Will Johnson Profile
Will Johnson

@Will_Gyde

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CEO & Co Founder @GydeInc | Ex @OscarHealth @Bainalerts @VandyBoys

Austin, TX
Joined November 2011
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@lightspeedvp
Lightspeed
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Brokers are the entry point to coverage decisions, but much of the work is still manual. @GydeInc is changing that by building an AI-powered platform that supports insurance brokers through a partner-centric approach, streamlining operations. Today, we’re proudly leading their
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@Will_Gyde
Will Johnson
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Thanks to @niceryanlawler at @axios for covering the fundraise, and to our other investors for their partnership and support: Laura at @Optum_Ventures, @JHFCrystal at @cvpartners, @geoffwinegar at @MVP_Ventures, and @seanwdoolan at @virtue_vc. Axios Exclusive:
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axios.com
Company bets that adding AI makes broker-driven health insurance easier to scale.
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@Will_Gyde
Will Johnson
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I joined Lightspeed's Investment Memo with @BrentonFargnoli to discuss Gyde, the partnership model we're bringing to market, and why we're grateful to be partnering with him, Isaac Kim, and Amish Desai. https://t.co/6SehjwhYI1
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@Will_Gyde
Will Johnson
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Today, we're announcing the launch of @GydeInc with $60M in funding, led by @lightspeedvp. Brokers are the most important—and most underserved—player across America's insurance, healthcare, and financial services ecosystem. They're the trusted entry point to these essential
@lightspeedvp
Lightspeed
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Life’s most important decisions deserve better guidance. @GydeInc officially emerges from stealth today with a $60M raise led by Lightspeed. Gyde is an AI-native brokerage platform redefining how brokers guide insurance, wealth, and health decisions. Gyde is setting out to
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@JasonrShuman
Jason Shuman
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Talk to anyone in PE who has done rollups and they’ll all tell you the same thing The majority of services businesses require strong human to human relationships When most rollups fail they’ve failed because of churn If the VC rollups aren’t focusing a lot of their AI
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@chinesegon
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just do it
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@waitbutwhy
Tim Urban
2 years
New year, new you
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@Codie_Sanchez
Codie Sanchez
2 years
Something special is happening in Austin. The next education boom will be here. If you are young, hungry and want the ability to think critically not bend to woke political correctness... Austin is going to be the future. Here's why... I just had breakfast with Ryan
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@OscarHealth
Oscar
2 years
+Oscar is excited to announce a multi-year agreement with Sanford Health Plan, a provider-sponsored health plan for Sanford Health. Under the agreement, Sanford Health Plan will leverage Campaign Builder, +Oscar’s Engagement and Automation platform, to engage their nearly 200k
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@waitbutwhy
Tim Urban
4 years
21 thoughts from 2021 I'd like to take into 2022:
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@thenanyu
Nan Yu
4 years
guys, I've made a discovery
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@mariots
Mario Schlosser
4 years
Whenever I'm with healthcare agencies and physician groups in, say, South Florida, it occurs to me that some of the most impressive entrepreneurship in the country is completely off the radar screen of Silicon Valley
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@naval
Naval
4 years
If you can buy happiness, buy it.
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@hubermanlab
Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D.
5 years
My only generic advice is: when you get excited (or angry) about something, slow down. You’ll be grateful you did.
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@naval
Naval
5 years
The next stage of the web is the decentralized creator economy.
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@OscarHealth
Oscar
5 years
We’re ringing the bell at @NYSE today, and we’re so excited! It’s another big step in our mission to help everyone get the healthcare they deserve. Read the announcement: https://t.co/wxjWt0B29b #OSCR
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@ElArroyo_ATX
El Arroyo
5 years
We’re open for limited dine-in and takeout as usual. Shout out to Russell P for today’s sign!
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@chamath
Chamath Palihapitiya
5 years
r/wallstreetbets is now the largest hedge fund in the world. Excepts it’s completely decentralized and entirely democratic.
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@SouthwestAir
Southwest Airlines
5 years
Sorry y’all, we needed it back.
@nytimes
The New York Times
5 years
The mysterious metal monolith that was found last week in the Utah desert has vanished.
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@naval
Naval
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By bringing the world together, social media is tearing it apart.
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