The Venture Variety Show
The Venture Variety Show
Podcast Description
The Venture Variety Show explores the intersection of storytelling, venture capital and startups. Join founders, investors, platform specialists and media professionals as we look at impactful stories, emerging trends and the ways in which the venture community interacts with the media. We discuss how stories shape the industry, influence decision-making and drive the activity of startups and investors alike. agoldfisher.substack.com
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as the role of technology in the built world, psychedelics in leadership and creativity, and the evolving landscape of venture capital. Episodes include discussions on AI in construction, guided nature-immersive retreats for high achievers, and innovative coaching strategies for leaders at all levels, providing insights into emerging trends and impactful stories in the industry.
The Venture Variety Show features conversations with founders, investors and platform leaders about how startups get built and how AI and storytelling shape the way we live and work.
How DVC Rebuilt Venture: 170 LPs, No Analysts, and an AI-Powered Approach
In this episode of The Venture Variety Show, husband-and-wife founders Nick Davidov and Marina Davidova share how their firm DVC is redefining venture capital by connecting a 170-member LP community through AI.
They discuss how this model helped early investments like Perplexity AI, why founder well-being is as critical as funding, and how community can transform the VC–founder relationship.
DVC’s story isn’t just about efficiency — it’s about empathy, resilience, and the human energy behind innovation.
Sound Bites
“Instead of hiring analysts, we hired very good LPs.”
“Be attentive to what you eat, don’t drink alcohol — that’s how you conquer the world.”
“We can have a partners’ meeting while doing the dishes.”
Keywords
venture capital, DVC, AI, community, startup support, diversity, mental health, founder resilience, LPs, investment strategies, startups, founders, early-stage, future of work
Chapters
00:00 Find Your Tribe — Cold Open
00:26 Meet Nick & Marina Davidov
02:30 Why Traditional VC Is Broken
06:38 Inside DVC’s LP Community Model
09:45 How LPs Help Founders Succeed
12:44 Founder Health & Resilience in the AI Era
16:07 Energy Levels and Leadership Culture
18:31 Working Together — and Doing the Dishes
19:21 AI as the New Infrastructure for Venture
23:33 The Smell of Product-Market Fit
25:21 Final Takeaways — Find Your Tribe
Show Summary
Nick and Marina Davidov, co-founders of DVC, join The Venture Variety Show to discuss how they’ve reimagined venture capital as a community-first, AI-enabled system. Instead of analysts, they rely on 170 active LPs — mostly engineers and founders — to help portfolio companies grow through hiring, partnerships, and technical guidance.
They also share how mental health, physical energy, and strong relationships fuel startup success — plus a story from their teenage daughter that perfectly captures what “product-market fit” really smells like.
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