Augustus Doricko

And then, you know, like if you are an exemplary person that could have a high impact on the world, that can inspire other people to drop out of college and have a high impact, then Peter will give you a grant to, you know, live your life, start that company.

And he thought that Rainmaker was a

It was a consequential enough idea to inspire other people and to have a big impact.

And so that's why he gave me the grant.

No.

So there's 20 that are selected every year.

And there's probably tens of thousands of applications.

Wow.

You know, it's some mix of having... You ever read the book The Right Stuff?

No.

It's by Tom Wolfe.

It's about the initial test pilots that became the first astronauts on the Gemini and Apollo missions.

I think it's something to do with having the right stuff, proving that you're capable enough to start and run a company.

And then he's a bit of an inscrutable man.

So whatever other factors go into that decision, I'm not sure.

But he seemed to like this one enough.

What was your pitch?

We're going to turn all the deserts green.

We're going to end water scarcity and make Earth more habitable and green and lush and abundant than it ever has been before.

Yeah, so I was in high school.