Analysis Paralysis | TIME.com

Analysis Paralysis | TIME.com: "Ken Lombard, of Capri Capital Partners, loves putting together deals. But he recognizes that risk is always involved.

In an interview published in Sunday’s New York Times, he talked about how he negotiates this balance. “Before I make a tough decision, I want to be on the ground, I want to roll up my sleeves and understand the opportunity,” Lombard explained.

Once the opportunity is understood, then Lombard considers how to make use of it responsibly. “You should try to figure out a structure that mitigates your downside,” he advised—but not to the point of running scared. “While I understand that analysis tells you what you need to hear in how you need to structure a deal, there’s a difference between deal makers and analysts,” he said. “Analysts can tell you everything wrong with the deal; the deal maker is going to try to figure out a way to come up with a structure that makes sense.”"

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