Minisode: What’s the Real Value Add of VCs?

Origins hosts Nick Chirls (GP, Asylum Ventures) and Beezer Clarkson (LP, LGT Capital Partners) unpack a recent conversation with David Clark, CIO of VenCap International PLC on megafunds vs small funds and a16z returns. They also discuss Beezer’s article “I See Dead VCs,” which e ...  Show more

What does patience look like today when the best companies take 10–15 years to exit, and is it still worth it to wait that long? Today’s episode of Origins dives into one of the most pressing questions in today’s market: how to balance long-term conviction with the need for liqui ...  Show more

How much value do VCs truly bring beyond their capital? And what makes the difference between a supportive partnership and a dysfunctional founder-investor relationship?

In this episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein welcome Nick Crocker, General Partner ...

Mike Maples Jr. is one fo the pioneers of seed-stage investing, and invested early in the likes of Twitter, Twitch, and Lyft. I asked him to do something a little unusual: give advice to small business owners who, instead of pitching VCs like him, are instead pitching their famil ...  Show more

In this episode we’re going to be talking about investor relations — i.e. staying in touch with your investors and maintaining good relationships with them. 

Investors are people too, y’know! Just like your friends or spouse, they want to be kept in the loop and ...

Are you a founder struggling to figure out how to fund your startup? With so many options available - from bootstrapping to VC funding - how do you know which path is right for you?

In this episode, Chris Saad and Yaniv Bernstein break down the full spectrum ...