#AskAVC with Ryan Floyd

About #AskAVC with Ryan Floyd

Ryan Floyd is a venture capitalist with 25+ years of experience and a penchant for B2B SaaS startups. Ryan co-founded the firm Storm Ventures, and his investments were acquired by companies like Microsoft and Nvidia. Through sharing his own wisdom - and interviewing enterprise industry leaders - Ryan helps startup founders unlock massive growth for their businesses. From sales efficiency to cold emailing investors to surviving as a first-time founder, no topic is left uncovered. New episodes are published bi-weekly on Wednesdays.

Publisher

Ryan Floyd

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 Aug 2019

Latest episode

10 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Feb 2025

   Transforming Customer Success: From Defense to Offense with Mark Stephenson

   Go-to-Market Consultant Mark Stephenson discusses with Storm Ventures Managing Director Ryan Floyd the transition of customer success in B2B SaaS from a defensive strategy to an offensive mindset, highlighting the importance of net dollar retention in this interview.

2. 

   17 Oct 2024

   An Insider’s Take on Hiring Your First VP of Sales

   Storm Ventures Managing Director Ryan Floyd interviews Go-to-Market Consultant Mark Stephenson about strategies early-stage companies can use to hire the right VP of Sales, including defining functional, domain, and customer experience.

3. 

   6 Apr 2023

   AI & B2B SaaS: Worth the Hype? - Ask a VC #38

   Storm Ventures Managing Director Ryan Floyd and Entrepreneur-in-Residence Ajay Awatramani discuss the reality and hype surrounding AI in B2B SaaS, exploring its potential to revolutionize the industry in this interview.

Who has been a guest on #AskAVC with Ryan Floyd

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Mark Stephenson
• Ajay Awatramani
• Pascale Diaine
• Gaby Moran
• Alastair Paterson

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 32 / 100

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Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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