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The manager returned to active investing in Q3 2024 after reforming their personal account, focusing on hunting market dislocations where quality businesses trade at both relative and absolute valuation discounts. The strategy emphasizes identifying variant perceptions with catalysts for change rather than rigorous intrinsic value modeling. Key investments included Google during AI-related concerns, where the manager believed the Twitter echo chamber had created excessive pessimism about the company's AI capabilities and search moat. A second major opportunity emerged during the June Salesforce crash, where the manager invested in quality SaaS companies including Atlassian and Braze, viewing the SaaS is dead sentiment as overblown. The manager extensively used LEAPS options for liquid large-cap positions while holding common equity in smaller companies. By quarter-end, the portfolio evolved into a diversified barbell strategy with serial acquirers as core holdings and higher-risk positions on either side. The account returned 7.9% for the quarter versus 5.4% for the S&P 500.
Hunt for market dislocations where quality businesses trade at both relative and absolute valuation discounts, focusing on variant perceptions with identifiable catalysts for change.
Nothing in the market stands out as meaningfully undervalued or dislocated right now, even in many small caps. The portfolio is much more diversified as a result since the manager doesn't have conviction in any one idea to concentrate.
As of Oct 1, 2024
Shomik Ghosh is a Partner at Sierra Ventures specializing in early-stage technical founders focused on enterprise solutions, particularly Vertical AI. Previously Partner at Boldstart Ventures with investments in Cloudquery, Kiln AI, and Noded AI. Former growth stage investor at Top Tier Capital with portfolio including CircleCI, Anaplan, and Shape Security.
N/A - Not a registered investment fund. Operates as personal investment commentary brand focusing on technology sector analysis and enterprise software investments, emphasizing network density and product-market fit over total addressable market size.
Lead Portfolio Manager
Neutral / Balanced
Market Conviction
Manager discusses specific positions and sizing (20% max concentration, 100% Google position historically) but explicitly states lack of conviction in any one idea currently, leading to diversification. Named positions with some thesis explanation but hedged by current uncertainty.
Growth Outlook
Manager states that nothing in the market stands out as meaningfully undervalued or dislocated right now, even in many small caps. This suggests a cautious view of current opportunities, though not outright bearish.
Risk Appetite
Portfolio has moved from concentrated positions to a diversified barbell strategy due to lack of conviction in any single idea. Manager explicitly states the portfolio is much more diversified as a result of not having conviction to concentrate.
Capital Deployment
Manager moved from concentrated positions to a diversified portfolio with cash balancing smaller positions. The shift suggests reduced deployment activity and more defensive positioning due to lack of compelling opportunities.
Forward Guidance
Manager indicates they are waiting for better opportunities, stating nothing stands out as meaningfully undervalued. The diversified positioning suggests a more cautious deployment stance going forward.
Language Signal
Language includes positive terms like opportunity, attractive entry valuations, and quality businesses, but also includes cautious language about lack of current dislocations and the need for diversification due to lack of conviction.
Perceived Risk
Manager acknowledges the psychological risk of concentrated positions and discusses position sizing to allow sleeping at night. Some risk awareness present but not dominant theme of the letter.
Opportunity Density
Manager explicitly states that nothing in the market stands out as meaningfully undervalued or dislocated right now, even in many small caps. This indicates a sparse opportunity environment requiring patience and selectivity.
Time Horizon
Manager uses LEAPS (2026 expiration) and discusses serial acquirers as forever holds. References to quality compounders and hoping they go down in price to buy more suggests a multi-year investment horizon with patience for thesis realization.
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