Over the last year, I’ve been following and writing about Generative AI. That’s because Generative AI has been impossible to ignore. It’s magical. …

I’ve spent more than a decade operating and building companies in DTC eCommerce and eCommerce SaaS. Now, as a growth-stage investor at Expanding Capital, I’m invested in leading commerce enablement tools like Postscript, mParticle, Bolt and Easypost. I’ve observed some distinct waves in digital commerce. The first wave took commerce…

Investments in private companies have slowed down. According to Fortune’s Term Sheet & KPMG, venture financing in the U.S. is down 24% from the first quarter and 34% below the record in the final quarter of 2021. In addition to primary venture capital, over the last few months, I’ve been…

I recently attended CommerceNext, an annual conference focused on digital and commerce enablement in the retail and eCommerce industry. My key takeaway is we’ve lived through a “back to the future” moment; we’ve time traveled and digital commerce has matured. As someone who has worked in the eCommerce industry for…

Over the last decade, I’ve founded and built companies in both DTC eCommerce and eCommerce SaaS. One massive trend I’ve leaned into is asynchronous chat. I co-founded Humin, an intelligent contacts app, acquired by Tinder. The most popular user action was to text out so we built a separate chat…

Belong is making the terms landlords and tenants obsolete Over the last 10 years, I’ve moved more than six times in cities like San Francisco, Miami, and New York. In my twenties, I’d been priced out of homeownership. So as a renter, I would have to find a home, apply…

Expanding Capital is Expanding! We’re so excited to be growing our team at Expanding Capital and seeking a Partner to help us find new investment opportunities, lead the investment on behalf of the firm and propel our portfolio. You can find the link to apply to the Partner role here…

It feels like every other week, companies we trust and use get hacked. In both 2019 and 2021, Robinhood got hacked. They stored passwords in a readable format and over 10,000 passwords leaked onto the dark web. Recently, GoDaddy, the largest Web-hosting firm and domain registrar revealed that it suffered…

I’m excited to back Alto Pharmacy in their Series E! Alto is now the leader in America’s rapidly expanding digital pharmacy market. Yesterday, Alto announced they had raised approximately $200 million in an oversubscribed round led by returning investor Softbank Vision Fund. Alto was founded in 2015 to fix the…