How I Invest with David Weisburd
Episodes
E85: Raising $6 Billion in Institutional Capital - Mikhail Blancovitch
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mikhail Blancovitch, Co-Founder of Unicorn Strategic Capital, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss strategies for raising capital from different t...
E84: How NFL, NBA, and MLB Players Invest
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Dyer, Chief Investment Officer of AWM Capital, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how AWM manages investments for professional athletes. ...
E83: Tax Benefits of Investing in Venture Capital w/ Michael Schulman
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Ashley Schulman, Chief Investment Officer at Running Point Capital, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Michael’s views on venture capi...
E82: Why LPs Use Fund of Funds to Invest into Venture Capital w/ Fernando Saiz
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fernando Saiz, Co-Founder of Azet Capital, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Azet Capital’s fund of funds strategy in venture capital. Fernan...
E81: Ryan Serhant: The #1 Sales Mistake You’re Making
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Serhant is the Founder & CEO at SERHANT., a star in the Netflix show “Owning Manhattan” and Bravo show “Million Dollar Listing New York”,...
E80: How ~$16 Billion Multi-Family Office WE Invests
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Farrell, Senior Investment Manager at WE Family Offices, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how families with $50M-$1B+ invest their capita...
E79: Mike Maples on How to Return 100X+ on Seed Investments
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Maples, Founding Partner at Floodgate, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Mike’s new book “Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change ...
E78: Fmr. CIO of CalPERS ($495 Billion) on Private Markets Investing
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Russell Read, current CIO at 10X Capital, and former CIO at CalPERS, CIO of Alaska Permanent Fund and CIO of the Gulf Investment Corporation sits ...
E77: Justin Pollack on PineBridge’s ($168 Billion AUM) Investment Thesis
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Pollack, Managing Director at PineBridge Investments, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss PineBridge’s investment thesis. They also brea...
E76: How FirstLook Picks the Top 10% of Venture Funds
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Porter, Co-Founder & General Partner at FirstLook Partners, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss FirstLook’s process for evaluating and sel...
E75: Insight Partners’ Direct and Fund of Funds Strategy
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dionne Chingkoe and Samer Yousif of Insight Partners sit down with David Weisburd to discuss Insight’s direct and fund of funds investment strategie...
E74: How the $4B Kresge Foundation Invests into Venture - Venus Phillips
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Venus Phillips, Managing Director at Kresge Foundation, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the Kresge Foundation’s venture strategy. They cove...
E73: John Merrill on GroveStreet’s $10.5 Billion Investment Strategy
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Merrill, Partner at GroveStreet sits down with David Weisburd to discuss GroveStreet’s $10.5B SMA model. In addition, they talk about the keys ...
E72: Investing in Top Emerging Managers with Jamie Rhode
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Rhode sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Screendoor’s strategy of backing emerging managers. In addition, they discuss friction points b...
E71: Interview with RAISE Global Summit & Akkadian Founder Ben Black
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Black, Co-Founder of Akkadian Ventures, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the RAISE Global Summit, the largest LP/GP conference. This is a ...
E70: How VC Fund of Funds Work with Alex Edelson
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Edelson, Founder of Slipstream Investors, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the benefits and tradeoffs of investing in venture capital fun...
E69: How Texas Municipal Retirement System Deployed $1B into Venture Capital
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Teneriello, former Senior Portfolio Manager at Texas Municipal Retirement System, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how TMRS deployed $1B...
E68: The Smithsonian Institution’s Venture Capital Edge
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Smith, Managing Director of Private Investments at the Smithsonian’s endowment, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the Smithsonian endowm...
E67: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta CIO - Muthu Muthiah
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Muthu Muthiah, CIO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how he developed the governance, systems, and team t...
E66: Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures on Investing in VC - Erin Harkless Moore
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erin Harkless Moore, Senior Director of Pivotal Ventures, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Pivotal Ventures’ $1B mission to drive equality a...
E65: CEO of Bitwise on How Institutions Access Crypto
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise Asset Management, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the institutional investment case for Bitcoin and digital as...
E64: How Startups Can Access $13 Trillion in Retirement Capital - Eric Satz
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Satz, CEO of Alto, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how startups can access $13 trillion in retirement capital. In addition, they discuss...
E63: Chris Rizik on The Rise of Midwest LPs
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Rizik, CEO of Renaissance Venture Capital sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Renaissance’s unique approach to venture. In addition, they...
E62: Babson College's $700M Endowment on Venture Capital
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Trish DiGirolomo, investment manager at Babson College sits down with David Weisburd to discuss scaling Babson College’s endowment via disciplined s...
E61: Erik Iverson and Mike Partsch on WARF’s $3B Endowment Strategy
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Iverson and Mike Partsch of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) sit down with David Weisburd to discuss how WARF supports innovation ...
E60: Emerging Manager Alpha At Scale with Michael Downing
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Downing sits down with David Weisburd to discuss emerging manager venture funds, the MDSV Capital Extension Program, and the effect of market ...
E59: How Jordan Nel Spots Winning Venture Funds
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan Nel sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how to spot winning venture funds. In addition, they discuss portfolio construction and concentrat...
E58: Claude Grunitzky on Democratizing Access to Venture Capital
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Claude Grunitzky sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Claude's journey as a venture-backed founder, securing an investment from Goldman Sachs, the...
E57: Eric Poirier CEO of Addepar on Lessons from $6 Trillion in Assets
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Poirier sits down with David Weisburd to discuss insights from the platform’s investment data on nearly $6 trillion in assets. They also talk a...
E56: Robert Rodriguez on Hollywood, Artificial Intelligence, & Film Finance
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Rodriguez sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the role of creativity in filmmaking, cost-effective film production, and the influence of t...
E55: Eric Sippel - Lessons from Investing in 45 Venture Capital Funds
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Sippel sits down with David Weisburd to discuss criteria used to identify top quartile managers, GP follow-on strategies and how LP value-add can...
E54: Morgan Creek Capital’s Endowment Style Investing – Frank Tanner
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Tanner sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Anthony 'Pomp' Pompliano's role at Morgan Creek as well as the company's origin, growth, and gui...
E53: Northwestern University - Harisha Haigh on Manager Selection
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Harisha Haigh sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the art of building and managing relationships in venture capital. They delve deep into Northwe...
E52: StepStone's Hunter Somerville on How to Scale LP Capital
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hunter Somerville sits down with David Weisburd to discuss StepStone's unique approach to venture capital, their transition to leading deals, and thei...
E51: How $1B+ Family Offices Generate Alpha in Venture Capital - Ron Diamond
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Diamond sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how $1B+ family offices generate alpha in venture capital, the #1 way family offices can avoid ad...
E50: Founding GLG and Growing it into a $600 Million Revenue Powerhouse — Mark Gerson
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Gerson sits down with David Weisburd to discuss founding GLG and growing it into a $600 million revenue powerhouse, 3i and its community of world...
E49: Top Tier Capital Founder David York on 30 Years in Venture
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David York, Founder of Top Tier Capital Partners, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Top Tier Capital's history of success, the value of partner...
E48: The Ford Foundation on Returning 28% CAGR While Improving Society
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Roy Swan and Christine Looney from Ford Foundation's Mission Investments team sit down with David Weisburd to discuss patriotic capitalism, their inve...
E47: Sean Warrington of Gresham Partners on Avoiding False Signals in Investing
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Warrington of Gresham Partners sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss his investment decision-making process, extreme risk f...
E46: Atul Rustgi of Accolade on What is LP Value-Add and Can it Lead to Alpha?
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Atul Rustgi sits down with David Weisburd to discuss his role as a GP & LP, the paradoxes of selling and building relationships in VC, and the strateg...
E45: Lindel Eakman on Whether Venture Capital Returns are Higher than Hedge Funds, Private Equity, and Buyout
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lindel Eakman sits down with David Weisburd to discuss his journey in the industry, the sustainability of a GP style, and the importance of culture fi...
E44: Chris Prestigiacomo of SWIB ($140B AUM) on What Pensions Look for in VCs
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Prestigiacomo, Portfolio Manager at the State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB) sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss h...
E43: Sasha Pieterse (Alison) of Pretty Little Liars Reveals Her New Venture Backed Startup
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sasha Pieterse of Pretty Little Liars and now Co-Founder and CEO of Hippie Water, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss her journey from child acto...
E42: 6 Hard Questions You Should Ask LPs When Raising Your Venture Capital Fund with Katie Riester
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Riester, Managing Director at Felicis sits down with David Weisburd to discuss venture capital fund strategies, building relationships with GPs,...
E41: How Everyday Investors Can Access Blackstone, Apollo, and KKR?
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Sidgmore of Broadhaven sits down with David Weisburd to talk about the growth of the wealth channel and its link to private equity. They discu...
E40: Dave McClure on Delivering a 60x & 40x fund and Founding 500 Startups
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dave McClure sits down with David Weisburd to discuss his journey into venture capital, including luck, his investment strategy, and the challenges he...
E39: Guy Perelmuter on Generating Alpha in Deeptech
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Guy Perelmuter of GRIDS Capital sits down with David Weisburd to discuss his investment strategy, the unique portfolio construction of deep tech compa...
E38: Carrie Thome & Grady Buchanan of NVNG on How to Raise Capital from Corporate LPs
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie Thome and Grady Buchanan of NVNG sit down with David capital to talk about the importance of startups, and portfolio construction. They discuss...
E37: Errik Anderson on Co-Founding 20 Biotech Startups Cumulatively Worth $10B+
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Errik Anderson sits down with David Weisburd to discuss Pro-noia, the potential of the biotech industry, and the 82VS Seed Fund investment approach. T...
E36: Masterclass on Portfolio Construction with Anubhav Srivastava, CEO of Tactyc
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anubhav Srivastava, CEO of Tactyc, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss iterative portfolio construction, portfolio size impact, fund recycling an...
E35: Ben Gallacher of Cannonball on "Value per Dollar Invested" and How it Predicts Fund Performance
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Gallacher sits down with David Weisburd to discuss venture capital, his journey as an LP, and the challenges emerging managers face. They discuss ...
E34: Aakar Vachhani of Fairview on What The Top 1% of GP’s Share in Common
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aakar Vachhani sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the role of data in venture capital, Fairview's unique structure, and their co-investment prog...
E33: Charmel Maynard, CIO of University of Miami on Building a Venture Book
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Charmel Maynard, CIO of University of Miami, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss asset allocation, diversification strategies, and the process of...
E32: Ashby Monk, Stanford Professor on How to Become a Billionaire in Private Equity
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ashby Monk, Executive and Research Director at Stanford sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the role and operation of asset owners like pension f...
E31: David Friedberg on How To Build a Billion Dollar Startup
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Friedberg sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the role of concentrated capital, venture capital's future, and the impact of capital saturat...
E30: Alan Feld, Co-Founder of Vintage Investment Partners on How to Handle Succession in VC
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Feld sits down with David Weisburd to talk about his experience founding Vintage, the significance of product-market fit in VC, and how Vintage h...
E29: Lo Toney, Plexo Capital on How He Raised Capital from Google, the Ford Foundation, Mass Mutual
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd interviews Lo Toney about his transition from angel investor to fund manager, his role at Plexo Capital, and his approach to working wi...
E28: Roland Reynold, Industry Ventures on Investing $7 Billion into Startups & Venture Funds
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Roland Reynolds, Senior Managing Director at Industry Ventures, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss being one of the first investors in emerging ...
E27: Fernando Pontaza of Invariantes on Why 25% IRR is the Gold Standard in Venture
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fernando Pontaza, Co-Founder of Invariantes sits down with David Weisburd to discuss setting up the first Guatemalan Venture Capital Fund and why he t...
E26: Winter Mead of Coolwater on Building the YC for GPs
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Winter Mead, Founder and CEO of Coolwater Capital sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the importance of emerging managers and how Coolwater Capit...
E25: Jeff Galvin, CEO of Addimmune on Finding a Cure for HIV
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff Galvin, CEO of Addimmune, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss cell and gene therapy, and how Addimmune is working on a functional solution f...
E24: Joshua Berkowitz of Berkocorp on Why LP's Should Care about IRR% not TVPI
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Berkowitz of Berkocorp, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss investing in venture capital as a family office and why all investors should c...
E23: How Israel’s Largest Hospital Delivers Care to Palestinians through “Peace Through Health"
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Abrahams, CEO of American Friends of Sheba Medical Center, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss its “Peace through Health Initiative” an...
E22: Alex Edelson of Slipstream on The 4 Sources of Alpha for Emerging Managers
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Edelson of Slipstream Investors, sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss the four sources of alpha for emerging managers (Sou...
E21: Jake Paul and Joey Levy of Betr on How to Build a $100 Billion Company
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jake Paul and Joey Levy, co-founder of Betr, sit down with David Weisburd to discuss the sports betting industry and how to build a $100 billion compa...
E20: James Heath, dara5 on How Family Offices Access Top Venture Funds
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
James Heath, Investment Principal at dara5, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss early stage venture. We’re proudly sponsored by Bidav Insurance...
E19: Raja Doddala, Head of VC at Churchill ($47 Billion AUM) on How LP’s Should Diligence GP’s
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Raja Doddala, Head of VC at Churchill Asset Management, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how Churchill diligences managers, and the importance...
E18: Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList on How He Turned AngelList into a $4 Billion Dollar Company
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Avlok Kohli, CEO of AngelList sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss how he grew AngelList into a $4B dollar company. We’re pro...
E17: Tracy Fong, Albourne Partners $700B+ AUA, on How Endowments Access Emerging Managers
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tracy Fong, partner at Albourne Partners sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how emerging VC managers can unlock institutional investors. We’re...
E16: Beezer Clarkson on her new $1.4B Emerging Manager Fund with CalSTRS
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elizabeth "Beezer" Clarkson, Partner at Sapphire Partners, discusses how their new partnership with CalSTRS will allow them to expand their ability to...
E15: Scott Painter on His Relationship with Elon Musk and the Future of Mobility
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Painter, CEO of Autonomy sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how he creates value as a serial entrepreneur and why Elon Musk has been able ...
E14: Jason Calacanis on How He Returned 4,000X ($25K into $100MM) on a Single Investment
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Calacanis, founder of LAUNCH and host of the All-In Podcast and This Week in startups, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss his new fundrais...
E13: Shai Goldman on What Differentiates Venture Funds that Generate 3X+ DPI?
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shai Goldman, an investor, writer, and Brex ambassador sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the future of VC from his vantage point. We're proudly...
E12: Jamie Rhode on Why 95% of LPs Can Only Achieve a 10% IRR when the Mean Return is 50% IRR
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Rhode, Principal at Verdis Investment Management, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss data-driven investing, compounding returns, Jamie's i...
E11: Neil Datta, The Forbes Family Trust's Approach to VC | Is there Alpha in Due Diligence?
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd sits down with Neil Datta, Managing Director of Optima Asset Management managing the wealth of some of the world’s most important peo...
E10: Michael Kim | Founder of Cendana Capital on How Small VC Funds Can Return 200X+
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Kim, founder and Managing Partner of Cendana Capital sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss his thesis of creating a fund...
E9: David Clark | Investment Director at VenCap on What Every LP Gets Wrong About Power Laws
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd sits down with David Clark, Investment Director at VenCap International PLC to discuss his viral post about power laws in venture capit...
E8: Apurva Mehta of Summit Peak on Why Fee Sensitivity Leads to Adverse Selection in Venture
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd sits down with Apurva Mehta, the co-founder of an early stage fund of funds at Summit Peak and formerly an institutional investor at en...
E7: Samir Kaji | Founder and CEO of Allocate on How the Top 5% of LP’s Invest in VC
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg sit down with Samir Kaji, the co-founder and CEO of Allocate. In this episode, they talk about what differentiates t...
E6: Steve Chasan | Head of Investments - Rothschild Foundation on how GPs Can Navigate the VC Reset
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd sits down with Steve Chasan, the Head of Investment at the Rothschild Foundation and for other philanthropic endowments led by Lord Jac...
E5: Jonathan Hsu | Co-Founder of $1.6B AUM Tribe Capital on What Data Shows is Product Market Fit
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd sits down with Jonathan Hsu, Co-Founder and General Partner of Tribe Capital and one of the top data scientists in the space. Hsu is a ...
E4: Dr. Abe Othman of AngelList | Data, Research, and Quantitative Investing in Venture Capital
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg sit down with Dr. Abe Othman, the Head of Data Science at AngelList and the Head of the Investment Committee at the ...
E3: Ramzi Samara of MASIC | The Rise of Saudi Arabia and the MENA Region in Venture Capital
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd sits down with Ramzi Samara, Co-Head of Private Funds (VC) at MASIC, one of the few family owned investment firms in Saudi Arabia that ...
E2: Jordan Stein | How Cresset Partners Raised $40B, Invested in Andreessen Horowitz + Founders Fund
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd sits down with Jordan Stein, Director of Venture Capital at Cresset Partners. a large multifamily office with over $45 billion in asset...
E1: Chris Douvos | Venture compared to other asset classes, the Solo GP phenomenon, and Chris's investing thesis
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg sit down with LP Chris Douvos, founder of Ahoy Capital and formerly Princeton Endowment.