Our top priority, in all things we do, in all interactions we have, in how we live our lives, is to be helpful. We truly want to be as helpful as we can be to those around us, simply because, we believe deeply that being helpful is just a great way to be, and it feels great. We recommend it!
Job creation is as important as returns and this is reflected in how we go about spending our time. We treat investment decisions in a mutually exclusive capacity from the potential of local job creation, however, if we can achieve both within the same opportunity, that is of course ideal.
While we are mission driven, we are return focused and do not compromise returns in name of the mission. We believe deeply in being intentional with our investments with a desire to focus on specific sectors, stages, and theses. We set our mandates in partnership with our LP, and look to deliver against them in each and every investment.
With staggering cost of living and crowded investment opportunities on the coasts, we simply feel there is better value from an ROI perspective in Tulsa.
With housing prices 1/9th of San Francisco* or New York, labor costs about 1/2, and some of the lowest energy and taxes in the country, the dollar just goes further in Tulsa.
*https://www.zillow.com/san-francisco-ca/home-values/,
https://www.zillow.com/tulsa-ok/home-values/
Depending on how you look at it, Tulsa is the biggest small town or smallest city in the country. With a million people in the metro, the bredth of the skyline may surprise you.