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Oct. 2, 2023

E12: Jamie Rhode on Why 95% of LPs Can Only Achieve a 10% IRR when the Mean Return is 50% IRR | Why High Ownership % is Overrated | Investing into First Time Fund Managers

E12: Jamie Rhode on Why 95% of LPs Can Only Achieve a 10% IRR when the Mean Return is 50% IRR | Why High Ownership % is Overrated | Investing into First Time Fund Managers

Jamie Rhode, Principal at Verdis Investment Management, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss data-driven investing, compounding returns, Jamie's investing philosophy, and more.

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Jamie Rhode, Principal at Verdis Investment Management, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss data-driven investing, compounding returns, Jamie's investing philosophy, and more. We're proudly sponsored by AngelList, visit https://www.angellist.com/tlp if you’re ready to level up your startup or fund.


The Limited Partner podcast is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: www.turpentine.co

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@durationFX (Jamie)

@dweisburd (David)

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LINKS:

Burgiss data https://www.burgiss.com/

Verdis Invesment Management https://www.verdisinvestment.com/

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(01:07) Jamie’s data driven approach

(02:20) Using duration as an advantage

(04:37) Jamie’s first principles approach to VC portfolio construction

(07:00) The mean return in venture is 4-5x greater than the median

(10:54) Jamie’s strategy and proprietary deal flow

(15:30) Sponsor: AngelList

(16:50) Comparing Jamie’s philosophy with past guests LPs Michael Kim and David Clark

(19:25) Disciplined investing

(21:20) Jamie’s red flags for GPs

(22:50) Data stack: PitchBook, CB Insights, Burgiss 

(24:00) Ideal GPs

(27:40) Compounding returns

(29:40)What percentage of venture investors are able to access a strategy that results in 25% compounding?  

(30:55) Co-investing with other LPs

(32:43) Other top tier LPs shoutouts

(34:05) Investing in life sciences

(38:00) #OpenLP movement and transparency

(40:10) Who will be the next great GPs?

(44:00) Management fees

(46:00) What Jamie would change about the industry