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b'This week we\\u2019re joined by serial entrepreneur and General Partner of LDV Capital, Evan Nisselson. LDV Capital invests in entrepreneurs building early stage Visual Technologies companies in Europe and North America. \\n \\nEvan\\u2019s fascinating background includes time as a photographer, photo agent and photo buyer before landing in Sillicon Valley in the mid-90s and becoming one of the first photo editors on the internet. Evan has spent the past 18 years building and investing in Visual Technology businesses and his expertise in the sector led to the creation of LDV Capital over four and a half years ago. \\n \\nIn this podcast, Evan talks to Carlos about his own experiences as a founder and CEO of Digital Railroad, launched in 2004, providing professional photographers, agencies and image buyers with a web service platform and marketplace. Evan talks about the successes and failures of the company, liquidated shortly after the economic crash in 2008, and the critical lessons he learned from his experiences that he goes on to share with founders he backs today. \\n \\nOften described as \\u201ccrazy\\u201d for his views, Evan has a habit of predicting future trends. In May 2003 he wrote an article that said camera phones would replace point & shoot cameras. Evan talks through his predictions around the Internet of Eyes replacing the Internet of Things, satellite selfies and retina cameras as seen in Charlie Brooker\\u2019s Black Mirror. \\n \\nTune in to hear more about Evan\\u2019s thoughts around the evolution of social interactions, whether privacy is dead and how timing is everything when it comes to investment. \\n\\nShow notes:\\nCarlos Medium: sdca.mp/2entVR3\\nSeedcamp: www.seedcamp.com\\nLDV Capital: http://www.ldv.co/\\n\\nRelated bio links:\\nCarlos: linkedin.com/in/carloseduardoespinal / twitter.com/cee\\nEvan: linkedin.com/in/evannisselson / twitter.com/nisselson'