Tech, Alternatives, Aspirations
I’m deeply unsatisfied with the life I lead. Some people might find this strange.
I’ve got a girlfriend whom I love, and who loves me back. My income puts me in the top 1% for my age. I live in one of the most vibrant & fun cities in the world.
I’ve attained many of the markers of success that society agrees upon as valid. So why am I not happy?
Continue reading “The Journey Forward”I’ve alluded to my income being well above average a couple times on this blog, and that’s no exaggeration – as a software engineer in NYC finance, I do make substantially more $ than the average 26-year old.
That said, I don’t have the money to do all the things I want to do at this point in my life. I’m what financial advisors sometimes call a HENRY – high earning but not rich yet. There are many expensive & personally-important things that are out of reach for me, especially put in combination.
This includes certain cosmetic medical procedures and a better wardrobe, but experiences like vacations & fine dining are probably at the top of my list.
Continue reading “Funding My Adventures”I wrote a fun twitter thread a while ago about how I help my current employer get proprietary deal flow in the software growth equity space.
Today, we’re going to do something different and talk about how I’d go about creating a powerful small business & lower-middle market deal flow engine.
I’ve drafted a three-step process for finding & reaching out to SMB sellers that I’m convinced would be far more effective than doing things “the old fashioned way”. Let’s dig in!
Continue reading “Search Fund Deal Flow”“Where do you see yourself in five years?” is a classic interview question that I’ve had trouble with in the past.
It’s not a terribly complicated question to answer as a 26 year old software engineer, but as my mother knows, making easy assignments into hard ones is something of a specialty for me.
Continue reading “Five Years”Software engineers often carry a strong disdain for magic.
Ironically enough, this is because they’re in one of the few professions where magic, for most intents & purposes, actually works.
Continue reading “Magic”Full In Partners is a software growth equity & buyout firm in Midtown Manhattan. They’re also my employer of almost a year.
Starting work here in May 2022 has been two miracles for the price of one.
Continue reading “Two Miracles”I’m a tech guy. It’s in my blood.
My father introduced personal computing to his workplace back in 1986.
This workplace, mind you, was a farming & cattle ranching operation in the middle of nowhere. (Nearest to Fresno, in California’s Central Valley).
Continue reading “In My Blood”