How Failure Forged the Future

Hi, I’m Matt.

I've always been curious, obsessed with understanding the world around me and seeking new ways to optimize my environment.

When I started my career after graduating from Fordham University, I landed a job as an Investment Banker on Wall Street.

As fascinating as the world of high finance was, it didn't quench my thirst for knowledge and the need to challenge myself.

In 2012, I embarked on a project that, at the time, I thought would be my greatest achievement:

I launched a hedge fund.

But this wasn't just any fund… I was determined to leverage technology like machine learning to automate the investment selection process.

I dug deeper than I ever had before.

Gave it everything.

And it wasn’t enough.

Failure was a tough blow to my ego and my career. During the process of trying to save Throne, I found a new passion - I taught myself Pyt…