In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Dan Ahrens, founding partner at Left Lane Capital, a New York based venture capital and early growth equity firm that invests in high-growth internet and consumer technology businesses. 

00:00​​ Intro 

02:43 Consumer vs. enterprise tech 

05:09 Getting into venture 

07:54 Raising Left Lane I 

10:35 Investing while fundraising 

13:09 The Left Lane Capital playbook 

17:09 Due diligence in a hot market 

18:52 Scaling Left Lane Capital 

21:36 Deployment pace 

23:28 Focus area 

26:04 Hard conversations 

28:10 Arc 

32:53 Exo Freight 

35:28 Supply Chain Tech 

37:04 Call to action