I am Co-Founder and Chief Farmer at Clayton Farms

Danen Pool & I started the company in 2017, with a mission of providing people with good food.

We accomplish our mission by building Clayton Farms Salads restaurant + farms across the ​United States.

I’ll be building this company for decades. People will live longer as a result of us providing them ​with healthy, fast food.

I write about technology and entrepreneurship

My main blog can be found at OpenClayton.Substack.com.

My current most read blog is: My life as I went through Y Combinator.

Working with me

I’m often described as extreme or intense. Although I’d describe myself as a stoic.

I work 7 days per week. If it were up to me, everyone would.

My super power is JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out).

I am competitive

I (volunteer) coach boxing at Iowa State University. In 2023, we were ranked #5 in the USA for ​active members. We’ve produced national champions.

I’ve competed in 20 ultramarathon trail races since 2018.

Before startups, I played (online) poker full-time. I’ve won 43 tournaments.

I’ve played over 3 million hands of poker.

I played on the Magic: The Gathering Junior Super Series (2001-2003) and Pro Tour (2008-2009). I ​won the City Championships for the state of Iowa in 2008.

I won the (unofficial) state championships for Halo in 2002 & 2003.

Other things I obsess over

Universal Basic Income (UBI), and which model can sustainably provide it.

Art. I plan to collect so much art that the only possible solution is to open an art museum.

BTC & ETH.

Other mission driven founders, building a technology to make the world a better place. I’ve ​angel invested in about 30 companies to date.

If you’d like to connect, my email is c@claytonfarms.com