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Neil Thanedar

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Hi! I'm Neil Thanedar. I’m an entrepreneur, investor, scientist, altruist, and author. This is my official website where I share my ideas, notes, podcasts, and videos.

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103 from 6 Feb 2012 to 27 Jul 2026
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2026 6

  1. What I Did This Summer
  2. Politicians Are The Original Founders
  3. Michael Jackson’s Notes from Tony Robbins’ Unleash The Power Within
  4. The Positive Politics Accelerator
  5. Lowercase Politics
  6. How Revolutions Really Start

2025 5

  1. You’re Not Burnt Out. You’re Existentially Starving.
  2. Best Quotes from Ken Burns’ “The American Revolution” Documentary
  3. The Joy and Pain of Writing a Book
  4. To My Mom
  5. To Zeus

2024 1

  1. On Being a Father + Founder

2023 11

  1. A Positive Agenda for America
  2. In Defense of Effective Altruism
  3. Dear Mama
  4. Abolish The Electoral College
  5. Biotech 2.0
  6. End Accredited Investor Laws
  7. How I’d Invest a $1B+ Fund
  8. How to Fix the FDA
  9. Scientist CEOs
  10. 1,000 Haters
  11. Y Combinator for Biotech

2022 40

  1. Stay in the Pocket
  2. It’s 1994 Again
  3. The Front Door
  4. Y Combinator for Politics
  5. Effective Immigration
  6. The Money Problem
  7. Y Combinator for Mittelstands
  8. We Need A Middle Class For Startups
  9. The Decades Are Short But The Centuries Are Long
  10. Utopic Live
  11. The Most Important Job in the World
  12. Best Quotes from the Becoming Warren Buffett Documentary
  13. Public Ventures
  14. UMICH 2050
  15. A Woman from Coldwater
  16. Hidden Ambition
  17. You Have To Make Life Meaningful
  18. Utopic Club
  19. Ambitious Optimists
  20. Pax Internet
  21. Everyday Activism
  22. Fuck The Cynics
  23. Upgrade Yourself
  24. Utopic Debates
  25. The Good Future
  26. 43North for Detroit
  27. Arsenal of Progress
  28. Detroit vs. Shenzhen
  29. Utopic Flywheel
  30. Y Combinator for Manufacturing
  31. Studios vs. Startups
  32. Founders vs. VCs
  33. Disraeli Drawer
  34. Decentralized Failsafes
  35. Mixed Indian Baby Names
  36. Recreate Ancient Foods
  37. Indie Startups
  38. Utopic Studio
  39. Open Metaverse
  40. Micro M&A

2021 9

  1. Utopiaforming
  2. Best Quotes from Tom Brady’s “Man in the Arena” Documentary
  3. Centralization vs. Decentralization
  4. Fractionalization
  5. Politics is the Biggest Game
  6. Cryptocountries
  7. Thanedar’s Game
  8. Best Quotes from the Tiger HBO Documentary
  9. The 2 Types of Independents

2020 19

  1. Hamming Questions
  2. Personal Capital
  3. 360 Deals for Founders
  4. Utopic Ventures
  5. The 8 Lanes in US Politics
  6. The 4 Types of Republicans
  7. The 4 Types Of Democrats
  8. Founder Accelerator
  9. Best Quotes From Steve Jobs’ 1982 Speech to the Academy of Achievement
  10. Power vs. Counter
  11. Art vs. Fame
  12. Best Quotes From The “Knock Down The House” Documentary
  13. Best Quotes From Theodore Roosevelt’s 1910 Speech “Citizenship in a Republic” (Ft. “The Man in the Arena”)
  14. Best Quotes From Theodore Roosevelt’s 1883 Speech “Duties of American Citizenship”
  15. Best Quotes From Elon Musk’s 2018 Interview With Kara Swisher
  16. Best Quotes From Kanye West’s 2005 Interview With Charlie Rose
  17. Best Quotes From “The Last Dance” Documentary
  18. Best Quotes From Shirley Chisholm’s 1972 Presidential Announcement Speech
  19. Best Quotes From The “Hillary” Documentary

2018 2

  1. TEST White Paper
  2. Labcoin White Paper

2017 1

  1. I am an American.

2015 2

  1. Take Down This Flag
  2. The Founder Tree

2014 1

  1. Entrepreneurship = Get Rich Slow

2013 5

  1. Valuing Seed-Stage Startups
  2. On Being ‘First’
  3. Don’t Just Lead By Example
  4. 7 Ways To Improve Your Demo Day Pitch
  5. Choosing The Right Startup Accelerator

2012 1

  1. Are You Running Your Business Like A Lemonade Stand?