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A few manager DOs and DON'Ts. A thread:
1/x DO: Cold e-mail me about your strategy. Reach out on LinkedIn. You never know and I do try to respond to all inquiries.
1/x DO: Cold e-mail me about your strategy. Reach out on LinkedIn. You never know and I do try to respond to all inquiries.
2/x DO: Read between the lines. If I say I'm not pursuing strategies in that asset class, that means I don't have any interest in adding to that asset class or your strategy isn't differentiated enough to hear more. Don't continue to contact me about said strategy.
3/x DON'T: Call me without scheduling it first. If you absolutely have to get a hold of me, don't small talk. Say what you have to say and get off the phone. Most communication can and should be done through e-mail
4/x DO: Tell me when your strategy is going to suck. I won't get into bed with a strategy unless I know exactly how and why I'm going to get screwed. Every strategy will screw me at some point. I just want to know how and why
5/x DON'T: Insult my current investments. Tell me how you'll complement the current strategies. I'm my own worst critic. I don't need and can't trust your biased opinion.
6/x DO: Make onboarding easy. Nothing gives me pause like bad operations or slow response times when trying to get contracts done and reporting set up.
7/x: DO: Bend over backward for my auditors. Don't make it a hassle. You're not that special
8/x: DO: Know your audience. Ask me what I know and don't know about the space. There's some strategies I know an incredible about and I want to get into the weeds. Other spaces I know next to nothing and I need you to talk to me like a child
9/x: What am I missing from this list? At some point I'll look into @ROIChristie's question on what happens when everyone is an indexer and other thread suggestions - just no time at the moment.
