I'm credited with taking a niche, overlooked market ("preppers") into the mainstream,... more growing it to ~10% of US households in five years with less than a million in capital. TP was acquired in 2023 after reaching >10 million users and driving 8 figures in product sales. Covered in >100 mainstream media hits, including a 60 Minutes feature, CNN documentary, etc.
Personally mentored thousands of founders in over 30 countries, then created the world's best network of traveling startup mentors (over $5B in VC raised among the mentors) which has helped >10,000 founders in >50 countries and lead to major reforms (like the creation of founder/STEM visas in top EU countries.)
Solved a critical-but-hairy government problem that had 25 years of previous failures. Designed a new agency similar to DARPA that has deployed over $1B to startups working on nontraditional problems.
Created a multibillion dollar double-sided market from scratch.
Youngest founder to raise VC in 2009.
Awarded by White House as top US entrepreneur under 30.
Co-designed 2 of the top 5 undergraduate entrepreneurship courses in US universities.
Describe the most impressive thing you've done.