🚨 New episode: The New Rules of Seed Investing with Vanessa Larco @veelarco of Premise VC. Vanessa joins @Jacob Mullins to discuss founder preferences, seed liquidity, DPI, consumer-driven AI, and building a venture firm like a startup. Full episode on Apple and Spotify, or 👇🏽 vcmastermind.com/the-new-rul… Powered by @GPGPTai.

“It’s not just the strategy—it’s the person behind it.” LP veteran @courtneyrmccrea of @RecastCapital joins VC Mastermind to share how emerging managers stand out, why they can outperform, and what LPs really look for. 🎧 Winning as an Emerging Manager: vcmastermind.com/winning-as-…

VC Mastermind After Hours comes to London 🇬🇧 on Nov 3, following the @KauffmanFellows Global Summit opening dinner. An intimate evening for VCs, LPs & Fellows to connect across the global venture community. Supported by our partners @Orrick & @Stifel Venture Banking. VCs in London — click here for details luma.com/2yht9tkr #VCMastermind #VentureCapital #KauffmanFellows

New episode: @dkimerling, Founder of @Deciens Capital. We cover: – Why Deciens leads nearly every deal – How to build a concentrated, contrarian portfolio – What 6,000 LP leads taught him about fundraising Fund III 🎧 Listen here → vcmastermind.com/conviction-…

From $6M to $50M: A Solo GP’s Playbook for Differentiation & Scale @SamaraMHernandz of @ChingonaVC shares how she launched a proof-of-concept fund, built LP support, and scaled into a $53M institutional platform — with more to come 💪🏽 🎧 Listen to her hard earned wisdom here: vcmastermind.com/from-6m-to-… #VCMastermind #VentureCapital #GPInsights

🎙️New episode: LP Melissa Richlen of @macfound shares how institutional LPs evaluate VC fund managers—and what separates a compelling fundraise conversation from one that stalls. Signals. Red flags. Fundraising strategy. Crucial listening if you're raising now or in the next 12 months. 🎧 Listen here → vcmastermind.com/what-lps-re… #VCMastermind #LPstrategy #emergingmanagers #venturecapital

New VC Mastermind Podcast 🎙️ Hiring Investors In Today's Crazy AI Market Dan Miller of @true_search_US joins us to share how leading Silicon Valley VC firms are hiring right now: – Why seed-stage AI is the most competitive lane – Comp + carry benchmarks across roles – What makes operator hires succeed (or fail) – How to hire for strategy extension Listen here → vcmastermind.com/hiring-for-… #VentureCapital #Hiring #GPPlaybook #VCMastermind

What’s it really take to scale a VC firm across 80+ countries? In this episode, @vishalharnal of @500GlobalVC breaks down: 🌍 Geo-aligned strategy 🤝 Local partner models 💸 Global exit + LP dynamics Watch the clip + listen to the full episode: 🎧 vcmastermind.com/managing-a-… #VentureCapital #GPInsights #VCMastermind

Learn how @venturedan built @CommerceVC from solo GP to 5 funds strong—with a firm anchored in thematic depth across fintech + commerce infra. 🎧 Episode highlights: ✅The power (and flexibility) of a broad thematic focus ✅ Right sizing the fund size to the strategy ✅ Thoughtful team building & supporting junior investors Clip + episode → vcmastermind.com/from-solo-g… #VCMastermind #VC

VC Mastermind was built to be a resource of knowledge for VC Managing Partners. Proud to feature 3 of our current 8 episodes that dive deep into the operational excellence required in today's volatile market. vcmastermind.com #venturecapital #fundraising #secondaries #DPI

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