A Conversation with Charles K. Whitehead, Managing Partner and Co-Founder at Ukraine Phoenix Tech Fund

Charles K. Whitehead is the Myron C. Taylor Alumni Professor of Business Law at Cornell Law School and the Founding Director of the Law, Technology & Entrepreneurship program at Cornell Tech in New York City. At Cornell Law School, he teaches Securities...
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Big Red Ventures Fund Managers Share All

Curious about the world of venture capital and investment management? Big Red Ventures (BRV) is an early-stage, student-run venture capital fund at Cornell University that gives MBA and graduate students hands-on experience managing real investments.

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A Conversation with Max Liebeskind, Principal at Nyca Partners

Author: Hannah Tolan, BRV Fund Manager Hannah: Hi Max! Thank you so much for taking the time to connect with me about your journey to VC. I can’t wait to here about your experience and hear about your perspective generally. Max: Yes, looking forward to connecting!...
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A conversation with Lucia Montalvo, partner at Salkantay Ventures

Author: Charlie Bernos, BRV Fund Manager Charlie Bernos: Lucia, thank you for your time. Could you start by sharing a bit about your background and how you got into venture capital? Lucia Montalvo: Thank you for inviting me. I’m originally from Colombia, where I...
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A Conversation with Bryce Johnson, Venture Capitalist at Primary Ventures

Author & Big Red Ventures Fund Manager: Kashif Shuja Shahidi Kashif Shahidi: To begin, your background is quite unique, blending a strong foundation in Computer Science from Stanford with management consulting experience at Oliver Wyman. How did these seemingly...
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BRV Interview with JX of Old Fashion Research

BRV Interview with JX of Old Fashion Research

by | Feb 3, 2022

BRV Fund Manager, Alex Lin, had the opportunity to interview Xin Jiang (JX), a Partner at Old Fashion Research, a multi-strategy blockchain investment firm covering early-stage incubation, VC, and M&A. JX entered the VC world around 2015 while covering TMT at HNA Entertainment Investment Corp. During his time at HNA, he gained exposure to decentralized finance and began to network with friends from college.

Being the Change We Need: A Spotlight on Marlon Nichols

Being the Change We Need: A Spotlight on Marlon Nichols

by | Jan 20, 2022

Venture capital plays a crucial role in the development of our economy by promoting innovation and industry disruption…it’s the forefront of our future where entrepreneurs can create change. BRV spoke with Cornell Johnson Alumnus, Marlon Nichols, to understand how to overcome the implicit biases that some entrepreneurs currently face and help them succeed.