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Scott Nolan
Founders Fund
@ScottNolan
Founder and CEO @GeneralMatter, partner @FoundersFund, early engineer @SpaceX.
California, USA
Joined April 2008
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    I spent over a year at Founders Fund searching for an American enrichment company to invest in, only to find there wasn’t one. So we built our own. General Matter is filling the nuclear U.S. fuel gap. We are enriching uranium in America, and we will be shipping by the end of the
    General Matter is enriching uranium for the US. We will revive nuclear fuel production in America. We chose to do this not because it’s easy, and not because it’s hard, but because it needs doing. Nothing gets made if fuel isn’t made. America’s ambitions, from manufacturing to
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    Excited to support Neuralink’s next chapter of helping human patients in need. The team has been working for seven years to make this possible, pulling off technical breakthroughs that feel like science fiction. The chance to work with world-class teams accelerating a positive
    We’re happy to announce our $280M Series D round led by @foundersfund. We’re extremely excited about this next chapter at Neuralink. If you’d like to help make the first human experience incredible and work on engineering challenges to restore vision and mobility, come join!
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    It was an honor to witness the signing of these EOs and the start of a new era in American nuclear energy.  For builders and operators waiting on the sidelines, now is the time. The future we want does not happen automatically. New and existing companies need your talent and
    General Matter CEO @ScottNolan: "Just like car engines need fuel, nuclear reactors need fuel. Right now, the U.S. is completely dependent on other countries to make the key step of enrichment...and these Executive Orders are going to pave the way for the U.S. to regain its lead."
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    Board of directors as... Sanity check: 👌 Rolodex: 🤙 Strategy committee: 🙅‍♂️ The most successful founders drive company mission, vision and strategy. No one else is as close to the business or has the same moral authority. Hence why the most successful CEOs are also founders.
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    Huge steps forward for Starship this morning: - all 33 first stage Raptors performed to stage sep - hot-staging worked (!) and first stage survived it (!!) - all 6 second stage engines performed through T+8min - launch pad looks great Should be a huge party at Starbase tonight!
    Tracking camera views of hot-staging separation
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    Enrichment unlocks American power
    To win the AI race and ensure global technological dominance, we need more power.
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    Literally an excerpt from Atlas Shrugged
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    A few SpaceX veterans set out to make 3D printing relevant for every industry. The result after years in stealth mode: higher quality, digitally-verified parts at a fraction of the cost. Freeform's unveiling, by @ashleevance:
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    Mike and I started working together in 2011. Our first project was a niche class at Stanford that quickly became something much bigger. What he's done at @PirateWires is already impressive and important, but I have a feeling the trajectory will be a lot like that class. Can't
    Welcome to the brand new Pirate Wires site, an independent home for our community and work. Come check out the new digs, and lmk what you think.
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    Thanks for giving us the chance to back you and the entire @GoToImpulse team again. Can't wait for what's ahead!
    Thanks you @foundersfund and all our awesome investors for your incredible support of Impulse Space!
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    WRONG: 1) ask VC what metrics will trigger investment 2) do whatever it takes to get those metrics 3) show metrics, hoping VC's story hasn't changed RIGHT: 1) assess what metrics best reflect success 2) strategically build your business 3) show metrics, convincing VC to invest
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    After 5+ years in stealth, yesterday @GordianBio unveiled their platform for age-related diseases. Gordian uses gene therapies to merge pooled screening and in vivo testing for the first time. The result will be better therapies, faster and cheaper, using far fewer animals.
    Shouldn’t aging be part of drug discovery for diseases of aging? gordian.bio/blog/introduci… Gordian exists to move therapeutic testing from plastic wells and young mice into a living environment with all the complexity present in patients with age-related disease. We’re now
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    You've always been part of the family @typesfast. Welcome to the team! forbes.com/sites/alexkonr…
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    "drone-VR-AI" is the new "social-local-mobile"