Bitcoin-Powered Homes Turn Heat Into Free Revenue
We back companies that bend industries. Skype bent telecom. Hotmail bent communication. Tesla bent transportation. The Tadros brothers are bending real estate with Bitcoin. They built three homes in Liberty City and they’re the first Bitcoin-powered homes on Earth. They recycle heat nine different ways and generate revenue with no tenants... just miners converting code into cash and warmth. Excessive money printing priced out an entire generation from homeownership. Homes became something you dreamed about, not something you lived in. Bitcoin-powered homes flip that equation. Heat is free. Revenue flows in and the asset pays for itself. Welcome to funding the rebellion. https://lnkd.in/gVgRSvSr
Incisionless Surgery: The Next Frontier in Healthcare
The future of surgery is incisionless.
Orbital Edge Accelerator Deadline Extended to June 4, 2026
🚀 Deadline Extended: Orbital Edge Accelerator Applications Now Open Until June 4, 2026! Innovators, startups, and space-tech pioneers, there’s still time to apply to the Orbital Edge Accelerator. Due to strong interest and demand, the application deadline has been extended...
From Wi‑Fi to Skype: Funding a Disruptive Pivot
I found Skype in a newspaper article. The two guys who started Kazaa were building something new using the same file-sharing technology, but for a completely different purpose. I asked Howard Hartenbaum to have a look for me. He did...
Gurudev's Breathing Techniques Now Standard at Draper University
See this article. I am a big fan of Gurudev. He spoke at our annual meeting. His breathing techniques have become standard practice at Draper University survival training. https://lnkd.in/gy2Wc9Ph
From Pitch Deck to PTC: Birth of MCAD Revolution
Before I was an investor, I was a guy carrying someone else's pitch deck around town. The company, Tasvir, used a computer to work with 2D mechanical CAD. We couldn't get investors to bite, but I learned a lot about...
Zest Protocol Unlocks Trillion‑dollar BTC Lending Market
Bitcoin is the largest idle asset in the world. I backed Zest Protocol because they're the team putting BTC to work. BTC-backed lending is a trillion dollar market and @ZestProtocol has the track record to win it.
Spreadsheet Geek Finds Power in Fivetran’s Cloud Data Platform
I've always been a spreadsheet geek. I can do most anything with a spreadsheet, but databases eluded me. Then I met George Fraser. He told me he could look at data as a conglomeration of spreadsheets and that those spreadsheets...
Speed and Energy Drive Startup Success
Mike Santullo and Larry Drebes are two of my favorite entrepreneurs ever. Every time I came to a board meeting, Mike and Larry would have a new software product or feature to demo. The energy in their company was palpable. They cold-called...
Bill Gross Pioneered Paid Search, Shaping $300B Industry
Bill Gross was a genius out of Caltech. When we met Bill, he explained how he was going to create the search tool for commerce. We were so impressed with his idea that we agreed to fund him. The idea was a...
Leading $100M Series A for Scout's Edge Intelligence
We are proud to double down on our seed investment in Scout by leading their $100M series A. Colby and Collin are world-class entrepreneurs and technologists. Between seed and Series A, Scout’s vision language and action (VLA) model was deployed...
Clear, Must-Read Guide for Bitcoin Curiosity
This is well written, clear, and will catch you up on all things Bitcoin. Highly recommended reading for anyone who is Bitcoincurious, or even for those who Maxxies out there.
Targeting the Underserved Turned NetZero Into a Nasdaq Star
Back in 1999, I met Mark Goldston through Jennifer Fonstad. We became friends instantly. Mark saw something most people missed: America Online was only going after the high-end user. The low-end of internet access was completely ignored. He called it "Joe Sixpack." I called...
Embrace Mistakes: It’s Okay to Be Wrong
Some people have a really difficult time ever being wrong. I've gotten over all that. It's okay to be wrong sometimes. You fail at something, you still wake up the next morning. Full day ahead. You can do something else....
Netcentives Pioneered Online Loyalty, Fueled by Tim Draper
A company that changed loyalty marketing forever and most people have never heard of it. Netcentives. Eric Tilenius and Elliott Ng came to Draper Fisher Jurvetson in 1996 with an idea inspired by United Airlines frequent flyer miles. Their pitch...