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

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• Why 1 in 3 Fund Partnerships Fail: 3 Strategies to Survive 06.07.2026 25分

  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...
• 3 Principles Used to Raise $500M in 2 Years 29.06.2026 51分

  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 holdcofounders@reefpassinvestors.com How does a ...
• 23 Reasons Your Mind Loses You Millions 22.06.2026 56分

  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...
• 3 Operational Moves That Built a $300M Private Equity Fund 15.06.2026 58分

  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 holdcofounders@reefpassinvestors.com In ...
• Why SpaceX Will Hit $10 Trillion — And Why Most Investors Will Miss It 08.06.2026 27分

  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...
• Venture Secondaries: 3 Steps to Escape the 12-Year LP Liquidity Trap 01.06.2026 48分

  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 ...
• How to Fund Raise Capital Without Going to Jail: 506(b) vs 506(c) 25.05.2026 32分

  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...
• 5 Disciplines That Separate 6x CEOs from the 50% Who Get Fired 18.05.2026 1時間 12分

  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...
• How I Find LP Investors (My Exact System) 11.05.2026 24分

  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 ...
• $11B Allocator Reveals 5 Themes Beating the Market Now 04.05.2026 1時間 23分

  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 ...
• How to Start A Fund in 12 weeks: A Fund Manager's Guide to Launching Your First Fund 27.04.2026 35分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD The Complete Playbook on How To Start a Fund: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/how-to-start-a-fund In this episode of Making Billions, Ryan Miller explains why a fund is a scaling vehicle, not a launching vehicle, emphasizing that the $100 million equity floor is the minimum threshold for operational viability. For fund managers and hi...
• The 5 M&A Deal Crime Scenes Where Founders Lose Millions 20.04.2026 45分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply How do I identify 'value leaks' during an M&A audit? This episode of Making Billions with Ryan Miller outlines a professional framework for conducting a Quality of Earnings (QofE) assessment, focusing on the transition from cash-basis to accrual accounting and the elimination of "invisible" value erosion during the due diligence phase. Fo...
• How to Raise $100M in 90 days 13.04.2026 33分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD The 90 Day, 100 Million Dollar Raise Blueprint: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/90-day-100m-raise-blueprint This episode of Making Billions with Ryan Miller provides the verified, step-by-step 90-day raise system that utilizes recent regulatory shifts and founder psychology to compress the timeline from "maybe" to "wired." This is about bui...
• Is Your Trading Strategy Failing or Is It Just Your Mind? 06.04.2026 1時間 3分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply Wall Street spends billions on market data, yet almost nothing on the one "edge" that actually separates fund titans from the rest: the biology of decision-making. In this episode of Making Billions, host Ryan Miller is joined by 25-year Wall Street veteran and elite performance coach Evan Marks to pull back the curtain on the "hidden interfe...
• New Law Opens $12.5 Trillion in 401(k) Capital to Fund Managers 30.03.2026 24分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD: The 401 K Access Roadmap For Alternative Fund Managers: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/401k-access-roadmap Is your fund missing the biggest regulatory shift in a decade? On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed the historic Executive Order "Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors," effectively ending the "red ligh...
• Is Private Equity Actually the Best Guardian of Family Businesses? 23.03.2026 41分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply How to Institutionalize a Family Office Mindset in Private Equity Ever wondered how a $1 billion private equity firm protects family legacies while delivering market-beating returns? In this episode of Making Billions, host Ryan Miller interviews Andy Unanue, Managing Partner of AUA Private Equity, to break down the exact framework for instit...
• Family Office Playbook: How to Raise Capital From Family Offices 16.03.2026 23分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD The Family Office LP Playbook for 2026: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/family-office-lp-playbook What is the best way to raise capital from family offices in 2026? The answer lies in transitioning from a "deal jockey" to a "solution architect." As of 2026, global family office wealth has reached $5.5 trillion, with projections hittin...
• Pattern Matching vs Founder Psychology: What Actually Wins 09.03.2026 53分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply How do you spot billion-dollar founders? Ryan Miller (Angel Investor) and Kristina Simmons (Overwater Ventures) identify the "Answer-First" framework—evaluating founder psychology and commercialization potential over traditional pitch decks—as the key to elite early-stage investing on this episode of Making Billions. Subscribe on YouTube: htt...
• 2026 Liquidity Trap: How Top Fund Managers Pay Investors In Illiquid Markets 02.03.2026 25分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply DOWNLOAD The DPI Liquidity Execution Pack: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/dpi-execution-pack The Private Equity market in 2026 is facing a massive DPI liquidity trap with a $3.2 trillion backlog of unsold companies. Are you a fund manager sitting on unrealized gains but zero cash to distribute to your LPs? In this masterclass, Ryan Miller bre...
• The $10B Real Estate Strategy: Investors Want One Roof More Than 52 Doors 23.02.2026 58分

  Send us Fan Mail LEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/apply How do you turn a single student rental house into a $10 billion real estate empire? In this episode of Making Billions, host Ryan Miller sits down with Jason Castellan, the Co-Founder and CEO of Skyline Group of Companies, to deconstruct the journey of building one of Canada’s most successful private equity and alternative asset management f...