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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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Meet The Expert Series: Matt Trotter of Stifel Bank on the state of the venture debt market, and how investors & startups should approach the credit markets today

10 Jan 2024
38m
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Pejman Nozad of Pear on building a $800MM+ AUM firm as an immigrant who sold Persian rugs before going into VC

22 Dec 2023
47m
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Paul Kwan from General Catalyst on the importance of innovation in creating global resilience

07 Dec 2023
41m
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The Chainsmokers' Alex Pall in crossing over from a grammy nominated group in the music industry to starting Mantis VC

29 Nov 2023
48m
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Brad Gerstner talks AI, Tech Super cycles vs. Market cycles, and the start of Altimeter as a $3MM fund

16 Nov 2023
56m
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Venture capital requires a disciplined, founder-centric approach that accounts for economic gravity, particularly as markets transition from the zero-interest-rate era. Brad Gerstner, founder of Altimeter Capital, emphasizes that successful investing hinges on identifying genuine "super cycles"—technological shifts lik...

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Going back to the foundation of Kleiner Perkins with Mamoon Hamid through clear busines model focus and culture

01 Nov 2023
46m
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Special LP roundtable: What are LPs thinking about in Venture with Beezer Clarkson, Guy Perelmuter and Chris Douvos

25 Oct 2023
50m
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Building competitive moats in VC at Lerer Hippeau with Ben Lerer and Graham Brown

11 Oct 2023
51m
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Building a next-generation tech-enabled Venture Capital firm with Chris Farmer of SignalFire

27 Sep 2023
49m
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The art of raising from LPs in an economic downturn with Mark Suster, Upfront Ventures

30 Aug 2023
52m
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Hernan Kazah of Kaszek Ventures on investing in Latin America, learnings from building a public company, and working with founders

16 Aug 2023
56m
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Tomasz Tunguz of Theory Ventures on strategically raising a fund in a downturn, Why Firms Need a Business Model, and different views on portfolio construction

26 Jul 2023
45m
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Sunil Nagaraj of Ubiquity Ventures on the journey of a solo-GP, The Importance of Authenticity, and Navigating Hype Cycles

12 Jul 2023
47m
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Oren Zeev on scaling to $2B+ in AUM as a solo-GP, contrarian investing, and high founder NPS

14 Jun 2023
46m
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Stephanie Palmeri and Melody Koh of NextView Ventures on incentives within venture partnerships, the changes in seed financing, and operating remotely

02 Jun 2023
40m
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Scott Kupor, Managing Partner of a16z on Building a lasting Venture Franchise

17 May 2023
47m
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Fundraising best practices for managers, strategic LP management, and LPACs with Meghan Reynolds of Altimeter

26 Apr 2023
53m
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