{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"M&A Masters","title":"Niklas James | How a Podcast Appearance Turned Into an Investment Fund","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1581,"description":"What if the fastest way to find your next deal is to stop waiting for credentials to speak for you? What could happen when a dealmaker trained to stay low profile decides to put themselves out there and publish instead?\nNiklas James is a 3x independent sponsor who splits his time between Florida and Norway. He co-hosts the Minds Capital Podcast, the leading media for the independent sponsor ecosystem. The podcast serves as the media arm of Minds Capital, a gap equity fund for searchers and independent sponsors which invests $1-3m per platform out of their second fund. NiklasJames.com is a library of content & posts about lower-middle market private equity. Niklas, an alumnus of HBS and Bain & Company, is 6'9\", drives a Chinese EV, and has a rollup of 3 kids.\n\nNiklas James, founding partner of Minds Capital and co-host of the Minds Capital Podcast, joins Patrick Stroth to explain how one guest appearance on someone else's show turned into a fund. Minds Capital invests equity into lower middle market acquisitions led by independent sponsors and searchers.\n\nYou'll discover...\n- The difference between the searcher model and the independent sponsor model, and why Niklas moved from one to the other after his first acquisition\n- Why four of Minds Capital's last five investments were previous podcast guests, and how featuring someone doubles as vetting\n- Why committing to a publishing cadence matters more than the volume you publish\n\nConnect with Niklas James\nMinds Capital: https://mindscapital.co\nMinds Capital Podcast: on Spotify, YouTube, and other podcast platforms\nNiklas's content library: https://www.niklasjames.com/\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/niklaswjames/","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/sBMQ2tGdJflIZWcnP3T__0M41dFstA7Ai054HNPKd7Y/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI0MjcvMTU1OTA1/NzcwNi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}