Molding Moonshots
Aaron PickardWeekly insights on deep tech investing, startups, and sometimes spaceflight
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Media Review: Yield
This is the third in a series of three media reviews about the history of the internet.
Last month TechCrunch reported something that lots of people had been anticipating for a while now: a massive change to users see Google Search outputs...
Where do great defense startups go?
The Silicon Valley Defense Group (SVDG) published its 2026 NatSec100 list last week. It tracks “the top 100 venture/PE-backed American defense companies that are innovating, building, and delivering warfighting capabilities”.
Similar list...
Venture Capital & Talmud Study
When I transitioned from test engineering to VC, I also did a hard pivot away from most of my extracurricular activities. This week, I’m writing about one that I’ve kept up with, regularly learning Talmud.
Now feels like the right moment t...
Orbital Data Centers
Orbital data center startups have been in the news in some big ways in the past month.
On May 11, Aetherflux rebranded to Cowboy Space Corporation, raised a $275 million Series B on a $2 billion valuation, and decided to get into the laun...
Media Review: How the Internet Became Commercial
This is the second in a series of three media reviews about the history of the internet.
This is a post I’m excited to share, because it’s the first media review where I know the author. My brothers and I grew up going to summer camp and s...
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Early-stage deep tech investor at MFV Partners. Personal account. Recovered rocket scientist. Alum of Chicago Booth, Columbia, Jewish Theological Seminary.
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