Leveraging Your Resources for Investing with Aaron Pierce

In this next iteration of the capital allocator series, Matt sits down with University of Arkansas and Walton College alum, Aaron Pierce. Aaron begins by outlining his experience at Walton College including what he was involved in on campus with the Business Communication Lab and SAKE along with his internships at Walmart and on Capitol Hill. He also touches on his involvement within the finance department as a student in the portfolio management class and Arvest fixed income class where he had the opportunity to manage millions in assets as a student. They then move on to discussing Aaron's current role with Perot Jain which is an early stage investment firm backed by the family office of Ross Perot, Jr. and Anurag Jain in Dallas. The firm focuses on investing into companies that are solving some of the world's biggest problems, typically investing in the seed or Series A stage. Aaron then dives into the strategy Perot Jain takes for their investments, leveraging their resources to support the companies that they invest in beyond just money including incubating new products and solutions. They wrap up the discussion with Aaron providing advice to entrepreneurs who are looking to raise funds on finding the best investor for your business and Aaron shares what he looks for in a company as an investor.