In this episode, Joel Palathinkal chats with Miguel Burger of BFF Ventures about his journey from investment banking to launching ventures like Elite Daily and Ethoca. They discuss New York Tech Week, LAVCA week, and the Miguel's career shift to TMT and their exit to DMGT. The conversation covers founding Ethoca, angel investing, joining Vast Ventures with a Latin America focus, and the creation of BFF. They delve into the venture ecosystem, balancing work and life, focusing on fewer projects, and lessons in sales and fundraising. The episode wraps up with insights on building long-term relationships and the value of educational content. (0:00) Introduction to BFF and Welcome to The Investor podcast (0:53) Discussion on New York Tech Week and LAVCA week (1:19) Guest's early career, education, and investment banking experience (4:16) Transition to TMT and founding Elite Daily; exit to DMGT (7:19) Founding Ethoca, focus on GDPR, and angel investing successes (9:15) Joining Vast Ventures and investment focus in Latin America (10:59) Founding BFF, investment focus, and venture insights (13:44) Comments on BFF name, day in the life of an investment banker, and sourcing process (22:39) Stage and revenue for exits, differences between bank types, and insights on earn outs (28:48) Balancing work and personal life as a founder and managing work-life balance with family (34:32) Importance of focusing on fewer projects and learnings from the venture ecosystem (38:07) Lessons on sales, fundraising, and building an engaged LP pipeline (48:23) Importance of being nice, building long-term relationships, and value of educational content (51:42) Closing remarks and appreciation