E93: Why Do Most VC’s Underperform?

David sits down with Bryon Hargis, co-founder of Castelion, to unpack why rebuilding America’s defense manufacturing capacity has become a national security imperative. Bryon explains why decades of consolidation and outsourcing weakened the defense industrial base, why America c ...  عرض المزيد

Why do so many GPs misunderstand what institutional LPs actually care about? David sits down with John-Austin Saviano, an Backing & Building Challenger Investment Firms and Former Endowment CIO, argues that one of the biggest mistakes GPs make is overemphasizing track record. Gre ...  عرض المزيد

Scott Kupor, managing partner at Andreessen Horowitz, says there's a lot about navigating the venture capital world that entrepreneurs don't understand. Some can't figure out how to get in the door. Others fail to deliver persuasive pitches. Many don't know how the deals and rela ...  عرض المزيد

In this episode, a16z partner Chris Dixon and I discuss the history of venture capital, artificial intelligence, what makes a great entrepreneur, and why companies fail. *** Go Premium: Members get early access, ad-free episodes, hand-edited transcripts, searchable transcripts, m ...  عرض المزيد

On today's episode of Podcast With Friends, I sit down with Vinay Menda, Devon Lévesque, Chris Olexa, and Justin Smith. The conversation delved into the realities of entrepreneurship, the importance of attention as an asset, and the emotional impact of business failures. ...

18 May 2023: What do venture capitalists look for in a startup?  Tom and Neil discuss how to get VC funding with Lachlan Hughes of Aditum Investment Management and Daniel dos Reis of Wamda Capital. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.