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Regulation As Alpha: Life in a Pre-Seed Venture Capital Firm

Managing Partner, Síol VC. I invest in founders building in regulated markets before policy settles — when risk is mispriced and competition is limited. 25+ years in government relations became one thesis: regulation isn't a risk. It's alpha.

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Mobile Voting Didn’t Fail. It Never Reached Policy-Market Fit

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The Missing Framework Behind Rideshare, Telehealth, and the Next Wave of Regulated Innovation

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Ride Share Wasn’t a Tech Revolution.

It Was a Regulatory Repricing Event.