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Carey Smith

Founding Contrarian
Unorthodox Ventures

Career entrepreneur Carey Smith bootstrapped fan and light maker Big Ass Fans to its $500 million sale in 2017 then founded Austin investment firm Unorthodox Ventures to provide everything VCs lacked when they approached him near daily at Big Ass Fans.

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Events featuring Carey Smith
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