Valley Nordic
Chander Chawla, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and Arne Tonning, a Norwegian Venture Capitalist, discuss global perspectives on startup business, technology, and culture. The views on the podcast are solely personal and not of our employers or of the organizations we belong to.
Episodes
109 episodes
Art Extremes: A NotebookLM Generated Episode
This episode is based on Chander's blogpost - Art Extremes. It is shockingly good. Arne and I are not co-hosting this episode.
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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9:15
Emotions vs. Rationality: A NotebookLM Generated 5 Minute Episode
The episode is generated from my blog post which has seven words :) Arne and I are not the cohosts for this episode.
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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5:24
IPO Market In 2024: NotebookLM Created Episode
The episode is based on Chander's blogpost: https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2024/10/getting-ready-for-ipo.htmlArne and Chander are not the cohosts on this episode.
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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19:06
Ethics In Tech: NotebookLM Created Episode
This is episode is based on Chander's blogpost: https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2019/03/thoughts-from-thinking-weekend.htmlArne and Chander are not the cohosts for this episode. Enjoy!
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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19:50
Evolution of Robotics: NotebookLM Created Episode
This is episode is based on Chander's blogpost: https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-rapid-evolution-of-robotics.htmlArne and I are not the cohosts for this episode. Enjoy!
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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10:16
Wisdom From A New Friend: NotebookLM Created Episode
NotebookLM created this episode based on Chander's blogpost titled - Wisdom from a new friend.
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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20:08
Building Alignment: A NotebookLM Created Episode
This episode is NotebookLM interpretation of Chander's blogpost on building alignment: https://cdoq.blogspot.com/2024/05/building-alignment-as-executive.htmlArne and I are not the co-hosts on this episode:)
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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11:04
S4E11: Energy Markets In Europe
We discuss: 1. State of the energy markets in Europe and why the prices are going up. 2. How does the electricity grid work?3. How does the energy pricing work in Europe (excluding gas/petrol)?4. Opportunity for st...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:18:53
S4E10: Startup Financials - LTV and CAC in B2B SaaS
We are back after a long summer break. In this episode we get inside Arne's box of B2B SaaS and discuss CAC, LTV, Payback period, and other financial metrics.
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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1:23:08
S4E9: Reflections - Valley Nordic 100th Episode
We reflect on the last 99 episodes by reviewing the podcast stats, guests who honored us, and the 27 companies we analyzed in the last ~4 years.
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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59:05
S4E8: Deglobalization
What is deglobalization? Why is it happening? What does it mean for startups?
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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48:18
S4E7: Metaverse
We segment the Metaverse into three categories: 1. Metaverse that requires new hardware to be worn by users (VR headsets, AR glasses, etc.) 2. Metaverse that does not require new hardware but requires crypto (NFTs, wallets, etc....
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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52:27
S4E6: The Twitter Drama
Elon Musk buying Twitter has been talk of the town in Silicon Valley for the last few days. Arne and I discuss what's happening and why. Chander's blogpost from 20...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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27:36
S4E5: HP Acquisition Of Poly
HP which makes PCs and printers acquires a company, Poly (Plantronics + Polycom), that makes headphones, conference room phones, and cameras. We wonder why.
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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34:14
S4E4: New Framework for Management in Corporations
We discuss Chander's forbes article on management which offers a new framework for looking at management. The framework has four dimensions: 1. D...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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56:21
S4E3: New Sovereign Investments Influenced by the Russia-Ukraine War
We discuss top three sectors for new sovereign investments influenced by the current Russia Ukraine war: 1. Energy 2. Defence (Cyber, Weapons, Surveillance) 3. Increased self-reliance (Money, Food)&n...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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28:04
S4E2: Web3
We discuss what is Web3 (and Web 3.0). How it came about? And, the debate associated with it. Links to the articles we referenced in the episode: 1. Semantic web 2...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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52:31
S4E1: The state of the financial markets - Stocks, Crypto, and Venture Capital
We kickoff season 4 with a discussion on what's happening in the financial markets in 2022.
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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44:07
S3E20 Season Finale: Trends In Review - 2021 Update
We evaluate the trends we have been tracking since 2019. See the trends here. This is our final episode of 2021. We will be back on Jan...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:23:01
S3E19: Netflix Games
We discuss Netflix's entry into games and pontificate on why they would do that.
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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39:48
S3E18: Sequoia Capital's New Structure and Changing Venture Capital Dynamics
We discuss: 1. The traditional Venture Capital (VC) business model 2. Why the VC is changing and what changes Sequoia is making 3. Implications for entrepreneurs and for the business of managing money Useful links
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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52:37
S3E17: Amplitude IPO
We discuss: 1. Amplitude's products and business (what does the company do?)2. Amplitude's history (started as Sonalight)3. Direct listing vs. traditional IPO (why Amplitude chose direct listing)4. Amplitude's valuation and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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43:02
S3E16: Ethereum Update
We discuss the Ethereum blockchain and ETH, a cryptocurrency:Ethereum vs. Bitcoin Proof of work vs. proof of stake consensus mechanism on blockchainsEthereum plan to migrate to a proof of stake consensus mecha...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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45:12