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

<p>Jonny is the CEO and Co-Founder of <a href="viasprout.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sprout</a>: 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:<br /> <a href= "https://youtu.be/wXWu552WyVE">https://youtu.be/wXWu552WyVE</a></p> <p>Jonny's LinkedIn: <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-blausten-b5178141/?originalSubdomain=uk"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-blausten-b5178141/?originalSubdomain=uk</a><br /> Jonny's personal Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/JBlausten">https://twitter.com/JBlausten</a><br /> Jonny's GunnerPunner Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/gunnerpunner">https://twitter.com/gunnerpunner</a><br /> Sprout website: <a href= "https://www.viasprout.com/">https://www.viasprout.com/</a></p> <p>00:00 Teaser<br /> 01:18 Intros<br /> 04:19 Jonny's background<br /> 05:50 Jonny's early startups<br /> 12:32 Jonny's parents & real estate<br /> 16:02 Corporate life is charlatanism?<br /> 33:26 Sprout intro<br /> 36:39 Sprout in depth - the problem of access to the best deals<br /> 44:33 Sprout's vision and competition<br /> 48:37 UK vs US investors<br /> 52:06 Sprout community & education<br /> 57:42 VC fund access for retail investors<br /> 1:03:13 Sprout's 10 T's (assessing VC funds)<br /> 1:10:13 Why do VC funds fail and biases<br /> 1:17:19 Sprout's monetisation <br /> 1:20:52 Future for Sprout<br /> 1:25:25 Why is VC hard?<br /> 1:28:50 VCs are charlatans?<br /> 1:33:50 VC fund skillset diversification<br /> 1:45:24 Future of VC & solo GPs<br /> 1:54:35 Content creation & side hustles<br /> 2:06:48 Jonny's values & principles <br /> 2:15:22 Ending thoughts</p> <p>-<br /> <br /> Get in touch with us:<br /> <br /> Our website (all essays and podcasts): <a href= "https://rationalvc.com">https://rationalvc.com</a> <br /> Our investment fund: <a href= "https://rational.fund">https://rational.