Sand Hill Road

Sand Hill Road


Latest Episodes

E52 Pricing strategies for generative AI with Orb co-founder and CTO Kshitij Grover
August 16, 2024

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Kshitij Grover, co-Founder and CTO of Orb (www.withorb.com), a billing platform provider that solves usage-based billing needs. The SF based startup has to date raised a total of c. $19.1 million across its Se

E51 Raising $1bn to bringing entrepreneurship to Japan with World Innovation Lab founder and CEO Gen Isayama
April 06, 2023

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Gen Isayama, co-founder and CEO of World Innovation Lab, a Palo Alto and Tokyo based venture firm investing in growth-stage companies and serving as a bridge between startups and Japanese corporations.In this

E50 Establishing a growth equity firm with Left Lane Capital founding partner Dan Ahrens
March 07, 2023

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Dan Ahrens, founding partner at Left Lane Capital, a New York based venture capital and early growth equity firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology businesses.  00:00​​ Intro&nbs

E49 Cooking up the future of digital food halls with Byte Kitchen founder Divyang Arora
February 22, 2023

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Divyang Arora, founder and CEO of Byte Kitchen about cooking up the future of digital food halls with Byte Kitchen founder Divyang Arora.  0:00 Intro 1:24 2 minute elevator pitch 4:27 Going a

E48 Protecting passwords through open-source software with Bitwarden CEO Michael Crandell
January 31, 2023

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Michael Crandell, CEO Bitwarden about scaling open-source password manager Bitwarden.  00:00 Intro 00:50 What is Bitwarden 03:22 From side hustle to venture-backed 06:36 Joining a Boot

E47 Your fund size is your strategy with Kyle Harrison, GP at Contrary
January 13, 2023

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Kyle Harrison, general partner at Country about everything from the economics of whale hunting, the venture product offering to his recent joining of Contrary.   00:00​ Intro  01:11 Way into venture&

E46 Uncovering tax credits (aka free money) for startups with MainStreet founder and CEO Doug Ludlow
November 20, 2022

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Doug Ludlow, co-founder and CEO of MainStreet, which helps startups and small businesses uncover tax credits.   00:00 Intro 01:05 Hipster 05:09 Happy Home Company 07:10 Starting

E45 Building a nextgen, authentic professional social network with Candor founder Kelsey Bishop
November 07, 2022

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Kelsey Bishop founder and CEO of Candor, which is a nexgen, authentic social network.  00:00 Intro 01:02 What is Candor 03:25 Single player mode 03:56 Kelseys background 06:19

E44 Shipping an open-source, low code enterprise tool builder with Appsmith founder Abhishek Nayak
October 29, 2022

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Abhishek Nayak the co-founder and CEO of Appsmith, which is an open-source, low code internal tool builder.  00:00 Intro 03:15 Entrepreneur in Residence at Accel 05:52 Third time at the Rode

E43 Opening a global hub for tech entrepreneurs at UC Berkeley with SkyDeck founding GP Chon Tang
September 06, 2022

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Chon Tang, the founding GP of the Skydeck Fund. Chon is an experienced Silicon Valley engineer, entrepreneur and investor. He was formerly founding partner and Managing Director of Junzi Capital Engineering, a