Delian Asparouhov is the world's first drug and space arms dealer. Immigrating from Bulgaria at the age of 3, he accelerated through Silicon Valley and is now a partner at Founders Fund and building space factories at Varda. We talk about building the world of atoms, investing in reality, applied mathematics, and how a cold email changed his path.

Follow Delian: twitter.com/zebulgar

Varda Space: https://www.varda.com/

Delian's writing: https://delian.io/

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