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The Dart Board with Daniel Dart

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Apr 2, 2025 • 38min

Henry Ward | Carta - On being an ‘accidental founder,’ scaling a unicorn in a ‘non-hype’ sector, and how to build effective teams and manage mental health

Henry Ward, CEO and co-founder of Carta, shares his inspiring journey from a failed startup to leading a thriving unicorn that supports over 40,000 companies. He discusses the challenges of scaling a business in a non-hype sector and the evolution of Carta from simple cap tables to comprehensive financial services. Henry emphasizes the importance of effective team management, the emotional complexities of leadership, and the balance between customer focus and mental health. His insights on resilience and empathy in personal growth make for a thought-provoking listen.
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Mar 27, 2025 • 26min

Nolan Bean | FEG Investment Advisors - On advising and managing over $90B of institutional capital and what baseball can teach us about team, process, and discipline

Meet Nolan Bean, chief investment officer at FEG Investment Advisors, an investment advisory firm managing and advising on more than $90 billion in assets on behalf of foundations, endowments, healthcare, systems, and other institutional investors.In this conversation, we discuss his 20-year journey from associate to CIO at FEG, how baseball informs his investment process, and tactical advice for emerging managers seeking their first institutional LP.We also discuss his philosophy on firm culture, the importance of ‘anti-fragile’ portfolio construction, building lasting professional relationships, and why the client isn’t always right.
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Mar 18, 2025 • 31min

Leo Polovets | Susa & Humba Ventures - on building a $1B firm, deep tech’s golden age, and practical advice for emerging and established VCs

Meet Leo Polovets, co-founder and general partner at Humba Ventures and Susa Ventures, sister funds focusing on deep tech and generalist tech seed companies, respectively.In this conversation, we discuss his life and career, Susa’s journey from $25M fund 1 to $1B in AUM, the factors driving a deep tech golden age, and how emerging managers can build strong brands, co-investor networks, and rapport with LPs. We also discuss team building, Leo’s favorite founder archetypes, and tactical insights for both emerging and established VCs.
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Mar 12, 2025 • 41min

Anthony Scaramucci | SkyBridge Capital - From Wall Street to the White House, the future of Bitcoin, and finding purpose as a ‘comfortable outsider’

Meet Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner at SkyBridge Capital, a global alternative investments firm with more than $2 billion in AUM, specializing in financial technology, digital assets, venture capital and multi-manager solutions.In this conversation, we discuss his upbringing and early career, his battles with Trump, his philosophy on networking and resilience, and his hopes and vision for the future. We also discuss his entry into politics, Bitcoin and the case for decentralized assets, building a brand, and being a ‘comfortable outsider.’
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Mar 5, 2025 • 54min

John Arnold | Arnold Ventures - From hedge fund titan, to leadership in evidence-based policy, and what the future of energy and Ai holds

Meet John Arnold, founder & co-chair at Arnold Ventures, a leading foundation using an evidence-based approach to create systemic change, improve the lives of American families, strengthen communities, and promote economic opportunity in education, criminal justice, health, infrastructure, and public finance.In this conversation, we explore John’s early life, his time at Enron, the founding and historic run of Centaurus Advisors, and the philosophy and impact of Arnold Ventures. We also discuss energy market dynamics, the promise of AI, and finding the right balance between regulation and dynamism to tackle today’s most pressing issues.No matter your interest—finance, energy, tech, or policy—this episode has something for you.
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Feb 26, 2025 • 40min

Hadley Harris | Eniac Ventures - From a $1.6M fund 1 to $800M+ AUM, portfolio construction, LP relationships & scaling a top seed firm

Hadley Harris, co-founder and general Partner at Eniac Ventures shares how he scaled the firm from a $1.6M fund 1 to over $800M in AUM. We discuss portfolio construction, LP relationships, investment decision-making, and the importance of playing to your strengths as a VC. This is a must-listen for emerging managers and investors.
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Feb 21, 2025 • 33min

Daniel Yanisse | Checkr - From idea to $700 million in ARR, the lessons of hyperscaling, and why Ai is now table stakes

In this episode, we are joined by Daniel Yanisse, co-founder and CEO of Checkr, the world’s largest background check company. We dive into Checkr’s early days, scaling challenges, hiring lessons, and what founders should look for in investors. Daniel also shares his journey as an immigrant entrepreneur, the most challenging moments of his career, and his take on AI’s future in tech.
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Feb 16, 2025 • 36min

Joe Kaiser | Mercato Partners - On investing $1B in America’s heartland, building team culture and 'love language,' and being sculpted by hard times

Meet Joe Kaiser, the CEO of Mercato Partners, a growth stage firm investing more than $1B in America's heartland. In this conversation we discuss his career, Mercato's differentiated thesis, leadership and team building.In this episode, Daniel and Joe discuss Joe's Journey from small town to the leading role at Mercato Partners, the investment case for the American Heartland, how people can glean advice from unconventional sources, and more!
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Feb 10, 2025 • 40min

Jim Bethea | University of Iowa - How a $1.6b endowment CIO (and former tire factory worker) thinks about risk and assesses emerging managers

Meet Jim Bethea, the CIO of the University of Iowa. An Ohio native who went from a tire factory floor to heading one of the highest-performing endowments in the game.In this conversation, we discuss his background, views on portfolio and liquidity risk, practical advice for emerging managers when approaching allocators, and more!
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Feb 4, 2025 • 41min

Kevin Novak | Rackhouse VC - On where the magic is in Ai, getting fired as Head of Data at Uber, and the hard (but important) lessons he learned building teams

Meet Kevin Novak, founder and general partner of Rackhouse Venture Capital, an AI-native early-stage venture firm. From Michigan and a path to becoming a professor to leaving everything to join a 'cab company' in Silicon Valley, we talk about what it was like to be the first data scientist at Uber - and how he got fired from leading the team while on vacation, and how it was a blessing in disguise that he still uses as a lesson on how to be a better leader. We discuss his take on AI, where the best place is to invest in AI, and how nuclear power can play a role. We also learned how the most challenging things he's faced have made him better today and how they can do the same for you.

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