E99: How to Pick Top Decile Venture GP’s
Update: 2024-10-01
Description
Albert Azout, Managing Partner at Level Ventures sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how to spot unicorn founders early in Venture Capital, what separates great fund managers from the rest, and digging deep into the role of data in unpacking venture fund performance.
(0:00 ) Episode Preview
(1:39 ) Data-driven approach to investing and predicting top-performing managers
(3:20 ) Building social capital and early investment indicators
(4:38 ) Follow-on investments, market timing, and macro factors
(6:33 ) Ownership strategies and discipline in seed investments
(8:13 ) Offensive strategy and value-add for GPs
(10:18 ) Evolution of Level VC's value-add approach
(13:16 ) Flywheel effect in investment networks
(14:31 ) Learnings from Coda Capital and systematic sourcing
(16:03 ) Recognizing great founders and contextual quality of GPs
(17:07 ) Fund size control, co-investing, and portfolio construction
(20:28 ) Collaboration, differentiation, and venture capital insights
(22:11 ) Closing remarks
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X / Twitter:
@dweisburd (David Weisburd)
@levelvc (Level Ventures)
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LinkedIn:
Level Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/level-ventures/
Albert Azout: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertazout/
David Weisburd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd/
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Links:
Level Ventures: https://levelvc.com/
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Questions or topics you want us to discuss on The 10X Capital Podcast? Email us at david@10xcapital.com
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(0:00 ) Episode Preview
(1:39 ) Data-driven approach to investing and predicting top-performing managers
(3:20 ) Building social capital and early investment indicators
(4:38 ) Follow-on investments, market timing, and macro factors
(6:33 ) Ownership strategies and discipline in seed investments
(8:13 ) Offensive strategy and value-add for GPs
(10:18 ) Evolution of Level VC's value-add approach
(13:16 ) Flywheel effect in investment networks
(14:31 ) Learnings from Coda Capital and systematic sourcing
(16:03 ) Recognizing great founders and contextual quality of GPs
(17:07 ) Fund size control, co-investing, and portfolio construction
(20:28 ) Collaboration, differentiation, and venture capital insights
(22:11 ) Closing remarks
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