# The Real Art of Deal Making: Capital, Partnerships, and Thinking Bigger - Maxwell Nee

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Podcast: [What's Your Deal? | Business Buying, Business Acquisitions, Investing & Exit Strategies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-your-deal-business-buying-business-acquisitions-investing-exit-strategies-7254744)
Published: 2025-12-30T14:46:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of What's Your Deal? , Matt sits down with Maxwell Nee , Chairman of Family Office Insider. Maxwell specializes in capital structuring, partnerships, and large-scale growth opportunities. Maxwell shares how he moved from an unfulfilling corporate banking career into high-level dealmaking across industries like renewable energy, mining, waste processing, and advertising. This conversation dives deep into the mindset behind raising capital, structuring partnerships that actually work, and why clarity, resourcefulness, and communication matter more than money. Timestamps: 01:20 – Maxwell's background and Family Office Insider 03:40 – Core competency and knowing your role 05:30 – Why partnerships get a bad reputation 08:32 – Deal-making mindset and resourcefulness 13:50 – Capital raising mistakes entrepreneurs make 18:40 – Why subtlety beats aggressive pitching 21:25 – Fun, freedom, flexibility — and thinking bigger 26:20 – Why large deals are often smoother 30:10 – Structuring growth and expansion capital 37:37 – Why raising capital is a full-time job 40:30 – Transparency, bad news, and investor trust 43:15 – Mentorship, patterns, and long-term success Resources & Links Connect with Maxwell: Instagram: @maxwellprincenee LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxwellnee/ Connect with Matt: Instagram: @AmpedSuccess LinkedIn: Amped Success Tiktok: @Ampedsuccess YouTube: @AmpedSuccess Want to be a guest on the show, or have a deal that you would like for us to evaluate? Email admin@ampedsuccess.com

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