Hi, I'm Chase. I run Grove, the fellowship for seed-stage startup founders at Leaders in Tech. I also angel invest with Joe and Rachel at Very Serious Ventures.
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In a past life I cofounded Watsi, the first nonprofit funded by Y Combinator, and Meso, a startup that built open source software for national health systems.

I'm into surfing, snowboarding, mountain biking, daoism, and decentralization. I live in Capitola, CA with my wife and son and go by @chaseadam17 online.
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Blog posts:
Call for a United Party (September 2025)
Vision(s) of the Future (June 2025)
Your Choices Are Anarchism or Anarchy (June 2025)
Consciousness and Aliens (March 2025)
Be Optimistic and Honest (November 2024)
The Problem With Nonprofits (October 2024)
Why I'm Not Voting (October 2024)
Pivoting Too Much (August 2024)
Everything Is Going to Be Ok (March 2024)
Missing the Point of Meditation (March 2024)