Podcast Guest
Book Michael Kaufman
Founder of VC Beast — The VC Intelligence Platform
Michael Kaufman
Founder, VC Beast — Tampa, FL
Michael built VC Beast from scratch — a venture capital intelligence platform with 1,075 VC firm profiles, 1,384 investor records, and 40K monthly readers. He wrote the code, designed the architecture, and runs the editorial operation. No team. No agency. Just a technical founder who decided the VC data landscape was broken and built something better.
Before VC Beast, Michael spent years scaling recruiting technology — most recently growing FamilyTime Centers from 4 to 45+ employees as a bootstrapped operator. Now he is building infrastructure for the next wave of fund managers: Archstone, a fund management SaaS for emerging GPs launching their first funds. He is based in Tampa, builds in public, and ships fast.
Topics I can speak on
Eight areas where I have direct, first-hand experience — not theory pulled from Twitter.
How AI is reshaping venture capital operations
From deal sourcing to LP reporting — where AI is actually changing fund workflows vs. where it is hype.
Building a media company with programmatic SEO
How VC Beast scaled to 40K monthly readers by building content infrastructure, not just publishing articles.
The emerging manager movement
Why sub-$100M funds outperform mega-funds, what LPs are seeing in the data, and what it takes to launch.
Solo founder — building 5 products simultaneously
What it actually looks like to run multiple companies in parallel, how to avoid context switching failure, and what breaks first.
Technical founder doing everything
Code, content, and sales — all as one person. The leverage points, the tradeoffs, and when to stop.
VC fund economics — what LPs actually care about
The real numbers behind management fees, carry, and fund returns. Why most emerging managers pitch the wrong things.
Building in public as a growth strategy
When transparency is an asset, how to document progress without oversharing, and what building in public has done for VC Beast.
The future of VC intelligence and data
Why VC data is broken, what a real-time intelligence layer looks like, and where the industry is heading.
Who benefits most
The shows where this conversation lands best.
VC & startup podcasts
Shows covering fund strategy, LP dynamics, and the mechanics of venture capital.
Tech entrepreneurship shows
Founders building products, companies, or media — especially solo builders.
SaaS & indie hacker communities
Bootstrapped or early-stage operators who want honest founder stories.
AI & automation focused shows
Hosts covering how AI is changing knowledge work, operations, and media.
Media & content business podcasts
Shows exploring programmatic SEO, editorial strategy, and content as distribution.
Past appearances
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Technical details
Remote recording
Available on Riverside, Zencastr, Zoom, or your preferred platform. Quiet home studio setup.
Scheduling
Flexible across time zones. Eastern time based but regularly works with guests in Pacific, EU, and APAC.
Assets provided
Headshot, short bio, topic list, and social links delivered before the recording date — no chasing required.
Episode promotion
Happy to promote your episode to VC Beast's 40K+ monthly audience and across social channels.
Book me
Pitch your show, drop a topic you want to explore, or just say hello. I respond within 24 hours.
I respond within 24 hours. No pitch deck required — just tell me about your show.