04 / About
Hey, I'm JaQuan
I'm a founder, Army veteran, and student of how business really works. Here's how I got here.
[REPLACE: I started my career as a Cavalry Scout in the U.S. Army, where the job was simple to describe and hard to do: go forward, see clearly, and report the truth, even when the truth was inconvenient. That habit of reconnaissance has followed me into everything since.]
[REPLACE: After the Army I studied legal studies and worked in legal operations, managing high-volume, deadline-driven matters where a missed detail had real consequences. It taught me that process is a form of respect.]
[REPLACE: In 2023 I co-founded AizenFlow at a hackathon. Within months we had raised venture funding, been featured on Microsoft's blog, and won multiple pitch competitions. We built an AI platform to fight freight fraud across the US, Mexico, and Canada. In December 2025 we wound it down. I learned more from that ending than from any of the wins.]
[REPLACE: Today I'm based in Decatur, Alabama, finishing an MBA in Finance and building again, this time with more patience and better judgment. I write The Playbook every week to think in public about business, capital, and AI.]
01 / Principles
Discipline
Show up on the boring days. Systems beat motivation.
Wisdom
Seek the truth of a situation before deciding what to do about it.
Justice
Build things that treat customers, partners, and teammates fairly.
Courage
Make the hard call early, and own it in public.
02 / Now
- [REPLACE: Finishing my MBA in Finance]
- [REPLACE: Writing The Playbook every week]
- [REPLACE: Exploring corporate and venture roles focused on emerging markets]
- [REPLACE: Running my transaction coordination business]
03 / Currently reading
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