“‘What is highly correlated… is the LP meeting with you… I'd love to see the data on LP that's met with a GP 10 times. What percentage of those LPs end up investing?’”
How I Invest with David Weisburd · E437: Doug Beyer on Raising Capital, LP Psychology & GP Stakes
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advise that meeting an LP 10 times dramatically increases the chance they will invest
10 meetings (implied high conversion)
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