E99: How to Pick Top Decile Venture GP’s

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How I Invest with David Weisburd is a podcast that interviews the world's leading institutional investors. Previous guests include The Ford Foundation, Northwestern University Endowment, CalPERS, Stepstone, and other top limited partners.

E99: How to Pick Top Decile Venture GP’s

E99 • Oct 1, 2024 • 23 mins

Albert 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.

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X / Twitter: @dweisburd (David Weisburd) @levelvc (Level Ventures)

LinkedIn: Level Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/level-ventures/ Albert Azout: https://www.linkedin.com/in/albertazout/ David Weisburd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd/

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Links: Level Ventures: https://levelvc.com/

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Speakers

Albert Azout

Guest • 84%

David Weisburd

Host • 16%

Chapters

0:00	Episode Preview
1:39	Data-driven approach to investing and predicting top-performing managers
3:20	Building social capital and early investment indicators
4:38	Follow-on investments, market timing, and macro factors
6:33	Ownership strategies and discipline in seed investments
8:13	Offensive strategy and value-add for GPs
10:18	Evolution of Level VC's value-add approach
13:16	Flywheel effect in investment networks
14:31	Learnings from Coda Capital and systematic sourcing
16:03	Recognizing great founders and contextual quality of GPs
17:07	Fund size control, co-investing, and portfolio construction
20:28	Collaboration, differentiation, and venture capital insights
22:11	Closing remarks

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