{"podcast":{"title":"Innovation with Mark Peter Davis","slug":"innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720","podcast_index_feed_id":1367720,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/innovationwithmpd/","website_url":"https://www.interplay.vc/podcast","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/7c3c2e2f-e37e-4970-8f8c-d9002bc7ee8b/6v95MP3mlMcpNDOiXIVFZabm.jpg","author":"Interplay","episode_count":154,"summary":"Welcome to Innovation with Mark Peter Davis, a podcast dedicated to innovation, truth, and education. Through fireside chats with entrepreneurs, industry leading executives, and creative minded business folk, I'll highlight the society altering transformations that are happening all around us while providing crucial entrepreneurial advice. Pickup tips from founders who sold their company for hundreds of millions of dollars. Discover how everyday materials and goods are being reinvented by science. Learn about the current state of space exploration and the space industry from the CEO of a rocket company. Join him on this expedition to learn about the innovations that are changing our world and the way we exist. Don’t forget to subscribe and follow on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Medium.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T04:21:56.067625+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720"},"episode":{"title":"The Gold Standard for Seed VC: Inside Primary","slug":"the-gold-standard-for-seed-vc-inside-primary","published_at":"2026-01-15T14:29:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720/the-gold-standard-for-seed-vc-inside-primary","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720","url":"https://innovationwithmpd.captivate.fm/episode/the-gold-standard-for-seed-vc-inside-primary","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/ef213d51-f4e8-4a19-afc4-2850731cf284.mp3","summary":"Brad Svrluga has been a mentor and a close friend of mine for years. Watching him build Primary - one of the most respected firms in the industry - has been a masterclass in itself, so sitting down with him for this episode was a highlight I've been looking forward to and a great way to kick off the year. We went deep on an often overlooked topic in VC: How do you actually scale a firm's infrastructure? Whether you're a GP or a founder, Brad’s perspective on building a modern, institutional-grade firm is unmatched. ⏱ Chapter Markers 00:00 – Intro & Brad's Background 01:00 – What Primary Ventures Does Differently 03:20 – Incubation and Building Companies from Scratch 05:00 – Why Founders Pick Primary 07:00 – Inside the Operational Support Team 09:00 – Is There a Downside to Scaling a VC Firm? 10:30 – Culture and Structure at Primary 12:15 – Aligning Operational Teams with MOIC Goals 14:00 – Ben & Brad: cofounder Dynamics 17:30 – Why Brad Became a VC 21:00 – The Challenge of Scaling Venture Itself 24:00 – The Downfall of Venture Networks 26:00 – Scaling with Specialized Partners 30:00 – Rebranding and Starting Primary 31:30 – Advice for Emerging VCs: Sourcing, Picking, and LPs 38:50 – Wrap-Up and Reflections Links: Brad Svrluga: LinkedIn Primary: Website , LinkedIn Interplay: Website , LinkedIn , Twitter MPD: LinkedIn , Twitter","meta_description":"Brad Svrluga has been a mentor and a close friend of mine for years. Watching him build Primary - one of the most respected firms in the industry - has be…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2365,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720/episodes/the-gold-standard-for-seed-vc-inside-primary/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/innovation-with-mark-peter-davis-1367720/the-gold-standard-for-seed-vc-inside-primary.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}