There are many benefits to running one of Silicon Valley's thriving companies - the most obvious of which is undoubtedly wealth. But being at the helm of one of the tech giants also means you're in contact with some really smart and capable people, and you also have access to all sorts of emerging projects with great potential that it would be a shame not to support. A number of tech giants are investing in various projects, including Tim Cookem starting with EloneIt ends with Musk. Come and take a look at the projects that these personalities have decided to support.
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Peter Thiel and the Libertarian Colony
Peter Thiel is one of the co-founders of the platform PayPal and one of the early investors Facebooku. It is said in the industry that his thoughts and ideas are often very unconventional. Among other things, Peter Thiel is also heavily involved in the project The Seasteading Institute. This is an organization that aims to "create permanent, autonomous communities at sea or in international waters". The founders of The Seasteading Institute are Wayne Gramlich and Patri Friedman, Peter Thiel supported their activities in 2008 with a one-time financial donation of 500 thousand dollars. In 2013, The Seasteading Institute launched a project in which new cities are to be created within the territorial waters of existing states.
Jeff Bezos and The Clock of Long Now
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Founder AmazonIn the past, he has shown interest in everything from journalism to space in terms of investments. Without a doubt, the most unusual project that Jeff Bezos has invested in is a special clock located inside a mountain in West Texas. The clock is called “The 10 Year Clock”, also known as “The Clock of Long Now”. It is intended to symbolize thinking in the long term, and over the next hundred centuries it will tick once a year. Danny Hillis was at the origin of this project in 000, and the first prototype of the clock was put into operation on December 1986, 31.
Elon Musk and Hyperloop
Tesla founder Elon Musk is no stranger to investing in various projects. Among the most notable is the Hyperloop – a high-speed transportation system concept that Musk himself participated in designing. It is a system based on the movement of overpressure capsules inside vacuum tube tunnels. The mentioned capsules are used to drive induction motors and air compressors. According to the plans, the speed of transportation in the hyperloop should reach up to 1300 kilometers per hour. The first hyperloop prototype was completed in 2016 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Musk's company SpaceX is holding a competition called the Hyperloop Pod Competition, in which engineering teams from around the world bring their own solutions.
Craig Venter and genome sequencing
Craig Venter is an American biotechnologist, biochemist, geneticist and entrepreneur. For example, he was one of the first scientists involved in sequencing the human genome and founded several genomics companies. One of the phenomena that fascinates Venter is human longevity. This is also one of the reasons why he decided to invest in Human Longevity Inc., which focuses on using human genome sequencing to prevent aging and related diseases. Human Longevity, according to its founders, aims to extend the healthy, productive lifespan of humanity.
Tim Cook and energy-saving shower
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A story about how Nebia can be indebted to Tim's passion Cookand for morning exercises for a significant investment, also appeared on our website. The company installed its energy-saving showers in a number of fitness centers and gyms, and sent its representatives to ask visitors in the locker rooms and exits of these facilities how satisfied they were with the showers. One of these visitors was once Tim Cook, and his enthusiasm for the aforementioned shower was so great that he decided to support the company financially in a significant way.
Paul Allen and the think tank
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Co-founder of the company Microsoft Paul Allen was far from only interested in luxury yachts or buying sports teams during his lifetime. For example, he also founded the Allen Institute - an independent center for research into the human brain. Experts from this institute set themselves the task of better understanding what is happening inside the human skull, and they focus primarily on how to treat diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. Unfortunately, Paul can no longer personally oversee the entire project, as he passed away in 2018.
Bill Gates and cleanliness
Currently, the name of the co-founder Microsoftu Billa Gatese is inflected mainly in connection with viruses and vaccinations. Gates with his wife Melinda he founded some time ago Gates Foundation – a foundation that aims to improve the quality of life, especially in developing countries. One of the things it focuses on Gates The Foundation's activities focus on improving the quality of drinking water and sanitation in the poorest areas of the world. In 2011, it was under the wing of Gates Foundation launched an initiative called “Reinvent The Toilet Challenge.” It managed to obtain grants for financresearch teams around the world – the goal is to provide 2,5 billion people with access to drinking water and other resources.
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