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  • Join your host, Matt Cohen, Founder & Managing Partner at Ripple Ventures for weekly conversations with leaders in the startup ecosystem discussing the truth about investing, building and running startups.

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  • Embracing Change and Navigating Mid-Career Crises with Jordan Nahmias of Unstuck Consulting

    Embracing Change and Navigating Mid-Career Crises with Jordan Nahmias of Unstuck Consulting
    May 16 2024

    Jordan Nahmias shares his journey from law school to lawyer to know coaching others on how to change careers at Unstuck Consulting. He discusses his dissatisfaction with his law career and the moment he realized he needed a change. Jordan talks about the fear and terror he experienced when deciding to leave his law practice and the support he received from his family and friends during his career transition from being a lawyer to becoming a coach and therapist. He shares his passion for helping people and his ability to listen and understand others.

    About Jordan Nahmias:Jordan Nahmias is Founder and Principal at Unstuck Consulting Inc. At Unstuck Consulting, he helps lawyers and other professionals find purpose in their careers through coaching.

    Before starting Unstuck, Jordan was a lawyer working at Goldenberg Nahmias LLP, Hall Webber LLP, and his own law firm, Nahmias Law Professional Corporation.

    Jordan studied law at the University of Toronto and the University of Hong Kong, earning his Juris Doctor in 2008. He also has a B.A. in Philosophy from Huron University.

    In this episode, we discuss:

    (01:34) - Jordan’s journey growing up and his early career path

    (03:49) - His time after law school teaching yoga and doing legal work on the side

    (04:29) - Starting his own legal practice and focuses on film and TV work, growing the practice, and merging with another firm

    (05:19) - The decision to leave legal practice in 2021

    (06:30) - Reflecting on dissatisfaction with the legal profession from the beginning

    (08:52) - Realization that a drastic change in career was needed.

    (09:13) - COVID and having a child as critical factors that sped up the decision to leave law

    (10:00) - Impact of not bringing the best self home to the family

    (12:39) - Hitting the "wall" in a career similar to the scene in "The Truman Show"

    (14:43) - Feelings of terror and preparation involved in making a career change

    (16:45) - Fear of failure and responsibility in making the decision to change careers

    (18:15) - The privilege of being able to make such a change and the importance of a supportive network

    (20:47) - Feedback received during the transition and the importance of accepting one's feelings

    (24:11) - Explanation of the new career path in helping others navigate periods of stuckness

    (27:18) - Working with clients to help them navigate career changes and find satisfaction

    (30:51) - Insights from the keynote on doing scary things and the importance of facing fears

    (32:39) - Dealing with regret by practicing gratitude

    (34:13) - Emphasis on focusing on feelings and the person rather than rushing to solutions

    (39:10) - The role of habits and practices in helping people manage their careers and personal lives

    (41:13) - Using social media to connect with others and shared experiences

    (42:40) - What’s next for his career and how people can get in touch with him

    Fast Favorites:

    * 🎙- Favorite Podcast: Making Sense by Sam Harris

    * 📰- Favorite Newsletter / Blog: The Imperfectionist by Oliver Burkeman

    * 📲- Favorite Tech Gadget: Teleprompter setup with an SLR and iPad for Zoom calls

    * 📈- Favorite New Trend: Baggy clothing coming back into style and the acceptance of discussing dissatisfaction with work, especially for men

    * 📚- Favorite Book: Fiction: American Psycho; Non-fiction: Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer and The Middle Passage by James Hollis

    * 🤔 - Favorite Life Lesson: "No mud, no lotus" and Nothing is permanent: good times and bad times both pass

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    48 mins
  • Demystifying VC Fundraising: A Roadmap for Emerging Managers with Winter Mead of Coolwater Capital

    Demystifying VC Fundraising: A Roadmap for Emerging Managers with Winter Mead of Coolwater Capital
    May 9 2024
    This week in the Tank we have Winter Mead, founder of Coolwater Capital, to discuss his background in venture capital and the challenges faced by emerging fund managers. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the LP perspective and operationalizing the fund to attract institutional investors. Winter also shares insights from his book on raising a venture capital fund and the mission of Coolwater Capital's Accelerator program. The program aims to bridge the knowledge gap for emerging VCs and provides guidance on fund formation, LP fundraising, and fund management. Winter highlights the criteria for selecting VCs for the program and the focus on community orientation.The conversation covers three main themes: fund management and operations, fundraising, and the future of venture capital. Winter emphasizes the importance of setting up the operations of a fund correctly, learning the new language of being a fund manager, and understanding the market when it comes to fundraising. He also discusses the benefits of building a network and leveraging relationships in the venture capital industry. Winter shares their thoughts on the future of venture capital, including the potential for consolidation, the role of AI in fund management, and the continued focus on investing in big themes and challenges.And John Ruffolo and Matt Cohen discuss the week’s news.About Winter Mead:Winter Mead is the founder and managing member of the investment firm Coolwater Capital. The firm focuses on emerging managers and technology investments. He is author of How To Raise A Venture Capital Fund, and operates Coolwater, an academy for training, building and scaling emerging managers. Coolwater has worked with over 240 emerging managers in the last four years.Prior, Winter helped build and invest an evergreen fund at SAP, a publicly listed enterprise software company, where he co-founded the LP transparency movement called #OpenLP. Winter also worked as a private equity and venture capital investor at a large multi-family office in San Francisco. Winter has completed seventy-nine institutional investments, as well as over twenty-five other investments since leaving his institutional allocator role. He served as junior faculty at Stanford Graduate School of Business on Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship.Winter holds a Master of Science degree majoring in Management Research from the University of Oxford and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University.In this episode, we discuss:(02:06) John Ruffolo discusses the potential political motivations behind not including a higher capital gains tax in the recent budget proposal and how it might be a strategic move by the government to pressure the conservative opposition(02:29) A potential second reason for the omission might be a need for more time to draft detailed rules around the new capital gains strategies, suggesting it's still a work in progress(03:35) The governmental challenges in managing the budget and public expectations, highlighting the difficulty in aligning political strategies with economic needs.(06:01) Concerns about the impact of unrestricted immigration on housing markets, criticizing the government for not addressing the core issues of housing supply.(07:34) The need for national unity and economic growth rather than redistributive measures that pit different societal groups against each other.(12:40) Llama 3 might cause disruption in the AI model market, praising its rapid adoption and potential to democratize high-quality AI tools(16:34) Winter Mead describes the mission of Coolwater Capital as supporting emerging managers, detailing how the firm aids them through training and network building to establish and grow their funds.(17:24) Foundational experiences at Sapphire Ventures that led him to focus on venture capital, highlighting the importance of understanding the investment landscape and operational aspects of managing a fund.(19:39) Discusses the importance of creating educational resources like his book to help emerging managers navigate the complexities of VC funding, emphasizing the lack of consolidated knowledge in the field(23:26) The challenges of fundraising for new funds, including the necessity of aligning with the right LPs and understanding the fundraising environment to effectively position a new fund in the market(24:32) The reasons behind writing his guidebook, aimed at solidifying his understanding of venture capital and offering a structured tool for new fund managers to increase their probability of success(28:07) The inception of Coolwater Capital and its strategic focus on providing a scaffolding to support emerging VC managers through both the fundraising process and fund operations(30:40) The operational complexities of running a venture capital fund, from compliance and management to investor relations, underscoring the importance of operational efficiency for fund success(34:27) The long-term commitment required to ...
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  • News Rundown with Jon Love of KingSett Capital

    News Rundown with Jon Love of KingSett Capital
    Apr 29 2024

    Our focus on the 2024 Canadian Federal budget continues, we have Jon Love Executive Chair and Founder of KingSett Capital back to discuss the lack of emphasis on fostering prosperity and a shrinking GDP per capita.

    While the budget offers some incentives aimed at improving housing affordability and encouraging investments in Canada, the increase in capital gains tax and other measures may slow down real estate development.

    Notably, the budget doesn't sufficiently tackle the need to boost the housing supply, which is essential for a healthy real estate market. These tax hikes and regulations could also deter investments and lead capital to flee the country. The budget overlooks important challenges faced by small and medium businesses and predominantly focuses on demand without sufficiently addressing supply issues.

    In this episode we discuss:

    (00:46) - Overview of the 2024 Canadian Federal Budget and its real estate implications

    (01:32) - Discussion on new incentives and the overshadowing impact of capital gains increase

    (05:12) - Challenges in the condo market and strategies for developers

    (09:28) - The misconceptions around financialization in real estate

    (13:24) - Necessity for a prosperity agenda and strategies for economic growth

    (17:31) - Potential effects of the budget on small and medium businesses

    (19:19) - The long-term consequences of current government policies

    About Jon Love: Jon Love is the Executive Chair and Founder of KingSett Capital, a prominent private equity real estate investment firm. Since its inception in 2002, KingSett has impressively managed over $17 billion in assets, earning a strong reputation for its effective investment strategies across various sectors, including Growth, Income, Urban Development, Mortgage, Residential Development, and Affordable Housing.

    Before his leadership at KingSett, Jon had a distinguished career at Oxford Properties, beginning in 1980 and eventually becoming President in 1987 and then CEO in 1992. He notably guided Oxford's transition to a publicly traded company in 1995. In 2001, Oxford was privatized when it was acquired by the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) in a $4 billion deal.

    Jon actively participates in prestigious business organizations and has received numerous accolades for his leadership and academic achievements, including an Honorary Doctorate from Western University in 2016, membership in the Order of Canada (C.M.) in 2018, and prestigious awards such as the Ivey Business Leader of the Year Award and the NAIOP Rex Icon Award in 2023.

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