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Every page and article on Andy Sommer in one place, organized by topic.

Best Posts

Start here. These are the posts that best capture what Andy Sommer writes about: building businesses in Houston, traveling the world with three young kids, and the food and ideas he keeps coming back to. If you are new here, read these first.

Why We Travel With Our 3 Kids : Andy Sommer on why he and his wife travel so much with their three young kids, from building emotional tolerance to planning trips as a family.
OffChance Makes First Strategic Acquisition : Andy Sommer on OffChance's first acquisition of Supercrush, a Canadian beauty brand, and lessons on due diligence and cross-border logistics.
From Corporate Safety to Entrepreneurial Freedom : Andy Sommer on leaving his job at Monday.com to bet on himself again, the backstory with Forth & Nomad, and what he is building next.

Business

I write about the business decisions I'm making in real time, from investment frameworks to acquisitions to leaving corporate life. No theory. Just what's actually happening. "My Investment Framework" covers a new chapter with our properties and how I think about deploying capital. The framework matters more than the individual bets.

Junto House: How We Picked Our Business Name : I keep coming back to what the original Junto actually was. Twelve working people, meeting every Friday evening in a Philadelphia tavern for almost forty…
Domo: We Went to Japan So We'd Never Run Out of Matcha : Andy Sommer on how he and his wife traveled to Uji and Wazuka in Japan to build a deep stable of matcha suppliers for their Domo cafe concept.
Junto House is Open! : Andy Sommer shares that Junto House is open and leasing well, the operations he learned running a co-working concept, and the plan for a waitlist.
Why I Built Junto House in Houston's Heights : Andy Sommer explains why he built Junto House, twelve private studios in Houston's Heights for founders in different fields, with intentional design.
My Investment Framework : Andy Sommer on learning to raise outside money for real estate deals after bootstrapping, the book guiding him, and how he assesses risk.
OffChance Makes First Strategic Acquisition : Andy Sommer on OffChance's first acquisition of Supercrush, a Canadian beauty brand, and lessons on due diligence and cross-border logistics.
From Corporate Safety to Entrepreneurial Freedom : Andy Sommer on leaving his job at Monday.com to bet on himself again, the backstory with Forth & Nomad, and what he is building next.

Food

Houston restaurants, cafe concepts, and the food projects I'm involved with. I'm a big restaurant person, and this is where that obsession shows up. "The Ever-Changing Houston Food Scene" updates a personal list of my favorite restaurants in Houston, the places I go back to again and again. The scene moves fast, so the list keeps changing.

The Ever-Changing Houston Food Scene : Andy Sommer revisits the Houston food scene: a disappointing menu change at Theodore Rex and a new Basque favorite, Baso, now in his top three.
Domo: A Mindful Cafe Concept : Andy Sommer announces construction on Domo, a 4,200-square-foot mindful cafe concept in Houston, after two years of loan and permitting hurdles.
Junto House : Junto House is the private-studio workspace I built at 1516 N Durham Dr in Houston's Heights. Twelve studios, now open and leasing to members.
The Best Restaurants in Houston : Andy Sommer shares his personal go-to restaurants in Houston, including Theodore Rex, Nancy's Hustle, and Better Luck Tomorrow, and why he returns.

General

The everything-else category. Goals, apps I use, media I consume, headshots, and whatever doesn't fit neatly into business, food, or travel. "My Five Goals for 2026" is about a major shift in how I'm approaching this year. Not resolutions. Actual targets. "Finding Media That Aligns With How You Live" is about being intentional with what I watch, read, and listen to. I've been consuming a lot of media lately, not just for entertainment, but because it connects to how I live and run my business.

My Five Goals for 2026 : Andy Sommer lays out his five goals for 2026: integrating Supercrush, opening Domo, launching Junto House, and moving from reaction to intention.
Finding Media That Aligns With How You Live : Andy Sommer shares the shows and podcasts he is into lately, from Pluribus and Stranger Things to The Kevin Rose Show and The Tim Ferriss Show.
The Apps I Use Everyday : Andy Sommer shares the apps he relies on to run multiple companies, from Notion for project management to tools for marketing, email, and design.

Travel

Family travel stories. We travel a lot with three young kids, and I write about why we do it, what it's actually like, and what we've learned. "Why We Travel With Our 3 Kids" answers the question people ask us most: why do you travel so much with young children? I wrote down the real answer.

Domo: We Went to Japan So We'd Never Run Out of Matcha : Andy Sommer on how he and his wife traveled to Uji and Wazuka in Japan to build a deep stable of matcha suppliers for their Domo cafe concept.
Why We Travel With Our 3 Kids : Andy Sommer on why he and his wife travel so much with their three young kids, from building emotional tolerance to planning trips as a family.
Christmas 2025 in Europe: Travel Highlights : Andy Sommer shares highlights from a nine-day family trip to Bordeaux and Lisbon: a river cruise, Christmas markets, and a vineyard estate visit.
Three Kids, Three Weeks, Three Countries : Andy Sommer tells the story of a three-week family trip through Tokyo, Bali, and beyond with three kids under five, plus tips that made it work.