About this episode
Matt Farrell, Senior Investment Manager at WE Family Offices, sits down with David Weisburd to discuss how families with $50M-$1B+ invest their capital. They also cover balancing risk tolerance and liquidity needs, where alpha is in the market today, and characteristics of an ideal private fund manager. (0:00) Episode preview (0:51) Overview of WE Family Offices (3:05) Typical family office portfolio construction (6:12) Behavioral finance and illiquidity as a feature (9:36) Investment strategies for ultra high net worth families (13:33) Manager selection attributes and importance of transparency (16:22) Diligence process for spin-out managers (18:24) Approach to venture capital as an asset class (21:14) Follow & subscribe to The 10X Capital Podcast (21:34) General guidance on co-invest (23:37) Value-add for venture capital managers (25:07) Hierarchy of the reference process