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How I Invest with David Weisburd

How I Invest with David Weisburd

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Ep 20E20: James Heath, dara5 on How Family Offices Access Top Venture Funds

James Heath, Investment Principal at dara5, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss early stage venture. We’re proudly sponsored by Bidav Insurance Group, visit lux-str.com if you’re ready to level up your insurance plans.

Nov 14, 202354 min

Ep 19E19: Raja Doddala, Head of VC at Churchill ($47 Billion AUM) on How LP’s Should Diligence GP’s

Raja Doddala, Head of VC at Churchill Asset Management, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how Churchill diligences managers, and the importance of integrity in a GP. We’re proudly sponsored by Bidav Insurance Group, visit lux-str.com if you’re ready to level up your insurance plans.

Nov 9, 202338 min

Ep 18E18: Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList on How He Turned AngelList into a $4 Billion Dollar Company

Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss how he grew AngelList into a $4B dollar company. We’re proudly sponsored by Bidav Insurance Group, visit lux-str.com if you’re ready to level up your insurance plans.

Nov 7, 202352 min

Ep 17E17: Tracy Fong, Albourne Partners $700B+ AUA, on How Endowments Access Emerging Managers

Tracy Fong, partner at Albourne Partners sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how emerging VC managers can unlock institutional investors. We’re proudly sponsored by Tactyc, visit tactyc.io if you’re ready to level up your venture fund.

Nov 2, 202342 min

Ep 16E16: Beezer Clarkson on her new $1.4B Emerging Manager Fund with CalSTRS

Elizabeth "Beezer" Clarkson, Partner at Sapphire Partners, discusses how their new partnership with CalSTRS will allow them to expand their ability to support the next generation of VC managers – all while continuing to focus on investing in the established. We’re proudly sponsored by Tactyc, visit tactyc.io if you’re ready to level up your venture fund.

Oct 31, 202355 min

Ep 15E15: Scott Painter on His Relationship with Elon Musk and the Future of Mobility

Scott Painter, CEO of Autonomy sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how he creates value as a serial entrepreneur and why Elon Musk has been able to be successful through all his ventures. We’re proudly sponsored by Tactyc, visit tactyc.io if you’re ready to level up your venture fund.

Oct 26, 202348 min

Ep 14E14: Jason Calacanis on How He Returned 4,000X ($25K into $100MM) on a Single Investment

Jason Calacanis, founder of LAUNCH and host of the All-In Podcast and This Week in startups, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss his new fundraise and his views on the venture capital landscape. We’re proudly sponsored by Tactyc, visit tactyc.io if you’re ready to level up your venture fund.

Oct 23, 202340 min

Ep 13E13: Shai Goldman on What Differentiates Venture Funds that Generate 3X+ DPI?

Shai Goldman, an investor, writer, and Brex ambassador sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the future of VC from his vantage point. We're proudly sponsored by AngelList, visit https://www.angellist.com/tlp if you’re ready to level up your startup or fund.

Oct 16, 202340 min

Ep 12E12: Jamie Rhode on Why 95% of LPs Can Only Achieve a 10% IRR when the Mean Return is 50% IRR

Jamie Rhode, Principal at Verdis Investment Management, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss data-driven investing, compounding returns, Jamie's investing philosophy, and more. We're proudly sponsored by AngelList, visit https://www.angellist.com/tlp if you’re ready to level up your startup or fund.

Oct 2, 202349 min

Ep 11E11: Neil Datta, The Forbes Family Trust's Approach to VC | Is there Alpha in Due Diligence?

David Weisburd sits down with Neil Datta, Managing Director of Optima Asset Management managing the wealth of some of the world’s most important people (including the late Queen Elizabeth II). We're proudly sponsored by AngelList, visit https://www.angellist.com/tlp if you’re ready to level up your startup or fund.

Sep 26, 202340 min

Ep 10E10: Michael Kim | Founder of Cendana Capital on How Small VC Funds Can Return 200X+

Michael Kim, founder and Managing Partner of Cendana Capital sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss his thesis of creating a fund of funds at seed stage, insights into the changing landscape of VC from the 90s to today, and whether VC should recycle capital. Cendana Capital has invested in Forerunner Ventures, K9 Ventures, and IA Ventures. If you’re ready to level-up your startup or fund with AngelList, visit https://www.angellist.com/tlp to get started.

Sep 18, 202350 min

Ep 9E9: David Clark | Investment Director at VenCap on What Every LP Gets Wrong About Power Laws

David Weisburd sits down with David Clark, Investment Director at VenCap International PLC to discuss his viral post about power laws in venture capital, manager predictability, adverse selection in VC, and what percent of startups go to zero. If you’re ready to level-up your startup or fund with AngelList, visit www.angellist.com/tlp to get started.

Sep 12, 202346 min

Ep 8E8: Apurva Mehta of Summit Peak on Why Fee Sensitivity Leads to Adverse Selection in Venture

David Weisburd sits down with Apurva Mehta, the co-founder of an early stage fund of funds at Summit Peak and formerly an institutional investor at endowments (Juilliard, Cook Children’s Hospital) to discuss power laws in portfolios, alpha in early stage investing, and what differentiates a great LP. If you’re ready to level-up your startup or fund with AngelList, visit https://www.angellist.com/tlp to get started.

Sep 5, 202342 min

Ep 7E7: Samir Kaji | Founder and CEO of Allocate on How the Top 5% of LP’s Invest in VC

David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg sit down with Samir Kaji, the co-founder and CEO of Allocate. In this episode, they talk about what differentiates truly elite emerging managers, what VCs get wrong in portfolio construction, what fees VCs are charging today, and his predictions about where the venture ecosystem is going by 2025. If you’re ready to level-up your startup or fund with AngelList, visit https://www.angellist.com/tlp to get started.

Aug 28, 202335 min

Ep 6E6: Steve Chasan | Head of Investments - Rothschild Foundation on how GPs Can Navigate the VC Reset

David Weisburd sits down with Steve Chasan, the Head of Investment at the Rothschild Foundation and for other philanthropic endowments led by Lord Jacob Rothschild. In this episode, they go deep into the LP mindset, covering the best practices he looks for in GPs and emerging managers, whether pricing discipline exists in VC, and describing the conversations LPs are having internally that GPs never get to hear. If you’re ready to level-up your startup or fund with AngelList, visit www.angellist.com/tlp to get started.

Aug 21, 202329 min

Ep 5E5: Jonathan Hsu | Co-Founder of $1.6B AUM Tribe Capital on What Data Shows is Product Market Fit

David Weisburd sits down with Jonathan Hsu, Co-Founder and General Partner of Tribe Capital and one of the top data scientists in the space. Hsu is a physicist-turned tech entrepreneur-turned VC. In this episode, they discuss the importance of growth patterns and product market fit (PMF) in venture capital. Tribe conducts intensive data work on approximately 400 companies annually, a unique dataset that cannot be purchased or obtained from other sources. If you’re ready to level-up your startup or fund with AngelList, visit www.angellist.com/tlp to get started.

Aug 14, 202329 min

Ep 4E4: Dr. Abe Othman of AngelList | Data, Research, and Quantitative Investing in Venture Capital

David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg sit down with Dr. Abe Othman, the Head of Data Science at AngelList and the Head of the Investment Committee at the AngelList Quant Fund. Dr. Abe has one of the largest and most granular private market data sets in the world of nearly 15,000 startups. In this discussion we dive deep into the data: power laws, what Dr. Abe’s research tells us about which companies to avoid at all costs, and whether alpha truly exists in venture capital. If you’re ready to level-up your startup or fund with AngelList, visit www.angellist.com/tlp to get started.

Aug 7, 202352 min

Ep 3E3: Ramzi Samara of MASIC | The Rise of Saudi Arabia and the MENA Region in Venture Capital

David Weisburd sits down with Ramzi Samara, Co-Head of Private Funds (VC) at MASIC, one of the few family owned investment firms in Saudi Arabia that has a dedicated venture capital program. Ramzi is also an active angel investor in early-stage startups in the US and MENA. In this conversation they discuss the vibrant dynamics of the region, Ramzi’s investing thesis and multi-year power-law driven strategy, and looking at passive vs active early-stage fund managers. If you’re ready to level-up your startup or fund with AngelList, visit www.angellist.com/tlp to get started.

Aug 1, 202334 min

Ep 2E2: Jordan Stein | How Cresset Partners Raised $40B, Invested in Andreessen Horowitz + Founders Fund

David Weisburd sits down with Jordan Stein, Director of Venture Capital at Cresset Partners. a large multifamily office with over $45 billion in assets under management and a prolific limited partner and storied venture franchises, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, and Founders Fund.

Jul 24, 202335 min

Ep 1E1: Chris Douvos | Venture compared to other asset classes, the Solo GP phenomenon, and Chris's investing thesis

David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg sit down with LP Chris Douvos, founder of Ahoy Capital and formerly Princeton Endowment.

Jul 16, 202350 min