Soho House New York

🧿 How I Assess Founders Without “Testing” Them (Inspired by Gurdjieff’s sacred lens & startup pattern recognition) As an investor, I’m founder-first. But I don’t believe in pitch decks as personality tests. I believe in essence over performance. I watch for: • How they metabolize failure • How they narrate their own shadow • Whether their story shifts depending on the room • How they respond to ambiguity and sacred silence I’m not testing you. I’m listening for your signal beneath your style. You don’t need to impress me. But you do need to be someone who can hold paradox, lead through fog, and alchemize chaos without collapsing. That’s how I back founders. Not based on hype. Based on how they fracture under pressure—and how they return. This also works if I ever “stood you up” or left you on read. #FounderEnergy #Gurdjieff #MysticDueDiligence #NoFearNoHate #ConsciousCapital #FounderFirst #ShadowWork #VentureAlchemy #StartupSpirituality