#93 Michael Dearing

Michael Dearing #93 Founder, Harrison Metal Michael Dearing says he enjoys the process of developing technology into a business, but he recognizes the gulf between what most seed investors believe they do and what they actually do. “All dogs are better fiduciaries than most seed investors. 11/10 loyal, caring,” said Dearing, who has four dogs: Puppy, Cookie, Girl, and Dr. Zaius. Dearing offers online classes on his website, where he taps into his experience as a consulting associate professor at Stanford University. He prefers to invest in consumer software, business software, and developer tools, such as the $3.75 billion Guild Education; the X1 credit card; and the development and operations tool CircleCI, which became a unicorn last year. He was also an early investor in MasterClass, valued at $2.75 billion in May. Source: businessInsider