VC Mastermind

Conversations on building, growing, and running great VC firms.

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🚨 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 👇🏽

https://t.co/ycCXC6t8a4

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“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: https://t.co/nBVOT9s3O1

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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 https://t.co/90vCRoKAuQ

#VCMastermind #VentureCapital #KauffmanFellows

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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 → https://t.co/6HUzKhb8sU

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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: https://t.co/g7xmNts4ql

#VCMastermind #VentureCapital #GPInsights

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🎙️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 → https://t.co/Zy5aH2jT8Y

#VCMastermind #LPstrategy #emergingmanagers #venturecapital

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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 → https://t.co/TAfwpLGpT7

#VentureCapital #Hiring #GPPlaybook #VCMastermind

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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:
🎧 https://t.co/mIh7FP2UZi #VentureCapital #GPInsights #VCMastermind

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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 → https://t.co/Li9hikAwlG

#VCMastermind #VC

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Honored to join @Jacob on @vcmastermind to share the LP perspective!

We talked about what truly makes GPs stand out to Institutional LPs — beyond pitch decks and data rooms.

#VentureCapital #LPs #Fundraising

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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. https://t.co/7SaIfGaET9 #venturecapital #fundraising #secondaries #DPI

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Hello, world! Welcome to the private global network for VC Managing Partners. Learn more at https://t.co/0CHqbizHb2 🚀

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