Excited to officially announce the launch of Pax Fund I, a $50M early stage vehicle dedicated to founders transforming the foundational categories of society.ย ๐บ๐ธ๐
Wrote a bit about my journey and the thinking behind Pax below:
Who says VCs canโt do deals over the summer? ๐ค๐๐
Most important deal of my life โ got to marry my best friend yesterday! Feeling so full of love and gratitude! ๐ฅฐ
After an incredible 2.5 years at @a16z, my time at the firm has come to an end. Itโs been an absolute honor to help build and grow the American Dynamism practice and see it flourish into a true venture category. 1/
Thrilled to announce Iโve joined @a16z on the new American Dynamism team with @KTmBoyle and @davidu! Could not be more excited to partner with the best team and founders building to support the national interest and push our country forward. ๐บ๐ธ๐
Founders and allies, DMs open.
Last marathon complete!! โ โ โ
My time was fast enough to get the Guinness World Record for โfastest aggregate time to complete a marathon on all 7 continentsโ ๐๐โโ๏ธ๐
This is a very obscure and ridiculous record but one Iโve been after for a long time. Thanks to everyone for
I got this living stipend at palantir and it was awesome and built a real community in Palo Alto. We worked late because we liked working together and cared about the mission.
Three things that took me until my 30's to learn:
1 - if you want something, REALLY go after it, and tell people you want it. Telling people makes it real (and often people will root for you & help you!)
2 - don't be afraid of failure or rejection, be afraid of not putting in
One day before boarding the plane to run the 2020 Tokyo marathon, they closed off the country to international travelers.
3 years later, finally heading to the start line ๐โโ๏ธ