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February 17th, 2022
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Founder's Field Guide
Tim Flannery - Simplifying Fund Closing
Tim Flannery is the co-founder of venture fund administrator Passthrough. We discuss the biggest frictions in investing, what achieving greatness in distribution and sales looks like, and the power of identity as a feature to build products around.
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Todd McKinnon - Creating and Defining a New Market Category
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On Digitization and Democratization of Investing, Building a Two-Sided Marketplace, and the Acquisition Process
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Nelson Chu on Digitizing Private Credit Markets
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Digitizing the LP Dialogue
A conversation with fund managers & PE on good reporting, streamlining data management, and trends in private investment.
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The Future of Private Markets with David Rubenstein & Jeff Blau
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