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Investing Inception: Fund of Funds with First Cheque 💰

Paz from The CC joins Earning Ears to talk about community. 👤

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April 02, 2024

🎧 New First Cheque Episode 🎧 

First Cheque exists to share some of the most interesting and informative early-stage investing conversations in Australia, and around the world.

This week on First Cheque, we dive into what it means to invest in a fund of funds, and our new Earning Ears episode is packed with community lessons.

💰 What is a Fund of Funds? 💰

Co-hosts dive into what it means to invest in a fund of funds

On the latest episode of the First Cheque podcast, co-hosts Cheryl Mack from Aussie Angels and Maxine Minter from Co Ventures discuss investing inception - a fund of funds.

This conversation explores the complexities of a fund of funds - an investment approach that pools capital and diversifies investments into in a variety of venture funds.

Maxine dissect the nuanced structures of venture funds and the role fund of funds play within the early-stage investing ecosystem.

While we’re still not sure if there are actually are any funds of funds in Australia (let us know if you know one), this approach aims to mitigate risk through diversification while maximising returns for investors seeking those outlier returns.

Listen to co-hosts Cheryl and Maxine discuss what is a fund of funds on the First Cheque podcast.

In this episode, Cheryl and Maxine navigate the complex world of fund of funds, providing listeners with invaluable insights into making informed investment decisions, understanding the dynamics of fund growth, and the importance of managerial sophistication in venture capital.

💸 Interviews on First Cheque 💸

🔮 Trang Nguyen from Transpose Platform in SF shares insights on connecting with thousands of LPs and using a platform-based approach to investing. Trang is a visionary investor who’s supporting and building some of the best startups and programs in the world - and also invests in other funds.

Catch up on the First Cheque interviews with leading investors:

📣 NEW EP: Earning Ears 📣

In the new podcast from Day One, Adam Spencer interviews legendary community leaders sharing stories about how they attract people into their ecosystem, engage audiences in a meaningful way, and keep their attention.

In the latest episode of the Earning Ears podcast, Paz Pisarski discusses how to build strong communities and making the most of the power of listening.

Paz leads a community of community builders with educational programs, coaching, events, resources and a jobs board. Previously Paz managed The Startup Network’s founder community with +60,000 people, and grew RMIT Activator’s startup community from 500 to +5,000 in just a few years.

🚀 EP2: Gemma Clancy & Will Richards at Overnight Success 🚀

Gemma and Will created Overnight Success - an email newsletter which now has over 2,800 subscribers with an impressive 53% open rate and a 15% CTR. Gemma is also co-founder & Head of Marketing at Stella Startups, while Will is also head of investments at the Regional Angel Investor Network and recently launched Startup Speakers. Gemma and Will discuss the foundations required and the consistency needed to grow newsletter subscribers.

With +10,000 LinkedIn followers, +4,000 Substack subscribers and +100,000 podcast downloads, Yaniv Bernstein knows what it takes to keep people engaged. Yaniv discusses impulsively launching a podcast but then developing it into a business and community.

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Learn about the wild startup journey - the ups and the downs - on the Founder’s Fortitude podcast with recent interviews with startup leaders and legends: Alex Zaccaria, Craig Blair, Jodie Imam, Peta Ellis, Yaniv Bernstein, and more.

First Cheque is supported by our wonderful sponsors:

Turo & Scendar

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Free 1-hour consultation about your Business’ growth plans and finance needs.

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