AIM asks prospective fund managers to show their personal Uber passenger ratings
Jon Harris · Jon Harris – Investing in People at AIM (Capital Allocators, EP.105) · Jul 29, 2019 · at 53:01
Jon Harris, CEO of Alternative Investment Management (AIM), explains unconventional qualitative due diligence tactics his firm uses to assess the character and humility of prospective fund managers.
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“We always will bring up in the meeting, we'll get the person to show us their Uber score.”
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