E210: How Startups Can Avoid Being Disrupted by OpenAI w/Eric Olson
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to build an AI-native search engine for science? In this episode, I spoke with Er...
E209: $70B AUM: How Cresset Delivers Alpha at Scale
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Avy Stein, Founder & Co-Chairman of Cresset—a multi-family office kn...
E208: CIO Frank Mihail on Running an $8 Billion Portfolio with 3 People
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I speak with Frank Mihail, CIO of the North Dakota Department of Tr...
E207: Can AI Replace Your VC Analyst?
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when AI lets five people build what used to take fifty? Can you scale to eight figures ...
E206: Inside Miami’s Billionaire Boom: The Real Reason Behind the Migration
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I had the chance to talk with Francis X. Suarez, the 43rd Mayor of Miami, about how his "open-for-bu...
E205: How to Invest like a Billionaire w/Founder of IEQ Capital
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Zafran, Founder & Managing Partner at IEQ Capital, joins to unpack how ultra-high-net-worth fam...
E204: Going All In: The Risks and Rewards of Concentrated Investing
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak with Rafael Costa, who co-founded Across Capital to back category-leading so...
E203: How Elite Endowments Invest w/John Felix
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features John Felix, General Partner & Head of Research at Pattern Ventures, a speciali...
E202: The Startup Lobbying Playbook w/Bradley Tusk
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I had the chance to speak with Bradley Tusk, the legendary political strategist turned venture capit...
E201: Top 10 Things LPs Look for in a General Partner w/Matt Curtolo
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to be a truly great limited partner? In this episode, I spoke with Matt Curtolo, ...
E200: 21 Harsh Truths Nobody Will Ever Tell You - Alex Hormozi
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I’m joined by Alex Hormozi — entrepreneur, investor, and founde...
E199: How Rahul Moodgal Raised $99 Billion by Playing the Long Game
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most people pitch performance. Rahul Moodgal built a career on pitching relationships. In this epis...
E198: How Family Offices Construct Portfolios in 2025 w/Scott Welch
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I speak with Scott Welch, Chief Investment Officer and Partner at C...
E197: Why Most Family Offices Fail—7 Lessons from Harvard Professor
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Wing is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School, where she teaches the “Family Ente...
E196: Professor Steve Kaplan: Do Privates Really Outperform the S&P 500?
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why do Harvard and Yale seem to be exiting private equity? What does the most rigorous data actually...
E195: 7 Lessons on Family Office Investing w/Stephan Roche
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to manage the wealth of America’s most iconic families? In this episode, I spok...
E194: From Broke & Sleeping on the Floor to a $1 Billion Exit w/Tom Bilyeu
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Bilyeu went from sleeping on the floor to co-founding and selling a billion-dollar company, Ques...
E193: GLP-1s, AI & the End of Sick Care: The Next $10B Health Tech Giant
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if your healthcare wasn't about just treating sickness, but maximizing your potential? In toda...
E192: Lessons from a Top Pension Turnaround w/Anurag Chandra
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I spoke with Anurag Chandra, Chief Investment Officer of a single-family office and...
E191: Randal Quarles: From Fed Vice Chair to Private Equity Trailblazer
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Randal Quarles has been at the helm of some of the most influential institutions in finance and gove...
E190: $600 Billion Parametric CIO: Thomas Lee on Markets, Debt & Trust
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I spoke with Thomas Lee, Co-President and CIO of Parametric, a $600...
E189: Inside the Goldman Sachs Prop Desk: Lessons from a Top Trader w/Nancy Davis
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Davis spent nearly a decade on Goldman Sachs’ legendary prop desk before founding Quadratic ...
E188: The CAZ Way: Alignment, Access & Asymmetric Upside
18 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Wade leads strategy and investments at CAZ Investments, a Houston-based firm managing approxima...
E187: Why Holding Companies Beat Private Equity w/Matt Foran
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if Berkshire Hathaway were built today, with the best of technology and long-term thinking bake...
E186: Where’s the Alpha Opportunity in VC in 2025? w/Abe Finkelstein
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the playbook for building a resilient, multi-billion‑dollar venture firm that weathers ev...
E185: Why Institutional Investors Invest into C-Class Real Estate w/Amy Rubinstein
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I spoke with Amy Rubenstein, CEO of Clear Investment Group, about how she built a thriving real esta...
E184: How Casper Hit $100M in Year One: The Untold Startup Playbook
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Krim is best known as the co-founder and former CEO of Casper, one of the fastest-growing dir...
E183: How to Raise Institutional Capital w/iConnections CEO Ron Biscardi
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Biscardi is the Co‑Founder & CEO of iConnections, a fintech platform reshaping global capita...
E182: Lessons from 17 Years at Menlo Ventures and Accel w/Tyler Sosin
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Tyler Sosin, founder of Villain Capital, a new fund focused on investi...
E181: Why Portfolio Construction Beats Manager Selection w/$7 Billion CIO
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with T.C. Wilson, Chief Investment Officer of The Doctors Company (TDC Grou...
E180: How J.P. Morgan Asset Management Picks Winners in VC & Private Equity
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to allocate billions in private markets—and what sets a top-tier LP apart? In t...
E179: How UCLA's Endowment Wins in Private Equity w/Deputy CIO Michael Marvelli
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Marvelli leads the private markets strategy at the UCLA Investment Company, managing a portf...
E178: Elon Musk of Biotech: How David Berry Built 7 Unicorns
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Berry is one of the most prolific healthcare entrepreneurs of our time. In this episode, we di...
E177:How a Small Endowment Invests like Harvard w/Rip Reeves
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak with Rip Reeves, CEO of Institutional Investor and former CIO of AEGIS Insu...
E176: Beyond Harvard: The Financial Crisis Endowments are Facing
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Trammell has been on the front lines of institutional investing for decades. He’s managed cap...
E175: Elon Musk: 10 Billion Humanoid Robots by 2040? w/NEA Partner Aaron Jacobson
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Jacobson is one of the most insightful thinkers at the intersection of AI, robotics, and cyber...
E174: The State of Venture Capital in 2025: Insights from a $1.8B AUM Chairman and Co-Founder
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I speak with Arjun Sethi—Chairman and co-founder of Tribe Capital...
E173: Billionaire Michael Loeb on Risk, Innovation, and Never Giving Up
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you get fired from one of the most prestigious media companies in the world at age...
E172: How Cannabis Beverages are Disrupting the Alcohol Industry w/Sasha Pieterse
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha Pieterse might be best known for her acting career — but behind the scenes, she’s been bui...
E171: SBIC Funds: How to Raise $175 Million for Private Equity & Credit Funds
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a masterclass on one of the most powerful — and under-the-radar — capital struct...
E170: How an AI Agent Is Outperforming VCs w/Andrew D’Souza
Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
What if your venture partner could talk to a thousand founders a day — and actually listen? In th...
E169: How to Build an Enduring Private Equity Franchise w/Alex Robinson
Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Alex Robinson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Juniper Square, a company transforming the private market...
E168: How I Coach The Top 0.1% CEO's in Silicon Valley w/Alexis John d'Amecourt
Fri, 30 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Alexis John d'Amecourt is the coach behind some of the most iconic CEOs in tech today—including th...
E167: The Hardest Questions Limited Partners Ask GPs w/Stepstone’s Hunter Somerville
Tue, 27 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Hunter Somerville helps allocate billions of dollars across venture capital at StepStone—and he’...
E166: $20 Billion CIO: Why Small Cap Stocks Have Underperformed (and why that’s unlikely to change) w/Brad Conger
Fri, 23 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Brad Conger has a rare view into the evolving dynamics of institutional portfolios—and how allocat...
E165: Hollywood Lessons on Risk, Reward, and Relationships with Alexander Ludwig
Tue, 20 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT
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Alexander Ludwig is best known for his breakout roles in The Hunger Games and Vikings, but behind th...
E164: How I Built a Billion Dollar Company by Failing Fast w/Howard Lerman
Fri, 16 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT
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Howard Lerman has founded six companies and taken one public—he's a relentless builder with an obs...
E163: How Thiel Fellows Build Billion-Dollar Startups w/Zaid Rahman
Tue, 13 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Zaid Rahman is the founder and CEO of Flex, a breakout fintech startup that’s reinventing credit a...
E162: Why Most Investors Quit Before Winning w/Cliff Asness
Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Cliff Asness is one of the most influential minds in quantitative investing and the Founder, Managin...
E161: The Death of Modern Portfolio Theory? w/John Bowman
Tue, 06 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
John Bowman, CEO of the CAIA Association, joins How I Invest to discuss the most important shift in ...
E160: How a SpaceX Rocket Engineer Became a Top Deep Tech VC
Fri, 02 May 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Jamie Gull is the GP/Founder of Wave Function Ventures, a deep tech seed fund, and an engineer turne...
E159:How a 24-Year-Old VC Landed Cendana Capital as a Limited Partner w/Paige Doherty
Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Paige Finn Doherty, Founding Partner of Behind Genius Ventures, joins the How I Invest podcast to sh...
E158: How to Find the Right LPs for Your Next Fund w/Meghan Reynolds
Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Meghan Reynolds, Partner and Head of Capital Formation & Talent at Altimeter, has spent over 20 year...
E157: DA Wallach: Spotting Genius in Elon & Zuck's Early Days
Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
D.A. Wallach’s journey is one of the most unconventional paths in venture capital. He went from fr...
E156: Inside the Mind of a $1.7B Endowment CIO w/Jim Bethea
Fri, 18 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT
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Jim Bethea oversees $1.7 billion at the University of Iowa’s endowment—and he does it with a tea...
E155: Ben Horowitz: "The Classic VC Model Is Done”
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this thought-provoking debut episode of Turpentine VC, Erik sat down with Ben Horowitz, Co-Founde...
E154: How a First-Generation Immigrant Became a Top CIO: Paul Chai's Story
Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Paul Chai’s journey from first-generation immigrant to Chief Investment Officer of a $1 billion en...
E153: Blake Scholl on Boom Supersonic: Learning from Elon Musk & SpaceX
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
Blake Scholl started with a crazy idea: bring back supersonic flight. A decade later, Boom Supersoni...
E152: The Peter Thiel Mistake This Crypto VC Won't Make
Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, Evan Fisher, Founder of Portal Ventures, shares his expertise in fu...
E151: The Rise of Asset-Backed Credit w/Billy Libby
Tue, 01 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, Billy Libby, Co-Founder and CEO of Upper90, discusses how his firm ...
E150: Tax-Aware Investing: Insights for Family Offices and UHNW Individuals
Fri, 28 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, Aaron Hodari, Managing Director at Schechter, delves into the world...
E149: From $0 to $1B in 3 Years: Fin Capital's Meteoric Rise in Fintech Investing
Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, Logan Allin, Managing Partner and Founder of Fin Capital, shares ho...
E148: TIFF's $8B Portfolio Revealed: Strategies Institutions Need
Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I speak with Brendon Parry, Head of Private Markets, Deputy CIO, an...
E147: Inside the Mind of a $2.4 Billion Investor w/Charlotte Zhang
Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I dive deep into a conversation with Charlotte Zhang of Inatai Foun...
E146: The 92% AI Failure: Unmasking Enterprise's Trillion-Dollar Mistake
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I sit down with Matt Fitzpatrick, CEO of Invisible Technologies and...
E145: Is a 35% IRR Really Achievable? Exploring Search Fund Returns
Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I interview Robert Cherun, an expert in search funds and small-cap ...
E144: How the World’s Top Investors Compound Their Advantages
Sun, 09 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this special solo episode of How I Invest, I break down one of the most powerful forces in invest...
E143: From Fame to Fortune: How Celebrities Turn Fame into Billion-Dollar Brands
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I interview Scott van den Berg, an expert in celebrity-founded bran...
E142: How to Generate Alpha on $350 Billion w/CIO of CalSTRS Scott Chan
Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I have a conversation with Scott Chan, Chief Investment Officer of ...
E141: Balaji Srinivasan: The Rise of Network States and the Fall of Nation-States
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I chat with Balaji Srinivasan—former CTO of Coinbase, General Pa...
E140: Hamilton Lane Co-CEO on the $950 Billion AUA Business
Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I sit down with Erik Hirsch, Co-CEO of Hamilton Lane, a global lead...
E139: How HIG Went from $75 Million to $67 Billion AUM
Tue, 18 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I engage with Jackson Craig, Managing Director and Co-Head of H.I.G...
E138: Do Relationships Drive Financial Returns? w/Jeremy Heer
Fri, 14 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I speak with Jeremy Heer, Managing Director at the University of Il...
E137: Lessons from Managing $300 Billion Dollars w/ John Skjervem (CIO of URS)
Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I dive deep into a discussion with John Skjervem, Chief Investment ...
E136: Navigating Startup and Venture Capital Legal Risks w/Constantine Karides
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I interview Constantine Karides, a Lead Partner at Reed Smith, to d...
EP135: How to Access Top Quartile Venture Capital Funds w/Mel Williams
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I have a conversation with Mel Williams, Co-Founder and General Par...
E134: How I Accidentally Started a Billion Dollar Tech Company w/Carta CEO Henry Ward
Fri, 31 Jan 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I dive deep into a conversation with Henry Ward, CEO of Carta, to d...
E133: Lessons from Investing in 2200 Startups (in 23 Minutes)
Tue, 28 Jan 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I connect with Lorenzo Thione, Managing Director at Gaingels, one o...
E132: How Nichole Wischoff Raised a $50M Fund in 5 Months
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 15:00:00 GMT
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
In this episode of How I Invest, I dive into a conversation with Nichole Wischoff, Founder and Manag...
E131: Can VCs Make Money in Deep Tech? w/Nick Shekerdemian
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I sit down with Nick Shekerdemian, entrepreneur, investor, and foun...
E130: CalPERS CEO Marcie Frost on the Future of the $500 Billion Pension Fund
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I sit down with Marcie Frost, CEO of CalPERS, the largest public pe...
E129: The Number #1 Predictor of Startup Success w/Ken Smythe
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I connect with Ken Smythe, founder of Next Round Capital, to discus...
E128: iCapital CEO Lawrence Calcano on the New $145 Trillion Entering Private Markets
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I sit down with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman and CEO of iCapital, to ...
E127: Interview with CEO of Top AI Company Backed by Founders Fund and Khosla Ventures
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I sit down with Felix Ejeckam, Co-Founder and CEO of Akash Systems....
E126: How much Bitcoin should Institutional Investors hold? w/CIO of Bitwise
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I connect with Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise Ass...
E125: Co-CIO Alifia Doriwala on RockCreek’s $16 Billion Edge
31 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I sit down with Alifia Doriwala, Co-CIO and Managing Director at Ro...
E124: Is Venture Capital Entirely Based on Luck? University of Chicago and Oxford Study
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the How I Invest Podcast, I interview David Clark, CIO of Vencap, to discuss the ...
E123: Should LPs invest in Venture Capital? w/Gregor von dem Knesebeck
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I connect with Gregor von dem Knesebeck, Co-Founder and Managing Pa...
E122: How an $80B Asset Manager Seeds the Growth of New GP Talent
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, I sit down with Elizabeth Browne, Managing Director and Co-Head, S...
E121: What Billionaires Do Differently in Investing with Ron Diamond
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, David Weisburd speaks with Ron Diamond, a renowned expert in the fa...
E120: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Private Equity and Venture Capital w/Teddy Gold
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, David Weisburd is joined by Teddy Gold, the Founder and CEO of 3i, ...
E119: How the Visa Foundation Invests w/Najada Kumbuli
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Najada Kumbuli, Vice President, Head of Investments at Visa Foundation sits down with David Weisburd...
E118: Loyola University's $1.2 Billion Edge
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of How I Invest, we’re joined by Michael Kakenmaster, Director of Investments at L...
E117: What Will Family Offices Invest into in 2025? w/Hansen Ringer
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hansen Ringer, Managing Director at Sepio Capital sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the asset...
E116: How Everyday Investors can Access Private Equity w/Pantheon ($70B AUM)
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Victor Mayer, Managing Director, Head of Private Wealth at Pantheon sits down with David Weisburd to...
E115: Is the 60/40 Portfolio Outdated? w/James Langer
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James Langer, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Redmont Wealth Advisors sits d...
E114: Brockenbrough $4.3 Billion Investment Edge
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Dion, Co-Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner at Brockenbrough sits down with David W...
E113: Christopher Zook: Playing to Win - Lessons Learned from Scaling CAZ Investments to $8B and Building a Winning Culture
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher Zook, Founder, Chairman, & Chief Investment Officer at CAZ Investments sits down with Da...
E112: Jake Paul: How to Build a Multi-Billion Dollar Startup
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Paul and Joey Levy, Co-Founders of Betr, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Jake Paul’s...
E111: KFF’s (Kaiser Family Foundation) CIO on their $700 Million Venture Capital Edge
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dean Duchak, Chief Investment Officer at KFF sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the lessons le...