Alternative Investments

Emailed Mark Cuban today and he responded within 30 min. I'm really impressed for a few reasons: - He responded just to say no, and even said "sorry" at the end - didn't need to spend the time for either, yet he did. We…

Thrilled to announce our inaugural GP/LP conference - Sept 23rd in NYC, in partnership with IMN. Here's the plan: - 100 of the most active LPs, who are there to learn from each other and meet new GPs - 100 of the mos…

I pitched a family office a deal last week that, five years ago, would have had them writing a check on the spot... "opportunistic upside; core-plus risk; hard asset collateral"... they passed. They're looking at Space…

I don't usually post religious stuff, but my exchange with Mark Cuban on Friday taught me something special: After he responded (twice!) I was really touched that he took the time to respond to tell me no - he didn't ne…

After 18 years of building one of Europe's leading alternative credit firms, I asked Chenavari Investment Managers founder Loïc Fery whether he would now describe the firm as a "success." His answer surprised me: "I wou…

Yesterday we got our 1,000th real estate deal submission on GP-LP Match, a special milestone for us. 🚀 So much more to come, but for now I just wanted to share the news and say thank you to all of our early supporters…

Moderated an LP panel today, some fascinating perspectives from active participants; here are two examples: 1) IRRs - an individual LP said he'd take a 12% IRR on a 10 year hold over a high teens shorter term hold any …

Every $50mm+ net worth person either uses a yahoo or aol account You're most welcome for this highly confidential information about the LP space ;) Happy Friday

We sent a real estate deal for a GP today and within 30 minutes the GP called me to ask how they can automate connecting the inbound leads with their CRM After giving them some ideas, I realized we're probably reaching …

Much to my chagrin, I feel obliged to post yet another alarmist message - because another ~600 investors just fell for an entirely avoidable scam run by yet another fake "family office." On June 24, the SEC settled char…