Lando joins a high-stake game in a luxury tourist system. But someone is hunting the gambler. Will Lando discover who's trying to kill him before it's too late?

Abhay Parasnis is founder and CEO of Typeface, is former CTO/CPO at Adobe, and sits on the board of Dropbox and Schneider Electric. He joined Ben Casnocha, co-founder and partner at Village Global, for a live masterclass for Village Global founders. Takeaways: If you can break into the top tier of the enterprise market, it’s hard to dislodge you. B…

Aaron Harris was a partner at YC for 7.5 years where he funded Deel, OpenSea, Scale AI, Rappi, Lattice, and others. He also built YC's Series A program where he worked with founders on over 200 Series As and Bs that raised in excess of $3B in capital. He joined Sam Kirschner, VP at Village Global, to give Village Global founders helpful tips on fun…

Lando takes time away from the sabacc table to search for an ancient treasure. Will Lando find the riches of his dreams, or is the young gambler falling for the ultimate con?

Kerra Holt is caught in a war between a dozen Sith Lords, battling to become the one ruler of Sith Space. Can the Jedi fight the Sith while trying to lead a group of refugees to safety?

Kathy Copic is founder of Fieldwork Partners, where she works closely with early stage companies on scoping technical projects, getting early ML models into production, and helping them hire. She was interviewed by Lindsay Pettingill, Investment Partner at Village Global, during this masterclass for Village Global founders. Takeaways: Maintain at l…

Ranger Lanoree Brock searches for a madman who threatens to destroy the ancient Je'daii homeworld of Tython. Can she stop Dalien... the brother she thought had died years ago?

The leader of an isolated world tells Leia the planet wants to join the New Republic, but she quickly learns the man has much different agenda, one that could unleash a plague on the galaxy.

Eynat Guez, founder and CEO of Papaya Global, was interviewed by Ben Casnocha, co-founder and partner at Village Global, during this masterclass for Village Global founders. Takeaways: Show up to key meetings as the founder or executive team — don’t just send the sales team. It signals to the client that you’re personally invested and committed to …

The New Republic faces another threat as the Hutts secretly begin building a superweapon of their own.

While Han and Leia investigate a growing resistance on a sparsely populated world, Luke tries to stop a forgotten Imperial superweapon with help from the spirit of a former Jedi.

A blast from the past offers Han & Chewie a chance to make a fortune stealing spice from Ylesia. But it turns out the mission isn't exactly what it seems.

Thrown out of the Imperial Navy, Han Solo heads to Nar Shaddaa. Can Han and his new partner Chewbacca save the Smugglers' Moon from getting wiped out by the Empire?

Auren Hoffman, CEO of SafeGraph and GP of Flex Capital, interviewed Ben Casnocha, Village Global co-founder and partner, on Auren's World of DaaS podcast. They are longtime friends and had a wide-ranging discussion on career strategy, evaluating founders, serendipity, wealth, and much more. We've cross-posted that conversation here. Highlights: The…

Howie Liu, founder and CEO of Airtable, was interviewed by Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha live in downtown San Francisco in front of an audience of Village Global founders and friends of the firm. Highlights: - Embracing discomfort is part of the founder's journey. Learning to tolerate and even appreciate this discomfort is impo…

Han Solo takes a job for a group of religious fanatics. But it's a scam. Can Han rescue a young woman and escape the cult, or will his first piloting job also be his last?

Join me to talk about this collection of 16 short stories set in that wretched hive of scum and villainy: Chalmun's Cantina.

Jaden Korr follows the Force-sensitive clones deep into the Unknown Regions. Can Jaden stop the clones before they unleash a new, but ancient, evil into the galaxy?

Jaden Korr searches for a mysterious moon in the Unknown Regions as an ancient Sith danger appears. Will Jaden find the moon before the Sith threaten to overrun the galaxy?

Han and Lando plot to rob a powerful organized crime boss. Will the crew pull off the heist, or will they stumble upon something more nefarious?

Guillermo Rauch is founder and CEO of Vercel, a company that provides the developer tools and cloud infrastructure to build, scale, and secure a faster, more personalized web. He was interviewed by Ben Casnocha, co-founder and general partner at Village Global, an early stage venture capital firm backed by some of the world’s most successful entrep…

Han Solo and a rebel spy race to stop a new Imperial superweapon. Will they get there in time, or is it the end of the Rebel Alliance?

Kyp Durron seeks revenge on the Imperial Remnant while Luke battles an ancient Sith evil. Will the Jedi Master prevail before his new Jedi Academy is destroyed?

Something haunts the new Jedi Academy. Can Luke defeat an ancient evil before it claims his students as its own?

Luke Skywalker searches to candidates to rebuild the Jedi Order while Han and Chewie stumble upon a new Imperial threat.

An Imperial bioengineer meets a Rebel spy and embarks on a dangerous mission for the Alliance. Will she succeed, or will she fall to the might of the Empire?

Michael Balaoing, founder of Candlelion, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss: - The importance of the acronym WTF (what’s the feeling?) when you’re giving a presentation. - The four roles that you take on as a speaker: captain, pilot, guide, and game show host. - The five questions to ask when seeking…

Boba Fett searches for the people trying to kill him. But will he find them before they eliminate the Mandalorian and his allies?

Brad Feld (@bfeld), VC at Foundry Group and co-author with Dave Jilk of The Entrepreneur’s Weekly Nietzsche, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha to discuss: - Common misconceptions about Nietzsche and why being misunderstood makes him an especially interesting philosopher. - What Nietzsche can teach entrepreneurs deciding whet…

Boba Fett and Bossk team up to hunt a stormtrooper. But is the Imperial traitor just the bait in a larger trap?

You can now follow the podcast on X/Twitter, Blue Sky, and Instagram at @SWLegendsLounge.

Boba Fett escapes from the Sarlacc, but several factions still want him dead. Will the bounty hunter escape Tatooine or be trapped in the Dune Sea?

Thejo Kote (@thejo) talks to Village partner Ben Casnocha. Thejo is a two-time founder and CEO. His current company, Airbase, is a spend management platform serving companies with 100 and 5,000 employees like Coda, 15Five, Front, Marqueta, CaptivateIQ, Abnormal, and more. Airbase has raised over $200 million, has tens of millions in ARR, and is con…

Check out five stories about the bounty hunters hired by Darth Vader to hunt down Han Solo in The Empire Strikes Back.

Michelle Zatlyn (@zatlyn), co-founder, president, and COO of Cloudflare, joined Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha for a masterclass with our founders in late 2020. They discussed: - The origin story of Cloudflare, including how the co-founders met, and how Michelle realized that she too could start a company. - Her advice on fundra…

We're excited to launch a new EIR program for data science founders in partnership with Rackhouse Ventures, founded by Kevin Novak. Learn more about the program: https://www.villageglobal.vc/rackhouse-village-global-eir-program Kevin Novak (@novakkm), an early Uber employee, was instrumental in developing their data science program and was the crea…

Darman & Niner help the Empire track down Jedi who escaped Order 66. But Kal Skirata wants them home. Will the commandos get to Mandalore, and will Darman be reunited with his son?

Skirata and the clones prepare to desert, but Order 66 looms on the horizon. Will our heroes escape or will their plans go down in flames?