How 3 Investors Raised Their Own VC Funds in a Year Where That Was Weirdly Difficult to Do - #OpenLP

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How 3 Investors Raised Their Own VC Funds in a Year Where That Was Weirdly Difficult to Do

Jan 14, 2022

"With US venture firms hauling in a record $128B last year, it was a splendid time to be a venture capitalist... But there was a big exception: those who were raising a brand-new, first-time fund."...

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7:40 PM - Mar 31, 2023

🗣️ @dunkhippo33 sharing truths 👇👇

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10:12 PM - Mar 27, 2023

Insightful mental model by @QEDInvestors' @fintechjunkie about the structural wrinkles in the current #VC funding ... progression.

His thoughts on non-consensus investments, truth tellers & “first-chapter specialists" marketing to readers who specialize in the middle chapters:

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2:45 PM - Mar 24, 2023

🤩 @BasisSet Founder @xuezhao joins the Origins Pod w co-hosts @Beezer232 (@SapphirePrtnrs) & @nchirls ... (@notationcapital) to talk:

▶️ Investment strategy on #AI, beyond LLMs
▶️ Unique perspective on #venture
▶️ Background as Corporate Dev Strategy lead at @Dropbox…

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4:54 PM - Mar 22, 2023

Anecdotally, SVB & other regional banks met many needs of a #VC fund & in particular for emerging managers with ... a smaller fund size. @BusinessInsider's @meliarobin discusses the banking challenges now faced👇

Commentary: @jefielding @dunkhippo33 @pilarj2020 @TurnerNovak…

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