The LP Perspective: Michael Kim

Michael Kim (@MKRocks), founder and managing partner of Cendana Capital, joins Erik on this episode to talk about what LPs look for in venture funds and the future of the industry.

They discuss:

- The reasons for the proliferation of seed funds over the past few years.

- The rise of the "super angels."

- Why portfolio construction is so important to Cendana when they're looking at a fund.

- How he evaluates a fund to see whether their thesis can generate the right returns.

- Why he’s “not looking for the ETF of seed investing.”

- In which geographies they’re looking for emerging fund managers.

- The rise of YC and the economics of accelerators.

- What the next 5-10 years will look like for the industry, including whether there’s a “reckoning” ahead.

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