Sports & CultureVariety•1 min read•11/5/2026 (3h ago)

From Startup to Stand-Up: A Former Tech Founder Wanted to Pursue Comedy — So He Sold Shares in His Career

From Startup to Stand-Up: A Former Tech Founder Wanted to Pursue Comedy — So He Sold Shares in His Career
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It was just like any other pitch to investors: justify the valuation, address the risks and make lots of impressive-looking pie charts and graphs. Except this time, Pete McEntegart wasn’t raising money for a tech startup, he was selling shares of himself. The 57-year-old North Carolinian had tried his hand as a Goldman Sachs investment […]

Key Takeaways

  • It was just like any other pitch to investors: justify the valuation, address the risks and make lots of impressive-looking pie charts and graphs.
  • Except this time, Pete McEntegart wasn’t raising money for a tech startup, he was selling shares of himself.
  • The 57-year-old North Carolinian had tried his hand as a Goldman Sachs investment […]

It was just like any other pitch to investors: justify the valuation, address the risks and make lots of impressive-looking pie charts and graphs. Except this time, Pete McEntegart wasn’t raising money for a tech startup, he was selling shares of himself. The 57-year-old North Carolinian had tried his hand as a Goldman Sachs investment […]

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