Mike Solana
Michael Solana[1] | |
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| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38) |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation(s) | Venture capital, public relations |
| Employer | Founders Fund |
Michael Solana (born 1985 or 1986) is an American venture capitalist[2][3] and marketing executive. He is the chief marketing officer of Founders Fund (a venture capital firm) and owner of the digital media outlet Pirate Wires.
Early life and education
[edit]Solana was raised in New Jersey and attended Boston University.[4]
Career
[edit]After graduating university, Solana interned at Farrar, Straus and Giroux and then worked as an editorial assistant at Penguin Books' occult imprint TarcherPenguin under editor Mitch Horowitz.[4]
Solana met Peter Thiel in 2009 while volunteering for The Seasteading Institute and eventually relocated to San Francisco to work at the Thiel-affiliated Founders Fund as chief marketing officer.[4][1] In 2020, he started a podcast, Problematic, and shortly thereafter an email newsletter on Substack, Pirate Wires.[4] Backed by Founders Fund, Pirate Wires expanded with the hiring of several full-time reporters and, according to Business Insider, moved from Substack to "a splashy website reminiscent of Vice".[5][4] The coverage of Pirate Wires has been described as " left-critical".[4]
In 2022, Solana organized Hereticon, an annual Founders Fund-backed conference Reason described as "focused on ideas and arguments that have largely been shut out of mainstream discourse".[6]
Personal life
[edit]Solana lives in Miami, Florida.[4] He sits on the board of directors of the Foundation for American Innovation.[7]
Works
[edit]- Solana, Mike (2014). Citizen Sim: Cradle of the Stars. ISBN 1945796596.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Chief Marketing Officer Michael Solana". foundersfund.com. Founders Fund. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Ding, Jamie (December 16, 2022). "Twitter Targets Journalist Accounts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Soave, Robby (2024). Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future. Simon and Schuster. p. 216. ISBN 198215960X.
- ^ a b c d e f g Beam, Christopher (October 25, 2024). "The Most Opinionated Man in America". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Bernard, Zoë (July 2024). "Inside the 'broletariat revolution'". Business Insider. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Suderman, Peter (June 2022). "Mike Solana Wants You To Commit Thoughtcrimes". Reason. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ Askonas, Jon (July 24, 2024). "Tech for Trump". City Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Wolfe, Liz (June 6, 2024). "Mike Solana: Can San Francisco Be Saved?". Reason. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
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