I run Shipyard Cascade Capital, a privately-held investment firm managing a portfolio of direct investments as well as partnerships with a small number of leading investment managers. Unfortunately I have started getting a tremendous amount of spam on LinkedIn and have disabled notifications. If you'd like to connect, please do ask a mutual acquaintance for a warm introduction. I'm usually pretty easy to get a hold of if what you're working on fits with the below.Our country has many issues, but I'm incredibly optimistic about the future. People everywhere are beginning to reject the mediocrity that has become endemic to our old institutions. Smart people are building new companies to sidestep the rot and divisive ways of thinking, and help us all as we figure out how to make our world better. I’m fascinated by and invest with people using technology to solve the massive problems we face in the real world – whether that requires intelligent devices or even putting things into space – as well as high-conviction investment managers building long-term institutions. I don't tend to invest in ideas that aren't addressing some of our country's most pressing issues.I feel lucky to have partnered with, invested in, and worked for a truly visionary group of builders who have created world-changing technology platforms. I'd love to connect with you if you are working on one of these new companies.