Ideas that move the mission forward

Little-known Tesla Lore

Discover how the humble lithium-ion battery, created to power camcorders, evolved to disrupt the automotive industry and power the electric vehicle revolution.

Indirect Value Capture

Discover how successful companies create value for customers and capture it for themselves, from hardware sales to free software offerings, revealing a strategic approach to monetization beyond direct product sales.

Why We Invested in Hyro

Leading Hyro's $10.5M Series A.

Conversational AI That Turns Complex Data Into Simple Dialogue

Discover how Hyro, an adaptive communications platform, empowers organizations to provide seamless, real-time customer service by automatically ingesting data and delivering dynamic, multilingual support across text, voice, and chat - revolutionizing the way patients, customers, and communities engage.

Why We Invested in TalkShopLive

Leading TalkShopLive's $6M Seed round.

Let’s get negative

The COVID-19 lockdowns had a negligible impact on greenhouse gas emissions, revealing the significant challenge of curbing climate change. Despite widespread restrictions, emissions only decreased 5-7%, not enough to meaningfully slow the rise in atmospheric CO2 levels, which are now at their highest in millions of years, with grave implications for sea levels and the planet's future.

For Our Kids, We Will Always Want to Know

Re: The Last Children of Down Syndrome.

The Value of Writing for the Firmless Professional

Work has changed, and writing has changed with it.

Introducing a New Wave of Hyper-Personalized Parenting Advice

Announcing Spero's investment in Huckleberry Labs.

Why We Invested in Huckleberry Labs