376. Architecting a Thesis-Driven Philosophy, Why There's Riches in Niches, How Founder-Market Fit is Changing, and Building the Largest Community of Emerging Managers (Rick Zullo)

Rick Zullo of Equal Ventures joins Nick to discuss Architecting a Thesis-Driven Philosophy, Why There's Riches in Niches, How Founder-Market Fit is Changing, and Building the Largest Community of Emerging Managers. In this episode we cover:

• How many different specialties can a founder have?
• How do they take concepts and opportunities?
• The importance of having a thesis driven team
• The process of evaluating an investment
• How to get conviction on ideas
• Being earnestly honest about your business model
• The four stages of building a business
• The importance of finding a niche and expanding it

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