I'm the founder of Hemrock. I bring together financial operations, investment strategy, and open source software development to help people make better decisions and run finance more effectively. I've built models and tools used by more than 56,000 entrepreneurs and investors around the world.
I work as a fractional CFO at Laconia Capital Group and a fractional CFO at a private venture capital fund. Before that I invested in and advised early-stage startups as an angel investor and venture capitalist. Earlier in my life I was a professional photographer and worked in private equity, startups, and financial services. I grew up in Virginia, the Bahamas, and England, studied at UVA and Carnegie Mellon, and have lived in New York, New Orleans, London, and Chicago. Now I live in Pittsburgh, PA with my wife and two sons.
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Things I believe
- For something to be great, it has to have a bit of you in it.
- It isn't life's job to make your life great. That part is up to you.
- Do less to do more. Less switching, more time on fewer things.
- Stay curious, especially on the days you don't feel like going out the door.
- If in doubt, walk.
- The journey is what turns a tourist into a traveler.
- Go out of season. Getting lost is part of the fun.
- Most hard things are simple, not easy: take a step, then another.
Writing
- Fund Portfolio Reporting
- Send K1s
- My Cities, 2025
- Helsinki, Finland
- Breckenridge, Colorado
- My Cities, 2024
- AI is a Photographer
- For something to be great, it has to have a bit of you in it.
- Donation Commerce
- Thank you, ChatGPT
- My Cities, 2023
- How I built Nine Rakes
- My Cities, 2022
- Robot coloring pages for kids
- My Cities, 2021
- My Cities, 2020
- Analyzing mortgage refinancing
- My Cities, 2019
- Why I started using Github to version control spreadsheets
- Piper Dauphine Davidson