Unlimited Partners

By Thomas McGannon

Join Thomas McGannon on his journey to learn - what makes great partnerships? We explore stories of people working together throughout business building, investing, community and family. While much of... more

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The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.

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September 20, 2022 David Rosenthal, Acquired / Kindergarten Ventures | Why They Invested in Vanta, an Automated Compliance Company
Today is a special episode of UP with our first returning guest David Rosenthal from the Acquired Podcast (Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal)! David also started a venture fund called Kindergarten Ventures with his friend (from kindergarten) Nat Manning (Kettle).
Thomas and David discuss their investment in Vanta, an automated compliance company which "helps companies scale security practices and automate compliance for the industry’s most sought after standards - SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, GDPR, and CCPA."
Topics Include:
-David and Thomas' investing thought processes
-Software eating the world
-Why Vanta?
-What is Vanta?
-Why you still need the Auditors and why that was smart for Vanta to pursue
-Christina Cacioppo, CEO & Founder, at Vanta
"Christina Cacioppo is the CEO and co-founder of Vanta, a leading security and compliance platform backed by Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator. Previously, she led product management for Dropbox Paper. She is based in San Francisco and enjoys running and reading in her spare time."
-Kindergarten Fund
-Terms of the Vanta deal
-Vanta deal dynamics
-Goals and Future hopes for Vanta
-Rule of 40 Company (Recurring revenue growth + cash flow margin) a SaaS company's growth rate when added to its free cash flow rate should equal 40 percent or higher
-Liquidation Preference (Benefits and Downside?)
Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
Links:
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1h 56min
September 13, 2022Jake Beebe CEO AllRec Awards | What Actually is Good Company Culture?
Today's Unlimited Partner is Jake Beebe, CEO of AllRec Awards, a manufacturing provider of letterman jackets and Scholastic awards and apparel based in Waco, TX servicing the southern United States.
Topics include:
Morgan Housel The Psychology of Money

Key quotes from Jake's grandfather "People don't decide their futures, they decide their habits, and their habits decide their futures" and "Just work hard. If you don't work harder than everyone that's on you because you can control that."

Celebrating youth sports

Jory Caulkins founder of Enduring Companies

What it takes to build a company

How to build and sustain culture

How to balance intensity and patience as a leader

Celebrating successes

"If your why doesn't make you cry it's probably not your why"
Jake's song is Miles Davis Quintet's Solar
Thomas was confident one time that Kind of Blue (Miles Davis) was John Coltrane and his wife knew it was Miles Davis. But it's a great album so here is a link to that too!
Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
Links:
Jake's email is [email protected]
enduring.co
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
Tegus Acquires Canalyst Link
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56min
September 06, 2022Steve Ressler, Co-Founder The Brydon Group | What Is It Like to Operate an ETA (Search) Fund?
Today's Unlimited Partner is Steve Ressler, Co-Founder of The Brydon Group, an ETA fund focused on "partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs to acquire small businesses. We invest in significant stakes in traditional searches and through our Brydon Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIR) program. We bring our experience and expertise from CEO roles, large cap private equity, and bulge bracket banking to search. Our founders have made over 70 investments in supporting searchers across a range of industries and geographies."
Their fund has the board member retired Army General Stanley McChrystal
Topics include:
Growing up as an IRS "brat" moving around the country as his dad moved about the IRS

Wanting to be a teacher

Working for the government (Homeland Security, Dept of Education, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, GovDelivery, Granicus...)

Co-Founding The Brydon Group

Search Funds

His time working as a Producer for World Cafe in Philly

He thinks he's named after Steve Miller Band but his dad says it's just his friend Steve
Steve's song is Griffin House - The Guy Who Sings Goodbye to You Is Out of His Mind
Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
Links:
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
Tegus Acquires Canalyst Link
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1h 13min
August 30, 2022Kyle Harrison, GP at Contrary | Cinematographer Turned Investor, Time as a Resource, Ramp, Pave and Investing in Talent
Today's Unlimited Partner is Kyle Harrison, General Partner at Contrary, a venture fund that "identifies and invests in the world’s top talent. Backed by iconic founders from Tesla, Airbnb, Facebook, and more" in early stage rounds. Kyle joined to lead their Breakout Fund. He's also a writer with his blog Investing 101 2.0 where he tackles investing from different angles.
Topics include:
Time as a resource, measuring your performance (The Natural Selection of Time) by Kyle Harrison

Rome Research note taking app

Kyle's career as an Investor at TCV, Coatue, Index, Contrary

His videographer's background in college

The West Wing clip ("I want to be the guy. You want to be the guy, 'the guy' counts on...")

Contrary's Talent Vortex - Fred Wilson's quote, "Talent is the only thing that matters"

The Founder's Book

Ramp

How Contrary works, Kyle's role in the later phase startups

Investing in Pave, "How do you sign up to provide value besides just writing that cheque?"

Marc Andreessen quote, "You commoditise one layer to create value at the next."

The latest technology landscape, growth rates slowing in the near term

"What's In a Valuation?" article (Investing 101 2.0) by Kyle Harrison

"A genius is the man who can do the average thing when everyone else around him is losing his mind." by Napoleon

Farewell Transmission by Magnolia Electric, "The real truth about it is no one gets it right, the real truth about it is we're all supposed to try"

Optimism is better than pessimism
Kyle's song is Farther Along by Josh Garrels "So cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine, we'll understand this, all by and by"

Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
Links:
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
Tegus Acquires Canalyst Link

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1h 34min
August 23, 2022Jake Hoffberg of Equifund | How a Jazz Musician Got into Publishing; Private Equity Crowdfunding in the Digital Age
Today's Unlimited Partner is Jake Hoffberg the Publisher for Equifund, which helps "retail investors diversify their portfolio, increase passive income, and grow their net worth using private market investments. Companies can use Equifund’s technology to raise money under multiple US exemptions: Reg D, Reg A+, Reg CF and Reg S."
After learning that The Jobs Act of 2012 would ease methods of capital raising, Jake dove in headfirst and learned the ins and outs of the new laws. He saw first hand how to navigate, what to do, what not to do. Eventually he joined Equifund where he has become the Publisher, helping to provide private funding rounds for investors into vehicles they also take part in. This better aligns the interests of all parties involved. Equifund also helps prepare companies to go public, helping them get used to the new reporting they will be required to submit.
Topics include:
Attending Indiana University as a jazz musician and figuring out he wanted a different experience

Learning about promotions and events while at college

Getting into publishing and selling in the world of children's books

Investing in his self by buying copyrighting courses

Getting hired at Agora

Equifund (started by Jordan Gillissie) and how crowdfunding became legal due to The Jobs Act of 2012

Lowe v. SEC, 472 U.S. 181 (1985) and here's the link for the SCOTUS audio which I love to listen to sometimes

Trying to protect investors by vetting incoming deals, avoiding snake oil salesmen

Helping companies go public the right way

Company curation in a crowdfunding world, having skin in the game
Jake's song is Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop) - Got To Knock a Little Harder

Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
Links:
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
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55min
August 10, 2022Katelin Holloway, Co-Founder of 776 | From Pixar to Reddit to Investor, Building Teams that Change the World
Today's Unlimited Partner is Katelin Holloway Co-Founder of Seven Seven Six, a venture capital firm with Alexis Ohanian."Founded by builders, built with software, in order to be the very best at supporting founders that are changing the world". Katelin has dedicated her career to building teams and advancing the HR function at some of the internet’s most influential startups, including Pixar, Klout and Reddit. As Founding Partner at the firm, she contributes as both an investing and operating partner, supporting entrepreneurs with all things People & Culture. She is passionate about funding the companies that will shape the future of work, life, sustainability, and the delicate balance that enables us to thrive. At home, she plays the role of mom to two wily little boys – Luca and Juno."
She also hosts the podcast All Hands with Katelin Holloway
Topics include:
Making her first investment in Poppyseed Health with her Mom

Seven Seven Six with Alexis Ohanian

Working at Pixar

Discovering her superpowers at Klout

Joining Reddit after having a great experience which saved her child's life

Reddit becoming her favorite job

Shooting your shot
Katelin's songs are Rocky Raccoon by The Beatles and Heatwaves by Glass Animals
Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
Links:
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
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55min
August 04, 2022Nick Moran, Founder of New Stack Ventures / The Full Ratchet Podcast | Make Your Mark, Earn Your Freedom and Build Something to Last
"Investing in Outsiders", From Danaher to New Stack Ventures to The Full Ratchet Podcast, Nick Moran Joins Us
Today's Unlimited Partner is Nick Moran from New Stack Ventures and The Full Ratchet Podcast. New Stack was founded in 2015 with a mission to invest in the Outsiders. Nick launched the first VC podcast, one of the first AngelList Syndicates, and subsequently raised their first VC fund. New Stack now manages $75M+, and leads rounds at the early seed stage with an emphasis on B2B SaaS, Fintech, Supply Chain, Proptech, Healthcare, and eCommerce.
The Full Ratchet was the 1st Venture Capital Podcast launched in May 2014 and dedicated to demystifying VC. TFR is one of the top 0.5% most popular shows out of 2,875,332 podcasts globally:
Topics include:
Getting experience at Danaher, the Danaher Business System, developing a nano-technology that grew the company's top and bottom line against many odds, and then getting customers to pay a subscription model for it at 6x the price

Leaving Corporate and getting into investing with New Stack Ventures

The Full Ratchet Podcast

Growing by use of blogs prior to Twitter

What is gratitude actually, in the day of buzz words?

The 4 Pillars of Investing at New Stack Ventures

"Investing in Outsiders"

Where would you like your managers to be spending their time?
Nick's song Crucify Your Mind by Rodriguez (Searching For Sugarman (2012 Documentary)
Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
Links:
Rick Rubins Lex Fridman podcast
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
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55min
July 28, 2022Jason Corsello, Acadian Ventures | Endurance and Building the Future of Work From Anywhere,
Today's Unlimited Partner is Jason Corsello from Acadian Ventures. Jason is the Founder & CEO for The Acadian Company and General Partner for Acadian Ventures, an early stage venture fund. Previously, Corsello was Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development for Cornerstone OnDemand [NASDAQ: CSOD]. Corsello joined Cornerstone in 2011, bringing more than 15 years of experience in enterprise software, market research, and management consulting. In this role, Corsello was responsible for driving innovation, go-to-market strategies and new corporate initiatives including guiding M&A, leading the company's corporate venture investments and accelerator program and overseeing new product initiatives including platform, content, analytics and mobile.
Acadian Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in the USA and Germany. They invest in companies at their earliest days of formation that are leading the work revolution and reimagining how people work in the future.
Topics include:
Working with Adam Miller at Cornerstone OnDemand

Nomi Health

Did we mention he beat f***ing cancer?

Using Domo to help with Covid 19 testing in the state of Utah

John Boyd (military strategist) OODA

DPI

Adding a partner based in Germany

What Jason thinks of today's climate, and why "I don't know" isn't a bad answer

Sharing conversations with other founders
Sponsors:
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My Marketplace Builder
Links:
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
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52min
July 27, 2022Tony Perez, Founder of Peregrine Capital Group | Investing in Government Modernization Through Dual-Use Technology Companies
Today's Unlimited Partner is Tony Perez from Peregrine Capital Group. He's been in the United States Air Force for 16 years, and has started projects like Spark for AFWERX which helps tie together many moving parts of the AF.
He's a proven leader with experience leading cross-functional teams in dynamic and complex environments. Able to bridge an organization’s strategic objectives with tactical-level execution. Rapidly analyzes information, prioritizes competing interest, and makes decisive decisions. Recognized leader who provides mentorship to subordinates and honest feedback to superiors. Builds disruptive organizations by leveraging proven mythologies. Communicates complex information succinctly to small and large groups.
Topics include:
History in the Air Force as a KC10 pilot
Being the best John Stockton in the world (Getting the assists)

AFWERX

Spark

Starting Peregrine Capital

Dual-use technology (a solution that can generate revenue in commercial and national security markets)

Collaborating with commercial enterprises

Types of contracts within the military

How Peregrine Capital is setup to win

Sponsors:
Tegus Research
My Marketplace Builder
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Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
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52min
July 19, 2022Joanna Shevelenko and Kelly Graziadei, f7 Founders | From Facebook to Seed Investing, Execution Is Everything
Today's Unlimited Partners are Joanna Lee Shevelenko and Kelly Graziadei from f7 Ventures.
f7 Ventures is comprised of 7 female operators and leaders with over 20 years of experience in the fastest growing technology companies in Silicon Valley. During their tenures at Facebook, Google, Yahoo and beyond, they managed and developed thousands of people across dozens of teams around the world. They grew and managed revenue from $0 to > $15B. They scaled user growth to over a billion, launched over 30 new products globally and led teams across almost every organizational discipline.
Topics include:
Taking a $17/hr job at Facebook instead of an investment bank

Lessons learned at Facebook as one of the first 100 employees

Building teams and growing revenue

Deciding to leave and build their own venture

The reason for building f7

What to look for in a leader or founder

Strategies for growing executives

Not being afraid to let people fail
Links
LinkedIn Kelly Graziadei
LinkedIn Joanna Lee Shevelenko
Thomas McGannon LinkedIn
f7 Ventures
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50min

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