In this age of big sequels and fast follows, it’s so inspirational to talk to @JenovaChen who from day 1 focused on designing games for deep emotional resonance. Not the usual around competition and thrill, but serenity, wonder, empathy, connection. Tune in for part 1 below, part

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So many good nuggets with the legendary @bingfish who’s seen it all in & outside games, from co-founding EA to partnering w/ numerous founders at KPCB. Big takeaway for me is the importance of concise mission that focuses the team & sends a clear, understandable message to

Can’t think of a product I’ve used longer w/ my core group of friends (naturally all gamers) than @discord. Lots of fun recounting all the crazy ups and downs w/ CTO @svishnevskiy, from the beginning as a mobile MOBA game to now 200M+ users. Key takeaway for me is relentless

A founder recently honored a handshake deal after being offered 2.5x the price just hours later His reasoning: "One day I'll ask to borrow your reputation. If I don't honor mine, why would you lend yours?" New Piece: Core Beliefs - Building Reputation

Join @edenchen and I for a fun conversation with @kevinlin on all the twist and turns at @Twitch, as well as the big shift going from platform only to now building a content-centric startup @MetatheoryInc

Key reason why @edenchen and I do this is the opportunity to talk with some childhood heroes. From Diablo I in Shanghai PC cafe, to sneaking Warcraft III at school computer lab, to last hurrah with Diablo IV right before my son was born, I am a diehard Blizzard fan through and

Today we're announcing Routines. A new project from Density Routines is designed to help older Americans live independently longer It's a radar sensor + ai agent that anonymously measures: > caregiver arrival (in home or facility) > unexpected absence > and real-time routine

Thrilled to welcome @XtinaFattore to @upfrontvc! It all started w/ long conversations re: limited reach of last gen, VC-backed care delivery, & the promise of multi-modal AI in delivering orders of magnitude bigger impact in the next 10 yrs. We're always looking for high HP,

Super fun dinner w/ many top notch healthcare builders in LA, excited to do more of these. Special shoutout to @haroonchoudery for opening w/ his very personal health journey and how a timely nudge from @bryan_johnson prevented catastrophe. It's a reminder to all of us that

Strong early signals from happy users 💪

We're hosting an LA Interns Summer Rooftop Meetup and we want to see you there! Thursday, July 10th✔️ 6-8:30 pm✔️ Santa Monica ✔️ Apply here:

Founders, don’t burn your runway on infra. We just launched Daytona Startup Grid: up to $50,000 in compute credit for startups.

We’re hiring! Join @daytonaio as our first Integrations Engineer and help connect us to the broader AI, infra, and devtool ecosystem, from frameworks & agents to runtimes, and beyond. 📍 SF / NYC / Croatia 💼 Full-time 🔗 https://t.co/dms4glfPom

Last week’s all-time high in @daytonaio usage felt big. This week? We 3x’d it.

@daytonaio just hit 20,000 stars. Grateful for the support from the community and more convinced than ever that the future of infra is agent-native.

And it’s live! Proud to support @daytonaio team, big step for agent-native infra!

Congrats to @jdsisteron @kesarvarma @pzakin on much deserved promotions to Partner. You’ve all hit the ground running coming from startups in hardtech, healthcare, AI, and embody what we @upfrontvc commit to: service to founders, deep domain expertise and teamwork. LFG!

I'm in my event-throwing-era: LA - Bi-weekly founder dinners NYC (April 19th) - Robotics Hackathon Boston/Philly (April 28-30th) - LMK if you're a student ;) Comment for an invite! Excited to take @upfrontvc on the road this month!

🤖 tinkerers come join us in NY 4/19-20 alongside @huggingface @betaworks @alley_corp