From Quant Investing to Venture Capital with Jim O'Shaughnessy
Excess ReturnsNovember 16, 202300:59:59

From Quant Investing to Venture Capital with Jim O'Shaughnessy

In this episode we bring back one of our most popular guests. We speak with O'Shaughnessy Ventures founder Jim O'Shaughnessy about his transition from a factor investor to a venture capitalist and what he has learned along the way. We cover the current state of factor investing, Jim's biggest lessons from his career, his approach to venture capital, the attributes of successful founders and a lot more.

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00:00 - Intro
04:38 - Jim's biggest lessons from his career as a factor investor
09:40 - The outlook for factor investing going forward
12:52 - The importance of agility
18:28 - Building a foundation
22:11 - What led Jim into venture capital?
26:29 - How Jim tackled learning about the venture capital business?
30:00 - The benefits of an infinite time frame
32:11 - Does Jim compare notes on venture capital with Patrick?
34:46 - Nature vs. nurture in entrepreneurship
40:04 - Jim's outlook for the podcasting business
43:20 - David Senra makes you run through walls
45:20 - Customizing education using AI
49:18 - Jim's approach to venture capital
56:04 - Justin, that isn't a mushroom

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