• #047 - Jonny Blausten: Sprout CEO, democratising venture capital, from consulting to running startups, content creation and future of VC

  • May 3 2023
  • Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
  • Podcast

#047 - Jonny Blausten: Sprout CEO, democratising venture capital, from consulting to running startups, content creation and future of VC

  • Summary

  • Jonny is the CEO and Co-Founder of Sprout: an investment platform curating access to Venture Capital deals for private investors. We discussed numerous topics. Check the timestamps below for topics and enjoy the audio, or you can watch the video over on our YouTube channel:
    https://youtu.be/wXWu552WyVE

    Jonny's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-blausten-b5178141/?originalSubdomain=uk
    Jonny's personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/JBlausten
    Jonny's GunnerPunner Twitter: https://twitter.com/gunnerpunner
    Sprout website: https://www.viasprout.com/

    00:00 Teaser
    01:18 Intros
    04:19 Jonny's background
    05:50 Jonny's early startups
    12:32 Jonny's parents & real estate
    16:02 Corporate life is charlatanism?
    33:26 Sprout intro
    36:39 Sprout in depth - the problem of access to the best deals
    44:33 Sprout's vision and competition
    48:37 UK vs US investors
    52:06 Sprout community & education
    57:42 VC fund access for retail investors
    1:03:13 Sprout's 10 T's (assessing VC funds)
    1:10:13 Why do VC funds fail and biases
    1:17:19 Sprout's monetisation 
    1:20:52 Future for Sprout
    1:25:25 Why is VC hard?
    1:28:50 VCs are charlatans?
    1:33:50 VC fund skillset diversification
    1:45:24 Future of VC & solo GPs
    1:54:35 Content creation & side hustles
    2:06:48 Jonny's values & principles 
    2:15:22 Ending thoughts

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    Get in touch with us:

    Our website (all essays and podcasts): https://rationalvc.com 
    Our investment fund: https://rational.fund 
    Cyrus' Twitter: https://twitter.com/CyrusYari 
    Iman's Twitter: https://twitter.com/iman_olya 

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    Disclaimer: The materials provided are solely for informational or entertainment purposes and do not constitute investment or legal advice. All opinions expressed by hosts and guests are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of their employer(s). No copyright infringement intended.

    #sprout #JonnyBlausten #VentureCapital

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