How I Invest with David Weisburd

E139: How HIG Went from $75 Million to $67 Billion AUM

E138 Do Relationships Drive Financial Returns? w/Jeremy Heer

E137: Lessons from Managing $300 Billion Dollars w/ John Skjervem (CIO of URS)

E136 Navigating Startup and Venture Capital Legal Risks w/Constantine Karides

EP135 How to Access Top Quartile Venture Capital Funds w/Mel Williams

E134 How I Accidentally Started a Billion Dollar Tech Company w/Carta CEO Henry Ward

E133: Lessons from Investing in 2200 Startups (in 23 Minutes)

E132: How Nichole Wischoff Raised a $50M Fund in 5 Months

E131: Can VC’s Make Money in Deep Tech? w/Nick Shekerdemian

E130: CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost on the Future of the $500 Billion Pension Fund

This interview podcast features Marcie Frost, CEO of CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the US. The conversation begins by discussing the challenges of balancing risk aversion with the need for strong investment returns in a high-profile organization, then transitions to Frost's career journey and the composi...

E129: The Number #1 Predictor of Startup Success w/Ken Smythe

This interview podcast focuses on venture capital investing strategies, specifically within the secondary market. The discussion begins by exploring the speaker's unique investment signal—key executives leaving large companies to join startups—illustrated by the example of OpenAI. The conversation then shifts to a co...

E128: iCapital CEO Lawrence Calcano on the New $145 Trillion Entering Private Markets

E127: Interview with CEO of Top AI Company Backed by Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures

In this podcast episode, the CEO of Akash Systems discusses how the company is revolutionizing cooling solutions for AI servers and satellite radios using synthetic diamonds. They highlight a lucrative market opportunity worth $200-400 billion and share insights about their recent $68 million funding from the CHIPS Act...

E126: How much Bitcoin should Institutional Investors hold? w/CIO of Bitwise

This podcast explores the best ways for institutional investors to allocate Bitcoin, taking a balanced stance. Matt Hougan recommends starting with a 2% allocation based on market capitalization. He suggests that investors could increase their stake to 5% after evaluating risk-adjusted returns. However, he warns that g...

E125: Co-CIO Alifia Doriwala on RockCreek’s $16 Billion Edge

In this podcast, Alifia Doriwala, co-CIO of RockCreek—a $16 billion firm specializing in multi-asset and OCIO solutions—shares insights on their investment strategies. The discussion delves into opportunities in both private and public markets, along with macroeconomic factors that influence investment choices. Doriwal...

E124: Is Venture Capital Entirely Based on Luck? University of Chicago and Oxford Study

This podcast explores the concept of performance persistence in venture capital, questioning the widely held belief that smaller funds consistently outperform larger ones. Through an analysis of PitchBook data, the discussion uncovers the issue of survivorship bias, which shows that successful funds are more likely to ...

E123: Should LP’s invest in Venture Capital? w/Gregor von dem Knesebeck

E122: How an $80B Asset Manager Seeds the Growth of New GP Talent

E121: What Billionaires Do Differently in Investing with Ron Diamond

E120: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Private Equity and Venture Capital w/Teddy Gold

3i is an investment network that connects seasoned family offices, fund managers, and successful founders to collaborate on sourcing and investing in private equity and private credit deals. By tapping into the expertise of its members, the network streamlines the investment process and reduces fees, especially benefit...