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The Family Office That Would Rather Run the Company Than Just Fund It
Rudy Larsen skipped college, started a lawn-care crew in 2006, and turned it into a Utah family office that now buys, builds, and runs a portfolio of service and tech companies. The pitch is unusual for money managers: they would rather be in the truck than in the boardroom.
Yinon Weiss
Yinon Weiss is a serial entrepreneur, decorated military veteran, and the Founder and CEO of Stress-Free Auto Care - a tech-enabled auto repair chain with 30+ locations across California and Texas. Before Stress-Free, he co-founded RallyPoint (the 'LinkedIn for the military') and CarDash (a transparent auto repair marketplace that went through Y Combinator S17 and was acquired). A UC Berkeley bioengineering grad with a Harvard MBA, Weiss served 10 years on active duty as a Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Platoon Commander and Army Special Forces officer, earning the Bronze Star before transitioning to Silicon Valley entrepreneurship.