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Not every manager is ready for a registered fund. When a manager is ready to pursue it, they have an appreciation that this is not an easy road, and it's a costly endeavor.

Making Billions · $1B AUM Reveals The Single Biggest Mistake in Fund Launches...

“Now you you you bring up a good point, which reminds me I've been thinking about this, and not every manager is ready for a registered fund.”

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Got it. Now you you you bring up a good point, which reminds me I've been thinking about this, and not every manager is ready for a registered fund. So what signals when you talk to someone who wants to launch a fund or whatever that is, what are the signals that tell you that they are, in fact, ready to scale?

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Contrarian reality check that challenges assumptions. The 'not an easy road' and 'costly endeavor' framing sets realistic expectations and could save managers from expensive mistakes.

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