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The playbook for raising and operating a fund

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Wednesday, 30 November 2022

1 piece
Patrick Chun at Juxtapose: How company creation models and studios work in VC, the squint and wedge framework of investing, and raising from blue-chip institutions

Thursday, 10 November 2022

1 piece
Valar Ventures Andrew McCormack on running concentrated portfolios with higher ownership vs. larger portfolios, learnings from working with Peter Thiel, and thoughts on valuations today

Wednesday, 26 October 2022

1 piece
Mapping out a new partnership, why the RAISE GP/LP summit was such an important effort, and the art of fundraising by Joanna Drake of Magnify Ventures

Wednesday, 5 October 2022

1 piece
Aydin Senkut of Felicis Ventures on angel to 9 time Midas list investor, inception to scale at Felicis, and winning in today's crowded market

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

1 piece
Quid's Josh Berman on providing financings against private stock, "trapped liquidity" at funds, and his learnings from co-founding Myspace.

Wednesday, 21 September 2022

1 piece
Discovering talent before it's obvious, the challenges of being raising a fund I without a traditional pedigree, and startup fund culture with Eric Tarczynski of Contrary

Wednesday, 24 August 2022

1 piece
Evaluating Crypto today, investing in crypto funds, the role of governance in the space featuring Rabia Iqbal and Jehan Chu of Nural Capital

Thursday, 11 August 2022

1 piece
Why emerging managers are a critical part of a well rounded venture portfolio

Wednesday, 10 August 2022

1 piece
Mark Mullen of Bonfire Ventures on going from a solo capitalist to joining forces with Jim Andelman, the state of seed markets, and his view on what makes fund managers differentiated

Wednesday, 3 August 2022

1 piece
Ravi Viswanathan of New View Capital on the secondary and growth markets, and raising a unique $1B+ (modified) GP led secondary fund I

Wednesday, 27 July 2022

1 piece
The art of pre-seed investing, mitigating investment risk at this stage, and building processes to build a true venture platform with a lean team

Friday, 15 July 2022

1 piece
Parade Ventures Shawn Merani on building LP relationships, not focusing on "hot" deals, and his mindset with founders

Thursday, 7 July 2022

1 piece
What's happening in growth stage VC?

Thursday, 30 June 2022

1 piece
Tusk Venture Partners Jordan Nof: Evolving to an early stage firm, navigating regulatory hurdles for startups, and what the future holds for crypto.

Wednesday, 22 June 2022

1 piece
FPV's Wes Chan: The path to backing 20 unicorns and 5 decacorns, raising a $450MM Fund 1, working closely with Sergey and Larry and Google, and what Bill Campbell taught him about helping founders

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

1 piece
Jessica Peltz-Zatulove and Kate Beardsley on closing an oversubscribed $52MM Fund I, the difference between family offices and institutions, secondaries as a foundation of portfolio management

Thursday, 26 May 2022

1 piece
The bull market is over… What are the implications for venture capital? ­­­­­­

Thursday, 5 May 2022

2 pieces
GGV's Jeff Richards on making sense of the market today, growing a $9B+ firm, and whether geo-political tensions may affect international venture investing
Introducing Allocate announcing our Series A round!

Wednesday, 20 April 2022

1 piece
Viola Ventures' Danny Cohen on the Israel's exponential growth as a tech hub, building decision frameworks for picking, and managing a firm in a rapidly changing market

Wednesday, 13 April 2022

1 piece
776's Alexis Ohanian on the new era of VC, using technology in a firm, and things he's most excited about today.

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

1 piece
8VC's Drew Oetting on their decision-making culture, building talent at firms, and his most critical learnings as an investor

Thursday, 31 March 2022

1 piece
Bedrock Capital's Geoff Lewis on Vibe capital, the power of narrative violations, and winning in today's market

Wednesday, 23 March 2022

1 piece
David Cohen on founding Techstars, patterns of successful founders, and the math behind large portfolios

Wednesday, 16 March 2022

1 piece
Playground Global's Peter Barrett on investing in deep tech, what makes a good deep tech founder, and the difference between the improbable and impossible

Wednesday, 9 March 2022

1 piece
Forerunner Ventures Eurie Kim on scaling the Forerunner franchise, thesis based investing, and advice for emerging managers

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

1 piece
Not Boring's Packy McCormick on VC's building brand through content creation, tech trends he's most excited about, and how writing has helped him with investing.

Tuesday, 22 February 2022

1 piece
Limited Partner and direct invest Guy Perelmuter (Grids Capital) on deep tech, bull and bear views on the market, and adding value as a LP

Tuesday, 15 February 2022

1 piece
Scribble Ventures Elizabeth Weil on the many roles of an emerging venture fund manager, building partnerships, and why network strength is a key differentiator

Wednesday, 9 February 2022

1 piece
Union Square Ventures' Rebecca Kaden on their theme based investing approach, fund sizing for USV, and navigating hot markets

Tuesday, 25 January 2022

1 piece
Worklife Ventures' Brianne Kimmel on finding the right LPs, the big differences between angel investing and being a solo fund manager, and the main thing she looks for in founding teams

Tuesday, 18 January 2022

1 piece
QED Investors' Frank Rotman in breaking down the venture market today, determining how to compete today, and how QED makes decisions.

Tuesday, 11 January 2022

1 piece
Ripple Ventures Matt Cohen on individual VC personal brands, Hedge funds in tech, portfolio math and front weighting in seed, and investing in Canada

Tuesday, 4 January 2022

1 piece
M13's Carter Reum on building an operational services team (Propulsion platform), navigating from operator to angel investor to building a firm for the long haul.

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

1 piece
Harbinger Ventures Megan Bent on their concentrated portfolio approach, specific traits they look for in founding teams, and consumer behavior post-pandemic.

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

1 piece
Boldstart ventures Ed Sim on starting his career during the dot-com bubble, the opportunity as being a true day one investor, and views on today's VC market compared to past eras

Tuesday, 7 December 2021

1 piece
Lux Capital's co-founder Peter Hebert on the firm's 20 year journey, creating multi-generational success, and the changing dynamics in VC (including their use of SPAC's)

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

1 piece
Initialized Capital's Alda Leu Dennis on building the proper culture for decision making, finding ways to win in today's market, and her concerns with the drop in diverse founder funding.

Tuesday, 16 November 2021

1 piece
Kindred Ventures Kanyi Maqubela on large firms entering seed, the challenges of rising valuations, and the nuances of portfolio construction

Tuesday, 9 November 2021

1 piece
Base10's TJ Nahigian on using automation and research within the firm as a competitive advantage, ways to optimize outcomes in the current investing climate, and thoughts on crossover investing.
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