Vertices Capital

A podcast for new Limited Partners in Venture Capital. Vertices Capital specializes as an "Outsourced Chief Investment Officer" (a.ka. OCIO) specialized in Venture Capital. We partner with boutique family offices, independent asset managers, and regulated banks. We help them understand the Venture Capital landscape, build bespoke investment strategies, and execute them with precision. verticescapital.substack.com

Vertices Capital is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 44 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Vertices Capital, a business show with 44 episodes published.

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  Episode #36

  36. "The Outlier Firm" (ep. 10 of the series "101 VC Core Principles")

  May 18, 20262 minS1

  <p>Welcome to episode number ten of our series called “1 O 1 VENTURE CAPITAL CORE PRINCIPLES FOR NEW LPs, WILLING TO UNDERSTAND HOW VENTURE CAPITAL REALLY WORKS”…</p><p>Let’s dig in.</p><p>First, number 37.</p><p>Outliers are typically "spiky" in some direction but must possess a "heart of gold" to collaborate effectively in a team environment.</p><p>Outlier partners are usually “spiky” in one dimension, technical depth, speed, or taste, but the best ones still have enough humility to work well with founders and teammates. The clearest real-world version of that is Founders Fund: it has repeatedly b...

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  Episode #35

  35. "Building for Outliers" (ep. 9 of the series "101 VC Core Principles")

  May 9, 20262 minS1

  <p>Welcome to episode number nine of our series called “1 O 1 VENTURE CAPITAL CORE PRINCIPLES FOR NEW LPs, WILLING TO UNDERSTAND HOW VENTURE CAPITAL REALLY WORKS”…</p><p>Let’s dig in.</p><p>First, number 33</p><p>Highly successful people entering VC often need coaching to gain comfort with failure, as the business inherently involves being wrong half the time.</p><p>Highly successful people often enter VC expecting linear proof, but the job rewards repeated misses, so they have to learn that being wrong is normal rather than disqualifying. A strong example is Emergence Capital’s long-tenured partnership model, whe...

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  Episode #34

  34. "The Discipline of Conviction" (ep. 8 of the series "101 VC Core Principles")

  Apr 30, 20262 minS1

  <p>Welcome to episode number eight of our series called “One O One VENTURE CAPITAL CORE PRINCIPLES FOR NEW LPs, WILLING TO UNDERSTAND HOW VENTURE CAPITAL REALLY WORKS”…</p><p>Let’s dig in.</p><p>First, number 29</p><p>VC firms use a shared vocabulary to discuss common emotional traps to prevent them, such as “separation of church and state”.</p><p>VC firms need a common vocabulary because emotional mistakes are easier to see, name, and correct once the firm has a shared code for them. “Separation of church and state” is one such code: it tells the team to separate...

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  Episode #33

  33. "The Psychology of the Bet" (ep. 7 of the series "101 VC Core Principles")

  Apr 22, 20263 minS1

  <p>Welcome to episode number seven of our series called “One O One VENTURE CAPITAL CORE PRINCIPLES FOR NEW LPs, WILLING TO UNDERSTAND HOW VC REALLY WORKS”…Today we’re going to explore four new core principles:Number 25. Courage is necessary to swallow one’s pride and invest in a deal at a high valuation after having passed on it previously.Number 26. Courage is also required to make an investment that nobody else supports, enduring the feeling of looking "stupid" to peers and partners.Number 27. The two primary psychological barriers preventing good decisions are the fear of missing out (FOMO) and the fe...

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  Episode #32

  32. Three structural mistakes Family Offices make in Venture Capital.

  Apr 14, 20263 minS1

  <p>Three structural mistakes Family Offices make in Venture Capital.</p><p>Most family offices entering venture capital do so with genuine intent and real capital. The underperformance that follows is rarely about access. It is about construction.</p><p>Three mistakes come up consistently, and they tend to compound one another.</p><p>Random deal selection. Investments arrive through personal networks, co-investor referrals, or sector momentum. Each deal gets evaluated on its own merits, and the portfolio grows by accumulation rather than design. The problem is structural: venture returns follow a power law. A small number of investments in...

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