“The 2024 election turned on the price of eggs. The 2026 midterms might turn on the price of electricity.” This assertion from Varun Sivaram of @EmeraldAi_ was the most provocative claim I heard in a panel on AI and the power demand data centers today. And it’s stuck with me

At the Dirty Jobs Summit! @VSCVentures

Congrats @JayKapoorNYC and @vijaychattha and team @VSCVentures on pulling an awesome Dirty Jobs summit! A lot of work obviously went into it - hope you all are proud of what you pulled together

Great half-day UnConference on DIRTY JOBS. Building, funding, selling into dirty industries.

I've been an unapologetic Sales Supporter/Advocate and in this market even 1000% more conviction. Spoke re this with @JayKapoorNYC @VSCVentures

We're just TWO WEEKS AWAY from VSC Ventures' first-ever Dirty Jobs summit, and our team is simply giddy with excitement! Over our day together, 50 founders and 50 VCs and strategics in attendance will 'talk dirty' about the most pressing and relevant topics for startups

I believe two of the big winners over the next 10 yrs in the SMB category will be PE who are rolling up the businesses and GenAI SaaS that makes running them significantly more turnkey and/or profitable. Thanks for having me on @JayKapoorNYC. If you want spicy takes fast

in the studio today with the one and only @JayKapoorNYC @VSCVentures, can’t wait for this pod🎙️ 🙌

If all you focus on is the end goal, you're going to realize how hollow success feels, even when you're standing on the top step of the podium. It's been nearly 3 years since I first got to interview @ApoloOhno on @thegameplanshow about the lessons from his unrivaled Olympic

@VSCVentures is hiring a Summer Associate. Location: Remote but SF based to attend events https://t.co/9I3dyUtsNo

Congratulations to @RebeccaRecycles and @areebmalik of @glaciertechinc for their latest news / round. 🤖♻️ Great to see this go public - thrilled to be part of the Glacier story alongside great names and friends such as @NEA and @amazon, @Overture_VC and @VSCVentures !

i've had 5 different founders tell me they are dissatisfied with how they're telling their company story publicly and how the lack of a great public story is impacting their ability to recruit all in the last 48h fascinating how much of a priority it's become for folks...

The industrial painting industry is facing a brutal labor shortage and lacks the critical automation needed to keep up with demand. We’re proud to back our partner PaintJet in its $10M Series A to bring critical automation to industrial painting with its robotics system. More

Treating diseases currently deemed “untreatable” is a drug discovery challenge our portfolio company, @Pepper_bio, is solving head-on. More on our investment in the company here:

Your startup is likely missing the low-hanging fruit 🍎 on marketing. Wanna know how I know this? My partner @vijaychattha has advised over 750 startups over his two decades(!) in PR and storytelling at @VSCPR. We chatted on our 50th episode of CLIMB about how more companies

One year since closing fund 1 @VSCVentures. Some things I've learned with @JayKapoorNYC

Check it out👇

Whenever a VC fund announces they’re going all in on AI: much like going all in on crypto, it misses the point. Tech is a means by which you solve problems. The greater focus should ALWAYS be on producing the best outcome / fulfilling human need. The underlying tech is secondary

50 episodes, and only a handful hosted by me, so plenty still worth listening to 😉🤣 Thx to @shaunabe, @tdechant, @greentechlady, and @RachelKBeals for the great convos.

Big Milestone Alert: We just released our 50th(!) episode of CLIMB If you've never heard or watched an entire episode of our weekly show on building & scaling climate innovation, THIS is a great one to start with. Enjoy a teaser below, then follow the link