Your Vision for Life: How to Validate Your Fund Idea : Ep 371

In this focused solo episode, Bridger Pennington breaks down the most overlooked part of launching a fund: validating your idea before you spend months building the wrong thing. Pulling from real conversations with emerging managers and seasoned operators, Bridger unpacks:

• Vision vs. reality: how to stress-test your fund idea against actual market demand instead of wishful thinking.
• Avoiding “founder fog”: why early conviction can trick you into chasing deals that don’t fit your thesis — and how to recalibrate fast.
• LP psychology 101: the questions investors care about far more than your pitch deck, and how to position your idea so it resonates.
• Market proof without millions: simple ways to validate a niche, a strategy, or a target asset class using traction signals anyone can gather.
• The clarity multiplier: how a validated idea turns your fund vision into a roadmap, helping you recruit partners, attract LPs, and build momentum with confidence.

Whether you’re refining your first concept or pressure-testing a new strategy, this episode gives you the tools to make sure your fund idea isn’t just exciting — it’s viable.

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