Collab Blog

Expectations Debt

I live in Seattle, and Amazon is our giant.

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“Mars is for Quitters” —Sara Ledterman

Joining Forces with Harvard University’s Wyss Institute to Create Better Materials for Earth.

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The Spectrum of Financial Dependence and Independence

“I did not intend to get rich.

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Vicious Traps

There are times in nature when two plus two equals ten – when two little things combine to form one…

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Raise Your Hand If You Like To Win

We are excited to kick off a search for two new team members to join us as part of our…

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Announcing our Investment in pH7 Technologies

pH7 Technologies: Pioneering Sustainable Metal Extraction.

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Some Things I Think

The fastest way to get rich is to go slow.

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One Big Web: A Few Ways the World Works

Joseph Tussman, a UC Berkeley philosophy professor, wrote in the 1960s that, “What the pupil must learn, if he learns…

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What Makes You Happy

Ernest Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, became stuck in Antarctic ice.

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Investing in Noya: Affordable Direct Air Capture for a Carbon-Negative Future

The climate crisis represents a monumental challenge.

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Collab’s Sustainability Board: Stacy Kauk from Shopify

We’re thrilled to introduce you to another member of Collab’s Sustainability Board – Stacy Kauk.

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Our Investment in Alga Bio

As a child, each morning I would bolt from my bed to the breakfast table to ensure that my brothers…

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Mental Liquidity

I recently heard a phrase I love: Mental liquidity.

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Read Old Books

Occasionally, you come across something that really makes you think.

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All Together Now

The Brooklyn Bridge was the largest structure in the western hemisphere when it opened in 1883.

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An Interview with Craig Shapiro

Collaborative Fund founder and managing partner Craig Shapiro recently sat down with The Emerging Manager.

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Collab’s Sustainability Board: Vanessa Miler-Fels

We’re thrilled to introduce you to another member of Collab’s Sustainability Board – Vanessa Miler Fels.

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Psychological Paths of Least Resistance

When faced with a problem, rarely do people ask, “What is the best, perfect, answer to this question?”.

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Ben Goldhirsh and Barack Obama

Ben Goldhirsh is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist.

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The Luckier You Are The Nicer You Should Be

An important skill – an incredibly hard one – is identifying when things in your life are temporarily too good…

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What I Learned Reading 1,000 Investor Reports

I read 1,000 investor reports last year.

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How It All Works (A Few Short Stories)

A few short stories whose lessons apply to many things…

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Risk and Regret

David Cassidy’s last words were, “So much wasted time.”.

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My Most Valuable Season

Last month, I was invited to a happy hour near the White House, so after packing up my things, I…

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Everything You Can’t Have

Nothing is as desired as much as the thing you want but can’t have.

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