{"podcast":{"title":"Private Equity Value Creation Podcast","slug":"private-equity-value-creation-podcast-7052671","podcast_index_feed_id":7052671,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6077517/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/private-equity-value-creation-podcast--6077517","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4e952c718805d82014330dda3a72dc74.jpg","author":"Gordon Cheng","episode_count":135,"summary":"Get behind-the-scenes access to the minds shaping the world of Private Equity, hear captivating stories about transactions and investments, and learn about the innovative approaches leading investors, operators, advisors and bankers employ to drive sustainable growth and create enterprise value. https://www.howtosaas.com/pevaluecreation","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T14:18:55.924916+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-equity-value-creation-podcast-7052671"},"episode":{"title":"Ep.126: Joe Mancini, Front Porch Venture Partners | The Hybrid Fund Model and Building Software Moats","slug":"ep-126-joe-mancini-front-porch-venture-partners-the-hybrid-fund-model-and-building-software-moats","published_at":"2026-05-01T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-equity-value-creation-podcast-7052671/ep-126-joe-mancini-front-porch-venture-partners-the-hybrid-fund-model-and-building-software-moats","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-equity-value-creation-podcast-7052671","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-126-joe-mancini-front-porch-venture-partners-the-hybrid-fund-model-and-building-software-moats--71805599","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71805599/423219967_44100_2_95f1550541314.mp3","summary":"On this episode, Joe Mancini, Co-Founder and Partner at Front Porch Venture Partners, explains how a hybrid fund-of-funds model works in practice—deploying capital both into early-stage venture funds as an LP and directly into seed and Series A companies, with a deliberate focus on the Southeast.Learn why the most defensible moats in software today are being built around go-to-market and purpose-built vertical features rather than technology alone, and how the falling cost of code is compressing roadmap timelines from quarters to weeks. Plus, get a practical framework for deciding where to deploy human capital versus AI agents.The information contained in this podcast is not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice.","meta_description":"On this episode, Joe Mancini, Co-Founder and Partner at Front Porch Venture Partners, explains how a hybrid fund-of-funds model works in practice—deployin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2185,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/private-equity-value-creation-podcast-7052671/episodes/ep-126-joe-mancini-front-porch-venture-partners-the-hybrid-fund-model-and-building-software-moats/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/private-equity-value-creation-podcast-7052671/ep-126-joe-mancini-front-porch-venture-partners-the-hybrid-fund-model-and-building-software-moats.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}