Yeah. So I, uh I've started, you know, my career. I think it started generally without my undergrad. You know, I studied business strategy at BYU, and, you know, at that time, I was really interested in, you know, working with companies to help them improve on the strategy side and sort of figure out their go to market plans and address any problems they had. So I was part of the business. Tragic, bub. We worked a lot of different groups, and that sort of, you know, really got me interested in helping companies. Um, that led Meteo go into a consulting firm and do that for a few years. And then I decided to go to the investing side and eventually got involved in early stage venture capital, which is what I do now. Um, you know, when I think about what incidents and experiences shaped my career, I think the biggest thing that shaped my career was I, uh I put a lot of time into building a network throughout college and right after, like, I spent a lot of time going out of my way to meet you. People finding ways to connect with them and that's the reason I think I was able to get the jobs I was able to get. It was through just casting a wide net and learning about a lot of different opportunities.

Yes. So the investment philosophy at the fund I'm at currently is Teoh. Find the best and brightest entrepreneurs in the Mountain West region. We're building companies at the earliest stages, so we invest in pre seed seed companies in Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, on DWI. We basically look for people who have some deep insight and whatever industry they're in and are willing to start a company in that space. So we're industry agnostic. But geography focused and stage focused, Um, we look for you know, anything from business to business software companies. Thio, healthtech, marketplace, businesses and, you know, it's really a wide range.

Yeah, I think the best. The first email. I think the best thing someone can do is find someone who knows me or someone else on my team and have them introduce you. That allows you Thio sort of coming with warm introduction. If you don't have that, then I think you know, a cold email is fine. Typically, when we get an email about a business we like to get a sense for, you know what they're looking for from us. So are you looking to raise money? You know what stages the business at just a few quick for a piece of information, if we're interested, will request to see the slide deck or additional information. But the first kind of check we do is to see if it's just like within our range. You know, if the round is too big or if it's too early, then we will, you know, to be respectful of the time of the entrepreneur, not engage until it's full. The farther going