Jack McClelland developed his systematic approach to founder outreach through competitive ham radio contests as a middle-schooler, where he would try to contact as many people worldwide as possible in a weekend. Before joining Afore full-time, he intentionally interned across a dozen companies from pre-seed to IPO and nine venture firms, giving him an unusually wide comparative view that he now brings to pre-seed investing. Jack McClelland developed his systematic approach to founder outreach through competitive ham radio contests as a middle-schooler, where he would try to contact as many people worldwide as possible in a weekend. Before joining Afore full-time, he intentionally interned across a dozen companies from pre-seed to IPO and nine venture firms, giving him an unusually wide comparative view that he now brings to pre-seed investing.