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Managing Partner at Lever VC and author of the new book What We Don't Do: https://t.co/GviNrWtt5I

New York City area
Joined July 2012
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Nick Cooney
7 months
SO...you've founded a high-impact company or otherwise achieved financial success. What next? I share my thoughts on how those who achieved financial success can have a lasting impact after exit in this guest piece for Protein Report:
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Nick Cooney
7 months
Appreciate the kind shout-out from David Goldberg, the founder of @FoundersPledge (which has helped drive over $1.4 bn in donations to charity) on What We Don't Do ... https://t.co/nW1fT6bZQg
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Nick Cooney
7 months
If you're not already a fan of the Business For Good Podcast from @BetterMeatCo founder @PaulHShapiro, it's a fantastic source for interviews with leading founders from across the FoodTech sector. It was a pleasure to join Paul for this week's podcast, chatting about recent
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@NickCooney2
Nick Cooney
7 months
Today's the day! My new book was officially released today by Simon&Schuster/Regalo Press: https://t.co/nW1fT6cxFO . I'm pleased to see it remains Amazon's #1 new release in Philanthropy & Charity (also #4 and #5, since ebooks and audiobooks are counted separately); #1 new
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Nick Cooney
8 months
Enjoyed this discussion with @adammendler and Thirty Minute Mentors about what Lever VC looks for in startups, what it takes to scale a business, what I hope readers take away from my new book What We Don't Do, and the best piece of advice I've ever gotten:
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Nick Cooney
8 months
Seriously, I want you to help bankrupt me—for good. Orders and shares are greatly appreciated :) https://t.co/VzET344rnf
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Nick Cooney
8 months
This week What We Don't Do hit the #1 or #2 spot on Amazon for new releases in Philanthropy & Charity, Social Philosophy, and Ethics & Morality. The support and interest is greatly appreciated! https://t.co/Vhk8c6PSto
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Nick Cooney
8 months
Please empty my bank account... I'll donate $100 to effective charities for every pre-order of my new book, What We Don't Do: Inaction in the Face of Suffering and the Drive to Do More, through April 14. Pre-order at: https://t.co/nW1fT6bZQg
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Nick Cooney
8 months
Goodreads has selected What We Don’t Do as one of its special book giveaways for the month, and is giving away five free copies. (Side note: Goodreads is great platform for finding interesting new books.) Enter to win here (entry is free): https://t.co/J1QXeeWqz7 #whatwedontdo
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When we think about whether we are good people leading …
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Nick Cooney
9 months
For the first time in human history, our inactions cause far more harm to others than our actions ever could. My new book What We Don't Do from Regalo Press and Simon & Schuster explores why that came to be and what it means for each of us. More at:
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When we think about whether we are good people leading a good life, we usually think about actions. Bad people do bad things that hurt others. Good people do good things that help others, and they...
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Nick Cooney
3 years
This is a great book with 100 plant-based recipes for meal-prep. 100% recommended! https://t.co/VKCRcwwGXR
plantbasedonabudgetcookbook.com
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Nick Cooney
3 years
The plant-based pet food market appears to be growing at a decent rate, with projections for strong growth in the years ahead. The reason to purchase closely follows the reasons for purchasing plant-based food for themselves: health and sustainability.
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just-food.com
The opposition to dogs being given a vegan diet has been pretty resolute, from owners, vets, animal organisations and some pet-food companies.
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Nick Cooney
3 years
On November 16th, the FDA completed its first premarket assessment of Upside Foods, which grows meat from cells. This represents a huge step forward in the right direction for the cell-based industry and for a cleaner, more ethical form of meat.
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nbcnews.com
The FDA's approval of cell-cultured meat is the perfect opportunity to look at how it’s far better than the meat we already eat.
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Nick Cooney
3 years
Boston Bioworks is offering process development services to clients that are developing alt-protein food products, such as meat and dairy proteins, fats and flavorings. They are already being challenged by greater-than-expected demand for its services.
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labiotech.eu
The newly launched scaling service provider Boston Bioworks aims to address the bottleneck in scaling up precision fermentation.
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Nick Cooney
3 years
Delighted to be a speaker at the @Bridge2Food Plant-Based Foods & Proteins Community Singapore 2022 (Nov 28-30) https://t.co/0loalLDtIe . For those that can attend, the summit should be an excellent opportunity to learn and network particularly around opportunities in Asia.
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@blackbirdfoods_
Blackbird Foods
3 years
Raíz x Blackbird WINGS Burrito Special! 🔥 This Vegan Buffalo Wings Burrito is available all November long at @raiznyc 🌯
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Nick Cooney
3 years
Leaps by Bayer has invested $7M in seed funding into NuCicer, which will be used to scale production of their chickpea varieties with 75 percent higher protein content. https://t.co/OFehwVW7HB
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California-based NuCicer has developed chickpeas with 75 percent more protein than conventional varieties, unlocking the potential of chickpea protein to become a scalable, affordable foundation for...
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Nick Cooney
3 years
Alternative proteins are one of the most effective avenues for reducing food waste. My thoughts on it in @Labiotech_eu for those interested in the how and why (see question #2 onward):
labiotech.eu
Nick Cooney, managing partner of Lever VC, explains how companies in the alternative protein space aim to tackle the problem of food waste.
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@blackbirdfoods_
Blackbird Foods
3 years
Happy Halloween! Recreate this spooky Pepperoni Pizza with black olives! 🕷 https://t.co/2FmPEIguzW
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Forbes
4 years
How The Better Meat Co. Is Turning Tiny Organisms Into Plant-Based Meat: https://t.co/EutoUqvXaO
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