Business owner thinking about your next chapter?
Business owner thinking about your next chapter?
Hello there! We’re Nate (a business guy) and Ben (a software guy). We recently left IDEO to acquire a single business, step into leadership, and help it grow. We raised money from a fantastic group of investors to acquire a company doing $2–7M EBITDA/earnings (or >$3M of ARR for SaaS).
We just spent a combined 16 years leading teams to design products and services that resulted in tremendous impact and incredible growth for companies of all sizes. We’re builders. And now we’re looking for a profitable business that we can acquire and scale to new heights with our combination of technology, design and fun.
We think the owner who sells to us will be a little different too.
You don’t want to simply cash out—you want someone to take what you’ve built and, well, build on it. And as the world’s foremost expert on your own business, you probably have some great ideas about where to start.
That’s why we named ourselves Infinite Cake: we want you to have your cake and eat it too. Whether that means transitioning completely with a clear conscience, or staying involved but dialing back your time. If any of this sounds interesting, book some time to meet with us and let's chat!
Meet the bakers.
I’m the business guy on the team. My passion is creating new products and services and figuring out how to get them into the world. I also love assembling and empowering ambitious teams. Prior to co-founding Infinite Cake with Ben, I worked for 6 years at IDEO. During this time, I worked on a variety of projects, including designing a new fintech venture, helping a multi-million dollar beverage brand launch in the US, and creating a novel product for an indoor climate products company. Prior to IDEO, I worked as a management consultant at Ernst & Young where I did a lot of management consultant-y things. I have an MBA from Columbia Business School, where I graduated with Dean’s Honors, and did my undergrad at Carnegie Mellon University, where I graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
That makes me the software guy on the team. I did my first software consulting gig at age 13, and eventually had a successful career as an independent product developer—designing, building and shipping everything from camera apps to actual physical cameras. Then I joined IDEO in the Software Design discipline, where I built software, led teams and eventually guided multi-million dollar programs as a Design Director. Over the course of 10 years, I led teams which designed and delivered a range of impactful products, including a holistic Type 2 diabetes management service, a powerful AI product for ecommerce, a novel interface for surgical robotics and a widely-deployed mental health app for Gen Z.
Meet the investors.
If we’re the bakers, these are the flour millers. (Listen, we’re going to stretch this metaphor like a sheet of fondant.) We’re lucky enough to have the support and mentorship of a wonderful group of investors—many of whom are entrepreneurs themselves—who will supply the flour for our Infinite Cake. Here’s a sample taste:
Pick a time, any time. Right now, our top priority is talking to owners like you. Reach out for a quick & confidential conversation, even if you’re not sure you want to sell—we just love meeting new people.
