Manager Talent & Diligence

 

WHY

Today, new venture funds are emerging at an increasingly rapid pace— to the extent that it has become: 1) Difficult for LPs to easily differentiate one venture fund from another, and 2) Necessary to perform deep diligence on emerging manager talent at scale. 

WHO

We work with LPs and institutions who possess an incredibly long-term approach to capital and stress the importance of patience, lifelong relationships, and thoughtful intergenerational succession. Therefore, they are not so pressured to deploy capital expediently, but can patiently and diligently deploy capital in a way that matches their unique value system. 

WHAT

Beyond the obvious indicators: investment track record (proof points), institutional experience, educational background, and subject-matter expertise— what else is important to know about manager talent?  

  • What indicators can you use to determine if a manager is committed for the long-term? 

  • How do you know their governance practices are sound outside of what is written on paper? 

  • Do they naturally possess the beliefs and psychological traits to effectively deploy capital with consistency?

  • How deeply are they immersed in the various ecosystems they claim to be engaged in?

  • Do they have the respect of upstream and downstream investors?

  • What is their reputation amongst founders and why is that the case?

Our LP service is designed to help you find answers to the questions that matter to you most. We do this by providing a unique integration of three disciplines:

  1. A deep decades long network of networks in Silicon Valley and Globally. 

  2. Access to unique online private and public data sets, communities and channels. 

  3. An academic and practical understanding of the psychology of human excellence. 

Note: the service is not designed to replace or conflict with your diligence process. Our service is designed to augment those processes. 

HOW

Your first step is to get in touch with us via a warm introduction from someone in your network. As part of that warm introduction, please state your angle of interest and let us know how you think we can help. If you would like to reach out cold, please do so via LinkedIn.