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Running Through Walls

Venrock, a venture capital firm
Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare
Blood Pressure Control
AI In Healthcare
Aledade
UCSF
Defense Technology
Kaiser Permanente
Million Hearts Campaign
Biotech
Glp-1
Antibody-Drug Conjugates
Cancer Treatment
Forterra
Innovation Week
INRIX
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
DASH Diet
Hypertension
Preventive Healthcare

Running Through Walls is a Venrock podcast featuring candid conversations between investors and entrepreneurs. Each episode, we offer a behind-the-scenes look at the breakthroughs, challenges and nuttiness associated with building and growing companies. Venture capital firm Venrock has been investing in entrepreneurs across technology and healthcare since 1969.

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Siobhan Nolan Mangini and Bob Kocher sit down with Patrick Nelli, founder and CEO of Aligned Marketplace, to discuss how rebuilding how we access advanced primary care can improve outcomes, lower costs, and better serve employees. Patrick shares his ... more

The results of Venrock's 10th annual Healthcare Prognosis are in. This year's survey covers some of the biggest questions in healthcare, from AI in medical care and the future of GLP-1s to consumer peptides, IPOs, M&A, and what's ahead for healthcare... more

As Arca launches with $64 million in funding and more than $1 billion in assets under management, founder and CEO Rron Rexha joins Nick Beim to share his vision for AI-native wealth management built around human-first advice. Rron reflects on his jou... more

Metsera CEO Whit Bernard joins Venrock's Nimish Shah to discuss how the company's ultra-long acting GLP-1 program helped position it as a strategic standout in the obesity market. The conversation covers the bidding war between major pharma players, ... more

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Recent Guests

Rron Rexha
Founder and CEO of Arca
Arca
Episode: Arca's AI-First Vision for Human-First Wealth Management
Whit Bernard
CEO, Metsera
Metsera
Episode: Building a Differentiated Obesity Biotech
Andy Robbins
CEO of Cogent Biosciences
Cogent Biosciences
Episode: The Long Game of Building Breakthrough Biotech
Jake Frenz
Founder and CEO of SmithRx
SmithRx
Episode: SmithRx's Mission to Break the Drug Pricing Black Box
Brad Stulberg
Author, coach, and speaker
Author of The Way of Excellence
Episode: Pursuit over Podium: Rethinking Excellence with Brad Stulberg
Melanie Mitchell
Professor at the Santa Fe Institute
Santa Fe Institute
Episode: AI: Smart/Stupid
Bob Wachter
UCSF chair of the Department of Medicine; author
University of California, San Francisco
Episode: A Giant Leap: Bob Wachter on AI's Inflection Point in Healthcare
Pete DeJoy
CEO and co-founder of Astronomer
Astronomer
Episode: Empowering Data Engineers
Sunny Kishore
Associate professor at UCSF leading efforts in blood pressure control across UC system
UCSF
Episode: Fix the System, Save Hearts

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Venrock-backed hosts providing VC perspective and founder/operator interview framing.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 71 ratings
  • Amazing Content!

    This show does such a good job covering a variety of topics. The guests offer awesome advice as well. I would recommend this show to anyone looking to be motivated and inspired!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    megan@podcastingyou
    United States5 years ago
  • Inspiring & Real

    Venrock is doing great work here! Each and every episode serves up huge helpings of inspiration combined with tangible advice we can all apply to our own lives and businesses. If you're looking for your next favorite podcast you're in the right place. Thanks for putting out such a wonderful show - keep up the great work!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Katie Joy B.
    United States8 years ago
  • LEGENDARY work

    As a top venture captial firm, the folks at Venrock live and work and the intersection of new technology, new business and new category ideas. This wonderful podcast is one of my go-to's. THANKS VENROCK!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Christopher Lochhead
    United States8 years ago
  • Awesome series!

    Very informative, motivating and well timed series! Being a small business owner and having a son who starts business school soon, I found all episodes to be extremely informative. Great listening, can't wait for the next!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Morgan`s cool.
    United States9 years ago
  • Relevant, straightforward

    Example: how do you create culture - resolve conflicts with your cofounder in a positive way in front of your team but then let the team be a part of building the values as the company evolves.

    Apple Podcasts
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    FMBill
    United States9 years ago

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Clean, concise episodes with practical takeaways for founders and operators.
Consistently well-edited and engaging; good mix of tech, healthcare, and policy topics.
Cares about actionable advice and behind-the-scenes market context.
Listeners appreciate the candid, no-fluff conversations that connect strategy to execution.
High-quality guests who bring real-world insight into VC-backed ventures.

Talking Points

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Arca's AI-First Vision for Human-First Wealth Management
Q: What steps in a go-to-market strategy are the most important to get right, and what is often overlooked?
Distribution and go-to-market strategy matter more than any single product detail; prioritize it early, be unconventional, and test quickly to learn what works in your specific market.
Arca's AI-First Vision for Human-First Wealth Management
Q: First on build versus buy. What tools or skills do you think make the most sense to outsource? And which ones make more sense to build in-house?
The core infrastructure should be built and retained internally, while ancillary tools can be outsourced initially with a clear path to bringing them in-house as the business scales.
The Long Game of Building Breakthrough Biotech
Q: What's something you got wrong early in your CEO tenure at Cogent, and what would you do differently now?
I would have moved faster to build a dedicated, aggressive research team to own and develop new molecules earlier, rather than moving cautiously; this has informed today's strategy of accelerating asset development and expanding the Bezu Klassenib portfolio.
The Long Game of Building Breakthrough Biotech
Q: Dream job as a kid.
I wanted to be the CEO of OPEC when I was a kid, which is more of a humorous aspiration than a realistic plan, and it reflects early interests in big systems and global business rather than a straight biotech path.
AI: Smart/Stupid
Q: How do you distinguish between narrow competence and general intelligence in AI, and has that gap narrowed in recent years?
She explains that while AI has grown more capable across tasks, true general intelligence requires integration across domains and metacognition, with ongoing debates on whether current progress has meaningfully narrowed the gap.

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Cascading conversations from a VC-backed lens explore how technology, healthcare, and policy intersect to reshape industries. Episodes often center on AI-enabled product strategy, biotech breakthroughs, healthcare delivery, and enterprise data—covering market dynamics, pricing, regulation, and leadership decisions through candid founder-VC dialogues. Noteworthy is the mix of hands-on operational insight, aggressive experimentation, and real-world deal-making, with guests ranging from biotech founders and healthcare leaders to defense tech executives and data-platform innovators. This blend offers practical takeaways for builders, investors, and teams navigating rapid tech change, funding cycles, and complex customer ecosystems.

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7. Bob Wachter
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