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Andy Ellwood

Curating Curious Communities

Jul 1, 2026

Make Room For Feedback

For the past few months, I've climbed what I call Cringe Mountain almost every morning. It's

Mar 20, 2026

Make Room For A Free Croissant

Most people are building lives designed to never test whether they can handle hard things. And that works, until it doesn't.

Mar 10, 2026

Make Room For No Longer Dancing On My Own

Two of the most accomplished people I've ever worked alongside have officially joined Stretch. Eden Golshani, as CTO,

Mar 2, 2026

The Future Of Trust: Trust Is the Real Product

Every consumer tool that lasts has the same hidden product underneath the visible one. Trust. The thing that decides whether

Mar 2, 2026

Make Room For 'The Only'

I am constantly drawn back to this quote from the founder of Wired Magazine, Kevin Kelly. "Don't be the best, be the only." The people I know whose lives I most admire are the only people I know living those lives. They found what works for them; other people's opinions be damned.

Feb 23, 2026

Tech Can't Save Us: The Status Quo Quietly Got More Expensive

Food-at-home prices are up almost 30% since the start of the pandemic, and they are not coming back

Feb 16, 2026

Data Wars: The $100 Billion Dataset No Retailer Has

Walk into a grocery store with a list of 25 items. Leave with 18. As far as the store’s

Feb 10, 2026

Make Room For Andy 4.4

Somebody gave me this idea recently: take your age, put a decimal point between the digits, and that's

Feb 9, 2026

Venture Step: The Grocery Store Knows More About You Than You Think

Last December, a joint investigation by Consumer Reports and the Groundwork Collaborative revealed something that most shoppers had long suspected

Feb 2, 2026

Legacy All-Stars: Curiosity Built a Lawn Business at 12. Now It's Taking on a $1.8 Trillion Industry.

Andy Ellwood started his first company at the age of 12. It was a lawn care business in suburban Texas,

Dec 10, 2025

Make Room For A Worthy Cause

Nov 24, 2025

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