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Nov. 28, 2023

E15: Redpoint's Logan Bartlett on Carving Out a Spot in Venture

E15: Redpoint's Logan Bartlett on Carving Out a Spot in Venture

Today we're joined by Logan Bartlett of Redpoint to dive into shifts in venture's past, present and future - and break down the strategies and positioning of other prestigious VCs.

Today we're joined by Logan Bartlett of Redpoint to dive into Redpoint's approach to venture, trends and predictions for the VC ecosystem, and a breakdown of the strategies and craft of the asset class's most consequential players. Cloud Infrastructure for all your needs: do more and spend less with Oracle. Take a free test drive of OCI at https://oracle.com/turpentine

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) Intro

(01:28) Nerding out on the history of venture

(02:36) On venture firms' structure

(16:09) Sponsor: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

(17:10) Logan's role models

(27:08) Redpoint's history informs its present

(32:04) How Redpoint operates?

(37:47) Why is there no Midas List of top firms?

(39:54) Which firms Logan admires 

(42:54) On success in distribution of returns

(48:27) What if Logan didn't join Redpoint?

(54:47) What will be the biggest change to happen 7-10 years from now