My guest today is Sam Namiri, Co-founder and Co-portfolio Manager of the Ridgewood Select Fund - a focused fund that concentrates on investing in publicly traded small and micro cap companies.  In our wide ranging conversation, Sam talks about his upbringing as a Persian American Growing Up in Los Angeles, his experiences starting and running a successful business and how his journey to becoming an investor in small and micro cap businesses shaped and continues to shape his approach to investing.

Please enjoy my conversation with Sam Namiri. For more episodes of Compound Ideas, visit http://compoundideasshow.com/ (Compoundideasshow.com) For more insights like these and to contribute to the conversation go to: https://www.ridgewoodinvestments.com/insights-from-our-founder (https://www.ridgewoodinvestments.com/insights-from-our-founder)   Follow Ken Majmudar on:  Linkedin @kenmajmudar Twitter @kmajmudar  Facebook kaushal.majmudar.3

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SHOW NOTES [00:01:20] - The son of Persian immigrants, Sam’s Namiri reflects on growing up in the Los Angeles area [00:05:40] - The Zoroastrian tenants and how they shaped the person he is today [00:09:27] - Tips for beating the curve and how to separate yourself from the pack at Berkeley [00:12:36] - What Fortune 500 executives major in [00:14:37] - An undergrads journey to six figures  [00:20:52] - Navigating academia at Columbia business school  [00:24:59] - The art of conversation in business  [00:30:44] - Proposition 13 and California’s property tax process [00:35:45] - Insight into the world of large caps vs micro caps  [00:40:28] - What makes Ridgewood Select Value Fund different [00:43:59] - Tips for aspiring investors [00:47:07] - Key players in the early years of LD Micro [00:53:36] - Understanding the history of human behavior