Literally building and investing in wonderful businesses and projects out of a very small office (or 12'' x 12'' to be precise)
Projects
Pluto's Passage
Creating obituaries optimized for social media.
Rationale
Every section of the newspaper has been unbundled in the age of social media - except the obituaries. And we should celebrate the many beautiful lives that leave earth everyday.
Status: On Hold (August 2024)
Shoulders of Giants
Celebrating the stories of parents who raised our role models.
Rationale
Ask a teenage boy in Boston who his hero is, he’ll say it’s Tom Brady. Ask Tom Brady and he’ll say his hero is his dad.
Status: Live
LoFi Playlists for Consultants
LoFi playlists for consultants
Rationale
My Covid hobby was learning how to create animations and LoFi mixes online.
Status: On Hold (July 2022)
Yesterday I Learned
Publicly sharing lessons and personal how to guides.
Rationale
I’m a huge fan of the Feynman Technique, where I personally learn best when I teach.
Status: Live
(AI)rchery Coach
(AI)rchery Coach
Rationale
Couldn’t find an archery coach so I made one instead
Status: Live
Work
Head of Enterprise Growth and Deployment
Investing
American Compliance Holdings
Investing in technology and services businesses in the compliance industry.
Investment Criteria (2020-Present):
- Clear Recurring Value Proposition: Service or technology provides recurring benefits and is protected from "stroke of the pen" risk
- Tenfold Cost-Benefit Ratio: Cost avoided from non-compliance is 10x greater than the cost of solution
- Technology or Services Value Creation: Synergy from adding technology to existing services (or vice versa)
- At least 3-Year History of Positive, Stable Cash Flow
- Fragmented, Growing Market
Public Market Thesis
Strategy: Dollar cost averaging in low-cost indexes tracking American equities
Investment Criteria (2014 - Present):
"In its brief 232 years of existence... there has been no incubator for unleashing human potential like America. Despite some severe interruptions, our country’s economic progress has been breathtaking. Our unwavering conclusion: Never bet against America." - Warren Buffett (2020)