The future is bright
Innovation isn’t dead
I’m Tyler Willis. I build and support technology companies that make your life a little better.
Technology companies have earned a bad rep lately, but inventing new things is at the core of immensely improving our lives. We need more of it, not less.
I co-founded Unsupervised, which helps people quickly understand meaning in their data so they can make better decisions.
In addition to my work at Unsupervised, I invest in promising technology companies and serve as the chairman of the Effective Research Foundation. I also read, write, speak and share voraciously.
Popular Projects
Unsupervised
I co-founded Unsupervised to help people deal with overwhelming amounts of data — the core challenge to becoming more data-driven and making better decisions.
Kepler Ventures
I founded Kepler as a seed-stage investment fund. We’ve backed some great companies, including Lyft, Classpass, Patreon and Lambda School.
Writing
In a prior life, I wrote reasonably popular columns for BigThink (general innovation) and MediaPost (advertising and marketing).
Managing for Growth
I gave a talk in Paris about how to build and manage a growth team. I cover both the strategy and frameworks I used to acquire 2 million business customers at Involver. Talk was covered by the NYT.
Social Research Group
At Involver, I built a secret industry group for marketers. Top people confidentially shared their first-party research with other practitioners until we were exposed in Fast Company.
Advice for Angels
I taught a class for newly accredited investors on how to invest in startups. Some of the class material was made public & has now been viewed over 350,000 times.
Nomadic Mentors
I co-founded Nomadic Mentors, a non-profit that sends experienced founders to emerging startup cities to mentor new entrepreneurs. To date, Nomadic has mentored over 10,000 founders.
AngelList Radio
I built AngelList Radio which interviewed successful investors, founders, and team-builders. One of the best places to get advice for anyone in tech.
The New Yorker
I was used as an example of “the three business card lifestyle” by the New Yorker. This made me sound like a dilletante, but made my grandparents exceptionally happy.
Companies Founded
Investments
Founders Helped
Cups of Coffee (today)
The Sunlight Fallacy
We need to know that something is bad before we can address the issues causing it, but we are hard-wired to internalize bad news preferentially. That means that the faster we learn about bad things, the faster we fix them and make the world better, but the more...
How to get a boss or team to trust you when you’re doing something brand new.
At most jobs, if you're growing your skills, there will be times when you want to (or are asked to) do something you don't have a lot of context or experience in. At fast-moving companies, there may not be much support for you in doing this and you want to avoid...
How to Setup your Carbon X1 for Productivity (Windows 10)
I work a lot, primarily co-ordinating others and pushing bits around the internet. From a moral standpoint, this isn’t a good thing or a bad thing, but it’s something I enjoy a lot. If you are similar, you might find some value in how I’ve set up my machine for...
Example Investments

2x your salary with no student loan.
Lambda helps people learn to be an engineer, and is one of the fastest growing companies in the world.
Backed by GV & Stripe.
Earn a living as a Creator.
In 2018, Patreon will help hundreds of thousands of creators earn over $300M dollars from millions of patrons.
Backed by Index & Thrive.

A better form of transportation.
Lyft is like your friend with a car. It generated over $1B in revenue in 2017.
Recently valued at
$15.1 Billion.
Find relaxation in the airport.
Purchase Airport Lounge Access Worldwide Starting at $25. Recently partnered with CLEAR.
Backer: Founders Fund.



