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I was homeless at 18 and sleeping in my car. That kind of experience either breaks you or gives you an unfair advantage in understanding risk.
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I backed SpaceX because Elon wasn’t building a company. He was building the future. You don’t model that in a spreadsheet.
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The best founders are the ones who’ve been told no a thousand times and kept going. I know what that feels like.
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Not having a degree means nobody taught me what was impossible. I just looked at the idea and asked: would I use this?
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Silicon Valley loves origin stories. Mine starts with a car, a library computer, and no plan B. That’s as Silicon Valley as it gets.