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Pre-seed VC. Investing with conviction in visionary, technical founders inventing the future. #ML #AI #Climate #techbio @DrewVolpe @MITMillieLiu @teddypowday

Boston, MA
Joined September 2016
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@ThroneScience
Throne Science
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Toilets never looked this sexy
@ScottHickle
scott hickle 🚽
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Our new site just went live it's gorgeous. https://t.co/6LtOmNgL1Q
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@BotAutoAV
Bot Auto
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Continuous Validation! That is what we do at Bot Auto. It is much more than testing, continuous validation comes at every moment on autonomous run. There are significant landmarks on the journey to humanless operations. Like the one we hit in July on the Texas Transportation
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@BotAutoAV
Bot Auto
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We are always looking for the best talent! Start your journey into the future of trucking today! https://t.co/e7UfhYcsU8
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@BotAutoAV
Bot Auto
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The most important thing on the road is safety. When talking autonomous transportation there is one huge key to that: redundancy. Bot Auto's Director of Autonomy Safety Dean Degazio how our autonomous trucks have "multiple eyes" pulling in and making sense of data all at once.
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@BotAutoAV
Bot Auto
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Education and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do at Bot Auto. Connecting with Texas law enforcement and transportation officials is key! This week at the headquarters of the Texas Trucking Association in Austin, we brought together representatives from the
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@BotAutoAV
Bot Auto
29 days
Bot Auto is on the road with continuous validation of our Level 4 autonomous trucking fleet! Bart Teeter is our Director of Fleet and Operational Safety and he spent decades in public safety with the Texas Department of Public Safety. He knows Texas Highways. What's Next? Bot
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@BotAutoAV
Bot Auto
1 month
At Bot Auto we believe that the adoption of Cost Per Mile as a key measurement is the only path to profitability in the autonomous trucking industry. We are not alone. Check out this Boston Consulting Group White Paper on "Measuring What Matters". https://t.co/SVn5CLgBKF
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linkedin.com
As autonomy reshapes logistics, one urgent question remains:  What does it really cost to run an autonomous trucking operation?    The real cost story goes far beyond labor savings.  Think fuel...
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@_jellyfish_co
Jellyfish
1 month
Jellyfish AI Impact now supports @Windsurf, a leader in AI-powered coding solutions. Through this robust integration, Jellyfish AI Impact allows joint customers to:  🤖 Measure Windsurf’s impact on overall developer productivity. 📈 Scale Windsurf adoption across the
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@glcst
Glauber Costa
2 months
The biggest thing we want to achieve with Turso is an Open Contribution version of SQLite, where developers are welcome. I'm so happy that today we crossed 128 contributors. And because it's a nice power of 2, I interviewed @shourya742 , our 128th contributor! Read more 👇
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@BotAutoAV
Bot Auto
2 months
Our roads are shared - and safety is shared too. Today we’re releasing our First Responder Guide, built with public safety officials to ensure clear, safe AV interaction with police, fire, and EMS. https://t.co/uSSeSVLSZY #AVSafety #AutonomousVehicles #BotAuto #Transparency
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@Parallel_tw
Parallel Wireless
2 months
Why do people choose to work at Parallel Wireless? We asked our team what they value most about working here and these are the top three reasons they shared. Explore our open roles here: https://t.co/FjSrxW6UDF #Telco #Hiring #JoinUs #TechJobs #OpenRan #ParallelWireless
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@nomial_io
Nomial
2 months
Nomial is now live on @katana chain! Crosschain solvers can now borrow liquidity directly from Nomial pools on Katana, enabling fast, cheap, and seamless onboarding into the Katana ecosystem. Katana is a DeFi-focused L2 built for liquidity efficiency and productivity, a perfect
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@drewvolpe
Drew Volpe
2 months
FWIW, this is not my experience and not what I encourage our founders to do. When there's a great exit, at a minimum, employees should get accelerated vesting.
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Sheel Mohnot
2 months
Many are upset about what happens to employees who haven’t hit their 1-year cliff. But this isn’t unique- most companies don’t pay out unvested shares in an acquisition or licensing deal. I think this should change. Cliffs exist to prevent giving equity to people who leave
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@hellokanary
Kanary
2 months
Shout out by the NYT Wirecutter! Yes, deleting yourself from the web is HARD. Most people have to balance exposure and safety. Can't just disappear👻
@wirecutter
NYT Wirecutter
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It’s not as simple as deleting a few accounts.
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@FirstStarVC
First Star Ventures
2 months
“We are so confident in our foundations, that we are offering you $1,000 if you find any data corruption bugs”
@glcst
Glauber Costa
2 months
Turso, the next evolution of SQLite (previously codenamed "Limbo") reaches its first alpha milestone and first official release. We are so confident in our foundations, that we are offering you $1,000 if you find any data corruption bugs through our partnership with @algoraio
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@_jellyfish_co
Jellyfish
3 months
"I have been using Jellyfish for a year and can honestly say that I have yet to find anything else that provides the same level of insight." – Peter Barber, EVP of Engineering at Relay Network. Read their full story here👇 https://t.co/VQgscNSt3I
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jellyfish.co
How Relay Network boosted engineering performance with Jellyfish—cutting manual work, improving delivery, and increasing team satisfaction.
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@tursodatabase
Turso
3 months
LLMs forget everything. Vector DBs are complex. @mastra_ai + Turso lets you build AI agents that remember. Link in reply 👇
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@Scobleizer
Robert Scoble
3 months
My shittiest interview ever. But one that might save your life. @ScottHickle tells me about why we should put a camera on our excrement. ++++++ Here's what ChatGPT says after watching the video: Just had the sh*ttiest interview of my life—and I mean that in the best way.
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@_jellyfish_co
Jellyfish
3 months
What’s next for engineering teams in the AI era? Our 2025 roadmap is built to help leaders: ✅ Make sense of AI’s impact ✅ Cut through noise with smart alerts ✅ Plan with clarity See what’s ahead at Jellyfish ⬇️
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