Tony Pino

Tony Pino

 


About Me


An entrepreneurial generalist at heart, I've spent the last 10+ years investing in, scaling, and founding/growing companies where technology, aesthetics, and operations play a central role.

I approach business-building with an investor’s mindset, focusing on the mechanics of value creation, and bring my operating experience to investing roles. My technical background enables me to approach most things from first principles. Drawn to product, I’m driven to understand the essential elements of quality—what makes something good?

Ultimately, I’m a people person (perhaps I should thank my Sicilian heritage) and my comparative advantage is building relationships, collaborating, and enabling others to realize their full potential.


Recent Writing

“Buon gusto” — taste as the defining competitive advantage in a post-AI society

How do you compete when anyone can make anything?

Administrators vs. Managers vs. Leaders

Leaders cause individuals to subconsciously frame tasks in terms of their existential aspirations.