Archive - The Owner Mode Memo

Profit from the Podium: A Side Income on Stage

Lexi B. on building a public speaking business worth up to 70% of her salary without qu

Jul 13

The Other Side: 3 Deals. 3 CEOs. No Filter.

Three executives, Mitch Harris, Mario Antwine, and Rock Irvin, on the unfiltered reality of buying and running the companies they now own.

Jul 6

June 2026

The Long Game: How Squire Went from Side Project to $750M

Dave Salvant and Songe LaRon left law and finance, never learned to code, and built Squire to a $750M valuation.

Jun 29

The Billion-Dollar Business Model

Samir Goel ran a $500M unit at LinkedIn while building Esusu on nights and weekends, turning rent into credit for 12 million renters.

Jun 22

Turn What You Know Into What You Own

Arlan Hamilton was homeless until 2015. The asset she built first was her own brand.

Jun 18

From the Room to the Cap Table

Chris Lyons of a16z has spent fifteen years inside Andreessen Horowitz watching who gets access and who does not.

Jun 14 • Brandon William Jones

Owner Mode Memo is here

Every week, the playbook for shifting from earner to owner. From the people who actually made the move.

Jun 2 • Brandon William Jones

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