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Making Billions: The Private Equity Podcast for Fund Managers, Alternative Asset Managers, and Venture Capital Investors

Making Billions: The Private Equity Podcast for Fund Managers, Alternative Asset Managers, and Venture Capital Investors

Ryan Miller 221 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

Making Billions with Ryan Miller — The Wolf of Alt Street — is a top-ranked podcast for fund managers seeking to raise capital and gain a competitive edge in private markets. Host Ryan Miller, a fund manager and capital strategist, delivers unfiltered insights on capital raising, LP relations, PE deal sourcing, value creation, and exit strategies. The show features expert interviews with top fund managers and institutional investors, as well as educational episodes from the Making Billions Academy.

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7 Ways Boring Service Businesses Quietly Beat Sexy AI Startups
7 Ways Boring Service Businesses Quietly Beat Sexy AI Startups Oct 12, 2026 2790 Send us Fan MailIf you’re still chasing shiny AI wrappers, you could miss the biggest multiple expansion of your career. On this episode of Making Billions, I sit down with Jim Ferry, Partner at Volition Capital, which just announced its $950 million Fund 6 and took assets under management from $1.7 billion to $2.6 billion. Jim breaks down the trade most investors are overlooking: buying low margi
Trade War: 4 Canada–US Tariff Phases That Trap Trump-Era Money on the Wrong Border
Trade War: 4 Canada–US Tariff Phases That Trap Trump-Era Money on the Wrong Border Oct 5, 2026 1736 Send us Fan MailWhat happens next in the Canada-US trade war, and where does the money go? Right now, a Section 338 tariff of 50% hits about $20 billion of Canadian goods, mostly cars and trucks. Canada answered on September 8 with 15, 25 and 50% on dairy, farm equipment, steel, appliances, paper and electronics. The trade deal is on a one-year leash until 2036, and about $100 billion in refunds f
5 Senior Housing & Multifamily Plays For Making Billions by 2029
5 Senior Housing & Multifamily Plays For Making Billions by 2029 Sep 28, 2026 2558 Send us Fan MailMy guest this week on Making Billions is Rod Khleif. Rod and I break down his broker system word for word, the weekly KPIs that prevent another 2008, and exactly how forced appreciation turns one dollar of NOI into twenty dollars of value.  He's calling this the greatest transfer of wealth we'll see in our lifetimes.How do you find distressed multifamily deals right now?&
How to Invest in Fusion Without Waiting Until the 2030s: 6 Layers
How to Invest in Fusion Without Waiting Until the 2030s: 6 Layers Sep 21, 2026 1435 Send us Fan MailLEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/applyChina holds the fusion record. America holds the only licensed fusion plant on Earth. Only one of those is something a fund can actually buy.You were told America achieved net energy from fusion in 2022. That's not exactly what happened. The lasers d
7 Ways to Raise Institutional Capital by Protecting the Downside - Rastegar Capital - Ari Rastegar
7 Ways to Raise Institutional Capital by Protecting the Downside - Rastegar Capital - Ari Rastegar Sep 14, 2026 3275 Send us Fan MailLEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/applyIf you're still pitching upside to institutions, you'll never see a pension fund check. The managers winning nine and ten figure allocations obsess over how they lose money more than how they make it.I am Ryan Miller, and on Making Billions this
The Economic Apocalypse Is Coming: 5 Moves To Profit While Others Panic
The Economic Apocalypse Is Coming: 5 Moves To Profit While Others Panic Sep 7, 2026 1560 Send us Fan MailLEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/applyThe economy is telling you one story. The market is paying you for another. One of them is wrong, and if you run a fund, that gap decides your next three years.In this week's episode of Making Billions, I break down all four economies, the five decis
$400M AUM: How Neal Bawa Created The Fund of The Future
$400M AUM: How Neal Bawa Created The Fund of The Future Aug 31, 2026 2853 Send us Fan MailLEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/applyEveryone thinks AI just discovered real estate investing. It didn't. One investor cracked this code back in 2009, before AI even had a name, using a data-driven bet on a market everyone else avoided, and built a fund that now runs with zero human und
Why The AI Boom Might Be A Bubble — And How Fund Managers Get Rich When It Pops
Why The AI Boom Might Be A Bubble — And How Fund Managers Get Rich When It Pops Aug 24, 2026 1616 Send us Fan MailLEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/applyIs AI a bubble? Wrong question. It keeps you a spectator while the people moving capital are already three moves ahead. The right question: when this wobbles, are you a forced seller or the buyer of the wreckage?The technology is real. The financing struc
Billions Made From 80 Unicorns
Billions Made From 80 Unicorns Aug 17, 2026 2521 Send us Fan MailLEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/applyThis episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a proven track record doing exactly th
Michael Burry's 2026 Portfolio Doesn't Exist: Steal His 3-Step Method Instead
Michael Burry's 2026 Portfolio Doesn't Exist: Steal His 3-Step Method Instead Aug 10, 2026 1709 Send us Fan MailWhat is really inside Michael Burry's 2026 recession portfolio?Nothing you can see. Burry deregistered Scion in November 2025, so his book is now invisible.In this episode of Making Billions, I explain why the portfolio every video claims to reveal probably does not exist, and show you Burry's actual method instead and how to run it in private markets where you operate.Th
How Funds Use AI to Beat Rivals
How Funds Use AI to Beat Rivals Aug 3, 2026 2150 Send us Fan MailLEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/applyCan AI actually find hedge fund trades a human would miss? In this episode of Making Billions, Ryan Miller sits down with Jan Szilagyi, CEO and co-founder of Reflexivity, the AI investment analysis platform used by firms including Soros Fund Management an
The US Debt Collapse Everyone Predicts Is Wrong
The US Debt Collapse Everyone Predicts Is Wrong Jul 27, 2026 1656 Send us Fan MailLEARN THE CAPITAL RAISING STRATEGIES AND FRAMEWORKS used by alternative asset professionals: https://go.fundraisecapital.co/applyThis episode is brought to you by Reef Pass | Serial Acquisition Investors: Reef Pass Investors has spent the last 10 years focused on partnering with founders to launch and build long-term holding companies, and has a proven track record doing exactly th

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