The Myths Distorting Venture Capital Today | Arian Ghashghai, Earthling VC

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Odin’s research lead Dan Gray takes the conversation online to meet emerging managers and solo GPs from around the world, unpacking their investing journey and thesis. In this episode, Dan sits down with Arian Ghashghai, who founded Earthling VC in 2023 to back weird, fringe, early-stage companies across future computing, robotics, AR/VR, AI, bio, and more. They discuss the challenges of raising in one of the hardest LP markets in memory and why a wonky strategy can be an asset, and debunk some of the myths and incentive structures distorting venture capital today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit blog.joinodin.com

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