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Brendan Hsu / Entrepreneur, investor & mentor

Build. Learn.
Give it back.

I’m Brendan—an entrepreneur, investor, and mentor based in Medellín. I build companies, learn from the people beside me, and share what I’ve learned along the way.

My story & companies Work with me ↗

Founder of ACRE Partner · Co-founder of Aerial Canvas

Brendan Hsu

Building from Medellín.
Working beyond borders.

A few chapters

Every company has a story. This is mine.

The beginnings, the resets, and the people who changed what came next.

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1990—2008

Where it started

Family, growing up, and learning to understand myself.

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2013—2017

My first real business

FYXIT: turning a difficult chapter into a company and a team.

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2017—2018

The rise. And the reset.

Market U, a hard fall, and the lessons that came with starting again.

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2018—2022

Building Aerial Canvas

A fresh start—and a chance to put everything I had learned to work.

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2022—2023

Giving it back

Developing leaders and helping other founders through ACRE Partner.

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2023—2024

A new home. A shared life.

A one-way ticket to Medellín, Laura, and the life we are building.

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2026—

The next chapter

Learning to build with AI and finding a renewed sense of purpose.

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A few of my companies

What I’m building. Who I’m building with.

A first look at four companies in the portfolio. Open a card for the full picture.

The complete portfolio lives alongside my story.

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Ways to work together

Start with what you’re building.

A focused conversation, a longer working relationship, or a partnership with shared purpose.

01 / Strategy

Find the next move.

Work through a specific business decision, operating constraint, or growth challenge. One-on-one sessions are $5,000.

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02 / Growth partner

Grow with a partner.

Get access to me, my core team, and my network. Partnerships start at $10,000+/month, with scope agreed individually and performance-based options available.

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03 / Partnerships

Create something useful.

Bring a venture, collaboration, or conversation where our experience and relationships could work well together.

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In their own words

The people make it meaningful.

A few original messages from founders, collaborators, and people I’ve had the privilege to mentor.

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WhatsApp message from Simon crediting Brendan's example of great service and describing growth to 45 active customers.
01WhatsApp
“After 6 months, I've scaled much more and currently have 45 active customers.”
— Simon
iMessage from Amar thanking Brendan for lifelong guidance and crediting him as part of his entrepreneurial success.
02iMessage
“I am at the highest level of success in which my wild dreams could ever imagine. Thank you for being part of it.”
— Amar
iMessage from Rio thanking Brendan for challenging his burnout mindset and being a true friend and mentor.
03iMessage
“Thanks for being a true friend and great mentor. I'm excited to continue to push.”
— Rio

Read each message in full, with its original source.

See all 22 stories ↗

In the room

Good people. Better conversations.

Private gatherings for operators to share experience, work through real constraints, and build lasting relationships.

November 6–7, 2026Miami, Florida
Invitation only

The Partners Mastermind: Miami 2026

A private two-day room for established real estate media agency owners and industry operators to solve business constraints, share operating playbooks, and build stronger partnerships.

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Useful conversations should lead to better decisions after everyone goes home.

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The Art of the Dealmaker by Brendan Hsu — blue handwritten notes and growing dominoes ending in a gold bar

Free early access / Working manuscript

Relationships are where opportunity begins.

The Art of the Dealmaker brings together lessons on building companies, connecting people, and creating win-win opportunities.

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A useful conversation starts with context.

Bring the problem.Let's find the alignment.

Choose a way to connect brendan@acrepartner.com