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Martín Escobari

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Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

So she votes on all our deals.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

We've been having her do this for the last three years.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

Is she any good?

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

So we've back-tested her, and she's much better than humans.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

But it turns out someone who's been trained in the past is very good at the past.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

We only have three years of concurrent data.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

So we need to wait another four or five years.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

I'm hoping that by the time we retire, I retire, about 10 years, should be better than the Humes.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

his or her motivations, why this is so special and the trajectory that got to this.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

I try to meet the founders outside the investment community process as a sponsor.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

Base is a competition.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

So true, distinct, competitive advantage and durability of the competitive advantage.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

And then I try to push people on the tails, both positive and negative.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

Six bad things happen.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

How bad is it?

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

And how likely is it?

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

Or if this amazing development happens, which could be amazing, how unlikely is it?

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

And who else would benefit?

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

I always find the tails to be the most interesting because if you look at the distribution of our returns, 10% of our best deals and we get lucky and they produce 50% of the return.

Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy
Martín Escobari - Inside General Atlantic - [Invest Like the Best, EP.449]

So we lose money very little.