Insights

Thought leadership on venture capital, AI, digital health, real estate, and the principles that guide exceptional founders and sophisticated investors.

Founder Insights

Harnessing the Power of Data: How Startups Turn Numbers Into Competitive Advantage

Even in the early stages, having the right systems in place can enable you to leverage historical data from day one — establishing a data-driven culture before you need it most.

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Times of Crisis Separate the Leaders from Everyone Else

Eight principles drawn from a conversation with Fred Bartlit — West Point graduate, Army Ranger, and founding partner of Bartlit Beck — on what defines exceptional leaders when the stakes are highest.

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The Art of Storytelling for Start-ups: Turning Vision into Capital

Conversations with Carlos Garcia (Kavak) and Marcelo Abritta (Buser) on why compelling storytelling is the most fundable skill a founder can develop.

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The Essence of a Start-up: Why Vibrant Culture Is Your First Competitive Moat

Insights from Francisco Sorrentino (Softbank CHRO) and Bryne McNulty (Habi CEO) on how culture is born in the earliest days — and why founders who neglect it pay for it at scale.

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How the SBA Can Help Start-up Companies Compete for Funding: The Business Plan

Overlooked, free, and powerful — how the Small Business Administration's frameworks can reduce the time and expense of securing growth capital while meaningfully increasing your odds of getting funded.

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Co-Investor Perspectives

Why AI Is to Gen-Z What the Internet Was to Gen-X: An Investor's Framework

The parallel is almost exact — and investors who understood the Internet's infrastructure layer early captured the decade's defining returns. Here is why the same opportunity exists in AI today, and how we are positioning for it.

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Co-Investor Perspectives

Why We Co-Invested in Cohere AI's C-Round Alongside Nvidia and Oracle

When Nvidia and Oracle are writing checks into the same round, the market is telling you something. Here is our thesis for enterprise AI infrastructure, why Cohere stood out among a crowded field, and what this investment signals about where the AI value stack is heading.

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Co-Investor Perspectives

Unlevered, Underpromised, Outperforming: A Contrarian Approach to Real Estate Returns

Most real estate investors lever up. We do not — and our unlevered annualized returns have consistently outpaced the benchmarks. Here is the thesis, the market selection criteria, and why we believe the next 5 years will reward disciplined capital.

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What 30 Years on Wall Street Taught Me About Raising Your First Round

I have sat on both sides of the table — as the analyst who covered hundreds of companies, the hedge fund manager who evaluated thousands of pitches, and the VC who wrote the check. Here is what moves a sophisticated investor from curious to committed.

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