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LP & GP Voices
The 'Emerging Manager' Needs a Rebrand
Heather Hartnett
Is it time to rebrand the term "emerging manager?" Heather Hartnett, CEO & Founding Partner at Human Ventures, explains why she thinks the traditional term no longer conveys the impact that this group has in the ecosystem.
Raising money from LPs is one of the most opaque parts of running a fund. To create more transparency on this process Signature Block by Weekend Fund, shares learnings from both sides of the table, GPs and LPs.
Nikhil Basu Trivedi, Co-Founder & General Partner at Footwork, discusses what it means to reach $1 billion in annual revenue and why it is more impactful than a $1 billion valuation today.
How to Find New LP Investors for Your Fund at Scale
Arnas Bräutigam
Arnas Bräutigam, Co-Founder of startupdetector & AddedVal.io, shares in Andre Retterath's Data-driven VC newsletter how his team leverages public register entries to identify potential LP investors and reveals the final result, his secret list of the top 46 most active LPs in German VC funds.
Optimizing VC Fund Performance with Effective Forecasting and Planning
Kailee Costello
Kailee Costello, Co-Head of Wharton Fintech Podcast, shares best practices for how GPs can implement fund modeling into their workstreams, as well as common mistakes to avoid, with insights from Anubhav Srivastava, Founder & CEO of Tactyc.
Melissa Lucas, the CIO for the investment vehicles of two extended families, joins the podcast to discuss her view on venture, navigating hype cycles and the biggest mistake an investor can make.
Venture Firms Scale Back Megafunds in Strategy Shift
Berber Jin
Venture firms are scaling down the megafunds they raised during the technology bull market. With commentary from Beezer Clarkson, Paul Graham and Alfred Lin, the Wall Street Journal's Berber Jin explores if it's typical for venture firms to scale back in a market like we're experiencing today.
The State of Venture Capital: A Look Back at Q2 2023
Eugene Tetlow
Despite another quarterly decrease in exit values, it looks like venture has stabilized. Juniper Square's Eugene Tetlow explains the most recent data on new venture funds and if the market shocks have finally come to an end.
Feels like You Missed the Generative AI Train? 5 Steps for Speeding Ahead in 90 days
Will Poole
The GenAI boom, like any disruptive trend, has created three categories for founders - those ahead of the curve, fast followers or late for the train. This article is for any founder who feels like they’re late for the train — or is all aboard, but not going fast enough.
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