Creating a new venture fund: formation, follow-on strategies & more with Acquired | E1258

In this episode, Jason Calacanis is joined by Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal of Acquired. They discuss David's new venture fund, Kindergarten Ventures, offer advice for new funds, and delve into the costs of operating a fund. The conversation also covers the importance of pro-rata for LPs, Jason's syndicate scale and his preemptive pro-rata strategy. Towards the end, they touch on the success of All-In, Jason's investing goals, VC scout programs, and the titans of Venture Capital.

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Jason Calacanis

Host • 66%

David Rosenthal

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Ben Gilbert

Guest • 16%

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0:00	Intro - Ben & David from Acquired
0:56	David's new venture fund Kindergarten Ventures
10:50	Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain
12:16	Advice for David as he starts his fund
14:45	The costs of operating a fund & how David is doing it
18:49	Why LPs care about pro-rata
24:26	OurCrowd - Check out the deal of the week
25:29	The scale of Jason's syndicate & value VCs bring
30:17	Jason's preemptive pro-rata strategy (Sequoia does this too)
35:50	The podcast strategy
37:05	Vanta - Automate your SOC, get $1,000 off
39:23	Why All-In works
43:15	Jason's investing goals
52:39	VC scout programs
56:11	The Mount Rushmore of Venture Capital

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