I’ve repeated that model with each subsequent business and have accepted that my grandfather’s advice was sage. By taking on the right kind of outside investors, we’ve not only given our business the fuel necessary to grow, but enlarged our spheres of information, advice, wisdom, contacts, and influence. The fiduciary responsibility I feel toward our investors (both managing partners and outside investors) has also sharpened my own discipline as a businessman to provide a healthy, sustainable return on their investment.
