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Dare to Found · Matt Mandel

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Most generations inherit their world. Some must build it anew.

Most generations inherit their world. Some must build it anew. Today, we're launching Cosmos Ventures to back philosopher-builders founding institutions for the AI age. Two hundred and fifty years ago, the American founding demanded new institutions for a new kind of society. Benjamin Franklin identified what that world would need and built what was missing. He believed self-government required educated citizens, so he pioneered subscription libraries. A free people required a free press, so he seeded newspapers. Neighbors had to carry one another's risks, so he established mutual…

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