James Heath, Investment Principal at dara5, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss early stage venture.

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(0:00) Introduction to James Heath and his background in smaller fund strategies (1:24) Early stage investment learnings from PwC experience (3:13) Evaluating founders and startup resilience (6:24) Darafive's investment approach and data utilization (12:12) Co-investment opportunities and check size strategy (15:53) Sponsor: Bidav Insurance Group (17:21) Building and maintaining GP relationships (22:46) Alignment and values in GP/LP dynamics (24:00) Venture capital power dynamics and current investment state (27:54) Venture capital advice for family offices (29:21) Role of fund managers in early-stage investments (31:57) The value and strategy of co-investments (36:46) Annual general meetings best practices (39:18) Cultivating LP relationships and venture capital dynamics (45:40) Future of venture capital and industry outlook (49:20) Recommendations for future podcast guests (50:00) European LP landscape and opportunities (51:12) Importance and performance of emerging managers (53:26) Closing remarks and special RFP to the community