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In this week’s episode, we sit down with Henry Ward, co-founder and CEO of Carta, for an in-person conversation recorded in San Francisco during Tech Week — with thanks to Founders Inc for hosting us.
Carta supports thousands of founders with their cap tables and is now expanding into the private equity space. We cover the current AI hype and how founders can think beyond it, Carta’s transformation over the years, the state of emerging managers, the growing importance of secondaries, lessons from Marc Andreessen, and more.
Throughout the episode, we discuss:
(0:00) Intro
(5:46) The AI Hype
(8:21) Where Does AI Go Next?
(10:50) How You Can Land Your First Users
(15:44) The Relentless Ambition
(21:56) Are We In An AI Bubble?
(23:30) The Importance Of Secondaries
(25:24) Lessons From Raising $1 Billion
(27:00) The State Of Emerging Managers
(31:04) Greatest Lessons From Marc Andreessen
(33:00) Creating Board Seats
(37:10) Fundraising Tips For Founders
(37:50) Private Equity Trends
(40:40) Carta’s Future Plans
(42:12) Hardest Part As The CEO
(44:25) Carta Employees Becoming Founders
(45:50) Five Years Ahead
and more…
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