High Stakes
By Paige Soya
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Episodes: 72
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Join seasoned investors and successful start-up founders as they weigh in on topics and trends currently dominating the venture capital space. Each episode brings together a founder and an investor to provoke a deepened understanding of the topic at hand. If you want to learn about how early-stage venture capital investing works, this show is for you.
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Go-to-Market Is the Moat | Paige Soya, Nick Duafala, and Mark Schacknies (NFTYDoor)
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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How VCs Structure Venture Deals | Paige Soya, Nick Duafala & Scott Stern (Partner, Origin Ventures)
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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How VCs Evaluate Pre-Revenue Startups | Paige Soya, Nick Duafala & Charles Hudson (Precursor Ventures)
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Venture Liquidity, Secondaries & How VCs Exit | Paige Soya, Nick Duafala & Andrew (Principal at Savano Capital)
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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VC Deal Timelines & Due Diligence | Paige Soya, Nick Duafala & Matt Bressler (Lookout Ventures & Fmr TDF Ventures)
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Power Dynamics in VC | Paige Soya, Nick Duafala, Haley Bryant (Hustle Fund), & Ann Marie Guzzi (Dalmatian Ops, Angel Investor & Agora Initiative)
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May 28, 2026 |
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How VCs Evaluate Founding Teams | Paige Soya, Nick Duafala, & Neil Shah (CEO, ThinkNimble)
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May 14, 2026 |
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Angel Investors vs. VCs | Paige Soya & Dadi Akhavan (Startup-to-IPO Founder)
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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How VCs Source Deals | Paige Soya, Nick Duafala & Taylor Margot (Partner, Lytical Ventures)
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Not All Capital Is Created Equal: Venture Capital vs. Other Funding | Paige Soya & Jill Ralph (Former Chemonics Capital and Motley Fool)
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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An Introduction to Venture Capital: Meet your hosts | Paige Soya & Nick Duafala at K Street Capital: Season 4 of High Stakes
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Unlocking Women Investing in VC with Julie Castro Abrams
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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What VCs and Angel Investors are seeing from Y-Combinator in 2025
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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How Early Funding Rounds a Shape Startup's Future
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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How Diverse Founders Drive Bigger Wins
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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The Art and Science of Diligence in Early-Stage VC
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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How VC success is truly measured
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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What LPs Want from VC Fund Managers
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Power Law & the VC Playbook
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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The Relationship between Check Size, Ownership Percentage and Stage in VC Investing
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Dual Threat CEOs
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Why VCs Care About Board Seats | Brian Goldsmith, Co-founder & Partner at Avenue Growth Partners
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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The Unseen Work of Venture Capital | James Barila, Executive Director of Station, DC
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Habits of Highly Successful Founders | Alex Wirth, CEO of Quorum
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Landing a job in VC | Myrto Lalacos
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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The Cold, Hard Truth About Startup Shutdowns | Dori Yona
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May 22, 2025 |
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When Venture Deals Go South: Inside the Realities of Startup Failures, Wind Downs, Write-Offs, and Zombie Companies
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May 08, 2025 |
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Why Some VCs Lead and Others Don’t | Mark Volchek
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Breaking Into Venture—No Straight Paths, Just Bold Moves | Ethan Austin
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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How Government Policy Shapes VC-Backed Startups: Lessons from Softbank | Bruce Andrews
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Fundraising from VCs: Game Changing Insider Tips | Basel Fakhoury
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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The End Is Not the End | Greg Vetter
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Why Transparency Can Make or Break a Transaction | Dimitry Gershenson
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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How This Georgetown MBA Class Project Got Acquired by GoodBuy Gear | Alli Cavasino & Natalie Poston
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Leverage IP For A Winning Exit | Todd Bracher & Paige Soya
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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What No One Tells You Before Getting Acquired | Scott Tilton
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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The Strategic Rationale Behind Early Exits | Aaron Mendes & PrivacyHawk
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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M&A Lessons Every Entrepreneur Needs To Know | Richard Leggett & Tom McCormick
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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3 Exit Strategies That Changed Everything, Featuring Zach Axelrod
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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How This Entrepreneur Sold His Startup To Dropbox For $165M | Russ Heddleston
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Proactive Investment Exit Strategies: Insights from Marcus Brauchli
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Industry Dive's Expansion Strategy and Exit with Founder Sean Griffey
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Building Impactful Companies: Insights for Founders, Featuring Joe Fluet
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Insights on IPOs and acquisitions from both sides of the table, featuring Martin Tobias
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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From Campaigns to Companies: Navigating Exits and Venture Capital, featuring Sara Fagen
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Timing a Pandemic Exit: Airside's Exit to Onfido, featuring founder/CEO Hans Miller
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May 24, 2024 |
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A Founder's Ultimate Dilemma: Exploring M&As vs. IPOs, featuring Rob Schwartzberg and Darren Womer
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May 09, 2024 |
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Exit Strategy: Insights from Serial Entrepreneur Rami Essaid
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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From HODL to Hindsight: A Roller Coaster Ride in Cannabis Investing
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Navigating Entrepreneurship: Lessons from Mei Xu's Exit
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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FrontierView's Exit, Featuring Richard Leggett and Tom McCormick
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Axios Exit to Cox Featuring Roy Schwartz
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Marketing Frontiers: Consumer Engagement with Venture Insights (featuring Shizu Okusa and Sahil Rahman)
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Dos and Don’ts for Founders from the KSC Diligence Committee
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Ep. 18: The New Epoch of ClimateTech (Featuring Kiran Bhatraju & Logan Soya)
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Tools for C-Suites: Getting a Handle on Employee Sentiment in Real Time
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Are Startups Dying?
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Future Technologies for Capturing Attention & Building Relationships
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Prop Tech Solutions for Decarbonization
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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NFTs, Blockchain, and Web3: Key Insights for Founders and Investors
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Tech Policy - AI Regulation
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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The Rise of Climate Fintech
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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The EDA's Newly Launched Tech Hubs Program
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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The Impacts of AI on EdTech & Behavioral Science
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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VC Term Sheet Trends and AI Impacts on Travel
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Raising VC Funding in 2023
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May 19, 2023 |
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The Future of Communications & Influence Leveraging Generative AI
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May 05, 2023 |
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Digital Credentialing and Cybersecurity VC Trends
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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2023 Trends In Mediatech & What Investors Are Looking For
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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SVB Part 2 – Impacts on The Venture Ecosystem (featuring Mark Schacknies)
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Understanding Cash Flow For VC-Backed Companies & The Impacts of SVB’s Collapse (featuring Rich Leggett & Manu Smadja)
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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What Makes a Great Founder & How We Diligence Them (featuring Julian Ha & Areo Nazari)
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Mar 03, 2023 |