Usually you can get the potential highest value from your capital allocation in one of three cases :
First checks- You get the highest potential for the highest risk.
Extreme fear in the market.
The company took the scenic path.
With Liquidity it becomes a diffrent game:
We can get close to the value potential of first checks with much less risk.
No deal flow is needed, and you don't need to be an SV insider. Pure analysis, judgment, idea originality, and being contrarian.