Send us a textToday I wanted to tell you a little bit about how memes on Twitter led me to manage millions of dollars. Through my journey with memes on Twitter, I feel that as I've gotten more comfortable as a venture firm manager and running my business, I'm starting to realize the magic of what I do is that I am informal and do not take things too seriously. Although I have very strong investment principles that have been developed through my experience backing CEOs in our portfolio, the thing that makes me unique is the energy that I bring to the work.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty04:23 my viral tweet05:26 discovering my passion for venture09:33 understanding general solicitation13:33 building a billion dollar firm15:39 BGV annual meetingShow notes:Pallet | https://www.pallet.com/Aviron | https://www.avironactive.com/Beacons | https://beacons.ai/WorkOS | https://workos.com/customers/hopinWebflow | https://webflow.com/Hopin | https://support.hopin.com/hc/en-us/articles/360056078392-Scaling-Your-Events-on-Hopin-Pricing-Pro-TipsFounding a Venture Firm in Our 20s Learnings from Behind Genius Ventures Fund 1 with Josh & Paige | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DluMojj-j_YSupport the show

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Rachel Braun, Gen Z Tech & VC Producer & Researcher. Rachel is currently the founder and host of Braun & Brains, an agency specializing in producing social media content, events, and podcasts focusing on tech, business, and venture capital. She was previously the producer and correspondent for This Week in Startups, a weekly show that reviews the latest news related to new technology startups, hosted by technology entrepreneur Jason Calacanis. In addition to providing production and consulting services of her own, she was an investor at Dynamo Ventures in 2021. She is a phenomenally skilled producer and marketer who has a unique understanding of the modern media ecosystem.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Rachel Braun05:40 Nostalgic games09:18 Working with Jason Calacanis13:41 Cold outreach for 100 days20:20 AI generated music23:28 Interesting original podcasts26:22 Engaging viewers31:03 Go-to dad jokeShow notes:Rachel Braun | https://twitter.com/_rachelbraun?lang=enBraun & Brains | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/braun-brains/id1502938131This Week in Startups | https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsJason Calacanis | https://twitter.com/JasonMolly Wood | https://twitter.com/mollywoodToby Howell | https://twitter.com/tobydoyhowell?lang=enKat Cole | https://twitter.com/katcoleatl?lang=enAthletic Greens | https://athleticgreens.com/enDynamo vc | https://dynamo.vc/Gimlet Media Startup podcast | https://gimletmedia.com/shows/startupAdam Faze | https://twitter.com/adamfazeInternet Analysis | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXyXdSpMvLo&list=PLeYBqpyQVyaYqtBAfbNy6d_xtxcrjCVy6Alix Earle | https://www.youtube.com/@alixearleHitomi Mochizuki | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxX0WTIWuv5G5IokGxNwwZASupport the show

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Anna Barber, Investing Partner at M13, which is an LA based Series A venture fund focused on investing in the future of consumer technology. Understanding the future of consumer behavior is M13’s obsession, and it is why their funds have demonstrated repeatable success. After making early investments in direct-to-consumer brands (M13 participated in seed and Series A of 15 $1B companies), today M13 invests in the enabling technologies that power the future of work, health, commerce, and money. Anna previously worked at McKinsey & Co as a Strategy Consultant and VP Product at Petstore.com. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Anna Barber04:35 changing investing styles09:39 investing in Max Retail14:52 one person who really influenced Anna15:34 Women are an asset class19:47 taking the stage at Techstars LAShow notes:Anna Barber | https://twitter.com/annawbarber?lang=enM13 | https://m13.co/McKinsey | https://www.mckinsey.com/Petstore.com | https://petstore.com/Techstars | https://www.techstars.com/Fly By Jing | https://flybyjing.com/Max Retail | https://www.maxretail.com/Wee Care | https://weecare.co/childcare-benefitsJerry Colonna | https://twitter.com/jerrycolonna?lang=enKarl Alomar | https://www.linkedin.com/in/karl-alomar-0516a219/Support the show

Send us a textToday I wanted to talk about one of my favorite subjects: cold outreach. At this point in my life, I am pretty much a professional at cold outreach. Cold outreach is really what built the foundation of my career, whether that was an email, Twitter DM, or LinkedIn message. I will be addressing my five P's of cold outreach: perspective, purpose, process, prep, and post. I will also be sharing my perspective on my cold outreaches in the past because I have interacted with some pretty amazing people such as Beth Comstock, Ann Miura-Ko, Mike Dempsey, Neal Jean, and Mark Cuban.  Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty03:37 Beth Comstock's book06:22 building a list10:23 prep for Ann Miura-Ko11:55 emailing with Mike Dempsey19:17 connecting with Neal Jean19:47 advice from Mark CubanShow notes:Imagine it Forward | https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Forward-Courage-Creativity-Change-ebook/dp/B078LJW4G4Northrop Grumman | https://www.northropgrumman.com/Forbes Midas List | https://www.forbes.com/midas/Ann Miura-Ko | https://twitter.com/annimaniac?lang=enMichael Dempsey | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhdempsey/Compound | https://www.compound.vc/Pallet | https://www.pallet.com/Andy Weissman | https://twitter.com/aweissmanUSV | https://www.usv.com/The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test | https://www.amazon.com/The-Electric-Kool-Aid-Acid-Test/dp/B000I0YQW0Neal Jean | https://twitter.com/nealjean1?lang=enBeacons | https://beacons.ai/Support the show

Send us a textToday, I'm joined by Niki Scevak, Co-founder of Blackbird, a $2.5 billion Australia based venture firm, investing across Australia and New Zealand at the early stage and beyond. Blackbird backs generational ambition with generational ownership by raising funds, investing in the best startup companies all the way through their journey from idea to beyond IPO. Their portfolio is worth over $7B and includes some of the most successful Aussie and Kiwi startups including Canva, Zoox, SafetyCulture and Culture Amp. Blackbird’s companies are united only by their ambition to tackle the world’s greatest problems, led by founders who are doing their life’s work.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Niki Scevak04:35 Blackbird like a paradox10:07 Parallels of Blackbird and Australia15:13 Investment decision process15:34 Women are an asset class20:19 Confirmatory versus due diligenceShow notes:Niki Scevak | https://twitter.com/nikiscevak?lang=enBlackbird | https://www.blackbird.vc/Sunrise | https://www.blackbird.vc/sunrise-festival/sunrise-aotearoaLockheed Martin | https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/aircraft.htmlSkunk Works | https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics/skunkworks.htmlAtlassian | https://www.atlassian.com/Campaign Monitor | https://www.campaignmonitor.com/RetailMeNot | https://www.retailmenot.com/Aconex | https://www.oracle.com/industries/construction-engineering/aconex/Canva | https://www.canva.com/Melanie Perkins | https://twitter.com/melaniecanva?lang=enCliff Obrecht | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliff-obrecht-79ba9920/?originalSubdomain=auCameron Adams | https://www.linkedin.com/in/themaninblue/?originalSubdomain=auSupport the show

Send us a textToday, Im joined by Yasmine Lacaillade, the Founding Partner of Sinefine. We talk a little bit about the SVB situation that happened recently and it's broader impact on the ecosystem. Yasmine built Sinefine because she saw a growing need in the market for emerging manager aggregation and platforms. Having sat at Drive Capital for a decade and being in charge of LPs while building a single early-stage venture fund into a fully vertically integrated multi-billion dollar platform, Yasmine has talked to everything from family offices to some of the biggest pensions and foreign sovereign wealth platforms in the world. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Yasmine Lacaillade05:10 Choosing a bank08:06 Neobanks impact on banking rails11:27 Inspiration behind Sinefine15:34 Women are an asset class25:51 Sending the wireShow notes:Yasmine Lacaillade | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmine-lacaillade-6448888/Sinefine | https://www.sinefine.co/Drive Capital | https://www.drivecapital.com/Erin Harkless Moore | https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-harkless-cfaPivotal | https://www.pivotalventures.org/Brex | https://www.brex.com/aboutMercury | https://mercury.com/Day One | https://dayoneapp.com/Rising Strong | https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Strong-Ability-Transforms-Parent/dp/081298580XSupport the show

Send us a textToday I'm going to talk about our portfolio at Behind Genius Ventures and some of the industry trends in 2023 and beyond. I am one of the youngest fund managers in the world. I founded Behind Genius Ventures in 2021. Our debut fund was $5 million and we invest in pre-seed and seed stage companies building within the future of work and the future of play. The topics we will be talking about today are companies building within generative ai, creators as a business, the loneliness epidemic, the conscious consumer, and the democratization of access.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty05:54 No stranger to social media10:51 gaming companies BGV invested in14:34 conscious consumer companies BGV invested in17:17 intro to Roots HomesShow notes:AI Superpowers | https://www.amazon.com/AI-Superpowers-China-Silicon-Valley/dp/0358105587/ref=asc_df_0358105587/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475740721804&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6627035190202682770&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061205&hvtargid=pla-637232464699&psc=1Prof Jim | https://www.profjim.com/Deepak Sekar | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepaksekar/Capsule | https://ai.capsule.video/TBC Capital | https://tbc-capital.com/Creator IQ | https://www.creatoriq.com/Beacons | https://beacons.ai/Andreesen Horowitz | https://a16z.com/Statusphere | https://www.joinstatus.com/Kristen Wiley | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekristenwiley/Kora Management | https://koracap.com/Aviron | https://www.avironactive.com/Andy Hoang | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-hoang-93067226/?originalSubdomain=caThe Last Gameboard | https://lastgameboard.com/Shail Mehta | https://twitter.com/ShailMehta86GreenFest | https://as.sdsu.edu/greenfest/Biom | https://getbiom.co/Ivee | https://www.iveeapp.com/Roots Homes | Support the show

Send us a textToday I am going to be sharing the six books that have really impacted the way that I write. I am the author of the book Seed to Harvest. Seed to Harvest is a children's book about venture capital, which I am really passionate about. I am sharing why I think venture is so unique and interesting with folks who might not come from traditional backgrounds or have a misconception that venture is a bunch of old dudes smoking cigars in a mahogany library. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty01:14 The Art and Business of Online Writing01:48 A Classic on Writing Well02:17 The Queen, Joan Didion04:12 Stephen King On Writing04:49 Am I There Yet?05:53 Novelist As a VocationShow notes:The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of Capturing and Keeping Attention | https://www.amazon.com/Art-Business-Online-Writing-Capturing/dp/0998203491On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-writing-well-william-k-zinsser/1100551159On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816Am I There Yet?: The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood | https://www.amazon.com/There-Yet-Loop-loop-bymariandrew/dp/1524761435Seed to Harvest | https://www.amazon.com/Seed-Harvest-Explanation-Venture-Capital/dp/0578906457Novelist as a Vocation | https://www.amazon.com/Novelist-as-Vocation-Haruki-Murakami/dp/0451494644#:~:text=Novelist%20as%20a%20Vocation%20is,reasons%20for%20this%20long%20delay.Norwegian Wood | https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Vintage-International-Haruki-Murakami-ebook/dp/B003XT603QKilling Commendatore | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38820047-killing-commendatoreSupport the show

Send us a textToday, I’m joined by Fernando Pontaza, Co-Founder and General Partner at Invariantes Fund. Fernando is a self-taught, multi-asset class portfolio manager with a track record of outperformance and solid risk metrics. After over 10 years in finance and a decade of managing portfolios, he has learned an enormous amount about the power of creating wealth. He believes the risks and sacrifices entrepreneurs take against the odds are key drivers of mankind's progress. As Co-Founder and General Partner of Guatemala’s first homegrown, early stage, Venture Capital Fund he is doing everything within his power to help them and partake on that journey. Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Fernando Pontaza05:12 Collaborating in a two-way street10:47 Switching to a multi-family office15:07 Impact of a 50/50 portfolio21:42 Deployment slowing down26:34 Lifting the veil of securityShow notes:Fernando Pontaza | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fpontaza/Invariantes Fund | https://www.invariantes.com/Hustle Fund | https://www.hustlefund.vc/Elizabeth Yin | https://twitter.com/dunkhippo331517 Fund | https://www.1517fund.com/Thiel Fellowship | https://thielfellowship.org/Danielle Strachman | https://twitter.com/DStrachmanLuis von Ahn | https://twitter.com/LuisvonAhnDuolingo | https://www.duolingo.com/Luminar | https://www.luminartech.com/Zeeza Cole | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeeza-cole-014007134/Sarah Hinkfuss | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-hinkfuss-3198925/Support the show

Send us a textToday, I’m joined by Wes Panek, Principal at Screendoor Partners. Screendoor Partners focuses on supporting underrepresented venture capitalists, enabling founders and teams (both of whom are more likely to be underrepresented themselves) to back and build new companies, and creating a more inclusive venture capital and technology ecosystem. Previously, Wes was Principal at New Media Ventures, a Senior Associate at The Global Development Incubator, and a Strategy Consultant at Deloitte Beyond Investing. He loves to play and listen to jazz and is a diehard NBA fan.Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.Connect with Paige 🌱💜Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Wes Panek04:56 Screendoor: the economic vehicle10:15 Best practices for fund managers15:36 Existing competitive Wedges20:26 Extending the runway for fundraising25:39 The market downturnShow notes:Wes Panek | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesley-panek-61a3b143/Screendoor Partners | https://www.screendoorpartners.com/The Global Development Incubator | https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-global-development-incubator/Deloitte | https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en.htmlHomebrew | https://homebrew.co/Satya Patel | https://twitter.com/satyapHunter Walk | https://twitter.com/hunterwalkKindred | https://kindredcapital.vc/Precursor VC | https://precursorvc.com/Forerunner VC | https://www.forerunnerventures.com/Cowboy Ventures | https://www.cowboy.vc/Fika | https://www.fika.vc/Lucas Fernandez | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandezlucas/Lisa Cawley | https://www.linkedin.com/in/31mml/Support the show