Chris Gonzales

You reap what you sow

The Shift: 💰 Lower burn + "Flight to quality" ⚙️ Focus on execution & profitability 🏙️ Talent moving to Indy, Chicago, & Columbus #econsky #startups #investing #tech

If you want models, look West. If you want durable industrial modernization, look Inland. 🌽

🚀 The Midwest is closing the VC gap in 2026!

While NYC/CA dominate AI mega-rounds, the Midwest is the new growth engine.

📈 The Stats: • Midwest: 9.6% CAGR (Industrial AI/AgTech) • Coasts: 65% of deal value (LLM/Infra)

Market research reports are bias and inaccurate #marketresearch #startups #venturecapital #investing

Trumps America:

Exercising 2A will result in public execution

Everyone wants to matter, not just exist……….

The Case Against a Bubble
AI is backed by cash-rich tech giants and is already delivering measurable productivity gains in several industries. This suggests a permanent structural shift in technology rather than a temporary investment fad.

Is there actually an AI Bubble?

The Case for a Bubble
Valuations are fueled by speculative hype and massive spending that hasn't yet produced matching profits. This creates a gap between market excitement and real-world economic returns, mirroring past financial crashes.

Don’t treat fundraising for your startup like a cold sales pitch.

It almost got me arrested!

#econsky #startups #investing

Life is about clarity

If you want concise answers then ask a concise question

1) Come up with your own personal investment thesis and learn the ins and outs of it (focus on one sector)
2) Source Good Deals
3) Make a list of 5 partners to give these deals to
4) Keep going until this works

#econsky #startups #venturecapital

How to Break into Venture Capital WITHOUT going to Stanford or having rich parents

(I was fresh out of the army for reference)

The @bsky.app update

**coming over from tiktok***

Holla at ya boy #bluesky

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

-Joshua 1:9

AI is going orbital. 🚀🛰️

Tech giants like Google and SpaceX are building space-based data centers to solve Earth's power crisis:

☀️ Unlimited Solar: 24/7 clean energy. ❄️ Zero Water: Natural cooling in the vacuum of space. 🌍 Sustainable: Moving heavy compute off the planet.

#econsky #ai #startups

One step at a time! It’s cold outside btw in Texas 🥶

It’s been awhile guys. Convince me to stay on BlueSky guys!

Where are my startup founders, investors and ecosystem community people on here? Check in

#econsky #startups #investing #venturecapital

1) Various SPVs raises for a large MMA platform in Dubai and some Sam Altman/Elon Led Ventures
2) Finalizing Angel Investments
3) Finishing a $20MM VC Fund disrupting Defense Tech
4) Deal flow
5) Social Media

How about you?

Good morning all,

I'm Chris, an Army Vet, ex-startup operator, VC Investor, and active in the FOF/SPV Space. Can you inspire me today? What are you working on?

Ill go first

Started a whole other company (outside of VC) that focuses on debt raises for

- Lower Middle Market
- Middle Market
- Real Estate

The Age of AI is wild. Took my existing Wall Street connections and made a side hustle out of it wild

Do not think that what is hard for you to master is humanly impossible; and if it is humanly possible, consider it to be within your reach

- Marcus Aurelius

For as many times you have worried about it, have you prayed about it?

The reward means nothing if you lose your character in the process

Hot take of the year on the DJI Drone/FCC debacle

Even when a market leader goes down someone else will take its place

Is this hard to understand?

I’ve been seeing this everywhere. (It’s deep)

What do you think about the $120,000 remote job vs the $240,000 in-office job debate?

When the reality check hits when you finally have some spare time to count your wins and loses for the year

Always reflect people. You have come a long way

Put simply, the digital economy has become one of America’s most powerful growth engines—fueling innovation, sustaining millions of careers, and driving nearly one-fifth of the nation’s economic momentum.

The United States also remains the world’s largest technology spender, responsible for 41% of total global tech investment in 2024.

North America continues to lead the world in key areas such as cloud computing and the commercialization of generative AI, accounting for 40.8% of global generative AI revenue last year.

Far from being an abstract figure, this sector underpins everyday economic life, supporting roughly 28.4 million jobs across the country.

Just some things to think about. There is clarity in the chaos,

the United States’ digital economy has grown to an estimated USD 4.9 trillion—nearly one-fifth of the nation’s GDP.
This would be ROI if I did say so myself