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VAN MURRAY

Builder. Angler. Operator. Founder.

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Currently Building

What I'm building right now

Active 2024–Present

Mahiri

Founder / Principal

Autonomous Business Operating System. Replaces the agency/consultant/software stack with a team of AI agents that run marketing, pipeline, content, outbound, and more.

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Active 2022–Present

Aeolus

Managing Partner

Fractional CIO and IT-as-a-Service, powered by AppDirect. On-demand executive IT leadership for SMBs — one monthly fee, no long-term contracts.

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25 years.
11 deals.
Multiple exits.

I'm an operator, not a VC. There's a difference. Every company I've built, I've run. Every deal, I've been in the room.

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2024
Mahiri
Founder — Autonomous Business OS
2022
Aeolus
Managing Partner — Fractional CIO
2018
AppSmart
Co-Founder → AppDirect
2016
NeoCloud
Founder → AppDirect (acquired)
2010
Accent Plus
Founder → NRTC (acquired)
Speaking & Advisory

Ideas worth saying out loud.

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Keynote / Panel

Building the Autonomous Business

What Mahiri is proving: AI doesn't replace the team, it replaces the org chart.

For: Tech conferences, founder events, SMB summits

Workshop / Panel

The M&A Operator's Playbook

11 deals, multiple exits, buyer and seller perspective. What acquirers actually look at.

For: EO, YPO, business school programs

Keynote

Fractional CIO: The SMB IT Gap

The $50M–$500M company that can't afford a real CIO. Nobody talks about this problem.

For: Industry associations, banker/advisor audiences

Writing

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Water reflection — Why I Built Mahiri
AI & Building

Why I Built Mahiri

There's a specific kind of exhaustion that comes from running a small business. It's not the hard work — founders expect hard work. It's the relentless cognitive overhead of all the things that have nothing to do with your actual product.

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