Swimming with Allocators
Hosted by Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat · Earnest Sweat, Alexa Binns
4.8from 30 ratings
- 119
- Episodes
- 102
- Transcribed
- 30
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 18K
- YouTube views
About Swimming with Allocators
Swimming with Allocators dives into the intriguing world of Venture Capital from an LP (Limited Partner) perspective. Hosts Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat are seasoned professionals who have donned various hats in the VC ecosystem. In each episode, we explore where the future opportunities lie in the VC landscape with insights from top LPs on their investment strategies and industry experts shedding light on emerging trends and technologies. Follow along and subscribe at swimmingwithallocators.com. See you later, Allocator!
- Publisher
- Earnest Sweat, Alexa Binns
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Oct 2023
- Latest episode
- 11 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
102 of 119 episodes have a transcript.
11 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Can You Index Venture Capital?
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Fund Everyone Will Wish They Backed
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The $9B Portfolio That Fits on One Page
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Can You Index Venture Capital?
Published 11 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And in many ways, different from what other allocators are doing in the early stage venture space. What was the key to realizing you wanted to do this in more of an index approach? How did the strategy come to be? When we were building the strategy, we spent a lot of time studying the structure of asset classes, especially in the private markets. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Swimming with Allocators
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- Alex Kirk
- Shane Goudey
- Trish Spurlin
- Frank Mihail
- Thomas Knowles
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 17,682
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 18 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.4 / 5
- 12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100
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- Quality
- 84
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 77
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Who hosts Swimming with Allocators?
Alexa Binns and Earnest Sweat host the show. Published by Earnest Sweat, Alexa Binns.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Swimming with Allocators take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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