E47: Sean Warrington of Gresham Partners on Avoiding False Signals in Investing

Sean Warrington of Gresham Partners sits down with David Weisburd and Erik Torenberg to discuss his investment decision-making process, extreme risk factors in diligence, and his approach to investing in emerging managers. The episode also covers reference processes in fund management, the impact of social proof and momentum in investing, and best practices of cutting-edge family offices.

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@Srwarrington (Sean)

@dweisburd (David)

@eriktorenberg (Erik)

LinkedIn:

Sean: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srwarrington/

David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dweisburd/

Erik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eriktorenberg/

LINKS

Gresham Partners: https://www.greshampartners.com/

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TIMESTAMPS

(0:00) Episode Preview

(0:41) Introduction and Sean Warrington's journey to Gresham Partners

(1:27) Sean Warrington discusses the strategy of Founders Fund

(4:06) Sean Warrington's process of making investment decisions

(5:47) Discussion on extreme risk factors in diligence

(9:04) Sponsor: Deel

(9:49) Sean Warrington's approach to investing in emerging managers

(13:02) Process for references in fund management

(15:06) 10X Capital Podcast Newsletter

(17:03) Impact of social proof and momentum in investing