I get the question often enough that it is worth answering in writing. Why so many things? Nova Net Worth, Peridot Properties, Sardonyx, Wunderlich Web, WunderFit Labs — that is not a focused founder profile, that is a list.
It looks like a list. It is actually a stack.
One output, several inputs
The deadline is November 21, 2026 — Dewey's third birthday. The goal is simple to state and unforgiving to miss: build enough durable income that I do not have to keep deploying overseas to fly drones for a paycheck. Six to eight months a year away from a three-year-old and a newborn is not a forever plan.
Each venture sits on the stack for a reason:
- Nova is the primary bet — the software product with the largest ceiling.
- Peridot Properties is the cash-flowing base. Lakeside Luxe runs on Charlotte's Superhost rails.
- Sardonyx is the holding/services entity — the surface where SDVOSB work and consulting can land without polluting Nova.
- Wunderlich Web is the trade — small client work that funds tools and keeps the saw sharp.
- WunderFit Labs is a side product line that compounds quietly with health spend we already make.
Why a stack instead of one bet
Concentration is good advice for someone with runway. I do not have runway in the Silicon Valley sense. I have Marine Corps savings, a working spouse, and a calendar that pulls me out of the country on schedule.
A stack lets me ship Nova on the slow cadence that good software actually requires while the rest of the system pays the mortgage. None of the side ventures are distractions; they are load-bearing.
What this looks like day to day
Mornings on Nova when I am stateside. Charlotte runs the rentals; I do the bookkeeping. Wunderlich Web is one client at a time, never more. Sardonyx and WunderFit move on a quarterly cadence rather than a daily one.
The system is boring on purpose. Boring is what gets me home.