Best Benassi Podcasts (2025)

CIO to explore the profound question at the heart of today’s digital age: What does it mean to be human in a world increasingly shaped by technology? The conversation jumps straight into the deep end, beginning with a look back at the history of humanity and how our ways of learning, thinking, and connecting are evolving. Sharon draws from her back…

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Sept 12, 2025 w/ Nick Sarazen 1:00:24

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Aug 8, 2025 59:22

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July 25, 2025 1:00:24

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July 18, 2025 w/ Purari 59:03

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July 11, 2025 58:34

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July 4, 2025 1:01:12

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June 27, 2025 w/ Carter Cruise 1:00:24

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June 20, 2025 w/ Red Cup Nation 1:00:48

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June 13, 2025 w/ Filmore 57:43

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June 6, 2025 1:01:49

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May 30, 2025 1:00:24

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May 23, 2025 58:05

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May 16, 2025 1:03:05

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May 9, 2025 w/ KSHMR 59:34

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May 2, 2025 w/ Fedde Le Grand 59:26

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April 25, 2025 w/ Ian Asher 59:26

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April 18, 2025 w/ Topanga Hills Mafia 1:00:24

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Good Vibes Radio - April 11, 2025 w/ Blake Horstmann 59:17

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Good Vibes Radio - April 4, 2025 1:01:44

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Miami Music Week 2025 with James Hype March 25 55:28

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Miami Music Week 2025 with Hardwell - March 24 59:44

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A Smart Perspective with Tobias Hooton 31:33

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Ever wondered if AI could unlock superhuman abilities? What about digital referees revolutionizing sports, or feeling overwhelmed by non-stop tech advancements? In this episode, Tobias Hooton, the visionary Founder and CEO of Stelia, chats with Per Overgaard to dive headfirst into the frontier of innovation. Get ready for a rollercoaster conversati…

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A Smart Perspective with Federico Benassi 18:42

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While Per was stranded mid journey thanks to a cancelled flight, the team flew into Bologna, Italy – known as Motor Valley: the land where speed was born. We took the unique opportunity to get behind the doors of Ducati HQ, and the chance to speak with Federico Benassi, Ducati Corse Race IT Manager. In this slightly different format, Federico enabl…

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Vibe Coding and The Rise of AI Agents with Amjad Masad and Yohei Nakajima 58:59

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Amjad Masad (@amasad), founder and CEO of Replit, and Yohei Nakajima (@yoheinakajima), Managing Partner at Untapped Capital, joined Village Global partner Ben Casnocha for a live masterclass with Village Global founders. Takeaways: AI agents are rapidly evolving, with coding and deep research agents showing the most traction today. But general-purp…

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Executing as a Best-In-Class Firm: Operational Excellence From The Inside of Over 50 VC Firms with Kristen Ostro of Strut Consulting 50:23

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Jacob Mullins, Venture Partner at Village Global, welcomes Kristen Ostro, founder and CEO of Strut Consulting, to discuss the foundational elements that set venture capital firms up for long-term success. Kristen shares how her career began under the mentorship of Dick Kramlich at NEA, where she was trained in the core values and operational excell…

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The Secret to Startup M&A: How To Set Your Companies Up for Big Outcomes with Ezra Roizen of Advsr 55:20

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Jacob Mullins, Venture Partner at Village Global, sits down with Ezra Roizen, General Manager of Advsr and author of "The Magic Box Paradigm," to demystify the world of startup mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on Jacob’s private podcast, VC Mastermind, which we are cross-posting on the Village Global podcast. Drawing on decades of experience as both …

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A Smart Perspective with Christian Klie 27:18

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In the very first episode of A Smart Perspective, host Per Overgaard travels to Bonn, Germany to meet Christian Klie, Business Owner of Future Cloud Infrastructure at T-Systems. Known by many as a mobile network provider, T-Systems is in fact a major player in global cloud innovation—and Christian brings a wealth of insight from the front lines of …

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Introducing A Smart Perspective - a new podcast series from Lenovo that goes beyond the technology to explore the human stories, bold decisions, and leadership philosophies shaping digital transformation today. Hosted by Per Overgaard, each episode features conversations with CIOs and IT leaders from some of the world’s most innovative companies. I…

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Abhay Parasnis on Creating Moats, AI Strategy, and Selling to Enterprise 47:45

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Abhay Parasnis is founder and CEO of Typeface, is former CTO/CPO at Adobe, and sits on the board of Dropbox and Schneider Electric. He joined Ben Casnocha, co-founder and partner at Village Global, for a live masterclass for Village Global founders. Takeaways: If you can break into the top tier of the enterprise market, it’s hard to dislodge you. B…

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Fundraising in AI with Aaron Harris 46:26

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Aaron Harris was a partner at YC for 7.5 years where he funded Deel, OpenSea, Scale AI, Rappi, Lattice, and others. He also built YC's Series A program where he worked with founders on over 200 Series As and Bs that raised in excess of $3B in capital. He joined Sam Kirschner, VP at Village Global, to give Village Global founders helpful tips on fun…

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Hiring Technical Talent with Kathy Copic and Lindsay Pettingill 57:37

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Kathy Copic is founder of Fieldwork Partners, where she works closely with early stage companies on scoping technical projects, getting early ML models into production, and helping them hire. She was interviewed by Lindsay Pettingill, Investment Partner at Village Global, during this masterclass for Village Global founders. Takeaways: Maintain at l…

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Eynat Guez of Papaya Global on Mastering Enterprise Sales and Building Long-Term Partnerships 55:36

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Eynat Guez, founder and CEO of Papaya Global, was interviewed by Ben Casnocha, co-founder and partner at Village Global, during this masterclass for Village Global founders. Takeaways: Show up to key meetings as the founder or executive team — don’t just send the sales team. It signals to the client that you’re personally invested and committed to …

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Auren Hoffman and Ben Casnocha on Career Strategy, Undiscovered Talent, Networks, and more 58:01

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Auren Hoffman, CEO of SafeGraph and GP of Flex Capital, interviewed Ben Casnocha, Village Global co-founder and partner, on Auren's World of DaaS podcast. They are longtime friends and had a wide-ranging discussion on career strategy, evaluating founders, serendipity, wealth, and much more. We've cross-posted that conversation here. Highlights: The…

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Howie Liu on Airtable's Early Days, Scaling, and AI 1:01:18

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Howie Liu, founder and CEO of Airtable, was interviewed by Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha live in downtown San Francisco in front of an audience of Village Global founders and friends of the firm. Highlights: - Embracing discomfort is part of the founder's journey. Learning to tolerate and even appreciate this discomfort is impo…

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Guillermo Rauch on AI, Scaling Vercel, and The Future of Web Apps 56:11

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Guillermo Rauch is founder and CEO of Vercel, a company that provides the developer tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. He was interviewed by Ben Casnocha, co-founder and general partner at Village Global, an early stage venture capital firm backed by some of the world’s most successful entrep…

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Encore: Secrets of Public Speaking and Oral Communication from Renowned Speaking Coach 42:20

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Michael Balaoing, founder of Candlelion, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss: - The importance of the acronym WTF (what’s the feeling?) when you’re giving a presentation. - The four roles that you take on as a speaker: captain, pilot, guide, and game show host. - The five questions to ask when seeking…

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Encore: Brad Feld on What Nietzsche Can Teach Entrepreneurs 50:09

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Brad Feld (@bfeld), VC at Foundry Group and co-author with Dave Jilk of The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha to discuss: - Common misconceptions about Nietzsche and why being misunderstood makes him an especially interesting philosopher. - What Nietzsche can teach entrepreneurs deciding whet…