EP1 - Greg Moran - GP at Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners
Founder Support and Mentality
💡 The success of a business is fundamentally dependent on the determination and problem-solving abilities of its founder, regardless of the challenges they may face.
🚀 Great founders have the ability to find ways to make their businesses successful, and venture funds like Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners aim to support and assist them on their journey.
💡 "I've never met a Founder who I haven't fallen in love with and that's not like literally a romantic thing. That's very much. Hey. You know it's an energy thing right. It's a Founder's life."
🙌 The team at Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners is praised for their operator mentality, asking tough questions while also providing support to the companies they invest in.
🤝 Moran and his partner Ira aimed to be the venture partner that they always wanted to have, providing a support system and connections for founders in their portfolio companies.
🤝 The competitive nature of founders can lead to amazing outcomes when they come together and collaborate.
📧 Greg mentions that he personally answers his own emails and is open to talking to founders, highlighting his accessibility and willingness to engage with others in the industry.
Investment Strategy and Market Focus
💰 The fund managers have a strong track record as operators and have made a lot of people a lot of money along the way in their careers.
💼 "So many of the companies we talked to today...everybody starts talking about oh. My Tam is four billion dollars or 14 billion dollars I could not give a crap. What your Tam is right tell me the first five customers that you're gonna go sell to and show me how you're going to get to them."
🙌 "We need to try to prove product Market fit at a really early stage and that is about as narrow of a market as you can get to amazing what a great Insight."