Resources

Legal Counsel for Emerging Managers:

Chris Harvey (Harvey Esquire is the name of his firm) - also subscribe to his blog, which is a great place to start on learning what questions to ask, what to think about, etc.

Articles I wrote to help GPs position their pitch / fund:

Refining your pitch with your fund name: “Why Your Fund Name Pitches Your Fund Better Than Your Deck”
On Quarterly Updates: “What LPs and GPs Want From Quarterly Updates”
On building a brand/reputation: “Building A Reputation, Not A Brand”
How to be truly different: “The Differentiation Nobody Talks About”
Pitching Family Offices: “Pitching Family Offices”
How to approach the first call with potential LPs: “The First Pitch”
What I look for in Emerging Managers (a good starting point to reverse engineer): “What I Look For In Emerging Managers - Part 1”
What I look for in Emerging Managers (a good starting point to reverse engineer): “What I Look For In Emerging Managers - Part 2”
What I look for in Emerging Managers (a good starting point to reverse engineer): “What I Look For In Emerging Managers - Part 3”

Newsletters / Articles / Podcasts I read and listen to:

Superclusters / Cup of Zhou - a terrific resource for both EMs and LPs (both the blog and podcast should be top of your list!)
Pattern Ventures Substack - great resources and date from a FoF I think highly of. Their writings have serious “meat on the bone” and can be a great resource.
Trace Cohen’s newsletter - great to read for more understanding of VC, Family Offices, etc.
This episode of Peter Lacaillade on 20VC: Why Now is the Best Time to Invest in Emerging Managers, Biggest Mistake Emerging Managers Make When Fundraising & Investing Lessons from Investing $1.5BN Per Year and Being Early Investors in Thrive, a16z and Founders Fund.
This article: “Invest Decisively in Seed”
This article on fund size: “Size Matters”
StepStone Report on Emerging Managers (from Dec. 2024)
This update from Firstlook Partners with great resources on EM fund performance, etc.
This report from Pattern Ventures on the performance of Venture Funds by fund size
This article on the performance on Fund of Funds and why they not just mitigate risk, but actually can outperform

People providing regular insights online (not in order):

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