Making Billions: The Private Equity Podcast for Fund Managers, Alternative Asset Managers, and Venture Capital Investors

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  7 Ways to Raise Institutional Capital by Protecting the Downside - Rastegar Capital - Ari Rastegar 14.09.2026 54min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply If you're still pitching upside to institutions, you'll never see a pension fund check. The managers winning nine and ten figure allocations obsess over how they lose money more than how they make it. I am Ryan Miller, and on Making Billions this week, I sit down with Ari Rastegar, Founder and CEO of Rastegar Capital. Together, Ari and I break dow...
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  The Economic Apocalypse Is Coming: 5 Moves To Profit While Others Panic 07.09.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply The economy is telling you one story. The market is paying you for another. One of them is wrong, and if you run a fund, that gap decides your next three years. In this week's episode of Making Billions, I break down all four economies, the five decisions inside each one, and the exact trigger plan that turns a downturn into your best vintage yet....
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  $400M AUM: How Neal Bawa Created The Fund of The Future 31.08.2026 47min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply Everyone thinks AI just discovered real estate investing. It didn't. One investor cracked this code back in 2009, before AI even had a name, using a data-driven bet on a market everyone else avoided, and built a fund that now runs with zero human underwriters. It started with a $90,000 house nobody else wanted. He used that system to grow to the pe...
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  Why The AI Boom Might Be A Bubble — And How Fund Managers Get Rich When It Pops 24.08.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply Is AI a bubble? Wrong question. It keeps you a spectator while the people moving capital are already three moves ahead. The right question: when this wobbles, are you a forced seller or the buyer of the wreckage? The technology is real. The financing structure underneath it is one of the most fragile capital architectures in recent history. Both...
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  Billions Made From 80 Unicorns 17.08.2026 42min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a proven track record doing exactly that. To reach out to Reef Pass Investors, email [email protected] How do you ...
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  Michael Burry's 2026 Portfolio Doesn't Exist: Steal His 3-Step Method Instead 10.08.2026 28min

  Send us Fan Mail What is really inside Michael Burry's 2026 recession portfolio? Nothing you can see. Burry deregistered Scion in November 2025, so his book is now invisible. In this episode of Making Billions, I explain why the portfolio every video claims to reveal probably does not exist, and show you Burry's actual method instead and how to run it in private markets where you operate. This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has...
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  How Funds Use AI to Beat Rivals 03.08.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply Can AI actually find hedge fund trades a human would miss? In this episode of Making Billions, Ryan Miller sits down with Jan Szilagyi, CEO and co-founder of Reflexivity, the AI investment analysis platform used by firms including Soros Fund Management and MUFG. How do hedge funds use AI to find trade ideas? What is a knowledge graph in finance...
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  The US Debt Collapse Everyone Predicts Is Wrong 27.07.2026 27min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a proven track record doing exactly that. To reach out to Reef Pass Investors, email [email protected] Is the US d...
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  Matt Ober: How Dan Loeb's Fmr Data Chief Finds an Unfair Edge in Funds 20.07.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a proven track record doing exactly that. To reach out to Reef Pass Investors, email [email protected] How do I bu...
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  AI Is a Bubble — How the Smart Money Is Quietly Getting Rich Underneath It 13.07.2026 23min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a proven track record doing exactly that. To reach out to Reef Pass Investors, email [email protected] DOWNLOAD Th...
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  Why 1 in 3 Fund Partnerships Fail: 3 Strategies to Survive 06.07.2026 25min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD The GP Partnership Stress Test: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/100m-blueprint-860536-648168-166304-426463-122119-538372 This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a pr...
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  3 Principles Used to Raise $500M in 2 Years 29.06.2026 51min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a proven track record doing exactly that. To reach out to Reef Pass Investors, email [email protected] How does a ...
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  23 Reasons Your Mind Loses You Millions 22.06.2026 56min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD The 23 Cognitive Biases: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/100m-blueprint-860536-648168-166304-426463-122119 This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a proven track r...
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  3 Operational Moves That Built a $300M Private Equity Fund 15.06.2026 58min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a proven track record doing exactly that. To reach out to Reef Pass Investors, email [email protected] In ...
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  Why SpaceX Will Hit $10 Trillion — And Why Most Investors Will Miss It 08.06.2026 27min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD The Sovereign Corporate Scorecard: A step-by-step playbook to identify infrastructure monopolies, asymmetric opportunities, empire-building companies before wall street: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/sovereign-corporate-scorecasd-playbook-352837 This episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass In...
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  Venture Secondaries: 3 Steps to Escape the 12-Year LP Liquidity Trap 01.06.2026 48min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: go.fundraisecapital.co This episode of Making Billions with Ryan Miller & Aman Verjee delivers the secondary market playbook that gives managers a structural advantage over every fund ignoring this shift. How do venture secondaries solve LP liquidity problems in 2026? Former PayPal and eBay CFO Aman Verjee reveals the exact system for buying into elite VC deals at 70% below ...
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  How to Fund Raise Capital Without Going to Jail: 506(b) vs 506(c) 25.05.2026 32min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD The Reg D Decision Playbook: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/reg-d-decision-playbook. The step-by-step playbook to choosing between 506(b) and 506(c), avoiding costly compliance mistakes, and structuring your fund the right way from day one. How do you choose between 506 B and 506 C for capital raising in 2025? In this episode of Maki...
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  5 Disciplines That Separate 6x CEOs from the 50% Who Get Fired 18.05.2026 1t 12min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply Unlocking Private Equity Alpha requires more than just capital; it requires a CEO who can double industry benchmarks. How to achieve Private Equity Alpha through CEO performance? In this episode of Making Billions, Ryan Miller sits down with Taavo Godtfredsen and Samantha Allison to discuss why 50% of PE-backed CEOs fail during the hold period an...
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  How I Find LP Investors (My Exact System) 11.05.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD: How to find LP Investors Playbook: The 4 Stage Roadmap: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/how-to-find-lp-investors In this episode of Making Billions, Ryan Miller provides the exact tactical blueprint to scale from 0 to a $100 million fund without wasting five years of your life. What is the 4-stage "LOOT" Framework for emerging managers to ...
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  $11B Allocator Reveals 5 Themes Beating the Market Now 04.05.2026 1t 23min

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply This episode of Making Billions with Ryan Miller and Christopher Zook breaks down 5 market-beating themes: GP stakes, professional sports, the $100T energy transition, space commercialization, and AI plumbing. How can investors find non-correlated returns when the top 10 stocks dictate the entire market? Zook, who co-authored "The Holy ...