Hi everyone!

Welcome to the UpStartVC Podcast, a podcast where we talk to entrepreneurs about the things they’re building and investors about the entrepreneurs they’re backing.

It is hosted by Kamo Motaung an entrepreneur and BCom Honours Investment Management graduate; and, Daryn Munnik, currently pursuing a Masters in Development Finance, with research and support from Vuyo Mzini.

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This week we chat with Jesse Randall of Sweater on his mission to change the US Venture Capital (VC) industry by providing retail investors the opportunity to invest in VC as an asset class.

The themes we discuss are:

* Why Sweater was created.

* How investors can use empathy as a tool for success.

* The role of intuition and bias in investment decisions.

* Risk misalignment between founders and investors.

* Navigating difficult conversations between co-founders.

We have also put together a background research note on Sweater, it is available here:

Sweater Ventures research note

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Cheers

Kamo & Daryn & Vuyo

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