Liquidity

Jason Calacanis
Liquidity

A podcast & yearly conference for LPs and GPs. Hosted by Jason Calacanis (fka The Angel Podcast & Angel Summit).

  1. 17 AOÛT

    E21: Recession fears, AI market shifts, and the future of tech hubs

    Todays show: David Weisburd hosts Elad Gil, David York, and Jason Calacanis to discuss recession fears, new investment trends, geographic and talent concentration in the startup sector, and more! (0:00) David Weisburd intros Elad Gil, David York, and Jason Calacanis (0:31) Recession fears and their effects on Silicon Valley and startups (3:47) Economic news impact on AI and SaaS ecosystem slowdown (7:00) Macro factors affecting startups and advice for founders (11:04) Excess funding options and the role of financial sponsors (17:40) Zero-based budgeting at Twitter and early-stage investment strategies (20:30) Rise of AI programs and the competitive advantage of tech ecosystems (23:29) Startup culture analogies and the impact of content creation (27:19) Running accelerator programs and AI's impact on tech stacks (32:40) FTC ruling on non-competes, liquidity challenges, and private market trends (40:11) Tax implications, capital costs, and synthetic stock in private companies (46:07) Delaware section 220 requests and secondary market evolution (49:19) AI talent, unicorn distribution, and local talent pool impacts (56:24) Company relocations, workforce distribution, and over-hiring issues (1:00:20) Return to office movement and the future of remote work dynamics (1:07:23) Building in-person culture and the importance for AI startups (1:09:59) Essentialism in venture firms and focusing on winners Mentioned on the show: https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/futures-slide-amazon-intel-forecasts-disappoint-jobs-data-awaited-2024-08-02 https://www.boringbusinessnerd.com/post/top-startup-accelerators Follow Elad: X: https://x.com/eladgil LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eladgil Check out: https://eladgil.com Follow David York: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-york-2407295 Check out: https://ttcp.com Follow David Weisburd: X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/DWeisburd⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd⁠⁠ Check out: ⁠⁠https://10xcapital.com Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Listen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liquidity/id1729433064 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2T64PheDtaMDmFH9pS3GgK Follow on X: https://x.com/liquiditypod

    1 h 11 min
  2. 31 JUIL.

    E20: The $97 billion VC panel

    Todays show: David Weisburd hosts Dana Johns, Tom Loverro, and Jason Calacanis to discuss secondaries (00:50), VC leverage against startups (19:41), venture capital strategies (25:31), cybersecurity investments (33:07), and more! Timestamps: (0:00) David Weisburd intros Dana Johns, Tom Loverro, and Jason Calacanis (0:50) Secondary pricing signaling a potential VC recovery (8:06) Timeframes, returns for secondary funds, and founders' secondary sales (12:32) Increasing liquidity in private markets (19:41) VC leverage against startups is near an all time high (25:31) Venture capital strategies, succession planning, and valuation in the Goldilocks zone (33:07) Cybersecurity investments, IPO window, and M&A market dynamics (43:08) Lightning round on latest investments Mentioned on the show: https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/aging-vc-funds-secondary-stakes-market-limited-partner-exits https://www.secondariesinvestor.com/blackstone-plans-to-launch-biggest-secondaries-fund-yet https://news.crunchbase.com/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-funding-venture-wiz-ai-cyera Follow Dana: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danasjohns Follow Tom: X: https://x.com/tomloverro LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomloverro Check out: https://www.ivp.com Follow David: X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/DWeisburd⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd⁠⁠ Check out: ⁠⁠https://10xcapital.com Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Listen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liquidity/id1729433064 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2T64PheDtaMDmFH9pS3GgK Follow on X: https://x.com/liquiditypod

    1 h 3 min
  3. 18 JUIL.

    E19: Top 5 VC funds raise big $, venture capital DPI is back, and Sequoia’s offer to LP’s

    Todays show: David Weisburd hosts Jamie Rhode, Matthew Mulvey, and Jason Calacanis to discuss DPI coming to Silicon Valley (00:45), demographic data on the backgrounds of Unicorn founders (23:08),and trends for limited partners (30:54), and more! * Timestamps: (0:00) David Weisburd intros Jamie Rhode, Matthew Mulvey, and Jason Calacanis (2:11) DPI, recent acquisitions, and economic impacts on distributions (4:18) Consistent vintage exposure and proactive DPI management strategies (10:46) Sequoia's liquidity approach and LP needs in venture capital (15:02) The role of emerging managers and secondary markets in VC (20:23) The impact of M&A deals and the importance of partnership selection for founders (23:08) Unicorn founder demographics and underdog success (30:54) LP preferences, the challenges for emerging managers, and democratizing venture investments (45:37) The decline of first-time funds, motivations for fund creation, and innovations in fundraising (52:19) Venture portfolio management with AI and technology adoption parallels * Mentioned on the show: https://www.axios.com/2024/07/15/sequoia-capital-stripe https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/27/unicorn-founders https://x.com/Samirkaji/status/1801351637895942243?utm_campaign=OpenLP+newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8j6WSVjgGUZXegAo58QYJgSmqd90ozahWmHQWU0Qsnyk_KaXsIldVB7mrcruCafZe_JukeEs-r0fC78VCzJ0kOU7Ppog&_hsmi=313664446&utm_content=313664446&utm_source=hs_email&mx=2 * Follow Jamie: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerrcfa Check out: https://www.screendoor.co * Follow Matthew: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattmulvey Check out: https://www.liquid2.vc * Follow David: X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/DWeisburd⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd⁠⁠ Check out: ⁠⁠https://10xcapital.com * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Listen on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/liquidity/id1729433064 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2T64PheDtaMDmFH9pS3GgK * Follow on X: https://x.com/liquiditypod

    56 min
  4. 6 MAI

    E14: Major challenger to OpenAI, xAI, closing on $6B in funding

    Todays show: David Weisburd hosts Joshua Berkowitz, Donald Stalter and Jason Calacanis to discuss Elon Musk raising $6B for his new AI startup (4:44), PitchBook's report on Emerging Managers (16:04), SVB’s venture portfolio situation (40:16), and much more! * Timestamps: (0:00) David Weisburd intros Joshua Berkowitz, Donald Stalter and Jason Calacanis (4:44) xAI raises $6B (11:49) Sequoia leading a $6B round for AI (16:04) PitchBook's report on Emerging Managers (27:02) The impact of the surge of venture capital in 2021 and its implications for the ecosystem (34:16) The impact of a positive investor attitude on founders (40:16) The Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) venture portfolio situation (45:39) Lightning round of last 3 investments * Mentioned on show: https://www.axios.com/2024/05/03/svb-venture-capital-arm * Follow Donald: X: https://twitter.com/donnystalter LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldstalter Check out: https://www.fieldguide.io https://www.permitflow.com https://slopepay.com * Follow Joshua: X: https://twitter.com/berkowitz_josh LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-berkowitz-86005b23/ Check out: https://dexa.ai https://powerset.co * Follow David: X: ⁠https://twitter.com/DWeisburd⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd⁠ Check out: ⁠https://10xcapital.com * Follow Jason: X: ⁠https://twitter.com/jason⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jason⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis

    1 h 2 min

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A podcast & yearly conference for LPs and GPs. Hosted by Jason Calacanis (fka The Angel Podcast & Angel Summit).

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