Raja Doddala, Head of VC at Churchill Asset Management, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how Churchill diligences managers, and the importance of integrity in a GP.

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(0:00) Introduction and Raja Doddala's background (1:33) Overview of Churchill Asset Management and TIAA CREF (2:34) Decision-making and investment criteria at Churchill (4:05) Traits and integrity in GP relationships (7:00) Assessing integrity and judgment in venture capital (11:50) Venture capital networks and secondary market strategies (14:17) Sponsor: Bidav Insurance Group (15:07) Multi-vintage investment strategy and time diversification (17:57) Data's role and strategy discipline in investing (20:44) Insights from top VCs and investment approaches (23:08) VC specialization and entrepreneur-VC dynamics (25:12) David Clark's insights and opportunity funds (26:50) Co-investment strategies and diligence process (29:20) GP relationship building and role at TIAA CREF (32:08) Collaboration and influence in the LP community (35:48) David Swenson's principles in the current context (36:48) Closing remarks and outro