SOLD. PORCH has been acquired by two immigrant entrepreneurs.
Four years ago, Hunter (far right in the pic) and I made a bet that people would show up for each other if we gave them a place to do it.
They showed up. Thousands of them, from over 60 countries,
We met them across more than 100 events, in living rooms and on Zoom.
We hung with them on rooftops and at dinners that ran way past end time,
We watched friendships start.
We watched companies launch.
We watched people walk in unsure of themselves and walk out with their first client, their first co-founder, or just the confidence they had been looking for.
And while we didn't realize it until later, we were becoming better men and better humans.
I can not begin to explain how running a club and supporting immigrant entrepreneurs helps you learn about life, and kindness and appreciation and love for all.
We built PORCH 💚 because much of what existed for immigrant entrepreneurs was predatory. Organizations charging for introductions, selling coaching packages to people who couldn't afford to waste money on bad advice, offering visibility to founders who needed customers.
We built PORCH to be the opposite of that. We trusted that the community would take care of itself if you gave it the right room. The journey is hard enough without going it alone.
Selling something you built from nothing is a strange feeling.
Even when the decision is right, even when you know the next owners are the right people, there's a moment where you feel the weight of it.
Four years of late nights and early mornings and events you weren't sure anyone would come to. Letting that go takes something out of you, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. But the right move and the easy move are rarely the same.
Hunter and I let go with full hearts because of who is taking it over. Two amazing humans who have been part of this journey for some time. The best part of all is that
PORCH has been acquired by two immigrant entrepreneurs. This is the PORCH story completing itself.
Selling PORCH is bittersweet of course but it is the right move at the right time.
The word that sums it up best is GRATEFUL.
We are grateful. Grateful for the late-night voice notes from people five time zones away. Grateful for the random DMs telling us a conversation at a PORCH event turned into a business. Grateful for every person who let us into their story and shared their journey. Grateful for the learning, the tears, the laughter and the friends we will keep with us forever.
Thank you to all of you who have been part of the PORCH journey (and continue to be). You have inspired us more than you can ever know.
PORCH was never us. It was always you. It will always be.
Thank you.
P.S For me most of what I do is about my kids. These four incredible and beautiful humans with the biggest hearts - Annie, Gage, Ella and Hunter.
Four years ago, Hunter (far right in the pic) and I made a bet that people would show up for each other if we gave them a place to do it.
They showed up. Thousands of them, from over 60 countries,
We met them across more than 100 events, in living rooms and on Zoom.
We hung with them on rooftops and at dinners that ran way past end time,
We watched friendships start.
We watched companies launch.
We watched people walk in unsure of themselves and walk out with their first client, their first co-founder, or just the confidence they had been looking for.
And while we didn't realize it until later, we were becoming better men and better humans.
I can not begin to explain how running a club and supporting immigrant entrepreneurs helps you learn about life, and kindness and appreciation and love for all.
We built PORCH 💚 because much of what existed for immigrant entrepreneurs was predatory. Organizations charging for introductions, selling coaching packages to people who couldn't afford to waste money on bad advice, offering visibility to founders who needed customers.
We built PORCH to be the opposite of that. We trusted that the community would take care of itself if you gave it the right room. The journey is hard enough without going it alone.
Selling something you built from nothing is a strange feeling.
Even when the decision is right, even when you know the next owners are the right people, there's a moment where you feel the weight of it.
Four years of late nights and early mornings and events you weren't sure anyone would come to. Letting that go takes something out of you, and pretending otherwise would be dishonest. But the right move and the easy move are rarely the same.
Hunter and I let go with full hearts because of who is taking it over. Two amazing humans who have been part of this journey for some time. The best part of all is that
PORCH has been acquired by two immigrant entrepreneurs. This is the PORCH story completing itself.
Selling PORCH is bittersweet of course but it is the right move at the right time.
The word that sums it up best is GRATEFUL.
We are grateful. Grateful for the late-night voice notes from people five time zones away. Grateful for the random DMs telling us a conversation at a PORCH event turned into a business. Grateful for every person who let us into their story and shared their journey. Grateful for the learning, the tears, the laughter and the friends we will keep with us forever.
Thank you to all of you who have been part of the PORCH journey (and continue to be). You have inspired us more than you can ever know.
PORCH was never us. It was always you. It will always be.
Thank you.
P.S For me most of what I do is about my kids. These four incredible and beautiful humans with the biggest hearts - Annie, Gage, Ella and Hunter.