A family looking for the right business to call our own.
My wife Livia and I live in San Francisco with our two boys, Lucas and Teo — BLLT, if you line up our initials. This isn't a portfolio play or a side project. We're looking for one business to own and run together, long-term.
Before this search, I spent a decade at SmartBiz Bank — eventually as COO. We were the largest SBA lending marketplace in the country. I ran a team of 80 across sales, origination, and marketing and helped put more than $2 billion in loans in front of small business owners.
That job gave me a close-up view of what running a small business actually looks like — the good parts and the hard ones. I watched a lot of transitions over those years. Some went well. Some didn't. I have a pretty clear sense of why.
Now I want to be on the other side of that table.
We're not looking for something to flip in five years. We want to own a business, run it well, and take care of the people in it.
What we are not
We're not private equity. We're not a search fund. This isn't something we're going to sell in a few years. We're looking for a business to own and run — full stop. Your trucks keep driving. Your team stays. Your name stays on the door.
Livia and I are excited to come see your business, meet your team, and figure out whether there's a real fit. If there is, we want the people who built it to feel good about where it's headed.
On price — we want to pay something fair. Not the lowest number we can get away with. We want you to feel like you got a real deal, because that's the right way to start.