Dane McDonald is a venture capital investor at Batshit Crazy Ventures who combines startup investing with an active creative life as a photographer and maker, publicly positioning himself as someone who "loves to create" rather than just a traditional finance-focused investor. As a founder of Outpost with dual operator-investor experience, he maintains an unconventional, art-forward brand and roots his investment activity in Colorado while presenting himself as an accessible, founder-friendly investor with easy-to-find contact details and open DMs. Dane McDonald is a venture capital investor at Batshit Crazy Ventures who combines startup investing with an active creative life as a photographer and maker, publicly positioning himself as someone who "loves to create" rather than just a traditional finance-focused investor. As a founder of Outpost with dual operator-investor experience, he maintains an unconventional, art-forward brand and roots his investment activity in Colorado while presenting himself as an accessible, founder-friendly investor with easy-to-find contact details and open DMs.