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Yes in an ideal world I should just be able to write to Bill and he will have the time to consider my proposal seriously. In the real world the only way to get

Yes in an ideal world I should just be able to write to Bill and he will have the time to consider my proposal seriously. In the real world the only way to get the attention of someone like Bill is to have someone he takes seriously bring it to his attention. Hence the post here.

m33k44 7y ago
In the last AMA on Reddit he did provide information about the people to whom he listens. I am posting the link to the AMA again here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill_melinda_gates https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill... Dr. Trevor Mundel[0], who leads the Gates Foundation’s global health work, and Dr. Niranjan Bose[1], Bill Gates' chief scientific adviser. [0] https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Leadership/Executive-Leadership-Team/Trevor-Mundel https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Informati... [1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/niranjan-bose-014b00 https://www.linkedin.com/in/niranjan-bose-014b00
- 93po 7y ago
  Sounds like these people would be much more likely to see a message and would be plenty capable of passing it on to Bill if they see merit in it.
  - danieltillett 7y ago
    Yes to get to someone like Bill will be a two jump exercise.
    - m33k44 7y ago
      I have heard of a healthtech startup in Cambridge, UK that is supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The company is simprints(https://www.simprints.com https://www.simprints.com). Contact the founders of that company. One of them is Alexandra Grigore (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-grigore-8aa20186 https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-grigore-8aa20186)
- danieltillett 7y ago
  And does anyone happen to know these two individuals well enough to be able to introduce the idea to them? The whole problem is like getting a warm intro to a VC.

m33k44 7y ago

In the last AMA on Reddit he did provide information about the people to whom he listens. I am posting the link to the AMA again here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill_melinda_gates https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill... Dr. Trevor Mundel[0], who leads the Gates Foundation’s global health work, and Dr. Niranjan Bose[1], Bill Gates' chief scientific adviser. [0] https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Information/Leadership/Executive-Leadership-Team/Trevor-Mundel https://www.gatesfoundation.org/Who-We-Are/General-Informati... [1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/niranjan-bose-014b00 https://www.linkedin.com/in/niranjan-bose-014b00

93po 7y ago
Sounds like these people would be much more likely to see a message and would be plenty capable of passing it on to Bill if they see merit in it.
- danieltillett 7y ago
  Yes to get to someone like Bill will be a two jump exercise.
  - m33k44 7y ago
    I have heard of a healthtech startup in Cambridge, UK that is supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The company is simprints(https://www.simprints.com https://www.simprints.com). Contact the founders of that company. One of them is Alexandra Grigore (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-grigore-8aa20186 https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-grigore-8aa20186)
danieltillett 7y ago
And does anyone happen to know these two individuals well enough to be able to introduce the idea to them? The whole problem is like getting a warm intro to a VC.