The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
20VC: The Science of Storytelling: Three Steps to Master the Perfect Story | From Near Death Experience to Unicorn Startup: The Untold Story of Omaze with Matt Pohlson
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists with prior guests including Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Once per week, 20VC Host, Harry Stebbings is also joined by one of the great founders of our time with prior founder episodes from Spotify's Daniel Ek, Linkedin's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman.
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Matt Pohlson is the co-founder and Chairman of Omaze, the most insane story in startups that you have never heard. From near death experience to working with Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Clooney and The Pope. Omaze has raised over $200 million for charity by offering once-in-a-lifetime celebrity experiences and luxury house draws. He's a master storyteller, a purpose-driven builder, and one of the most creative entrepreneurs in modern philanthropy.
In Today's Episode We Discuss:
— He Died for 4 Minutes… Then Built a $400M Startup
— The Magic Johnson Moment That Sparked Omaze
— From $780 to $1.7M: The Breaking Bad Campaign That Changed Everything
— Star Wars, Schwarzenegger, and Selling Dreams
— He Flatlined in Surgery… And Everything Changed
— How Near-Death Killed Fear and Transformed His Leadership
— Why Fear Isn't Real — And How to Beat It
— The $250K Bet That Changed Omaze's Business Forever
— Launching Houses: The Pivot to $100M+ Revenue
— The Science of Storytelling: Make the Customer the Hero
— Why TV Still Works: $35M Ad Spend Secrets
— How They Almost Went Out of Business—Twice
— The Deck That Saved Omaze Mid-COVID
— Loneliness, Therapy, and the CEO Mental Game
— From Self-Doubt to Self-Love: The Hoffman Process
— How to Lead With Story, Science, and Soul
— Should Omaze Go Public? Matt's Unfiltered Take
— Addiction, Ambition, and Why Fulfillment Can Kill Hunger
— Revenue Per Employee: $7M a Head!
— Matt's 10-Year Vision: Fortune 500. #1 in Charity.
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