A fund manager explains why managing external capital can't be a side gig. Taking investors' money creates fiduciary duty. Running a $20-25 million fund with a partner can demand 50-60 hours some weeks, just a few hours in slower ones, but it's always the priority.
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Is this fund manager, that's their full-time gig? It's not like a manager on the side as well as doing this? Is that a full-time dedicated person?
To run the fund? It depends. Anytime you take outside money, you want that to be a core focus of what you're doing. Because you don't want to mess up with somebody else's money. You are a fiduciary to your investors. It is of highest priority whenever you take money. Now, that being said, look at me and Dan. So we run a $20-25 million fund. We spend some weeks, we spend like 50-60 hours a week on the fund. Other weeks, we spend just a few hours a week depending on the week. It's more about focus and importance. What it is to you. I would not do it as a side hustle that you want to forget about in a couple months. When you take dollars, it's a big deal.