I recently heard a prominent climate investor say he would not take money from a leading company servicing the fossil fuels industry. This is consistent with what I hear from the vast majority of climate-tech investors. I can think of few more irrational or counterproductive stances (well, maybe throwing paint…

The future green economy is not one of sacrifice and resource constraints. I predict we will have unlimited cheap green energy and will consequently easily address the water and food challenges of a growing population. The current playbook for protecting the climate typically goes like this: consume less. Don’t eat…

Quick background: In the current environment, I’ve spoken with many founders of early-stage companies building the transformative businesses that will enable our better future. Often in “tough tech” areas, these companies do not get built overnight. After many of these lengthy chats, I thought I’d put my thinking down in…

Our investment in Chement (pronounced Keh-ment) Cement makes the modern world possible. By volume, humans consume more cement than water. And since Roman times, most of the beautiful, important and necessary structures we inhabit use cement. Why? Because it does the job and it is very cost effective and durable…

It took me over 20 years to realize this: profits and purpose are not only not in conflict with each other, they are actually highly aligned. You can have profits without purpose and you can have purpose without profits, but to maximize both they MUST co-exist. I hope this explanation…

Why KulaBio can help humankind thrive and fight against climate change —

TL;DR for years I have been questioning how to avoid the polarization in our society, which has devolved to unfathomable levels. Hatred and parallel realities are destroying our democracy. I am resurfacing my idea for a news source that attempts to unify the truth and strengthen the center, by exposing…

And Why We Invested in CarbonChain — As our world seems to -literally and figuratively- catch on fire, one of the few silver linings I see is an increasing willingness across all sectors of society to confront our climate challenge. While this may not mean consensus on the severity of the problem or how to tackle it…

OPPORTUNITY OVERVIEW COMPANY: Puppy DESCRIPTION: Family pet COMPANY LOCATION: Missouri CORE TEAM MEMBERS: Theory: Wexler kids (ages 9, 7 and 5)/ Reality: Wexler parents DEAL LEAD (SPIRITUAL): Samantha Wexler, age 5 (aka Boss Baby) DEAL LEAD (EXECUTION): Patty Wexler OPPORTUNITY: Acquire puppy as 6th family member PRE-MONEY VALUATION: [Pandemic surge…