The Data Minute
Join Carta's Head of Insights, Peter Walker, as he breaks down the data that's fueling today's most fascinating trends in startups, VC, and the private market ecosystem.
Featuring guests from across the venture industry — from founders to investors, and everyone in between — each new Data Minute is a bite-sized breakdown of the metrics, patterns, and important insights you need to navigate the ever-changing world of startups.
Podcasting since 2024 • 36 episodes
The Data Minute
Latest Episodes
Is "2 and 20" Still the Standard? | Hamza Shad, Carta Insights Team
In this special deep dive episode, Peter is joined by his Carta Insights colleague Hamza Shad to unpack the operational reality of running a venture fund. They leave behind portfolio performance metrics to focus entirely on the business of the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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50:43
Why VCs Should Be Pirates | Arian Ghashghai, Founding Partner, Earthling VC
This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Arian Ghashghai, Founding Partner at Earthling VC, to discuss his thesis of investing in "weird stuff early."Arian explains why he bets on robotic oyster farms, virtual reality, and ocea...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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53:04
2026 Market Outlook | Ashley Neville, Carta Insights Team
Welcome to 2026. In this special New Year’s episode of The Data Minute, Peter sits down with his colleague Ashley Neville from Carta’s Insights Team to dissect the data that defined 2025 and forecast the trends shaping the year ahead.Ash...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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39:28
The AI-First VC | Ben Orthlieb, Founding Partner, Blue Moon VC
This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Ben Orthlieb, Founding Partner at Blue Moon VC, for a look under the hood of a firm that has completely re-engineered the venture capital process using AI.Ben explains how Blue Moon uses...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:00:37
The Solo Founder Era | Julian Weisser, Co-founder, ODF & solofounders.com
Is the "co-founder mandate" dead? This week on The Data Minute, Peter sits down with Julian Weisser, co-founder of ODF and solofounders.com, to unpack the data behind a massive shift in the startup ecosystem: solo founders now make up over a th...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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39:24