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Nick Donahue
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Nick Donahue
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@PrimalNick
Founder @DraftedAI (P26) | Prev. Founder Atmos (S20) | Investor @Merge, @Sabi, @BrincDrones, @Railway, @ReflectOrbital, @catalystlabsx, @nucleusgenomics, +45
San Francisco, CA
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    May 29
    A few years ago, I was helping people design and build custom homes. I expected the hard part to be construction. Instead, I became obsessed with something that happened much earlier. People had questions about what was possible, but getting answers often required weeks or
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    @DraftedAI
    May 29
    1/4 Most people spend their lives living in buildings they had little influence over. We believe AI can help change that. Over the last month, 120,000 people generated 325,000+ home designs with Drafted.ai Today, we're excited to share that we've raised a $16M
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    Nick Donahue
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    Jun 27, 2025
    Starship Ventures is the most underrated VC fund in the world. Taking bold moonshot bets before anyone else. Supporting and reinvesting in founders as much as they possibly can until it works. They’re doing VC the way it’s supposed to be done. Portfolio highlights below:
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    Sep 18, 2020
    In college I was told not to base my plan on Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg because they are the outliers. This was when I knew I had to leave. Surround yourself with people who encourage dreaming big, thinking outside of the box, and push you to be the best you can be.
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    Nick Donahue
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    Aug 29, 2021
    Startups are a journey of self discovery
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    Nick Donahue
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    Nov 17, 2023
    Sam is the greatest founder of our generation. He’s pulled the world into the future and unlike Jobs, Musk, and many others, he’s done it while staying a deeply caring and supportive person. This is the decline of OpenAI, but whatever comes next will be even greater.
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    Nick Donahue
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    Aug 6, 2020
    I love the rush of startups. Everyday is an insane roller coaster of emotions, you get to surround yourself with interesting people, and every decision you make matters.
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    Aug 24, 2020
    Today is YC Demo Day. Wish us luck! @buildatmos
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    Dec 1, 2020
    It’s crazy to believe we were selected to be in this years Forbes 30 Under 30 class! Super grateful to have my cofounders, @trenthedge @mattrasto and Austin, helping make this happen. This was not something I was expecting to wake up to #ForbesUnder30 forbes.com/30-under-30/20…
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    Mar 7, 2021
    It's incredible to see our first home come together
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    Dec 20, 2020
    What @rabois is doing for Silicon Valley is amazing. He's pulling the people who don't see the value in the valley away. This extra barrier to entry will help further optimize for the best people. Excited to see what an optimized valley looks like in this next wave.
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    Nov 19, 2023
    The most incredible comeback in history. Welcome back king!
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    Sam Altman
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    Nov 19, 2023
    i love the openai team so much
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    Sep 17, 2023
    YC an Paul Grahams Notes introduced me to entrepreneurship. It inspired me to step away from college and the traditional path to write my own story. Wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for @ycombinator
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    Sam Altman
    OpenAI
    @sama
    Sep 17, 2023
    Replying to @sama
    the only data that matters is what alums think (long-ago alums, recent alums, whatever), and what you will hear most often is something like “it changed my life, and i’m so grateful”. the track record speaks for itself, but it’s the personal comments id pay attention to.
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    Oct 11, 2021
    Happy National Coming out day🏳️‍🌈 It's been 10 years since I first told someone and 7 years since I came out to all. Coming out was one of the most terrifying and freeing moments in my life. For anyone going through it, I hope to show that you're not alone through my own story ->
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    Nick Donahue
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    @PrimalNick
    Dec 2, 2020
    The Silicon Valley exodus is real, but I believe this is paving the way for a new valley to exist :) Lets make it new @genzmafia
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Leave Silicon Valley for Texas
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Leave Silicon Valley for Texas
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