Join us as we sit down with Danielle Strachman, a VC and founder! Danielle is on the founding team of the Thiel Fellowship, which is a two-year program that gives one hundred thousand dollar grants to young people wanting to skip or stop school to build new things.
She is also the co-founder of the 1517 fund, a venture capitalist firm that backs dropouts, renegade students & sci-fi scientists at the earliest stages of their companies. They’ve funded companies like Loom, Luminar, and Lambda. And if that wasn’t enough, Danielle has also founded Innovations Academy, which is an innovative school based in San Diego.
In this episode we discuss Danielle’s journey into the VC world as well as her experience working with both the 1517 fund and the Thiel Fellowship. Danielle shares stories of young founders, as well as actionable advice, in her easy-going, engaging way.
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