Lay aside every weight
What a featherweight British sports car taught a Texan investor about stewardship, craftsmanship and the Christian discipline of enough.
Read on Substack ↗Investor | Operator | Ragamuffin
Field notes on building enduring companies — from first check to final exit.
Twenty-five years from PwC and Accenture to early-stage venture. I write about faith, venture and impact investing, putting AI to work, and leading through the transformations that are rarely clean or predictable.
Why “Ragamuffin”?
Faith, sobriety, impact investing, venture capital… through the eyes of a Ragamuffin. Titles don’t tell the full story. This is where I write the rest of it.
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Beyond the Algorithm: Why AI is still about relationships
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Faith, sobriety, impact investing, venture capital… through the eyes of a Ragamuffin.
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Capital, counsel and code.
Three firms, one point of view: great companies need patient capital, sound financial leadership and technology that actually ships.
Capital
Beyond Capital Funds
General Partner
Backing faith-led founders building enduring companies, mainly Seed to Series A.
beyondcapitalfunds.com ↗Counsel
ChurchillTerry
SVP of Operations
Full business lifecycle advisory for owner-managed companies, from fractional CFO work through exit.
churchillterry.com ↗Code
Aezion
Advisory Board
Dallas-based product engineering, AI, data & analytics and cybersecurity.
aezion.com ↗About
Operator first. Investor second.
I spent two decades inside large consulting firms building and running delivery businesses. Since 2015 I’ve put that experience to work for early-stage founders and the owners of private companies.
Full bio →- PwC ConsultingFounding team member of the BPO practice, later sold to IBM.
- AccentureManaging Director, through 2015.
- 2015 – todayEarly-stage investing, advisory and board work, including the board of the North Texas Angel Network. Three Beyond Capital funds fully deployed; Fund IV forming.
- Worked withBaker Hughes · BP · Fresenius Medical Care · Nortel · TIG Insurance · Longbow Motors · Immerse · MOGL
Let’s talk.
Founders, investors, owners and leaders. If you’re building something that should last, pick the conversation that fits.