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Your Controller Just Played Coachella. You’re the One Paying for It.

Your Controller Just Played Coachella. You’re the One Paying for It.

There’s no rule that says your fund ops have to live in LA—but you’re acting like there is. Switching to a lean back office isn’t just cheaper. It gets you your time (and pipeline) back.

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Apr 13, 2025
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Your Controller Just Played Coachella. You’re the One Paying for It.
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Coachella. Saturday afternoon.
Japanese Breakfast takes the main stage. 4:45pm.
The sun’s hitting just right.
Everyone’s a little sunburned, a little high, a little spiritually cracked open.

Then they play it:
“On Melancholy Hill” by Gorillaz.
Slow, dreamy, perfect.
The guitarist—black acoustic, linen pants, emotional damage—rips.

And somewhere between the first chorus and the breakdown, it hits me:
Damn Sheryl, that’s your fund’s controller.

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