#48 VC's & LP's in LA for Upfront

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VC's & LP's in LA for Upfront Week

For VC GP’s & finance professionals, it’s been a busy start to the year! Same for LP investors. The grind took a brief pause (or new focus area) this week as >1,000 VC professionals, LP investors, and founders descended on LA for the Upfront Summit. I first attended the Summit in 2016 as a LP investor - it’s grown a lot since!

From Upfront: “The Summit showcases the best of technology, innovation, and creativity, from established global brands to bleeding edge disruptors. Past speakers include Steve Ballmer, Meg Whitman, Brian Stelter, Emilie Choi, John Legend, Ron Conway, Mark Cuban, Magic Johnson, Reese Witherspoon, Stacey Abrams, and Ice Cube.”

While Upfront highlights some big headline speaking names, I personally enjoy the #VC and #LP panels that have some great insights. Last year, a particular relevant panel for this audience was “Seed Investing in Today's World: Jeff Morris Jr., Katie Stanton, Peter Boyce II, Michael Kim.”

This year, some of the most relevant panels (full agenda) included the following:

  • Back to the Future with Kleiner Perkins

  • How Institutional LPs Are Thinking About Venture Capital & How They Evaluate Managers in 2023

  • USV Has Been One Step Ahead of the Market. So What's Coming Next?

All the panels are available online so you can check out the highlights at your leisure. For those not attending the conference, there are also a number of events in LA that week that are worth attending. See you there next year!

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