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I Talk to Dozens of Outdoor Founders Every Year. I Back Two, Maybe Three. Here’s What Separates Them.
A founder I backed early on in our fund spent two years fighting me on every piece of feedback I gave him. Good product. Real talent. The company didn’t fail — it capped out, and eventually sold for a fraction of what it could have been worth. That story tells you more about what separates outdoor brands that make it from the ones that don’t than anything else I can give you. The difference wasn’t the product. It almost never is. I’ve been doing this for nearly ten years. I talk to dozens of outdoor founders every year. I back two, maybe three. That’s roughly twenty investments over a decade —
May 13, 2026
The Alpine Divorce
On Partnership, Abandonment, and the Obligation That Runs in Every Direction
May 5, 2026
You Have to Suck First
On Saltwater, Humility, and the Part of Learning Nobody Photographs
Apr 28, 2026