Syndicates

“Really there's Five different ways that we typically source deals and access founders. The first is co-syndicating with other syndicate leads like myself, right? A lot of times there will be other syndicates that maybe have a larger allocation than they can fi…”

“Because if you work with one of those folks, and they have a bad reputation in the industry, they can absolutely sink, sink your fundraise on the spot. Because there are people in the business who are not trustworthy, who run around with shitty deals, who gene…”

“If you had a fund with LPs, they generally are strictly financial investors, right? They're not interested so much in helping out, or they don't have the time to. They're building a large portfolio. But the individuals who are investing smaller amounts, it's m…”

“But at the end of the day, if you're going to go back syndicates, it's a portfolio play. So go find a syndicate lead or two that you like and try to back as many deals as possible.”