Michael Girdley (@Girdley) and Bill D’Alessandro (@BillDA) are joined by Bradford Hardin(@bradford_hardin), Banking & FinTech Partner at @DWTlaw.In this episode we dive into an investor's mind: What do they look for in a company? And in an deal sponsor/syndicator?We talk about investing, investor needs, networking, content marketing, life cycle + evaluation of deals, and much more.Like our content? Rate our show!-----Show Notes:(0:00) Intro(1:01) Investing in private markets as a hobby(2:59) How do you find deals?(4:45) How would you proceed to raise capital as a CEO?(7:39) Life cycle, evaluation & decision-making process of a deal.(12:26) No-Gos on a deal:(14:32) Why invest in private markets? Understanding diversification, risk & compensation(18:08) How do you look at quantifying an investment?(19:57) What makes a deal stand out?(22:06) A key skill for an entrepreneur?(22:49) How to diversify investment risk?(26:11) Why are monthly updates so critically important?(29:05) What are you looking for when looking at investments & entrepreneurs?(32:10) What is your investing edge? What kind of processes do you run?(36:12) What advice would you give to your younger self?(38:36) Flipping the script! We get interviewed by Bradford(38:59) If an investor passes on your deal, would you like to hear feedback on their decision?(41:08) What are things that you see LPs focusing on that are the wrong things?(43:50) What makes a good investor stand out?-----Links:* Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/acquisitions-anonymous/id1533153678 https://open.spotify.com/show/4rbeAODKXwwEOxf905He22* Looking to become a sponsor? Write us an email at mirko@girdley.com* Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.* https://www.dwt.com/-----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#62 Two Landscaping Businesses for Sale - Mike Loftus CEO of Connor's Landscaping#66 Analyzing Software Businesses for Sale with Steve Divitkos, experienced industry CEO#42 $900k Moving and Storage Company / $500k Rural Mini-Storage#61 Two Manufacturing Businesses for Sale - Brent Beshore - Founder and CEO at Permanent Equity--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dealtalk/support