{"podcast":{"title":"Deconstructor of Fun","slug":"deconstructor-of-fun-223878","podcast_index_feed_id":223878,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/500026c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.deconstructoroffun.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/738867/738867-1707997600386-9686d82cf1bc9.jpg","author":"Deconstructor of Fun","episode_count":793,"summary":"Deconstructor of Fun podcast is created by games professionals for games professionals. We explore the business side of the games industry with the goal of bringing listeners content that is relevant, insightful, and entertaining on a weekly basis. Hosts: Michail Katkoff www.linkedin.com/in/michailkatkoff/ Eric Kress www.linkedin.com/in/erickress/ Phillip Black www.linkedin.com/in/phillip-black-economist/ Jen Donahoe www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferdonahoe","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T02:22:37.907775+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deconstructor-of-fun-223878"},"episode":{"title":"Left VC to Become a Founder Again. Here's What They Don't Tell You About Running a Fund","slug":"left-vc-to-become-a-founder-again-here-s-what-they-don-t-tell-you-about-running-a-fund","published_at":"2026-04-20T19:01:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deconstructor-of-fun-223878/left-vc-to-become-a-founder-again-here-s-what-they-don-t-tell-you-about-running-a-fund","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deconstructor-of-fun-223878","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/deconstructoroffun/episodes/Left-VC-to-Become-a-Founder-Again--Heres-What-They-Dont-Tell-You-About-Running-a-Fund-e3i6kbj","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/500026c/podcast/play/118755123/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-20%2F422466432-44100-2-99a44e51e26f7.mp3","summary":"We sit down with Joakim Achren, serial entrepreneur, former GP at F4 Fund, and now AI-first founder, to talk about why he walked away from venture capital and what he's building next.Topics Covered:● The founder-turned-VC trap: why it sounds like a natural progression but has a flaw nobody warns you about ● Micro-fund economics: a $10M fund pays you less than a startup salary, and you spend half your time fundraising for the next one ● Why industry clout doesn't move LP capital, and the relationship mistake that cost him the raise ● Gaming VC right now: why LPs burned in the COVID boom aren't writing new checks ● The three-legged stool of VC — LPs, founders, co-investors — and why you're competing and cooperating with the same people simultaneously ● How Claude Code became his entire publishing company and let him ship a book solo ● Distribution is the last human moat: why creativity and authenticity are what AI keeps failing at ● The AI productivity trap: working 18-hour days, thinking less, producing more mediocre output faster ● Why he wrote a sleep book for founders, and what chronic bad sleep does to your brain in the long term Joakim's new book available now: https://sleepagain.co","meta_description":"We sit down with Joakim Achren, serial entrepreneur, former GP at F4 Fund, and now AI-first founder, to talk about why he walked away from venture capital…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3904,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/deconstructor-of-fun-223878/episodes/left-vc-to-become-a-founder-again-here-s-what-they-don-t-tell-you-about-running-a-fund/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deconstructor-of-fun-223878/left-vc-to-become-a-founder-again-here-s-what-they-don-t-tell-you-about-running-a-fund.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}