Jason Heltzer
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Dad, venture capitalist @OriginVentures, @chicagobooth professor, Chicagoan. I was a nerd before it was cool to be a nerd. @umichCSE @chicagobooth
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Joined May 2009
Here are my three tweetstorms from last week on how to have great... Board Meetings: https://t.co/did6Oc95BS Board Materials: https://t.co/jLR9qrs6BB Board Members:
I've collected my own observations from 20 years, plus from my guests in my @chicagobooth class on how to have great (1) board meetings (2) board materials and (3) board members. It's turning into a new lecture but I thought I'd share highlights. Today is topic THREE. 🧵👇1/18
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Thanks for highlighting @OriginVentures, @PascalUnger!
If you are a bold thinker looking for an investor to be a part of your origin story - here is an early-stage investor that you should know. This week's findfunding spotlight is on @jheltzer from @OriginVentures. He: 🍂 Is Chicago based 🎬 Has seen all ~100 movies that have won
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If you are a bold thinker looking for an investor to be a part of your origin story - here is an early-stage investor that you should know. This week's findfunding spotlight is on @jheltzer from @OriginVentures. He: 🍂 Is Chicago based 🎬 Has seen all ~100 movies that have won
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We've recently expanded our investment themes at @OriginVentures. Read more about our services as software initiative.
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If you poll your neighborhood venture capitalist or software founder and ask, “what percentage of US GDP is software?” you might hear 30% or 40% or maybe even 50%. The answer is 10%. Services...
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Excited to be working with @dunn and the whole @trypieapp team as Pie becomes an @originventures portfolio company.
Excited to announce our $11.5 million Series A at Pie @trypieapp, where we're on a mission to defeat social isolation. Our vision: doing things you enjoy with people you like should be as easy as calling a Uber. Looking for new friends? Easy as Pie. https://t.co/Si7IVaQUkD
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remember resolving Palm OS sync conflicts? Those were fun times.
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I'm proud to be an Official Supporter of the #RedoSummit by @VitalizeVC celebrating #Chicago's women entrepreneurs. Join me on Thu, July 11 for a day of inspiring talks, panels & networking as we bring together the city’s startup community. Register 👇 https://t.co/hosIATzViG
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Join us for an inspirational afternoon in Chicago! The Re(Do) Entrepreneurship Summit presented by Wintrust and William Blair is a must-attend gathering for…
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Very excited to be backing @startupstella again in @HoopDotApp, joining our friends at @IndexVentures. Read more about why @originventures invested https://t.co/KGBr7VkeJp and coverage in Techcrunch
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If you're anything like me, you've tried every to-do list app and productivity system, only to find yourself giving up sooner rather than later because
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A family friend, diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 13, built an app to calculate insulin. His free app was removed from app stores, b/c of FDA approval. Join me in supporting his crowd funding campaign to raise the $143K needed to get FDA ok: https://t.co/HyQZtXaVhL
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I'm starting to post exclusively at https://t.co/801Mreae53. Follow me there.
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62 Followers • 0 Threads • Dad, venture capitalist @Origin_Ventures, @chicagobooth professor, Chicagoan. I was a nerd before it was cool to be a nerd. @umichCSE @chicagobooth. See the latest...
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PSA: SAFE Notes are parri passu and not senior to preferred equity liquidation preference. Many people assume they are senior since “it’s a note.” This hasn’t been super relevant for a decade, but it is starting to matter as weaker companies look for exits.
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This has been a big time saver for us at @OriginVentures. It pulls decisions out of Slack, preventing them from being scrolled to oblivion and people don't weigh in. We've converted meetings into Hoops = big time savings.
🚀Introducing the new Hoop! The way we work is broken. There's so much focus on WHERE we work (home/office) when HOW we work is what needs to evolve. We're building Hoop to transform conversations into action. It's work that (actually) works. Learn more
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Excited to back @mzweben and @OmarATalib as they bring troubleshooting huge manufacturing operations from 1980s technology to state of the art AI. Welcome to the @OriginVentures family.
https://t.co/7LGVOCEur7 raises $10M for industrial manufacturing troubleshooting platform https://t.co/qzGUlx9ZH5 by @kateparknews
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Our very own Sarah Mitchell stopped by @NBC2 during Hurricane Week to talk about the importance of staying prepared during hurricane season! Head over to the link below to watch the entire segment! https://t.co/wJqCN2Q79H
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Fantastic chat with @nvca’s CEO Bobby Franklin & @OriginVentures’ @jheltzer discussing the venture capital industry and how the gov/legislators impact entrepreneurs Watch a 11 min clip live from the Capital Summit during @GoTechChicago Week run by @P33Chicago & @WorldBizChicago
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