This is the Driving Alpha, where we feature our friends, the out-performing investors, who demonstrate their path to driving alpha, or out-sized investment returns. We’re Alpha Partners, where we partner with a thousand early-stage venture firms as their opportunity capital to invest in their best companies.
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Driving Alpha: Unveiling the Art of Inception Investing in Technical Enterprise Founders With Ed Sim
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Ed Sim is the Founder of boldstart ventures, a true believer and partner from inception for bold founders reinventing the enterprise stack. Ed is currently on the boards of Snyk, BigID, Blockdaemon, Protect AI, Env0, and several other cybersecurity and infrastructure startups. Other notable inception investments include Kustomer, where he was on th…
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Driving Alpha: Keeping Ahead of VC’s Unpredictability With Industry Ventures’ Hans Swildens
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Hans Swildens is the CEO and Founder of Industry Ventures and manages the overall business. As an early pioneer of the modern secondary market for venture capital, Hans created new ways to get liquidity for venture capital investments prior to an IPO or M&A event. Additionally, he was early to support the development of a new class of venture capit…
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Driving Alpha: Seed Stage Investing and the Importance of Pro Rata Rights with Jason Calacanis
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Jason Calacanis is the Founder and CEO of early-stage investment firm LAUNCH and real-time business news app Inside.com. A serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and former Sequoia Capital scout, Jason has invested in hundreds of startups, including Uber and Calm, a meditation app now valued at $1 billion. He previously launched Venture Reporter — fo…
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Driving Alpha: Redefining Venture Capital and the Future of AI with Steve Brotman and Ron Insana
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Steve Brotman is the Managing Partner at Alpha Partners, a company that co-invests with the world’s best VCs by sharing economics with early-stage VCs. With extensive experience in venture capital, Steve co-founded and managed venture capital firms such as Greenhill SAVP and Silicon Alley Venture Partners, with notable investments in companies like…
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Driving Alpha: Exploring Early Tech Ventures and the Evolution of Financial Media with Ron Insana
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Ron Insana is an award-winning financial analyst and commentator at CNBC, where he shares insights into economic trends. In addition to writing for Money magazine and USA Today, Ron has hosted two nationally syndicated radio programs. He previously served as the CEO of Insana Capital Partners, which, at its peak, managed the $125 million Insana Cap…
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