Common questions.

Use the contact form and select "Speaking engagement" as the inquiry type. Include the date, format (keynote, fireside, panel), audience size, and topic interest. Oliver typically replies within 48 hours.

Five core topics: impact investing and the new venture capital, the Strong Floor / No Ceiling political framework, social entrepreneurship at scale, the future of work plus AI and innovation, and youth leadership. Full descriptions are on the speaking page.

The book is available at strongfloornoceiling.us, which links out to all major retailers.

H/L Ventures and CityRock Venture Partners invest in mission-driven, high-growth companies with diverse founding teams. They use a "Daily Active Engagement" model that combines venture studio support (pre-Series A via H/L Studio) with growth-stage capital (Series A and later via CityRock). For pitches, use the contact form.

The Resolution Project runs Social Venture Challenges at leading youth conferences worldwide. Visit resolutionproject.org for current opportunities. Resolution recently acquired Enactus, which trains about 50,000 students annually across nearly 100 countries.

Use the contact form and select "Press / media inquiry." For time-sensitive requests, mention your deadline in the subject line. Oliver is regularly available for commentary on venture capital, impact investing, social entrepreneurship, and political centrism.

A hopeful, practical framework for a new American Dream. The Strong Floor is one no American should fall below, and on which they can stand to reach the middle class and beyond — its planks are healthcare, education, good-paying jobs, housing, safety, justice, and affordability. No Ceiling means that if you work hard, play by the rules, and contribute fairly, your success should not be artificially capped. Read the full case on the book page, or visit strongfloornoceiling.us.

Oliver is a regular contributor to Forbes and Fast Company, with bylines in the Venture Capital Journal, VentureBeat, Crunchbase News, the New York Post, and others. The press page aggregates recent work.

H/L Ventures was built on what we call Daily Active Engagement — partners who work alongside founders day-to-day rather than waiting for board meetings. The thesis: high-growth businesses that add real value to society, with a strong preference for diverse and underrepresented founding teams. We span the full company-building arc — H/L Studio for early-stage venture building, and CityRock Venture Partners for Series A and beyond — so we can stay with the right founders from formation through scale.