fire detection

J+M are back for another edition of VC Sunday School. This week, they discuss momentum investing in venture capital! (1:35) Then, Molly interviews Convective Capital’s Bill Clerico on investing in firetech startups. (27:58)

(0:00) Molly tees up Sunday’s segments!

(1:35) VC Sunday School: Momentum investing: fair strategy, or sign of a bubble?

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(14:30) Contrarian investing in VC

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(27:58) Molly is joined by Convective Capital’s Bill Clerico and talks about investing solely in firetech startups

(35:30) Bill breaks down the different types of firetech startups that he’s investing in

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The Gila National Forest covers about 3.3 million acres in southwest New Mexico. During the dry summer season, wildfires pose a serious threat to the area. To spot wildfires in this vast landscape as soon as they start, the U.S. Forest Service relies on fire towers spread throughout the area that are each manned by a lone individual. My guest today wrote a memoir about the unique experience this job offers. His name is Philip Connors, he's a writer and one of the country's few remaining fire watchers. Today on the show we discuss what the life of a fire watcher is like and what it’s taught him about nature, solitude, and time. Along the way, Phillip describes the virtues of listening to baseball games by radio and the value of slowing down in an increasingly rushed world.

Get the show notes at aom.is/firewatch.