Blackbelt VC by SpeedyVC

Blackbelt VC by SpeedyVC

By Brian SmigaBusinessInvesting
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Blackbelt VC by SpeedyVC episodes

  • 4 Reason Immigrant Founders Outperform with Nitan Pachisia, of Unshackled Ventures

    Nitin Pachisia @immigreating, co-founder and GP of Unshackled Ventures @UnshackledVC, talks about the underrated synergy of immigrant founder teams and why frugality generates ingenuity.

    Links:

    HBR: “Why Immigrants Are More Likely to Become Entrepreneurs”, “Why Diverse Teams are Smarter”

    Axios: “Venture capital slowly seeps outside of Silicon Valley”

    Pine Park Health

    Unshackled team: Manan Mehta, Samala, Alexis Maciel, E’mani Davis

    Unshackled Pitch link / Nitin’s calendar

    Unshackled: The most common reasons we pass on companies

    SHACK15 + SHACK15 CONVERSATIONS podcast


    Transcript available here.

    To be in touch with Brian, DM @bsmiga.

    16 min
  • Democratizing Growth with Irwin Loud, of Muller and Munroe

    Irwin Loud, co-founder of Chicago-based Muller and Munroe, fund of private equity funds, talks about the recent progress of directing capital to minority and women general partners.


    Links:
    NAIC Examining the Results

    Cambridge Associates: Sector Specialists Outperform by nearly 5%

    Cambridge Associates: Sector Specialists Outperformance

    Cambridge Associates: Diverse Manager Investing

    Irwin's LinkedIn


    Transcript available here.

    To be in touch with Brian, DM @bsmiga.

    Learn more about Alpha Partners growth capital.

     

    16 min
  • Investing in Community with Sonia Nagar, of The Community Fund

    Sonia Nagar @ssahney, of The Community Fund @theCommunityVC, talks about why community-driven companies can be bigger, faster, and more cost efficient to grow.  

    Links:

    Pritzker Group Venture Capital @PritzkerVC

    Dame @dameproducts / Alexandra Fine @afinehuman / Dame Labs

    Flybridge @flybridge / Jesse Middleton @srcasm 

    Ganas Ventures / Lolita Taub @lolitataub

    Listen Ventures @listendotco

    Sonia's Linked In


    Transcript available here.

    To be in touch with Brian, DM @bsmiga.

    Learn more about Alpha Partners growth capital.

    9 min
  • Building Inclusive Companies with Alan Patricof, of Primetime Partners
    Alan Patricof, co-founder of Primetime Partners (and Greycroft Partners,  Apax Partners), talks about the benefits of building companies for people over 50, by people over 50.

    Links:

    Thrive Global / Abby Levy

    MIT: “Successful entrepreneurs are middle-aged, not young.”

    The number of Americans ages 65 and older will more than double over the next 40 years

    The Caregiving Crisis

    Alan's LinkedIn


    Transcript available here.

    To be in touch with Brian, DM @bsmiga.

    Learn more about Alpha Partners growth capital.

    9 min
  • Democratizing VC Leadership with Marlon Nichols, of MaC Venture Capital

    Marlon Nichols @MarlonCNichols, founding managing partner of MaC Venture Capital @MaCVentureCap, talks about how more diverse private investment leadership can bring us closer to equity in our near future. Let's make the 2020s the Inclusive Decade.

    Links:

    NVCA: VC Human Capital Survey, 2021

    BLCK VC , #BLCKVC

    Kauffman Fellows Program

    @PaulJudge / @TopeAwotona / @RubenHarris / @DaveSalant / @SongeLaRon


    Transcript available here.

    To be in touch with Brian, DM @bsmiga.

    Learn more about Alpha Partners growth capital.


    9 min

About Blackbelt VC by SpeedyVC

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Here we learn from the blackbelt VCs - the top expert venture investors - to explore the themes and techniques that drive above-market returns. Learn more, visit us here: speedyvc.com