Inside the Logan Bartlett Show, Investing Through Market Cycles + Bubbles, Dissecting VC Frameworks

Aug 15, 2024

Logan Bartlett, a Managing Director at Redpoint and host of a well-known tech podcast, dives into fascinating topics. He shares insights on the origins of his podcast and how he navigated the web3 bubble. Logan discusses the importance of historical market cycles and data trends in AI, plus his advice for aspiring investors. He also reveals underrated investors and the value that VCs bring beyond capital, critiquing conventional investment philosophies. Expect humor and deep dives into the landscape of venture capital and startup investing!

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Intro

00:00 • 2min

The Social Dynamics of Podcasting and Venture Capital

02:00 • 12min

Navigating Change in Podcasting and Investment

14:08 • 16min

Conversations on Investment Insights

29:45 • 8min

Examining Train Travel Fatalities and Statistics

38:02 • 2min

Navigating Market Bubbles and Investment Dynamics

39:42 • 18min

Navigating the Venture Capital Landscape

57:56 • 18min

Skepticism and Growth in Podcasting

01:15:36 • 2min

Exploring Successful Ventures and Underrated Leaders

01:17:21 • 4min

The Power of Specialization in Venture Capital

01:21:34 • 8min

A Lighthearted Conclusion and Podcast Promotion

01:29:48 • 2min

Logan Bartlett is a Managing Director at Redpoint.

If you like startups and you listen to podcasts, you’re probably familiar with his podcast, the Logan Bartlett Show. We talk about how it first got started, plus all his tricks for growing the podcast, including his canonical episodes in 2022 that helped pop the web3 bubble.

We also talk market cycles and bubbles, and what Logan’s seeing in the data today, especially in AI, plus Logan’s philosophy’s on venture capital as an asset class, his favorite under the radar investors, and advice for his younger self.

Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:33) Not getting invited to Michael Rubin’s white party (04:29) Meeting on Twitter during COVID (11:09) How Logan and I benefited from Twitter (16:55) Early days of the Logan Bartlett Show (22:10) Why podcasts are so hard to grow, and how Logan did it (24:50) Learning YouTube’s the best for podcast growth (29:51) Inside Logan’s web3 episodes with Zach Weinberg (32:07) Lessons from studying history and market cycles (33:15) Producer Ben fact checking Logan's historical railroad statistics (39:42) How to invest in and around bubbles (51:00) Market data from Redpoint’s 2024 AGM update (55:12) Differences between companies valued at 100x and 5x ARR (1:00:04) The Barbell Theory of asset management and why Logan disagrees it will happen in VC (1:09:40) Ways VCs can actually add value (1:12:27) Redpoint’s founding story + greatest hits (1:18:14) The most underrated investors and founders (1:21:35) Advice for young people: pick a niche, go deep, stay focused

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Referenced: Clearspace https://www.getclearspace.com/ Acquired’s TikTok episode https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/tiktok Gorilla Game https://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Game-Picking-Winners-Technology/dp/0887309577 Redpoint’s AGM Update https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1T3kGf-n4cmd6_UqOQNb79ZXFL723b9HdZyTnk9sLOlM/edit

Where to find Logan: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/loganbartlett LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/loganbartlett/

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