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Scott Dorsey of High Alpha joins Nick to discuss The Venture Studio. In this episode, we cover: Backstory/ path to tech. The story behind ExactTarget leading up to selling the company for $2.7B to Salesforce. Why'd you launch HighAlpha? Briefly touch on the thesis at High Alpha.  I want to deep dive into the venture studio model as it's a bit misunderstood... Can you start us off with an overview of the venture studio model? What are the key differences between a studio model and a traditional venture fund? Why are you doing both at High Alpha? Different studios have different specialities and focus areas - what is your studio speciality at High Alpha? What types of founders and/or businesses are a strong fit for partnership with a venture studio? What do you say to critics of the studio model that say that studios take too much equity? Do you think that a studio-based approach can drive higher alpha ; ) than the traditional fund model? In what ways do your portfolio companies get more value out of a partner