Curry: Build Group rejects VC power law for concentrated portfolio support
Jim Curry · Building Long-Term Success through Operator-Led Investing in AI-Enabled SaaS · Jun 16, 2025 · at 24:34
Build Group co-founder Jim Curry contrasts his firm's concentrated investment model with standard venture capital power-law economics.
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“As I tell founders, I go, my portfolio is concentrated enough. I don't want zero. I need something that works. And I actually care and I want this thing to be successful.”
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