New Member Introduction | Startup Founder
January 12, 2026
by a professional from Case Western Reserve University in Philadelphia, PA, USA
I am new to the platform and ETA space wanted to introduce myself
I am currently founder/CEO of NextCompany. An AI platform to enhance growth and help prepare companies for sale.
My past experience includes
-Building, buying and selling a few of my own companies
-Helping turn around a fuel additive company with $40m in VC funding
-Raising $5m in 2016 for a seed round for an NYC based real estate startup
Where I'm fairly solid
-Go to market. I've had a good bit of success with my own businesses using marketing to drive sales, revenue and metrics that were materially helpful. Around 10,000 people follow my newsletter for advice on biz/finance.
-Finding signal: Meaning focusing on the numbers that matter within a business to grow/scale. I dislike complexity in finances that are complicated but not helpful.
Who I am looking to meet
I'm pretty open to connecting with people from almost any area of the ETA industry. Lawyers, accountants, searchers or business owners.
I am newer to the space and try to be helpful with most people who I connect with
How I can help
I'm good with understanding most aspects of small business, from accounting, to contracts to SDE. I've been on the builder/sell side and also deeply aware of what it looks like to be a buyer. Generally, i'm pretty open to conversations
Looking forward to connecting
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