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Origins host Beezer Clarkson sits down with her colleague Laura Thompson, fellow LP and Partner at Sapphire Partners, to discuss her recent conversation with Stephen Bluestein, Partner of Primary Investments at Adams Street and formerly Packard Foundation, about what it takes to make (and potentially later break) a franchise fund in venture. Together, Beezer and Laura debrief their top takeaways, including: do the hallmarks of a franchise differ between GPs and LPs (or even amongst different LPs); how does a franchise produce a lights-out 5x or 10x fund at their fund size; is a consistent 2x net good enough; parallels of sports franchises; and, does the right to win with the best founders mean you will then deliver the best returns?
Learn more about Sapphire Partners: sapphireventures.com/sapphire-partners
Learn more about OpenLP: openlp.vc
Learn more about Asylum Ventures: asylum.vc
Learn more about Adams Street Partners: adamsstreetpartners.com
Read Laura Thompson’s blog on why venture reserves aren’t always a good thing:
sapphireventures.com/blog/dirty-secret-venture-reserves-are-not-always-a-good-thing/
Read Laura Thompson’s blog on fund recycling:
sapphireventures.com/blog/fund-recycling-moves-the-needle-for-both-lps-and-gps-heres-how/
Read Laura Thompson’s blog on QSBS:
sapphireventures.com/blog/how-lps-gps-and-founders-can-leverage-qsbs-to-make-more-money/
Subscribe to the OpenLP newsletter for a monthly roundup of the latest venture insights, including the newest Origins episodes, delivered straight to your inbox.
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Origins host Beezer Clarkson sits down with her colleague Laura Thompson, fellow LP and Partner at Sapphire Partners, to discuss her recent conversation with Stephen Bluestein, Partner of Primary Investments at Adams Street and formerly Packard Foundation, about what it takes to make (and potentially later break) a franchise fund in venture. Together, Beezer and Laura debrief their top takeaways, including: do the hallmarks of a franchise differ between GPs and LPs (or even amongst different LPs); how does a franchise produce a lights-out 5x or 10x fund at their fund size; is a consistent 2x net good enough; parallels of sports franchises; and, does the right to win with the best founders mean you will then deliver the best returns?
Learn more about Sapphire Partners: sapphireventures.com/sapphire-partners
Learn more about OpenLP: openlp.vc
Learn more about Asylum Ventures: asylum.vc
Learn more about Adams Street Partners: adamsstreetpartners.com
Read Laura Thompson’s blog on why venture reserves aren’t always a good thing:
sapphireventures.com/blog/dirty-secret-venture-reserves-are-not-always-a-good-thing/
Read Laura Thompson’s blog on fund recycling:
sapphireventures.com/blog/fund-recycling-moves-the-needle-for-both-lps-and-gps-heres-how/
Read Laura Thompson’s blog on QSBS:
sapphireventures.com/blog/how-lps-gps-and-founders-can-leverage-qsbs-to-make-more-money/
Subscribe to the OpenLP newsletter for a monthly roundup of the latest venture insights, including the newest Origins episodes, delivered straight to your inbox.
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