Swimming with Allocators

Highlights from this week’s conversation include: The background for Hummingbird and Nomad (1:10) How to identify outlier venture funds (3:30) The shift from winning to picking (6:16) The signal in the track record (9:08) Changing the venture landscape (12:26) Competitive edge in venture investing (14:46) Limited Partner expectations for reupping (17:56) Scaling VC Funds and Staying Generalist (18...

Highlights from this week’s conversation include: The Equity Alliance Origin Story (2:22) Starting with a Proof of Concept Fund (4:41) Investment Strategy and Manager Selection (6:23) Platform Management and Supporting Emerging Managers (11:29) The Equity Alliance's Special Sauce (12:58) Tracking Data for Success (14:51) Insider Segment: The Future of Venture Capital (18:04) The reversion to a foc...

Highlights from this week’s conversation include: The journey in institutional investments (2:04) Perspectives on Venture Captial (3:50) Becoming a coach for emerging managers (5:50) The Manager Accelerator Program (9:18) Functions of a VC Firm (12:42) Insider Insight: Tim Flannery on the need for Electronic Subscription Documents (13:27) Finding investors (16:45) The Evolution of Venture Capital...

Highlights from this week’s conversation include: The importance of outsourced CIO services (0:24) Common mistakes fund managers make when fundraising (2:02) The future of venture investing and sectors to get disrupted (6:35) The importance of talking to people across different fields (8:36) Managing portfolios with an asset allocation that includes private equity (10:28) Changing views on venture...

Swimming with Allocators dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. Each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding l...