Someone once said, “Success is not about being liked; it's about being effective, about doing what needs to be done even if it ruffles feathers along the way.”
My firm, The Edge Consulting Group analyzes investments that are slightly off the beaten path and mostly undiscovered. Back in 2010, we went to visit several money management firms in NYC with a view to presenting an investment idea. I remember the trip very well for a majority backlash against investing in the company because the investment teams had one single problem. “They just didn’t like the owners of the business.”