What makes Silicon Valley the innovation capital of the world? It all starts on Sand Hill Road, considered the mecca of venture capital. Join us for insightful interviews from the heart of Silicon Valley with the VCs, start-ups and innovators behind the trending technologies of tomorrow. Hosted by NBC Bay Area business and technology reporter and host of Press:Here, Scott McGrew.
Leah Solivan built TaskRabbit from scratch during the 2008 financial crisis, scaled it into a global platform, and sold it to IKEA — then crossed the table to become an investor. What she learned on both sides: venture capital is a system, it runs on incentives, and most founders don’t understand it until it’s too late. Solivan talks about the hidden competition inside your investor’s portfolio, why the system isn’t broken — it’s doing exactly what it’s paid to do — and how founders can use that knowledge as leverage. Plus: why she’s looking for someone to build the AI-native version of TaskRabbit.
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