Michael Moritz

Mentioned in 6 analyzed podcast episodes across 6 shows

Appears On

Founders The John Phillips Show This Week in Startups The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch How I Invest with David Weisburd Acquired

Episode Appearances

Founders · Jul 10, 2026

#424 Peter Thiel on How to Build a Creative Monopoly

“Wrote 'The Return to the Little Kingdom' about Apple's early years; describes Steve Jobs founding Apple twice”

Creative Monopoly StrategyFirst-Principles Business ThinkingFounder-Led Company Dynamics

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The John Phillips Show · Jun 12, 2026

The Feds Pull Funding from LAHSA

“Founder of Crankstart Foundation providing $9.3M to Oakland for illegal dumping prevention”

LAHSA Funding Suspension and Federal OversightHomelessness Services Accountability and FraudNonprofit Financial Management in California

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This Week in Startups · Jun 8, 2026

The AI Tutor That Makes Kids Actually Think | E2298

“Exemplary VC who immediately called Calacanis back for Mahalo funding”

AI-powered tutoring systemsSocratic teaching methodologyEducational technology pricing strategies

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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch · Mar 28, 2026

20VC: The Venture Model is Broken | You Need to be Greedy and Selfish to Win Early Stage Investing | Why Margins Do Not Matter for Early-Stage Startups | The Growth Rate that is Required in a World of AI with Gili Raanan, Founder @ Cyberstarts

“Cited as influential mentor who shaped Raanan's investment approach”

Venture capital market dysfunctionCybersecurity startup valuationsGrowth rate expectations in AI era

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How I Invest with David Weisburd · Feb 17, 2026

E306: Can VCs Actually Pick Winners? w/Eric Bahn

“Mentioned as example of concentrated portfolio VC with outlier successes despite failures”

Early-stage venture capital selection criteria and predictive signalsHustle as execution velocity and throughput measurementPre-seed investment thesis and due diligence methodology

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Acquired · Jun 30, 2025

Google: The Origin of Search

“Sequoia Capital partner; led Google Series A investment; joined board alongside John Doer”

PageRank Algorithm and Link-Based RankingCost-Per-Click Auction MechanismsSecond-Price Auction Economics

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