Pete Flint has taken two companies through IPOs, as well as taking one through a $3.5B merger. Now he is heading up his own venture capital fund to help empower the next generation of founders. The initiative, NFX, raised a total of $1.1B across 5 funds, their latest being NFX Capital Co-Investment SPV.

EP 546 Pete Flint On Selling His Last Company For $3.5 Billion

Here´s part two of Time4Trance episode 364 with a high energy Uplifting & Tech Trance guestmix by @vivida!

Tracklist:
01: BT – Flaming June (Paul van Dyk Remix) [Black Hole Recordings]
02: UDM – Accelerate [Veritas Recordings]
03: Sash! Ft. Stunt – Raindrops (Encure Une Fois) (Vivida Remix) [CDR]
04: ID – ID (Vivida Remix) [ID]
05: Mike van Fabio & Alex van Reeve – Skyliner (Vivida Edit) [ARVA]
06: Aimoon & Abstract Vision - #Energy [Who's Afraid Of 138?!]
07: Sunlounger Ft. Zara Taylor – Lost (Will Atkinson Remix) [Who's Afraid Of 138?!]
08: Sean Tyas & Cari – Anywhere [Regenerate Records]
09: Buitrago & Marck D – Galactica (Giovanni Carozza Remix) [Enter Music]
10: Amazingblaze – Inner Fire [KNTXT]
11: Luca Agnelli – Meteorite [Etruria Beat]
12: NFX – Your Power [Joyride Music Digital]
13: Three Kings – Tokyo (Russenmafia Remix) (Vivida Edit) [Joyride Music Digital]
14: Flutlicht – Icarus (S.H.O.K.K. Remix) [Drizzly Eclipse]
15: Ital & Journey OM – Reunited [Antu Records]
16: Mad Tribe – Alien Hoax (GMS Remix) [United Beats Records]
17: Simon Patterson – Bulldozer (Harmonic Rush Remix) [CDR]

Every Friday, a new episode airs on RTV Lansingerland and RTV Krimpenerwaard (Radio and TV channel on FM and cable) at 21.00 CET. It´s thereafter rebroadcasted on Monday on @beats2danceradio and @radiotimeout. A week later it is posted to SoundCloud & iTunes as a podcast. Han Beukers and Time4Trance has no rights to the music/tracks promoted in this radioshow. All rights belong to their respective artist and / or license holders.

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Time4Trance 364 - Part 2 (Guestmix by Vivida)

NFX - Warzone (Remix)

DripHit nos trae su primer boombap minimalista junto a un rapero recién debutante llamado Matiah el cual lleva años haciendo freestyle a poca luz y se acaba de juntar con DripHit in tha hood con este sencillo llamado Traffic Signals

Traffic Signals

Traffic Signals - DripHit (ft. Astral A.k.a Matiah)

James Currier, co-founder of NFX and veteran venture capitalist, joins us as our final guest for Season 5 of the Boundaryless Conversations podcast. 

In this gripping discussion, we go through the current and future states of Venture Capital and startups, the role and impacts that AI will have in these ecosystems, and the incumbents' seemingly dominating position in this market. 

James takes us through NFX’s investment strategy and breaks down what it means to be living in a world of AI omnipresence. He covers how AI impacts investment size and deals and shares key ideas about integrating startup solutions into the customer’s workflow as a key defensibility - and thus value - driver.

Tune in for fascinating and deep insights into the future of ventures.

Currier is a five-time Founder and an angel investor in companies such as DoorDash, Lyft, and Patreon. Before becoming an investor, he co-founded Tickle, one of the internet’s first successful user-generated companies. 

With his deep understanding of the mechanisms driving innovation and growth in the tech industry and his passion for mentoring founders, he shares a wealth of knowledge on this podcast episode. 

One of the key elements of our conversation is the significant advantages that incumbents hold in the future of markets impacted by AI in various industries. He touches upon some tried and tested strategies that help startups create sustainable competitive advantages, whether they operate in traditional or emerging industries. James also shares his thoughts on the risks and opportunities of emerging markets such as China and India.

This episode is really packed with strategic insights. 

Key Highlights

👉 AI is not a revolutionary new platform but a powerful addition to existing technologies, driving productivity and creativity.
👉 If incumbents leverage their established infrastructures and resources, they have a significant upper hand in the AI race.
👉 Incumbents are likely to capture a much greater share of the AI-driven market than they did during the mobile revolution.
👉 True defensibility of a startup lies in embedding products into customer workflows and creating network effects rather than relying on intellectual property.
👉 The future of venture capital is shifting towards smaller and more frequent exits rather than billion-dollar unicorns, challenging traditional investment models.
👉 A government’s increased involvement in tech industries could potentially stifle innovation, leading to slower progress and bureaucratic challenges for startups.
👉 Looking beyond the glamour of being a startup founder or a VC is realizing that it involves a significant emotional and financial sacrifice. 


Topics /chapters

(00:00) Funding Ventures through the GenAI Age - Intro
(00:59) Introducing James Currier
(06:10) Protagonists of the Investment Market 
(09:38) AI impacting the consumer and business landscape
(12:52) What’s the Investment Strategy for AI companies?
(18:47) The Consumer Side 
(24:07) Changes in incumbents
(26:38) Global Transitions in VC Investments
(32:10) Invariant Heuristics in a company’s fund-raising capability
(41:55) Breadcrumbs from James Currier

Remember that you can always find transcripts and key highlights of the episode on our website: https://www.boundaryless.io/podcast/currier-james/

Episode recorded on May 10, 2024

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Music

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The Boundaryless Conversation Podcast: Season 5

#103 - Funding Ventures through the GenAI Age with James Currier

Attika - Octopus Trance Radio #112 (June 2024)
​The Octopus Trance Radio brings you the latest Progressive and Psytrance tunes.
Every 1st on di.fm/goapsy channel & youtube

Subscribe and  follow Attika at:

► Facebook: https://facebook.com/Attikaofficial
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► Divinity Records: https://divinity.fanlink.to/social-networks

Tracklist:
01 Earthling - Mystikal (Soundaholix Remix) /Grasshopper Records/
02 Polaris & Ludo Ji - /Yemanja Records/
03 Sub6 & Michele Adamson - Ra He'ya (Out of Range Remix) /Techsafari Records/
04 Sonic Entity - Dmt Realm /Expo Records/
05 Relativ - Ghost in the Shell (V-Society Remix) /Digital Om/
06 Humalien - Spiritual Awakening /Divinity Records/
07 Flextool - Words Of Wisdom /Timelapse Records/
08 NAX & FNX - Digital Rockers /United Beats Records/
09 Terra Mission - Mindwalk /Divinity Records/
10 Skizologic & Vertical - Surreality Check /Future Music Records/

Octopus Trance Radio 112 (June 2024)

Another journey mix. Representing a variety of sounds. From build up tech trance, through to techno, and hard tech trance, and finishing with dirty hard trance and some gated hardstyle. These tracks are from the 2006-2009 era. 
Hope you enjoy! 


01. Tiesto - Flight 643 (Richard Durand Rmx)
02. The Prodigy - No Good (Start The Dance) (M.I.D.O.R. Vs. Six4Eight Rmx)
03. Vincent De Moor - Fly Away (Cosmic Gate Rmx)
04. Cirez D - Control Freak
05. Gate 42 - Danger
06. Fred Baker Vs. Greg Nash - Atlantic City
07. Bas & Ram Vs. Ralph Novell - Younique 
08. Nick Sentience - Transcender
09. Phil York & Technikal - Anthem 2007
10. Michael Tsukerman - Are You Mad (Tzookis Power Mix)
11. Yoji - Airport (Vox Mix)
12. Marco V - False Light (DJ Scot Project Rmx)
13. Marcos - Time To Believe (Damien James & Louk Rmx)
14. NFX - No Go, Go For Launch (Dark By Design Vs. Alex Kidd Rmx)
15. A*S*Y*S & The Engineer - Acid Headcracker 2010 (Kidd Kaos Rmx)
16. Ultraform - I Chi Gai Koh
17. Organ Donors - Teardrop
18. DB Shredaz - Escape
19. Mic-E Presents Daverox - Overdrive (Matt Restless Rmx)
20. Dimavi - Vertigo (DJ Thera Rmx)

Trance - Hard Trance - Hardstyle - Mixed By D-Railed

grupito actualmente conformado por 2 miembros, Nazzherk cantante y beatmaker junto a Andynuzzz otro cantante, productor y beatmaker

Fatal Energy Records.

Established in November 2015. Australia.

Owner and Managing Director: David Swan

Genres - Hard Trance, Hard Dance, Hard Tech, Hard Techno, Hard NRG, Hardstyle, Rawstyle, Uptempo, Techno, Trance, Uplifting, Progressive

If you would like to submit a demo track for consideration then contact me through here, Facebook, or email at djdavidswan@live.com.au

Thanks for listening and the support!

prodleftfield@gmail.com

prodleftfield/the moths

Alejandro Cremades is the founding partner at Panthera Advisors which as premier investment banking and financial consulting firm. The firm focuses on small to medium size companies that are looking for M&A advisory as well as support with fundraising efforts. 

Alejandro is a serial entrepreneur that most recently cofounded Onevest, one of the largest online communities of entrepreneurs. At the time of its acquisition, Onevest had close to 450,000 registered active members.

Prior to Onevest, Alejandro was an attorney at King & Spalding where he was involved in one of the largest investment arbitration cases in history with $113 billion at stake (Chevron vs. Ecuador). 

Alejandro guest lectures at NYU Stern School of Business and The Wharton Business School. Alejandro has been included in the Top 30 Under 30 lists of Vanity Fair, Entrepreneur Magazine, and GQ Magazine. Moreover, TechCrunch recently featured Alejandro as one of the expats that is shaping New York’s tech.

Alejandro has been involved with the JOBS Act since inception. He was invited to the White House and the US House of Representatives to provide his stands on the new regulatory changes.

Alejandro is a Forbes contributor as well as the author of the bestselling book The Art of Startup Fundraising. The book is published by John Wiley & Sons and includes a foreword by Barbara Corcoran.

Boundaryless helps global customers with Business Strategy and Organization Design for the age of Ecosystems.
We do it by creating openly accessible frameworks and by supporting a community of organizations, institutions, and individuals through workshops, training, and consulting services. 

In this space we host all our audio recordings, including the Boundaryless Conversations podcast, a show focused on exploring the future of large scale organising by leveraging on technology, network effects and shaping narratives. We explore how platforms can help us play with a world in turmoil, change, and transformation: a world that is at the same time more interconnected and interdependent than ever but also more conflictual and rivalrous. 

We used to be online at platformdesigntoolkit.com... now find us on our new website: www.boundaryless.io!

Email: hello@boundaryless.io

Attika (Divinity Records) is a Hungarian Psytrance performer with over 20 years behind the decks in several genres. 
With a mission is to deliver the trance melodies and powerful beats for every psychedelic lovers.
Attika is known from many events and festivals and he's running Octopus Trance Radio since 2016. He's also a member of the Hungarian duo Terra Mission.

Time4Trance The heartbeat of your Friday night!
The radioshow by and for dance music lovers, for 9 years and counting.

Welcome to Time4Trance, a weekly radioshow on RTV Lansingerland (NL) built entirely around our shared love for trance, techno and progressive music. What started as a local initiative has grown into a trusted name in the scene, with over 450 episodes and an ever-growing community of listeners around the globe.

Every Friday night from 22:00 to 00:00 CEST, we take you on a journey through uplifting, progressive and classic trance and melodic techno. Hosted by a rotating crew of passionate DJs:  @hbeukers, @mr_trancetive, @sverrezielmanofficial, @charly2face and @djroimer. Each host brings their own flavor to the decks. Think of it as a music buffet where everything’s delicious and nothing is low-calorie.

You can tune in via:
FM: 92.2 (air) / 102.4, 105.9 (cable, Lansingerland region)
Online stream: https://rtvlansingerland.nl/radio/studiocamera/

Missed an episode? Catch our replays on:
RTV Krimpenerwaard (Fridays & Saturdays)
Radio TimeOut (Mondays at 20:00 CEST)
Or check us out on YouTube and SoundCloud

Whether you’re a seasoned trance warrior or still figuring out if “uplifting” is a genre or a feeling (spoiler: it’s both), Time4Trance is your weekly dose of energy, emotion, and euphoria with a sprinkle of madness.

Join the movement. Feel the Music and bring snacks.

New tracks tagged #NFX