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Mark Peter Davis

@mpd

Managing Partner @Interplay.
VC + Serial Founder.
Innovation = Hope.

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Chris Zhang returns to the pod for a deep dive into China’s economic landscape in 2025, beyond the headlines. Whether you're an investor, policymaker, or just curious about China's future role in global economics, this episode is packed with insights you won’t find in the

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Our goal at Interplay is to equip founders with practical insights so they can focus on growing transformative businesses without getting tripped up by preventable legal issues. Thank you to Phuong Ireland and Eric Broad, CEO of Bowery Legal, for joining me this week!

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Excited to announce that Knot - The Merchant Connectivity Platform is now collaborating with PayPal. With Knot’s CardSwitcher™, PayPal users will soon be able to seamlessly add their PayPal branded cards as a payment method across their favorite merchants—making paying with PayPal easier. From day one, Knot

Excited to announce that <a href="/KnotAPIs/">Knot - The Merchant Connectivity Platform</a> is now collaborating with <a href="/PayPal/">PayPal</a>.

With Knot’s CardSwitcher™, PayPal users will soon be able to seamlessly add their PayPal branded cards as a payment method across their favorite merchants—making paying with PayPal easier.

From day one, Knot
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Why Founders Vest their Shares? More insights from Eric Broad. #bowerylegal #foundervesting #foundershares #startuplegal #startups #venturecapital

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Y Combinator has long been - and continues to be - the tip of the innovation spear. That's why I was especially excited to sit down with Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator, for a conversation that gets right to the core of what’s changing across the startup landscape. At

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Excited to share my conversation with Mark Peter Davis of Interplay. We talked about: 🌎 Geopolitics and startups 🔍 What Mark needs to see from startups to invest 💡 Why ideas still matter 💸 Career advice on how to break into venture capital Mark is a serial entrepreneur and longtime

Excited to share my conversation with <a href="/mpd/">Mark Peter Davis</a> of <a href="/interplay/">Interplay</a>. We talked about:

🌎 Geopolitics and startups

🔍 What Mark needs to see from startups to invest

💡 Why ideas still matter

💸 Career advice on how to break into venture capital

Mark is a serial entrepreneur and longtime
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Raising capital can be a challenging endeavor. In particularly, when a company’s valuation decreases from its previous equity fundraising round. linkedin.com/pulse/navigati… #bowerylegal #downrounds #fundraising #venturecapital #startups

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How do you determine if your idea is truly worth pursuing? In this week’s episode, Phuong Ireland and I dive into a practical framework that breaks down the evaluation process into four critical components: the pain point, the market size, the defensibility of your product, and

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As a founder of a company, do you want to know when to grant shares vs. granting options to people? Some quick tips from Eric Broad. #bowerylegal #foundersadvice #options #equity #venturecapital #startuplegal

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I couldn’t be more excited to announce AgenticShopping, powered by Knot - The Merchant Connectivity Platform. Knot started with card-on-file—now used by top banks and fintechs to instantly update cards across merchants. Then we unlocked transaction data, giving them visibility into what users actually buy. Now

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An 83(b) election is a proactive filing made with the IRS that allows an individual who receives restricted stock to elect to be taxed on the aggregate value of the entire stock grant at the time of grant, rather than paying tax piecemeal. linkedin.com/pulse/understa…

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Outsourcing isn't new - but the way startups can use it today has radically changed. On this week’s ep, I sat down with Shaun Walker, CEO of Spoke (gospoke.co), to unpack what business process outsourcing (BPO) can look like for high-growth startups in 2025. Let me

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Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) can eliminate capital gains tax on up to $10M. If you're a founder, early employee, or investor—this is a powerful tax benefit to know. Hear Eric share more information about the advantages of QSBS. 💸🔥 #QSBS #startups #founderadvice

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As a founder or employee of a startup, how do you protect yourself against dilution. Eric Broad shares some great ideas here. #bowerylegal #antidilution #equityadvice #startuplegal #venturecapital #founderadvice

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For decades, all eyes were on Silicon Valley. But new data tells a more nuanced story. We dug into 25 years of venture data across 6 U.S. regions and surfaced some surprising trends: - NYC gained the most deal and exit share among top cities. - The South and Southwest outpaced

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On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, changing the course of history. Their courage serves as a reminder of the price of freedom. Let us never forget their heroism and sacrifice. defense.gov/Multimedia/Exp…

On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, changing the course of history. Their courage serves as a reminder of the price of freedom. Let us never forget their heroism and sacrifice.
defense.gov/Multimedia/Exp…
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Are you a founder looking to fundraise for your company? Are you unsure about what laws and rules need to be followed when raising funding from your friends, family, and angel or venture capital investors? #fundraising #startups linkedin.com/pulse/how-do-i…

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We broke in the new Interplay HQ in true style last week with a Casino Night to remember. To celebrate our fresh NoHo space, we gathered an incredible crew of founders, operators, investors, and friends for a night of high-stakes fun. The chips were flying, the dice were hot,

We broke in the new Interplay HQ in true style last week with a Casino Night to remember.

To celebrate our fresh NoHo space, we gathered an incredible crew of founders, operators, investors, and friends for a night of high-stakes fun. The chips were flying, the dice were hot,