The scenic route · Jonny Dreams

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the way here

corn fed.
curious.

i was born in the south and raised between upstate new york and the midwest — corn fed and curious. the kind of kid who was more interested in ideas than directions. after college, i drove west and landed in Los Angeles, where i spent the next decade helping founders turn napkin sketches into companies.

that journey became Colab, a studio that helped hundreds of startups find their footing long before "venture studio" was a buzzword. i remain active as Chairman/Co-founder, and Colab is one of the best places to turn an idea into a real business.

Jon speaking at the podium in the White House press briefing room — every room has a story.

Jon and a colleague in Times Square beneath the Nasdaq tower welcoming Charge Enterprises — a different kind of stage.

Jon wearing a bandana at a festival, with Laura at the edge of the original photograph — out in the world.

more interested in ideas
than directions.

02

right now

good people.
real things.

i’m also continuing to advise the active portfolio at Colab.

these days, i also work at Ranchonati, my wife Laura's family office — a place that ties together business, art, and the people we care about.

Ranchonati owns Denominator Ventures, a joint venture with Ignited. i'm creAtive dIrector at Denominator, the shared foundation beneath the ventures we're building — including Fractional Venture Partners, where i serve as an Executive Producer.

that work now includes DiviDen, a home for people and their agents; exponentialOS, our white-label enterprise version of DiviDen; and sMCP, the open-source security protocol we use across both.

together, these worlds connect into a simple idea: keep good people close, build what matters, and align incentives so everyone wins when the work works.