Courtney Reum on Venture Capital, AI Hype & Smart Wealth Building 📈 E163

Courtney Reum on Venture Capital, AI Hype & Smart Wealth Building 📈 E163

From The Money Mondays by Dan Fleyshman

March 10, 2026 · 23 min

About this episode

Courtney Reum discusses venture capital, AI hype, and smart wealth building strategies with Dan Fleyshman.

On this episode of The Money Mondays, Dan Fleyshman sits down with Courtney Reum—co-founder and partner at M13, former Goldman Sachs investment banker, and co-founder of VeeV—for a practical conversation on the show’s three pillars: how to make money, how to invest money, and how to give it away. Courtney shares his path from banking into entrepreneurship and venture capital, where he now helps back and build high-growth companies through M13. y get deep into what makes a founder stand out, why most pitches get ignored, and what actually earns a second meeting with a VC firm. Courtney explains the traits he looks for beyond pattern recognition—grit, self-awareness, adaptability, and the ability to build a strong team around personal weaknesses. He also breaks down why so many founders misuse the AI label, and why staying aligned with your investment thesis matters more than chasing hype. Investing side, Courtney opens up about how his thinking has evolved over time—from taking aggressive risks to build wealth, to thinking more seriously about preserving capital, generating cash flow, and diversifying into areas like real estate. He and Dan also talk candidly about financial…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Fleyshman

Guest: Courtney Reum

Topics covered

  • venture capital
  • AI
  • wealth building
  • entrepreneurship
  • financial literacy

Keywords

  • venture capital
  • AI
  • wealth building
  • financial literacy
  • entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: M13, Goldman Sachs, VeeV

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