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The Puzzle and
The Product
Craig has always been captivated by puzzles and problem-solving. From chessboards as a kid to the ultimate puzzle as a CEO, building a company. He’s drawn to the complexity and how the pieces fit together: the team, operations, marketing, finance, culture, sales, product, strategy, recruiting — every function is a different piece that must fit perfectly in the big picture puzzle.
While others commonly use conducting an orchestra to reference leadership, Craig prefers the puzzle analogy. Although it is impossible to perfect, the journey of trying to solve it is what counts.
Ben is the product cobbler. In markets cluttered with lookalike solutions, he sees what others miss… gaps, weaknesses, friction points, and hidden opportunities. His strength lies in uncovering the one feature, the one experience, the one lever that incumbents ignore but customers crave, even if they do not know it yet!
To Ben, every molehill is worth turning into a mountain, because that is where differentiation lives and impact is created.
More Than
Just Capital
The value of M1 goes beyond its two cofounders and a check.
Over the past 15 years, Craig and Ben have built more than a business, they’ve built a vast network of talent. One that includes operators, engineers, sales professionals, designers, and specialists across the stack — people who know how to be impactful.
Having started and scaled a national tech–enabled solutions company across several industries, Craig and Ben understand what it takes to go from zero to one. A journey filled with both pain and exhilaration.
When done right, demand can hit so hard that it is tough to keep up. This is a drinking from the firehose experience that Craig refers to as positive chaos. It is a thrilling place to be, but often challenging to see the big picture while in the thick of it.
M1 helps founders navigate that early-stage chaos, sidestep common pitfalls, and capitalize on overlooked opportunities.
The Puzzle and
The Product
Craig has always been captivated by puzzles and problem-solving. From chessboards as a kid to the ultimate puzzle as a CEO, building a company. He’s drawn to the complexity and how the pieces fit together: the team, operations, marketing, finance, culture, sales, product, strategy, recruiting — every function is a different piece that must fit perfectly in the big picture puzzle.
While others commonly use conducting an orchestra to reference leadership, Craig prefers the puzzle analogy. Although it is impossible to perfect, the journey of trying to solve it is what counts.
Ben is the product cobbler. In markets cluttered with lookalike solutions, he sees what others miss… gaps, weaknesses, friction points, and hidden opportunities. His strength lies in uncovering the one feature, the one experience, the one lever that incumbents ignore but customers crave, even if they do not know it yet!
To Ben, every molehill is worth turning into a mountain, because that is where differentiation lives and impact is created.
More Than
Just Capital
The value of M1 goes beyond its two cofounders and a check.
Over the past 15 years, Craig and Ben have built more than a business, they’ve built a vast network of talent. One that includes operators, engineers, sales professionals, designers, and specialists across the stack — people who know how to be impactful.
Having started and scaled a national tech–enabled solutions company across several industries, Craig and Ben understand what it takes to go from zero to one. A journey filled with both pain and exhilaration.
When done right, demand can hit so hard that it is tough to keep up. This is a drinking from the firehose experience that Craig refers to as positive chaos. It is a thrilling place to be, but often challenging to see the big picture while in the thick of it.
M1 helps founders navigate that early-stage chaos, sidestep common pitfalls, and capitalize on overlooked opportunities.
“Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.”
Benjamin Franklin
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