by Thomas Powell | Sep 23, 2025 | Economics, Energy, Global Real Estate, Investing, Oil & Gas, Opportunity Zones, Six Keys of Capital™, The Founders Office™
Not all capital is created equal. In the U.S., we’re watching more companies choose to stay private or even go private because the regulatory burden of public markets has become too heavy. Interestingly, while domestic firms step away, international companies are...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 22, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate, Global Real Estate, Investing, Opportunity Zones, Six Keys of Capital™, The Founders Office™
Storytelling is not a nice-to-have in business. It is a fundamental driver of enterprise value. The best founders use their narrative to attract the right investors and clients while naturally repelling the wrong ones. As Steve Jobs showed us, great storytelling...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 18, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate, Economics, Global Real Estate, Oil & Gas, Six Keys of Capital™, The Founders Office™
Two founders can sell their companies for the same $100M and walk away with very different outcomes—one wealthy, the other barely breaking even. Why? It comes down to the capital stack. Think of it like Jenga: pull from the wrong place early, and the whole structure...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 17, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate, Global Real Estate, Investing, Oil & Gas, Six Keys of Capital™, The Founders Office™, Uncategorized
In today’s vlog, I discuss the future of due diligence— how massive data rooms are managed, where AI fits into real risk management, and what that means for both founders and investors. Here’s the reality: Data sets are growing faster than ever and AI...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 15, 2025 | Commercial Real Estate, Global Real Estate, Oil & Gas, Six Keys of Capital™, The Founders Office™
In today’s vlog, I share why raising capital is best approached as a 120-day sprint. It’s not enough to have a compelling idea — you must be capital ready, with your story, legal structure, and team aligned. This video to see how we help founders make that leap with...
by Thomas Powell | Sep 12, 2025 | Economics, Just Ask Dad, The Founders Office™
In today’s vlog, I’m standing in Madrid, preparing to speak with a room full of lawyers about what founders really need across borders, I was reminded of your question about Larry Ellison. The timing couldn’t be better. In just one day, his partnership...
