It's definitely harder to do it today, I think, than, you know, 20 years ago.

I mean, everything just continues to get more competitive.

If you want to sit around and wait for the perfect opportunity, like, you'll never find it.

I sit on the investment committee for a small

charitable foundation here in Austin. It's roughly $55 million. I've never invested in

private markets. And there's been an ongoing conversation about how should we think about

this, should we do it now, is now the right time. And that conversation probably predates me joining the investment committee

two years ago. So, you know, one of the things, I've got a friend in private markets, he says,

the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.

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