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Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers

Venture Unlocked is the playbook for starting, operating, & scaling a successful venture capital firm. Samir Kaji, Host of Venture Unlocked has +20-years of experience assisting & advising startups and venture firms. Listen for VC fund guidance. ventureunlocked.substack.com

Episodes

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Oren Zeev on why to stay small and solo, and the nature of AI investing today.

14 Oct 2026
43m
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Wins Above Replacement: The New Way to Judge Founders

09 Sep 2026
55m
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From the early days of Facebook and learning from Zuck to building a $2B+ VC franchise w/South Park Commons

11 Aug 2026
54m
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Why $100M Exits Matter More Than Trillion-Dollar Dreams

28 Jul 2026
48m
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Deep Tech Gold Rush: Smart Boom or Future Bust?

04 Jun 2026
53m
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Betting on Founders Who Build the Real World

03 Dec 2025
37m
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Super Compounders vs. The Weird: The New Rules of Seed Investing

12 Nov 2025
38m
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Platform Shifts, AI, and the Future of Consumer Investing

24 Sep 2025
48m
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The GP of 2030: AI, Automation, and the Future of Capital Formation

20 Aug 2025
47m
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Jack Altman on the transition going from building a Unicorn with Lattice to starting a venture firm

30 Jul 2025
45m
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How to win in seed stage investing today

16 Jul 2025
52m
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What is happening in VC today and the role of wealth management in growing the private markets?

13 Jul 2025
1h 42m
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From Zero to Billions: Decoding Startup Potential with Logan Bartlett of Redpoint Ventures

18 Jun 2025
50m
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The New World of VC and Building a Durable Firm with Category Ventures' Villi Iltchev

04 Jun 2025
43m
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The Benchmark Way: Running of an Iconic firm with Victor Lazarte

19 Mar 2025
45m
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This Venture Unlocked podcast episode interviews Victor Lazarte, a Benchmark partner, about his journey from bootstrapping a multi-billion dollar mobile gaming company (Wildlife Studios) to becoming a VC. The conversation covers his decision to join Benchmark, focusing on the firm's unique operational model: making on...

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Embracing AI: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Future of Work

05 Mar 2025
35m
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The Solo GP Playbook: Zal Bilimoria on Fundraising, Portfolio Strategy, and Founder Relationships

19 Feb 2025
47m
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The Evolution of Venrock: How a Legacy Firm Adapts to Modern Investment Challenges with Brian Ascher

05 Feb 2025
44m
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Evolving Venture Liquidity Solutions with Gaurav Mathur of Pinegrove Capital Partners

22 Jan 2025
47m
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The blueprint for starting a new firm with Chemistry Ventures, including the work needed before choosing your partners and non-consensus decision making.

30 Oct 2024
43m
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Chemistry Ventures, a new $350 million debut fund, aims to disrupt the venture capital landscape by offering early-stage founders a high-hustle, personalized partnership model that contrasts with the bureaucratic structures of larger firms. Founding partners Kristina Shen, Ethan Kurzweil, and Mark Goldberg define their...

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