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Aaron Samuels -- Collide Capital

May 17, 2023

Aaron Samuels tells us about investing in intersectional founders, he explains what identity saliency is to Minnie and he shares how he and Brian Hollins were able to parlay their scout investing into $66M Collide Fund I.

Dan Wenhold -- Fifth Wall

May 3, 2023

Dan Wenhold co-leads Fifth Wall's real estate technology fund. He tells us how Fifth Wall has massively grown their AUM by bringing in LPs from the real estate industry who want access to innovation in PropTech. He also tells us how Fifth Wall has stayed innovative and leaned into creative deal structures that are...

Nick Chirls -- Notation Capital

Apr 19, 2023

Founder of Notation Capital Nick Chirls :

* Likes to invest in companies that are too early

* Prefers when it's hard to explain what the company is doing

* Does not think now is a good time to invest in AI

* And generally sounds nothing like a VC

Ann Lai -- Bullpen Capital

Apr 5, 2023

In this episode with Ann Lai from Bullpen we talk about:

* The metrics that matter for fundraising

* How Bullpen invests in overlooked businesses

* And how Ann bounced back from her experience with Justin Caldbeck at Binary Capital

Howard Morgan -- B Capital

Mar 22, 2023

Howard Morgan is the Chairman and General Partner at B Capital and previously the co-founder of First Round Capital.

Howard shares his perspective on building successful seed funds (he's an LP in 80), what is exciting him today in tech and how he has chosen such great partners throughout his life.