Apr 19, 2025

[Co-Founder Search, ideally with IB/PE background]

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m_1 - Certified Professional
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In particular for anything fund-related, that’d be valuable + a shared background might make things easier in terms of working together. But I also see value in complementary skill sets of course.

Building a company is completely different than investing. I would strongly recommend picking up a cofounder that is hyper tactical/technical. Having two finance guys on a cofounding team is something I'd try to avoid at all costs.

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I recommend solving your own pain points. Focus on an industry/niche you know extremely well.

I worked in GE for +7 years. Now building AI agents for investment teams (VC/PE/GE) for repetitive grunt work that no one wants to do. 

Have a few clients already. 

DM for details or to chat if you are curious about AI best practices for investment funds (tooling, set-up, areas for AI automation)

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