Sand Hill Road

Scott McGrew

limbay@nbcuni.com

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-led business and technology show focused on Silicon Valley venture capital, startups, and emerging technologies, typically featuring senior venture capitalists and founders. PR agencies could credibly pitch venture fund leaders, startup founders, and technology innovators with distinctive investment theses, research, or major company-building results; booking difficulty is high because recent guests hold senior positions and bring substantial industry authority.

Metrics

Episodes: 203

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 3.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

limbay@nbcuni.com

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Host

Scott McGrew - NBC Bay Area business and technology reporter and host of Press:Here.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior venture capital investors, startup founders, and technology innovators with demonstrated expertise in company building, investment strategy, or emerging technologies.
Required Achievements:  
Senior roles at prominent venture capital firms, Launching or managing venture funds, Building or backing notable technology companies, Developing original research or investment theses about startup success

Recent Guest Discussions

Andy Chen - Startup Cofounder Formation, The Convenient Cofounder Penalty, Ai-era Solo Founders, Startup Exits, And Venture Capital.

PR Yu - Solo-gp Venture Capital, Rapid Investment Decisions, Ethical Investing, Healthcare Technology, Robotics, And Artificial Intelligence.

Recent Topics

Venture Capital, Startups, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Sand Hill Road
:

2026 Venture Capital Reading List

July 08, 2026

Leah Solivan — Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston Alice Bentink — A Work in Progress by Rene Redzepi David Spreng — All Money Is Not Created Equal by David Spreng Caitlin Holloway — Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull Grant Lee — Seven Powers by Hamilton Helmer Vas Natarajan — Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke Alex Halliday — High Output Management by Andy Grove Andy Chen — Shoe Dog by Phil Knight PR Yu — Tao Te Ching by Laozi Christina Smolke — Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery A...

Andy Chen: The Convenient Cofounder Penalty

June 10, 2026

Andy Chen of Outcast Ventures spent 15 years at Kleiner Perkins and Coatue studying what actually makes startups succeed — and the data surprised him. After analyzing every U.S. IPO and acquisition over $1 billion in the past two decades, Chen found that founders who didn't know each other beforehand built more valuable companies than those who did. He calls the trap the "convenient co-founder penalty." Now he's doing something about it: Catalyst, a co-founder formation program launching this...

PR Yu: Ethical Capital at Speed

May 28, 2026

PR Yu is one of the largest solo GPs in the world — a sole decision-maker controlling hundreds of millions of dollars, with ~100 LPs heading into Fund IV who keep coming back. At Yu Galaxy, no partners means no committees, and deals can close in hours. His portfolio spans healthcare, robotics, and AI, anchored by contrarian bets like Leo Cancer Care — a hardware play Sand Hill Road largely passed on, now tracking toward a multi-billion dollar IPO. Yu calls it "ethical capital at speed": the f...

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