Concentrated Investments Can Generate Top Tier Returns, While Diversified Index Aims for Average

<p>Aram Verdiyan, Partner at Accolade Partners, offers a comprehensive exploration of the LP landscape and the strategies that drive success in the world of venture capital. Aram emphasizes the importance of building strong relationships with VCs and sheds light on how general partners (GPs) think. He also discusses his views on returns generation, comparing concentrated and diversified investments.</p><p><i><strong>In this episode, you’ll learn:</strong></i></p><p>[<a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse-128-concentrated-investments-aram-verdiyan?t=4m07s">4:07</a>] Accolade’s contrarian portfolio building: leading with concentrated investments</p><p>[<a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse-128-concentrated-investments-aram-verdiyan?t=13m06s">13:06</a>] Why does it take so long to invest in a VC fund?</p><p>[<a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse-128-concentrated-investments-aram-verdiyan?t=22m19s">22:19</a>] Most common questions from General Partners to LPs</p><p>[<a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse-128-concentrated-investments-aram-verdiyan?t=24m32s">24:32</a>] Fund size should be the output, not an input</p><p>[<a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse-128-concentrated-investments-aram-verdiyan?t=29m39s">29:39</a>] Blockchain investing versus traditional investing</p><p>[<a href="https://podcast.sure.ventures/episodes/tsse-128-concentrated-investments-aram-verdiyan?34m05s">34:05</a>] Focusing on real valuations will make venture capital better.</p><p>The non-profit organization that Aram is passionate about: <a href="https://agbu.org/?utm_source=the-sure-shot-entrepreneur-podcast&utm_medium=Episode-128&utm_campaign=concentrated-investments+">AGBU</a></p><hr /><p><strong>About Aram Verdiyan</strong></p><p>Aram Verdiyan is a partner at Accolade Partners. Previously, he worked on the investment team at Andreessen Horowitz and before that in BD, sales and marketing at Aviatrix, a cloud native enterprise software company.</p><hr /><p><strong>About