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i’m grateful to have been included (thx nate!) in this vibrant discussion of the current state of the earliest stages of venture investing 🙏🙏🙏

The seed stage market is ever evolving. For those that remember the Series A crunch, getting follow-on financing at the A/B round (particular B) is as hard as it's been in 14 years. Check out our conversation on how seed stage founder should navigate the seed and beyond and

.☔🔥☔ talks about his big learning as an early-stage investor. Listen to Kirby, samir kaji, Jenny Fielding of Everywhere Ventures, and @NayWilliams of Union Labs VC discuss what's happening at the seed stage. This episode is sponsored by Sydecar. open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

if you aren't evolving your strategy from fund i to fund ii, you're probably not making it to fund iii.

.@NayWilliams on why Union Labs VC is a two check investor. Listen to Nate, samir kaji, Jenny Fielding of Everywhere Ventures, and ☔🔥☔ discuss what's happening at the seed stage. This episode is sponsored by Sydecar Listen at open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

This week in #BridgeBookClub we went back to one of our favorite podcasts, Venture Unlocked hosted by samir kaji, for some perspective on what our peers at the Seed stage are seeing. Some takeaways: open.spotify.com/episode/47rQsM…

Beezer Clarkson Thanks for the shout-out Beezer! I actually pitched Samir on this 3 Seed EM format after your LP Venture Unlocked with Sir Chris Douvos 🇺🇸 and Guy Perelmuter 👍🏻👍🏻

New Ep! Meghan Reynolds of Altimeter and samir kaji catch up for another LP Unlocked episode to dive deep into liquidity. This episode is sponsored by Sydecar Listen to the whole conversation open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

Check out the most recent episode of the Venture Unlocked podcast, hosted by samir kaji, featuring Meghan Reynolds . Samir and Meghan dig into the pressing liquidity challenges in today’s venture capital market

Jenny Fielding Seeing similar things. $1-2M pre/seeds are moving slow, even for companies with 6/7 figure traction & double digit MoM growth. Great episode of Venture Unlocked btw

New Ep! Amy Saper of Uncork Capital spoke w/samir kaji about how startups should embrace constraints to foster creativity, & her learnings from being at Accel, X, Uber, & Stripe This episode is sponsored by Grasshopper Bank. Listen to the whole discussion at open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

We hear about the Emerging Manager landscape, fundraising, and the need for liquidity from the perspective of an LP. Michael Kim of Cendana Capital stops by to talk with samir kaji in another of our LP Unlocked Series. Listen to the whole discussion at open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5….

Having a founder first mentality as a VC is so important and requires a lot of work. Grateful to have had had the opportunity to join my long-time friend samir kaji on Venture Unlocked to discuss this topic and more - listen here: bit.ly/45Hv9ia! Fika Ventures

New Ep! TX Zhuo of Fika Ventures and samir kaji discuss raising a Fund I, evolving decision making frameworks, and what founder first means to them. Here TX talks about calling 700 LPs for their first raise. Listen to the whole discussion at open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

There will always be inflections that are non-obvious. Mike Maples, Jr stopped by to talk about his new book, Pattern Breakers, with samir kaji. Hear the whole episode at open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

"There's a mass extinction event coming for early & mid-stage companies" Tom Loverro, General Partner at IVP is samir kaji's guest as part of the Venture Unlocked Shorts series intended to go deep on a single topic. Listen to the whole conversation at open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

.samir kaji speaks with LD Eakman of Foundry. In their conversation, Lindel talks about being one of the first investors in USV, his preference for smaller partnerships, and the art of conducting quality reference calls on GPs. Hear it at open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

Start-ups are hard and founders deserve better. New Ep! samir kaji is joined by Ben Sun, co-founder of Primary. Ben shares his journey from investment banking to founder to co-founding Primary, which has backed companies like Coupang and Jet. Listen: open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

People are the real investments in venture capital. New Ep! Glenn Solomon, managing partner at Notable Capital, joins samir kaji. Glenn brings nearly 30 years of venture experience to the table, and it was great to draw from his insights. Listen at open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…

Play games you can win. This week samir kaji welcomes the three co-founders of Saga: Ben Braverman, Thomson Nguyen, and Max Altman . Listen first at open.spotify.com/show/1Z1jDhQG5…