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 🌟 Curious about how #VC funds operate in Poland? Wonder no more! In the latest episode of our #podcast, ITeracja, I had the pleasure of hosting Przemek Jurgiel-Zyla, Investment Director at Movens Capital. Przemek unveils the secret sauce behind managing a venture capital fund and selecting the right founders. In the episode, we delve into: * the dynamics of VC funds in Poland * what the VC decision-making process looks like * how to make investors fall in love with your project Link in the comments!

Michael Ashley Schulman, CFA makes the PERFECT analogy for VC. [And I'll admit, I had to double check if this is an analogy or metaphor...] 🏢 🏢 🏢 "A venture firm does the pre-seed, they needed another VC to take the lead on the seed, and then another to lead the Series A, and so forth. It's unlike any other investment space. No real estate developer builds the first four floors of a building, then brings in another developer for floors five to nine, and a third developer for floors 10 to 16." And in case your grammar is also rusty: A metaphor is often poetically saying something is something else. An analogy is saying something is like something else to make some sort of an explanatory point. #SATprep

How can venture capital help shape the future of healthcare? Listen to Nina Rawal, Partner at Trill Impact and Position Green's Executive Chairman Joachim Nahem discuss the transformative potential of impact investing in addressing health inequalities and improve access to healthcare globally. Tune in!

🌟 New Episode of Swimming with Allocators coming this Wednesday! Episode 5 features Michael Ashley Schulman, CFA 🌟 Get ready to dive deep into the world of #VC in our latest episode. Join Earnest Sweat and Alexa Binns as they speak with Michael Ashley Schulman, the mastermind behind Running Point Capital. 🎧 Michael brings a wealth of knowledge, sharing his journey in investment management and how Running Point Capital crafts tailored financial solutions, especially in alternative assets. 📈 🔍 Episode Highlights: - Michael's criteria for evaluating venture capital managers: intelligence, specialization, and operational efficiency. - The evolving landscape of ESG and impact investing. - Navigating venture capital for new allocators, featuring expert advice from Tyler Kirtley of Gunderson Dettmer. Tune in to gain a fresh perspective on the venture capital asset class and learn how adaptability is key in this dynamic industry. Special thanks to our sponsor, Gunderson Dettmer, for supporting this insightful journey into the world of venture capital. #VentureCapital #SwimmingWithAllocators #seeyoulaterallocator

Had an amazing time hosting the Allocate podcast and interviewing Samir Kaji, co-founder and CEO of Allocate. We delved into Samir's vision for founding Allocate, the evolution of venture capital, and the implementation of a framework-based model for VC investing. We also talked about the importance of education for responsible participation in private markets. Links in comments below. Don't miss out on this insightful conversation! #venturecapital #vcinvesting #privateequity #vc

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It's quite true that US/UK/EU generalist funds ain't getting any interest from LPs. Competition + ecosystem development + available funds. Same thing happened with CPOs in Silicon Valley, and slowly starting in EU/UK. But emerging markets generalist funds are one of the ways to mitigate risks while having good exposure to the opportunities. Also, some sectors in EM have a fantastic scalability across continents. You have to keep your eyes open for that. Being a generalist or specialist is not a clear cut answer. It never was! Especially in interdisciplinary fields.

Ever wonder why LPs pass on great VC fund managers? Or what they're really thinking when they pass? Our first and only post-season episode for Season 1 is out! The goal with the post-season episodes every season is to depart from the usual Q&A format and experiment with something new. And I've gotta give a huge thanks to the stellar and amazingly candid Jeffrey Rinvelt at Renaissance Venture Capital and Martin Tobias at Incisive Ventures. I first asked Martin if he was willing to jump on an episode with an LP who passed on him. Something that requires a great deal of courage and open-mindedness to do. And something I personally deeply respect out of Martin. So he asked Jeff and the rest is history. Too often in venture, we only talk about what went right. The wins. The successful fundraises, but not how hard the process was to get there. For this episode we're departing from that narrative. Here are my personal favorite takeaways from the episode: ⛳ Why generalists are the odd ones out in VC, especially if you're an emerging manager. Jeff explains exactly why in the clip below. 🏦 How Martin came to the conclusion of raising a VC fund instead of a fund of funds. The best part about how Martin came to this conclusion is that he breaks down his return profiles per asset class. (I know he shared it all) And that he was brutally honest with himself of where he got lucky and where he had a reasonable advantage in terms of decision making. 💵 Why variable check sizes matter? It's often hard to predict our portfolio's greatest winners and in attempting to do that on entry via check size is near impossible. The more prudent thing to do is to have consistent checks, time diversity. And only vary once you have an information and time advantage. And of course, why Jeff didn't invest in Martin. Just wanna say this was also a huge learning opportunity for me to be that fly on the wall and hear the post-mortem and the play-by-play of how it went down. Full episode in comments.

The newest episode of the podcast is here! This week on Private Equity Value Creation, we’re diving into responsible investment with Krista Morgan, General Partner at Stage Fund. 💰 In our chat, we explore where founders and investment firms can go wrong if they don’t keep a close eye on things like their burn rate, cash flow, and P&Ls. Krista also explains how a focus on the financial basics can get companies back on track and shares Stage Fund’s sustainable growth playbook for portcos. Listen in now --> https://lnkd.in/eZ_4Pjtk