

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


Saga Ventures on key lessons on raising a Fund I, building healthy partnerships, and winning in a competitive seed market

Building a firm to last, lessons from nearly three decades of investing, and the path to hiring great venture teams with Glenn Solomon of Notable Capital (FKA GGV Capital)

Doing a successful GP led secondary in Venture Capital, Why seed funds can scale, and what a good VC platform team looks like

Investing in USV Fund I, lessons learned as a LP, and why Emerging Managers are so important
This podcast episode features Lindel Eakman, a seasoned venture investor who shares his journey from UTIMCO to Foundry and offers profound insights into the evolving landscape of venture capital. Through his experiences, Eakman underscores the significance of relationship dynamics, human connection, and the necessity o...

The great startup reckoning event of 2023 and 2024, but why startups should now start going back on offense featuring Tom Loverro of IVP

Finding greatness in non-consensus startups, the story of Twitch from Justin.TV, and why great companies need insights and inflection points with Mike Maples

TX Zhuo’s of Fika Ventures on raising a Fund I, evolving decision making frameworks, and what founder first means to them

Limited Partner Unlocked: Michael Kim Cendana Capital on the Emerging Manager landscape, fundraising, and the need for liquidity

Amy Saper of Uncork Capital on how startups should embrace constraints to foster creativity, and her learnings from being at Accel, X, Uber, and Stripe

LP Unlocked shorts: What We're Hearing about Venture Liquidity with Meghan Reynolds of Altimeter

What's happening at the seed stage? Featuring Jenny Fielding, Kirby Winfield, and Nate Williams
This Venture Unlocked roundtable discussion delves into the reset happening in the seed stage market. The approach to decision-making at this level has transformed significantly, with a noticeable trend towards prioritizing experienced founders and specific industries, particularly AI. Entrepreneurs now face longer tim...

The Craft of Venture Capital with David Sacks

Adam Bain of 01 Advisors on scaling Twitter from 0 to $1B+, being coached by Bill Campbell, and why they don't take board seats
Mitchell Green of Lead Edge Capital on the Moneyball approach to investing, the art of effective cold calling, and managing 700+ strategic LPs
Limited Partner Unlocked shorts: What we're Hearing from LPs with Meghan Reynolds of Altimeter
Khosla Venture's Samir Kaul on building an iconic, durable firm, and the role of non-consensus decision making
Venture Unlocked Shorts: Looking back the era of Unicorns and what's ahead?
Venture Unlocked Shorts: Why VC has gone mainstream and the parallels to private equity and hedge funds
The opportunity outside of Silicon Valley and how to build a strategic LP base with Brendan Wales and Kellan Carter of FUSE
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