Zarko Draganic's home page

-- a veritable placeholder since 1996 --

Various organizations that I'm currently working with, investing in, donating to, or advising:

x2y Attenuators LLC - cost reduced capacitor technology

Danger Research Inc. - cell phones (acquired by Microsoft)

Fort Baker LLC / Cavallo Point Lodge - ecologically friendly resort in Sausalito

Ardica Technologies LLC - Micro Fuel cell applications - battery replacement / heat generation

scanR -- use your camera phone to scan, copy and fax - creates text from photos

Sustainable Spaces Inc. - home performance retrofitters - small changes make a big difference in your energy consumption

Protector Boats -- rugged utility boats from New Zealand

Toktumi -- low cost, self-setup, software based office phone system for small business / startups

Lucid Design Group - energy awareness, monitoring for buildings and homes (my home dashboard here)

Dorland Properties - superb lodges at Squaw Valley, ecologically sound

Summit Partners - sensible investors

Marin Montessori School - keen and green, now solar powered with SunPower gear from Marin Solar

Accion.org and Kiva.org microfinancing in third world countries

FIRST robotics competitions - team I'm currently mentoring is www.marinrobotics.com

I'm interested in a wide variety of areas for research, angel investment and advisory positions. Contact me on zarko a zarko . com.

Other areas of interest or study

Natural Capitalism -- has been a huge inspiration. From ch.13 "This book has often argued that most of the earth’s capital, which makes life and economic activity possible, has not been accounted for by conventional economics. The goal of natural capitalism is to extend the sound principles of the market to all sources of material value.."

San Francisco Melges 24 Fleet Team Cavallino Farr40 Sailing

NYU FineArts Radda in Chianti 41pounds.org - cut your junk mail - saving the environment 41 pounds at a time