July 24, 2023

E2: Jordan Stein | How Cresset Partners Raised $40B, Invested in Andreessen Horowitz + Founders Fund

35 minutes

David Weisburd sits down with Jordan Stein, Director of Venture Capital at Cresset Partners. a large multifamily office with over $45 billion in assets under management and a prolific limited partner and storied venture franchises, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed, and Founders Fund.

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(0:00) Episode Preview

(1:28) Allocating the venture capital space

(5:29) Building his portfolio

(8:56) Evaluating emerging managers

(13:05) Main mistakes for first-time LPs

(15:20) Sponsor: AngelList

(16:27) Concerns of VC in 2023

(18:40) Range of allocators

(23:30) Practices and mistakes in co-investing

(27:04) Co-invest programs

(31:03) Cresset Partners

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