Micah’s Favorite Quote
“We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run.”
- Roy Amara
Micah is a General Partner in Founder Collective’s SoHo office. Micah has led the fund’s investments in Verkada, Talos, Lovevery, Tropic, Trusted, Plated, Periscope, and more.
He previously co-founded three tech startups, including Handshake.com, Brontes Technologies (acquired by 3M), and Sample6 (acquired by IEH). Micah earned a BS from Cornell University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Micah teaches a popular elective at Cornell Tech called “Thinking Like a VC.”
Fun Fact
Micah is a 4.0 tennis player on a good day, proud papa of two boys that he can still beat in the sport (barely), and loves to try out the latest wellness gadgets and supplements.
Micah’s Pov
What does it mean to really take risk at seed?
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VC is a sales job
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CPG v ChatGPT: A billion reasons to invest & build in consumer
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AI start-ups: Don’t sell picks and shovels, dig with them
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The 12 Questions All Founders Should Ask VCs
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Blessed are the “Boring,” for They Create the Billion Dollar Startups
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The Many Incentives of VCs
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Two Years of Startup Exits
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