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Min Investment:
$10,000.00Max Investment:
$50,000.00Target Investment:
$25,000.00
Skills
Education
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Work Experience
Managing Director
2017
Launching initiatives like Reality Fabricator (RFab.ai), the Collins Institute (Parrhesia.io & CollinsInstitute.org), the Pronatalist Foundation (Pronatalist.org), five bestselling books (The Pragmatist's Guide series), and the podcast Based Camp (https://www.youtube.com/@SimoneandMalcolm), the Pragmatist Foundation promotes a more pragmatic world perspective and approach in everything from education to politics, interpersonal relationships, government policy, marriage, academics, and child development.
2021
Executive Director & Board Member
2021
The Collins Institute for Gifted Youth is working on a new model of at-home or boarding education optimized for self-motivated students who thrive when given freedom. It applies a PhD-level attitude toward knowledge acquisition to K-12 education through a first-principles approach.
2017
Board Member
2017
Under my management (which transitioned to an advisory role after three years), Travelmax saw over $70M in annual sales. In my first two years before the pandemic disrupted the travel industry, I returned over 50% of invested capital to investors.
CEO
2017 - 2024
Travelmax is a multi-national collection of travel businesses specializing in entertainment, business, and specialty travel.
2016
Managing Partner
2016
Collins Family Ventures was created to find, invest in, operate, and grow a single company. In 2017, Collins Family Ventures acquired Travelmax (and its related brands/companies) and has shifted its focus to growth within the corporate and wholesale travel industry.
2021 - 2021
Managing Director
2021 - 2021
Dialog is a private, invite-only society, founded by Peter Theil and Aurron Hofman, where best-in-class professionals and thought leaders convene for closed conversations and in-person retreats to discuss pressing issues in a secure, off-the-record format.
2020 - 2021
Executive Director
2020 - 2021
StudentVotes was 61 times more effective than an established get-out-the-vote nonprofit (with stronger university ties) at enabling university students in key swing states to vote remotely in the 2020 presidential election, reducing viral spread while empowering students.
2014 - 2016
Founder and COO
2014 - 2016
ArtCorgi, which sold to Artistree in 2024, enabled everyday people to become patrons of up-and-coming artists by commissioning unique art from them (based on samples of their work) as gifts for friends, family, and significant others.
2015 - 2016
Marketing and Deal Flow Management Fellow
2015 - 2016
Life Science Angels (LSA) is the #1 ranked angel group in the US (CB Insights, 2014) and the premier life science and healthcare focused early-stage investment group on the West Coast. I rebuilt and maintain LSA's website, engage in weekly deal screening meetings and deal recruitment events, and design and implement novel marketing strategies for the group.
2015 - 2016
Associate
2015 - 2016
Founder.org is a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit organization that invests in student entrepreneurs. Associates organize startup events, recruit leads, and evaluate startups for the 8D program, which offers between $10 and $100 in convertible note funding (no discount or cap) with ongoing mentorship and hands-on guidance.
2015 - 2015
Digital Marketplace Consultant
2015 - 2015
I consulted on a strategic growth plan regarding revenue paths that directly benefit the DeviantArt community.