Various organizations that I'm currently working with, investing in, donating to or advising:
x2y Attenuators LLC - cost reduced capacitor technology
Danger Inc. - cell phones
Fort Baker LLC / Cavallo Point - ecologically friendly resort being built in Sausalito
Ardica Technologies LLC - Micro Fuel cell applications - battery replacement / heat generation
scanR -- convert cellphone pictures of business cards etc to text emails
SuperSecret.com -- in stealth mode
Protector Boats -- rugged utility boats from New Zealand
Toktumi -- simple, low cost, self-setup office phone system for small business / startups
Lucid Design Group - energy awareness, monitoring for buildings and homes (my home dashboard here)
Dorland Properties - superb lodges at Squaw Valley, ecologically sound
Summit Partners - sensible investors
Marin Montessori School - soon to have all electricity generated by SunPower solar panels from Marin Solar
Accion.org and Kiva.org microfinancing in third world countries
FIRST robotics competitions - team I'm currently mentoring is www.marinrobotics.com
I'm interested in a wide variety of areas for research, angel investment and advisory positions. Contact me on zarko a zarko . com.
Other areas of interest or study
Natural Capitalism -- has been a huge inspiration. From ch.13 "This book has often argued that most of the earth’s capital, which makes life and economic activity possible, has not been accounted for by conventional economics. The goal of natural capitalism is to extend the sound principles of the market to all sources of material value.."
San Francisco Melges 24 Fleet Team Cavallino Farr40 Sailing
NYU FineArts Radda in Chianti 41pounds.org - cut your junk mail - saving the environment 41 pounds at a time