BELIEFS
- Phenomenal people build phenomenal businesses
- We succeed only when those around us succeed
- We are not always right, but we always work hard
- We take big risks and follow our own conviction (not the crowd’s)
- Relationships last a lifetime; deals come and go
- Talk is cheap; results speak
MISSION
- To invest and develop phenomenal people and businesses
- To attract, excite, and develop phenomenal team members
- To deliver superior risk-adjusted returns to our investors
VALUES
- People-first: be accessible to all entrepreneurs regardless of background; invest in great people first, great ideas second
- Independence: maintain always our obligation to dissent, be contrary (to a fault), and speak the truth (especially when hard)
- Professionalism: observe the highest ethical standards in all that we do; client-service approach with entrepreneurs and investors
- Growth (not perfection): encourage mistakes and place a large premium on learning, coaching, and development
- One-firm: a non-hierarchical, meritocratic team culture