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Have you ever wanted to create and build a VC firm?🧐

I talked to the wonderful Gisuseppe Stuto about his journey creating 186 Ventures, one of top up-and-coming pre-seed & seed stage VC firms. Giuseppe has been so impactful in the Boston startup ecosystem as well as mentoring the next generation of VCs. It’s such an honor to have him as a guest!

Here are just a few of his other crazy accomplishments:

- Serial Entrepreneur backed by top VC firms like Flybridge, NEA, and Bessemer 🚀

- Business Insider’s “Most Important VCs in Boston” 😎

- Boston Business Journal’s 40 under 40 🔥

In this episode, we also talk about the role of reputation in VC, highlights and lowlights of being a top CEO, and what it truly means to be founder-first. 

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Introduction to Giuseppe!

(02:08) - Giuseppe’s journey to VC

(07:02) - The creation of 186 Ventures

(13:03) - Story of raising Fund I

(19:17) - Pitching to LPs 

(22:54) - Highlights and Lowlights of being a Founder and GP

(34:02) - The role of reputation in VC

(39:14) - Assessing your investments and VC feedback cycles

(43:29) - Why build 186 Ventures in Boston?

(47:59) - Ceremonial Ending Questions