#012 - Bart Macdonald: From Founder to Setting Up a VC & PE fund (Bloom Venture Partners)

<p>Cyrus and Iman talk to Bart Macdonald - Managing Partner at Bloom Venture Partners, where "investment firm meets startup studio". They discuss why Bloom is a novel business model (capital, studio, & equity) and how Bart and his team think about investments across Bloom’s portfolio. Bloom buy, build, and invest in SaaS.<br /> <br /> Full Bloom Podcast: <a href= "https://bloomvp.buzzsprout.com/">https://bloomvp.buzzsprout.com/</a> <br /> Bart’s Twitter: <a href= "https://twitter.com/BartMacdonald">https://twitter.com/BartMacdonald</a><br /> Bloom Venture Partners website: <a href= "https://www.bloomvp.com/">https://www.bloomvp.com/</a><br /> Bloom Venture Partners newsletter: <a href= "https://bloomvp.substack.com/">https://bloomvp.substack.com/ </a> <br /> <br /> <br /> This podcast provides weekly content on technology investing and technology building. We also write long-form memos on all things tech investing and building. You can sign up for these monthly memo newsletters on the website: <a href= "https://www.rationalvc.com/">https://www.rationalvc.com/</a><br /> <br /> We've already reached 100+ monthly newsletter subscribers in just a few weeks and are now looking to get to 200 monthly memo subscribers by the end of Jan 2021 - please help us reach this milestone! Thanks!<br /> <br /> We break everything down to first principles, to simplify the complex technology world. We aim to bring you content that is insightful, logical, and rational.<br /> <br /> We cover tech products and tech companies across the lifecycle, from pre-seed to seed, Series A to D+, to IPOs and beyond. We also cover all investing methods including Angel Investing, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Public Markets, SPACs etc.</p> <p>For more information on Cyrus, Iman and the channel, check out:<br /> <a href= "https://www.rationalvc.com/">https://www.rationalvc.com/</a><br /> <br /> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrusyari/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrusyari/</a><br /> <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/im