Ron Conway
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Loved being on the podcast! Thanks, @jaltma!
I had one of the legends of angel and seed investing on Uncapped, @RonConway. He's the founder of SV Angel been an early backer of companies like Google, Facebook, Airbnb, and many more. We talked about the evolution of tech, being an actively involved investor, the power of
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It’s time for a new member of Congress in Silicon Valley who prioritizes the advancement of technology and the continuation of the amazing job creation that the Silicon Valley ecosystem has produced for the last 25 years. Let’s elect a member of our own tech community, Ethan
I support Ethan Agarwal against Ro Khanna Khanna has turned his back on the people of CA17. He said he would help tech, that his predecessor did nothing but name a post office. We would rather Khanna do that than work to destroy prosperity with national asset seizure.
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Jobs called computers "bicycles for the mind" -- tools we could shape to our will. But they never were. Until now. Every morning an agent preps me for my day -- calendar, news, last 24hrs of Slack -- in a personal podcast. I made it by asking. Same for hundreds of other things.
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Thanks @JoeMontana for your comments on the Super Bowl interview this morning. @svangel and @ycombinator love what we have accomplished together for founders with your team at @Liquid2V. Onward! https://t.co/Ldy9YoUJh9
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This is huge news for Airbnb! I’ve known @Ahmad_Al_Dahle for many years. He’s one of the best AI leaders !! Ahmad and @bchesky are going to be a dream team. Best of technology and best of design coming together for airbnb !! https://t.co/dLBoKBEfWl
bloomberg.com
Airbnb Inc. has hired a former Meta Platforms Inc. executive as its new chief technology officer, as the short-term rental company is investing to include more artificial intelligence and personali...
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Congrats on the new fund!
Today I’m launching @Valkyrie_vc - a $45M early-stage fund investing in AI, infrastructure, and critical industries. Grateful to the founders, partners, and friends I’ve worked with along the way. You’ve truly shaped how I invest and why I built Valkyrie. To the founders:
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We shipped the Parallel Search API today. For use by agents, our API meaningfully outperforms products and technologies built over years and decades with substantial resources by very talented teams. Why?
Parallel’s Search API is state-of-the-art, winning on both accuracy and cost across a range of benchmarks.
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THANK YOU to our Congresswoman and friend @SpeakerPelosi for your decades of service to San Francisco and to our nation. And congratulations on a well-deserved next chapter for the greatest Speaker of the House in U.S. history! https://t.co/cuuIXMFTkW
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Representative Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election. She wielded immense power and became a Democratic icon, while she was demonized by conservatives.
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Americans are going hungry because Trump would rather throw a Great Gatsby gala than release the SNAP contingency fund to help families meet their basic needs. We know that’s the law because we passed it. California is fighting back: a BIG VOTE yes on prop 50 is how we start.
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Climate change is an important problem we must solve through global collaboration, innovation, and continued efforts to reduce emissions. But we must put human welfare and resilience at the center of our climate strategies and funding. Read this very important memo from
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Climate change threatens the livelihoods and safety of the world's poorest people. Bill Gates believes innovation can help people adapt to new conditions.
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Mayor @daniellurie is right! Under his leadership and DA @brookejenkinsSF, crime in SF is at record lows and the City is already working in partnership with state & federal law enforcement to get fentanyl off our streets. We don't need National Guard deployment in our City. It
As your mayor, my top priority every single day is keeping San Francisco safe. With the support of local law enforcement, community leaders, and the appropriate federal law enforcement partners, we’re achieving that goal without compromising our values or our laws. As a result,
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Powerful and thoughtful words from a great philanthropic leader @laurenepowell in today's @WSJ. True philanthropy is about helping other people, NOT the donor! "The most effective giving empowers existing institutions, supports local leadership and creates space for communities
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True generosity flows quietly to communities that already know what they need, building capacity not dependency.
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I’ve had the privilege of getting to know @LiamFedus and @ekindogus, and few people are as impressive, ambitious, and deeply thoughtful about both AI and science. They bring a unique combination of technical brilliance and scientific rigor that gives them an extraordinary right
Today, @ekindogus and I are excited to introduce @periodiclabs. Our goal is to create an AI scientist. Science works by conjecturing how the world might be, running experiments, and learning from the results. Intelligence is necessary, but not sufficient. New knowledge is
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At SV Angel, we invested in @GustoHQ many years ago because we believed in the importance of small businesses and aligned with Gusto’s mission to strengthen the small business economy. Over the years, Gusto has grown from providing payroll and compliance solutions into a
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Finally, I get to share this with the world! Cash flow keeps business owners up at night. That’s why I couldn’t be more excited about this launch. Today, we’re introducing 🔥 Gusto Money 🔥 —a suite of tools that gives small businesses the clearest view of their finances yet.
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Really important to see @OpenAI under @sama prioritizing teen safety over growth. A good standard being set for the whole space. Setting the teen safety model as the default for users is a BIG deal. We can build AI informed by our values. That is up to US! https://t.co/ntPY2Clea5
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Explore OpenAI’s approach to balancing teen safety, freedom, and privacy in AI use.
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Very powerful to see OpenAI announcing that they will be funding their not for profit IN EXCESS OF $100 BILLION DOLLARS. This is such a HUGE opportunity for California. To put that in perspective, it would make the nonprofit the second largest in the world (and as the company
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