E13: Shai Goldman on What Differentiates Venture Funds that Generate 3X+ DPI?

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 sponsored by AngelList, visit https://www.angellist.com/tlp if you’re ready to level up your startup or fund. (0:00) Special message (1:10) Episode preview (3:00) Brex's billboard campaign (5:05) Shai's SVB experience (6:00) Venture activity: comparing 2002, 2008 and 2022 (7:15) did VC firms fare in the last 2 downturns? (8:43) Where is VC going in the next 5 years? (10:50) Competing with a company that has a war chest (12:38) Emerging managers data resource (14:23) Thoughts on startups (15:21) What makes successful emerging managers? (18:50) Sponsor: AngelList (19:53) When being boring is good for the business (22:33) Balancing investing and deploying capital (24:00) 3x DPI and making good money (26:06) Fund returners, grand slams, and outliers (28:54) is the secret sauce in finding the next emerging market? (31:01) On generalists capturing their early stage home-runs (33:10) fundraising in the LP community (35:17) in fund of funds (38:17) LPs exploring emerging managers