Alan Patricof
Alan Patricof
Alan Patricofis an American investor and one of the early pioneers of the venture capital and private equity industries. Patricof founded Apax PartnersBorder), which is today one of the largest private equity firms globally...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
jobs asking way
I got my first job the old-fashioned way: I took an elevator to the top floor of many buildings and walked down floor by floor on the stairs going into every firm and asking the receptionist if she knew of any jobs available.
running entrepreneur wish
Every venture capitalist says at some point, 'I wish I could run this company myself' -- to be the entrepreneur instead of the investor.
art modern modern-art
I love art, I collect mostly modern art.
secret easy carried-away
The secret now is to be disciplined. It's so easy to get carried away with things valued on the hereafter.
business due initial instincts people time
Your initial instincts about investments and people are usually correct. We do a lot of due diligence in this business and most of the time it comes out where we started.