Vertical Software Founder, CEO, & Investor

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Founding / Operating:

• Founder & CEO @ Portico (FKA CourseKey): ERP for Trade Schools. Founded in my dorm room in 2015, achieved ~20% market share, sold to PSG in 2024. Now advisor/shareholder.
• Operating Partner @ Atomic: $1B AUM Venture Studio
• Co-Founder & Advisor: Stealth Vertical Fintech backed by Redpoint + Atomic
• Co-Founder, Advisor, Board Member: Stealth AI Roll Up backed by Atomic 
• Thiel Fellow (class of 2016)

Sharing Learnings:

• Linear Newsletter: Sharing mine + others vertical software war stories. Has become the largest vSaaS focused newsletter on the internet.
• Vertical SaaS Bible: 1K+ pages of Vertical Software Case Studies, Operating Playbooks, Industry Scorecards, & more.
• Vertical Software Summit: Annual gathering of the top Vertical Software Founders / Operators / Investors.

Investing:

• Betr (Pre-Seed)
• Reach (Pre-Seed)
• Monarch (Pre-Seed)
• Internet Candy Corporation (Pre-Seed)
• Gemist (Seed)
• Ordo (Seed)
• Layer (Seed)
• Atlas Up (Seed)
• Snowball Industries (Seed)
• Acquire.com (Series A)
• Wander (Series A)
• Magic (Series A)
• Rain (Series A)
• Supermove (Series B)
• Joy (Series B)
• 305 Ventures (Fund I, Fund II)