Vested Capital

Greg Smith quit a lucrative law career to build online courses in 2005—when nobody knew what that meant. Sixteen years later, his company Thinkific went public at a $1.36 billion valuation. This is the messy, unglamorous story of how he got there.

Chris Bakke has cracked the code on strategic exits. He's sold companies for 80-90x revenue—not because of massive growth, but because of who was already at the table. Here's how he turned investor relationships into eight-figure acquisitions.

Jeff Ponchick turned a manual email-and-spreadsheet nightmare into Repost Network, a music distribution platform that SoundCloud acquired for $15 million. Here's how he built it from his couch, scaled to $1.2M monthly revenue, and navigated one of the most stressful negotiations of his life.

Baird Hall broke every startup rule—launching multiple companies simultaneously, building tools for his own problems, and selling a thriving business at its peak. Here's how breaking the playbook led to a million-dollar acquisition and three profitable SaaS companies.

David Horne and Marty Balcoma are living the entrepreneur's dream: owning 10 businesses, managing 80 employees, and generating $8 million annually—without running any company day-to-day. Here's how they turned a chance meeting at Best Buy into Calm Capital, their internet-age answer to Berkshire Hathaway.

Mark Asquith walked away from a £200,000 salary at 23 because someone told him where to sit. Now he runs three podcasting businesses, holds a US patent, and has built a team of 12 without taking a penny of venture capital. Here's how impatience, boredom, and a refusal to wear ties led to Captivate.fm.

Most people think building wealth requires a trust fund or lucky break. Yaro Starak started with nothing—just a hobby website about Magic: The Gathering cards. Twenty years later, he's built multiple seven-figure businesses, invested in 25+ startups, and owns properties across three countries. This is how he did it.