Venture Capital Conversations Episodes

In this episode of The Stash Cast, I sit down with Samarth Bhalla, operator-turned-investor and founder of Trevi, a fashion-tech AI startup that’s reimagining how we shop, dress, and engage with brands.Samarth shares his journey from consulting for Fortune 500 companies to building breakout Indian startups (including one now heading for IPO), and launching a virtual stylist powered by generative AI. Now an MBA at UCLA Anderson and a Portfolio Manager for its impact venture fund, he offers a un...

In this episode, Brian Esposito — founder of Esposito Intellectual Enterprises and CEO of Diamond Lake Minerals (DLMI) — shares how he's helping bring institutional credibility and scale to tokenization.We explore:* Why $7T in maturing CRE debt poses massive risk — and opportunity* How security tokens can create liquidity for trapped LPs and stalled assets* Why gimmicky one-off token projects fail* His blueprint for a regulated token exchange tied to real-world assets* How tokenizati...