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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ron)
Mon May 29 09:40:39 2023
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From: Ron <hello@balta.io>
Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 13:40:39 +0000 (UTC)
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To: YOU <hello@balta.io>
Hi, I am Ron Conway. If you have never heard about me, today you will. Belo=
w are links from Forbes and Business Insider about me.
www.forbes.com/profile/ron-conway/?sh=3D778ebef67ac5
www.businessinsider.com/giving-pledge-new-signatories-ron-conway-zillow-bil=
lionaires-2020-12
I=E2=80=99ve spent the better part of nearly 50 years working and investing=
in tech companies, supporting extremely talented and dedicated founders, f=
or which I am very proud and grateful. These founders are to be commended f=
or their successes: creating a large number of jobs, and technologies that =
we use every day to make life and work more productive, and our world more =
connected.
Success is not just what you build, it=E2=80=99s how you give back.
After my first company, Altos Computer Systems, went public in 1982, Gayle =
and I became co-founders of the Altos Foundation, which pioneered support f=
or domestic violence shelters and preventative efforts. We also began donat=
ing locally, initially to our kids=E2=80=99 schools, and then to Bay Area c=
hildren=E2=80=99s hospitals.
SV Angel was fortunate to be an early investor in Google. The day our Googl=
e investment first became liquid, half went directly to charitable commitme=
nts -- not to a personal foundation or donor advised fund sitting on invest=
ments for years, waiting for direction. As my successes grew, my charitable=
commitments have grown and today.
As I have grown older in age, I decided that rather than give money to many=
worthy charities, I challenged myself to create an organization that actua=
lly delivers results. The same skills I used to create highly effective com=
panies would be required for this next chapter of my life.
My personal inspiration has been Chuck Feeney, one of the most impactful bu=
siness leaders of the past century. After building his business, Chuck, co-=
founder of Duty Free Shoppers, founded Atlantic Philanthropies and gave awa=
y 99% of his over $8B fortune over 40 years.
Chuck, is the blueprint for a successful technology founder to become a =E2=
=80=9Cnever-billionaire.=E2=80=9D
The purpose of this long boring letter to you is very straightforward, Goin=
g forward, I decided my philanthropy will be more direct, I have directed $=
500 Million towards this cause, I intend on contacting lucky individuals us=
ing their email address and giving them money.
I am a tech guy and this is the way I see philanthropy trending. Every emai=
l address ever opened belongs to somebody somewhere in the world, You have =
received this email now you are part of my journey.
Provide your name and address and I will contact you again on how you will =
be paid.
I am a proud =E2=80=9Cnever-billionaire.=E2=80=9D I continue to pursue high=
growth investments with SV Angel and I will be directing nearly all future=
gains directly to philanthropy.
Ron Conway
