Ben Williamson

VC @gritrd and advising @investnebraska / agtech champion / personal health and fitness nerd

[Ben Williamson @Ben_Invests]

We are thrilled to officially announce the launch of Grit Road Fund II!

Our mission at @GritRd remains unchanged: to invest in the best seed-stage AgTech entrepreneurs who are solving real problems for Midwest producers.

Following the success of our first fund, Fund II will continue to provide capital and strategic support to founders with the grit and vision to redefine the agriculture ecosystem. We believe the future of AgTech is rooted right here in the Midwest, and we're just getting started. MORE HORSEPOWER.

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@chamath Howie AI is like $3k a year and is amazing. Why do you need people?

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@Benefitsguynick @claudeai That’s the question. On stuff that’s directly related to my job - way productively. Can do extra things that I would have not made time for before. But I also go off on more side quests for sure.

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Unforseen impact of @claudeai - it makes me work more (in terms of hours). Interesting

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"He has a really important meeting in Omaha, have daycare call sending home a child with a low grade fever when he hits Ashland"

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@endowment_eddie We're an "emerging manager" and have a decently solid DDQ shockingly. Probably easier for emerging managers tbh for obvious reasons

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Hit my first @claudeai limit today. Feels like a coming of age moment

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Berkshire Fireside with @BillAckman was so good - two hours of amazing content. Loved seeing @SahilBloom in the front row.

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@TransferPortal @PeteNakos That 22-13 tatoo is gonna look so fire

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@jordan_ross_8F Openclaw

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@BuschBeer https://t.co/D2qRXn0MHn

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Marco Rubio when he finds he's responsible for ensuring Houston has enough Busch Light inventory for the Nebraska/Iowa game tomorrow

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Marco Rubio when he finds he's responsible for ensuring Houston has enough Busch Light inventory for the Nebraska/Iowa game tomorrow

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@David_M_Arnold @GritRd https://t.co/dfZHeUz1Rd

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I typically don't give away our secret sauce but feel compelled to share my revamped fundraising deck

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I think I just got pitched via automated SMS…yep we’re cooked

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Why can’t we just do a 1031 exchange with Minnesota and Greenland? @elonmusk

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2026 Fitness goals:
1. 50,000 full ROM pushups
2. Over 1000# total (squat, DL, bench)
3. Sub 22:00 5k
4. Do Spartan Beast

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Have goosebumps thinking about @acolandrea10 and @Braden_Frager together Bash Bros style in the back bar at the @TheBrassRaillnk #GBR

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@HuskGuys Is it possible he's wanting to stay, hence the Minchey BS? Damage might already be done but I agree it's very odd

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@joeorrico Wandale or Estime?

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Amazing AgTech quote: “adoption in ag has been slower but not because the industry lacks ambition, but because it’s built on reality…agriculture isn’t really slow to adopt, it’s just allergic to nonsense.” @ShailKhiyara