Sramana Mitra: What is the geographical distribution of these six companies that you have exited? Mark Hasebroock: They’re all in the Midwest – from Texas to Kansas City and between the mountains. Sramana Mitra: Have you sold anything from Omaha? Mark Hasebroock: No, we haven’t. Sramana Mitra: It’s interesting. I’ve known for a long time
Sramana Mitra: At what stage did you encounter AddStructure and how did you encounter them? Mark Hasebroock: We have an office in Chicago and I have a partner there. David is very plugged into what’s happening in Chicago. He heard about this at an event that he was at. He realized that it was something
Sramana Mitra: That philosophy of “operators do not make good investors” does not exist in Silicon Valley. In Silicon Valley, operators are highly-valued. Mark Hasebroock: It’s really interesting. I hear it a lot. What you have is a mindset in the Midwest because of insurance, private equity, and hedge funds. They have a quantitative analysis
Responding to a popular request, we are now sharing transcripts of our investor podcast interviews in this new series. The following interview with Mark Hasebroock of Dundee Venture Capital was recorded in February 2018. Mark Hasebroock is Founder at Dundee Venture Capital, based in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm invests in the Midwest, likes small, capital-efficient deals and