Drew Myers, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at CrossLayer Capital sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the key to small funds thriving in pre-seed investing, how time diversification tame crypto volatility, and identifying persistent top quartile crypto funds.
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@dweisburd (David Weisburd)
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LinkedIn:
CrossLayer Capital: https://www.linkedin.com/company/crosslayer-capital/
Drew Myers: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-myers-8764aa22/
David Weisburd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd/
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Links:
CrossLayer Capital: https://www.crosslayercap.com/
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Questions or topics you want us to discuss on The 10X Capital Podcast? Email us at david@10xcapital.com
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TIMESTAMPS:
(0:00) Episode Preview
(2:01) Investment strategy: emerging vs. established managers and fund structures
(4:20) Identifying alpha in venture and liquid crypto investments, comparison to biotech
(6:12) Diligence and alignment in GP-LP relationships; lessons from Makena Capital
(10:37) Approach to VC China strategy and parallels in crypto; early market mistakes
(16:01) Divergent interests between GPs and LPs; systematic frameworks and investment theses
(18:27) Portfolio construction and diversity with idiosyncratic bets
(22:12) Pre-seed investments and their impact on return profiles
(24:11) Managing risk in volatile markets and differentiating managers
(27:26) Persistence of top quartile returns and market cycle impacts
(29:30) Advice for institutional LPs entering crypto; regrets and lessons at Crosslayer
(33:33) Closing remarks
