User Manual

Jeremy Cai

CEO
Italic
Founder
Fountain

Carbon
Owner
Tonari Animation

Not Pot

Courtly

CMIIC
Thiel Fellow
2015,
YC
S15

Contact

I read
Twitter
&
LinkedIn
DMs.
Inbox is my todo list. Please follow up if I missed your email.
Prefer email/text; don’t consider rude if I suggest async.
Kindly avoid general networking (nohello.net).

Investing

I invest my own $ for fun. Category-agnostic early-stage.

Silent unless called on. Any success is due to founders/GPs.
Value: network of investors, execs, founders and feedback.
Believe market > product > founder (not always, but usually).

Angel/LP in ~120 startups & funds.

Select startups:
Ramp

Notion

Secureframe

Hero

Series

Patch

Pyka

Slope

Olipop

Oura

Dandelion Chocolate

Copy.ai

Hightouch
Select fund:
VIA IV

Dragonfly

Patron

Treble

776

Ravikant Capital

Work

I don’t like managing.

My primary job is to set a high bar and a fast pace.
Flattest org possible with as little rank and file as necessary.
Will micromanage until mutual trust.

Enjoy ultra-focused, small teams of experienced ICs.

Value speed, focus, and intensity.
Fewer people → higher bar, accountability, & trust.
Prefer conformity over diversity.

Personal

Grew up in Chicago suburbs. Lived in Boston, SF, Shenzhen, LA.
Live in Park City with my wife Kati. Frequently visit SF/LA.
Enjoy skiing, tennis, fishing, cooking, and biking.

Notes

An Honest Year as a Dropout

Fountain Goodbye

The Modern Workforce

Why Software Companies Hide Pricing