Ben Black, Co-Founder of Akkadian Ventures, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss the RAISE Global Summit, the largest LP/GP conference. This is a masterclass on how venture capital GPs can raise venture capital funds and develop long-term relationships with LPs. David and Ben also delve into what differentiates the top venture funds, the importance of operational excellence in fund entrepreneurship, and prioritizing and managing relationships. The 10X Capital Podcast is part of the Turpentine podcast network. Learn more: turpentine.co -- X / Twitter: @AkkadianVC (Akkadian Ventures) @dweisburd (David Weisburd) -- LinkedIn: Ben Black: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benblack/ Akkadian Ventures: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akkadian-ventures/ David Weisburd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd/  -- LINKS:  Akkadian Ventures: https://akkadian.vc/ RAISE Global: https://www.raiseglobal.co/  -- NEWSLETTER: By popular demand, we’ve launched the 10X Capital Podcast newsletter, which offers this week’s venture capital and limited partner news in digestible news bites delivered straight to your email. To subscribe please visit: http://10xcapital.beehiiv.com/  -- Questions or topics you want us to discuss on The 10X Capital Podcast? Email us at [email protected] -- TIMESTAMPS:  (0:00) Episode preview (0:46) The origin and growth of the RAISE Conference (3:40) Fundraising as a continuous relationship-building process (6:28) Effective strategies for GPs to add value to LPs   (12:38) What differentiates the top venture funds (14:14) Importance of ecosystem creation in VC (16:02) Common mistakes in fund presentations (28:36) Current state of the secondary market (29:16) 10X Capital Podcast Newsletter (39:31) Prioritizing and managing relationships (41:04) Surviving downturns as a VC (43:01) Closing thoughts from Ben Black