Paige Finn became interested in venture capital during college, but within a year and a half of graduating in 2020 she already has a fund!

In this episode you will learn:

1. How she secured her first allocation before having a fund

2. The steps she took to set up an SPV while being a non-accredited investor

3. How she raised a $1.6m fund

4. Behind Genius' investing thesis and strategy

5. The books that have most influenced her work and writing style

6. Why she wrote a picture book (for adults) called "Seed to Harvest: A Simple Explanation of Venture Capital"

1. How Packy raised his first fund from his readers.

2. What regulations he needed to navigate to comply with the SEC.

3. Which sectors he invested his first $10M into (in just 6 months) and some of his breakout startups.

4. Why IRR can be hilariously large in the early stages of a small fund.

5. How he manages a syndicate and a venture fund while still doing right by LPs.

David's been a VC for a while, but he just launched a new $2.8M fund part-time with Nat Manning. We get into why his small fund size is actually so significant and represents new possibilities in venture plus:

- How he uses his podcast and community to get dealflow
- What he thinks you need before starting your own VC fund

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