Love in the time of cap tables, pt. 1: why marriage & angel investing are the most delusional things you can ever do

Part one of a two-part guide to understanding love through capitalism

Have you ever gotten an email from an ex worth remembering? I’d like to think they’re lamenting “oh noooooo, I fumbled Ani” but the reality is underwhelming, like the guy who earnestly told me over hamburgers at an Island’s that he envisioned a golden retriever life and type of happiness, practically pitching me on $RETRIEVER or RetrieverDAO as a protocol, which is why I suppose years later, he was sniffing around other yards when I randomly got an email from him titled “Hey There” attempting to re-establish contact but neglecting to mention he was about to get married, all this info readily public on social media. “Hey There“ is the pitch deck of a man where nobody would fund this startup, yet 2 million Americans do every year.

After you’ve seen enough people marry and divorce and try to make it work with all sorts of measures in between and after you’ve read enough about venture capital, it becomes striking how taking the leap of faith to marry is just like investing. You’re betting…