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Founding letter · September 2026

Heuristiqs is a technology company that builds companies

We took the name because that is the work: building for a future that is not obvious, with the discipline to make consequential decisions before every answer is available.

We believe the technologies that matter most are rarely found by chasing what is already popular. They begin with hard questions, unconventional thinking, and the patience to keep building before the world agrees.

Heuristiqs is a parent company created to build and support independent technology companies. Some opportunities benefit from a shared brand and operating model. Others need the freedom to develop on their own. Heuristiqs exists for the latter.

Each company has its own identity, mission, leadership, and obligation to the people it serves. It is responsible for its own strategy and execution, and it is accountable for its own results.

Heuristiqs operates at a different level. Our responsibilities include selecting opportunities, allocating capital, establishing strong leadership, providing shared infrastructure, and maintaining clear standards for governance and performance.

This structure is intended to create focus at both levels. Our companies can concentrate on their products, customers, and markets. Heuristiqs can concentrate on building the conditions in which those companies can succeed.

The companies within Heuristiqs may operate in different industries, use different technologies, and solve very different problems. They are not expected to resemble one another. Their independence allows each company to develop the culture, capabilities, and brand appropriate to its mission.

Heuristiqs is not intended to become a consumer brand placed ahead of the companies it supports. Those companies should be known for their own work and develop strong identities of their own. The role of Heuristiqs is to exercise sound judgment behind them, strengthen the foundations beneath them, and preserve the long-term perspective around them.

We expect to pursue ideas that may initially appear early, unfamiliar, or unrelated to what already exists. Not every idea should become a company, and not every company will succeed. Our responsibility is to make disciplined decisions, learn from evidence, and concentrate resources where they can create lasting value.

We are building Heuristiqs to:

  • Pursue ambitious ideas before their markets are obvious.
  • Give capable leaders real authority and clear accountability.
  • Invest according to the scale and maturity of each opportunity.
  • Build shared foundations that allow our companies to remain focused.
  • Maintain clarity as the organization becomes more complex.
  • Take the long view when meaningful progress requires time.

We are not interested in chasing every trend. We are interested in building institutions that outlast them.

Michael Porter
Founder, Heuristiqs  ·  September 2026