<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1195244/open_sms">Send a text</a>In this episode, we sit down with Barry Eggers, Co-Founder and Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.We are going to explore his journey from Silicon Valley’s early days, to leading one of the most influential venture firms. We dig into the founding of Lightspeed, starting the M&amp;A practice at Cisco, the story of Snapchat, his investment strategy, the AI era, the one misconception young VCs should know, and EQ over IQ in investing. If you enjoy today’s episode please leave a 5 star review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.  <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1195244/support">Support the show</a>

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Send a text In this episode, we sit down with Barry Eggers, Co-Founder and Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. We are going to explore his journey from Silicon Valley’s early days, to leading one of the most influential venture firms. We dig into the founding of Lightspeed, starting the M&amp;A practice at Cisco, the story of Snapchat, his investment strategy, the AI era, the one misconception young VCs should know, and EQ over IQ in investing.  If you enjoy today’s episode please le...

Episode 23: Barry Eggers, Co-Founder and Partner of Lightspeed Ventures

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1195244/open_sms">Send a text</a> In this episode, I am joined by one of the top technology investment bankers on wall street, Ted Smith. Ted is the Co-Founder and President of Union Square Advisors, a technology focused investment bank.After graduating with a bachelor&apos;s degree from Notre Dame University, Ted began his career at Morgan Stanley, where he was an early member of the firm’s technology investment banking group.  Prior to co-founding Union Square Advisors he was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse, where he headed the global software investment banking practice. He also served as a corporate executive at Novell, including as Vice President of both Corporate Development and Business Development. In our episode we chat about his time in the early days of Morgan Stanley’s tech group, the <a href='http://dot.com/'>dot.com</a> era, founding Union Square, his career journey, AI tech trends, work life balance, and his advice for junior investment bankers. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1195244/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1195244/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; In this episode, I am joined by one of the top technology investment bankers on wall street, Ted Smith. Ted is the Co-Founder and President of Union Square Advisors, a technology focused investment bank.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After graduating with a bachelor&amp;apos;s degree from Notre Dame University, Ted began his career at Morgan Stanley, where he was an early member of the firm’s technology investment banking group. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Prior to co-founding Union Square Advisors he was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse, where he headed the global software investment banking practice. He also served as a corporate executive at Novell, including as Vice President of both Corporate Development and Business Development. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In our episode we chat about his time in the early days of Morgan Stanley’s tech group, the &lt;a href='http://dot.com/'&gt;dot.com&lt;/a&gt; era, founding Union Square, his career journey, AI tech trends, work life balance, and his advice for junior investment bankers. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1195244/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text  In this episode, I am joined by one of the top technology investment bankers on wall street, Ted Smith. Ted is the Co-Founder and President of Union Square Advisors, a technology focused investment bank. After graduating with a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University, Ted began his career at Morgan Stanley, where he was an early member of the firm’s technology investment banking group.   Prior to co-founding Union Square Advisors he was a Managing Director at Credi...

Episode 22: Ted Smith, Co-Founder and President of Union Square Advisors

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1195244/open_sms">Send a text</a>In this episode of the FinanZe podcast, I am joined by one of the top investment bankers on Wall street, Steve McLaughlin. Steve is the Founder and CEO of FT Partners, one of the premier investment banks in the world and the largest focused on Fintech. After graduating with a finance degree from Villanova University, Steve spent his first few years working at GE Capital in their famous financial management program. He then received his MBA from The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania, leading him to Goldman Sachs, where he spent 8 years at the firm becoming the head of the fintech group until his departure in 2002. With his entrepreneurial spirit and love for fintech, Steve started Financial Technology Partners in San Francisco. Steve was named the most influential dealmaker in Fintech by The Institutional Investor in 2017 and has continued to close some of the biggest deals in the fintech industry.  Thank you to our sponsors at Magic Mind. Please learn more about the healthy energy drink shot at https://magicmind.com Order your Magic Mind today at https://a.co/d/4R06mLi<a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1195244/support">Support the show</a>

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Send a text In this episode of the FinanZe podcast, I am joined by one of the top investment bankers on Wall street, Steve McLaughlin. Steve is the Founder and CEO of FT Partners, one of the premier investment banks in the world and the largest focused on Fintech.  After graduating with a finance degree from Villanova University, Steve spent his first few years working at GE Capital in their famous financial management program. He then received his MBA from The Wharton School at The Univ...

Episode 21: Steve McLaughlin, Founder and CEO of FT Partners

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1195244/open_sms">Send a text</a>In this episode I am joined by another amazing guest Mrs. Saira Malik. Mrs. Malik has had a fantastic career in the finance world. Mrs. Malik is currently the Chief Investment Officer of Nuveen, one of the largest investment management firms in the world. Previously, she spent her first 6 years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in equity research. Saira was recognized as one of Pensions &amp; Investments’ &quot;Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing&quot; in 2023 and has been profiled in Barron’s, which ranked her among the top 100 most influential women in U.S. finance. She was also named one of the LinkedIn &quot;Top Voices in Finance&quot;.  Saira holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and a masters of finance from The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lastly, she holds the CFA designation.Enjoy the episode! <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1195244/support">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1195244/open_sms"&gt;Send a text&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode I am joined by another amazing guest Mrs. Saira Malik. Mrs. Malik has had a fantastic career in the finance world. Mrs. Malik is currently the Chief Investment Officer of Nuveen, one of the largest investment management firms in the world. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Previously, she spent her first 6 years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in equity research. Saira was recognized as one of Pensions &amp;amp; Investments’ &amp;quot;Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing&amp;quot; in 2023 and has been profiled in Barron’s, which ranked her among the top 100 most influential women in U.S. finance. She was also named one of the LinkedIn &amp;quot;Top Voices in Finance&amp;quot;. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Saira holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and a masters of finance from The University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lastly, she holds the CFA designation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy the episode!&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1195244/support"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Send a text In this episode I am joined by another amazing guest Mrs. Saira Malik. Mrs. Malik has had a fantastic career in the finance world. Mrs. Malik is currently the Chief Investment Officer of Nuveen, one of the largest investment management firms in the world.  Previously, she spent her first 6 years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in equity research. Saira was recognized as one of Pensions &amp; Investments’ "Most Influential Women in Institutional Investing" in 2023 and has been...

Episode 20: Saira Malik, Chief Investment Officer of Nuveen 

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1195244/open_sms">Send a text</a>Thank you to our sponsors at Magic Mind. Please learn more about the healthy energy drink shot at https://magicmind.com Order your Magic Mind today at https://a.co/d/4R06mLi Hi everyone, and welcome to the FinanZe podcast, episode 19. Today I am joined by another fantastic guest Mr. Tom Gotsch. Tom has had a fantastic career in the finance world with over 9 years of investment banking experience. Tom is currently a Director at TD Cowen, one of the top investment banks in the world. Tom began his professional career with Raytheon Technologies where he was a program manager for 8 years before transitioning to MHT Partners, which was eventually acquired by Cowen and Cowen was recently acquired by TD Bank. Tom holds a bachelors and masters degree in industrial engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. In addition, Tom earned his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Business. <a rel="payment" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/1195244/support">Support the show</a>

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Send a text Thank you to our sponsors at Magic Mind. Please learn more about the healthy energy drink shot at https://magicmind.com  Order your Magic Mind today at https://a.co/d/4R06mLi  Hi everyone, and welcome to the FinanZe podcast, episode 19. Today I am joined by another fantastic guest Mr. Tom Gotsch. Tom has had a fantastic career in the finance world with over 9 years of investment banking experience. Tom is currently a Director at TD Cowen, one of the top investment banks in the wor...

Episode 19: Tom Gotsch, Director at TD Cowen

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