Making Billions: The Private Equity Podcast for Fund Managers, Alternative Asset Managers, and Venture Capital Investors
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Thanks for listening to another episode of Making Billions with Ryan Miller: The Private Equity Podcast for Fund Managers, Startup Founders, and Venture Capital Investors. This show covers topics connecting you to some of the best investment funds that won in their industry—from making money and motivation to alternative investments, fund managers, entrepreneurs, investors, innovators, capital raisers, money mavericks, and industry titans. If you want to start a business, understand investment funds that won the game, and how the top 0.01% made it, then this show will give you the answers!
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Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co" How do the world's best fund managers turn every dollar into six, year after year, even when the markets are collapsing? It is not luck or insider tips. They use a repeatable, systematic, almost scientific playbook to build their wealth and sustain extraordinary long-term returns. In this deep-dive episode of Making Billions, host Ryan Miller pulls back the velvet rope on elite fund management to expose the three pow...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co" In this critical episode of Making Billions, host Ryan Miller and alternative asset manager Larry Kriesmer challenge the core tenets of Modern Portfolio Theory. Larry argues that traditional diversification is broken because supposedly uncorrelated assets become correlated during a market crisis (like 2000 or 2008), leaving investors exposed to unlimited loss. This interview is essential for investors, fund managers,...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co" Here is the truth: most Private Equity CEOs fail within their first 18 months. It is not a test of intelligence; it is a test of speed to value and execution. The first 100 days are the make-or-break period where a new CEO proves their fitness, secures board alignment, and lays the foundation for exponential value creation. If you are stepping into a PE-backed CEO role, hesitation costs money—literally, as capi...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co" In this powerful episode of the Making Billions podcast, host Ryan Miller and guest Michelle Urben dismantle the outdated conventions of traditional venture capital. Michelle argues that the industry is "broken" due to its strict adherence to stage-specific investing and misaligned incentives, which create significant funding gaps. She introduces the innovative Continuum Fund model, which blends early-stage and late-...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co" In this first installment of the Making Billions Academy, host Ryan Miller teaches a powerful financial concept used by private equity pros to instantly assess deals: Tobin's Q. This ratio compares a company's market value to its replacement cost, helping investors determine if a business is overvalued or undervalued. You'll learn the simple formula, see practical examples, and discover how this timeless logic ...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://go.fundraisecapital.co" In this episode, Ryan Miller and renowned venture capitalist Jeremy Kranz explore the future of global investing and fund management. They reveal how emerging markets, particularly China, have outpaced Silicon Valley in real-world AI adoption and commercialization. Jeremy argues that a series of "Black Swans"—like the tokenization of capital markets and advancements in quantum computing—are poised to reshape the fina...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" In this episode of Making Billions, I sit down with renowned leadership communication coach Dia Bondi to demystify the art of high-stakes fundraising. Forget everything you thought you knew about traditional pitching. Dia shares her groundbreaking insights on how to secure massive investment by using the "bold ask" and going for a "no." This masterclass in strategic asking reveals why emotional i...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" Emotions have no place in deal making, well, that used to be the case before Mark Rampolla proved them all wrong. See, what if I told you that your feelings are actually the most powerful due diligence tool in your toolbox? In the next 60 minutes, I'll reveal how top tier investors like Mark are transforming billions by understanding the psychology behind every investment and how you can do the same.&n...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" You'll fail as a fund manager if you think raising capital is all about the pitch, discover the real secrets to scaling from 600,000 to 900 million, while protecting your reputation and your investors. So if you want to avoid the biggest mistakes in private credit, then this episode is for you. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQ Connect with Ryan Miller: Li...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" Are you curious how top investors build powerful networks and close big deals? Well, listen up, because this episode goes beyond spreadsheets and cash flow and gets right to the heart of what actually works, all this and more coming right now. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQ Connect with Ryan Miller: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" Are you frustrated with countless AI pitches that sound great in theory, but fail to deliver the goods? Learn how top investors at Martell Ventures cut through the hype, spot real winners and avoid costly mistakes. This episode is for serious deal makers only. Here we go. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQ Connect with Ryan Miller: Linkedin: https://w...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" Want to know how to leap you from your first rental to $2 billion in real estate, stick around. These are the secrets most investors never hear. All this and more right now, here we go. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQ Connect with Ryan Miller: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingbillionspodcas...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" What if there was one move that could scale your investment brand globally, unlock liquidity premiums and monetize your entire community? See, this episode opened my eyes to the future of investing, and it all starts right now. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQ Connect with Ryan Miller: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/ Instagram: http...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" If you've ever wondered how to raise millions without sounding like a sleazy salesman, then this is a conversation that'll change everything you know about investor psychology. All this and more coming right now. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQ Connect with Ryan Miller: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/ Instagram: https://www.instagr...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" Hey, welcome to another episode of Making Billions, I'm your host, Ryan Miller, and today I have my dear friend Gabe Benincasa. Gabe is the chief risk officer and General Counsel of FundBank, it's a new type of bank that is set up to help fund managers with banking, but not in the way that you might think see. Prior to that, Gabe was the first Chief Risk Officer for the US Securities and Exchange...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" What if you could turn $0 into millions, escape Wall Street's broken system and build wealth without risking everything? See, a Navy veteran just cracked a code, and he's about to reveal exactly how he did it. So whether you're broke, frustrated with traditional investing, or hungry to create real estate financial freedom, this next episode is for you all this and more coming right now. Subscribe...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" Most people think private equity is about money. The truth, it's about knowing exactly how to turn a million into 10, when everyone else sees nothing but risk and today, my guest is going to show you how all this and more coming right now. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQ Connect with Ryan Miller: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rcmiller1/ Instagram...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" What if I told you there's a hidden world of investors who can fund your dreams, but nobody teaches you how to access them. See, in the next few minutes, I'm going to reveal the exact playbook that turns emerging managers into multi million dollar fund leaders that secret institutions do not want you to know. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTOe79EXLDsROQ0z3YLnu1QQ C...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" What if you could unlock the secret playbook of venture capital that most investors never see in the next 60 minutes? A Wall Street mathematician turned global investor will reveal how to build wealth, navigate emerging markets and transform capital into a meaningful impact, all without playing by the traditional rules. See, this isn't just another investment podcast, this is your blueprint for M...
Send us a text "RAISE CAPITAL LIKE A LEGEND: https://offer.fundraisecapital.co/free-ebook/" What if the biggest thing holding you back isn't your skills, your team or your circumstances, but the unhealed wounds inside of you? In the next few minutes, I'm going to reveal how your hidden triggers can either destroy your leadership or become the rocket fuel that launches you toward an extraordinary success. See, this isn't just another motivational talk. This is your personal blueprint for...
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