Fundviews Podcast

Greg interviews Michael Brown of Bowery Capital. Mike has a very unique view on career paths focusing on asymmetry (high upside with limited downside). This mindset has allowed Mike to make bold moves through Richard Branson's Virgin Group and AOL Ventures before starting his own early stage venture fund. Mike expresses the importance of mentorship in career development.

Greg interviews Raph Martorello the founder of Lotus Group Capital. Raph discusses his engineering background and management consulting experience that led him to found a wealth management firm, and eventually a life settlement fund, focused on buying life insurance policies on the secondary market. For those interested in very niche and interesting investment strategies, this episode is for you.

Greg interviews Jeff Ransdell from Fuel Venture Capital about how he became a fund manager, what it was like to work in leadership at Merrill Lynch, and his views and experiences starting a Venture Capital Fund 3 years ago, focused on identifying exponential technologies. 

Jeff is an early stage investor by nature, so naturally he was happy to be the first guest on Fundviews.