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Tim Barrett

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
441 total appearances

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How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

We're already protected by the first few contracts that came through.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

If they're successful in any more contracts coming through, that's pretty sticky money when you start talking about Department of Defense.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

So those were ones where we had success at.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

So we really look for that asymmetry and we really look for locked in contractual income that we know is going to come in those deals.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

And we'll go bigger on those.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

That's a great question.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

It goes back to a little bit of that asymmetry, right?

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

I think the second piece that we think about is how successful, like if we have a manager in the book and he's sending us stuff, how successful have we been with that manager?

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

Because most likely we've been doing other co-investments, right?

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

If he's proven track record, the one that he's feeding us over time that they're working, we have much more confidence to continue that process.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

And then the second step after that is individual underwriting of that deal.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

Is it like the other deals we have in the portfolio?

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

Is it differentiated and does it have asymmetry?

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

And does it have long-term staying power contracts, right?

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

If we see that, we like it a lot more.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

It depends a little bit on what asset class.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

When you go to like private equity and private credit, we're really looking for consistency.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

I don't think we do very many co-investments at all that we think could have a zero.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

Back in the day, we used to do venture co-investments.

How I Invest with David Weisburd
E334: Texas Tech CIO: How We Find Asymmetric Bets

Those definitely could have had a zero.