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Generationship Ep. #57, Attention is Currency with Navneet Kaur
On episode 57 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers sits down with Navneet Kaur, founder of FemTech India and TechThrive Ventures. Together they explore why women's health innovation must extend beyond Western markets, how AI is reshaping femtech, and what founders need to understand about trust, culture, and personalization when building global healthcare companies.
Generationship Ep. #55, Faster Hypothesis Disproving with Sunil Dhaliwal
On episode 55 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers sits down with Sunil Dhaliwal to explore how AI is reshaping developer infrastructure, venture investing, and computational biology. Sunil reflects on building Amplify Partners during the rise of cloud computing, why the best technical founders “live the problem,” and where he sees the next generation of AI tooling emerging. The conversation also dives into personalized medicine, AI infrastructure consolidation, and what remains fundamentally human about investing.
Generationship Ep. #23, Do One Thing Well with Timothy Chen of Essence VC
In episode 23 of Generationship, Rachel Chalmers welcomes Timothy Chen, managing partner at Essence VC, for a deep dive into the startup ecosystem. Timothy discusses the challenges founders face when raising capital and why traditional VC support often falls short. He also explores the importance of culture in startup success, the overhype surrounding AI, and his philosophy of working closely with founders to guide them through critical early stages.