I am a General Partner at Vinyl Capital.

• I write $1m+ checks at the earliest stages possible.
• Examples: Chooose, Rain, Starday, Taxwire, Lightlabs.
• Email me at tkl@vinyl.vc . I promise, I’ll respond.

I was Chief Customer Officer at Freebird.

• We helped you if your flight was disrupted.
• General Catalyst and Accomplice were on our board.
• Capital One acquired Freebird.

I was co-founder and CEO at Soonspoon.

• We helped you get last minute dinner reservations.
• Reserve (Resy) acquired Soonspoon. I led expansion there.
• AMEX acquired Resy.

I also founded companies that didn't work.

My only real job was working for the UN in Syria.

I live in Montana.

I hunt a lot. I have many tattoos, an akita, and a Ram 3500.

I sometimes write about startups here.

If you are active or retired SOF and want to talk to someone about joining a startup email me or reach out through Big Sky Bravery.