Tuesday Tirade: The Slow-Motion Investor

In golf, nothing ruins a round like slow play. Same in venture.

Founders get dinged for moving too fast — investors rarely get called out for moving too slow. But here’s the truth: slow investors kill deals. They kill momentum. They kill founder energy. While they’re lining up a 4-footer from six angles, somebody else has already birdied and walked to the next tee.

Speed isn’t sloppiness. It’s conviction. Every extra lap around “the diligence green” is a day a competitor locks up the deal, the partnership, or the market.

If you want certainty, buy muni bonds. If you want returns, swing with conviction.

Because in this game, when you fall behind pace of play, you don’t just hold up the group — you DQ yourself from the leaderboard.