how to be a kid that goes places - by Molly Mielke

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My whole job for this first fund is to bet on promising people. One of the most frequent questions I get as someone surrounded by a lot of young talent is “What makes the founders of your generation different?” While I can offer plenty of high-level platitudes, I’ve found it’s more compelling to put you in our shoes. Picture this: You grew up online: firstly, on technical forums alongside hobbyists and retired engineers discussing how to build robotic arms for small-scale manufacturing, and secondly, on Twitter. You were always an intensely curious kid with innate talents in math and science and when your life became complicated by your parent’s divorce in grade school, you made good friends with your computer. The forums taught you a lot — leading your rabbit holes to become large-scale projects. You begin a master project that people pay attention to — financially supporting your work, commending your drive, and telling you you’re special. A deep-rooted sense grows within you that yo

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently.” – Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche My whole job for this first fund is to bet on promising people. One of the most frequent questions I get as someone surrounded by a lot of young talent is “What makes the founders of your generation different?” While I can offer plenty of high-level platitudes, I’ve found it’s more compelling to put you in our shoes. Picture this: You grew up online: firstly, on technical forums alongside hobbyists and retired engineers…

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