Found at my parents’ house. In the time since this guacamole expired, their 5 kids all graduated college. They moved three times and had 6 grandchildren. We have had 3 different US Presidents, missing the Bush Administration by 2 days. We should all aspire to have the longevity and resilience of this guacamole.

Issuers lost their cap tables when we immobilized paper at DTC to solve the 1970s paper crisis. That crisis is long over. There is no good reason investors in 2026 should still be able to hide from the company whose equity they own. Tokenization fixes this if the token is the share on the issuer’s register and not just a wrapper.

I think ambitious people should treat life in “seasons” rather than trying to balance everything every day. A few years massively overallocated to work. A period getting seriously fit. A year or two nomading. Then family takes priority for a while. Then maybe at 35 you go completely insane again and spend four years building a new company, and so on. The mistake is thinking every metric needs to stay green all the time. Most great outcomes (building a company, writing sth serious, training for an event) need uninterrupted runs, not daily moderation. Sometimes work should suffer cause you’re travelling, sometimes your social life should suffer cause you’re building, sometimes career progression should slow cause family matters more. That’s fine. And tbh it probably makes life more fun too. You get actual chapters and completely different versions of yourself instead of spending 40 years maintaining the same perfectly optimised routine. A few intense years in one city, a weird nomad phase, an obsession that takes over your life, then something completely different. Probably much more memorable than one very long well-optimised Tuesday. It's why I encourage everyone to think of balance in years, not days. A good life can look horribly unbalanced on some random Tuesday and still be very balanced over 10 years.

Tokenization Is Coming To Public Securities—But It’s Solving The Wrong Problems First hubs.li/Q040Z9kv0 Written by @secondrob of @vinylequity

On my first flight on @united with @Starlink and good lord is it a game changer.

Once in awhile you get an update from a portfolio company and think to yourself "Holy Sh*t I am lucky to be a part of this" Today is one of those days... Lucky to be able to back some incredible people @BarrelVentures

Had fun speaking with @JillMalandrino on @TradeTalks last week about the IPO landscape and the evolution of the capital markets infrastructure stack to make it easier and more cost efficient for companies to go public. There has never been a more favorable time to be building in this space - we're excited at @vinylequity to be playing a role in moving the industry forward and redefining the user experience of our public markets. Thank you, @Nasdaq for the opportunity!

.@Nasdaq Market Intelligence Desk & US Economist, Vinyl Equity & Portage join @JillMalandrino on @Nasdaq #TradeTalks to discuss the shifting IPO landscape and mitigating the challenges of cost, complexity, and inefficiency with companies going public. nitter.net/i/broadcasts/1LyxBXVwz…

We just asked for a test transfer file from a competitor we just won business from to ensure they hadn’t changed their file format. They offered to send them to us for $10,000 (!) Legacy Transfer Agents won’t just nickel and dime you… they’ll extort you. Don’t lock yourself into contracts with companies whose model is to take advantage of you. @vinylequity is the future of transfer agency. Shareholder and issuer friendly is the way.

Pope Leo XIV, a Chicago native, is a Cubs fan 😄

Excited to announce our discussion group leaders for Breaking the Bank @annielamont (@oakhcft) @phazlehurst (@synctera) @_PegahEbrahimi (@FPVventures) @VCRebecca (@CanvasVC) @latifperacha (@M13Company) @secondrob (@vinylequity) @sidfix (@finsterai) + Chris Dean (Treasury Prime) & Saisi Peter (Casap)

Thrilled to be a part of @EricNewcomer’s Breaking the Bank conference in May! A lot of familiar faces and a lot of IPO hopefuls in the mix for this conference - we’ll have plenty to talk about!

There are a lot of venture capital funds in the world and we’re fortunate to have some of the best working alongside us to change the transfer agent industry. We found incredible perspective from the @sofiadolfe and everyone at @IndexVentures . We’re excited to welcome them to the @vinylequity team!

Excited to finally share this with everyone. Today is a big day in @vinylequity history, as we pull back the curtains on our recent fundraise. We'll use this capital to continue building the first transfer agent equipped with a modern technology stack in nearly 30 years with an eye toward changing an industry that has stood in place for far too long. Thanks to @ryanlawler for his coverage!

Excited to share that @VinylEquity partnered with @Equity_Stock to power the @NEWSMAX IPO on the @NYSE today. As @Equity_Stock's platform provider for this historic event, we've taken one more step to reinventing the transfer agent experience. We're building @vinylequity to be the premier technology-enabled transfer agent in the world. In powering EST's execution of the listing today, we took a big (and very public, if I might add) step in showing that we're capable of delivering.

I’m not super political and generally think that what we’re doing is positive in that we’ve seen a lot of garment overreach in policy sprawl. With that said, @elonmusk as @DOGE is looking for ways to save taxpayers money, can you please look to eliminate these obscenely performative bills that representatives introduce? Putting anyone on Mount Rushmore? Replacing Benjamin Franklin’s on the $100 bill? Discharging semen without the intention to procreate? These do not move our country forward, they waste taxpayer money, and simply serve to stoke the fires of disunity. Embarrassing waste of time from elected officials.

Part of the fun of working in the startup ecosystem is watching someone turn frustration into a breakthrough. You get to see the seedlings of innovation. I had a front row seat to watching @doc_unlock grow from years of frustration into obsession and, now, a breakthrough. Excited for what Sep and Ned are going to accomplish with this one.

Surprisingly, ignoring worries can improve mental health. Evidence: After practice blocking out fears, people were less anxious—and less depressed 3 months later—especially if they had high anxiety or PTSD. Not all concerns demand attention. Some thoughts are worth dismissing.

I'm a pretty loyal @Apple guy, but just had my Airpod Max's (2.5 years old) stop working. Sounds like there is a pretty common, known issue, in which the bluetooth board shorts out from frequent use. The only offer to fix is to pay $300 with a 90 day warranty. INSANE.