February 2020
Access to some materials included in this newsletter may be limited to Red Forest Capital funds.
UPDATES
The Red Forest Capital (RFC) Knowledge-Base includes Tools, Research, Training, and Templates to support your search. Following is a list of available materials and the following are a few related announcements. Please let us know if you need help or if there are additional topics we should consider.
Last week’s Knowledge-base Introduction presentation can be found in RFC Search Funds/ 9 Training and the video recording can be found through the following link.
RFC Search Funds / 3 Screening / Selection of Past K2 Deals includes deals that K2 passed on, including company and deal information that can be shared without offending NDAs
RFC Search Funds / 8 Fund Operations / 3 Interns includes everything needed to launch an internship program, including; Intern Recruiting Guide, Internship Recruiting Overview for Candidates, Internship Case Study and Deal Memo Primer for Candidates, Internship, Welcome Packet for Candidates and Interview Questions
RFC Search Funds / 1 Research / Industries includes Glossaries for Franchise Businesses; Finance, M&A, Private Equity, Venture Capital; Transportation, Shipping and Logistics in addition to Healthcare Laws and Common Policies
No changes will be made to the Red Forest Capital (RFC) Knowledge-base stored on Gdrive. The previous SharePoint version will be decommissioned on 28 February.
COMING SOON
Priority Broker Sites and Resources
Comparable Transactions Database
Managing Teams
ARTICLES
Warren Buffett’s annual letter: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2019ltr.pdf
Article on entrepreneurship: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/business/second-stageentrepreneurship.html
Ways to improve the workplace: https://www.wsj.com/articles/nine-ways-to-make-workless-awful-11582281002?mod=business_lead_pos5
Warren Buffett and Apple: https://www.wsj.com/articles/warren-buffett-found-his-elephantwith-giant-stake-in-apple-11582194601?mod=business_lead_pos10
Millenials in the workforce: https://www.wsj.com/articles/millennials-show-loyalty-toemployers-11582118467?mod=business_minor_pos1
INDUSTRIES
Purchasing groups: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_purchasing_organization
Healthcare packaging: Specialized, niche packaging may be an interesting way to address growing healthcare demands.
Cell phone tower servicing (repairs, maintenance, aesthetic disguises): https://www.wsj.com/articles/cellphone-tower-companies-race-higher-11563192000