Entrepreneur, angel, mentor, and fixer of systemic problems. Founded @ThePrepared (acq) @DIU_x (ongoing) @NomadicMentors (acq) @isocket (acq).
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This is by far the most important bit of what made the final cut from my 60 Minutes interview.
There are SO MANY no-brainer, low-hanging-fruit ways we should be making our existing communities better. Other countries do it. We can too.
“I really dislike the bunker narratives because it takes away from the conversation that we should be having, which is how do we make our existing homes and our existing communities more resilient?” John Ramey tells @jon_wertheim. cbsn.ws/3NJ3uoe
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Today's @NewYorker about prepping for civil war features @Prep4Disasters @Goblinmerchant and I. If you ignore the clickbait prepper-porn parts, there's some important points about the polycrisis, civil contract, redress as a relief valve for violence, etc. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…
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Much of the AI wave in recent years has been underwhelming. But this is a solid use case. When a prominent, data-heavy company like AT&T can just hit "go" on an AI product and it creates a $100M ROI, there will be some huge startup exits in this segment.
Big News: AT&T has found over $100M using Unsupervised's AI Agents.
This makes them one of the first companies to show bottom-line success with AI Agents and we are proud to be a part of it!
Check the thread: I'll share a bit about how we're doing this + a link to see more.
ALT AT&T finds over $100m using AI Agents
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"The more neatly you fit into society, the less free you actually are."
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Cool to see how far this space has come (from essentially nothing) since we stood up the Defense Innovation Unit at DOD.
The relationship between U.S. defense and Silicon Valley is undergoing its most profound transformation since the 1950s.
I spoke to 5 investors to get their thoughts on this historic shift: @jamoses92, @vc, @davidu, Raj Shah & Josh Manchester techcrunch.com/2023/11/20/de…
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Kanye West, on genius: "If you guys want these crazy ideas, these crazy stages, this crazy music, this crazy way of thinking, there’s a chance it might come from a crazy person.”
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If you care about fixing problems around natural disasters, particularly wildfires, check out @billclerico's new VC fund @convectivecap and open jobs among their companies: jobs.convectivecapital.com/j…
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The 🇺🇸 government will spend $858,000,000,000 on defense in 2023. 4% of that will go to startups.
Hundreds of founders are now building for the defense sector. From AI & autonomy to space & public safety, here's what this ecosystem looks like today👇
michaelxbloch.com/national-s…
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@jpramey was 'outed' in Silicon Valley as an emergency prepper.
Now, he runs the biggest online community in personal emergency preparedness, @theprepared.
Listen now:
Apple: apple.co/3BoNYHD
Spotify spoti.fi/3BAq0JX
Other anchor.fm/blockchain-com-pod…
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Interview with former Reddit CEO and Terraformation founder Yishan Wong about how critical community is for preparedness and fighting the climate crisis, his goal of planting *1 trillion trees,* and tips for homesteaders theprepared.com/blog/yishan-…
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Proud to see the DOD's spending on startups and other innovation has grown from $1B/yr to $20B/yr in the years since we launched @DIU_x breakingdefense.com/2021/09/…
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If I could inject one bit into our appearance in the CNN film last night, it'd be:
Ignore bunkers. We can and should improve our existing communities to make them more resilient and hardened. There shouldn't be a need to move out to a very rural field full of bunkers.
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Press friends, this is important data. It's time to stop the "these people are weird" narrative when 10% of all US adults will soon be preppers, and the demographics map to the diversity of the broad population.
What kind of people are in the prepper / self reliance community? Here's new demographic data from FEMA and Cornell: over 10M US preppers, soon to be 10% of all adults, earn more money than avg, no political leanings, etc. Surprised? theprepared.com/blog/new-sta…
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I bought this immediately because @theprepared is the best source for this kind of thing I've found. 💰
The storm isn't coming; it's here yall. Preparedness is a moral responsibility. Full stack preparedness is usually cheaper than a single hospital bill.
We're excited to release the promo trailer and 50% off preorders for the new Austere First Aid course! Learn everything you need to know about handling medical emergencies on your own for only $59 theprepared.com/courses/firs…
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I'm in a Rolling Stone feature that just dropped, if you want to read 9k words about the modern prepper movement and how communities are supporting each other: rollingstone.com/culture/cul…
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Why 'preppers' are going mainstream - on @BBCWorld bbc.com/news/business-552495…
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One of the main points I wanted to make in this podcast but was cut for time: When really qualified people like @BillGates and @sama make rational arguments for why we should be alarmed and prepping, it's time to drop the old stereotypes and actually take these people seriously!
How prepping has gone from fringe to mainstream - with those in Silicon Valley's tech industry leading the way
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Yeah we predicted a lot more than just "lockdown" back in February: web.archive.org/web/20200206…
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I just don't understand how @theprepared isn't the fastest growing media platform on the planet right now. They are providing the best information the most articulately. Every article is an easy 5 second scan if nothing else. I pay on Patreon for the publication. GO READ IT. 🤷♂️
Mathematically, you’re probably better off having friends over for dinner once a week all summer than going to a crowded party even once.
theprepared.com/blog/math-be…
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