61. Funding Curious Dropouts with Danielle Strachman

The Knowledge with David Elikwu

David speaks with Danielle Strachman, the co-founder and General Partner of 1517 Fund. They primarily invest in dropouts, renegade students, and deep tech scientists.

Danielle is an experienced venture capitalist with a unique approach to sourcing and investing in talent. She shares insights into her process of finding exceptional individuals (like Vitalik Buterin, Dylan Field, etc.) and building communities around them.

You'll hear what she's learned from building a charter school, working with Peter Thiel to develop the Thiel Fellowship, and helping 16-year-olds turn $1000 into millions.

They talked about:

🔎 Unearthing extraordinary talent

🌱 Using venture capital as an education vehicle

🤝 Building a curious community

🚀 The ingredients for world-class founders

🎓 Traditional vs alternative education

🧠 How to cultivate curiosity and take action

📜Full transcript:

https://www.theknowledge.io/daniellestrachman/

📹 Watch on Youtube:

https://youtu.be/lMwMOg_06xg

🗣 Mentioned in the show:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beth_Israel_Deaconess_Medical_Center

Craigslist | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craigslist

Innovations Academy | https://innovationsacademy.org/

Thiel Foundation | https://www.thielfoundation.org/

De-schooling and Decompression | https://home-ed.vic.edu.au/deschooling-and-decompression/

Thiel Fellowship | https://thielfellowship.org/

David Epstein | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Epstein_(journalist)

Range | https://amzn.to/44AwoOs

Tiger Woods | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods

Roger Federer | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Federer

Peak | https://amzn.to/3PN5gHX

Anders Erickson | https://www.anderserickson.com/

Paper Belt On Fire | https://amzn.to/3PPBBO8

Michael Gibson | https://www.encounterbooks.com/authors/michael-gibson/

Acorn to Oak | https://www.acornoak.school/

Sarah Lacy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Lacy

Vitalik Buterin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitalik_Buterin

Ethereum | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethereum

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