Insurgent vs. incumbent.
- Apr 8
- 1 min read
Insurgent vs. incumbent.
It is not easy to break from the herd. The path is uncomfortable, often unpaved, and rarely validated early. But the rewards are outsized, and that is exactly the point.
In this month's PERE Credit cover story, Anna-Marie Forrest spoke with CEO Vik Uppal and COO Sarah Schwarzschild about their journeys from larger established platforms to founding Mavik and what it takes to create something truly differentiated in a market where capital consolidates around the familiar.
For a firm like ours, there is no margin for average. Everything we do has to score 105%. Every decision, every deal, every relationship. That is the standard we hold ourselves to, because on a path not yet traveled, excellence is not optional.