Bradley Tusk’s “FIREWALL” Podcast (Thanksgiving 2024 Episode)

A War Hero Rescued from Obscurity

Dan Burstein is not your typical venture capitalist. He started as a journalist and has written 14 books on everything from Japanese finance to what makes a great thriller. He talks to Bradley about the precarious state of venture investing, as well as his latest book, a children's story called The Ivy Hero: The Brave Life of Sergeant William Shemin, co-written with Sara Shemin Cass, about a relative of theirs who they refuse to let be forgotten.

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Note from Dan Burstein to readers of The Ivy Hero:

Bradley Tusk is a venture capitalist, philanthropist, bookstore owner, political strategist, author, and podcaster. I am sharing above podcast listing for Bradley’s interview with me that he released on his Thanksgiving 2024 podcast having to do with The Ivy Hero book—and much else. The first half is pretty ”inside baseball” about my career in journalism and investing, with emphasis on venture capital and private company investingand the current “crisis” in venture capital—then the second half moves on to the William Shemin story my Ivy Hero book, co-written with my cousin, Sara Shemin Cass.

Enjoy if you have the patience to listen to it. You can always fast forward…

--Dan Burstein