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Screendoor Partners Principal Wes Panek on How Screendoor has Evolved, His Take on Specialist vs. Generalist GPs, and Best Practices When Building Out an LPAC | Seed To Harvest Ep53

March 06, 2023 • Paige Finn Doherty • Episode 53

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Today, I’m joined by Wes Panek, Principal at Screendoor Partners. Screendoor Partners focuses on supporting underrepresented venture capitalists, enabling founders and teams (both of whom are more likely to be underrepresented themselves) to back and build new companies, and creating a more inclusive venture capital and technology ecosystem. Previously, Wes was Principal at New Media Ventures, a Senior Associate at The Global Development Incubator, and a Strategy Consultant at Deloitte Beyond Investing. He loves to play and listen to jazz and is a diehard NBA fan.

Seed to Harvest is a podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.

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00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Wes Panek
04:56 Screendoor: the economic vehicle
10:15 Best practices for fund managers
15:36 Existing competitive Wedges
20:26 Extending the runway for fundraising
25:39 The market downturn

Show notes:
Wes Panek | https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesley-panek-61a3b143/

Screendoor Partners | https://www.screendoorpartners.com/

The Global Development Incubator | https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-global-development-incubator/

Deloitte | https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en.html

Homebrew | https://homebrew.co/

Satya Patel | https://twitter.com/satyap

Hunter Walk | https://twitter.com/hunterwalk

Kindred | https://kindredcapital.vc/

Precursor VC | https://precursorvc.com/

Forerunner VC | https://www.forerunnerventures.com/

Cowboy Ventures | https://www.cowboy.vc/

Fika | https://www.fika.vc/

Lucas Fernandez | https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandezlucas/

Lisa Cawley | https://www.linkedin.com/in/31mml/

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