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This hits pretty dead center from what I've seen.

You really hit home for at #3, that's the type of companies I want to see.

If you start such a fund, I'd really enjoy working on that project.

He won't be starting such a fund for awhile, because the two of us are building company to make technology to foster a creative and curious childhood. We would be a good fit for any investors trying to do (3) though :)

https://cartwheelcomputer.com/

amal@cartwheelcomputer.com

This feels like a side tangent, but why have you focused on technology for creative and curious childhood? I'm curious if you have considered the following:

I.e. Maria Montessori (founder of the Montessori methodology of teaching) did a pretty good job showing that's the natural state of kids, and there's quite a bit in her teachings about the importance of physical things, being outdoors, etc.

There's some pretty strong reasoning that technology might in fact be the problem, and while I'm sure you can make better technology with that focus in mind, it seems like a better approach might not be technology.

Here's a few articles that lead to this point:

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/honestly-its-probably-the-phon...

https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/childhoods

I definitely don't think babies should have iPads or preteens Instagram, but I believe that technology can be great for childhood because I had a computer from age 4, in 1987, and it was great for me. I learned how to program, I wrote an entire ~50 page book (which I wouldn't have done with pencil and paper), and by middle school I was sitting down with adults and showing them how to use the computer, which was really empowering for me.

Balls and blocks and Magna-tiles and Legos are forms of "technology" that we universally recognize as good for kids, and a semiconductor junction doesn't magically make something bad for kids. What makes today's technology bad for kids is that it's designed to be hyper-addictive and hyper-extractive.

In short, I am a huge fan of Maria Montessori, and the company we're building, to a first approximation, might be what Maria Montessori would have built herself if she was a TypeScript developer in 2024.

Amazing, thanks for the response.

Because it turns out #1 is one hell of a drug.

This feels like a side tangent, but why have you focused on technology for creative and curious childhood? I.e. Maria Montessori (founder of the Montessori methodology of teaching) did a pretty good job showing that's the natural state of kids, and there's quite a bit in her teachings about the importance of physical things, being outdoors, etc.

Here's a few articles that lead to this point:

https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/honestly-its-probably-the-phon...

https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/childhoods

It does not seem very "viral" or income-generating. I know this is premature at this point, but children don't have much disposable income, is it reasonable to expect to make money off of this?

There are many industries aimed at children(‘s parents)

Did their landing page seem like it was talking to children or parents?

Hey, it's the author of the tweet quoted by the article!

I'm actually gauging interests. Crowding for immediate return -> Lowering return eventually. Case in point the OG geeks in the valley or quant funds doing those for hobby vs now people go straight to career. Same as Bitcoin was dope in 2012 and lame in 2020. New comers get in mostly for greed not passion.

But feels like LP are holding their $$$ for the fed rate to stabilize a bit.

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