AI Operations
Capital Calls From the GP's Side: Where the Notice Goes Wrong
Most capital call guides are written for the investor paying one. Here's the process from the fund's side: where notices go wrong, and which steps are worth automating.
Insights
Notes on capital markets, private markets, cross-border build and AI operations.
AI Operations
Reconciliation Breaks: Most Aren't Errors, and That's the Problem
Most breaks between a fund's books and its administrator's are timing, price-source and mapping differences, not mistakes. Sorting them is where automation earns its place.
Financial Services
Board Member, Advisor or Operating Partner? What You're Actually Being Offered
Board member, advisor, operating partner — the titles get used interchangeably, but they're three different jobs. Here's how to tell which one you're being offered.
Corporate Strategy
India to UK Expansion: The Decisions the Checklist Skips
Incorporation is the fast part of a UK expansion. Here are the three decisions the standard checklist assumes you've already made.
Financial Services
What a Limited Partner Is Actually Testing When They Diligence Your Fund
Most due-diligence guidance is written for the investor doing the diligencing. Here's what it actually tests, from the fund's side of the table.
AI Operations
What to Automate in a Venture Fund's Back Office (and What to Leave Alone)
Not every back-office task in a fund is the same task wearing different clothes. A practical way to tell which ones are safe to automate now, and which only look administrative.
Financial Services
Subscription Lines and NAV Facilities: What You're Actually Signing Up For
Two very different types of fund-level borrowing get lumped together as 'fund finance.' Here's what a GP is actually agreeing to with each, and what to negotiate before signing.