A podcast on VC, startups & entrepreneurship

White Box
Rodeo.

Whitebox testing on entrepreneurs, startups and VCs. Past the pitch deck, into the real workings, the messy parts, the stuff nobody puts on LinkedIn.

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EP 001

Cracking the box open: why we're doing this

Robert and Kayvan on why the entrepreneurial climate needs a lobby, what whitebox testing a founder looks like, and the rules of the rodeo.

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EP 002

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42 min · Jun 2026
EP 003

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38 min · Jun 2026
"Whitebox means you crack it open and look at how the thing really runs."

We lobby for a better entrepreneurial climate. For founders, for startups, for capitalism. No pitch-deck theater, just the internals. And the rodeo? Because building a company is a wild ride.

Your hosts

RV

Robert Valentine

Entrepreneur · Media

Builds companies and media. Asks the questions investors think but don't say out loud.

KN

Kayvan Nikjou

Venture Capital

Knows the inside of the VC machine. Translates term sheets back into plain language.

Got a story worth cracking open?

Founders, operators and investors with real internals to show: come ride. Sponsors who want to reach people actually building things: same door.

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