Ryan Freedman's guest appearances

Ryan Freedman

The Puck: Venture Capital and Beyond

The New York Startup

Aubrie Pagano

Brad Feld

Brian Garrett

Richard Duncan

David Waxman

Rick Smith

Elizabeth Edwards

Steven Dietz

David French

Minnie Ingersoll

William Quigley

Michael Jones

Ryan Falvey

Dave Young

Charlie O'Donnell

OwlTail

Aubrie Pagano and Ryan Freedman, partners at Alpaca VC, join Jim for a thoughtful discussion about the benefits of bringing diversity into the venture ecosystem and the actions they are taking to support this.  They also discuss the challenges and opportunities inherent to working remotely, and the long-term effects this year may have on an the ever-changing financial landscape.

Episode 20: Aubrie Pagano & Ryan Freedman of Alpaca VC

Ryan Freedman is the founding general partner of Alpaca VC (formerly known as Corigin Ventures), a New York based seed firm that leads rounds across sectors. Ryan is an entrepreneur turned investor, from Coral Capital (tech enabled commercial finance operation) to Corigin (private real estate investment firm and early pioneer of co-living) to the leading VC that Alpaca is today. Ryan shares notes on:  -The story of his impressive career to date, launched on a handshake!  -Differences between real estate and venture capital  -The rebrand from Corigin Ventures to Alpaca VC  -Transparency through marketing, including the firm's 19 factor scorecard  -Identifying risks early to pick 8-10 investments from 1,500+ opportunities  -Future of New York as a tech scene  -Diversity: LPs finally paying attention + personal commitments by the Alpaca GPs  -Why founding teams are so important

<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanfreedman1/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ryan Freedman</a> is the founding general partner of <a href="http://alpaca.vc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alpaca VC</a> (formerly known as Corigin Ventures), a New York based seed firm that leads rounds across sectors. Ryan is an entrepreneur turned investor, from Coral Capital (tech enabled commercial finance operation) to <a href="https://www.corigin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Corigin</a> (private real estate investment firm and early pioneer of co-living) to the leading VC that Alpaca is today. Ryan shares notes on: -The story of his impressive career to date, launched on a handshake! -Differences between real estate and venture capital -The rebrand from Corigin Ventures to Alpaca VC -Transparency through marketing, including the firm's 19 factor scorecard -Identifying risks early to pick 8-10 investments from 1,500+ opportunities -Future of New York as a tech scene -Diversity: LPs finally paying attention + personal commitments by the Alpaca GPs -Why founding teams are so important

Ryan Freedman | Founding GP @ Alpaca VC | Founder & Chairman @ Corigin | Rebranding to Alpaca: Founder Friendly Focus