The Future of VC Models and the Portfolio Diversification Game

I recently did a podcast interview with Michael Oliver Weinberg, CFA. For three decades Michael has invested directly at the security level and indirectly as an asset allocator in traditional and alternative asset classes. Most recently he was a Managing Director, Head of Alternative Alpha, on the Investment Committee and a board member at APG, a...

[Continue Reading]

How Influencers Can Legally Raise Capital for Funds and Companies

How can influencers raise capital for companies or funds, without running afoul of restrictions on “general solicitation”? The 2012 bipartisan JOBS Act was supposed to empower funds and individuals to raise capital more openly: to publicly advertise their track record and what they’re selling, just like almost every other industry. However, as far as I...

[Continue Reading]

Interview with Family Office Association

Here’s the video from my interview this week with Jennifer Katrulya and Rush Olney of the Family Office Association . I discuss Coolwater Capital, how family offices are investing in venture capital, and current market dynamics....

[Continue Reading]

How are VCs Leveraging Tech & Analytics? Video interview with Grace Gong

I just had a video interview with Grace Gong of Smart Venture Podcast. We talked about the tech stack of emerging managers, CRM, data & analytics in VC, career planning for aspiring VCs, and much more.  ...

[Continue Reading]

Video: Womensphere Capital Forum

Womensphere has now posted the video from the first Womensphere Capital Forum, which I was honored to co-chair. We discuss advancing women’s leadership in finance and investment, and expanding capital access for women in business. Given I have 3 daughters plus a wife working in finance, this topic is close to my heart. Our speakers...

[Continue Reading]

Interview: VC and Disruption of the Investment Management Industry

Angelo Robles, Founder of the Family Office Association, just posted a video interview with me.  We cover Versatile VC’s strategy and many other topics relevant to family offices. The Family Office Association also just published our full white paper on “Who Is Disrupting Investment Management, And How?” For the slide deck and video presentation version...

[Continue Reading]