Lissie Garvin is the Foundation and Fellowship Director at the new 776 Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the venture capital firm with the same name, both founded by Alexis Ohanian. Lissie helped run Reddit, was chief of staff at Initialized Capital, working alongside Alexis.
Laura Stieghorst is one of the first 776 Fellows. She is the co-founder and CEO at BASICO2, where they are working to understand how we can safely rebalance ocean chemistry using natural mechanisms to remove CO2 from the ocean and restore coral reefs.
Combined, these two humans are a shining example of humanity’s young people, our most affected, our most ambitious, doing hard things. Because we have to, because they want to, because, in the end, some of these things might be possible, and might change the world.
This episode is the first in our series with fellows from the 776 Foundation. Watch the podcast to see how exactly are Lissie and Laura working to save the world.
Show notes:
0:00 About Lissie Garvin and Laura Stieghorst
1:35 Why are they vital to the survival of the species?
3:15 How Laura got involved in BASICO2
6:15 How Laura got into studying environmental science
8:42 How Lissie got into working with Alexis Ohanian
10:40 776 Foundation
15:20 How 776 Foundation work
16:47 What got Laura into the 776 fellowship
19:55 Why did BASICO2 start with the ocean
23:24 How does BASICO2 benefit the ocean
27:18 Purifying rocks to neutralize CO2
29:37 How to make sure BASICO2 is really good for the environment
35:33 How to partner up with the government
38:03 What lessons has Lissie learnt from 776 Fellow applications
46:20 How can YOU support Lissie’s and Laura’s mission
51:28 First time in their life, when they realized they have a power of change
53:40 What book has changed their thinking
55:44 Outro
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