Short reflective monologue by an investor recounting a missed opportunity after hesitating on an early-stage deal. The speaker argues they should have trusted their gut and acted with conviction rather than delaying diligence, which allowed others to complete the deal.
I've had one of those cases where I think maybe from an investor standpoint, I just should have leaned into my gut a lot more and just had conviction areas. I waffled a little bit more on a deal that I was like, I really like this person. I like their idea. Maybe I'll take another week to just make sure I understand the market enough. And at that time that I talked to them, no one was interested. Like, no one really started talking to them. So in my brain, I've got time. And then lo and behold, two weeks later, when I come back, I'm like, love to kick off this diligence process. Like, well, it's done now.
