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The playbook for raising and operating a fund

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Tuesday, 2 November 2021

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Glasswing Ventures Rudina Seseri on frontier tech, the KPI's Glasswing uses to measure their value-add to founders, and why diversity is central to their investing ethos

Tuesday, 26 October 2021

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Eniac Ventures Hadley Harris on portfolio construction fundamentals, partnership durability, and views on the shifting seed market.

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

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LP Roundtable with Chris Douvos (Ahoy Capital), Beezer Clarkson (Sapphire Partners), Guy Perelmuter (GRIDS Capital) on opportunity funds, red flags they watch for, and the state of the market.

Monday, 18 October 2021

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We are hiring on the investment team at Allocate!

Tuesday, 12 October 2021

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Human Ventures' Heather Hartnett on studio models, developing their business creation platform to add value to founders, and their fundraising learnings from raising their first significant fund

Tuesday, 5 October 2021

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Global Founders Capital’s Don Stalter on their belief in larger portfolios, managing a global investment firm, and building systems and processes to deliver value at scale.

Tuesday, 28 September 2021

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Founders Fund Delian Asparouhov on Miami as a major tech hub, what he thinks as the drivers for innovation now, and the pros of incubating companies like Varda within firms.

Tuesday, 21 September 2021

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Banana Capital's Turner Novak on his unconventional path in breaking into VC, being a successful stage agnostic investor, and leveraging social platforms to build advantages

Tuesday, 14 September 2021

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Primary Venture Partners Jason Shuman on integrating partners into an established partnership, KPI's on measuring value to founders, and views on portfolio construction.

Friday, 10 September 2021

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The power of QSBS and federal tax exemptions in early stage fund investing

Tuesday, 7 September 2021

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Broadhaven Ventures' Michael Sidgmore on democratization of venture capital, why Alts are the future of private portfolios, and the role of wealth management firms.

Tuesday, 31 August 2021

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Act One Ventures Silton and Guerrero on the Diversity Rider initiative, building meaningful partnerships, and operating experience has been key to their model

Tuesday, 24 August 2021

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From Norwest to starting Roble Ventures, Sergio Monsalve on equity and diversity in tech, adapting from large VC to a small, solo-GP, and investing in heated markets.

Tuesday, 17 August 2021

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Haystack's Semil Shah on building the firm from the ground up, portfolio models, and the state of VC today

Tuesday, 10 August 2021

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137 Ventures Justin Fishner-Wolfson on why ownership is an overvalued heuristic, building lasting teams, and the current state of secondary markets.

Monday, 9 August 2021

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Assessing the world of opportunity funds

Tuesday, 3 August 2021

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Jeff Morris, Jr. on finding your own fund/market fit, having like Lightspeed and Sequoia as LPs, and the ever-changing dynamic between entrepreneurs and VCs

Tuesday, 27 July 2021

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Miriam Rivera on going from angel to running a firm , driving real change in diversity in tech, and how traditional heuristics should be challenged in VC.

Thursday, 22 July 2021

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Announcing our $5MM round and progress!

Tuesday, 20 July 2021

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Ben Casnocha on his learnings from working with Reid Hoffman, building network incentives, and the art of portfolio construction.

Tuesday, 13 July 2021

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Lan Xuezhao of Basis Set Ventures on using data science along with human psychology to assess deals, finding LP/GP fit, founder super powers measurement, and conviction based investing.

Thursday, 8 July 2021

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Meet the Expert: Braughm Ricke of Aduro Advisors on working with over 300 Emerging Firms, his time as the first CFO at True Ventures, traits of successful managers

Tuesday, 6 July 2021

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Monique Woodard of Cake Ventures on the 3 layers of the Cake that comprise her thesis, what she learned at Lightspeed and 500 startups, fundraising during a pandemic, and diversity in the seed.

Tuesday, 29 June 2021

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Shauntel Garvey of Reach Capital on EdTech, raising a sector focused fund, and the importance of being an active seed investor beyond the A round

Thursday, 24 June 2021

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An update on Allocate!

Tuesday, 22 June 2021

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Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures on Generational Firm Evolution, Why Fundraising is Like Enterprise Sales, & The State of Venture today

Tuesday, 15 June 2021

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Satya Patel of Homebrew on how they were able to raise their first fund in 100 days, creating enduring partnerships, and the art of fund sizing.

Tuesday, 8 June 2021

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Jeff Clavier of Uncork Capital on being one of the earliest seed stage VC's, lessons in fundraising during a downturn, and building a multi-generational firm

Tuesday, 25 May 2021

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Nnamdi Okike of 645 Ventures on thoughtfully growing funds, data driven sourcing in venture to reduce bias, and building one of the largest BIPOC led venture firms.

Thursday, 20 May 2021

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We are hiring a Venture Associate!

Wednesday, 19 May 2021

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Stephen DeBerry of Bronze VC on social impact investing, GP commits, & the next-gen of underrepresented managers

Tuesday, 11 May 2021

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Sunil Dhaliwal from Amplify Partners on finding overlooked investment opportunities, deal competition, and the future of venture capital

Tuesday, 4 May 2021

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Pete Flint on network effects, VC as a platform, and how they think about fund sizes.

Monday, 26 April 2021

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Jamie Rhode of Family Office Verdis Investment Management on using decision science to drive fund allocation strategy, their view on large portfolio sizes, and biggest trends they see in VC.

Tuesday, 20 April 2021

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Paul Martino from Bullpen Capital on being an early pioneer in post-seed, conviction to back non-consensus startups + another way to think about the SPAC movement

Tuesday, 13 April 2021

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Ashmeet Sidana on moving from a partnership with Foundation Capital to being a Solo GP, investing in technical teams, and the upside and downside of data.

Tuesday, 6 April 2021

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Katie Jacobs Stanton on moving from angel investing to starting Moxxie, experiences with LP's "ghosting", and why she went the solo GP route

Tuesday, 30 March 2021

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Daniel Leff of Waverley Capital on media tech, how he's crafted a successful VC career by being contrarian, and the role of strategic LPs as differentiators

Tuesday, 23 March 2021

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Brian Garrett of Crosscut Ventures on building a regionally based seed firm outside of SV, the rise of LA, raising during a recession, and how Crosscut has evolved over the last 13 years.

Friday, 19 March 2021

1 piece
Introducing our new company, Allocate
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