Mackenzie Burnett is the co-founder and CEO of Ambrook, an all-in-one bookkeeping, invoicing and payment tools that help family‑run businesses improve margins and stay independent.

This week, Abrook announced that it's raised $29 million, including a $26.1 million Series A from Josh Kushner at Thrive Capital and Figma CEO Dylan Field at Field Capital.

In our conversation, we talk about building a product at the intersection of American Dynamism and the American Dream, how farm economics work, how she's grown her business to over 2,500 customers, and where the company plans to go from here.

Mackenzie mentions a few essays:

- 2022 Founder's Letter

- Moving past skeuomorphic AI by Michael Akilian

- Could AI Actually Help Rebuild the Middle Class? by David Autor

You can find Mackenzie's new Founder's Letter, America, the Beautiful, at Not Boring.

Thanks to Jim Portela for editing and Matt Marlinski for letting us use The Manhattan Lab's studio.

American Dynamism Meets the American Dream with Ambrook CEO Mackenzie Burnett

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American Dynamism Meets the American Dream with Ambrook CEO Mackenzie Burnett