E24: Building a Multi-Billion-Dollar Asset Management Firm with CoVenture's Ali Hamed
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In this episode of Turpentine VC, Ali Hamed, Partner at CoVenture, joins Erik Torenberg to discuss the advantages of investing across asset classes, CoVenture’s inflection points, the importance of being liked in venture, and asset classes Ali hopes to invest in in the future. If you’re looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite:http://netsuite.com/turpentine
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TIMESTAMPS:
(00:00) Intro
(01:25) CoVenture in a Nutshell
(03:22) How CoVenture Succeeds in Credit
(06:50) Hard Conversations VCs Should Be Having
(10:01) How CoVenture Differentiates
(11:16) Venture Firms Getting Into Multiple Asset Classes
(14:19) Team Building and CoVenture's Future
(23:37) Future of CoVenture Continued
(28:24) Ali on Crypto
(31:07) Why LPs Are More Comfortable Giving Money to Big Brand VCs
(35:50) The Future of Venture
(37:41) The Evolution of Coventure
(44:27) Starting Over in 2024
(52:51) Wrap
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