# PR Yu — RSS Amplifier Everything PR Yu publishes, via the RSS Amplifier directory. Page: Feed: --- ## [Gradient Ventures Darian Shirazi on AI, Moats and China](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-08-18 · Sand Hill Road_ Gradient Ventures' Darian Shirazi says the real winners of the AI era won't be the companies with the best models - it'll be whoever owns the data centers, the chips, and the compute underneath them. Fresh off spinning out of Google, Shirazi explains why Gradient has steered away from funding foundation models, and why China's lead in open source could reshape the whole s Hosted by Simplecast, an… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/046845b7-0229-4b30-bca2-806afa6a7216/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=046845b7-0229-4b30-bca2-806afa6a7216&feed=zxh4nApX) ## [2026 Venture Capital Reading List](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-07-08 · Sand Hill Road_ Leah Solivan — Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston Alice Bentink — A Work in Progress by Rene Redzepi David Spreng — All Money Is Not Created Equal by David Spreng Caitlin Holloway — Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull Grant Lee — Seven Powers by Hamilton Helmer Vas Natarajan — Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke Alex Halliday — High Output Management by Andy Grove Andy Chen — Shoe Dog by Phil Knight PR… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/710ebda2-8ed0-4ff3-8336-0c578c198430/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=710ebda2-8ed0-4ff3-8336-0c578c198430&feed=zxh4nApX) ## [Andy Chen: The Convenient Cofounder Penalty](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-06-10 · Sand Hill Road_ Andy Chen of Outcast Ventures spent 15 years at Kleiner Perkins and Coatue studying what actually makes startups succeed — and the data surprised him. After analyzing every U.S. IPO and acquisition over $1 billion in the past two decades, Chen found that founders who didn't know each other beforehand built more valuable companies than those who did. He calls the trap the "convenient co-founder… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/9218524b-a9c9-4ae6-bac3-734160f8f6aa/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=9218524b-a9c9-4ae6-bac3-734160f8f6aa&feed=zxh4nApX) ## [PR Yu: Ethical Capital at Speed](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-05-28 · Sand Hill Road_ PR Yu is one of the largest solo GPs in the world — a sole decision-maker controlling hundreds of millions of dollars, with ~100 LPs heading into Fund IV who keep coming back. At Yu Galaxy, no partners means no committees, and deals can close in hours. His portfolio spans healthcare, robotics, and AI, anchored by contrarian bets like Leo Cancer Care — a hardware play Sand Hill Road largely passed… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/87d1eab8-4043-4612-8877-493902d176f4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=87d1eab8-4043-4612-8877-493902d176f4&feed=zxh4nApX) ## [David Spreng: Why Debt Isn't a Dirty Word](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-05-08 · Sand Hill Road_ David Spreng has spent a career in the gap between venture capital and the bank down the street. As founder of Runway Growth Capital, he writes $40 million loans to companies that are too established to be called startups and too unconventional to get a traditional bank loan. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/e3ee1bab-36bf-4b6d-8003-02ac5b8cac0d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=e3ee1bab-36bf-4b6d-8003-02ac5b8cac0d&feed=zxh4nApX) ## [Leah Solivan: Muscle of Conviction](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-04-22 · Sand Hill Road_ 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,… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/95568e35-4d0e-45b8-88b0-808a3a2773d7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=95568e35-4d0e-45b8-88b0-808a3a2773d7&feed=zxh4nApX) ## [Jack Leeney of 7GC: Why IPOs Are Optional Now](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-04-02 · Sand Hill Road_ Summary: Jack Leeney, partner at 7GC, shares insights from his career at Morgan Stanley — where he worked on IPOs for Tesla, LinkedIn, and Facebook — to his current role investing in AI. He breaks down how IPO pricing works, why the public markets have shrunk, and why smaller IPOs still matter. He discusses key 7GC investments including Hims (telehealth), Jackpocket (digital lottery, acquired by… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/c3eb0e02-be27-4098-accf-0587bafb3b6c/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=c3eb0e02-be27-4098-accf-0587bafb3b6c&feed=zxh4nApX) ## [Entrepreneurs First: Investing Before the Idea](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-02-16 · Sand Hill Road_ Alice Bentinck discusses how Entrepreneurs First helps someone to go from “no team, no idea” to funded company. EF has helped create companies now collectively worth more than $10,000,000,000 and many participants go from zero to raising $2-15 million from top-tier VCs within months. Bentinck argues that capital is the easiest part of the journey, while co-founder fit, community, and early… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/b3740d6a-552a-492d-b824-4e1e2de2d9aa/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=b3740d6a-552a-492d-b824-4e1e2de2d9aa&feed=zxh4nApX) ## [Rudina Seseri Knew AI Was Cool Before You Did](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-02-09 · Sand Hill Road_ AI may feel new to many investors, but Glasswing Ventures founder Rudina Seseri has been betting on it for more than a decade. In this episode, she breaks down how Glasswing evaluates AI startups, why workflow and productivity are key entry points, and what founders still get wrong. Plus, her unlikely journey from a teenage immigrant to a leading AI investor. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/e4288d41-ed1c-4b5d-bdab-28c512a54ae7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=e4288d41-ed1c-4b5d-bdab-28c512a54ae7&feed=zxh4nApX) ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WtOPJGiCRaVq) _2026-02-09 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Adeo Ressi: Why the World Needs More Venture Capitalists](https://www.nbcnews.com) _2026-02-02 · Sand Hill Road_ Adeo Ressi says his organization helps launch between 60 and 70 percent of new venture capital firms worldwide. In this episode, the Decile Group and VC Lab founder explains why starting a VC fund is far harder than most people expect, why big institutions rarely back first-time managers, and why fundraising is really a numbers-driven grind. Ressi also argues that venture capital remains… [Listen](https://tracking.swap.fm/track/WyZndMW35x3t79tHlknd/nbcnews.simplecastaudio.com/59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2/episodes/dbfeedce-0718-4a05-9593-47d452320827/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=59da8fae-4678-40a6-abb0-9f7d76b6e4b2&awEpisodeId=dbfeedce-0718-4a05-9593-47d452320827&feed=zxh4nApX)