Harley Miller is the Founder and Managing Partner @ Left Lane Capital, one of the fastest-growing growth equity firms of the last five years. Just yesterday, Left Lane announced the closing of their new fund taking their AUM to over $2BN with an early portfolio including M1 Finance, Masterworks, Choco, GoStudent, to name a few. Prior to founding Left Lane, Harley spent over 9 years at Insight Partners investing in the likes of DeliveryHero, HelloFresh, N26, Calm, Udemy and many more breakout companies.
In Today’s Episode with Harley Miller You Will Learn:
1.) Origins into Venture:
- How Harley made his way into the world of venture with his first role at Insight?
- What were Harley's biggest lessons and takeaways from 10 years at Insight?
2.) Left Lane: Fundraising
- What are harley's biggest takeaways on fundraising from speaking to 2,500 LPs for Left Lane I?
- With that experience in mind, what advice does Harley give to other first time fund managers on what it takes to raise successfully?
- How did the Left Lane pitch to LPs change over time? What worked? What did not work?
- With the benefit of hindsight, what fundraising elements would Harley have done differently?
3.) Left Lane: Firm Building
- What are the hardest elements of building a firm today?
- How did Harley navigate the transition from investor to fund manager? What was challenging?
- What is Harley's biggest advice to young people in venture looking to scale their career fast?
- What are 1-2 core inputs aspiring VCs should focus on as they build their career?
4.) Left Lane: Investing and Consumer
- How does Harley approach portfolio construction with the new fund?
- How does Harley think through outcome scenario planning and ownership requirements with the new fund?
- How does Harley think traditional growth equity models can be applied to consumer investing?
- What will Left Lane be in 20 years? What firm does Harley want to build?
Item’s Mentioned In Today’s Episode with Harley Miller
Harley’s Most Recent Investment: Masterworks