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Podcast: Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
Episode: Emily Melton: Mechanics of Venture Investing, the Age of AI, and Implications for Boards
Description: (0:00) Intro(1:15) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel(2:02) Start of interview(2:45) Emily's origin story(8:27) Her start in venture capital through DFJ with Tim Draper in 2000.(11:56) About the history and evolution of VC(13:42) Investing thesis (founding principle) at her firm Threshold Ventures.(19:21) The venture mechanics of Threshold Ventures. "One of our SLAs is we'd like to be the founder's first call."(21:30) On navigating boardroom dynamics in venture-backed boards. "Building trust is critical"Â (26:20) On dealing with conflicts of interests at t...