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.
more interested in ideas
than directions.
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.
the center of it
my whole
world.
recently, i moved to Austin, Texas, trading traffic for trees and finding a new rhythm between work, family, and space to think.
i live here with Laura and our son, Jon Bruce — who keeps me grounded, curious, and occasionally roaring like a dinosaur.
and Cakes. fifteen years by my side.
