Zap's Wrap August 18th

hi friends,

Last week was a landmark week:

• First time I've TRIPLED down on a portco (3x investing into the same company)

• Closed my 10th SPV

• Crossed $1.5M in AUM

I couldn’t be more honored that the landmark is investing into Jimmy at Glasshouse, who was the very first startup I ever invested into!

They are hiring a senior software engineer, jr account executive, and a senior customer success manager, so hit me up if you are interested in joining their winning team!

It all went down while I was ~super duper sick~ all of last week, but I managed to stay alive to close out the deal! Honestly, I feel like I get myself sick because I get super stressed and my body will force me to slow down by getting sick. It’s extremely frustrating when I want to do work, but I can’t heal if I keep trying to work. Sometimes I feel like I cannot go as hard as I used to (I know this sounds silly when I’m only 30, but still), and it’s hard for me to find a balance of doing everything I want to do vs finding rest. It’s just a reminder to myself that I need to say ‘no’ more…

3686 is September 14th–16th.

I'm putting together a few events during the conference!

• The RHOdeo, Tuesday, Sept 15, 7:30–9pm @ Wild Beaver Saloon

  • Mechanical bull riding competition. Longest ride wins. Rho is covering the rides and there are drink tickets at the door.

• Lighthouse Open House, Wednesday, Sept 16, 9–10:30am @ the Lighthouse

  • We almost never open the house up to the public, so this is your chance!! Coffee truck out front, come see the space and meet the people building in it. Thank you to Derrick (FBT), Andrea (Rho), and Tommy (Riverfront) for helping me make it happen.

• Startup & Tech Job Fair, Wednesday, Sept 16, 11am–2pm @ Brooklyn Bowl

  • This is the one I'm most fired up about! First year LaunchTN is running this. 30 startups, 10 major tech companies, 300+ people. Open to all of Tennessee tech, you do not need a 3686 badge to come (but you def should attend the actual 3686 conference). If you're hiring, hmu! If you want to come as talent, you can now sign up here!

Upcoming Events - there are a lot of them!!!

• Cofounder Connect, Wednesday, September 2nd @ 5:30pm

  • Come meet other coders and sellers! Whether you have an idea you are working on or just like the idea of teaming up with someone, you are welcome.

• Nashville Tech Ops Community, Wednesday, September 9th @ 5:30pm

  • A meetup exclusively for folks who work in operations at tech companies. Any type of ops fits in though!

• Founder Finance 201, Thursday, September 10th @ 12pm

  • We are going to be covering everything you need to know about your numbers to go raise $$$!!!! Plus lunch.

• Nashville Customer Success Community, Thursday, September 10th @ 5:30pm

  • A meetup exclusively for folks who work in customer success.

Personal

New Lighthouse sign! Thanks to our artist Marcus Fetch.

It’s been a super hectic week because tomorrow, me and Mr Zap fly to Georgia (the country, not the state lol) for a wedding. We are both trying to still work with the 10 hour time difference, but squeezing in as much work as we can before we get on this flight (:

to the moon,

zap⚡