Daniil Danilov and I were quipping the other day about how "FOMO is where quality thinking goes to die" - especially when you're (attempting) to predict a trend. Low and behold, Michael Dempsey articulates the idea in vastly superior fashion. Highly recommend michaeldempsey.me/blog/2024/01/0…

The Buena Offsite Schedule 6:45am: wake up 7:15am: morning HIIT workout 8:15am: gather to read & discuss a Paul Graham essay 8:45am - deep in the night: build cool shit

Sunday fireside chat with the team (& a broken fireplace) and Harry Stebbings – thanks so much for taking the time!

I hate competitive markets. Being one of 20 is not interesting for me. I want to compete against: 1. Stale, old incumbents, 2. built on outdated tech infrastructure, 3. with terrible talent brands, 4. lazy product roadmaps 5. arrogant approaches to customer service.

Studying up on my German. Re-reading and re-listening to the German version of Zero to One. It’s only feels right given that he’s from Frankfurt.

It's time to talk about what we're up to at Buena. DM me for guest list & more details :)

If you're younger than 30 and want to help us build the next $100B company in Europe, I'm happy to pay for your flight & accommodation to come and hear our vision → DM me. We now have people all over Europe flying in to join us. Excited to see you all on Monday!

It took Buena almost 2 years to get to €1M ARR. Today we're adding €1M ARR every ~12 days (& accelerating).

My little sister, 17, on a school trip in Berlin. Snuck her out for some Pho. We started discussing the importance of learning how to be alone, and she drops this quote: “Taking care of others is easier than taking care of yourself”.

Back at home. Looking for deer.

The typical Sunday at Buena. While Berlin is closed, our office is open. If you're an operator/founder in Berlin looking for a place to co-work on Sunday, shoot us a message.

I'm sick of Americans believing Europe can't build great companies anymore. Europe has incredible talent, plenty of capital and a number of exciting challenges to solve. I deeply believe the next generation of founders in Europe will transform this continent. And I'm excited to

I'm hiring Buena's next Design Lead. You’ll work directly with me, lead our product design efforts, and shape Buena’s identity. You have the chance to influence the company like no one else, as design is at the core of everything we do. From storyboarding our office experience

sunny days at Buena

Happy to share that I will be joining Europe’s fastest growing real estate company Buena to build the future of property management :)