Phil Brady co-founded GoAhead Ventures from his Stanford dorm room and created their signature open video pitch system where any founder can submit a 4-minute video and get a decision within a week. He uses a 150-person external rater panel and structured processes to reduce bias in early-stage investing, while maintaining an outdoorsman identity with certifications in freediving and volunteer work in wildlife conservation and search & rescue. Phil Brady co-founded GoAhead Ventures from his Stanford dorm room and created their signature open video pitch system where any founder can submit a 4-minute video and get a decision within a week. He uses a 150-person external rater panel and structured processes to reduce bias in early-stage investing, while maintaining an outdoorsman identity with certifications in freediving and volunteer work in wildlife conservation and search & rescue.