Julien Newman

I’m an entrepreneur with an interest in philosophy

What I’m working on

I’m part of the team which is building Colab Cameras. We help retailers stop theft by working together with neighboring shops

Before founding Colab Cameras, I was CEO of Dedicated.ai which let businesses get all of their employees to help with sales. We were backed by top investors including Village Global, the VC chaired by Reid Hoffman

Check out the Bitzscaling Podcast which I co-host

Work style

The team at Colab Cameras moves fast by getting shit done, getting it done immediately and by working on things which might be super huge

Text which influenced me

On Reading and Books by Schopenhauer (link) is likely the text which influenced me most. It totally changed how I approach learning, improving and working towards excellence

People I work with

People I spend a lot of time with and learn a lot from

Chris Yeh, Investor at Blitzscaling Ventures

"I have invested in Julien and have also worked with him more directly on projects we ran together. Julien gets a lot done fast" (Chris' profile)

Andrew Chignell, Professor at Princeton

"Julien is involved with the Princeton Project in Philosophy and Religion which I co-lead. He is insightful, thoughtful and someone I enjoy discussing with" (Andrew's profile)

The Honorable Thomas Mulcair

"Julien dropped out of college to work for me in his early career. He is effective and uniquely creative. It’s always a pleasure to collaborate with Julien" (Tom's profile)