“They tend to break even in about three years. And they have useful lives at this point of about five to six years. And most of the deals we're doing are about five-year deals.”
“50 to 100. So people are meeting 20 companies a week. Yeah. At least. And then every Monday you come for an IC and you talk about the five best? Tuesdays and Thursdays. Twice a week. We use Mondays for work. We are agile with our decision making. I think group think is terrible. We don't vote.”
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meet 50 to 100 companies a week, then every Monday discuss the five best deals and make decisions based on a partner who is personally excited about the deal
50 to 100; five best
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“If you go meet them in person, the deal is going to close at like three times the rate.”
“And that's really been the beautiful thing about partnering with my aunt and my best friend is we each have slotted into the places in the company that we are, you know, best at.”
“I just partnered with really good accountants and lawyers. And I joined the IBBA and I found the mentorship and I did seven deals. My first year, my first deal was on the same day.”
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