Welcome back to another episode of the pod. Today I'm sharing a conversation I had with Lindel Eakman, partner at Foundry Group. 

I reached out to Lindel after reading a piece on TechCrunch about how he joined the team to institutionalize their LP investments. Because of what he's built with Foundry Group Next, 80% of their early stage deals come from their partner funds. In this one, we'll spend some time chatting about Foundry's mesh network: how it works and why it's so effective. Towards the end, Lindel and I chat about his recent investment in Ludlow Venture's 4th fund. 

As always, here's what we reference (if I miss anything, feel free to bug me about it :))

- How Foundry Group expands its network by backing emerging managers

- Sequoia's scout program

- Hip-Hop Managing Money

- Lindel's blog

- Ludlow Ventures

- Venture Deals

- Foundry Group's partner funds 

That's all. Enjoy, 

CR