The Humans
To Mars Summit ended yesterday. It is a great event. In the best of years, it
is held in person in Washington, DC. This year it was a virtual event. It was a
first-time for such a virtual event. It had many technical hurdles and a couple
of false starts. The end result was a stunning conference that exceeded all
expectations.
One fascinating thing stands out and I want
to share it with all of you. I have run into a lady named Vera Mulyani at many
Mars events. She is an architect. She runs a very innovative company called
Mars Design Studio. She designs cities and buildings for Mars. Vera is a very
attractive lady in her late 30's. She is always well-dressed. She is always
well-spoken. I assumed that she was from a very wealthy Indonesian family. One
would need to be wealthy to be the international person who she is. Vera told
her story yesterday during the conference. She started life in a slum in
Jakarta. She made her way to France. She got educated as an architect. She
practiced as an architect in France. She is a gifted artist. She has been able
to finance her education and many ventures in life by selling artwork. She went
to New York City. Later she went to Los Angeles. First, she wanted to be a
filmmaker. She made several short films. Then she had a radical idea. She
decided that she wanted to do architecture on Mars. (A famous Israeli woman
architect named Michal Ziso also does this.) Vera launched a Go Fund Me Page.
She raised $30,000 in a few days. Her company was born. Here is her life story:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Mulyani
I have incredible admiration for people who
defeat impossible odds.
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