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How I Invest with David Weisburd

David Weisburd
Venture Capital
Private Equity
Investment Strategies
Family Offices
Entrepreneurship
Private Markets
Artificial Intelligence
Portfolio Management
Wealth Management
Institutional Investors
Liquidity
Private Credit
Alphasense
Real Estate
Alternative Investments
Investment Management
Lower Middle Market
Investor Relations
Portfolio Construction
Openai

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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Recent Guests

Jamie Rhode
Partner at Screendoor, an LP-focused venture fund investing in early-stage managers
Screendoor
Episode: E394: How Great LPs Pick Venture Funds | Jamie Rhode
Ron Biscardi
Investing executive discussing private markets and fundraising
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Episode: E393: What 8,000 LPs and GPs Taught Him About Investing | Ron Biscardi
Jason Pritzker
Member of the Pritzker family; investor and operating executive
Pritzker family / private investments
Episode: E392: Jason Pritzker on Family Offices, Venture Capital, and Long-Term Investing
Ron Rofóe
Ventures investor focusing on finding amazing teams rather than chasing trends
Episode: E390: Ron Rofé on AI, Founder Obsession, and Venture Returns
Josh Adams
Partner at OpenGate Capital
OpenGate Capital
Episode: E387: Where Alpha Hides in Private Equity | Josh Adams
Jeff Adams
Managing Partner at Adams Street Partners
Adams Street Partners
Episode: E386: Adams Street ($70B): Venture Capital Has a New Problem
David Weisburd
Founder and Managing Partner, Blumberg Capital
Blumberg Capital
Episode: E383:Why the Next Fortune 500 Companies Will Be Built on AI
Luke Sarsfield
CEO of Ridgepost, former global co-head of asset management at Goldman Sachs
Ridgepost
Episode: E379: Why Great Investment Firms Eventually Stop Performing
Hans Tung
VC, Midas List alum, investor in Anthropic and OpenAI discussions
Advisor/Investor in Silicon Valley AI/tech companies
Episode: E371: Midas List VC: Why AI Models Will NOT Become Commodities

Host

David Weisburd
Host of the show; repeated as a primary interviewer across episodes.

Reviews

4.6 out of 5 stars from 153 ratings
  • Best LP podcast out there

    I would say this, Capital Allocators and Venture Unlocked are the best LP podcasts. Top 3 for sure. I’m raising my first set of funds for my own firm and have learned a lot from the episodes.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Morgan Polotan
    United States6 months ago
  • Truly inspirational!

    Love this!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ajay Donthula
    United States6 months ago
  • Great

    Super helpful as an analyst planning ahead

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Miloslav Tkach
    United States6 months ago
  • Signal, Not Soundbites

    David Weisburd differs from typical finance podcasts. It shows how experienced allocators reason, not how they perform.

    DW avoids filler and focuses on trade-offs, strategy, and intellectual restraint.

    Each episode gives you a way to think, not something to quote and forget. If you want signal over noise, it’s a solid listen.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jayerdu
    United States6 months ago
  • Awesome

    Love this from TX

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ajsonday
    United States6 months ago

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Signal over noise: the host asks signals-driven questions that reveal real decision frameworks.
Masterclass in investing: episodes feel like practical, actionable masterclasses from top allocators.

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E363: How Nigel Morris Built QED into a Fintech Powerhouse
Q: So why did you choose to take outside capital after building Capital One?
Taking outside capital allowed us to scale further and fund a broader fintech ecosystem; it was a strategic shift from being a purely founder-led, self-funded operation to building an institutional fund that could back more companies and drive longer-term impact.
E390: Ron Rofé on AI, Founder Obsession, and Venture Returns
Q: What is your approach to avoiding consensus investing and choosing truly standout teams?
I focus on pattern recognition with founders I know are committed to a problem, rather than following a hot industry trend. I back teams I trust to stay the course, even through difficult times, and I look for humility, persistence, resilience, ambition, and vision as key indicators of long-term potential.
E388: The Future of Investing: AI, Expert Networks, and Information Alpha
Q: How should AI be grounded to avoid hallucinations?
AI must be grounded in premium, trusted sources and must cite the exact sentences and documents that support any conclusion. Outputs should map back to original sources, enabling users to verify accuracy and reduce the risk of hallucinations, especially when used for high-stakes investment decisions.
E388: The Future of Investing: AI, Expert Networks, and Information Alpha
Q: What is the future value of an analyst given AI and automation?
The future analyst will be an architect or prompt engineer who designs automated workflows and orchestrates AI tools to pull in, validate, and synthesize signals across many sources, allowing them to focus on interpreting results, challenging assumptions, and testing theses with stakeholders. The analyst's role becomes about veracity and workflow design rather than manual data crunching.
E388: The Future of Investing: AI, Expert Networks, and Information Alpha
Q: Going back to the SpaceX IPO example, how should investors be using tools and be using both qualitative and quantitative data to come to a decision of do I buy or not at this price?
Investors should use a mix of grounded, source-backed data (like expert calls, transcripts, and market research) and AI-driven synthesis, ensuring the AI cites sources and anchors outputs to trusted documents. The process starts with qualitative signals that are later reflected in quantitative projections, with AI helping to map and cite the underlying sources to support a decision rather than simply producing an output.

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What is How I Invest about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on high-level investing, capital allocation, and private markets, often featuring veteran allocators, venture investors, and leaders from large asset owners. Episodes frequently explore liquidity in private markets, governance and alignment between GPs and LPs, and the economics of real assets, tax strategies, and long-horizon investment theses. A notable strength is bringing together world-class investors and fund managers to unpack decision frameworks, governance, and the structural shifts shaping private equity, venture, and institutional investing. The mix of practical frameworks, founder and operator perspectives, and sponsor integrations offers listeners actionable takeaways for fundraising, investment strategy, and p... more

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1. Jamie Rhode
2. Ron Biscardi
3. Jason Pritzker
4. Ron Rofóe
5. Josh Adams
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7. David Weisburd
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