The LP Perspective: Alex Bangash

Alex Bangash (@AlexBangash), founder of Trusted Insight, joins Erik as part of our LP series. They talk about: - The myth, according to Alex, that there are such things as “good pickers” in ventu...

The LP Perspective: Michael Kim

Michael Kim (@MKRocks), founder and managing partner of Cendana Capital, joins Erik on this episode to talk about what LPs look for in venture funds and the future of the industry. They discuss......

20VC: BENCHMARK’S BILL GURLEY ON 5 TRAITS BENCHMARK LOOK FOR WHEN ADDING TO THE PARTNERSHIP, WHY THE ABUNDANCE OF CAPITAL IS TODAY’S BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN VC

Bill Gurley is a General Partner @ Benchmark Capital, one of the most successful funds of the last decade with a portfolio including the likes of Uber, Twitter, Dropbox, WeWork, Snapchat, StitchFix,...

Episode #13: Mental Health in Venture Capital with Brad Feld

In this Fund81 podcast episode, I invited Brad Feld, founding partner of Foundry Group, to share his thoughts on maintaining mental health in the fast-paced venture capital world and supporting por...

20VC: WHY HISTORICAL LOSS RATIOS ARE SIMPLY TOO HIGH, JONATHAN HSU, CO-FOUNDER AND GENERAL PARTNER @ TRIBE CAPITAL

Jonathan Hsu is Co-Founder & General Partner @ Tribe Capital, one of Silicon Valley’s newest funds on the block being founded by Jonathan, Arjun Sethi and Ted Maidenberg. To date, Tribe has in...

20VC: WHY PORTFOLIO CONSTRUCTION IS INEFFICIENT, WHY THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IN VENTURE IS PRICING & THE FUTURE OF VENTURE

Zach Coelius is Managing Partner @ Coelius Capital and in his own words, “a pretty eclectic investor who loves to see just about any deal”. To date, Zach has made investments in the likes of mPa...

20MinVC Podcast with Sarah Smith, Bain Capital Ventures

20 Minute VCSarah Smith, Bain Capital Ventures...

The Future of Investing from an LP’s Perspective

In this episode, we hosted a panel on the future of investing from a LP. perspective. The panel was hosted by the amazing Female Founders Fund at an event in san Francisco on Monday, March 11th. ...

Origins Podcast: David Fauchier, Cambrial Capital

David Fauchier is the co-founder of Cambrial Capital, an investment firm based in London deploying a thesis-driven fund of funds strategy focused on the digital assets space. David has previous experi...

Origins Podcast: Lindsay Larsen, UVIMCO

Origins is a podcast about Limited Partners, the firms and institutions that invest in venture capital funds. Through a series of interviews, we explore what has historically been an opaque corner of ...

Origins Podcast: Manu Kumar, K9 Ventures

Origins is a podcast about Limited Partners, the firms and institutions that invest in venture capital funds. Through a series of interviews, we explore what has historically been an opaque corner of ...

20VC: The Framework LPs Use To Assess Emerging Managers & The Current State of Seed Today

20VC: The Framework LPs Use To Assess Emerging Managers, What Concerns and Excites LPs in Potential Opportunities & The Current State of Seed Today with Hunter Somerville, Partner @ Greenspring Associ...

Origins Podcast – Launching Season 4 with Ryan Nece of Next Play Capital

Two years ago, we launched an experiment called the Origins Podcast, a series of interviews focused on the Limited Partner ecosystem. We did this for a few different reasons — (1) We wanted to f...

Turning the Tables on Notation Capital

I recently had the privilege of interviewing Nicholas Chirls and Alex Lines of Notation Capital on their Origins podcast about raising their new $27m fund, Notation II. Notation is a“first check” ...

Origins S3-E6: Roland Reynolds, Industry Ventures

On this episode of Origins, we sit down with Roland Reynolds, a managing partner at Industry Ventures. Industry Ventures is a fascinating “full stack venture capital firm.” Their funds invest into...

Origins S3-E2: Andy Weissman — Union Square Ventures

On this episode of Origins, we sit down with Andy Weissman, a managing partner at Union Square Ventures. This was plain and simple one of the best episodes we’ve ever recorded. Andy’s one of the m...

Origins S2-E11: David Frankel — Founder Collective

On this Origins season 2 bonus episode, we sit down with David Frankel, a managing partner and co-founder of Founder Collective. David and the partners at Founder Collective started the firm in 2011 w...

Origins S2-E10: Aaron Gershenberg — SVB Capital

On this final episode of season two of Origins, we sit down with Aaron Gershenberg, a founder of Silicon Valley Bank’s fund of funds and direct investment group, SVB Capital. Aaron joined SVB in 199...

Beezer’s Breakdown – Take II

Last month Harry Stebbings invited me back on The Twenty Minute VC to talk about venture fundraising activity for Q1 2017. We had a great time talking about things like:...

The Importance Of Storytelling, VC EQ And The Importance Of The LP-GP Dating Game

Trey Hart, SVP of 50 South Capital at Northern Trust, joins Nick for a deep dive on the relationship between LPs and GPs. In Part 1, we will address questions including:...

Origins S2-E8: Winter Mead — Sapphire Ventures

Winter Mead is a Vice President at Sapphire Ventures, where he focuses on Sapphire’s fund investments in the United States and internationally. Before joining Sapphire Ventures in 2014, he worked at...

TechCrunch Equity Podcast

Welcome to the second episode of TechCrunch’s newest podcast, Equity, our venture capital-focused show focused on the numbers, people and companies driving the technology industry....

Origins S2-E6: Graham Pingree — Cendana Capital

Graham Pingree joined Cendana Capital in 2014 to return to his roots as a Limited Partner. Combining his past few years in an operating role with his time at Horsely Bridge and Cambridge Associates, h...

Origins S2-E5: Hunter Walk — Partner, Homebrew

This episode was one of the most interesting (and fun) to record so far. As two partners still in the early days of building Notation, it’s extremely helpful to look towards other VCs a little furth...

Origins S2-E4: Lindel Eakman — Managing Director, Foundry Group Next

For those that know the Limited Partner community well, Lindel hardly needs an introduction. He spent thirteen years running the private investments group at the University of Texas (UTIMCO), so he’...

Origins S2-E3: Jonathan Abrams — CEO, Nuzzel + Co-Founder, Founder’s Den

Heyo 2017! We’re starting the year off strong with a new episode of Origins, our podcast dedicated to exploring the Limited Partner community....

Origins S2-E2: Thomas Lenehan — Rockefeller University

We’re really excited to announce a new episode of Origins with Thomas Lenehan, the deputy chief investment officer at Rockefeller University, helping to manage all aspects of the $2 billion endowmen...

Origins S2-E1: Brad Feld — Managing Director, Foundry Group

Welcome to season 2 of Origins! In this season, our goal is to continue to peel back the curtain on the venture capital LP community, a historically opaque corner of the startup ecosystem. The hope is...

Twenty Minute VC Podcast: What LPs Look For In GPs

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Twenty Minute VC Podcast: Beezer Clarkson, Sapphire Ventures

Yesterday was my second time going on The Twenty Minute VC to share my perspective as a limited partner (LP) in venture. I always love conversations with Harry Stebbings, a good friend who is always f...

Origins: A Podcast About Limited Partners – Ep. 6

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Origins: A Podcast About Limited Partners – Episode 5

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Twenty Minute VC Podcast: What LPs Want In VCs

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What Investors Want From Venture Capital Firms

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Origins: A Podcast About Limited Partners – Episode 2

Today we’re releasing episode #2 of Origins: A Podcast about Limited Partners. We’re thrilled with the reaction to episode #1, particularly given the historical dearth of LP content and other reso...

Origins: A Podcast About Limited Partners – Episode 1

Eighteen months ago, we set out to raise our first fund for Notation Capital. We knew bits and pieces about the Limited Partner community (the firms and people that invest in VC funds), but boy did we...

Twenty Minute VC Podcast: What It Takes To Raise A VC Fund

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(Some) LPs Speak Up

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