I’ve been lucky enough to participate in almost 20 venture capital funds as an LP — limited partner — over the past decade.  Unfortunately, these funds have historically been impossible to access, even as a person of means. [ Click to Tweet (can edit before sending): https://ctt.ac/fSqaj ] They are raised quietly and deployed slowly.  … Continue reading My Next Act: Democratizing Venture Capital →

00:00 Intro Ben & David from Acquired00:56 David’s new fund Kindergarten Ventures fund14:45 The costs of operating a fund & how David is doing it18:49 Why LPs care about pro-rata25:29 The scale of Jason’s syndicate & value VCs bring30:17 Jason’s preemptive pro-rata strategy (Sequoia does this too)35:50 The podcast strategy39:23 Why All-In works43:15 Jason’s investing … Continue reading How to start a new Venture Capital Fund with Acquired.FM | E1258 →

We’re looking for an analyst to work at LAUNCH to help us sort through the dozens of applications that come in a day for Founder.University, LAUNCH Accelerator, Jason’s Syndicate and our events (SCALE, LAUNCH Festival, Angel Summit). The analyst position a venture firm is considered the best way to break into investing, but that’s not … Continue reading How to become an analyst at a venture capital firm (hint: apply now) →

Once again, the press is here to remind poor, unsuspecting founders that venture capital can — GASP! — result in your startup trying to grow too fast. From today’s New York Times comes the link-baiting title: “More Start-Ups Have an Unfamiliar Message for Venture Capitalists: Get Lost:” The V.C. business model, on which much of … Continue reading WARNING: Venture Capital is for founders who want to grow fast (duh) →

We’re starting a new weekly show called This Week in Venture Capital. Website: http://thisweekin.com/this-week-in-venture-capital/ iTunes: http://bit.ly/a5u4Su Twitter: http://twitter.com/twivc

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Jason Calacanis

Jason Calacanis

Sequoia Targets More Than $1B For Fund With New Structurewww.venturewire.com Sequoia Capital is in the market for a massive new fund that will emphasize China and bring several investment strategies under one umbrella instead of dividing them between separate funds, according to investors familiar with the situation. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based firm aims to raise … Continue reading according to VentureWire Sequoia Capital commands 2.5% management fee and 30% carry. Impressive, well earned. →