About us

The house for -1 to 0.

Where builders figure out what is worth building, before there is a company to build it in.

-1 to 0

the stage

What -1 to 0 means

The stage before the company exists. You have the conviction and the skill, but no team, no product, no proof. We treat that gap as the work, not as a warm-up for it.

the room

Why the room matters

Builders move faster surrounded by other builders. The house is built for interruption and argument: same people, same room, week after week, asking each other the questions that would take months to find alone.

the work

How the work runs

Pressure-test the idea, assemble the team, write the first check, run the experiments that produce evidence. Each phase opens on proof, not on a calendar. Paced to the builder.

The people in the room

Operators, not observers. The people you actually work with when you're in the House.

Molubah Seley

Founder & CEO

Molubah Seley is Founder & CEO at Origin House. He is a 3x venture-backed founder with experience building companies across AI, retail, and real estate.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps, studied Neuroscience and Cognitive Science at Carleton College, and has been named Entrepreneur of the Year by J.P. Morgan Chase. He is also a recipient of the Minnesota Innovation Award. Molubah left Liberia as a child, fleeing civil war with his family, and has said the experience taught him that where you start has nothing to do with where you end up.

Kathy (Thu) Mai

Founding Partner & Studio Director

Kathy Mai is Founding Partner & Studio Director at Origin House, where she leads strategy, finance, legal, operations, and partnerships.

She is also President of T2P Consulting, a boutique advisory firm helping early-stage founders build scalable financial structures, investor-grade reporting, and AI-enabled operations. Prior to T2P, Kathy spent nearly six years at Marathon Oil Corporation as an Advanced Planning Analyst and Advanced Tax Analyst, and before that worked as a Tax Consultant at Deloitte.

Her background spans FP&A, corporate finance, and risk management. Kathy holds a degree from The University of Texas at Austin.

Timothy Lambrecht

Board Chairman

Timothy Lambrecht is Board Chairman at Origin House. He is also Managing Member of Blind Shot Ventures.

Prior to that, Tim spent over six years at Hi-Crush, where he served as Senior Advisor to the Office of the CEO, Chief Financial Officer, and Vice President of Corporate Strategy. Before Hi-Crush, he was Director of Strategic Initiatives at Hi Crush Proppants and a Manager at PMB Helin Donovan. He began his career at Deloitte.

Tim holds a degree from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

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