Mark Suster on Maker Studios sale to Disney and his career as a VC

Mark Suster has the monkey off his back. Nearly seven years into his career in venture capital, he's seen some amazing returns this year. AOL acquired Gravity for $90m. Apple picked up Burstly, the company behind Test Flight). Not least: Maker Studios sold to Disney for $500m.

In this candid interview Mark goes long on both Maker - despite the popular perception that it was quickly running out of steam - and YouTube, even as it stands by its 55-45 revenue split with content creators. Who will be next out of the gate with video? His top picks are Amazon, followed by Twitter and Facebook in a tie.

Plus, when to bootstrap, and a little history lesson on surviving hard times, informed by the financial crisis and Genghis Khan (no, really).