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E47 Your fund size is your strategy with Kyle Harrison, GP at Contrary

E47 Your fund size is your strategy with Kyle Harrison, GP at Contrary

Update: 2023-01-13
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In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Kyle Harrison, general partner at Country about everything from the economics of whale hunting, the venture product offering to his recent joining of Contrary.  


00:00 ​ Intro 


01:11 Way into venture 


04:58 Time of reflection 


07:24 The under-innovated venture model 


10:46 Your fund size is your strategy 


16:16 The nature of the general partnership 


20:38 Rethinking the org chart 


25:13 VC product vs. VC service 


28:31 VC product industry practice 


31:13 From monolithic brands to solo capitalist 


37:18 The future of venture tribes 


39:52 Joining Contrary

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E47 Your fund size is your strategy with Kyle Harrison, GP at Contrary

E47 Your fund size is your strategy with Kyle Harrison, GP at Contrary

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