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Most of the government that ordinary people interact with isn't federal.
He might also mean some other country's government, in which case, he might have better luck.
It could also be related to the libertarian utopian startup cities VCs are funding.
> The next adventure I’m excited to pursue (after taking the summer to relax) is how I can help government better serve its citizens. Thank you to the countless friends who have been pushing me in this direction for years. Government was the passion of my youth and I’m excited to reengage. Uhhh... why now? Right now, (at least the Federal) government is currently on a self-destruction spree. AFAICT, they're not reall…
Now is the perfect time for this. For starters it takes years to sell into government any way. If he writes his first line of code today they might have a sellable product ready in a year. Then getting FEDRAMP accredited and going through procurement cycles probably another year or so. I think the current administration is likely open to technology-first solutions to reduce friction in government, and the next admini…
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He might also mean some other country's government, in which case, he might have better luck.
Or just local SF politics… the billionaire/VC obsession with SF politics is very odd and unhealthy from my outside perspective. It could also be related to the libertarian utopian startup cities VCs are funding.
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Now is the perfect time for this. For starters it takes years to sell into government any way. If he writes his first line of code today they might have a sellable product ready in a year. Then getting FEDRAMP accredited and going through procurement cycles probably another year or so. I think the current administration is likely open to technology-first solutions to reduce friction in government, and the next admini…
He didn't say whether he working on a technology solution. That's possible, but I was assuming he was heading towards a more philanthropic approach (which is the ideal end state for a wealthy person).
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Or just local SF politics… the billionaire/VC obsession with SF politics is very odd and unhealthy from my outside perspective. It could also be related to the libertarian utopian startup cities VCs are funding.
It's a deeply dysfunctional city with lots of low-hanging-fruit policy changes available, it's surprising there aren't more VC people involved.
> The next adventure I’m excited to pursue (after taking the summer to relax) is how I can help government better serve its citizens. Thank you to the countless friends who have been pushing me in this direction for years. Government was the passion of my youth and I’m excited to reengage. Uhhh... why now? Right now, (at least the Federal) government is currently on a self-destruction spree. AFAICT, they're not reall…
The question can also be posed, why stay in big tech as it's also imploding?
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It's a deeply dysfunctional city with lots of low-hanging-fruit policy changes available, it's surprising there aren't more VC people involved.
I'm not sure what special skills VCs have that would make their contributions more useful and valuable than those of other contributors. They have a certain perspective around improving the startup business climate, but cities aren't built and operated to serve them in particular.
> The next adventure I’m excited to pursue (after taking the summer to relax) is how I can help government better serve its citizens. Thank you to the countless friends who have been pushing me in this direction for years. Government was the passion of my youth and I’m excited to reengage. Uhhh... why now? Right now, (at least the Federal) government is currently on a self-destruction spree. AFAICT, they're not reall…
In his bio, "Before getting into tech, I spent 2006 as the finance director for a US Senate campaign in Maryland. In 2005, I graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's degree in political science." The question can also be posed, why stay in big tech as it's also imploding?
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I'm not sure what special skills VCs have that would make their contributions more useful and valuable than those of other contributors. They have a certain perspective around improving the startup business climate, but cities aren't built and operated to serve them in particular.
I don't think they have any special skills, just that they're concentrated in one of the most dysfunctional cities in the country.