Nick Yaeger

Founder + Builder + Advisor. Changing perspectives @therxngroup. Founder Y6Ventures. Husband to @MandyYaeger. total geek for tech. media. politics.

[Jon Edwards @edwards345]

Exactly.

I tell this to a lot of my friends who are considering starting their own company: the most important question to ask yourself - is the product or service you’re building so important to you that it’s worth failing for?

Many of us who joined SpaceX in the early days faced incredible odds. The long hours, the relentless challenges, and the incredible pressure were only bearable because we believed in the mission: reducing the cost of access to space. It was something worth dedicating ourselves to, even if it meant failing along the way. That kind of passion isn’t optional—it’s essential.

Endless 80+ hour weeks, setbacks, unforeseen challenges—these are the constants of a startup. If your only goal is to get rich or you just think it will be easy, you won’t have the resilience to push through.

But if you love what you’re building, if the mission is deeply personal and meaningful to you, those sacrifices feel worth it. You’re not just building a business; you’re solving a problem that matters to you and, hopefully, to the world. That’s what makes it all worthwhile.

[Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) @DataCatalystOrg]

Weekend Guide: Should we resurrect extinct species? A biotech startup named Colossal Biosciences is. https://t.co/Fi9iyM2mOm

[The RXN Group @TheRXNGroup]

Our very own Jon Potter was featured in today’s @politico Morning Tech where he talked about the trends of state AI legislation heading into the 2025 state legislative season.

[Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) @DataCatalystOrg]

How Japan plans to use avatars, robots, and AI in construction, trucking, farming, and retail to alleviate an estimated labor shortage of 11M people by 2040 https://t.co/lagEBha53x

[Data Catalyst Institute (DCI) @DataCatalystOrg]

The fascinating competitive landscape of small seller payments, from Amazon Pay to Shop Pay to the dominant incumbent PayPal https://t.co/PqsnqdpbPT

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

From my friend @nehare in Forbes on new lending rules at the SBA. 👇 https://t.co/RCuhjcJafL

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

My friend (and all around great guy) Raj Tulshan is joining our colleagues at the Connected Commerce Council for a small business lending roundtable. If you’re a business owner and thinking about different forms of funding, RSVP and join in to hear from o…https://t.co/hw5PXiiWzD

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

Want to know how #smallbusiness sells in today’s digital economy? Check out the third installment of our Suepr Selling series 👇 https://t.co/eFy05o2TKF

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

One critical way the U.S. built its role as a global leader in so many aspects was through alignment across industry, higher education, and policy that encouraged the world’s best and brightest to come to this country and share their talents.

This newly…https://t.co/M6uoX0lwyq

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

We’re looking for a crack Operations Manager to join us here at The RXN Group!

Know someone? Interested yourself? Check out the link below 👇 and hit us up!

https://t.co/qtdYMQBCGM

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

Very proud of the Data Catalyst Institute team on this one. Kudos @cheeky_geeky Shannen Patel and our friend @HithaPrabhakar on the great insights.

Onward! https://t.co/RJHanPkhPx

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

Happy to announce the addition of Kristina Howard to The RXN Group! Kristina is a veteran in the public affairs arena with tremendous experience helping clients develop and execute winning strategies across a wide range of policy issues. We’re thrilled to…https://t.co/OmU9siLJTt

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

The RXN Group partner and Chief Research Officer @cheeky_geeky was a featured guest on What's Working in Washington highlighting our approach to effective #publicaffairs and #advocacy.

How do you create a reaction? Data + expertise + authenticity = stra…https://t.co/fMpOGRy64D

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

🚨NEW Job Alert 🚨 We are looking for a Spring Graduate Research Fellow. The program has been a huge success this year and we're looking for stellar candidates with an interest in studying emerging issues at the intersection of tech, business, and policy.…https://t.co/CJ1OR5qxiv

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

Thanks for the ink POLITICO Playbook! It's Playbook Official now 🚀 https://t.co/W2nI0soIqL

[The RXN Group @TheRXNGroup]

Introducing The RXN Group!

From the boardroom to the war room, RXN delivers the full stack of expertise and insights you need to win at influence and advocacy.

We provide Authenticity. Empowered.

Learn more at https://t.co/jjMvTnkJxB.

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

Today we officially launched The RXN Group. This is the culmination of conversations that date back to the Spring of 2021 and has been an all-hands effort by our incredible team.

At that time, my (now) partners and I laid out a vision for how to deliver…https://t.co/48yeTpa9ns

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

PROFESSIONAL UPDATE - I'm humbled and proud to share that Catalyst Research and Y6 Ventures are now officially part of The RXN Group!

I am joining my fellow partners Mark Drapeau, PhD, @jonpotterdc, and Chris Grimm as our Managing Partner.

Learn more a…https://t.co/P8c9W8jD1d

[Nick Yaeger @NickYaeger]

@SheIsImaniB Hahaha