott Johnson of Blitzscaling Ventures returns to discuss a new crop of venture deals.  November deals discussed include: Fintual Imprint BetDEX Reibus NFTfi

Peter Shiao's dad was the Stan Lee of wuxia martial arts epics.  And now his son and an all-star team of luminaries from the entertainment industry are building the next interconnected story universe around wuxia stories.  The core IP of Immortal Studios has already been made into over 30 different television shows and movies, and that's just the beginning. Peter and Sam Ades (the former GM of DC Universe) joined me for a special live session, including audience questions. https://www.immortal-studios.com/

Scott Johnson of Blitzscaling Ventures is back to discuss another crop of blitzscalable venture deals.  This is a particularly controversial month, with a heated debate about WorldCoin.  Enjoy!

Scott Johnson returns for another Blitzscalable Venture Deals podcast!

Scott Johnson of Blitzscaling Ventures returns to assess another crop of blitzscalable venture deals.  This months deals are: Bungalow Saturn Royal Pintu Balance

The John Madden of Mental Samurai, Dr. Ken Franklin, returns to discuss matters of love and faith.  I've long admired Dr. Ken's ability to be loving, even in the challenging environment of Facebook, and he tells the story of how he developed his faith, how it was tested, and why he won't ever stop trying to love others.  And if you like the wisdom of Dr. Ken, you can get it on tap in his book, "Spit Out That Apple," which is available on Amazon as a paperback, on Audible (free with your free trial), and via Kindle Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/Spit-Out-Apple-embrace-rejecting-ebook/dp/B07XNL86MD

Scott Johnson returns to discuss another crop of blitzscalable startups.  The companies covered in this episode are: Otter (get paid to take care of one other family's children) Choco (digital platform for restaurant/supplier purchasing) Block Renovation (managed marketplace for home renovations) Jones (insurance compliance for construction and repair contractors) Valora (Venmo for crypto in Brazil) Nas Academy (Make your own Masterclass for influencers)

I'm pleased to welcome my first Season 2 Mental Samurai to the show (check the archives to listen to my interviews with the three other Season 1 Mental Samurai--with a slightly different definition: Nathan Gonzalez, Dr. Jackie Boehme, and Ben Bergstrom), the purple fauxhawk himself, Wesley Chang. Wesley and I discuss the origin of his trademark look, why his dog has a similar purple fauxhawk, and where he and his fiancee plan on going for their honeymoon.  Wesley also talks about strategy and how he prepared for the show.  It's a great conversation, and I hope you listen in!