We had way too much fun at our annual Summer Soiree with New York-based founders, investors, and operators last week!
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Good connecting with so many at the ACG conference. For newbies, what is Dealsource North?
These are regular conferences held around North America to connect private equity firms (who want to buy great businesses) with investment bankers like me (who are representing and finding good partners for great businesses).
It leaves everyone involved with lots of insights around the types of businesses for sale, market dynamics, multiples and lots more.
Last week, Origin Managing Director Greg Martin and Vice President Umer Randhawa attended the 6th Annual Summer DealSource North hosted by Association for Corporate Growth (ACG). Greg and Umer met with private equity firms, capital providers, and family office firms, gaining invaluable insights into the current deal-making landscape.
Connect directly with Greg and Umer for more insights from the conference.
"Fish by the net, not by the rod."
Yesterday, I had the great privilege of joining in the Dimensional Fund Advisors Investing summer series where we are learning about some of the basics of portfolio construction. One analogy shared by Apollo Lupescu stood out to me.
When watching a single fish in the water, it can be very difficult to predict what direction it will go. Up. Down. Left. Right. Who knows.
However, when watching a school of fish, it is much easier to predict what direction they will go.
Likewise, when constructing a portfolio, a single stock can be very unreliable and volatile in it's movement. A sector, on the other hand, can be much more predictable and therefore more useful in constructing an efficient portfolio.
So excited to see what else we will learn in the coming weeks!
📣 As you know I have been working with Diversity VC for a number of months.
🔔 Our Founder Engagement Toolkit is being launched on the 14th March 🔔
Please reach out if you would like to be a part of this interactive workshop, its not just an opportunity to listen about what we need to do...we want you to get involved.
Our interactive workshop means we will be diving into real challenges and looking at how we all can drive more inclusion, equity and diversity into the sector.
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We’re launching our brand new toolkit in March, and there’s a launch event too 👀
The Diversity VC Founder Engagement Toolkit will share examples and actionable recommendations for how you can integrate DEI into your deal flow and portfolio management.
The Toolkit moves past the diagnosis of problems, and focuses on solutions you can use to create a more inclusive experience for every founder that engages with your fund.
Inside, you'll find:
- Case Studies from Diversity VC Member funds.
- Best practise advice and thought-leadership.
- Practical guidance and next steps that you can implement immediately within your fund.
To celebrate, we're hosting a launch event on March 14th in Shoreditch.
We'll be taking attendees through small roundtable discussions, to help them leverage this resource most effectively.
This event is invite-only - comment below or message Jack Battersby if you'd like more information!
All of this was made possible through the generous support of our partners at Morgan Stanley. Thank you!
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This week an old friend asked me over dinner:
”Why do you partner with other people on your deals? Doesn’t that take away profit from you?“.
But although this might seem an obvious yes.
It’s actually the exact opposite, and here’s why ⤵️
Over the last few years, I’ve built my portfolio to $70M+ in multi-family real estate.
(So, as you can imagine at this point I have an idea what I’m doing 😂)
And often for investors that means from there on out, going it alone.
But for me, I want to pull in the most qualified people to add value to investors.
Take my most recent Impact Growth Fund for example.
We partnered with Jon Weiskopf the Founder of Blue Eyed Capital.
- He’s the Ex-Head of Engineering at Apple.
- He has $15,000,000+ in his own business.
- He’s a world expert on engineering & sustainability.
(Not a bad guy to have on your team!)
And yes, although Jon will take part in the upside success of the deal.
The value he brings to the project for both us, our residents, and our investors is tenfold!
So, is it worth partnering with people on deals?
In my opinion absolutely!
The only catch is, they have to be the right person ✅
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P.S. No, it wasn't this dinner, but damn this one was good!
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Tech enthusiasts, art lovers, sports fanatics, and beyond – this project is for all of you! By intertwining the greatest aspects of various niches, we bring together creative minds, passionate warriors, and analytical powerhouses, fostering an environment of exchange and growth.
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Whether you're a seasoned professional, a student eager to learn, or a job seeker on a mission, this project is your golden ticket to success. Breaking down barriers and embracing diversity, it offers an opportunity to connect with mentors, collaborate on groundbreaking initiatives, and unlock hidden potential.
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Calling all entrepreneurs, visionaries, and changemakers! We are here to empower your ideas and boost the impact of your innovations. This project serves as the ultimate breeding ground for creativity, stimulating out-of-the-box thinking, and encouraging bold risk-taking. Together, we'll write the next chapter of global innovation.
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Great night with Bryant Barr, Rich Scudellari, and the Penny Jar Capital team, along with our founders, investors, and friends. I can’t imagine a better way to cap off an incredible year of dropping pennies in the jar. On to 2024!
One thing I'm really excited about as we move from 2023 into 2024 is our Sustainability factor. It's awesome that Yuriy and I's vision for "what could be" is starting to shift perspectives into "what is"... 👇
✅ We have VC, PE, Real Estate, Private Credit and FoF firms on the platform.
✅ We have fund administrators and GP/managers who are utilizing both in-house and co-sourcing operations models.
✅ We have firms with fully compliant localized deployments in the US and EU.
✅ We have firms ranging from <100m all the way to multi-10's of billions.
All on a fully SaaS, web-based platform. BUT most importantly, all deploying with our out-of-the-box implementation to get started. That's HUGE! When "Customization" (and all of the more marketable variations like "configuration") is the hottest topic coming from all sides, it's the ability to adopt standards that will ensure your technology doesn't rapidly fall behind post-implementation.
Some of our largest customers, with cemented in legacy process and software have some of the most inspiring perspectives as it relates to their future of tech, as well as the future of tech across the industry. The easiest road is the road most traveled, but it's not typically going to land you in an exponentially better place - just a different place. We want to empower real growth - at an industry level - and that requires some degree of standardization. I talk about this a lot, why is standardization important?
I have a whole article I'll be posting up in early 2024 on this topic, but as a preview... 1) It's much easier for the software vendor to support. Investing in training materials has a higher ROI to the vendor. Training new employees can become more standardized, less key-man risk on legacy implementation decisions, etc. This has an obvious trickle-down effect to clients. 2) It's easier to introduce new features when you have smaller variations of how your solution is actually used. Without compromising on what the solution can and should be automating for you. 3) Prospective firms can rely on "word of mouth" more since they can trust they're largely going to be using the same ultimate solution.
So many more examples of this, and traps people can fall into when they're sold the vision of a "customized" solution.
I'll include in the article some ideas on how you can analyze your workload to see where your gaps are, how to pierce through sales-talk, what to ignore in demos, red flags, etc... Message me or comment "2024" below if you want to be notified when it drops!
Wrapping up another great year here at ENTRILIA! A HUGE thank you to all our employees, clients, partners, friends and families. We're energized to automate more Private Capital Fund Operations as we move into 2024!
Curious about how it's going at ABM? 🤔
Check out this short article explaining everything you should know about our business and what we've been up to as of late. We are so excited to see what comes next for Advanced Business Methods! 🥳
Check out our recent article in the Fargo INC! Magazine! 👏
Read all about our newest acquisitions and how they've changed our business for the better! 😁
Our acquisitions:
ABM Technology Group (otherwise known as TrueIT) in Fargo, Central Business Systems in Jamestown, The Office Shop in Brainerd/Aitkin, & Millennium Systems Technology in Grand Forks.
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THANK YOU FOR READING.
FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT DAY: Unlocking Financial Freedom
Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | 10 AM to 5 PM
Join Blackstone LaunchPad and First Year Programs at Roscoe Brown Student Center [BC], First Floor
Make sure you stop by our fair and meet with all external partners to learn about their resources.
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