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Generalist early-stage investors backing bold ideas. $800M+ invested in Solana, Airtable, Gusto, Creators and more since 2011. @kevincolleran @lessin @wquist
SF, NYC, Boston
Joined September 2010
Undersea infrastructure is the single most fragile layer of the global economy yet nobody in tech is paying attention. Here are the facts: > Big Tech secretly owns half of the world’s subsea internet > China’s shipbuilding outpaces the U.S. by 232× > Deep sea mining is already
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Post 4/7: The "Don’t Work on Stupid Sh*t" Rule "Most things in this industry look rational if you understand the incentives." Panel 4 at AI 2026 was the most brutally honest 15 minutes of the night. @lessin (@slowventures, ex-@facebook VP, @Venmo investor) and @nikunj
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The arcane obscurity of local council meetings is one of the key mechanisms by which NIMBYism holds back dynamism and abundance Announcing our most abundo-pilled investment yet: $10M for Hamlet to help critical industries (data centers, energy, housing) build better, faster.
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@myhamletinc @CrosslinkCap @KaporCapital @ANIMOvc @lessin @yrechtman @subes01 Dive deeper into Hamlet TV on @DominicMadori's feature:
techcrunch.com
Hamlet TV is a way to help keep citizens informed of what's happening inside local governments.
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@myhamletinc @CrosslinkCap @KaporCapital @ANIMOvc Watch @lessin and @yrechtman push @subes01 on the future of Hamlet and what it means to build the lab of democracy:
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We’re leading @myhamletinc's $5M seed with @CrosslinkCap, @KaporCapital, @ANIMOvc + more to make democracy legible for every American. Today @myhamletinc launches Hamlet TV, turning city council meetings into digestible, viral content across Apple TV, TikTok, IG, and YouTube.
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Most people will miss the real point that Bezos was a fucking capital efficiency black belt
Wild chart from Jim Reid at Deutsche Bank, showing how much OpenAI is expected to burn before turning a profit. A couple things stand out also: How small the $AMZN burn really was for its first 8 years. How big the $UBER burn was before ultimately getting in the black
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Again. I am standing by the phone. With $.
@wquist there will be a WHOLE new generation of cyber sec companies coming going to be cool to watch
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If you don’t properly weed your closet, and focus on the long term yields your growth crops will fail. Thanks @lessin @slow, it’s never too late to learn! Get your guide here 👉 https://t.co/Cv7lPjGLuY
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The Slow Modern Etiquette Handbook has officially become the #1 New Release in Business Image & Etiquette on Amazon. For founders and companies seeking a meaningful and practical holiday gift, we recommend adding it to your list. Available in both Kindle and paperback. See
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To be more clear: I wanna fund a private navy, built on the advances in autonomy, to protect commercial maritime infrastructure. DM me if that is you - or someone you know.
The ocean is the critical infrastructure that is always forgotten about until it breaks. And the advances in autonomy are going to mean we see exponentially more threats in exponentially more places. Innovation for defense needs to expand beyond building for navies.
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Too many great founders ask ‘can I start this?’ when the important question is ‘should I?’. We can help you figure it out. See reply for more.
Valuations can come and go with the narrative… Get convinced you do a few hundred million in net income (or FCF, whatever you prefer) and you’ll be ok… (I’m serious, this is a critical exercise.)
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Seed VCs is highly compensated unlicensed psychotherapists for patients that present with a very specific set of delusions that result in them wanting to start companies. Analyze their world view and incentives & then kick some of them over the edge with capital.
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Best Steelman for 'AI is not a bubble'? Unlike previous waves, AI is generating massive value TODAY. This isn't speculation - it's measurable ROI. The winners are profitable giants at 25-35 P/E, not startups at 200+. They're investing their own cash flow. Real moats: compute
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