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CEO and Founder @Spektergames — 5x founder with multiple exits including @nWayGames, Pixelberry, Nurien, and IvyConnection. @a16z speedrun scout.
San Francisco
Joined March 2008
I'm excited to share that I am officially a scout for a16z speedrun. The @speedrun scout program empowers some of a16z's strongest founders to invest in and support promising pre-seed and seed-stage founders in their network who could become candidates for a16z speedrun. This
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Q3'25 Flight Test Highlights: Multiple record milestones We’ve recently showcased several key performance milestones with our Midnight aircraft — including flights surpassing 50 miles in range and 10,000 feet of altitude. Additionally, Midnight flew demonstration flights on
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Was wonderful to have friends and partners gather together for this special @animocabrands and @Nasdaq:CURR announcement! To be clear there is still a lot of work ahead of us but each step forward is progress towards growing our industry. Feeling grateful and blessed!
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Big update today for @SpekterAgency! Enjoy!
Agents, get ready for a brand-new system of growth, power, and rewards inside Spekter Agency! What’s Coming: 🎯Daily & Weekly Missions 🛡️The All-New Agency Pass 🔮Rune System Update ⚔️New Eternal Skills 🕵️Profile System Update Maintenance will last for approximately 6
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Big milestone for Animoca Brands — congrats to @ysiu and the team on taking this next step! Bullish on what’s ahead for @animocabrands
Proud to announce our next steps of growing and creating more impact with @animocabrands. It is our mission to deliver digital property rights as we believe it is fundamental to shaping a better future for everyone! https://t.co/0nwEKU6Wrq
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We’re proud to be featured in SiGMA Magazine Issue 35. Explore how AcuityTec is redefining fraud defence for iGaming operators with real-time KYT intelligence, adaptive risk screening, and pKYC automation to ensure safer, smarter, and compliant player experiences.
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Throwback to when Elite Agent TK met one of our community members IRL - proof that the Agency never sleeps (and sometimes leaves the HQ) 😆 Stay tuned… more meetups and missions coming soon w/ @YGGPilipinas @YGGPlaySummit 👀
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BRAINDUMP ON VIRAL LOOPS #2 (posted recently about the science of viral loops from the Web 2.0 days -- see replies for the first post) You'll often notice that very viral products tend to fall into one of two buckets: Category 1: very simple apps that do one thing, and that one
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Today, we're launching @Sequoia's latest seed and venture funds to partner with outlier founders at the start of their journey. There's never been a more exciting time to be a founder. Nearly every industry will be disrupted by AI. So far, the age of AI has brought intelligence
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China’s decades-long investment in rare earths has paid off, it now dominates global production and refining of these critical minerals that power everything from EVs to fighter jets. Western nations are only beginning to reckon with the strategic gap this creates.
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Looking forward to participating at YGG Play Summit 2025!
Agents, assemble! 🔥📱🎮 @SpekterGames joins YGG Play Summit 2025 as a Platinum Sponsor, bringing fast-paced and player-first action to SM Aura, Bonifacio Global City this Nov 19–22. ⚡️ Experience the action live. Grab 20% off passes using code ENTERTHECITY at
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First time founder vs Second time founder: first time founder: guards idea like state secret second time founder: shares idea freely, knows execution is everything first time founder: hires fast to look like a real company second time founder: stays skeleton crew until
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Must read for those who didn't live through the Web2.0 era.
BRAINDUMP ON VIRAL LOOPS #1 The golden age of Web 2.0 (~2005-2010) was a special time for viral products, which were systematically engineered to reach millions of people. Back then, people were building the first versions of things we take for granted: Social networks,
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In the neon silence of the Agency briefing room, two energies collide ✨ Nox - the control, the cold logic, the steady hand that never misses. Vel - the spark, the chaos, the fusion of instinct and risk. Same mission, different methods. Who do you want to be on your side?
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🚀 The Upside: Executive Access Series is live! A $70M biotech with a potential disease-modifying Parkinson’s drug. A platform built on AI that could reshape medicine. And a CEO who tells it like it is. I sat down with Gene Mack, CEO of Gain Therapeutics $GANX. No jargon. No
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(david attenborough voice) ah yes, the Great Nerd Migration... after years of remote work, they swim upstream toward their ancestral homelands of San Francisco venture capital scent triggers their return to the warm servers of the valley. They return to code, spawn, and IPO in
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What a story. To summarize: - All good things start small. Believe in yourself. - Answer people super fast. - Talk to customers everyday on WhatsApp - Be profitable and control your own destiny. - Everything can be done in 1/2 the time. - Your first few hires will shape the
Deel has raised $300M at a $17.3B valuation We started about 6 years ago, struggling to even make $10K. I've never shared this before because of how embarrassing our start was. The story of how we went from $1K to $1B and the advice I'd give to my younger self:
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The onchain economy is growing fast. Transak powers the apps and stablecoins that make it accessible to everyone, everywhere.
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Excited about our partnership with @jtwald and @ogprotocol
🚀 BIG NEWS! Spekter Games is thrilled to be partnering with Open Game Protocol! 🚀 This collaboration allows our community to tap into @ogprotocol for exciting rewards and incentives just by playing our games. Stay locked in for more updates! 🫡
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Massive Sunday morning line in front of Arsicault Bakery in Mission Bay. SF is so back!
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Good to see @amypretzel and @eleelenawa hosting Museum of Wearables Evolution at WorldID — a SF Techweek event.
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When performance meets style, it looks like this. JAXXON, the choice of athletes who never compromise.
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