Minisode: How Novel Strategies Become the Venture Industry’s Standard

Origins hosts Nick Chirls, GP at Asylum Ventures and Beezer Clarkson, LP at Sapphire Partners and co-founder of OpenLP, unpack their conversation with Theory Ventures’ Tomasz Tunguz, discussing how strategies that once set firms apart – like pre-seed or founder-centric investing – become industry standards over time. They dive deep on counter-positioning, adaptability, and the power of differentiation in today’s venture world. CHAPTERS : 0:00 Welcome to Origins 1:14 Is Tomasz an n=1? 5:51 How Do Firms Stay Relevant? 9:12 Do Founders Like Counter-Positioning? 11:50 Who Is An Emerging Manager/Nick’s Next Career Learn more about Sapphire Partners: ⁠ Learn more about OpenLP: ⁠ Learn more about Asylum Ventures: ⁠ Learn more about Theory Ventures:

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Minisode: How Novel Strategies Become the Venture Industry’s Standard is an episode from Origins - A podcast about Limited Partners, created by Notation Capital by OpenLP from Sapphire Partners.

This episode is 00:13:56 long.

This episode was published on May 20, 2025.

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