About How They Invest: Tactics and Tools of the World's Best Investors
Get inside the minds of the world's great investors across venture capital, private equity, and public markets. Learn the tactics, tools, and strategies used by incredible investors at Founders Fund, NfX, Compound Kings, Tiny, Driehaus Capital, and more. If you're an investor, financial advisor, portfolio manager, or analyst, this podcast is for you. Visit OutlierAcademy.com for episode notes, searchable transcripts, and more.
This podcast is a mix of Capital Allocators, Invest Like The Best, Meb Faber, a16z Podcast, Anatomy of Next, 20VC (20 Minute VC), The Pitch, and The Grant Williams Podcast.
How To Invest In: Early Stage Fintech Firms with Clocktower Ventures, Partner Ben Savage
“When we're looking at single founders, there probably is one variable that rises a little bit and that we spent a great deal of time thinking about which is, are they an attractor? Can they attract the things they need to be successful?” – Ben Savage
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Chapters
(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:01:38) – Ben’s background and experience before Clocktower Group
(00:04:34) – Ben’s learnings from the culture at Bridgewater Associates
(00:16:10) – Clocktower Group and investing at the macro level
(00:28:22) – Investing in human capital
(00:35:47) – Focusing on fintech investing
(00:39:39) – How fintech will save the world
(00:47:53) – Why Clocktower does not invest in crypto
(00:56:16) – Choosing not to lead deals gives Clocktower an edge
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24 Jan 2024
How To Invest In: Physical Gold and Precious Metals with The Bullion Reserve, Founder Simon Mikhailovich
“The most important thing is that technology evolves, but people don't. That's the biggest lesson of history—humans don't change.” – Simon Mikhailovich
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Chapters
(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:01:32 – Simon’s thoughts on gold’s role in the current financial market
(00:08:37– Why gold is important at this moment in time
(00:15:48 – Cycles of financial euphoria
(00:20:33 – The three ways to get out of debt
(00:26:31 – Why holding physical gold is different and better than savings in other forms
(00:32:12 – Gold is the ultimate insurance for bad financial outcomes
(00:38:42 – Gold vs. other precious metals, and how gold is nature’s Bitcoin
(00:46:42 – Gold has no impairment risk or counterparty risk, and making money vs. preserving wealth
(00:59:01 – How Simon has maintained an outlier point of view over time
About Bullion Reserve.
The Bullion Reserve enables investors to hold physical gold in secure locations all around the world.
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17 Jan 2024
How To Invest In: Designer Founders in Venture Capital with Designer Fund, Founder & Managing Partner Ben Blumenfeld
“What are you spending your nights and weekends on and is there a way for you to make that your job? Because that's the stuff that you're really into.” – Ben Blumenrose
We’re joined by Ben Blumenrose, Designer Fund’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner. We cover the Designer Fund algorithm, the core qualities of great startups, and how designers can add value as investors.
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Chapters
(00:00:00) – Introduction
(00:02:39) – The genesis of Designer Fund
(00:22:31) – Demystifying design
(00:28:28) – Traits of designer founders
(00:35:02) – Sweat the details that matter
(00:39:23) – The Designer Fund algorithm
(00:44:23 – Balancing skepticism and optimism in investing
(00:48:47) – Core qualities of great startups
(00:50:32) – How designers can add value as investors
About Ben Blumenfeld and Designer Fund.
Ben Blumenrose is Co-director and Managing Partner of Designer Fund, which is an early stage venture capital firm that backs founders that both recognize the power of design and are committed to getting design right from day one. Designer Fund was founded by Ben Blumenrose and Enrique Allen in 2012 after the two met at a program put on by Stanford's D school, where students use design to develop their own creative potential. When Ben and Enrique founded Designer Fund, there were few companies in Silicon Valley outside of Apple that understood the power of design to build incredible products, create a category defining brand, and ultimately forge an enduring company.
There were also no other venture capitalists with a pure design background. And yet, over the last decade Designer Fund has built an incredible venture firm. They've produced top quartile returns for their investors, beating out almost all of their peers in the market, and we're early investors in a wave of design-centric companies that have defined the last 10 years, including Stripe and Gusto.
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