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Apr 2021
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How Tiger Global is outpacing VC with be...

Jason Calacanis
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Tiger Global, a crossover hedge fund, is moving at an unprecedented speed and scale in venture capital. Everett Randle of Founder's Fund joins Jason to break down Tiger Global's strategy, discuss the implications for the investing ecosystem (13:14​), explain his "Walmart of VC firms" mental model (24:42​), and more! Pod Notes: http://bit.ly/E1207Tnotes 
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