20/09/2026
The best REACH Portfolio Summit yet, and Boulder delivered.
Huge thanks to Dave Garland for putting together a genuinely brilliant speaker lineup, including Erik Carlson of RE/MAX and Seth Levine, co-founder of Foundry Group.
Folsom Field at the University of Colorado was a great choice of venue. Having the stadium open to us made for a nice change from the usual conference room, and the views were hard to beat.
The format was a great mix of indoor and outdoor activities, which made for real information sharing and collaboration rather than just sitting and listening. The breakout sessions were excellent, and just as valuable was the time to meet new people and catch up properly with old friends.
Special mention to Babette Coutanche, who managed to be the last person standing in one of the interactive events.
Robert Hoban, thanks for the longest and funniest conversation of the week, on how Offr.io got started and how the key people came together.
I was lucky to be a part of a panel on AI with Jeremiah Taylor (Broker Bot) and Jeremy Henley (Quikfix).
We also built skateboards to donate to kids on reservations here in Colorado, which was a great reminder that the best events give you something to do with your hands as well as your head.
Big thanks to the REACH team, Peter Schravemade, Tom Ellis, Eb Schravemade, and everyone else who pulled this together.
