Gavin Christensen
@gavin_kickstart
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Husband, Dad, Optimist, Problem-Solver. Founder of @kickstartfund. Views are my own. #startup #utah #seedfund #venturecapital
Salt Lake City, UT
Joined October 2014
This one was really fun to record with @VCDalton and @Soffeal. Founding a thing is a process and not an event.
Want to know how Kickstart was kickstarted? 🤔 Check out our special new episode on Perfect Pitch featuring @gavin_kickstart, @Soffeal, and @VCDalton as they spill all in Kickstart's founding story. 🎙️ Search for Perfect Pitch wherever you find your podcasts. #FounderStory
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China has an ace to play in the global AI contest: the biggest power grid the world has ever seen. https://t.co/xQ9rW284Bn via @WSJ
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Government push for power supremacy transforms Inner Mongolia. Tech leaders worry about a U.S.-China “electron gap.”
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If BYU beats Penn State for Kalani Sitake the CFP Committee should count that as another P4 win for BYU in tomorrow’s rankings.
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BYU has officially announced they have extended Head Coach Kalani Sitake with new long-term deal.
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I served breakfast to my 3 year old son this morning. He looked up at me, tears streaming down his face, and said “Father, I cannot partake. Why should I eat while Kalani Sitake is being starved of the resources he needs to win a national championship?” Powerful.
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Playoffs scenario is very simple. Regardless of what happens in championship games the final 2 teams in the playoffs should be BYU and Alabama. If BYU wins Big 12 put Texas Tech in there. Thats it. End of story. Anything else is wrong and an injustice
CFP berths wrapped up as of 7 pm ET. First 8: Ohio State Indiana Texas A&M Georgia Texas Tech Oregon Ole Miss Oklahoma 2 more: ACC champ G5 champ That leaves these six realistic teams fighting for 2 at-large spots: ND Bama BYU Miami Vandy Texas VERY crowded.
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The President is right. A 50-state patchwork is a startup killer. Federal AI legislation is essential. There’s no bigger issue for Little Tech — the builders who create the future, for America.
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Rivalries make us sharper and better. Thanks to Presidents Randall and Reese for showing us how to rival right. Now let’s get both @BYUfootball and @Utah_Football into the playoffs!
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s best career advice: “Passion isn’t enough, you’ve got to endure.”
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So grateful to get to have a front row seat to @trycrew being built! Incredible team, incredible product. Onward they go!
Crew has raised $3.8m in seed funding to continue building the very best banking experience possible for you. Thank you to Capital Eleven and @KickstartFund for believing in us and leading this round, and to AZ-VC, @Pelion_VP , Sepio, @runventures_vc and others for
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BYU President Shane Reese crowd surfing after the win over the University of Utah. True leadership right there.
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Wild to see @Yofi go from sneaker-bot side project to e-comm fraud & abuse platform, now teaming up w/NoFraud. Congrats to incredible founders & humans @jordanshamir2, @alexmshamir, Andrii -- thanks for letting @KickstartFund support from the start. https://t.co/2hRAWy0733
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NoFraud, a leader in ecommerce fraud prevention, today announced the acquisition of Yofi AI, a leading return fraud and policy abuse detection pla ...
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Love seeing Q making moves. This is cool.
Big move for AI in hospital feedback: Qualtrics will buy Press Ganey for $6.75B to push its AI deeper into care. Press Ganey serves 41,000 providers. Blending that data with Qualtrics’ AI could flag wait times and burnout faster. The tools could turn comments into quick fixes.
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In perhaps the most Mormon (and Christian) thing ever, grieving members of the Church have donated massively to the killer's family in Michigan. An inspiring moment for me to join them and remember that we are all brothers and sisters.
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My name is Dave. Like all of you, I was shocked by the murders at the LDS chapel in Grand Blanc, Michigan, on September 28. Multiple families were left griev...
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Thanks for posting these, @Austen. Great way to support some of these families!
Two EMR residents injured trying to clear the building as fire raged: https://t.co/U47kIresJN The member of the bishopbric who used his own body as a shield: https://t.co/U6Nw8MbxJz The man who jumped up to help what he thought was a car accident: https://t.co/HswJzIv8yR
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Our hearts are heavy with sorrow. Millions of us are mourning the passing of our beloved Prophet and President, Russell M. Nelson. He was a dear friend and a cherished leader.  His timeless teachings continue to guide us and help us find comfort amid suffering, especially in
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This is a heavy day for members of my faith after the loss of our president @NelsonRussellM and the brutal attack on a congregation in Michigan. Let’s all continue to fight hate, bigotry and violence in this country especially for groups that we don’t agree with.
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had 4 Utah companies close $10M+ deals in the last quarter none of these were classic 'up-and-to-the-right' stories. extreme grit (e.g., low/no salary for extended periods), multiple near-death moments when most had written them off, & founders driven by mission keep building!
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Another great win for a Utah company! Congrats DX!
Atlassian is making its largest acquisition yet by buying DX so it can offer a developer productivity tool.
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