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632nmFlux Grant by 1517 Fund: Backing Garage Science and Sci-Fi TechIn this episode of the 632nm podcast, we sit down with 1517 Fundâs Danielle Strachman and Michael Gibson to explore their Flux program, a unique pre-seed fellowship backing wild, unorthodox scientific and technical ideas. They share how theyâve helped founders transform âgarage scienceâ projectsâlike nuclear batteries, quantum computing prototypes, and cutting-edge materialsâinto serious startups. Along the way, they discuss the pitfalls of chasing academic prestige, the power of genuine curiosity, and how to leverage minimal resources for big ambitions.We also learn about the flexibility of Fluxâs âcannon launchâ grants, what it takes to persuade invest...2025-05-1047 min
Money Moves with Neil Devani016 Danielle Strachman of 1517 Fund on going from Educating to Investing in Dropouts and Working with Peter ThielIn this episode of Money Moves, Neil interviews Danielle Strachman, co-founder of 1517 Fund and a trailblazer in venture capital, to explore her journey from founding a charter school to launching a venture firm rooted in supporting nontraditional entrepreneurs. Danielle shares the story and excitement behind her successful investments, including Luminar Technologies and Loom, as well as her experience with Peter Thielâs fellowship program, which inspired 1517âs focus on dropout founders and frontier tech. Danielle discusses the challenges and rewards of raising venture capital funds, adapting to market shifts such as the downturn in 2008, and foster...2025-01-1449 min
LiberatED PodcastInvesting in entrepreneurs, with 1517's Danielle StrachmanDanielle Strachman is the cofounder and general partner of the 1517 Fund, an early-stage venture capital fund and community supporting college dropouts and tech-focused scientists working on entrepreneurial solutions to big problems. Danielle has worked with young entrepreneurs for over a decade, including during the founding in 2010 of the Thiel Fellowship, a program started by entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel to provide funding to ambitious young people who opted out of college in favor of entrepreneurial ventures. Prior to that, Danielle was an education entrepreneur! She founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 c...2024-12-1339 min
First Funders14: First checks for dropouts, students, and deep tech sci-fi founders - Danielle Strachman, 1517 FundOne day soon when you see a robot squirrel on a 10-foot unicycle, think of Danielle Strachman. These are the types of ideas Danielle Strachman sees and backs on a regular basis at her VC fund, 1517. The fund, which proudly backs âdropouts, students, and sci-fi,â has had several fund multipliers in their portfolio, including Loom (Acquired by Atlassian) and Luminar Technologies (IPO 2020). Plus, her star-studded community includes Vitalik Buterin of Ethereum, Laura Deming of The Longevity Fund, and Dylan Field of Figma â all of whom she first met when they were teenagers. 2024-10-161h 04
The Knowledge with David Elikwu110. Curiosity, Novelty and Education with Danielle StrachmanDavid speaks with Danielle Strachman, a co-founder and general partner of 1517, a venture capital fund that invests in technology startups founded by dropouts and unconventional thinkers. She was on the founding team of the Thiel Fellowship, leading its design and operations, and founded Innovations Academy, a K-8 charter school in San Diego focused on student-led, project-based learning.They talked about:đ« Founding a charter schoolđ The importance of the environment in childhood developmentđ How deschooling fuels innovationđ The psychology of noveltyđ Early talent vs. developing potentialđż The ecosystem of s...2024-08-0138 min
Liberty Ventures Podcast with Alexander McCobinInside the Thiel Fellowship & 1517 Fund: Danielle Strachman's JourneyDanielle Strachman is a General Partner and Co-Founder of 1517 Fund, a venture capital firm that backs dropouts working on hard problems and sci-fi scientists at the earliest stages of their companies.Danielle shares her professional journey including her work at Thiel Fellowship, the principles behind the 1517 Fund, her support for young entrepreneurs, and the importance of building personal, long-term relationships in business.đ CONNECT WITH DANIELLE đ„ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellestrachman/đ CONNECT WITH ALEXANDER đ„ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mccobin/đŠ X - https://x.com/amccobin...2024-07-0339 min
Investing Mastermind PodcastWhat Investing books will we be reading this summer? (081)In this episode Michelle and Signe share which Investing Books they will be reading this summer. From Light summer reads at the beach to heavier books for rainy days in the Nordics.
Books mentioned in this episode:
Danielle Town and Phil Town: âInvestedâ
Warren Buffett (Author), Max Olson (Editor): âBerkshire Hathaway Shareholdersâ (or read the letters on Bershirehathaway.com)
Daniel A. Strachman: âJulian Robertson: A Tiger in the Land of Bulls and Bearsâ
Charlie Munger: âThe Psychology of Human misjudgementâ
Carol Loomis: âTap-dancin...2024-06-2421 min
All Caps CapitalYou Need To Take A Leap of Faith ft. Danielle Strachman @ 1517 Fund - Startup Game #7Been a minute but we are live with All Caps Capital, where Murph and Ahk dive deep into the wild world of startups and venture capital. In this episode, we hang with Danielle Strachman, the mastermind behind the 1517 Fund. Sheâs shaking up the venture world by funding dropouts and unconventional founders. Tune in to hear her inspiring journey and insights on finding your passion, overcoming imposter syndrome, navigating the startup ecosystem, and watch her go through the All Caps expedited version of Shark Tank.
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Danielle Newnham PodcastDanielle Strachman: Funding Dropouts and RenegadesTodayâs guest is Danielle Strachman, co-founder of 1517 venture fund which, in their own words, backs dropouts working on hard problems and sci-fi scientists at the earliest stages of their startups. Prior to starting 1517, Danielle worked with Peter Thiel, and Michael Gibson (who I Interviewed in Series 8, Episode 60) and together, they ran The Thiel Fellowship for five years. For those who donât know, The Thiel Fellowship was set up to fund students who were 22 or under, giving them a total of $100k over two years so that they could dropout of the traditional education system and pursu...2024-05-0254 min
Venture with GraceDanielle Strachman: Championing Entrepreneurship at 1517 FundDanielle Strachman is the Founder and General Partner of 1517 Fund, a venture firm that offers grant, pre-seed, and seed funding to technology startups. With a focus on makers, hackers, and scientists operating outside traditional educational tracks, 1517 Fund champions alternative paths to innovation, encouraging individuals to pursue their passions and learn through hands-on creation of new technologies. Additionally, Danielle was a Founding Team Member and Program Director for the Thiel Fellowship. Joining just a month after the program's inception, she played a crucial role in shaping the fellowship from a nascent idea into a globally recognized initiative that challenges conventional...2024-04-301h 03
Foresight Institute RadioExistential Hope: Danielle Strachman | Education, Agency, and the Ability to ExperimentDanielle Strachman is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders, such as Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 400 students, with a focus on student-led project-based learning and other alternative programs.Session SummaryDanielle envisions a world where fostering personal agency...2024-02-2349 minThe Knowledge with David Elikwu83. Taste, Judgement, and the Traits of Great Founders with Sondre RaschDavid speaks with Sondre Rasch, Co-founder and CEO of SafetyWing, a global social safety net for remote workers and companies.They talked about:đ Choosing the right projectsđĄÂ Independent thinking and developing tasteđ€Â How ideas and individuals evolve over timeđ The traits of great foundersđŻÂ Audience captuređ How algorithms influence beliefs and behaviourThis is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the second part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:Part 1: đïžBuilding Enduring Digital Companies with Sondre Rasch (Episode 79)2024-01-2529 min
The Hannah Frankman PodcastDanielle Strachman: Funding Dropouts to Become EntrepreneursDanielle Strachman was one of the orginal operators of the Thiel Fellowship and is a cofounder and general partner of 1517 Fund, a VC firm that focuses on backing founders that are getting their education through starting a business rather than attending university. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for over a decade.
In this episode youâll learn about Danielleâs views on education, the types of people she works with at 1517, how to raise high agency learners, and the value we can obtain from âglitch in the matrixâ moments.
This episode is sponsored by John Galt Mortgage Company
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A Seat at the Table#7 - Danielle Strachman: The 1517 Fund and Advice to Young FoundersJoin us as we sit down with Danielle Strachman, a VC and founder! Danielle is on the founding team of the Thiel Fellowship, which is a two-year program that gives one hundred thousand dollar grants to young people wanting to skip or stop school to build new things.
She is also the co-founder of the 1517 fund, a venture capitalist firm that backs dropouts, renegade students & sci-fi scientists at the earliest stages of their companies. Theyâve funded companies like Loom, Luminar, and Lambda. And if that wasnât enough, Danielle has also founded Innovations Academy, which is an inn...2023-11-2440 min
Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm CollinsMichael Gibson on The End of Academia and What's NextMichael Gibson joins to discuss his book Paper Belt on Fire, which chronicles his work with Peter Thiel's fellowship program investing in young talent.He explains how old institutions like academia are declining yet retain lingering prestige, and the development of new ecosystems and hierarchies based on competence. Michael argues creativity comes from outside stale hierarchies, citing the conflict between legitimate prestige and disruptive greatness.They debate how far we are from the decentralized network state, and if COVID accelerated institutional failure. Malcolm notes elite alternative communities forming, while Simone asks if the paper beltâs...2023-09-2831 min
The Revamped FounderHow Can Young People Build Something Big? w/ Danielle StrachmanFollow Danielle- https://twitter.com/DStrachman
In this episode, we have Danielle Strachman joining us. Danielle is the co-founder and GP of 1517 fund, which is one of the few funds in the world focusing on people who are just starting out.
In this episode we talk about Why Danielle invests in young people, how can young people build something big, what are some things which she thinks are important for people who are just starting out and so much more!
Enjoy!2023-08-0457 minThe Knowledge with David Elikwu61. Funding Curious Dropouts with Danielle StrachmanDavid speaks with Danielle Strachman, the co-founder and General Partner of 1517 Fund. They primarily invest in dropouts, renegade students, and deep tech scientists.Danielle is an experienced venture capitalist with a unique approach to sourcing and investing in talent. She shares insights into her process of finding exceptional individuals (like Vitalik Buterin, Dylan Field, etc.) and building communities around them.You'll hear what she's learned from building a charter school, working with Peter Thiel to develop the Thiel Fellowship, and helping 16-year-olds turn $1000 into millions.They talked about:đ Unearthing extraordinary talent2023-07-131h 16
Billion Moonshots97: Building web3 Mobile Phone | Andrew Watson, Senior Android Developer at Solana MobileSolana Mobile launched a web3-focused Android mobile phone Saga, along with an open-source software toolkit, Solana Mobile Stack; and is looking to take on the phone and app ecosystem giants like Apple and Google.
We talked about the process of launching new hardware, working with the team behind Essential Phone, origin story of Solana Mobile, why the web3 ecosystem needs a web3 phone, and much more.
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Homeroom PodcastEp. 83 - Danielle StrachmanDanielle Strachman is a software investor and founder of 1517 Fund.2023-04-2654 minBillion Moonshots96: Account Abstraction 101 | Michael Messele, Founder of Etherspot.ioMichael founded Etherspot, offering account abstraction SDK to improve the web3 user experience. We talk about abstraction, wallet as a service, onboarding web2 developers to web3, leveraging AI, and much more.
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...2023-04-2443 minBillion Moonshots95: Own your Professional Credentials | Wojtek, Founder of Mazury.xyzWojtek is the Founder of Mazury.xyz - a web3 platform to earn, display, and use your web3 credentials to access exclusive job and career growth opportunities.
We talked about going from a broke college dropout to raising million dollars for Mazury, ideal user experience for freelancers, the downside of building in a bull market, web3 messaging, and much more.
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Seed to HarvestInvariantes Fund Co-Founder Fernando Pontaza on Founding the First Venture Fund in Guatemala, Applying Guatemalan Culture to Investing, and Investing in Hustle Fund | Seed To Harvest Ep54Send us a textToday, Iâm joined by Fernando Pontaza, Co-Founder and General Partner at Invariantes Fund. Fernando is a self-taught, multi-asset class portfolio manager with a track record of outperformance and solid risk metrics. After over 10 years in finance and a decade of managing portfolios, he has learned an enormous amount about the power of creating wealth. He believes the risks and sacrifices entrepreneurs take against the odds are key drivers of mankind's progress. As Co-Founder and General Partner of Guatemalaâs first homegrown, early stage, Venture Capital Fund he is doing everything within his powe...2023-03-1428 minBillion Moonshots94: Personal Tokens | Christopher Robison, Founder of meTokensChristopher is the founder of meTokens - allowing individuals to issue their own personal tokens. Personal tokens can be used to pay builders & creators for their work or to gain special access to their inboxes and calendar.
We talk about the history of Personal Tokens, setting up a personal DAO, experiments in this space, token-gated experiences, future of Chris's token, and more.Â
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2023-03-051h 03Billion Moonshots93: Simplifying Web3 Onboarding | Arman & Parker, Founders of PeazeArman and Parker are the founders of Peaze - allowing you to use any dapp with just an email and credit card. A lot of cool things are being built in web3 - but most of the new users who come in are unable to use them.Â
Users have to download a wallet, manage the private keys, on-ramp the correct crypto, swap it into the correct asset, bridge, transfer over from Coinbase, etc. Web3 user onboarding is a real problem. What if you could just sign in with your email.Â
...2023-03-0554 minBillion Moonshots92: Block the Crypto Scammers | Tristen Larsen, CEO of Blockem AITristen Larsen is the founder and CEO of Blockem AI, an advanced anti-scam detection software for Ethereum wallets.Â
We talked about how trust percentages are calculated, losing $20K in a crypto scam, origin story of Blockem, why web3 UX sucks, how their team flagged FTX wallets 2 months before the whole fiasco and much more.Â
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Twitter: ht...2023-03-051h 00Billion Moonshots91: Web3 Zoom is here!! | Ayush Ranjan, Co-Founder of Huddle01 [Hindi]Ayush Ranjan is the Co-Founder & CEO of Huddle01 - enabling open and decentralized video meetings. We talked about building Huddle01 at a hackathon, what happens behind the scenes during a video call, decentralization efforts, finding product market fit and green crypto.Â
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/ranjan31182023-03-0543 minBillion Moonshots90: From Dropout to Raising 4 Million Dollars | Pei Li, Co-Founder of VenuePei Li dropped out of the University of Toronto to go full-time at Weathsimple, started a software consulting agency, and is now the co-founder of Venue.Â
We talk about growing up in a financially poor background, landing internships at IBM and Shopify, traveling in Asia, building software consulting agencycanva and much more.
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Website: h...2023-03-0541 minBillion Moonshots89: He is building a Factory in Space !! | Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda Space IndustriesDelian Asparouhov is a principal at the Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda Space Industries, a space manufacturing startup.Â
We talked about juggling between a VC and founder role, the science of space manufacturing, future plans, life of a space factory worker, creating zero-gravity on Earth, hiring from SpaceX, superpower of Peter Thiel, and more.Â
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This is when they started researching ways to protect their own online privacy and realized how difficult this task was. The onus was continuously on the average person...2023-03-0547 minBillion Moonshots87: Real Talk with Shane Mac | President of XMTP LabsShane Mac is building a crypto-native communication protocol for web3. Similar to SMTP for email, XMTP will enable communication between existing crypto wallets via its own independent protocol and decentralized network.Â
XMTP has raised a $20M Series A from a16z Crypto, with participation from strategic angels like Packy McCormick, Alexis Ohanian, Anthony Pompliano, Austin Rief, Balaji Srinivasan, Bored Elon, Naval Ravikant, Rahul Vohra, Scott Belsky, and Sriram Krishnan.
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We talk about being young and lucky, learnings from interviewing Gary Vee, writing a book at 23, entrepreneurship, the origin story of XM...2023-03-041h 07Billion Moonshots86: From scaling Morning Brew to building Newsletter Platform | Tyler Denk, CEO of beehiivTyler Denk led product & growth at Morning Brew, did product stint at Google and then last year, launched beehiiv - a newsletter platform empowering creators to monetize and grow like never before.
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We talked about building startup in college, dropping Big 4 consulting firm to join Morning Brew, scaling newsletter to 3M subcribers, product management lessons from Google, launching beehiiv, why email newsletter is a great business and more.
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2023-03-041h 00Billion Moonshots85: Space Journalist explains JWST Images | Rachael Zisk, Payload SpaceRachael Zisk is a journalist at Payload Space - where she covers the business and policy of space in their daily newsletter. We talk about becoming a space journalist, development of the James Webb Space Telescope, all the magnificent JWST images, instruments onboard and much more.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in...2023-03-0451 minBillion Moonshots84: How to sell out your NFT collection | Arvin KhamsehArvin Khamseh is a NFT marketing expert. He has helped 400+ NFT brands sell out. One of them made $10m+ in 20 hours.Â
We talked about the current state of NFT market, biohacking, web3 vs web2 marketing, working with 400+ collections, and much more.Â
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ar...2023-03-0458 minBillion Moonshots83: Living with Intention | Kurtis HanniKurtis Hanni helps business owners understand their financial statements and teaches them how to use numbers to think strategically about the business. He also runs a podcast called Frameworks & Finance.Â
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We talk about personal finance, living with intention, content consumption, storytelling, credit cards, the Waterline Principle, and much more.
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...2023-03-041h 04Billion Moonshots82: Helping Creators build Media Businesses | Josh Kaplan, CEO of Smooth MediaJosh Kaplan is the Co-founder & CEO of Smooth Media where they help creators build media businesses. After graduation, he joined PwC and then, led Audio Products at Morning Brew.Â
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We talked about getting into Morning Brew, experiences working with founders, lessons learnt from launching Business Casual podcast, origin of Smooth Media, and much more.
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...2023-03-0438 minBillion Moonshots81: Landed Product role after meeting Founder in Cafe | Aditi Kothari, Product Manager at RazorpayAditi Kothari is the Product Manager of Razorpay Rize. She got into product management in an unconventional way, after randomly meeting the founder of Rapido in a cafe. Previously, she was PM at Bounce and runs a CBC (cohort-based-course) on No Code for Airtribe.
We talked about breaking into product management, landing PM role at Razorpay, the fundamental difference between Swiggy and Zomato, micromobility strategy of Bounce, Â and much more.
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Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?v...2023-03-0442 minBillion Moonshots80: How to build a Million Dollar SEO Agency | Jeremy Moser, CEO of uSERPJeremy Moser is the CEO of uSERP, a $4M SEO agency that he scaled from 0 to $1,000,000 in ARR in just one year. Theyâve worked with brands like Freshworks, ActiveCampaign, Monday.com, Robinhood, etc. He also owns a SaaS business called Wordable and he occasionally writes for Entrepreneur magazine.
We talk about being a Twitch streamer even before it was a thing, why startups should invest early and often in SEO, why agency can be an incredible business model, acquiring SaaS startup, using Twitter for lead generation, infinite networking, and much more.
2023-03-0450 minBillion Moonshots79: Masterclass on Web3 | Anshul Rustaggi, Founder of ZionverseAnshul Rustaggi graduated from IIT, then IIM, worked at a hedge fund in London, came back to India, went to law school, got into the cannabis business, and now is building in web3 with Zionverse.Â
We discuss crypto bear markets, tokenomics, how web3 incentivizes the right behaviour, the Bible of Metaverse, why Twitter only allows 280 characters, web4 and more.
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We talk about learnings from the first startup, shipping a product every 2 weeks, success of TweetHunter, acquiring initial users, finding a co-founder, making $1M ARR, and more.
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We talked about life post-graduation, living in US, convincing dad to move back to India, early days of Razorpay, getting into YC, imposter syndrome, and much more.
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Listnr: https://listnr.tech/?vi...2023-03-041h 06Billion Moonshots76: NFTs will change the Future of Music | Jenna Hannon, Founder at SupermassivJenna Hannon is the Founder at Supermassiv. She led marketing at Uber Eats and is now building Supermassiv to help artists make real money.
We talk about teaching kitesurfing to Elon Musk, how the new CEO changed the culture at Uber, making money with NFTs as a musician, having lunch with Val Kilmer, and more.Â
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2023-03-0457 minBillion Moonshots75: Selling Cars, Content Creation & Landing Top Brand Deals | Kyla ScanlonKyla is an independent, Gen Z friendly, new-age content creator with a fantastic newsletter and YouTube channel. She wrote her first book âThe Little Penguinâ in third grade, started options trading at 16, sold cars in college, garnered ~130k followers on TikTok with her finance skits and working with top brands like Morning Brew & Bankless. She's also building a fintech startup in stealth (launching soon). Â
We talk about doing options trading at 16, selling cars in college, the right time to publish on Tiktok, monetary policies, sneak peek into her startup, and more. Â
...2023-03-0449 minBillion Moonshots74: Building Largest Web3 Business | Adam Jackson, Co-Founder of BraintrustAdam Jackson is the co-founder of Braintrust - the largest decentralized talent marketplace. Braintrustâs mission is to build the worldâs most impactful talent network â one that is user-owned, aligns incentives, and redistributes value to Talent and Organizations. Previously, Adam founded 4 VC-backed companies, sold 2 of them, and is an angel investor in 100+ companies.
We talk about Web2 vs Web3 marketplaces, building a successful governance model, mechanics of DAO, freelance economy, message for Web3 critics, and much more.
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BridgeUp: DM Prashant on Twitter to raise $100,000+ in non-di...2023-03-0449 minBillion Moonshots73: Spicy Space Trends | Ryan Duffy, Managing Editor at PayloadRyan Duffy is the Founding Editor of Payload Space, a digital media outfit covering the business and policy of space. Previously, he worked at Morning Brew where he launched their second product, Emerging Tech Brew. Over three years Ryan was at the Brew, the newsletter grew to a subscriber base of 300,000+, all while maintaining industry-leading open rates.
We talk about getting detained by the UN in Haiti, time at Morning Brew, scaling Emerging Tech Brew from 0 to 300K readers and  a lot of space meta trends.
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B...2023-03-042h 06Billion Moonshots72: Creating Visuals to Stand Out, Go viral and Make Money | Janis Ozolins"80% of the people who follow me are in for the ideas and not how beautiful they look"
Janis Ozolins is an Illustrator with over 38,000 followers on Twitter. His work have been seen by millions of people and led him to work for Naval Ravikant, Steven Bartlett, Matt DâAvella, Shaan Puri, Julian Shapiro and others.
We talk about life after school, selling his first product as a creator, and going full time into creating visuals on Twitter. He also shared advice for beginners such as what platform to pick, ho...2023-03-041h 28Billion Moonshots71: Startups, VCs and Homeschooling | Danielle Strachman, Founder & General Partner at 1517 FundDanielle Strachman is Founder and General Partner at 1517. She was also the founding member and program director of Theil Fellowship.Â
We discussed about building our own school, convincing children to study, building Theil Fellowship from ground up, handing out $100k to 17-year-old kids, starting a venture capital firm, early days with founder of OYO and Figma and much more.
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Danielle Newnham PodcastMichael Gibson on Peter Thiel and Starting a RenaissanceTodayâs guest is Michael Gibson, co-founder of 1517 â a venture fund he started in June 2015 with Danielle Strachman which backs, and I quote, âdropouts, renegade students, and deep tech scientists, at the earliest stages.âPrior to starting 1517, Michael worked with Peter Thiel, and alongside, Danielle Strachman, they ran The Thiel Fellowship for five years. For those who donât know, The Thiel Fellowship was set up to fund students who were 22 or under, giving them a total of $100k over two years so that they could dropout of the traditional education system and pursue important work. The Fellowship...2023-01-2651 min
The Rhys ShowChanging Education From a Student-Centered Perspective With Danielle StrachmanIn this episode, Co-founder and General Partner of 1517 Fund Danielle Strachman joins us to talk about her perspective on the current state of education and the importance of changing it from a students center perspective.
Danielle is passionate about progressive education, all the way from homeschooling and giving kids freedom and autonomy to build new things, to backing founders at the earliest stages of their careers and companies.
We dive deep into homeschooling, the charter student-led project based learning model, the importance of compassionate connection and non-coercion in learning and how and why we should empower the talent of kids.
...2022-07-1852 min
Future of Learning & Work#21 Danielle Strachman - The Thiel Fellowship & Investing in PeopleThis weekâs guest is Danielle Strachman. Danielle co-founded the Thiel Fellowship & 1517 Fund. She and I talk about the fellowship and what she would do differently if starting today, philanthropic vs. capitalist approaches to investing, and much more.
Follow Spencer Kier on Twitter: @SP1NS1R2022-04-1635 min
Forward Thinking Investors025 - Danielle Strachman, cofounder & GP @ 1517Danielle is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 400 students, with a focus on student-led project based learning and other alternative programs.2022-02-0324 min
Forward Thinking Founders798 - Danielle Strachman, cofounder & GP @ 1517Danielle is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 400 students, with a focus on student-led project based learning and other alternative programs.
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POD OF JAKE#88 - DANIELLE STRACHMANDanielle is Co-Founder and General Partner of 1517 Fund, a venture capital firm backing founders at the earliest stages of their careers and companies. In particular, 1517 focuses on investing in teams led by dropouts, deep-tech scientists, and founders working outside of tracked institutions. Prior to 1517, Danielle founded and directed her own charter school and helped to lead the design and operations of the Thiel Fellowship from its founding in 2010. Follow Danielle on Twitter @DStrachman and learn more about 1517 at 1517fund.com.
[2:18] - How Danielleâs appreciation for education prompted her to first start a charter school and later he...2021-12-071h 00
Love You Even More with Jackie BrubakerThe Future of Young EntrepreneursDanielle Strachman comes on to talk about helping teens and young 20-somethings begin their entrepreneurial endeavors with the 1517 Fund. With college on the decline 1517 is helping fund young people to start businesses with the kind of capital and guidance that most people never get at any age. The only caveat is that this has to be their only job. No college, no job. This is their full time career. Just wait to until you hear how she created this and the companies that you know and love that have come out of it! Buy That Girl A N...2021-10-0630 min
Geeks Of The Valley#58: The Anti-Pitch Playbook & Successful Post-Investment Traits with 1517's Danielle StrachmanDanielle is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 400 students, with a focus on student-led project based learning and other alternative programs.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellestrachman/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DStrachman
2021-09-1950 min
Geeks Of The Valley#58: The Anti-Pitch Playbook & Successful Post-Investment Traits with 1517's Danielle StrachmanDanielle is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 400 students, with a focus on student-led project based learning and other alternative programs. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniellestrachman/Twitter: https://twitter.com/DStrachman --- Support this podcast: https...2021-09-1950 min
Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture CapitalThiel fellowship and 1517 fund with Danielle StrachmanIn this episode, Danielle talks about her lessons from running the Thiel fellowship, the thesis behind the 1517 fund, and how should students look at having conversations on not going to college. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit partnergrow.substack.com2021-07-0450 min
Lifeselfmastery's podcast I Startups I Venture CapitalThiel fellowship and 1517 fund with Danielle StrachmanIn this episode, Danielle talks about her lessons from running the Thiel fellowship, the thesis behind the 1517 fund, and how should students look at having conversations on not going to college.2021-07-0450 min
Narratives47: Venture Capital and Education with Danielle StrachmanIn this episode, we cover what has gone wrong with our universities, how she thinks about empowering young people, and a whole lot more. Danielle co-founded 1517 Fund. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit willjarvis.substack.com2021-06-2154 min
Narratives w/Will Jarvis47: Venture Capital and Education with Danielle StrachmanIn this episode, we cover what has gone wrong with our universities, how she thinks about empowering young people, and a whole lot more. Danielle co-founded 1517 Fund.Â
2021-06-2154 min
Investigating PathwaysDanielle Strachman on Building Outside of Tracked Institutions | Ep. 3This week on Investigating Pathways, Iâm joined by Danielle Strachman. Danielle has previously founded a charter school and was the driving force behind building the Thiel Fellowship. Most recently, Danielle is working with young founders who work outside tracked institutions by investing in early stage startups at the 1517 Fund, where she is a Founder and General Partner. Today, we talked about Danielleâs journey as a founder and how she built the Thiel Fellowship from the ground up as well as how students can work outside of the education bubble.
To stay up to d...2021-03-0453 min
The Tony Shap Method: Achieving Business Growth and MasteryEpisode 32: Danielle Strachman 1517 Fund Co-FounderDanielle Strachman General Partner, Co-Founder 1517 Fund
Danielle Strachman General Partner, Co-Founder  Danielle is a cofounder and general partner of 1517. She has worked with young entrepreneurs for about a decade. In 2010, during the founding of the Thiel Fellowship, Danielle joined to lead the design and operations. She's worked with some of the most prestigious founders like Vitalik Buterin and Ritesh Agarwal. Previous to her work with Peter Thiel, Danielle founded and directed Innovations Academy in San Diego, a K-8 charter school serving 400 students, with a focus on student-led project based learning and other alternative programs.  Danielle Strachman | General Pa...2021-01-0820 min
She Leads with Carly46: Danielle Strachman | Founder & General Partner, 1517Danielle Strachman is the Founder and General Partner of 1517! She has so much depth in her career experiences, from founding her own non-profit charter school, to being at the forefront of the well-renowned Thiel Fellowship, to founding 1517, a venture capital fund built on the belief that not everyone needs to attend university in order to pursue their passions. Danielleâs passion for helping others and entrepreneurship really embodies her âyesâ mentality. She also chats about the importance of building a tight-knit community and seeking out founders who have such a pure passion for what theyâre building that they wouldnât...2020-11-2036 min
TF Podcast with Jonathan G. BlancoEpisode 115: Venture Capital Funding for Non-Degreed Founders | Interview with Danielle StrachmanWe Interview Danielle Strachman to discuss Venture Capital and Fundraising for Founders and how Danielle focuses on non-degreed founders.2020-09-0149 min
The Future of Work Project#9 Danielle Strachman - The Invisible College, Investing in Young Minds, and The Future of EducationPicture this; You're a new high school graduate in August 2020 and the COVID crisis has forced all your college classes online. Your university has announced it is still going to charge you full tuition to attend in the fall.
What would you rather do; Pay $50k in tuition for online classes? Or take a $50k investment to skip school in the fall and build a company?
Danielle Strachman is a Founder and General Partner of the 1517 fund, a VC firm that invests in makers, hackers, and scientists working outside of traditional institutions. Danielle was also...2020-08-0544 min
Demand Efficiency1517 Fund founder Danielle Strachman on venture capital success metrics and startup fire-fightingEpisode Outline[04:39] Danielleâs background[07:16] How the whole petition process of a charter school is funded with public money. So you have to petition the state to let you do what you want to do in the district.  [10:13] Why starting a charter school in some ways is very much like starting a startup[11:18] Understand that we're firefighters and we're all here to do whatever needs to get done because our building is constantly on fire especially in the first year of operations[12:04] The most success metrics in venture are diff...2020-07-2130 min
Super Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner Superhero#110: [EDU] Learning at Home in a Crisis SOLO SHOWAn overview of the top-level suggestions from experience homeschooling parent, educational supervisors, ed tech investors and home learners for families facing school closures as a result of the Covit-19 Coronavirus Outbreak and resulting SF Bay area Shelter-in-Place. Lisa's Learning at Home (Crisis or Not) Facebook Group Life Legacies, Artful Aging and Speak for Yourself Show Sponsor: Outschool Outschool's announcement about free classes Episode #104: Contributing to the Happiness of Others with Minerva Student Shiao-Li Green Danielle Lynne Strachman of 1517 Learning at Home Interviews with Marlow Schmauder, Jamie Heston, and Jacki Rigoni My personal top-level takeaways. I will also be compiling and s...2020-03-2026 min
Peter Saddington - AGILE, STARTUPS, SELF-IMPROVEMENT!Backing College Dropouts and Challenging the Future of Work with Danielle Strachman | 1517 Fundwww.vchunting.com/danielle-strachman - Show notes!2020-02-2241 min
ericmckay4 's Listen LaterDanielle Strachman on How To Self Liberate Through An Entrepreneur Education | Evolve 014 Podcast: Brandon Stover On Life (LS 30 · TOP 5% what is this?)Episode: Danielle Strachman on How To Self Liberate Through An Entrepreneur Education | Evolve 014Pub date: 2019-10-08Get Podcast Transcript âpowered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationThis weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is serial founder, educator, philanthropist, mentor, and venture capitalist, Danielle Strachman of the 1517 Fund. Her disruptive 20 million dollar venture fund in San Francisco offers 250 thousand dollar investments to teens and twenty something year old dropouts, makers, hackers, and scientists who embody conviction to go aga...2019-10-081h 01
Brandon Stover On LifeDanielle Strachman on How To Self Liberate Through An Entrepreneur Education | Evolve 014This weeks guest on Evolve with Brandon Stover is serial founder, educator, philanthropist, mentor, and venture capitalist, Danielle Strachman of the 1517 Fund. Her disruptive 20 million dollar venture fund in San Francisco offers 250 thousand dollar investments to teens and twenty something year old dropouts, makers, hackers, and scientists who embody conviction to go against the grain of societies one path for all through college. 1517 has proven this radical thesis with a portfolio of over 30 young founder startups, watching small 1k idea investments turn into Series B companies, and 17 year olds starting 5 person teams that scale to 400 employees and are making...2019-10-081h 01
Village Global PodcastThe Thiel Fellowship, 1517, and The Future of Education with Danielle Strachman and Mike GibsonErik is joined on this episode by Danielle Strachman (@DStrachman) and Mike Gibson (@William_Blake), co-founders and general partners at 1517 Fund. They also both worked extensively on the Thiel Fellowship.They discuss:- The story of the genesis of the Thiel Fellowship.- The lessons learned from running the Fellowship.- Their idiosyncratic paths to running a venture capital fund.- The signals they relied on to find the right applicants.- How to change how higher ed works in the US.- The lessons that...2019-08-041h 04Super Power U: Mental Models and Tactical Skills To Activate Your Inner SuperheroInvesting in Relationship with VC Danielle StrachmanDanielle Strachman is all about building relationships, taking big steps one foot at a time, and non-coercive independent learning. Today, she shares how she went from being a tutor to a Principal and Innovations Academy Founder at the early age of 28 to joining the Thiel Fellowship, founding the Thiel Summit Series and now her own venture, 1517. She is on a mission to open education and knowledge to everyone and giving future leaders, contributors and inventors the leading edge they need to create a better tomorrow.2018-09-2743 min
Subversion with 1517006. Double Shot: How Should You Contact Investors You Don't Know?How should you go about emailing or reaching out to early stage investors you've never met? Danielle Strachman sits down to discuss the do's and don'ts of reaching out to investors.2018-05-0913 min
Subversion with 1517005. Double Shot: How Can You Find Angel Investors, and What Should You Look For?What should you look for in angel investors and how should you find them? In this week's episode of Doubleshot, Danielle Strachman discusses how angel investors are different than venture capitalists and what they might look for that would be different than what venture capitalists might look for.2018-04-3013 min
Successful Dropout89: Dispelling the college degree illusion with Danielle Strachman & Michael Gibson of 1517 Fund On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his Ninety-Five Theses to a church door in Wittenberg to protest the sale of indulgences. These were pieces of paper the establishment church sold at great cost, telling people it would save their souls. The church made a fortune doing it. Likewise, universities today are selling a piece of paper at great cost and telling people that buying it is the only way they can save their souls. Universities call it a diploma, and theyâre making a fortune doing it. Call them heretical if you like, but the 1517 Fund is dedicated to dispelling th...2018-03-051h 05
52 FoundersEpisode 22: Danielle Strachman, 1517 FundIn this episode, youâll hear about:
-Why Danielle and Michael decided to focus solely on younger founders, regardless of whether or not they attended university
-How starting a venture fund increased her empathy for entrepreneurs, particularly through fundraising efforts
-Danielleâs experience starting a charter school in San Diego, and why it was easy to fall prey to âimposter syndromeâ during that time
-Her experience as an instrumentalist growing up and how that helped her learn to lead, direct, and give feedback to her peers
-Why previous execution is critical for applicants to the Thiel Foundation and for entrepreneurs looking...2017-05-0200 min