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James Whitfield
Venture Capital Partner, Sequoia Capital
VC/Investing Tech Startup Growth AI/ML
Last appeared: Never -- New Guest
78 /100

Audience Overlap Score

22% of his audience already follows tech podcasts in your niche. New Reach Potential: ~31,000 unique listeners.

High Overlap
81 /100

CPPS

Proven podcast performer. Avg engagement lift: +24% on shows he appears on. 8 appearances in last 12 months.

Proven Performer
Medium

Booking Difficulty

Responds to ~40% of podcast invites. Best approach: LinkedIn DM. Avg lead time: 3 weeks.

Moderate Availability
Appearance History
Previous podcast appearances and performance data
8 appearances total
# Show Date Downloads Completion Topic Rating
1 The Hustle Daily Mar 12, 2026 42,300
74%
AI Investing
4.8
2 Startup Stories Feb 28, 2026 28,100
68%
VC Landscape
4.5
3 Tech Breakdown Feb 3, 2026 35,700
71%
Series A Timing
4.7
4 Founder Files Jan 15, 2026 19,400
65%
Portfolio Strategy
4.2
5 The SaaS Show Dec 20, 2025 31,800
72%
SaaS Valuations
4.6
Topic Resonance Heatmap
How James's topics overlap with your audience's interests
Hotspot: 96
VC Strategy
AI/ML
Startup Growth
SaaS
Crypto
Leadership
Markets
Early-Stage Founders
85
68
96
72
28
64
48
Growth Operators
58
82
88
76
18
67
42
Tech Engineers
35
91
52
83
40
24
30
Investor Audience
93
74
68
55
62
58
87
Creator Economy
42
61
78
47
22
70
30
B2B SaaS Buyers
65
50
55
86
15
58
69
Guest Network Graph
Cross-show connections and booking opportunities
15 nodes
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Ivy's Guest Recommendation

James's audience skews 28-35 male, tech-employed -- your highest-converting demographic. His recent content on investing in applied machine learning aligns with your Ep 148 pricing theme. Recommended: Position as "VC perspective on pricing power" angle. Predicted download lift: +22%.

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James Whitfield
VC Partner
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Lisa Zhang
Product Lead, Stripe
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Ben Nguyen
Angel Investor
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Kara Ramirez
Growth, Notion
Confirmed 2
SP
Sarah Patel
Apr 10 recording
MR
Marcus Rivera
Apr 17 recording
Past Guests 12
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