私募股权投资中的 EQ
I began my career as a lawyer with big law firms in Boston. My primary clients were private equity and venture capital firms, ranging from large shops doing multi-billion dollar deals all the way down to smaller VCs operating in the pre-seed space. It was in this ecosystem that I realized my own future lay in entrepreneurship. So, in 2005, my wife and I started our first business together and that has grown into the TypeCoach brand. In the last few years, I launched a small venture studio called 创意工厂, which focuses on early stage (napkin/concept/prototype) projects in the digital web and mobile application space.
In re-entering the world of venture capital on the early-stage side of things, I have been surprised to find that only a handful of VC firms use any form of personality-based resources. And of the VC firms that do use them, it’s only for internal use. I am not aware of a single firm that has used such resources with their portfolio companies.
Almost every one of the world’s leading organizations uses some form of personality type resource – from those companies that make up the Fortune 500 to premier management consulting firms, to law firms (although that is a relatively recent trend) and other organizations operating in the highest echelons (business schools, medical schools, non-profits, etc.). But, there has apparently not been a widespread application in the field of private equity.
然而
EQ Growth in Private Equity is an Un-tapped Catalyst
我认为，这些公司认为此类解决方案属于更成熟企业的领域，因此对于初创企业和扩大规模的企业来说是不必要的 "奢侈品"。但是 我深信，企业有巨大的机会来加快发展。 通过有意识地应用实用工具和技术来改善人际沟通和情商，从而在其投资的公司内提高员工的情商。而不是奢侈品、 these resources are an un-tapped catalyst and accelerant for lower-friction growth.我还认为，通过这些应用，有机会提高退出估值和基金/投资者的投资回报率/DPI。
最后，我还想补充一点，在涉足高科技/人工智能领域的投资组合公司中，提高情商和沟通能力的需求最为明显和突出。这些公司的创始人和技术专家往往天生情商较低。我的假设是，在这些情况下部署的培训和工具将对公司及其投资者的短期和长期结果产生更大的影响。
If you want to see how this works, we have written a scenario that showcases the elements of personality type and the role they can play in communication challenges and emotional intelligence in the context of a high-technology startup environment. The link below will allow you to test our your skills and learn more.
