Tasso
spcycajunham.bsky.social
Tasso
@spcycajunham.bsky.social
Former scientist and founder, current VC investor living in Boulder, Colorado
DeepSeek will kill the American AI industry in the same way that the personal computer destroyed the American computer industry
January 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Are you an early-stage startup founder living the Boulder/Denver area? Are you looking for feedback on your pitch? If so, check out PitchBoulder for an opportunity to engage with experienced entrepreneurs and investors and level up your pitch deck

www.meetup.com/pitchboulder/
PitchBoulder | Meetup
**HYBRID event, in-Person location Galvanize, Boulder - Remote via Zoom (RSVP for Link)**PitchBoulder is a pitch mentoring platform offering local entrepreneurs an opportunity to present their startup...
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January 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Yesterday, Trump made an order for the federal government to immediately stop all permits for wind energy. This is despite the fact that wind is one of the cheapest and safest kinds of energy production. This stifles innovation to the detriment of the American people

heatmap.news/politics/win...
Trump Orders End to All Wind Energy Permits
The worst case scenario for the wind industry is here.
heatmap.news
January 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Portfolio company profile: vitrivaxbio.com

VitriVax develops mRNA vaccine technology that improves efficacy and accessibility. This article discusses their new project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation to improve Polio vaccine formulation

finance.yahoo.com/news/vitriva...
VitriVax Awarded $3.6M Grant for Polio Vaccine Development
BOULDER, Colo., December 04, 2024--VitriVax Awarded $3.6M Grant from Gates Foundation for Polio Vaccine Development
finance.yahoo.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Last week I got to sit down with Joe Dimino for his Famous Interviews podcast. We talked about my career as a VC investor and some of the work I'm most proud of as a founder.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoDU...
Famous Interview Featuring VC Investor, Founder & General Hardware Geek Tasso Von Windheim
YouTube video by Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino
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January 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In this blog post I discuss the benefits of an aligned tech transfer department when it comes to investing in university spinouts

#startups #venturecapital #entrepreneurship #investing
January 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Great stuff from Camila!
January 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Equity compensation can reward early employees and ensure alignment towards a common goal. But how much equity is appropriate? This data from Carta provides benchmarks for the first 10 employees.

#startups #equity #venturecapital #entrepreneurship #data
January 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Raising funding in 2025? Here is the latest data from Carta showing valuation and round size benchmarks. It also highlights the funding gap between AI and non-AI startups.

#startups #funding #venturecapital #AI
January 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM