Ex-coder, ex-designer, ex-photographer, ex-counselor, recovering founder, and now an accelerator operator and angel investor venturing into VC— I'm a lifelong learner and insatiably curious.I thrive on pushing myself and being around people who push beyond their limits to be the best version of themselves.I founded and run Startups Ignite, a deal flow engine attracting future “impact-icorns”, and I love working with outlier minds aimed at solving huge problems and playing in the “Olympic” startup arena.Last year's 33 graduates achieved an average 2.5x markup within a year. I've invested in top graduates, with a recent investment going 5x in less than a year.I’m currently spinning up FounderZero to allocate capital to the best graduates coming out of Startups Ignite.Predicting unicorns at pre-seed is a myth. It’s clear to me that you need to get to know the founders, understand where they want to get in the end, and assess if they can reach their next few milestones. At pre-seed, there’s just not enough business data.I have a passion for supporting impactful and disruptive startup ideas with outstanding founders in the areas of longevity, climate, knowledge adaptation, citizen safety, and mental health.On Linkedin, I’m sharing what I’ve learned from working with startups over the last decade.Startups can apply to work with me and my team here. https://y3r21k7tpml.typeform.com/to/JK8aJTis