Rick Patch is a Founding Partner (Retired) at SpringTime Ventures who has repeatedly founded and led firms throughout his career—including Micro Decisionware (1980), Sequel Venture Partners (1995), Avanti Capital PLC (2003), and SpringTime Ventures (2016)—giving him an unusually deep perspective as both a serial founder and venture investor over multiple decades and tech cycles. His personal mantra centers on team dynamics: "It is all about teams of people – drive healthy conflict, then execute in agreement," underscoring a distinctive emphasis on constructive debate followed by unified execution as part of his leadership and investing style.