Hello! I’m Raaid (I pronounce it Ra-yeed, there is no “h” sound and it doesn’t sound like the bug spray). I spend most of my time with friends and family, helping entrepreneurs, eating (delicious, not necessarily fancy) food, reading, writing, thinking, and investing. I find happiness in learning, teaching, and solving really difficult problems. I also enjoy watching movies, playing games and sports (poker, fantasy sports, Ultimate Frisbee), telling stories, and trying to understand what motivates people.
Developing meaningful relationships, continuous personal growth, and the pursuit of wisdom are my life’s work. The scientific method, human cognition, and decision-making fascinate me so I direct much of my personal and professional curiosity towards pursuing understanding in these subjects. Practically, this has led me to a career spanning experience in investing, consumer behavior, data science, and organizational leadership.
my work
These days, I spend my time tinkering with AI, advising companies working on areas of my interest, and as a General Partner at 4DX Ventures.
In my past professional life, I worked on Wall Street during the financial crisis and in Silicon Valley startups during the rise of Google and Facebook. I won’t bore you with my professional journey here, but you can read all about it on LinkedIn.
my fun facts
I have experience in some peculiar subject matter, feel free to ask me about them.
- Fantasy Wrestling (as in, a fantasy sport) in the mid-late 1990’s
- High school policy debate from 1998-2004
- The Magic: The Gathering card market on eBay circa 2004-2005
- Learning Mandarin to uncover arbitrage opportunities in the virtual economy of the online game Lineage 2
- Early Ethereum DeFi protocols