Horizon Search Searching for One Business to Buy: Long Horizon Partners - Rafaell Caldas & Zach Krumholz | Horizon Search 17
In this episode, we have with us two extraordinary individuals, Rafaell Caldas and Zach Krumholz, co-founders of Long Horizon Partners. These ambitious Columbia MBA graduates took the leap immediately after graduation and plunged headfirst into starting a traditional search fund.
Zach, a Yale grad, transitioned to the high-stakes environments of Goldman Sachs and Crestview Partners before joining Columbia Business School. It's here he met Rafaell, a Rio native with notable stints at Boeing, Shell, and Bain, as he pursued his MBA.
Together, they share their vision of identifying growth-oriented companies with high resilience, barriers to entry, and returns on investment. They speak about their future plans as co-CEOs, their commitment to their chosen business, the cultural perspective they bring to the table, and their preferred company culture.
Key Quotes
- The Impact of Small Businesses: "So my godfather had a small restaurant. My older brother, as I mentioned, has started his own real estate brokerage firm. And so we know the impact that a small business can have in one's life and in the community and in people's careers." 00:07:57-00:08:13
- Learning from the Field: "I think it was the first time that I realized that when you're sitting on a desk, and you're designing something, or you're coming up with ideas, you can never truly appreciate how hard it is to implement those ideas. Until you go down to the factory shop like I had to do and talk to the people, the operators in the factory and really understand that your drawing doesn't make sense or the sequence of assembly that you put together. It's not feasible." 00:18:11-00:18:35
- Growing Leaders: "The most exciting thing about leadership to me is seeing people grow." 00:25:00-00:25:04
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