During the pandemic, @dontmitch called me and said something along the lines of “I know what I want to do for the rest of my life. I’m going to build electric boats.” At first, I thought he was nuts. I even tried to talk him out of it. He had just had his first kid, he had a great job working at Credit Karma, the acquirer of his last company, and we were in extremely uncertain times. Did people even want electric boats? Aren't there a ton of challenges with electrifying watercraft? The more we talked, the more it became obvious that he was 100% going to build this company, and it was going to massively change the industry. In just a few years, @ArcBoats has: - Raised $100M from top investors like @EclipseVentures, @a16z , @lowercarbon, @MenloVentures (and of course @NecessaryVC) - Built an incredible team hailing from @SpaceX, @Tesla, @Rivian, etc. - Sold out and fully delivered their first model, the incredibly powerful and fun Arc One - Designed and started deliveries on their second model, the mass-market Arc Sport, comparably priced to competitors but more powerful, more advanced, more fun to drive, quieter, and not pollutive This was a very special episode of Money Moves, where Mitch and I were joined by another long-time friend and previously exited entrepreneur, the brilliant @robertoryan (Clinkle gang IYKYK). We talk about raising your first round, building a team, and keeping the pace. Check it out on: YouTube: youtu.be/8mEippFlTPU?feature… Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/31z… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…

“the edge ... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.” — Hunter S. Thompson @ Chablé instagram.com/p/B82oUv9hIas/…

“four dozen balloons plz” 🟩🤩🟩 @ Venice, California instagram.com/p/B6WCdnphEW3/…

ecochicos plant sale tomorrow at my place 😎🌱 @ Venice, California instagram.com/p/B6UVcTghf-v/…

heist in progress 👀 @ Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro instagram.com/p/BsLs2A2nwSk/…

these days go so fast 🌺 @ Resort Hode Luã instagram.com/p/BsIIJFbnEyY/…

can’t take him anywhere 😂 @ Ipanema, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil instagram.com/p/BsE0te-HXwp/…

Lululemon x Dynasty ⚡️ tech tank @ Venice, California instagram.com/p/BqP1Cm_H5NI/…

you know, casual 😂 @ Los Angeles, California instagram.com/p/BkniVQsAeR7/…

somehow 🦋 @ Praia do Forte instagram.com/p/BfUBzn1hVba/

😅 ok ... ok ... now! 🌴 @ Praia do Forte instagram.com/p/BfTM8cuBg0c/

🌝🌊 @ Tivoli Ecoresort Praia do Forte instagram.com/p/BfQnVtUBlU5/

dis real life? 🌺🌴 @ Praia do Forte instagram.com/p/BfO9oLXBba6/

mission accomplished ✌🏽😎😎 @ Praia Do Forte - Mata De São João - Ba instagram.com/p/BfM6Qevh1ql/

he said “sim” 💍😋😋 @ Praia do Forte instagram.com/p/BfMeUnCBi_9/

fin 🤘🏽 #carnaval @ Carnaval Campo Grande Bahia instagram.com/p/BfKpyUchjdb/

🌴💀 @ Carnaval em Salvador instagram.com/p/BfKldKIBB0X/

day 1 😮 #carnaval @ Salvador, Bahia, Brazil instagram.com/p/Be_xBeaBJ3u/

persistence over resistance ⚡️ @ Gold's Gym instagram.com/p/BetFbxDh4gB/

lamp #002 • abuela 🧚🏽‍♀️ @ Los Angeles, Venice Beach instagram.com/p/BeFKd81hDoD/