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Honored to release ep w/
@peterfenton
@benchmark
on valuations, boards and the best founders thanks to intro
@abrams
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Hear
@SatoshiLite
biggest concerns on the future for
#ICO
what are your thoughts
@prestonjbyrne
agree?
#bitcoin
#vc
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Stoked 2 release ep w/
@SatoshiLite
@coinbase
on holy grail of crypto & scaling thanks 2 intro
@brian_armstrong
#vc
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Myth:
AI will kill employment.
Truth:
"AI is going to bring a new Renaissance for humanity, because AI is going to amplify everybody's intelligence.
This is gonna create as many jobs as it makes disappear."
@ylecun
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What post did you think would do well, but didn’t? -
@HarryStebbings
“The Apple Game” -
@waitbutwhy
Let’s bring new life to Tim Urban’s Apple Game here! 🍎
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“Investors that are waiting around for pure perfect information are not going to last.”
@briansin
of
@foundersfund
explains to
@HarryStebbings
why he trusts his gut when investing👇
5
12
86
Is there a format for the perfect cold email? 🥶📫
@jasonlk
asked four legendary investors (
@DavidSacks
,
@rabois
,
@aileenlee
, and
@satyap
) what the ideal cold email looked like, and he got four radically different answers.
See how their answers differed 👇
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9
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Incredible to hear this from
@naval
@AngelList
and reminds me of many conversations with
@AlexBangash
#startup
#vc
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So proud to release latest ep w/
@naval
@AngelList
thanks to kind intro
@rmarini
@kamalravikant
so grateful!
#vc
3
11
65
Excited to release ep w/
@jonathanhsu
@tribecap
on why historical loss ratios are too high, why data becomes
#1
most important piece of evaluating effective reserve allocation & why nothing is truly defensible. Thanks to Q's
@collinmathilde
@arjunsethi
#vc
1
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Excited to release ep w/
@skupor
@a16z
on the biggest mistakes that entrepreneurs make when pitching VCs, why the majority of bridge rounds are bridges to nowhere and why VC is simply a customer service business thanks to Qs
@withfries2
!
#startup
#founder
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“In this business, you get incentivized to pound the table with these pronouncements from on high - and a lot of the time, we’re wrong.
The best ones are wrong more than half the time.” 🙊
-
@Sacca
with
@HarryStebbings
👇
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Fascinating to hear
@sasmith4
@BainCapVC
discuss her conviction building process that led to the Series D
@limebike
deal. Love to hear your thoughts on the potential for capital to be a moat today
@lpolovets
@dafrankel
@infoarbitrage
?
#startup
#vc
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.
@AngelList
was founded in 2010
Today it is valued at over $4 Billion
.
@naval
explains to
@HarryStebbings
why his company is so valuable to startups and founders 👇
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🗣️
@typesfast
:
#1
lesson in the logistics business.
“The absolute truth in logistics is that almost all inefficiency comes from bad quality.
You can never quantify the loss of trust that a mistake like that will bring to your customer.
The more a company in logistics focuses…
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Love this quote from
@bfeld
and fascinating to hear
@bartlorang
perspective on self-development & optimization!
#vc
4
11
46
Proud to release ep w/
@zoink
@figmadesign
on the 4 year journey to launch, how it is possible to go slow to go fast with VC & the biggest mistakes young founders most often make, thanks to Qs
@dannyrimer
@mamoonha
@johnolilly
@andrew__reed
@drose007
!
#vc
1
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Proud to release ep 2/
@Austen
@LambdaSchool
on why unemployment is an optimisation problem that'll be solved over next 20 years & why the speed & quality of decisions are not mutually exclusive. Thanks to Qs
@justGLew
@jrichlive
@collision
@shaunmmaguire
.
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Absolutely love this quote from my hero
@karaswisher
@Recode
with the fantastic
@LaurenGoode
@verge
#startups
#vc
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One of the most inspiring and moving
#podcasts
ever with
@bhorowitz
@ShakaSenghor
#mustlisten
#startup
#entrepreneur
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Incredible to hear Olaf Carlson-Wee at Polychain Capital analyse the crop of emerging crypto managers, what he would look for in potential crypto-managers and how competition dynamics differ between crypto and VC!
#vc
#startup
#founder
#entrepreneur
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10
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Hear
@ryan_caldbeck
@CircleUp
discuss why the business model of VC and the use of data within VC is fundamentally broken. Given your incredible experience
@m2jr
@mcgd
love to hear your thoughts and perspectives on this?
#startup
#founder
#entrepreneur
1
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Stoked to release ep w/
@marannelson
@claralabs
thanks to questions
@shivon
@kentgoldman
@saranormous
for questions!
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5
37
Excited to release w/ Adi
@YouNow
on impending digital media revolution thanks to intro
@aweissman
@pakman
@orenzeev
0
4
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Proud to release round 2 w/
@collinmathilde
@FrontApp
on why discipline is more important than grand vision, how to properly structure 1-1s & the right way to approach investor updates & direct reports thanks to Qs!
@eladgil
@hnshah
@gralston
@arjunsethi
0
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Hear
@Austen
@LambdaSchool
discuss how he thinks on iterating all aspects of the business at speed and why the quality and speed of decision-making are not mutually exclusive. Love to hear your thoughts on this
@satyap
@joshelman
?
#startup
#vc
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3
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So proud to release latest ep w/
@rabois
@khoslaventures
@Opendoor
thanks 2 kind intro
@timechange
@jasonlk
#startup
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@bhorowitz
i have asked 10 VCs now what their favourite book is! 9 out of 10 have cited
#hardthingabouthardthings
#thebestbook
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Proud to release ep w/
@garrytan
@Initialized
on the most important thing a seed investor can do above all else & why there isn't too much capital chasing too few deals today! Thanks to
@alexisohanian
@typesfast
@AlexBangash
@danielgross
@snowmaker
for Qs!
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Fantastic to hear
@htaneja
discuss the secret sauce to
@gcvp
expansion to the west coast and how to accelerate reputation building. Would love to hear your thoughts on how you did this so successfully
@rebeccak46
@eriktorenberg
@lpolovets
#startup
1
3
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Just read most amazing article on outperformance of
#angelinvestors
in
#SiliconValley
by the legend
@everploeg
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10
33
.
@paultoo
@ycombinator
on why
#startup
#founder
must build deep levels of appeal with small numbers of users!
#VC
1
12
32
Extremely exciting surpise coming 4 all
@twentyminutevc
listeners next week thanks 2 the legend
@bfeld
@foundrygroup
http://t.co/8JfBcBphSC
5
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9
32
Proud to release ep w/
@SteveCase
@revolution
on why best venture investments of the future will not be in Silicon Valley, why the CEO must be the shock absorber for company morale & why vision without execution is hallucination, thanks to intro
@bfeld
.
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8
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What was it like working with Steve Jobs? 🤔
“He would call us at crazy hours of the night just to tell us there was something wrong with some piece the UI which no one had possibly caught.” 🌙
-
@hbarra
@DetectTest
with
@HarryStebbings
👇
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5
31
“Postmates may be the worst acquisition done in tech in the past five years.
A $3BN company that was going to be a zero within three months.” 📉
Fmr. Uber Exec
@emilmichael
with
@HarryStebbings
👇
1
7
31
Fascinating to hear
@jeremysliew
@lightspeedvp
discuss why he feels VCs have a responsibility to the founder to respond to every email, regardless of excitement in opportunity. Love to hear your thoughts on this
@schlaf
@lpolovets
?
#startup
#founder
#vc
2
5
30
So excited to say the amazing
@Mazzeo
@Lowercase
will be coming on
@twentyminutevc
in March! Can't wait! Stay tuned!
#startup
#vc
#business
5
10
30
Stoked to release ep w/
@Wayne
on getting
#VC
out the board room and more thanks to intro
@jeffseibert
@bussgang
0
6
30
Fantastic origin story to
@aweissman
joining
@BradUSV
@albertwenger
@fredwilson
in the team
@usv
#startup
#founder
0
8
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2 celebrate
@thinker
featuring us on
@mattermarkdaily
quote from legend
@bfeld
@foundrygroup
what it takes 2 succeed!
http://t.co/2fpDKoLcd9
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7
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Fantastic piece by
@joshelman
@GreylockVC
on the narrative arc required in a deck to tell your startup story!
0
6
28
Proud to release most downloaded Founder ep of 2018 w/
@AndrewDudum
@wearehims
discussing the playbook for scaling multi-channel customer acquisition today & raising at a $200m valuation within 1 year. Thanks to
@milesgrimshaw
@ThriveCapital
for intro!
1
10
30
Fascinating to hear
@eladgil
discuss unbundling of
#VC
services & reminds me of conversation with
@naval
@AngelList
1
3
28
Stoked to release ep w/
@eladgil
on unbundling
#VC
services thanks to kind intro
@saranormous
@joshuareeves
#startup
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No better way to explain VC than this by the incredible
@bfeld
@foundrygroup
in our interview.
http://t.co/VklfcIsXv4
http://t.co/jX4StNN0ZB
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22
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Hear
@ooshma
@gobbleinc
discuss why small & mighty is far better than loud and weak and why the power of compunding growth is often under-appreciated. Love to hear your thoughts and other examples from the portfolio
@lpolovets
@micahjay1
?
#startup
#vc
1
4
28
So excited for next week's amazing feature
@foundrygroup
featuring
@bfeld
and
@sether
#venturecapital
#startups
http://t.co/V293WVGqHl
0
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11
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Hear
@sasmith4
@BainCapVC
discuss why the "GP commit" is not only outdated but illogical in principle and should be a proportion of net worth not expected % of fund. Love to hear your thoughts on this
@Beezer232
@MKRocks
@Samirkaji
?
#startup
#vc
5
5
28
Immensely inspiring to hear origin story for
@pejmannozad
@pearvc
before becoming the legendary
#VC
he is!
#startup
2
8
28
Proud to release ep w/
@daynagrayson
@NEA
on data vs gut drive investment decision-making, why VCs place too much emphasis on "signalling" & how entrepreneurial expectations of venture has changed over the last decade! Huge thanks to
@rebeccak46
for intro!
1
5
28
Fascinating to hear portfolio theory approach from
@naval
and reminds me of our interview with
@davemcclure
#startup
1
6
25
Hear
@sytses
discuss how they think about hitting deadlines
@gitlab
and what it takes to achieve super high levels of dev productivity and release cadence. Love to hear your thoughts
@davidhornik
@DanielleMorrill
and your lessons from seeing it first hand?
0
4
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Such an honour and a privilege to release our interview with
@bfeld
@foundrygroup
http://t.co/VklfcIsXv4
http://t.co/8JngNAYcNz
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4
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Fantastic to hear the the shots on goal approach by
@naval
@AngelList
and reminds me of our chat with
@davemcclure
0
14
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So excited to say we will have the incredible
@Mazzeo
@Lowercase
on
@twentyminutevc
in exactly 20 mins! Stay tuned peopes!
#vc
#startup
0
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1
3
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Excited to release ep w/
@ljxie
@scalarcapital
on the pros, cons and differences between privacy coins, the future of exchanges: centralised or decentralised and who will win the smart contract war thanks to questions
@eladgil
@albertwenger
@avichal
!
1
8
22
Fascinating to hear
@SteveCase
@revolution
discuss what he would most like to see change in the world of venture today. As big advocates for this
@jeremysliew
@RWong
what needs to happen for the rest of the community to follow suit?
#startup
#founder
#vc
1
8
25
What does
@johnolilly
@GreylockVC
look for in prospective
#investments
& importance of network effects
#startup
#vc
1
10
23
Proud to release episode w/
@adrianaoun
@goforward
on the right framework for idea creation, why regulation isn't as scary as people think, why the only thing that matters is how VCs behave in bad times & the core benefits to founders angel investing!
#vc
0
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John Doerr
@kleinerperkins
was famously an early investor in
@Amazon
and
@Google
. 💰
But what’s the most under appreciated investment he ever made? 🤔
He put $29 million into
@Enphase
and turned it into $1 billion.
Watch
@johndoerr
himself tell the story to
@HarryStebbings
👇
1
3
25
Proud to release a special round 2 w/
@jeremysliew
@lightspeedvp
on what it takes to win the most competitive deals, what makes an individual gifted at sourcing & how to distinguish between good vs great in picking! Thanks to
@nik_quinn
@ataussig
for Qs!
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“You’re going to lose great deals to VC-isms.
There was a famous tweet that
@DavidSacks
had that ‘all the good ideas in SaaS were done.’
And for a couple years there it seemed like it was done. All the categories had been built out — until maybe 2015.”
-
@jasonlk
👇
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5
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0
6
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Thrilled to announce the 2nd most downloaded episode of 2017 with
@kirstenagreen
@ForerunnerVC
on 2 $Bn exits in a year and why we are still early innings for commerce thanks to intros
@karanortman
@MKRocks
@chriswfarmer
#startup
1
6
23
Immensely inspiring to hear origin story for
@pejmannozad
@pearvc
before becoming the legendary
#VC
he is!
#startup
1
11
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0
14
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We think
@BenNader_
was spot on with this!
@Jason
@TWistartups
is the world's most helpful angel investor!
#legend
http://t.co/Z9NvGlGldK
2
7
24
Fascinating to hear
@jmj
@Tinder
@chapterone
discuss his advice when often asked, what is right way to get into investing and learn the trade. Love to hear your thoughts and advice when asked this
@eriktorenberg
@rrhoover
@Nivo0o0
?
#startup
#founder
#vc
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8
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Thrilled to announce
@twentyminutevc
will now be using
@Mattermark
for all data and analysis on the show! Amazing product, can't wait!
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6
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Fascinating to hear
@anuhariharan
@ycombinator
discuss the most common misunderstandings associated with network effects! Love to hear your thoughts on the ones you hear
@JamesCurrier
@lpolovets
?
#startup
#founder
#vc
#entrepreneur
0
1
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Fantastic to hear
@avichal
discuss his biggest learnings on the most effective ways to build sustainable relationships professionally. Would love to hear your learnings on this
@Mazzeo
@lpolovets
@Joshmedia
?
#startup
#vc
#entrepreneur
#founder
1
5
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