Have you ever wondered what happens to all of the great research breakthroughs at universities? Who gets ownership and rights to it? I had a great discussion with Abby Pollard at Texas Venture Fest the other week about how her team navigates these deals for the Univeristy of Texas System. Check it out!

Great to see a ceasefire between Israel & Hamas… hopefully a path to lasting peace! Just a heads up, regular government reports are delayed due to the shutdown. Oh, and gold keeps climbing! I hope each of you has a blessed weekend.

Great to see those of you who came out to Texas Venture Fest yesterday! This week’s pod features a conversation with Felipe Witchger, founder of the Francesco Collaborative. He shares his experience meeting Pope Francis, impact investing, and his journey from investor to industry pioneer. Have a blessed week!

Will you be in Austin on Oct 2? I’ll be at the Texas Venture Fest hosting a live podcast. I’d love to see you there! Want to know more? It’s founder, CS Freeland, joined me on this week’s podcast. Have a blessed week!

I am excited to share that the PURPOSEDRIVENCAPITAL Podcast is now (finally) available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most other major podcast distributors! All past episodes will soon be available. I humbly invite and encourage you to please subscribe. Have a blessed week!

I have deleted my little message more times than usual this week. I will just say that I pray that God will grant us all the grace to pursue lives of genuine purpose and help all of those who are experiencing unfathomable challenges that often make finding life’s meaning difficult.