An Immeasurable Return on Investment
People often ask me about deals, capital raises, exits, governance, leadership, or the latest developments in artificial intelligence. Those conversations are interesting. They matter. They are often the reason founders and investors first reach out. Yet something curious happens. After enough time together, the conversation almost always changes. The founder who has built a remarkable company begins talking about children. The entrepreneur who has spent decades creating enterprise value starts discussing a child heading off to college, a son or daughter finding a path, a difficult season of parenting, or the arrival of a first grandchild. The investor who can explain every line item on a balance sheet becomes animated when sharing a story about family. The deeper the conversation becomes, the less it is about business. It becomes about legacy. Founders spend their lives pursuing returns. We measure revenue, margins, enterprise value, investment performance, growth, and impact. We trac...