Note to founders
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Founders
The best companies are led by founders.
Founders who have insights about markets,
and differentiated ideas about the way to reach those markets.
Founders who need money to execute their own playbook. read our pledge
“Entrepreneurs” looking for smart money should be called employees.
Great founders are self-managed.
Put the company’s interest ahead of everyone and everything else.
They have a strong desire to win.
They are not thinking primarily about making a buck;
they are thinking about succeeding,
and becoming the dominant company in the marketplace they’ve chosen. characteristics of the founder race
Good sense of humor is always a plus.
So are sultry good looks,
and a magnetic stage presence.
Fit
We invest money in companies. list of bets
Purely for financial return.
It is also invigorating.
We relentlessly study business drivers,
mapping their velocity of propagation into markets. read our methodology
Check out our quarterly research. stats
First-time founders usually underestimate market forces.
And not all problems have a technological answer.
Focus where incumbents are not.
Execute your risk-killer strategy, and build a monopoly.
Passion is for volunteers.
Capital
Our C-corp structural advantage means we have no investment restrictions.
We can invest in any asset in any geography at any stage.
Straight from the balance sheet.
Cut-throat opportunism.
Shareholders have no influence on our investments;
there is no investment committee.
No mandate.
No dogma.
Good old-fashioned capital: private, patient, and independent.
We do want to own assets early. Really early.
Early means before institutions understand.
On average:
· check sizes range from $1k to $1m.
· investment stages range from “napkin idea” to “Series A”
Network
The core of our connections is in the Americas.
Primarily with founders and family businesses across industries.
When founders allow, we lead a syndicate and invite co-investors to pull more capital. join our co-investment network
The best companies are led by founders.
Founders who have insights about markets,
and differentiated ideas about the way to reach those markets.
Founders who need money to execute their own playbook. read our pledge
“Entrepreneurs” looking for smart money should be called employees.
Great founders are self-managed.
Put the company’s interest ahead of everyone and everything else.
They have a strong desire to win.
They are not thinking primarily about making a buck;
they are thinking about succeeding,
and becoming the dominant company in the marketplace they’ve chosen. characteristics of the founder race
Good sense of humor is always a plus.
So are sultry good looks,
and a magnetic stage presence.
Fit
We invest money in companies. list of bets
Purely for financial return.
It is also invigorating.
We relentlessly study business drivers,
mapping their velocity of propagation into markets. read our methodology
Check out our quarterly research. stats
First-time founders usually underestimate market forces.
And not all problems have a technological answer.
Focus where incumbents are not.
Execute your risk-killer strategy, and build a monopoly.
Passion is for volunteers.
Capital
Our C-corp structural advantage means we have no investment restrictions.
We can invest in any asset in any geography at any stage.
Straight from the balance sheet.
Cut-throat opportunism.
Shareholders have no influence on our investments;
there is no investment committee.
No mandate.
No dogma.
Good old-fashioned capital: private, patient, and independent.
We do want to own assets early. Really early.
Early means before institutions understand.
On average:
· check sizes range from $1k to $1m.
· investment stages range from “napkin idea” to “Series A”
Network
The core of our connections is in the Americas.
Primarily with founders and family businesses across industries.
When founders allow, we lead a syndicate and invite co-investors to pull more capital. join our co-investment network