Tech Deciphered

Tech DECIPHERED brings you the Entrepreneur and Investor views on Big Tech, VC and Start-up news, opinion pieces and research. We decipher their meaning, and add inside knowledge and context. Being nerds, we also discuss the latest gadgets and pop culture news. To understand what’s really happening behind the surface, join our hosts, Nuno Goncalves Pedro, investor, co-founder and managing partner at Strive Capital, and Bertrand Schmitt, entrepreneur, co-Founder & Chairman at App Annie. They have been each in tech for almost 25 years, are now based in Silicon Valley, having both previously worked and lived in Europe and Asia. With Tech DECIPHERED, discover how the best entrepreneurs pitch, how investors think, and what are the deep trends underlying the tech industry. To learn more about Tech DECIPHERED, head over to www.decipheredshow.com for more info about the podcast, show notes, resources and complete transcripts.

Episodes

# 23 – The mythology (and reality) of Silicon Valley

July 6, 2021 • 66 min

In episode 23, we demystify 7 of the most common and core myths on Silicon Valley, from its laid-backness to “everyone is amazing”. Check out episode 22, where we explain what Silicon Valley actually is, talk about its history and geography. In episode 24, we will deep dive on our Silicon Valley loves (and hates) and finally address the elephant in the room: is there an exodus going on or not? Has Silicon Valley’s downfall starte...

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# 22 – The (no BS) truth about Silicon Valley – Start of Season 2

June 11, 2021 • 47 min

In episode 22, we begin the second season of Tech Deciphered, by deep diving into what Silicon Valley is, what made us (and others) move here, its unabridged mythology and whether there is really an exodus (or not) going on. This episode is the beginning of a trilogy that is an ode to our love and hate relationship with the region. Navigation: Intro (01:34) Section 1: What (exactly) is Silicon Valley? (02:23) Section 2: Wha...

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#21 – Recap on 2020 and Outlook for 2021 – End of Season 1

April 1, 2021 • 54 min

In episode 21, we will end our first season of Tech Deciphered, by taking a look back at 2020 - spoiler alert: defined by something starting with a C and ending with a 9 - as well as what we expect to happen in 2021. We will share our answers on questions like: Will we finally get rid of this pandemic? Is there a bubble in the public equity market in the US? We will also share our own personal lessons-learnt. For a more in-depth l...

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#20 – Recruiting Primer – Part 3

February 4, 2021 • 41 min

In episode 20, the last of our trilogy on recruiting, we share advice to candidates, from ideas and processes on how to best be visible to recruiters, to how to get the job of your dreams. Also listen to our episodes 18 and 19, in which we share our core principles in recruiting and detailed advice to recruiters. Navigation: Introduction (01:24) Section 1 - How to get found (02:10) Section 2 - How to get the first interview...

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#19 – Recruiting Primer – Part 2

January 5, 2021 • 42 min

In episode 19, we share detailed advice to recruiters, sharing views on job descriptions, finding talent, interview process, good and difficult interview questions, other hacks, as well as our own “pet peeves”. This is the second episode on recruiting. In episode 18, we framed the discussion and shared our core recruiting principles, including in compensation, and in the design and development of the recruiting organization. Episod...

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#18 – Recruiting Primer – Part 1

December 2, 2020 • 32 min

In episode 18, the first of our trilogy on recruiting, we start by sharing our core principles in this space. We delve into high-level principles, recruiting organization and compensation. In episodes 19 and 20, we will share detailed advice for recruiters and candidates, respectively. On the recruiter side, we share core principles that have worked for us, as well as hacks: anything from good and difficult interview questions to s...

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#17 – SaaS Primer – Part 3

October 29, 2020 • 55 min

In this, the third and final episode of our SaaS Primer - or “everything you wanted to know about SaaS” - we look into Financing/Fundraising, share findings on Benchmarking/KPIs, as well as end the discussion on Lessons Learnt and Predictions. Do listen to episodes 15 and 16, in which we had a SaaS Overview, looked at Business Models, as well as Sales and Pricing. Navigation: Introduction (01:24) Section 1 - Financing/Fundrai...

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#16 – SaaS Primer – Part 2

October 6, 2020 • 38 min

In this episode, the second part of our SaaS Primer trilogy, we deep dive into Sales and Pricing in the Software-as-a-service space. For further context, please listen to episode 15, in which we did an Overview of SaaS and its intrinsic Business Models. Please look out for our next episode that will conclude our Primer, with deep-dives on Financing/Fundraising, Benchmarking/KPIs, Lessons Learnt and Predictions. Navigation: Introdu...

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#15 – SaaS Primer – Part 1

August 27, 2020 • 46 min

In this episode, we start our Primer on SaaS - Software-as-a-Service - a trilogy on everything you need to know about SaaS. We will give an Overview of SaaS, as well as discuss the intrinsic Business Models. Please look out for our next episodes that will deep-dive into Sales, Pricing, Financing, Benchmarking/KIPs, Lessons Learnt and Predictions.Navigation:Introduction (01:24)Section 1 - Overview (04:39)Section 2 - Business Model (...

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#14 – The wonderful world of productivity – our own habits, tools and hacks – and… how to best get in touch with us

July 29, 2020 • 64 min

In this episode, we will deep dive into the world of productivity tools, processes, habits and hacks. We will share our principles of productivity, calendaring, favorite communication, hardware and broader productivity tools (e.g. CRM). Finally, we will share what tools we are still missing and wish we had. As an “easter egg”, we will also share how to best get in touch with us, so do listen in. Navigation: Introduction (01:24)...

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#13 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in – Part 3

July 7, 2020 • 57 min

In this, the third and final episode on the 2020s decade, we look forward, with our scenario planning methodology, into the late 2020s and specifically discuss Next Platforms & Structural Tech, Venture Capital & Start-ups and end with an overall framing of the decade ahead of us. This concludes our 2020s “Time Travel Trilogy”, in which in episode 11, we deep-dived into what lies ahead on the Governmental/Geopolitical and N...

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#12 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in – Part 2

June 24, 2020 • 48 min

In this episode, the second part of our discussion on the 2020s, we will use our scenario planning methodology to project forward into the latter part of the 2020 decade, so that we can deep-dive into the future of Energy & Climate Change, Healthcare, Education, Financial Services, Retail & Commerce, Leisure & Entertainment and Social & Communication. Please also listen to our previous episode 11, where we started...

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#11 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in

June 15, 2020 • 55 min

In this episode, we will start discussing the 2020s. We will introduce a unique and novel framework that we will follow around scenario planning, frame when exactly the 2020s start (hint: starts with a C and ends with 19), debate the macro landscape - both governmental/geopolitical and non-governmental and finalize with the user paradigms around Work, Home and Mobility. We will continue this discussion of the 2020s in the next epi...

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#10B – A review of the past decade in tech, the 2010s, and its impact on the world we live in

May 27, 2020 • 40 min

We split this episode into two parts: in this, the second and final part (10B), we discuss the significant shifts in business models and the funding landscape that happened in the 2010s. We deep-dive into these business models, e.g. freemium, advertising/free at the point of consumption, subscription, and we give you the no-BS view on the fundraising landscape, what REALLY changed and what (mostly) stayed the same. Please also lis...

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#10A – A review of the past decade in tech, the 2010s, and its impact on the world we live in

May 19, 2020 • 54 min

We split this episode into two parts: in this, the first part (10A), we argue the 2010 decade actually started with the 2008 crisis, the advent of the iPhone, the App Store and the move of the world to the cloud. We go in-depth into the macro-trends of the decade and the underlying technological tectonic shifts, including analyses of the OS, platform and product & application spaces. Look out for the second part of this episo...

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#9B – Impact of COVID-19 in the World, Venture Capital and Start-ups

May 9, 2020 • 40 min

We split this episode into two parts: in this, the second and final part (9B), we discuss the implications of COVID-19 in the Venture Capital and the Start-up ecosystems. We share our no-BS view on how easy/how difficult it will be to fundraise, depending on the space you are in, on what will likely change when the “new normal” comes into play and what to focus on in order to make your business survive this, the biggest and most ru...

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#9A – Impact of COVID-19 in the World, Venture Capital and Start-ups

April 30, 2020 • 34 min

We split this episode into two parts: in this, the first part (9A), we discuss the broad implications of COVID-19, the short-term and long-term implications, how this is the “end of the world, as we know it”, but why there are many reasons to be hopeful about the future to come (recorded on April 16th). Look out for the second part of this episode (9B), where we will be focusing on the impact of COVID-19 in the Venture Capital an...

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#8 – Demystifying Venture Capital, Private Equity and Start-up success

April 16, 2020 • 65 min

We demystify a whole lot in this episode of Tech DECIPHERED. We demystify Venture Capital and its nitty gritty decision-making processes and operating models. We demystify Private Equity vs Venture Capital and explain the differences between both. We discuss factors for Start-Up success and demystify entrepreneur “ageism”. Last but not least, we disagree … on the Tesla Cybertruck. Navigation: The other side of the table - Entre...

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#7 – The “Silicon Valley bubble” bursts, why that is good news, and the IPO landscape in hardware vs. software and enterprise vs. consumer

March 15, 2020 • 54 min

We launch into why 100 Bn in value just evaporated from “Silicon Valley” and why that is a good thing for private companies and investors going forward. We discuss the rationality of public markets and go into the IPO landscape... B2B vs B2C, as well as hardware vs software. We analyse direct listings and why that may (or may not) matter. Finally, we discuss secret teams at Apple, the controversy around its Activation Lock and Amaz...

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#6 – The value of an idea, how you should pitch VCs and the truth about product management

March 15, 2020 • 53 min

We discuss whether you can figure out if your idea is worth 1 Bn or not in advance (spoiler alert: NO), analyse several frameworks that are still useful in that analyses, why not being a lemming makes sense in the investment space, and why founders and CEOs shouldn’t waste time arguing with VCs. We go into the more nit gritty elements of product management and product portfolio management, including what one can learn from dead Goo...

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}# 22 – The (no BS) truth about Silicon Valley – Start of Season 2

#21 – Recap on 2020 and Outlook for 2021 – End of Season 1

#20 – Recruiting Primer – Part 3

#19 – Recruiting Primer – Part 2

#18 – Recruiting Primer – Part 1

#17 – SaaS Primer – Part 3

#16 – SaaS Primer – Part 2

#15 – SaaS Primer – Part 1

#14 – The wonderful world of productivity – our own habits, tools and hacks – and… how to best get in touch with us

#13 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in – Part 3

#12 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in – Part 2

#11 – The coming decade in tech, the 2020s, and its impact on the world we live in

#10B – A review of the past decade in tech, the 2010s, and its impact on the world we live in

#10A – A review of the past decade in tech, the 2010s, and its impact on the world we live in

#9B – Impact of COVID-19 in the World, Venture Capital and Start-ups

#9A – Impact of COVID-19 in the World, Venture Capital and Start-ups

#8 – Demystifying Venture Capital, Private Equity and Start-up success

#7 – The “Silicon Valley bubble” bursts, why that is good news, and the IPO landscape in hardware vs. software and enterprise vs. consumer

#6 – The value of an idea, how you should pitch VCs and the truth about product management

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# 23 – The mythology (and reality) of Silicon Valley

# 22 – The (no BS) truth about Silicon Valley – Start of Season 2