Recent Blog Posts
Covid-19’s Impact on Fund Launch & Growth
The following is a summary of the panel The Outlook for Private Market Fund Launch…
Perspectives on DEI
Below is a brief synopsis of the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office’s 5th Annual Diversity in…
The State of Tech Investing – Insights from Investors in and out of Silicon Valley
Below is a brief roundup of SuperReturn’s panel, “Land of the free home of the…
Emanuel Pleitez Speaks on “How To Grow Your Money” at The Trend Talk Show:
Emanuel Pleitez Speaks on “How To Grow Your Money” at The Trend Talk Show: Upskilling and…
Cut out the payments middleman – let Finix empower you to include payments in your software stack
I'm excited to be part of the Finix journey to cut out the payments middleman…
Round up of the last few months; COVID-19, CARES Act, Treasury, Federal Reserve facts/figures; portfolio company news
As we move toward the end of the 3rd month since most of the largest…
No, $2 trillion of private equity “dry powder” will not save economy
There is anywhere between $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion of private equity "dry powder," however,…
Commercial eviction moratorium references — extra focus on some cities including Los Angeles, Irvine
I did this summary with references on eviction moratoriums in California due to COVID-19, with…
East Los Capital’s Thoughts & Perspectives on Markets
From East Los Capital blog: https://eastloscap.com/2020/03/19/east-los-capitals-thoughts-perspectives-on-markets/ That we live in interesting times cannot be understated.…
Quarterly results from the mega cloud providers: Not as “cloudy” as thought
From East Los Capital blog: https://eastloscap.com/2020/02/10/quarterly-results-from-the-mega-cloud-providers-not-as-cloudy-as-thought/ Over the past several quarters, Wall Street has been…
Finix is doing for fintech what AWS did for web services
From East Los Capital blog: https://eastloscap.com/2020/02/05/finix-is-doing-for-fintech-what-aws-did-for-web-services/ As one of the first investors in Finix Payments…
Learn from East Los Capital about Cloud Infrastructure and Services
My co-founding partner at East Los Capital, Anthony Valencia, and I will be leading a…
Why Executives Should Care About UX Benchmarking
UX benchmarking is an incredibly valuable tool for executives to make smart decisions based on…
Private market investing adapts to the current environment, insights from the SuperReturn US West 2019 Conference
Reposted from East Los Capital website: https://eastloscap.com/2019/03/19/private-market-investing-adapts-to-the-current-environment-insights-from-the-superreturn-us-west-2019-conference/ In an effort to share knowledge, the following includes…