I’m Matthew Bellows, a serial entrepreneur, investor, dad, meditator, and more. I get to work with some amazing people on the following topics:
I’ve founded three companies, including BodesWell and Yesware. I’m now a General Partner at Grit Capital, investing in seed-stage fintech and martech companies.
In 2022 we sold **BodesWell to American Express** and Yesware to Vendasta. This “Startup” section holds a free business model template, an article about “How to Set up a Consulting Business”, and other resources for young, ambitious companies.
I get to study and teach meditation with amazing people including MindfulAware.com and the Natural Dharma Fellowship. In 2026, I’ll be teaching every other Thursday morning at MindfulAware.com, several Sundays and Mondays at NDF, as well as three or four retreats at WonderWell and online. The next program I’m leading (with Lama Liz Monson!) is an introduction to Vajrayana called “Discovering the Vajrayana Through the Mandala of the Emotions” March 13-18 2026.
Here’s a link to a talk I recently gave. It’s about stages on the path as I’ve experienced them and an aspiration for dying well.
I’m an avid telemark skier and trail runner. I recently did a one-on-one Staff intensive with Grandmaster Joe Varady. Here’s a video of our last session (with sparring at the end!).
Cooking is my main creative outlet. Feeding people is my biggest source of joy. Here are some photos of what I’ve cooked since 2023.
Money, Giving and Having Enough
I went from completely naive to somewhat knowledgable about money in a few years. This section of the site is where I share what I learned.
Currently working on: Helping Averi.ai grow and searching for great Applied AI companies to invest in.
Just finished: Poor Charlie’s Almanac and notes for a meditation class on “The Place Where Language Ends”.