Joel Palathinkal describes the isolation fund managers face while raising capital and building their investment thesis. He created a community for GPs to support each other through the grueling process and connect directly with investors, especially after fundraising became harder during COVID.
When you think about the people, whenever you build a community, I think you need to think about what everybody gets out of it. So when you think about GPs, general partners at funds, you know, they, it's a long and lonely road trying to raise a fund and build a thesis around it and, you know, close a fund, right? So it's very valuable, I believe, to not be alone and be part of a community of like-minded individuals that are on that same journey, especially during COVID You know, and anytime it's just difficult to raise a fund, right? So it's always more fun if you're not alone. So my goal for fund managers is to build a safe community where fund managers can help each other, be a support system for each other. But what do they really need? They need to meet people that invest in funds.
