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When to Invest in Consumer Technology with Vanessa Larco at NEA
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Our guest today is Vanessa Larco, Partner at NEA. She shares her journey from pioneering XBox at Microsoft to navigating the social gaming boom with Playdom and making her mark in venture capital. Discover her investment ethos centered on consumer passion projects, successful investments in companies like Robinhood and Mejuri, and her insights on AI's transformative potential across industries. This episode is filled with valuable lessons and expert knowledge from Vanessa's diverse career.
Thank you to our Partner –– Propeller Industries https://www.propellerindustries.com/
Propeller Industries is the leading strategic finance and accounting partner for venture-stage companies.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:23 - Microsoft's Early Touch Screen Technologies
0:05:36 - Designing Surface Device Controls Without Mouse
0:09:11 - Xbox Connect Speech Recognition Evolution
0:14:33 - Innovative Technologies and Timing
0:17:12 - A-B Testing and Data-Driven Decisions
0:23:10 - Profitability and Growth in Different Industries
0:26:55 - Investing Across Different Categories
0:29:53 - Robinhood Revolutionizes Commission-Free Investing
0:36:33 - Identifying Winning Consumer Companies
0:54:15 - Venture Capital in Tech Innovation
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When to Invest in Consumer Technology with Vanessa Larco at NEA
The Consumer VC: Venture Capital I B2C Startups I Commerce | Early-Stage Investing I Brands
Manage episode 437001162 series 2585347
Our guest today is Vanessa Larco, Partner at NEA. She shares her journey from pioneering XBox at Microsoft to navigating the social gaming boom with Playdom and making her mark in venture capital. Discover her investment ethos centered on consumer passion projects, successful investments in companies like Robinhood and Mejuri, and her insights on AI's transformative potential across industries. This episode is filled with valuable lessons and expert knowledge from Vanessa's diverse career.
Thank you to our Partner –– Propeller Industries https://www.propellerindustries.com/
Propeller Industries is the leading strategic finance and accounting partner for venture-stage companies.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:03:23 - Microsoft's Early Touch Screen Technologies
0:05:36 - Designing Surface Device Controls Without Mouse
0:09:11 - Xbox Connect Speech Recognition Evolution
0:14:33 - Innovative Technologies and Timing
0:17:12 - A-B Testing and Data-Driven Decisions
0:23:10 - Profitability and Growth in Different Industries
0:26:55 - Investing Across Different Categories
0:29:53 - Robinhood Revolutionizes Commission-Free Investing
0:36:33 - Identifying Winning Consumer Companies
0:54:15 - Venture Capital in Tech Innovation
Subscribe to Our Newsletter:
https://www.theconsumervc.com/
Subscribe on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hjm74ZMqodx5UmAeWAOJF?si=e0bd72bc48b341ab
Subscribe on Apple Podcasts:
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-consumer-vc-venture-capital-i-b2c-startups-i/id1484646914
Follow on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/MikeGelb
Follow on Instagram:
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