How I Invest with David Weisburd

Podcasts · Investing

How I Invest with David Weisburd

404 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

How I Invest with David Weisburd is a podcast that interviews the world's leading institutional investors. Previous guests include The Ford Foundation, Northwestern University Endowment, CalPERS, Stepstone, and other top limited partners.

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Topics · top 10

GP-LP Relationship Alignment×2Compound Interest vs Relationship CompoundingCareer Starting Position and Brand EffectsOrganizational Culture as Competitive AdvantageVenture Capital Access and LP StrategyEmerging Manager Selection and PerformanceExcellence and Social Friction in OrganizationsFamily Office Wealth PreservationDirect Investing vs Blind Pool FundsConviction Building Through Deep Knowledge

Analyzed Episodes

Jul 10, 2026

E401: Einstein Was Wrong About What Actually Compounds

Compound Interest vs Relationship CompoundingCareer Starting Position and Brand EffectsOrganizational Culture as Competitive Advantage
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Jun 8, 2026

E385: Why Public Markets Need SpaceX, OpenAI & Anthropic

Late-Stage Private Market InvestingIPO Market Dynamics and Mega-Cap ListingsGrowth Stock Shortage in Public Markets
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Jun 9, 2026

E386: Adams Street ($70B): Venture Capital Has a New Problem

Venture Capital Manager Selection and Due DiligencePortfolio Construction and Time Diversification in VCVenture Capital Persistence and Return Dispersion
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Jun 10, 2026

E387: Where Alpha Hides in Private Equity | Josh Adams

Corporate carve-outs and orphan asset monetizationOperational value creation in private equityEuropean market entry and localization strategy
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Jun 12, 2026

E389: The Future of Investing: Data Centers, AI & the Next Trillion-Dollar Companies

AI Infrastructure and Power ConstraintsVenture Capital Concentration and Mega-RoundsPrivate Markets Duration and IPO Timing
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Jun 15, 2026

E390: Ron Rofé on AI, Founder Obsession, and Venture Returns

Venture capital investment strategyFounder selection and evaluation criteriaAI investment consensus and market inefficiency
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May 21, 2026

E374: Why the Best Investors Prepare for Crashes Before They Happen

Portfolio Liquidity Management and Supply Depot StrategyManager Selection and Alpha Persistence EvaluationFund Size and Style Drift Risk Management
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May 14, 2026

E369: Midas List VC: Why Smart VCs Are Buying Secondaries

Secondary venture investing strategy and inflection point thesisFund size optimization and scarcity-driven fundraisingLP preferences: co-invest vehicles vs. blind pool funds
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May 13, 2026

E368: Sovereign 2.0: How Mubadala Capital Is Reinventing the $430B Playbook w/CIO Oscar Fahlgren

Large-ticket private equity deals ($10B+)Complexity as investment thesisContinuation vehicles and long-term holds
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May 8, 2026

E365: Stanford GSB Professor on Venture Capital’s Manager Incentives

Carry structure and fee negotiations in private equityLP portfolio diversification and correlation analysisKey person provisions and fund manager continuity
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Nov 13, 2025

E241: How Spirits Became a $1 Trillion Alternative Asset Class

Alternative asset investingWhiskey barrel investmentsInstitutional investor behavior
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May 5, 2026

E362: Why Jensen Huang Believes Physical AI will be a $50 Trillion Market

Physical AI market opportunity and sizingReal-time location tracking and positioning technologyWireless network-based sensing and software-defined radios
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Apr 29, 2026

E358: The Woman Behind the World's Top GP Brands | Jen Prosek

Brand building in financial servicesGP marketing strategy and differentiationRetail capital distribution channels
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Apr 28, 2026

E357: CalSTRS CIO: Where Do You Invest $390 Billion Today?

AI transformation and technology disruption across industriesPortfolio diversification strategies in high-correlation environmentsInfrastructure and energy transition investment opportunities
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Apr 27, 2026

E356: Why Co-Investments Are Taking Over Private Equity

Private Equity Co-Investment Market GrowthIndependent Sponsor Model EconomicsBlind Pool Fund Alternatives
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Apr 24, 2026

E355: From Deal-by-Deal to a $6.5B Platform: Building a Real Estate Investment Empire

Real estate fund platform architecture and institutional infrastructureCapital formation and investor relations during market cyclesMultifamily acquisition strategy in secondary/tertiary markets
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Apr 23, 2026

E354: Why Most VCs Misunderstand Peter Thiel’s Power Law

Power Law Distribution in Venture CapitalFounder Selection and PsychologyFirst-Principles Thinking vs. A/B Testing
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Apr 22, 2026

E353: Why Biotech Is Struggling in Today’s Market (and the Future of Healthcare)

Biotech Drug Development EconomicsInflation Reduction Act Impact on Pharma PricingChina's Dominance in Drug Discovery
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Apr 15, 2026

E348: Why “Boring” Businesses Beat Venture Capital

Lower Middle Market Private Equity StrategyProactive Sourcing and Sector SelectionBuy-Build and Add-On Acquisition Strategy
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Apr 16, 2026

E349: Built to Scale: The J.P. Morgan Growth Playbook

Growth Equity Investment StrategyPrivate Company Lifecycle ExtensionVenture Capital Fund Structures and Continuation Vehicles
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