Max Samuel spent nearly a decade at Thiel Capital, Peter Thiel's personal investment office, after working as an investment banker at Credit Suisse and a tech attorney at Wilson Sonsini, giving him an unusual combination of capital markets, legal, and principal investing experience. At SNÖ Ventures, he focuses on connecting skilled founders outside the Bay Area to Silicon Valley's networks and mindset, particularly targeting the gap between globally accessible advanced tools and the concentration of venture capital in a few major hubs.