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From Star to Founder
Insights from partnering with exceptional investment managers as they launch and build new firms.

Post #17: When Genius Failed: Family Wealth & Endowment Edition Post #16: The Case for Endowment Investing as a Career Post #15: Alpha Is Rare. Here Are Five Places to Find It. FEATURED: The Founder Sweet Spot NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE (PDF FORMAT)

Betting Billions on Outlier Talent
In a wide-ranging conversation with William Green of the Richer, Wiser, Happier podcast, East Rock co-founder and managing partner Adam Shapiro explains why talent is the best asset class, why smaller funds outperform, and how the endowment model can be updated.

Post-Breeding Grounds for Rising Stars and Families
Adam Shapiro joins Ted Seides on the Capital Allocators podcast where they cover Adam’s background, his investment objectives for families, and his process for achieving them.

East Rock Core Values

Strategy Overview

The core of East Rock’s investment strategy is to back promising investment managers at “sweet spot” moments in their careers while aligning their interests with ours and helping them achieve their goals as founders of new investment firms. Our internal data, and substantial third-party data, tells us that hedge funds do better in the early years of operation. Less publicized data tells us that private equity works similarly. With these dynamics in mind, we established a rigorous hedge fund selection process and an innovative approach to private markets that drive our portfolio construction and results.

Investing, Our Craft

Whitepaper:
Family Office Setup

 SEE ALSO: When Family Offices Shine—And When They Don’t

Whitepaper:
Private Markets Investing

Changing the Game
A series of writings on world-class performance, both inside and outside of investing.

Issue 1: Crazy Little Thing Called Trust Issue 2: Prolific on Purpose
The path to high-volume idea generation. Issue 3: Alignment: Four Lessons
A critical aspect of all business relationships that we believe is often misunderstood.