Last week, I got called “too direct” in a meeting —
by another co-investor in a company our fund backs.
Good.
Deals don’t close by whispering.
If you want to be liked, sell ice cream.
If you want to win, stop waiting for permission.
Capital doesn’t chase comfort.
You don’t win business by playing it safe.
Founders don’t get funded because they’re polite.
Investors don’t get alpha by following the herd.
I'm not from Sand Hill Road.
No MBA network. No inherited Rolodex.
Now I’ve got both — built from scratch.
We built companies the hard way —
with scar tissue, not seed rounds.
Founders take our call because they know we've been in the arena, not just the boardroom.
We've stared down payroll on Thursday —
not knowing if Friday’s cash would hit the account.
And we've turned “no shot” deals into significant wins.
BrknPar isn’t just a fund. Katz & KO isn’t just another advisory firm.
They’re bets on outliers with something to prove.
Sports.
Tech.
Culture.
Before the institutions show up.
If you want access to the founders we back —
and the deals they’ll only offer once — you should already be on our LP list.
If you want polite golf clap venture capital, you’re on the wrong course.
If you want to play where the fairways are tighter,
the stakes are higher,
and the margins for error are thin —
we should talk.
Winners don’t wait for permission.
And we sure as hell don’t ask for it.