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Mike Solana
Solana in 2024
Born1985
Toms River, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materBoston University
Occupation(s)Venture capital, public relations
EmployerFounders Fund
OrganizationPirate Wires

Michael Solana (born 1985) is an American venture capitalist[1][2] and marketing executive. He is the chief marketing officer of Founders Fund, and owner of the digital media outlet Pirate Wires.[3]

Early life and education

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Michael Solana was born in Toms River, New Jersey,[4][5][6] where he was raised.[7][8] His grandmother was an immigrant from Spain and his father was a veteran of the Vietnam War.[9] He attended Boston University.[8]

Career

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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.[8] Solana met Peter Thiel in 2009 while volunteering for The Seasteading Institute and eventually relocated to San Francisco to work at Thiel's venture capital firm Founders Fund as its chief marketing officer.[8][10]

In 2020, he started a podcast, Problematic, and shortly thereafter an email newsletter on Substack, Pirate Wires.[8] 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".[11][8] The coverage of Pirate Wires has been described as "left-critical," and Solana has been called Thiel's protégé.[8]

In 2022, and in subsequent years, Solana has organized Hereticon,[12] an annual Founders Fund-backed conference that Reason described as something that was "focused on ideas and arguments that have largely been shut out of mainstream discourse".[13]

Personal life

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Solana lives in Miami, Florida.[8] He sits on the board of directors of the Foundation for American Innovation.[14] He is gay.[15]

Works

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  • Solana, Mike (2014). Citizen Sim: Cradle of the Stars. ISBN 1945796596.

References

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  1. ^ Ding, Jamie (December 16, 2022). "Twitter Targets Journalist Accounts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Soave, Robby (2024). Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future. Simon and Schuster. p. 216. ISBN 198215960X.
  3. ^ Beam, Christopher (2024-10-25). "The Most Opinionated Man in America". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  4. ^ Solana, Mike [@micsolana] (October 31, 2022). "i legit grew up in toms river. check mate, putin" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Solana, Mike [@micsolana] (July 2, 2019). "it's my birthday tell me i'm pretty" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Solana, Mike [@micsolana] (November 9, 2019). "34-years old and still not fully sure i'm shaving properly?" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Solana, Mike [@micsolana] (September 28, 2023). "i was born and raised in jersey we are a powerful people" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h 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.
  9. ^ Solana, Mike [@micsolana] (November 12, 2023). "my grandma was an immigrant from spain. her brother and her husband fought in world war two. both her sons, including my father, fought in vietnam. ripping down the american flag, and waving the spanish flag — on veterans day — would have been unthinkable to her for any reason" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Chief Marketing Officer Michael Solana". Founders Fund. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  11. ^ Bernard, Zoë (July 2024). "Inside the 'broletariat revolution'". Business Insider. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  12. ^ Solana, Michael (2024-02-28). "Hereticon 2: The Apocalypse Ball". Founders Fund. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  13. ^ Suderman, Peter (June 2022). "Mike Solana Wants You To Commit Thoughtcrimes". Reason. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  14. ^ Askonas, Jon (July 24, 2024). "Tech for Trump". City Journal. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  15. ^ Mike, Solana [@micsolana] (2022-11-02). "gay guy here having the time of my life fyi" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-11-11 – via Twitter.

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