We have selectively bred or genetically modified most nutrients out of most foods. Rewind hundreds of years of food industrialization in a decade or less. Master Plan: Reengineer one ancient fruit. Mass produce it and sell it to the world. Use that money to industrialize the engineering of 100s of new crops. While doing above,Continue reading “Recreate Ancient Foods”
Tag Archives: World’s Biggest Problems
Indie Startups
Now my goal is to 100% own many $1M+ startups. Startups can always raise money later. It’s near impossible to return money raised and get your equity back. Avomeen is an LLC that was bootstrapped for 6+ years until it was acquired by a private equity firm. It has since been acquired again. Labdoor isContinue reading “Indie Startups”
Utopic Studio
Indie = 100% Ownership I’m prioritizing independence in this phase of my career. Individual startups in my portfolio can and will raise outside capital when they’re ready to be independent. But Utopic LLC, the original parent company, will always stay 100% mine. Startup = Anything I Want to Create Any funding: Bootstrapped → VC/PE AnyContinue reading “Utopic Studio”
Open Metaverse
If you had asked ten experts in January 2000 how we would connect to the internet in the 2020s, at least half would’ve predicted that we’d still be using a centralized platform like AOL to access the internet. It’s very unlikely that we’ll all be living in Facebook’s Meta-Verse in 2040. But even a smallContinue reading “Open Metaverse”
Utopiaforming
Is this our fate? Is the future destined to be hell on earth? Does every version of our future include neon Coca-Cola billboards and authoritarian robot overlords? Or are we just projecting the unhappiness of our present lives into our wildest nightmares? We don’t get the future we deserve. We get the future we create.Continue reading “Utopiaforming”
Fractionalization
Problem: High transaction costs limit public access into finance, real estate, etc. Solution: Fractionalize complex assets using smart contracts and digital mirrors. How many lawyers can we replace with smart contracts? How much of finance is just entities securing each others’ assets? VCs (1-10+ wires) → Angels (10-100+ checks) → Crowdfunding (100-1K+ credit cards) →Continue reading “Fractionalization”
The 2 Hamming Questions
“I started asking, “What are the important problems of your field?” And after a week or so, “What important problems are you working on?” And after some more time I came in one day and said, “If what you are doing is not important, and if you don’t think it is going to lead toContinue reading “The 2 Hamming Questions”
Personal Capital
Personal Capital > Venture Capital Think: 360 Deals for Creators. Funding is attached to the person, not the project. Investors earn a percentage of future equity and/or revenue streams. I want to raise a fund to support creators directly and let them build whatever they want. See: Founder Accelerator Build your own portfolio of products,Continue reading “Personal Capital”
360 Deals for Creators
In the music industry, a 360 deal is where a record label provides an artist with financial, marketing, and distribution support in exchange for a percentage of future revenue streams. This solves the fundamental misalignment between founders and investors: Founders shouldn’t have to go all-in on each idea. Investors should back founders long-term, not just forContinue reading “360 Deals for Creators”
Utopic Ventures
Inspire and invest in the next generation of creators. My studio’s success will attract the best founders to my fund. Utopic Studio is my atelier where I develop my own startup ideas. Utopic Ventures will be my fund to invest in other founders’ studios. Types of Deals: Invest: Some founders just need money. Advise: SomeContinue reading “Utopic Ventures”