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Building Ventures from Scratch

Projects founding and building companies, products, and platforms from zero to market.

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Preview for After Hours Computers
◇After Hours Computers April 26, 2026

After Hours Computers

An early repair and computer-services venture built around practical technical help outside the normal workday.

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Preview for AspirationalX
◇AspirationalX April 26, 2026

AspirationalX

A studio and execution platform for ventures, systems, partnerships, and repeatable operating methods.

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Preview for Fundraising
◆Fundraising April 26, 2026

Fundraising

Fundraising is the process of securing financial resources for projects or organizations.

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Preview for IDC Projects
◇IDC Projects April 26, 2026

IDC Projects

A mobile app and game studio that produced a large portfolio of early App Store products and monetization systems.

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Preview for Interdisciplinary Design Collaborative
◇Interdisciplinary Design Collaborative April 26, 2026

Interdisciplinary Design Collaborative

A student-run interdisciplinary incubator that turned ideas, grants, and collaborative execution into real ventures.

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Preview for Leadership
◆Leadership April 26, 2026

Leadership

Leadership is the ability to guide individuals or teams toward achieving goals.

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Preview for Lumate
◇Lumate April 26, 2026

Lumate

An adtech and real-time media trading venture built around algorithmic advertising systems and market-making infrastructure.

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Preview for Partnership Development
◆Partnership Development April 26, 2026

Partnership Development

Partnership Development is the creation and management of strategic relationships between organizations.

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Preview for Startup/company building systems
◎Startup/company building systems April 26, 2026

Startup/company building systems

Organizations are designed to discover and scale product-market fit by aligning capital, talent, and execution under uncertainty with staged risk and feedback loops.

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Preview for The founder’s mindset (and why it matters when you work with me)
✎Ideas & Writing April 26, 2026

The founder’s mindset (and why it matters when you work with me)

What I mean by “founder mindset,” why it’s valuable, and the receipts across my ventures that show I’ve run the full business cycle — repeatedly.

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