Mike Solana

Here's a very simple way of describing why I'm so long on SF/Bay Area, and why I think even more ambitious young people are going to keep moving here to replace all the FAANG employees leaving for Montana "You can't get promoted over Zoom"

Seasoned SF’ers have become desensitized to the fact that there is nowhere else in the world where young ambitious people are given the resources to turn their dreams into reality. No, not in Austin. No, not even in Tel Aviv, the heart of the startup nation. I’ve lived in both.

nowhere else are 24yr olds given $5m to pursue an idea and no one minds if it doesn't work and will happily give them another chance

our team has made investments like this all over the world

name me an investment in the past 2 years where the founder was <25 yrs old and check size was >$5m

cc @PalmerLuckey - hey palmer, any interest in moving anduril to san francisco?

I think Palmer's 27. @jbrowder1 might be close, but I don't think FF was > $5m.

we invested in anduril in 2017, company began in conversation with @traestephens over dinner at a summit i host for ff back in 2016. palmer was 24.