The Gen-Z Fund Manager Investing In Early-Stage Founders w/ Paige Finn Doherty (GP)

In this episode, Shamus Madan chats with Paige Finn Doherty about her venture into venture capital and her plans for Behind Genius Ventures. They discuss the importance of cold emailing, the use of social media for content creation, and the impact of macroeconomics on early-stage markets. Paige also shares her advice for first-time fund managers and how COVID-19 affected VC strategies.

Welcome everyone to another episode of the MBIT Podcast, I am your host Shamus Madan, and today Paige Finn Doherty joins to discuss her firm Behind Genius Ventures (BGV), which is investing in early-stage product-led growth companies in the future of work and play.

Paige decided it was time to launch her own fund right out of college after conducting many private investments through syndicates and SPVs. She used that knowledge and track record to raise over $1.6MM for BGV from 120 LPs.

The firm is backed by Bain Capital Ventures, Tribe Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Andy Weissman (USV), Jenny Lefcourt (Freestyle), Bobby Goodlatte (Form Capital) + dozens of general partners, founders, and operators.

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Learn More About BGV Here: https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Check Out The Seed to Harvest Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seed-to-harvest/id1600933931

(0:00) Introduction to Shamus Madan and the MBIT podcast (1:30) Paige Finn Doherty's journey into venture capital and Behind Genius Ventures (4:29) Importance of cold emailing in business (9:23) Paige's vision for Behind Genius Ventures and plans for improvement (14:09) Utilizing social media for content creation and audience conversion challenges (19:25) Paige's book recommendations and journey into building syndicates (24:18) Observations on early stage markets and the impact of macroeconomics (27:06) The impact of COVID-19 on VC strategies and the Yo-Yo environment (28:13) Paige's advice for first-time fund managers and the changing investment pace (30:25) Closing thoughts and remarks from Shamus and Paige