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Hey, I'm Ben!

I build, buy, and invest in businesses.

I've had 2 successful exits. Way more failures.

I send one action packed email a week called a 1x1x1 covering crazy cool businesses I spot, updates on what we're building and buying, and lessons from the journey of an entrepreneur.  

Life

The View from 10,000 Feet - Ben's 1x1x1 - April 4, 2025 🚀

Here's a weird phenomenon: when I'm running my own business, every decision feels like diffusing a bomb blindfolded.

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Personal Opinion Alert: Being a Solo Founder Sucks - Ben's 1x1x1 - March 14, 2025 🚀 Copy

Marketing and sales are damn near everything. Over the last 12 months, I feel like I’ve been back in school except this time, it’s not some fancy college program.

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Personal Opinion Alert: Being a Solo Founder Sucks - Ben's 1x1x1 - March 14, 2025 🚀

I’d trade all of that in a heartbeat to build cool stuff with cool people I love spending time with.

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Marketing is just... hard - Ben's 1x1x1 - March 7, 2025 🚀

I share this all to say: if marketing feels like you’re just setting cash on fire while whispering “please work” into the void, congrats, you’re normal. ​

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Who's your hype man? - Ben's 1x1x1 - February 28, 2025 🚀

This dude, Mufasa, is not just fired up for Friday.​ He’s got the greatest hype man of all time backing him up. And that got me thinking… Everyone needs a hype man.

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