Dan Levitan (GP, Maveron) and his daughter Elana join The Whiskey Hue to unpack the wild ride from private to public markets. We dive into early wins like taking Starbucks public as an iBanker with his buddy Howard Schultz, then taking eBay, Zulily, and Allbirds and PotBelly (yay for my Chitown!!) public as a VC. We delve into the 10 lies of venture capital, and what today’s founders must understand about the evolving investment game. Elana brings fresh insight into media, wellness, and impact + a major milestone: Atul finally gets his name pronounced correctly. HUGE win for him, VERY SMALL win for humankind. #LetsRock

00:00 Note To Our Whiskey Hue Family

05:00 Intro

09:30 Maveron Defined

13:00 Vodka + Juice

17:30 Ten Lies of Venture Capital

23:30 Energy Drinks: Lucky Watermelon Candy

28:10 Venture Is Sexy. Venture is Tough.

39:12 Companies Raising Tremendous Capital + Remaining Private Longer

41:55 Secondary Markets

43:45 Younger Generation Influencing Investment Decisions

50:20 PotBelly – Great Early Win. Wouldn’t Do That Now: CapEx(!!)

55:00 Entrepreneurs vs. Larger Platforms

56:30 VC Game is Radically Shifting

1:00:26 Getting Atul’s Name Right.

This episode is part of the ‘Prof P’ series on the Whiskey Hue Stream. Recorded in part for my Fordham Gabelli students.

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