Ben Casnocha
General Partner at Village Global
Silicon Valley
Writes $200K β $1M checks Β· typically $750K
About
Ben Casnocha is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, author, and investor who cofounded and serves as General Partner at Village Global, an early-stage venture capital firm backing startup founders. Before venture investing, he started and scaled several ventures and spent two years as chief of staff to Reid Hoffman, working out of the LinkedIn and Greylock Partners offices. He is coauthor of two New York Times bestsellers with Hoffman: The Start-Up of You, on career strategy, and The Alliance, on talent management (the latter also with Chris Yeh). He regularly delivers keynote speeches on entrepreneurship, talent, and the future of work, and has spoken in a dozen countries. He is also a longtime insight meditation practitioner who has sat multiple silent retreats.
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Nothing great in the world was ever accomplished without an Open Letter
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerData & InfrastructureFintechHealthtech
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Cofounded Village Global, an early-stage venture capital firm.
- Communities
- Has studied with Western Buddhist insight meditation teachers including Joseph Goldstein, Phillip Moffitt, Kamala Masters, Carol Wilson, and James Baraz.
- Awards
- Coauthored the New York Times bestseller The Start-Up of You with Reid Hoffman. Coauthored the New York Times bestseller The Alliance: Managing Talent in the Networked Age with Reid Hoffman and Chris Yeh.
- Hobbies
- Is a longtime insight meditation practitioner who has sat multiple silent retreats, including at Spirit Rock.
- More
- Snuck into a San Francisco tech and business event at age 15 as an aspiring young entrepreneur. Has appeared on the CBS Early Show, CNN, Charlie Rose, and CNBC.
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