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Recent followers, here's a little bit about me: - Grew up in MN, moved to Austin in July - Played football @dartmouth - Started my career in IB @Lazard - 4 years as Chief of Staff @famousdaves - Built a cafe chain with @deanbphillips - Partner at FBA Capital, exited July '22 -…

⁦@ybfollard⁩ and I went from replies to DM to iMessage to a call scheduled for tomorrow afternoon in the span of < 30 minutes. Said it before, but will say it again: convert online relationships to IRL (adjacent) Love this app

The acquirer of the company at my last W2 didn't want to pay my paternity leave after I worked through my son's birth to close the deal as the CFO. Just mention the word "attorney" and everything changes.

Let's give you an inside look at how the numbers pencil on a 2k square foot single family home in a strong but overlooked market: Land: $40k Soft Costs: $10k Build Costs: $300k Loan / Carry Costs: $30k Sale Closing Costs: $25k Total Project Costs: $405k Conservative Sale: $480k…

If you need to attract investors to your real estate project, just read this. I was shown a masterclass in action last week by a potential developer in ATL. He didn’t “pitch” us. He proved himself. And by the time we left, my partners and I were ready to wire money. Here’s how…

We are back on track on the Friday developer highlight tour. When we launched Mindful Real Estate Opportunity Fund I, we called it an "opportunity fund" for a reason. While we focus almost exclusively on the development of small single family homes and duplexes, we wanted to…

There are 2 types of people at real estate conferences: 1. People who have to be there (sponsors, vendors) 2. People who want to be there (dealmakers) I’m the latter. Here’s the ROI of going to last year’s BiggerPockets Conference in Cancún: Flight: $550 All-Inclusive Hotel…

So many people on this app love to trash W2 jobs. But here’s the truth: Your W2 might be the best first investor in your entrepreneurial journey. It pays you to learn, gives you structure, and if you're smart: it funds your escape. The golden handcuffs do get tighter with time.…

One of the biggest hacks in real estate development? Having a single lender who believes in you. Once they’ve bought into your vision and trust that you can execute: They stop asking for full personal guarantees, move fast, fund soft costs with no drama, and let you recycle…

Year one of investment banking at Lazard: It’s 5 AM and I’m still at the office finishing a pitch deck for a robotics company. Meeting is at 8. I print, bind, and prep the materials myself. Try to sleep from 6 to 7. Miss my alarm. 7:30 AM: my MD calls me while he’s driving to…