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

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

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