How I Turned a Group Chat Into a $230M VC Fund in My 20s

**Join my FREE newsletter - https://wallstreetpaper.substack.com/ ** A group chat between three college roommates turned into $235M in assets under management — here are the 7 lessons that made it happen. Inside: how trust compounds into a multi-million dollar fund, the Harvard Business School visualization story that became a case study taught at HBS itself, why Jeff Bezos' 'create more than you consume' mantra pushed me to vlog this entire journey, and the real reason AI's failure-reward system is the same blueprint for winning at life. Plus why your tribe matters more than your network, and why long-form content — not your product — might be the biggest differentiator left in business Stay tuned for next episodes where you'll see more entrepreneurial vlogs on investing in tech companies in search of my first billion dollar company. 📖 Chapters Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:16 Lesson 1: Trust is the Most Important Currency in Business 3:01 Lesson 2: Work Harder on Yourself Than Your Job 4:38 Lesson 3: Your Physical World Reflects Your Mental World 6:58 Lesson 4: Create More Than You Consume 9:20 Lesson 5: Find Your Tribe 11:14 Lesson 6: Fail Big and More Than Everyone 13:02 Lesson 7: Content is King 15:22 Closing Thoughts & Thank You WHO AM I: I’m Brandon Bryant. I am a co-founder and partner at Harlem Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund. My number mission is to invest in founders building the next generational companies. Follow along on the journey!