Date: 2026-09-11 Time: 1:30 PM EDT Attendees: Michael Houck (Rye Valley), Emil Barr (Candid Network / FlashPass)
Summary
Weekly FlashPass investor pipeline update. Emil reporting positive momentum: OpenAI partnership in discussion via a partner contact from Launch House, Landon interested (check size unknown, potentially his father too). Michael and Emil agreed to stay the course on secondaries and tour sponsorship. Michael prepped for a 4pm call with Landon’s father.
Decisions
- Offer standard $20M cap SAFE to Landon’s father; flag that a larger check could unlock better terms.
- No new strategic pivots: continue secondaries track and tour sponsor search.
Action Items
- Emil: report back on outcome of 4pm call with Landon’s father (check size, interest level)
- Emil: keep Michael updated as crypto-adjacent individual founders trickle in over coming days
- Michael: lead 4pm call with Landon’s father; keep “dope stuff” light, lead with FlashPass story given his government/policy background
Notable Excerpts
On Landon’s father’s background:
“He was one of the first Launch House members in our first cohort. He built a company out of that cohort that went on to raise from Sequoia. Then he did another startup and went through YC. He’s also sort of flirted with running for Congress from our district here in Charleston.”
On SAFE terms:
“We’re doing safes at 20, but if you want to buy a little bit more, if you want to do a larger check, I might have something more interesting for you that I can workshop.”
Note: Emil Barr is a FlashPass founder and Megaphone engagement client. This meeting covers FlashPass investor pipeline work, not Megaphone content. See Granola (id: 6637a777-75a8-4014-a913-c729aacc4b64) for full transcript.