My last today's meeting was neither in Silicon Valley nor in San Francisco, but actually a couple of miles north of SF, in San Rafael which mainly gave me the chance to cross the Golden Gate Bridge... At the meeting with a Czech Simona Musilkova who is the head of GSI Funds, I learned about the efforts to create GSI Funds as a vehicle to fund establishment of self-sufficient communities based on self-sustainability on energy, food and also friendly atmosphere (whatever it means) - sort of felt like ecofarming which is getting pretty big in Europe, but plus the own energy source as an add-on...
I must honestly say that I didn't quite get how such things could work on a commercial investment model (VC-like) as I am afraid there is just too much will and personal interest than just the "filthy" desire to make money... But who knows, maybe Simona will find her way to make it happen - she surely does have experience from hedge funds and raising money from VC/PE guys, so she may find the recipe...
But as I already mention, maybe also due to the fact that I was tired, the best part of the trip to San Rafael was the Bridge... Such a monumental piece of man's work, such a proof of human skill, craftsmanship but also persistance and stubbornness... 
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