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Minisode: How Novel Strategies Become the Venture Industry’s Standard

Minisode: How Novel Strategies Become the Venture Industry’s Standard

Update: 2025-05-20
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Origins hosts Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures and Beezer Clarkson,  LP at Sapphire Partners and co-founder of OpenLP, unpack their conversation with Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz,  discussing  how strategies that once set firms apart – like pre-seed or founder-centric  investing  – become industry standards over time. They dive deep on counter-positioning, adaptability, and the power of differentiation in today’s venture world. 


CHAPTERS:

(0:00 ) Welcome to Origins

(1:14 ) Is Tomasz an n=1?

(5:51 ) How Do Firms Stay Relevant?

(9:12 ) Do Founders Like Counter-Positioning?

(11:50 ) Who Is An Emerging Manager/Nick’s Next Career


Learn more about Sapphire Partners: sapphireventures.com/sapphire-partners

Learn more about OpenLP: openlp.vc

Learn more about Asylum Ventures: asylum.vc

Learn more about Theory Ventures: theory.ventures


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Minisode: How Novel Strategies Become the Venture Industry’s Standard

Minisode: How Novel Strategies Become the Venture Industry’s Standard

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