Scott McGrew

1 week ago | nbcbayarea.com | Scott McGrew

Sand Hill Road Host Scott McGrew spoke with Larry Gadea, CEO and founder of Envoy, to learn more about his early days at Twitter, now known as X, and Google and what led him to make the entrepreneurial jump. If you'd like to get in touch, email us at [email protected] or on any social media platform at @nbcbayarea. Watch NBC Bay Area News free wherever you are An auto-generated transcript of this episode is below. Please excuse any typos and grammatical mistakes.

2 months ago | nbcbayarea.com | Scott McGrew |Andrew Mendez

Dr. Jim Tananbaum, founder and CEO of Foresite Capital, has always had two areas of interest: mathematics and computer algorithms, biology and healthcare. With his passions in mind, he has developed and managed a venture firm with close to $3.5 billion in assets under management. Sand Hill Road Host Scott McGrew spoke with Tananbaum to learn more about how artificial intelligence is fueling developments in healthcare and therapeutics.

Jan 25, 2025 | nbcbayarea.com | Scott McGrew |Andrew Mendez

Steve Vassallo, a general partner at Foundation Capital, has been known to invest at the intersection of design, technology, and business, but at a very early stage. He said much of it has to do with hearing the lessons of his "helicopter mom," the late Helen Guillette Vassallo, a well-known business professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Jan 19, 2025 | nbcbayarea.com | Scott McGrew |Andrew Mendez

Exploding Kittens, a kitty-powered version of Russian Roulette, has become a household staple. The company launched on Kickstarter and has never lost its edge. However, despite much success, the company's founding team decided to accept a $40 million investment, which it has yet to use. Sand Hill Road Host Scott McGrew spoke with Elan Lee, the creator of one of the most successful card games in history, to learn more about the company's history and success. A transcript of this episode is below.