About our Guest: Michael Gibson is co-founder of the 1517 Fund, a venture capital fund investing in teams led by dropouts, the uncredentialed, and renegade scientists. Previously he was vice president for grants at the Thiel Foundation and a principal at Thiel Capital, where he helped launch and run the Thiel Fellowship. He has written on innovation and technology for MIT’s Technology Review, the Atlantic, National Review, and City Journal. His book, Paper Belt on Fire, was published on November 29, 2022.
About the Fund: 1517 Fund,is a venture capital firm backing dropouts, renegade students, and deep tech scientists. If you’re a hacker, maker, renegade scientist, or dropout founder, we’d love to get to know you. Even if you’re not ready yet, our community, workshops, events and Summits are built for people like you.
We always keep the group small so that everyone has an opportunity to participate.
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