
π Hi, I'm Luke...
I'm a Vertical Software Founder, Operator, & Investor.
This is where I share all of my learnings.
Hope you enjoy...
I'm a Vertical Software Founder, Operator, & Investor.
This is where I share all of my learnings.
Hope you enjoy...
Hi there,
Thanks for stopping by.
My name is Luke Sophinos and I'm the Founder & CEO of CourseKey, the leading (and we believe largest) vertical software business for Trade Schools. We are the operating system for the space that 300+ enterprises, like Paul Mitchell and Lincoln Tech (NASDAQ: LINC), use to run their business. I'm a vertical SaaS advisor at Atomic.vc -- the pioneer of the venture studio model and creator of Hims & Hers (NASDAQ: HIMS) as well as OpenStore, among many others. I am also an early-stage investor in 15+ vertical SaaS companies including Joy (vSaaS for weddings), Gemist (vSaaS for jewelry stores) and Betr (vSaaS for sports betting), to name a few.
But enough of the credibility stuff.
Iβve seen a lot on this journey. Iβve had <1 week of cash. Iβve done big layoffs, Iβve made multiple phone calls to make payroll, Iβve walked into meetings where the outcome was life or death. Quite frankly, Iβve made every mistake in the book over the last decade.
However, through the help of so many others, we've persevered to build something special.
I write about vertical SaaS as an attempt to give back. Here you'll find a no-bullshit, straight-to-the-point, collection of how-to's, company stories, and vSaaS theses.
Itβs a 100% free library for you to enjoy. And maybe, just maybe, it will help you avoid some of the pitfalls I, and so many others have fallen into.
But most importantly, it's my hope that it will help one of you build the next great Vertical Software company.
Thanks for checking it out. I hope you enjoy it.
With gratitude,
Luke Sophinos
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