Best takeaway from Druck talk was he had impostor syndrome for 15+ years before admitting he had a gift
Most of this site has 15 good months and is convinced they are God
@amendandpretend Unfortunately, this will be a painful process for returns, liquidity (DPI), fundraising, and reputation, but past sins (paying crazy valuations) will have to be paid
@amendandpretend PEs tend to generate returns by buying low and selling high (less about growth or profitability). The issue is that these companies have been repriced from perpetuities to annuities, as investors discount TV to zero from AI disruption risk and exit multiples collapse
The market went from “The Golden Age of Private Credit” to “There may be nothing left to redeem if your fund has software debt on the books” in the space of 12 months.