My thoughts (so far) on building permanent capital

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by an investor from University of Portland
in Portland, OR, USA

6yrs ago

My thoughts (so far) on building permanent capital

My thoughts (so far) on building permanent capital, there seem to be 2 ways to do so:

Get a high paying job, build up cash and relationships, use both to acquire businesses.
Start small businesses, buy others, slowly build portfolio.

Any others?

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reply by an investor 5yrs ago
from University of Portland in Portland, OR, USA

Haha yep, very old link. Moved to a personal domain. You can read it here now: redacted

reply by an intermediary 4mos ago
in Gillette, WY, USA

Hi Alex, One model I’ve been thinking through doesn’t fit neatly into either path you mentioned: non-operating governance / control-layer infrastructure designed to sit above operating businesses and compound across portfolios. I’m pressure-testing whether you’ve seen capital allocators treat that kind of asset as permanent capital. Would value your perspective