Best Stephen Archibald Podcasts (2025)

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AI Agents Will Supercharge the Future of VC with Tomasz Tunguz 40:25

13d ago40:25

40:25

Tomasz Tunguz, Founder of Theory Ventures, is widely recognized for his analytical approach to venture investing. Now, he’s building Theory with a philosophy rooted in research and data-driven decision-making. Tomasz sits down with Nick Chirls, General Partner at Asylum Ventures and Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners and co-founder of OpenLP,…

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Minisode: Franchise Funds: Index Ventures & Picking Winners Early 10:52

27d ago10:52

10:52

Origins host Beezer Clarkson sits down with her colleague Nate Leung, fellow LP and Partner at Sapphire Partners, to riff on her recent conversation with Nina Achadjian, Partner at Index Ventures. Together, Beezer and Nate walk through the steps Index took to become a franchise - the decisions they made and the mistakes they avoided, plus the firm’…

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Inside the ServiceTitan IPO with Nina Achadjian 43:05

1M ago43:05

43:05

Nina Achadjian is a Partner at Index Ventures, where she invests across seed, venture, and growth stages in AI, enterprise software, and vertical SaaS. She sits down with Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners, and the two discuss Nina’s predictions for M&A in 2025, the importance of product market fit and what Nina looks for in a new hire. Plus,…

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Minisode: Franchise Funds: Is Venture Broken? 12:12

2M ago12:12

12:12

Origins host Beezer Clarkson sits down with her colleague Laura Thompson, fellow LP and Partner at Sapphire Partners, to riff on her recent conversation with Thomas Kristensen, Partner at LGT Capital Partners. Together they discuss 2025’s sluggish exit market, and whether or not that’s a sign that venture is broken. They also discuss the importance…

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Franchise Funds: Is Being a VC Franchise the Ultimate Goal with Thomas Kristensen 42:50

2M ago42:50

42:50

Thomas Kristensen, Partner at LGT Capital Partners, has decades of experience backing the top players in venture, but as an LP, doesn’t love the term "franchise fund.” He sits down with Bezer Clarkson, Partner at Sapphire Partners, to discuss why GPs can’t rest on their laurels, that being a franchise shouldn’t be every VC’s ultimate goal, and how …

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Christians with Faith 3/9/25 43:46

2M ago43:46

43:46

Are you good, full of the Holy Spirit, and Faith?

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Dry Bones 2/23/25 26:20

3M ago26:20

26:20

Do you believe the Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life?

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Revisiting Power Law VC Performance with David Clark 56:22

3M ago56:22

56:22

Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners, revisits her conversation from 2023 with David Clark, Investment Director at VenCap International plc. In this episode, she and co-host Nick Chirls, Partner at Asylum Ventures, dive into David’s nearly four decades of experience in investing in some of the most established VC funds across the US, Europe, Ch…

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Minisode: Franchise Funds: Grading Performance 22:36

4M ago22:36

22:36

Origins host Beezer Clarkson sits down with her colleague Laura Thompson, fellow LP and Partner at Sapphire Partners, to unpack her recent conversation with Jessica Archibald, a GP at Top Tier Capital. They discuss Jessica’s engineering-based analytical approach to answering the question “what makes a franchise?” and discuss some surprising things …

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Franchise Funds: Metrics To Be Extraordinary with Jessica Archibald 53:55

4M ago53:55

53:55

Jessica Archibald is a GP and member of the Investment Committee at Top Tier Capital Partners, where she is co lead of the funds team and participates extensively in the capital formation efforts of the firm. She and Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners, sit down for the next episode in this miniseries on franchise funds - what it takes to buil…

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Biblical Principles 1/5/25 29:57

4M ago29:57

29:57

Where do you get your guidance, what is your guard and what do you to gauge your life?

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Giant Killers 12/29/24 36:39

5M ago36:39

36:39

Are you hiding from the giants?

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Wise Men Seek Jesus 12/22/24 23:11

5M ago23:11

23:11

Are you seeking Jesus?

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Minisode: Franchise Funds: Why do LPs & Founders Care? 17:20

5M ago17:20

17:20

Origins host Beezer Clarkson sits down with her colleague Laura Thompson, fellow LP and Partner at Sapphire Partners, to discuss her recent conversation with Stephen Bluestein, Partner of Primary Investments at Adams Street and formerly Packard Foundation, about what it takes to make (and potentially later break) a franchise fund in venture. Togeth…

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Joy to the World 12/15/24 33:56

5M ago33:56

33:56

Lets be joyful like the shepherds were.

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The Hidden Sin 12/8/24 35:18

5M ago35:18

35:18

There are no hidden sins.

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The Disciple 12/1/24 29:53

5M ago29:53

29:53

Are you a disciple of Jesus?

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Franchise Funds: Becoming (and Remaining) One with Stephen Bluestein 50:35

5M ago50:35

50:35

Stephen Bluestein has had an impressive career in Venture, beginning at Bessemer Venture Partners before moving to TCV, Light Street Capital, and the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, before landing in his current role as a partner in the primary investment team at Adams Street Partners. He sits down with Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partner…

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Minisode: Building Google & Betting Big: Lessons from Wesley Chan 15:35

6M ago15:35

15:35

Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures, and Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners go deep into their recent conversation with Wesley Chan, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of FPV Ventures. They unpack Wesley’s direct learnings from Sergey Brin coming up at Google, how it is the job of the investor to spot greatness, his views on company pivots (a…

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What Are You Exercising For? 11/19/24 33:54

6M ago33:54

33:54

Exercise brings results, where is your focus?

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Finding Founders Who Will Change the World with Wesley Chan 42:17

6M ago42:17

42:17

Wesley Chan is a true legend in Silicon Valley. He spent time at Microsoft and HP, and in 2002 he jumped to Google. There, he worked as Sergey Brin’s Chief of Staff and founded Google Analytics and Google Voice - all before then founding and leading the seed investing program at Google Ventures as GP. Under his tenure, GV was the first institutiona…

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Seek Him! 11/10/24 19:56

6M ago19:56

19:56

Put Jesus first!

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If I be lifted up 11/3/24 14:56

7M ago14:56

14:56

Are you lifting Jesus up?

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The Peace of God 10/27/24 25:56

7M ago25:56

25:56

The Holy Spirit brings peace.

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Devotions 10/20/24 34:33

7M ago34:33

34:33

God wants a personal relationship with you!

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Preach the Word 10/13/24 27:56

7M ago27:56

27:56

Let us be sharing Jesus!

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Minisode: Seed vs Growth Investing - What Changes and What Stays the Same 18:52

7M ago18:52

18:52

Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures, and Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners, unpack their recent conversation with Jai Das, President + Partner at Sapphire Ventures and Mike Maples, Co-Founder + Partner at Floodgate, to answer their burning question: What changes in the way seed and growth investors think, and what stays the same? They discuss…

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Finding Pattern Breakers & Winners from Seed to Growth with Mike Maples and Jai Das 48:56

8M ago48:56

48:56

With a few dozen software exits under his belt (including Box, Square, Mulesoft & JFrog), nobody knows enterprise investing like Sapphire Ventures’ President + PartnerJai Das. Likewise, Floodgate co-founder + Partner Mike Maples Jr. is often credited with pioneering seed investing as we know it, with names like Twitter, Twitch and Lyft in his portf…

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Coming Soon to Origins… 1:59

8M ago1:59

1:59

A look at what’s to come on a brand new season of Origins, where we’ll dive into the VC ecosystem with the people who know it best, to learn how the people behind the capital really make decisions. Learn more about Sapphire Partners: https://sapphireventures.com/sapphire-partners/ Learn more about Asylum Ventures: asylum.vc…

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Glorious Freedom 9/22/24 32:51

8M ago32:51

32:51

Jesus is the one that sets us free!

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Minisode: Jack Altman’s VC Career Arc and the Launch of Asylum Ventures 25:58

8M ago25:58

25:58

Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures, and Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners, go inside their recent conversation with Alt Capital’s Jack Altman to answer their burning question: What does the journey look like from VC-backed founder to angel investor to institutional VC? How does one successfully jump from investing their own capital to taking…

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The Slow Fade 9/15/24 42:41

8M ago42:41

42:41

The danger of slowly fading away from Jesus.

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From VC-backed Founder to Angel to Institutional Investor with Jack Altman 47:07

8M ago47:07

47:07

Jack Altman of Alt Capital has led quite a life in Silicon Valley. He’s gone from angel investing to founding a venture-backed company (HR platform Lattice), back to angel investing today, taking on outside capital as an institutional investor at Alt Capital. Jack sits down with Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures & Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire P…

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