Silverstein had lifechanging news that set him on a new course. Reporter making smart bets on potential new medicine is how this Venture Capitalist built a 20year career. The stakes got a lot more personal. It wasnt until i saw a specialist when i noticed i had a slight tremor in my left leg that he was able to put it all together and say these are all symptoms of parkinsons disease. Diagnosed at age 49, he discovered he has a genetic form of parkinsons disease. There are no drugs approved to cure it or even slow its course. So jonathan and his wife natalie decided to take action. Given the fact that jonathan works in this space, we are uniquely positioned to potentially make a difference. Reporter they founded the Silverstein Foundation with 10 million of their own money. I sent out a thousand letters to Venture Capitalists, ceos, to hospitals, research labs. They came back with literally dozens of ideas. Reporter hes been traveling the world, meeting with researchers and donating blo