In today’s episode, we’re thrilled to welcome Taryn Pieterse, Partner at Rampersand VC. Rampersand is a pioneering Australian venture capital firm, known for being one of the first funds in Australia and its early investment in founders with abnormal potential. With a focus on being a founder-first investor, they stay closely aligned with their portfolio companies. Currently, they are deploying their fourth fund of $50 million. Taryn and Ian discuss Rampersand's background, investment focus, fund economics, and the importance of alignment with founders. Highlights from their conversation include: <ul> <li>Rampersand's origins and investment strategy</li> <li>Their fund economics</li> <li>Rampersand’s interest in AI-driven startups</li> <li>The future of AI in both business and daily life</li> <li>How Rampersand fosters community and provides concierge services to founders</li> <li>The current exit landscape and emerging opportunities</li> <li>The differences between venture capital firms and family offices</li> </ul>   Quickfire round.  <ul> <li>Book –  "The Psychology of Money"</li> <li>Podcast – "Defining Gravity" by Helen Sunitz</li> <li>News source – Overnight Success Newsletter</li> <li>App – Apple watch</li> <li>Productivity tool – Robo vacuum cleaner - I have a dog and this saves me spending hours vacuuming everyday </li> <li>Tech CEO – Mark Benioff of Salesforce - a great example of start up to scale up and beyond</li> <li>TV show – "The Mole" on Netflix</li> <li>If you were asked to do a TED talk, what topic would you speak about? The art of power napping - I love power naps!</li> </ul>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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