Every VC said I was crazy. Then I built a $200m fund.
**Join my FREE newsletter - https://wallstreetpaper.substack.com/ ** In this episode, you'll go behind the scenes of a VC firm treating itself like a high-performance sports team, complete with an improv coach session. You'll also watch a real investor reaction after evaluating a pre-product, second-time founder and hear why every VC call feels like whiplash. 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 0:00 Intro 0:22 Treating the Firm Like a High Performance Sports Team 2:05 Improv coaching session 4:22 Improv coaching session part 2 5:17 Founder Calls part 1 7:36 Founder Calls part 2 8:34 Post-Call Reaction 9:35 Q&A: How I Went from Finance to Starting My Own Company 11:15 Q&A: My Journey into Venture Capital 12:41 Q&A: How to Become an A Player 14:18 Outro 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!

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