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

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 - 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  - 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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