Episode Details

On this episode, Joe Mancini, Co-Founder and Partner at Front Porch Venture Partners, explains how a hybrid fund-of-funds model works in practice—deploying capital both into early-stage venture funds as an LP and directly into seed and Series A companies, with a deliberate focus on the Southeast.Learn why the most defensible moats in software today are being built around go-to-market and purpose-built vertical features rather than technology alone, and how the falling cost of code is compressing roadmap timelines from quarters to weeks. Plus, get a practical framework for deciding where to deploy human capital versus AI agents.The information contained in this podcast is not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice.