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Today I wanted to talk about one of my favorite subjects: cold outreach. At this point in my life, I am pretty much a professional at cold outreach. Cold outreach is really what built the foundation of my career, whether that was an email, Twitter DM, or LinkedIn message. I will be addressing my five P's of cold outreach: perspective, purpose, process, prep, and post. I will also be sharing my perspective on my cold outreaches in the past because I have interacted with some pretty amazing people such as Beth Comstock, Ann Miura-Ko, Mike Dempsey, Neal Jean, and Mark Cuban. 

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige 🌱💜

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty
03:37 Beth Comstock's book
06:22 building a list
10:23 prep for Ann Miura-Ko
11:55 emailing with Mike Dempsey
19:17 connecting with Neal Jean
19:47 advice from Mark Cuban

Show notes:
Imagine it Forward | https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-Forward-Courage-

Creativity-Change-ebook/dp/B078LJW4G4

Northrop Grumman | https://www.northropgrumman.com/

Forbes Midas List | https://www.forbes.com/midas/

Ann Miura-Ko | https://twitter.com/annimaniac?lang=en

Michael Dempsey | https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhdempsey/

Compound | https://www.compound.vc/

Pallet | https://www.pallet.com/

Andy Weissman | https://twitter.com/aweissman

USV | https://www.usv.com/

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test | https://www.amazon.com/The-Electric-

Kool-Aid-Acid-Test/dp/B000I0YQW0

Neal Jean | https://twitter.com/nealjean1?lang=en

Beacons | https://beacons.ai/

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Today, I'm joined by Niki Scevak, Co-founder of Blackbird, a $2.5 billion Australia based venture firm, investing across Australia and New Zealand at the early stage and beyond. Blackbird backs generational ambition with generational ownership by raising funds, investing in the best startup companies all the way through their journey from idea to beyond IPO. Their portfolio is worth over $7B and includes some of the most successful Aussie and Kiwi startups including Canva, Zoox, SafetyCulture and Culture Amp. Blackbird’s companies are united only by their ambition to tackle the world’s greatest problems, led by founders who are doing their life’s work.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige 🌱💜

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Niki Scevak
04:35 Blackbird like a paradox
10:07 Parallels of Blackbird and Australia
15:13 Investment decision process
15:34 Women are an asset class
20:19 Confirmatory versus due diligence

Show notes:
Niki Scevak | https://twitter.com/nikiscevak?lang=en

Blackbird | https://www.blackbird.vc/

Sunrise | https://www.blackbird.vc/sunrise-festival/sunrise-aotearoa

Lockheed Martin | https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/aircraft.html

Skunk Works | https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/who-we-are/business-areas/aeronautics/skunkworks.html

Atlassian | https://www.atlassian.com/

Campaign Monitor | https://www.campaignmonitor.com/

RetailMeNot | https://www.retailmenot.com/

Aconex | https://www.oracle.com/industries/construction-engineering/aconex/

Canva | https://www.canva.com/

Melanie Perkins | https://twitter.com/melaniecanva?lang=en

Cliff Obrecht | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliff-obrecht-79ba9920/?originalSubdomain=au

Cameron Adams | https://www.linkedin.com/in/themaninblue/?originalSubdomain=au

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Today, Im joined by Yasmine Lacaillade, the Founding Partner of Sinefine. We talk a little bit about the SVB situation that happened recently and it's broader impact on the ecosystem. Yasmine built Sinefine because she saw a growing need in the market for emerging manager aggregation and platforms. Having sat at Drive Capital for a decade and being in charge of LPs while building a single early-stage venture fund into a fully vertically integrated multi-billion dollar platform, Yasmine has talked to everything from family offices to some of the biggest pensions and foreign sovereign wealth platforms in the world.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige 🌱💜

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Yasmine Lacaillade
05:10 Choosing a bank
08:06 Neobanks impact on banking rails
11:27 Inspiration behind Sinefine
15:34 Women are an asset class
25:51 Sending the wire

Show notes:
Yasmine Lacaillade | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yasmine-lacaillade-6448888/

Sinefine | https://www.sinefine.co/

Drive Capital | https://www.drivecapital.com/

Erin Harkless Moore | https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-harkless-cfa

Pivotal | https://www.pivotalventures.org/

Brex | https://www.brex.com/about

Mercury | https://mercury.com/

Day One | https://dayoneapp.com/

Rising Strong | https://www.amazon.com/Rising-Strong-Ability-Transforms-Parent/dp/081298580X

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Today I'm going to talk about our portfolio at Behind Genius Ventures and some of the industry trends in 2023 and beyond. I am one of the youngest fund managers in the world. I founded Behind Genius Ventures in 2021. Our debut fund was $5 million and we invest in pre-seed and seed stage companies building within the future of work and the future of play. The topics we will be talking about today are companies building within generative ai, creators as a business, the loneliness epidemic, the conscious consumer, and the democratization of access.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige 🌱💜

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty
05:54 No stranger to social media
10:51 gaming companies BGV invested in
14:34 conscious consumer companies BGV invested in
17:17 intro to Roots Homes

Show notes:
AI Superpowers | https://www.amazon.com/AI-Superpowers-China-Silicon-Valley/dp/0358105587/ref=asc_df_0358105587/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475740721804&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=6627035190202682770&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9061205&hvtargid=pla-637232464699&psc=1

Prof Jim | https://www.profjim.com/

Deepak Sekar | https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepaksekar/

Capsule | https://ai.capsule.video/

TBC Capital | https://tbc-capital.com/

Creator IQ | https://www.creatoriq.com/

Beacons | https://beacons.ai/

Andreesen Horowitz | https://a16z.com/

Statusphere | https://www.joinstatus.com/

Kristen Wiley | https://www.linkedin.com/in/thekristenwiley/

Kora Management | https://koracap.com/

Aviron | https://www.avironactive.com/

Andy Hoang | https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-hoang-93067226/?originalSubdomain=ca

The Last Gameboard | https://lastgameboard.com/

Shail Mehta | https://twitter.com/ShailMehta86

GreenFest | https://as.sdsu.edu/greenfest/

Biom | https://getbiom.co/

Ivee | https://www.iveeapp.com/

Roots Homes | https://www.roots.homes/

Lauren Self | https://twitter.com/laurenlself?lang=en

Aidaly | https://www

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Today I am going to be sharing the six books that have really impacted the way that I write. I am the author of the book Seed to Harvest. Seed to Harvest is a children's book about venture capital, which I am really passionate about. I am sharing why I think venture is so unique and interesting with folks who might not come from traditional backgrounds or have a misconception that venture is a bunch of old dudes smoking cigars in a mahogany library.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige 🌱💜

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty
01:14 The Art and Business of Online Writing
01:48 A Classic on Writing Well
02:17 The Queen, Joan Didion
04:12 Stephen King On Writing
04:49 Am I There Yet?
05:53 Novelist As a Vocation

Show notes:
The Art and Business of Online Writing: How to Beat the Game of
Capturing and Keeping Attention | https://www.amazon.com/Art-Business-
Online-Writing-Capturing/dp/0998203491

On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction | https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/on-writing-well-william-k-zinsser/1100551159

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft | https://www.amazon.com/Writing-10th-Anniversary-Memoir-Craft/dp/1439156816

Am I There Yet?: The Loop-de-loop, Zigzagging Journey to Adulthood | https://www.amazon.com/There-Yet-Loop-loop-bymariandrew/dp/1524761435

Seed to Harvest | https://www.amazon.com/Seed-Harvest-Explanation-Venture-Capital/dp/0578906457

Novelist as a Vocation | https://www.amazon.com/Novelist-as-Vocation-Haruki-Murakami/dp/0451494644#:~:text=Novelist%20as%20a%20Vocation%20is,reasons%20for%20this%20long%20delay.

Norwegian Wood | https://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Vintage-International-Haruki-Murakami-ebook/dp/B003XT603Q

Killing Commendatore | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38820047-killing-commendatore

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Today, I’m joined by Fernando Pontaza, Co-Founder and General Partner at Invariantes Fund. Fernando is a self-taught, multi-asset class portfolio manager with a track record of outperformance and solid risk metrics. After over 10 years in finance and a decade of managing portfolios, he has learned an enormous amount about the power of creating wealth. He believes the risks and sacrifices entrepreneurs take against the odds are key drivers of mankind's progress. As Co-Founder and General Partner of Guatemala’s first homegrown, early stage, Venture Capital Fund he is doing everything within his power to help them and partake on that journey.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige 🌱💜

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Fernando Pontaza
05:12 Collaborating in a two-way street
10:47 Switching to a multi-family office
15:07 Impact of a 50/50 portfolio
21:42 Deployment slowing down
26:34 Lifting the veil of security

Show notes:
Fernando Pontaza | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fpontaza/

Invariantes Fund | https://www.invariantes.com/

Hustle Fund | https://www.hustlefund.vc/

Elizabeth Yin | https://twitter.com/dunkhippo33

1517 Fund | https://www.1517fund.com/

Thiel Fellowship | https://thielfellowship.org/

Danielle Strachman | https://twitter.com/DStrachman

Luis von Ahn | https://twitter.com/LuisvonAhn

Duolingo | https://www.duolingo.com/

Luminar | https://www.luminartech.com/

Zeeza Cole | https://www.linkedin.com/in/zeeza-cole-014007134/

Sarah Hinkfuss | https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-hinkfuss-3198925/

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Today, I’m joined by Wes Panek, Principal at Screendoor Partners. Screendoor Partners focuses on supporting underrepresented venture capitalists, enabling founders and teams (both of whom are more likely to be underrepresented themselves) to back and build new companies, and creating a more inclusive venture capital and technology ecosystem. Previously, Wes was Principal at New Media Ventures, a Senior Associate at The Global Development Incubator, and a Strategy Consultant at Deloitte Beyond Investing. He loves to play and listen to jazz and is a diehard NBA fan.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige 🌱💜

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Wes Panek
04:56 Screendoor: the economic vehicle
10:15 Best practices for fund managers
15:36 Existing competitive Wedges
20:26 Extending the runway for fundraising
25:39 The market downturn

Show notes:
Wes Panek | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesley-panek-61a3b143/

Screendoor Partners | https://www.screendoorpartners.com/

The Global Development Incubator | https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-global-development-incubator/

Deloitte | https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en.html

Homebrew | https://homebrew.co/

Satya Patel | https://twitter.com/satyap

Hunter Walk | https://twitter.com/hunterwalk

Kindred | https://kindredcapital.vc/

Precursor VC | https://precursorvc.com/

Forerunner VC | https://www.forerunnerventures.com/

Cowboy Ventures | https://www.cowboy.vc/

Fika | https://www.fika.vc/

Lucas Fernandez | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandezlucas/

Lisa Cawley | https://www.linkedin.com/in/31mml/

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Today, I’m joined by Mercedes Bent, an investor on the early stage team at Lightspeed with a focus on consumer fintech/crypto in LATAM and the USA. She is an investor in Forage, Stori, Flink, Outschool, Beek, Magic Eden, Hawku, Fan Controlled Sports, and more. Mercedes co-leads Lightspeed’s LATAM region and the Scout Fund (angel fund). In 2016, she was named a 40 Under 40 for Tech Diversity in Silicon Valley. Previously, she was a Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs in the Asset Management division on a private wealth team where she managed $1.75 billion in wealth for high net worth and institutional clients.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige 🌱💜

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Mercedes Bent
05:03 A change in perspective
10:09 Lessons from Jeremy Liew
15:39 Bringing emotion to work
20:04 Changes in the seed stage
25:20 Taking metrics out of the equation

Show notes:
Mercedes Bent | https://twitter.com/mercebent

Lightspeed | https://lsvp.com/

Goldman Sachs | https://www.goldmansachs.com/

Jeremy Liew | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremyliew/

Alex Taussig | https://twitter.com/ataussig?lang=en

Nicole Quinn | https://twitter.com/Nik_Quinn

Beek | https://beek.io/en

Pamela Esteva | https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamelavaldesesteva/?originalSubdomain=mx

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Today, I’m joined by Erin Harkless Moore, who leads the fund and direct investment program for Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company created by Melinda French Gates to advance social progress in the United States. With over a decade and a half of investment experience, building and managing customized portfolios for endowed institutions and family offices, Erin is responsible for identifying, investing and overseeing a diverse portfolio of investments that drive breakthrough innovations and advance women’s power and influence.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige 🌱💜

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Erin Harkless Moore
04:47 Book Recommendations
10:09 Finding the right path
15:12 Behind the scenes of allocation
20:09 Erin's vision

Show notes:
Erin Harkless Moore | https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-harkless-cfa/

Pivotal Ventures | https://www.pivotalventures.org/

Melinda French Gates | https://twitter.com/melindagates?lang=en

Sea of Tranquility | https://www.amazon.com/Sea-Tranquility-Emily-John-Mandel/dp/0593321448

Mellody Hobson | https://twitter.com/MellodyHobson

Ariel Investments | https://www.arielinvestments.com/about-us/

Carla Harris | https://twitter.com/carlaannharris?lang=en

Morgan Stanley | https://www.morganstanley.com/

Kim Lew | https://twitter.com/kimlew_cio?lang=en

Recast Capital | https://recastcapital.com/

Include Ventures | https://www.includeventures.com/

Fairview Capital | https://www.fairviewcapital.com/

W.K. Kellogg Foundation | https://www.wkkf.org/

Ford Foundation | https://www.fordfoundation.org/

Monique Woodard | https://twitter.com/MoniqueWoodard

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In this special episode,  I talk about how I built trust on Twitter, got Forbes 30U30, and raised $5 million at 23. I share tips to prevent mistakes that emerging managers make raising their first fund. I will be answering questions concerning interactions on Twitter, demographics of LPs, managing how to network and build relationships with founders alongside raising a fund, sharing information and touching base with LPs, and my methodology for contacting LPs periodically throughout the year.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

Connect with Paige

Behind Genius Ventures blog | https://www.behindgeniusventures.com/

Personal Blog | https://paigefinndoherty.com/

Twitter | https://twitter.com/paigefinnn

00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Paige Doherty
05:09 So much of yourself is the fund
10:15 The demographics of LPs in Fund l
15:02 The 3 specific responsibilities of Founders

Show notes:
Marlon Wayne | https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlonwayne/

Impulse | https://www.impulse.win/

Meagan Loyst | https://twitter.com/meaganloyst

Gen Z VC | https://www.genzvcs.com/

Transact Global | https://www.transactglobal.co/

On Deck Angels | https://www.beondeck.com/post/oda1

Heather Hartnett | https://twitter.com/HeatherHartnett

Jenny Lefcourt | https://twitter.com/jennylefcourt?lang=en

Katie Stanton | https://twitter.com/KatieS

Andy Weissman | https://twitter.com/aweissman

Bain Capital Ventures | https://baincapitalventures.com/

Tribe Capital | https://tribecap.co/

Washington Post Article | https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/04/23/gen-z-venture-capital/

San Diego Tribune Article | https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2021-05-14/how-this-22-year-old-sdsu-grad-raised-1-6-million-to-invest-in-underrepresented-entrepreneurs

CBS Channel 8 video on Paige | https://www.cbs8.com/video/news/local/sdsu-grad-invest-underrepresented-entrepreneurs/509-64f6d846-6da3-49cc-994b-88ebd34fa365

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