E105: Ryan Serhant: How Successful Entrepreneurs Manage Time (1,000 Minute Rule)
E105 • Oct 22, 2024 • 40 minsDavid Weisburd speaks with Ryan Serhant, founder and CEO of Serhant, about the explosive growth following the Netflix debut of *Owning Manhattan*. They discuss how the show has transformed the business, increasing market diversification, website traffic, and lead engagement. Ryan also shares his insights on scaling a real estate business, the importance of culture in a distributed workforce, and why he sees Serhant as more than a brokerage—defining it as a sales as a service company with an innovative approach to training and technology. Throughout the conversation, Ryan reflects on his personal journey, the challenges of transitioning from broker to CEO, and the responsibility of building a brand tied to his own name.
E104: How to Start a Single Family Office w/Justinas Milašauskas
E104 • Oct 17, 2024 • 16 minsJustinas Milašauskas, Investment Manager at Willgrow sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the risks and rewards of investing in spinouts, top lessons learned from investing in venture and private markets and lessons on investing in emerging managers and navigating fragmented markets.
E103: Alex Hormozi - Private Equity’s Next Billionaire?
E103 • Oct 15, 2024 • 58 minsAlex Hormozi, entrepreneur and founder of Acquisition.com, joins David Weisburd to share his journey of building a $150 million net worth. He discusses the lessons learned from losing his fortune twice, the importance of controlling revenue streams, strategic risk-taking in business, insights into scaling businesses, and the mindset required for long-term success. Hormozi also explains how he leverages his social media presence to drive deal flow and growth for Acquisition.com.
E102: Interview w/Kellogg School of Business Dean
E102 • Oct 10, 2024 • 18 minsFrancesca Cornelli, Dean at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how private equity firms handle CEO turnover, why private equity firms benefit from enlightened disagreement and diverse opinions, and the importance of mentorship in private equity.
E101: Lessons from University of Texas ($70B) and Stanford Endowment ($40B)
E101 • Oct 8, 2024 • 35 minsMark Shoberg, CIO & Partner at Capital Creek Partners sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the keys to successful institutional investing, how large should an endowment be for optimal returns, and how to build the perfect investment platform for family offices and endowments.
E100: CIO of $2.9 Billion University of Illinois Endowment
E100 • Oct 3, 2024 • 37 minsTravis Shore, CIO at University of Illinois Foundation sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how CIOs can adapt to the next big change in time, the critical mistakes made in mastering risk in uncertain markets, and identifying which strategy may save your endowment in the next crisis.
E99: How to Pick Top Decile Venture GP’s
E99 • Oct 1, 2024 • 23 minsAlbert Azout, Managing Partner at Level Ventures sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how to spot unicorn founders early in Venture Capital, what separates great fund managers from the rest, and digging deep into the role of data in unpacking venture fund performance.
E98: How the $3.5 Billion University of Rochester Endowment Invests
E98 • Sep 26, 2024 • 23 minsRob Rahbari, Senior Investment Officer and Assistant Treasurer at University of Rochester sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the hidden potential that diverse fund managers offer, the missing ingredient in a successful investment strategy, and what role will diversity, equity, and inclusion play in the future of institutional investing.
E97: How Institutional Investors Access Crypto
E97 • Sep 24, 2024 • 34 minsDrew Myers, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at CrossLayer Capital sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the key to small funds thriving in pre-seed investing, how time diversification tame crypto volatility, and identifying persistent top quartile crypto funds.
E96: “100% Alpha Portfolio” - Levy Family Partners
E96 • Sep 19, 2024 • 18 minsMichael Wallach, Vice President of Investment at Levy Family Partners sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the unexpected challenges of working at a family office, how to leverage expert insights to drive high-impact investments, and critical mistakes LPs should always avoid.
E95: How to Raise Private Equity in 2024
E95 • Sep 17, 2024 • 41 minsLes Baquiran, Founder of Alpine Capital Advisors, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss insights on building LP relationships globally. In addition, they discuss reasons GP’s hire placement agents, benefits of family offices as LPs, and non-traditional structures LPs like to invest in.
E94: How to Invest $70 Billion
E94 • Sep 12, 2024 • 40 minsTony Meadows, Partner at Sinefine sits down with David Weisburd to discuss what initial investment choice could make or break your portfolio, when to dive into early-stage investments, and how strategic timing can turn ordinary investments into extraordinary gains.
E93: Why Do Most VC’s Underperform?
E93 • Sep 10, 2024 • 30 minsJohn Gleeson, Founder & General Partner at Success Venture Partners sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the underappreciated secret to Venture Capital success, why operator LP’s outperform, and the math behind portfolio concentration.
E92: How FT Partners Beats Bulge Bracket Banks (Steve Mclaughlin)
E92 • Sep 5, 2024 • 38 minsSteve McLaughlin, CEO at Financial Technology Partners sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the hidden values and success of top fintech companies, insider perspective on the work-life balance myth, and the powerful face-to-face strategies that elite companies swear by.
E91: How Elite Endowments Invest in 2024
E91 • Sep 3, 2024 • 25 minsRenee Hanna, Managing Director of Investments at Baylor University sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how Baylor balances allocation between public and private investments, how its private investments are built around returns hurdles, and thoughts on appropriately sizing commitments.
E90: Lessons from Diligencing 3,000 Venture Capital Funds
E90 • Aug 29, 2024 • 37 minsMarius Weber, Founding Partner, and Jocke Martelius, Investment Solutions Manager of Alpha Q Venture Capital sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the comparison between US and European VC markets, strategies for conducting due diligence on emerging VC funds, and the impact of political and economic factors on European VC.
E89: How a Fund of Funds backed by one of the world's largest insurance companies is revolutionizing venture capital
E89 • Aug 27, 2024 • 25 minsIyan Unsworth, Vice President of AXA Venture Partners sits down with David Weisburd to discuss about on how a Fund of Funds backed by one of the world's largest insurance companies is revolutionizing the venture capital landscape.
E88: Lessons from Investing in 81 Venture Capital Funds - Dave Neumann
E88 • Aug 22, 2024 • 14 minsDave Neumann, investor at Molten Ventures, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss fund of funds deployment strategies, how GPs should approach fund size and interesting power law data derived from Molten’s 2,500 underlying portfolio companies.
E87: Lessons from Investing in 1,400+ Startups - Jamie Biddle and Steve Kim
E87 • Aug 20, 2024 • 30 minsJamie Biddle (Founding Partner and CEO) & Steve Kim (Partner, Investment Strategy and Risk Management) of Verdis Investment Management, sit down with David Weisburd to discuss how Verdis has managed to invest into 41 unicorns by indexing early-stage venture capital funds, how they came up with the venture index thesis, and the practical considerations of executing on their venture index strategy. They also discuss the purpose of venture in a diversified portfolio, the benefits of QSBS for taxable investors, and avoiding adverse selection in venture capital.
E86: Investing $20+ Billion for Nonprofit Institutions - Michael Miller
E86 • Aug 15, 2024 • 37 minsMichael Miller, CIO at Crewcial Partners, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how nonprofit institutions invest, how they think about portfolio construction, and how they manage liquidity.