Sacerdote: Whale Rock's 10-person team conducts 2,500 management meetings annually
Alex Sacerdote · Top 5 of 2025: #4: Alex Sacerdote · Dec 22, 2025 · at 22:36
Alex Sacerdote, founder of Whale Rock Capital, describes the primary research volume and methodology behind his investment team.
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“We've got a team of 10 of us, and we're doing 2500 face to face meetings with management teams a year using our S curve competitive advantage underappreciated earnings power framework to guide where we look.”
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