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00:00 Intro - Ben & David from Acquired
00:56 David's new venture fund Kindergarten Ventures
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12:16 Advice for David as he starts his fund
14:45 The costs of operating a fund & how David is doing it
18:49 Why LPs care about pro-rata
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25:29 The scale of Jason's syndicate & value VCs bring
30:17 Jason's preemptive pro-rata strategy (Sequoia does this too)
35:50 The podcast strategy
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39:23 Why All-In works
43:15 Jason's investing goals
52:39 VC scout programs
56:11 The Mount Rushmore of Venture Capital

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