Paul Cecil is the VP of Strategy at realpha and we spoke about how a young founder-minded strategist thinks through scale, pressure, and the role of AI in real business results. He began as a pre-med student, switched into business after realizing he “liked trading stocks a lot more,” and later worked for years without pay to learn capital formation. Joining realpha as employee number ten, he helped drive seven acquisitions, eight capital raises, and a NASDAQ listing in under three years. A k...
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Paul Cecil is the VP of Strategy at realpha and we spoke about how a young founder-minded strategist thinks through scale, pressure, and the role of AI in real business results. He began as a pre-med student, switched into business after realizing he “liked trading stocks a lot more,” and later worked for years without pay to learn capital formation. Joining realpha as employee number ten, he helped drive seven acquisitions, eight capital raises, and a NASDAQ listing in under three years. A k...
Michael Jacobson: Can love and tech grow a $9M flower business?
21st Century Entrepreneurship
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Michael Jacobson: Can love and tech grow a $9M flower business?
Michael Jacobson is the CEO who transformed a struggling flower shop into a thriving, multi-location enterprise generating over $9 million in revenue. We spoke about how he acquired a near-bankrupt business and rebuilt it by blending technology, artistry, and a mission grounded in love rather than profit. “Profit’s a great thing,” he said, “but it’s a means to our greater why.” Instead of chasing corporate slogans about being “number one,” Jacobson focused on culture, human connection, and el...
21st Century Entrepreneurship
Paul Cecil is the VP of Strategy at realpha and we spoke about how a young founder-minded strategist thinks through scale, pressure, and the role of AI in real business results. He began as a pre-med student, switched into business after realizing he “liked trading stocks a lot more,” and later worked for years without pay to learn capital formation. Joining realpha as employee number ten, he helped drive seven acquisitions, eight capital raises, and a NASDAQ listing in under three years. A k...
