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 that being helpful is just a great way to be. We recommend it!
Job creation is as important to us as returns, and how we spend our time reflects this. Our investment decisions are not driven by 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 also return focused and do not compromise returns in the name of the mission. We believe deeply in being intentional with our investments and focusing 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 those in 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 breadth of the skyline may surprise you.