Alt Goes Mainstream: The Latest on Alternative Investments, WealthTech, & Private Markets

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast, we have the first podcast in a special three part series with some of the titans in the alts world on how they’ve built and run some of the world’s largest asset managers. We have partnered with CAIA , the leading global professional body in alternative investment credentialing programs, for a very special episode that dovetails with the release of their l...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast, we have two guests who have built alts behemoths: the CEOs of iCapital , Lawrence Calcano , and SIMON , Jason Broder .  iCapital and Simon recently completed a landmark transaction in the alts space , with the joining together of two of the largest digital platforms that enable advisors and individuals to invest into private markets through iCapital’s acqu...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have a guest who has rich experience in the alts space. Robert Picard , who was recently tapped to become the Head of Alternatives at Hightower , a $117B AUM wealth management platform, has over 32 years of experience on the buy and sell side in alts. Robert came onto the podcast to discuss how he’s witnessed alts evolve over the past 30 years. He’s work...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have a fascinating episode with a wealth management veteran who has transformed his firm into a full fledged asset manager with significant private markets capabilities. Lorenzo Esparza is the CEO and Founding Principal at Manhattan West where he leveraged his legal, corporate, and financial experience to form the modern version of an investment firm. Lo...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have a guest who has seen virtually every evolution of the internet and financial services since the 1990s. Graham Jenkin is the co-founder and CEO of CoinList , the leading token issuance platform in the crypto space that has helped a large number of the top crypto projects by market cap get their earliest funding and customers with an initial token sal...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have a guest who has seen the alts and crypto worlds from multiple angles. Don Stalter is a Partner at Global Founders Capital (GFC) where he focuses primarily on the US early stage venture market. He has a deep operating background as a founder and operator at some of tech’s leading marketplaces. He co-founded CityDeal, which was acquired by Groupon. He...

Hi from Mexico City. Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream Podcast we travel to one of the most exciting regions in the startup world – Latin America, which has seen venture backed funding dollars of $14.8B flowing into the region in 2021 come in higher than the prior 6 years combined. Brian Requarth comes onto the podcast to talk about building the company that he wish he had when he was an entreprene...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have a guest who is making alts go mainstream by streamlining the process of investing into funds. Carta and fund manager veteran Tim Flannery is the Co-Founder of Passthrough , a fund workflow automation tool that digitizes and automates the fund subscription process. We had a fascinating discussion about how Passthrough is providing critical market inf...

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA , the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments....

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA , the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments....

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA , the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments....

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA , the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments....

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA , the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments....

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA , the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments....

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA , the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments....

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA, the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments. ...

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA, the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments. ...

A few weeks ago, Alt Goes Mainstream went to the capitol of capital for alts, AltsLA by CAIA, the largest alternative investments conference on the West Coast, to speak with industry leaders about how they are allocating capital. Alt Goes Mainstream partnered with CAIA, the premier educational organization for the alts space, to have topical conversations on the world of alternative investments. ...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have a special guest on an important topic that is core to why alts are going mainstream – community. We have community builder extraordinaire Max Rothery , the VP Community at Finimize . Max is responsible for engaging and serving Finimize’s 1 million global audience. Finimize is building the world’s largest finance community of investors globally – and...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have a guest who helps us bridge the gap between the past, the present, and the future. Ethan Kurzweil , a Partner at Bessemer Venture Partners , who is leading BVP’s crypto efforts and the BessemerDAO , comes onto the show to help us make sense of the evolution from the Web2 to Web2.5 to Web3 world. Ethan and I had a fascinating discussion. We talked ab...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have a fascinating conversation about how soccer is a compelling alternative investment.  We talk with Justin Papadakis , the COO & Chief Real Estate Officer of the United Soccer League . The USL is the largest and one of the fastest growing professional soccer organizations in the United States.  Justin and I had a fascinating conversation about how...

Today, we have a guest on Alt Goes Mainstream who lives at the intersection of culture and finance as sports is increasingly becoming an investable asset class. Angel City FC Co-Founder & President Julie Uhrman and I had a fascinating conversation about how sports and investing are merging together – and how that’s informed how she’s building Angel City FC . Julie and team have been innovative...

“Our aim is to create the biggest entertainment brand in the world, starting with sports … we are building a cult brand around NFT collectibles and we are bringing usage value for them in the fantasy game and the physical world.” - Nicolas Julia, Sorare. Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have a fascinating discussion about the intersection of culture and finance with Nicolas Julia , the...

“What I’ve come to realize is that investing literally shapes the world that we have. It is effectively at the highest of levels, allocating resources, whether financial or human capital, to things and teams that build the future that we all live in. Investing builds the world.” - Ian Lee, Syndicate. Today we discuss the topic of a revolutionary new construct – DAOs – and how it can change investi...

Today on the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast we have Web3’s wizard with words. Jarrod Dicker , Partner at TCG , where he focuses on crypto investments that are enabling the consumerization of crypto. Jarrod is an expert at the intersection of crypto / NFTs and the media world. He was both an entrepreneur and investor in the media world prior to joining TCG. We had a fascinating discussion about the tr...