Wes Mathews didn’t start his second company because he needed another win. He started it because the first win taught him what actually matters—and what breaks founders over time. After building High Level Marketing from zero to $20M+ and exiting, Wes hit a truth most founders don’t say out loud: he fell out of love … Read more
Choose your hard.
How second-time founder Wes Mathews built conviction, traction, and momentum by deliberately choosing the hard that compounds.
Build space ladders, not excuses.
In this episode of Escape Velocity, Alison Alvarez, co-founder and CEO of Blastpoint, lays out a hard truth most AI leaders avoid: sounding smart about data is killing adoption—and revenue. With a background in computer science and business from Carnegie Mellon, Alison has spent her career doing the opposite of what most AI companies do: … Read more
Cockroach versus Thoroughbred.
Matthew’s path to building Mav wasn’t linear—and that’s exactly why it worked. From early tech obsession to hard lessons learned the hard way, he shares how failure sharpened his instincts and fueled the creation of Mav, an AI insurance agent replacing traditional call centers through friendly, always-on texting. In this conversation, Matthew breaks down what … Read more