Sand Hill Road

Scott McGrew

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: 205

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 3.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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

SVLG's Ahmad Thomas: Beyond the Data Centers

August 28, 2026

Ahmad Thomas, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, joins Scott McGrew to unpack why seven in ten Americans oppose data centers and why he thinks that opposition is really about AI anxiety. Thomas argues data centers have become a physical stand-in for broader fears over jobs, energy costs, and unchecked technological change, and makes the case for "responsible builds" grounded in transparency around water and power use. The conversation moves through AI's actual labor-market impact (Th...

Gradient Ventures Darian Shirazi on AI, Moats and China

August 18, 2026

Gradient Ventures' Darian Shirazi says the real winners of the AI era won't be the companies with the best models - it'll be whoever owns the data centers, the chips, and the compute underneath them. Fresh off spinning out of Google, Shirazi explains why Gradient has steered away from funding foundation models, and why China's lead in open source could reshape the whole s Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal dat...

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...

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