Advice to a Young Man Hoping to Go Somewhere:

🤣 so true

That’s how you create a winning culture.

People act like VC money is ‘funny money.’ But where does that capital come from? Pension funds. Teachers. Firefighters. It’s not play money—it’s someone’s retirement. You owe them a return.

This is underlain by the idea that progress is possible and desirable not by a single leap to utopia but endlessly into the future by bottom-up, centrally unplanned and undirected problem-solving, carried forward voluntarily by individuals for their own reasons.

4 Simple—but Powerful—Keys to Driving Higher Profits in Vertical Market Software linkedin.com/pulse/4-simple…

People don’t want to be told what to do, they want to be sold what to do. People don’t lack information, they lack conviction.

Bootstrapped VMS founders: stretch limited time & budget with high-impact inbound. My new guide shares a time-to-impact ladder, paid-channel scorecard, and a step-by-step playbook. Read here ➜ linkedin.com/pulse/inbound-…

So pumped. Have a few seats left. DM me if interested in joining.

As boring as it sounds, I’m slowly realizing that 90% of success is doing the obvious thing for a painfully long amount of time without convincing yourself you’re smarter than you are.

Heading to Miami next month to speak at the Vertical Software Summit: the premier gathering of VMS builders, buyers, and backers. Excited to share what we’re building at Quadshift. See you there. Luke Sophinos #VMS

Proud to be featured in Ivey Intouch sharing why Canadian identity is a real competitive edge in Canadian M&A. Thanks Ivey Business School for the spotlight. 📰 Read here: online.flippingbook.com/view/419930421… #Quadshift #CanadianBusiness #MergersAndAcquisitions #IveyHBA

Sick panel

"Why should companies pay for SaaS (HR/CRM/ERP/etc.) when they could just vibe code them?" I get variations of this question or comment with some regularity (granted, it's sometimes just me talking to myself). Here are some biased (but hopefully, well-considered) thoughts: 1)

Meme of the week 😂

Jensen Huang: Market is wrong about software stocks "The notion that AI is somehow going to replace software companies is the most illogical thing in the world and time will prove itself" Interview date: 3 February 2026

Every company will have a Chief Claude Officer that pills new employees and keeps everyone trained / up to date. It’s the only way and it’s that important

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