Eric McNeil
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
We need $30 to $50 million.
There's so much money you can place elsewhere.
But me...
If it's a coin toss to find out what we're going to do, it's the founder.
That's it.
That's all I care about is can I get behind this guy or gal?
Will I invite them to the cookout?
Do I want to spend time with them?
Can I trust them around my kid?
Does this guy value family?
What is he rooted in?
What's his why?
And if those things check the box, we'll invest.
She leads with her heart, man.
Yeah.
Then the day, like, you know, I was talking to this founder and he was mentioning, he's like, dude, I'm never going to raise from like PE ever again, just because they're just so locked in and good for them.
Like they have, they're a fiduciary.
They want to make money for their people.
Because that's all he cared about.
He was like, you know, every single month, every quarter, they're just grilling me for numbers and analytics and da-da-da-da-da.