{"podcast":{"title":"Venture Unlocked: The playbook for venture capital managers","slug":"venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261","podcast_index_feed_id":2990261,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/73172.rss","website_url":"https://ventureunlocked.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/73172/f198d8343a19d4654fb4c4b0f92c9a4d.jpg","author":"Samir Kaji","episode_count":159,"summary":"Venture Unlocked offers unique insider insights into venture capital through our Podcast and writings.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T00:20:47.002881+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261"},"episode":{"title":"Investing in USV Fund I, lessons learned as a LP, and why Emerging Managers are so important","slug":"investing-in-usv-fund-i-lessons-learned-as-a-lp-and-why-emerging-managers-are-so-important","published_at":"2024-08-01T16:10:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261/investing-in-usv-fund-i-lessons-learned-as-a-lp-and-why-emerging-managers-are-so-important","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261","url":"https://ventureunlocked.substack.com/p/investing-in-usv-fund-i-lessons-learned","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/147166790/0f373aaabec1cc2eb22809d0de2a3483.mp3","summary":"Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. This week I'm excited to sit down with Lindel Eakman from Foundry . Lindel has been an investor in funds and companies since the early 2000s when he started at UTIMCO. In our conversation, Lindel talks about being one of the first investors in Union Square Ventures, his preference for smaller partnerships, and the art of conducting quality reference calls on GPs. Having known each other for a while, our chat felt like a fun and casual water cooler conversation about the venture capital world. About Lindel Eakman: Lindel Eakman is a partner at Foundry, where he focuses on early-stage investing. Since joining in 2015, Lindel has been active across the portfolio, working closely with partner funds and leading new direct investments. He is known for his humble and supportive approach, valuing the hard work of founders. Before Foundry, Lindel managed the private investment program at the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO) from 2002 to 2015. At UTIMCO, he built the venture capital program and invested in firms like IA Ventures, True Ventures, Union Square Ventures, and Foundry. Lindel began his career in finance at KPMG in the M&A Tax Practice from 1997 to 2001 and then worked as a Corporate Finance Associate at Stephens, Inc. in 2002. He holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business and a BBA in Accounting and Finance from Texas Christian University. He is a CPA and a CFA charter holder. In this episode, we discuss: (01:14) Early Career and Union Square Ventures and moving to Foundry (03:00) Investment Philosophy and Strategy (04:28) The value of partnering with emerging managers (05:55) Selecti…","meta_description":"Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. This week I'm excited to sit down…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3800,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261/episodes/investing-in-usv-fund-i-lessons-learned-as-a-lp-and-why-emerging-managers-are-so-important/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/venture-unlocked-the-playbook-for-venture-capital-managers-2990261/investing-in-usv-fund-i-lessons-learned-as-a-lp-and-why-emerging-managers-are-so-important.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}