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Johan Brenner, a General Partner at Creandum and experienced entrepreneur and investor, brings a distinctly European perspective to venture capital, examining how investment philosophy and strategy are sharpened by experience on both sides of company building.
Paul Graham’s focus on startups and ideas places invention beside execution, inviting a durable question for founders: how does a promising thought become a company, and which qualities distinguish an interesting possibility from a venture worth building?
Dan Rasmussen, founder of Verdad Advisers, brings data, history, and contrarian judgment to investing, pairing quantitative analysis with awareness of behavioral bias and intellectual humility across value investing, crisis investing, private equity, and broader market decisions.
Kyle Bass, founder and Chief Investment Officer of Hayman Capital Management, combines macroeconomic research, geopolitical analysis, and concentrated conviction in contrarian investing, exemplified by his successful anticipation of the subprime mortgage crisis and willingness to act.
Paul Singer, founder of Elliott Management, treats risk management and humility as inseparable disciplines, drawing on early losses to respect market unpredictability while navigating distressed investments, activist campaigns, and the complexities of global finance.
Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield Asset Management, brings an executive perspective to investment philosophy, centering the enduring question of how a clear set of principles can guide judgment when opportunities, tradeoffs, and uncertainty converge.
Matt Ocko, co-founder and managing partner of DCVC, approaches venture capital through “Deep Tech” and companies with an “algorithmic edge,” offering a distinctive investment lens for examining where technical differentiation can create enduring strategic advantage.
Joseph Jacks, founder of OSS Capital and an advocate for open-source software, examines commercial open source as both a business model and a broader force, asking why open systems may shape the future of software.