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Fixing the ‘Brain Damage’ Caused by the I.P.O. Process

nytimes · 14 hours ago

Bryce Roberts

@bryce

VC, Dad

Proud to be a part of this one. https://t.co/ojwFRih8k1

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Zal Bilimoria

@zalzally

Managing Partner, @refactor. Alum of @a16z, @google, @netflix, @linkedin, @microsoft, & @penn.

RT @ericries: The LTSE is becoming a real option for great companies to be public without the short-term pressure: https://t.co/EzHrkG3FN1

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

Partner at Lux Capital. @Airmapio, @DesktopMetal, @Orbital_Insight, @CyPhyWorksinc, @NozomiNetworks, @EvolvTechnology, @Saildrone, @hangartech, others.

Some very int'g innovations on the classic IPO. https://t.co/X49TWRp6KJ

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Collaborative Fund

@collabfund

Collaborative = (people x stuff) + new technologies^creativity

We couldn't be prouder to back @ericries and his team at LTSE as they redesign the public stock market. https://t.co/jv0hGh0OSX

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Kanyi Maqubela

@km

lover, not-fighter. building startups.

This is important. Excited to watch LTSE change the world! https://t.co/UCIcJJK1br

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Color’s BRCA Test: affordable, accessible, ready to save lives

blog.color · 1 day ago

General Catalyst

@gcvp

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm that makes early-stage and transformational investments.

Talking about making a difference! @Color just launched the most affordable & accessible BRCA1/BRCA2 test at $99. https://t.co/4McUSbkpP8

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Vinod Khosla

@vkhosla

entrepreneurship zealot

Congrats to @Color for launching the most affordable and accessible test for BRCA1 and BRCA2 at $99. https://t.co/tWuFYtfWHi

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saar gur

@saarsaar

venture capitalist at CRV

Congrats to @Color for launching the most affordable and accessible test for BRCA1 and BRCA2 at $99. https://t.co/nct83ZDOTZ

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SV Angel

@svangel

Proud to support @Color’s launch of the most affordable and accessible test for BRCA1 and BRCA2 ever. https://t.co/UKCJq3dqwQ

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GoCardless CEO: ‘I still feel like I’m the same person’

techcrunch · 1 day ago

Accel

@Accel

A leading venture capital firm that invests in private companies from the earliest days through all phases of growth. The team: https://t.co/KfzszpAgTp

A must-read by @sohear on @GoCardless @hirokitakeuchi. A deeply inspiring story from 1 of our founders. https://t.co/AQTTYMwUPc #AccelFamily

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Adora Cheung

@nolimits

Partner @ycombinator

An inspiring story of @hirokitakeuchi after an accident that left him paralyzed. Resilience is an understatement. https://t.co/gb2rGtZdRn

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Paul Graham

@paulg

"I’m coming back. I’m going to be running this company, and I wanted to let you all know." https://t.co/g6n4S7Oebh

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Josh Elman

@joshelman

Partner, @GreylockVC: @Medium, @MusicallyApp, @Houseparty, @Operator, @meetotto, @DiscordApp @Nextdoor. Past: Twitter, FB, LinkedIn. Seeking crazy new ideas

RT @rowlsmanthorpe: This @sohear profile of Hiroki Takeuchi is just as good as everyone is saying 🙌 https://t.co/3yKXpS2Gz3 https://t.co/jA…

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A Down Payment With a Catch: You Must Be an Airbnb Host

nytimes · 23 hours ago

Rob Go

@robgo

Cofounder of NextView Ventures. Seed investor. Formerly VC @ Spark Capital and Product Marketing @ Ebay. Father of 2.

A Down Payment With a Catch: You Must Be an Airbnb Host https://t.co/3xBRClCpbV

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DFJ Venture Capital

@DFJvc

Backing extraordinary entrepreneurs who think big.

RT @loftium: 🎉 Loftium is LAUNCHED! 🎉 Check out our feature in the New York Times this morning: https://t.co/4tHt3qcPg5 https://t.co/DbLFA6…

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David Beisel

@davidbeisel

Co-founder & Partner at NextView Ventures (@NextViewVC), a NYC- & Boston-based VC firm that invests in founders redesigning the Everyday Economy.

Excited for @yifanz + team's launch of @loftium to make home ownership more accessible: https://t.co/7C88SeqUEn https://t.co/FDNAfkOmja

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Parker Thompson 🐿

@pt

This guy is clearly too dumb to argue with. It's not worth your time. Just mute & move on.

This is a good idea. It should be called LongLostRichParents. https://t.co/eHfwHLiJBV

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MealPal gobbles $20M for its restaurant meal subscription service

techcrunch · 1 hour ago

Lee Hower

@leehower

Co-founder & Partner of NextView Ventures, former entrepreneur at LinkedIn and PayPal, general helper of startups

Dinner is coming… MealPal announces $20M Ser B https://t.co/T3opX9uSPB

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Rob Go

@robgo

Cofounder of NextView Ventures. Seed investor. Formerly VC @ Spark Capital and Product Marketing @ Ebay. Father of 2.

Congrats to @mealpal on their series B. Insanely fast growth, beautifully efficient business model https://t.co/b3Y9ov4n0j

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Menlo Ventures

@MenloVentures

Venture Capital for consumer and enterprise technologies from the seed to growth stages.

RT @TechCrunch: MealPal gobbles $20M for its restaurant meal subscription service https://t.co/Fw4vXXL95F by @ingridlunden

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Venky Ganesan

@venkyganesan

Managing Director at Menlo Ventures who is excited to be venturing right with amazing partners. All opinion is personal and retweets are not endorsements

So proud to partner with the incredible folks at @mealpal lunch for less than $6 and now dinner https://t.co/jwYgY4pgpO

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Warren Buffett wins $1M bet made a decade ago that the S&P 500 stock index would outperform hedge funds - AEI

aei · 1 day ago

Benedict Evans

@BenedictEvans

Trying to work out what's going on, and what happens next. Curious. Easily bored. Single parent. Expat in San Francisco. @a16z

RT @thulme: Warren Buffett wins $1M bet made a decade ago that the S&P 500 stock index would outperform hedge funds https://t.co/Vx7YEiKEQf

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CRV

@CRV

CRV has been a leading investor in high-growth technology companies for nearly half a century, focusing on enterprise, consumer & bioengineering.

RT @devdutt: Warren Buffett wins $1M bet made a decade ago that the S&P 500 stock index would outperform hedge funds - AEI https://t.co/Io7…

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Danielle Morrill

@DanielleMorrill

Cofounder & CEO @Mattermark. Exploring time travel through code and prose. Backing female founders @XFactorVentures + angel investing (in all genders)

RT @paul_arnold: This is terrific. Warren Buffett wins $1M bet made a decade ago that the S&P 500 index would outperform hedge funds https…

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Cofactor Genomics Announces $18M Funding in an Oversubscribed Series-A Round to Bring RNA to Precision Medicine

businesswire · 1 day ago

Matthew Ocko

@mattocko

Venture capitalist (@DCVC). Technologist. Husband-ist. Dad-ist. Friend-ist. Real wood fires, evenings w/ good food, wine & friends, & neat sci-fi. ♥ != endorse

1/ Insight into human health, any organ system, via 1 blood draw. @DCVC proud to back @CofactorGenomic to save lives https://t.co/VvwE4x1gp3

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Y Combinator

@ycombinator

Cofactor Genomics (YC S15) Announces $18M Funding https://t.co/jmYY7czJeB

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Semil

@semil

Investor via @Haystack_Fund in @Hired_HQ @Instacart @DoorDash @Hashicorp @Giphy @LuxeValet @eShares @OpenDoor @AirmapIO // Venture Partner w/ @GGVCapital

Pinged @jiglasscock to say "Congrats & I messed up on passing." He replied: Yes, you did, so tweet out my news: https://t.co/Zn0qBuSPWA

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Pi wants to extend the reach of wireless charging

techcrunch · 17 hours ago

David Beisel

@davidbeisel

Co-founder & Partner at NextView Ventures (@NextViewVC), a NYC- & Boston-based VC firm that invests in founders redesigning the Everyday Economy.

This is TRUE wireless charging for your devices... and it's here: https://t.co/mzMLbdb0AW https://t.co/pdjDyajlfQ https://t.co/bA9irRmCpw

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Lee Hower

@leehower

Co-founder & Partner of NextView Ventures, former entrepreneur at LinkedIn and PayPal, general helper of startups

True wireless charging isn’t just swapping a cord for a pad, it’s “through the air” and Pi is making that a reality. https://t.co/HyiYRSHL3u

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NextView

@NextViewVC

High conviction, hands-on seed investors. Championing founders who want to redesign daily living for everyday people. Learn about the Everyday Economy ⬇️

Congrats to our portfolio company @picharging on their #TCDisrupt demo + announcement yesterday! https://t.co/1pb2SsmTSS

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TechCrunch

social.techcrunch · 126 days ago

NEA

@NEA

New Enterprise Associates: a global venture capital firm helping entrepreneurs build transformational businesses across multiple stages, sectors and geographies

Tomorrow at #TCDisrupt: @NEA's @jonsakoda judging the #startup battlefield: https://t.co/3EkhKeSzh0 Live stream: https://t.co/hTpWbxTEi7

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Bessemer VP

@BessemerVP

From seed-stage to growth, Bessemer Venture Partners invests in consumer, enterprise and healthcare technology startups. 117 IPOs to date!

RT @MxSweeney: Livestream premiere of #Bubbleproof Ep.1 On Wings of Disruption @ https://t.co/zR43DXHsPA 4:15PT. Q&A w. Femtofilm team aft…

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An open letter to the W3C Director, CEO, team and membership

eff · 19 hours ago

@om

I pretended to be a reporter once. Now I have opinions about tech. I invest @True ventures & blog at https://t.co/AvBTBidxpP.

RT @dangillmor: Web standards body @w3c's dangerous & arrogant embrace of control-freak DRM in browsers prompts @eff to resign. https://t.c…

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Albert Wenger

@albertwenger

VC at http://t.co/ob75pN98ID

Great letter from @eff written by @doctorow https://t.co/YaOfczgjP5

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Stripe Atlas: Pitching Your Startup

stripe · 23 hours ago

Leo Polovets

@lpolovets

General Partner @SusaVentures. Before: @Caltech - 2nd non-founding engineer @LinkedIn → @Google → early engineer @Factual. Student of entrepreneurship.

Posted some thoughts on @patio11's great set of pitching tips. Original post: https://t.co/UqblWXaum8 My comments:… https://t.co/guS7yI9oJA

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Adora Cheung

@nolimits

Partner @ycombinator

This is great advice on how to pitch your startup. https://t.co/hmSL0J8nIK

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Just How Food-Obsessed Is the Typical Millennial?

bonappetit · 1 day ago

Ken Norton

@kennethn

Partner, Google Ventures (@GVTeam). Long-time @Google product manager. Always bring the donuts. https://t.co/XvNwKN9SYx

Jeez, no wonder they can't buy houses. https://t.co/XI1QxHFpo7

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Danielle Morrill

@DanielleMorrill

Cofounder & CEO @Mattermark. Exploring time travel through code and prose. Backing female founders @XFactorVentures + angel investing (in all genders)

I wish I was the average millennial with $96 billion to throw around... https://t.co/uwT3GYKBej

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How the Intelligent Home of the Future Will Care For You

singularityhub · 3 days ago

Tim Bliamptis

@TimBliamptis

Greater computing power, cheaper sensors and abundance of data can move your “smart” home to an “intelligent” home https://t.co/fJs1qDcZOz

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Courtney McCrea

@crmccrea

Investor at Weathergage Capital.

Are we ready for the continual surveillance? https://t.co/8Q6FXgBeUH

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China’s Interference on Bitcoin Tests Currency’s Foundation

wsj · 16 hours ago

Parker Thompson 🐿

@pt

This guy is clearly too dumb to argue with. It's not worth your time. Just mute & move on.

I'm don't think this matters long-term to Bitcoin, but it sure will settle the debate over whether governments can… https://t.co/yGZ5nbIfKF

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Balaji S. Srinivasan

@balajis

CEO (https://t.co/0QvHTpfNWj) and Board Partner (@a16z). I hear this Bitcoin thing might be kind of a big deal. You can reach me at https://t.co/oKDxG8c4nX.

The Great Blockchain of China may be on the way. https://t.co/mZ3qH84e1g

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Equifax Suffered a Hack Almost Five Months Earlier Than the Date It Disclosed

bloomberg · 16 hours ago

Benedict Evans

@BenedictEvans

Trying to work out what's going on, and what happens next. Curious. Easily bored. Single parent. Expat in San Francisco. @a16z

Equifax Suffered a Hack Almost Five Months Earlier Than the Date disclosed (JFC) https://t.co/vcspRlAPSc

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@jdrive

Roughly 70% water. Also: VC / Entrepreneur / Volunteer / Tinkerer

RT @business: Equifax suffered a hack almost 5 months earlier than the date it disclosed https://t.co/MCkXbQ73Y5 https://t.co/2BJIdiBEHk

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Worry – AVC

avc · 1 day ago

Adam D'Augelli

@adaugelli

VC at True Ventures. Lover of Disruptive Technology, Punk Music, and Burritos.

“Because although we invest on “what could go right”, we manage our investments on “what might go wrong.”” https://t.co/AmXqGafCDH

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Semil

@semil

Investor via @Haystack_Fund in @Hired_HQ @Instacart @DoorDash @Hashicorp @Giphy @LuxeValet @eShares @OpenDoor @AirmapIO // Venture Partner w/ @GGVCapital

“although we invest on “what could go right”, we manage our investments on “what might go wrong”” https://t.co/TTaWlns6yB (perfect framing)

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Venture-Capital Group Sues Trump Administration Over Immigration Rule

wsj · 59 minutes ago

Venky Ganesan

@venkyganesan

Managing Director at Menlo Ventures who is excited to be venturing right with amazing partners. All opinion is personal and retweets are not endorsements

The folks at @nvca fighting for the rights of the entrepreneurial ecosystem https://t.co/GZy6o4uJmz

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Jeff Clavier

@jeff

Founder of SoftTech VC, one of the original micro-VC firms. Invested in 190+ startups. Dad of 2, wino, skier, diver, happily living in Palo Alto/SF/Kirkwood

Proud of the stance of the @nvca! https://t.co/TRnQ3HnSaM

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Twilio Studio - a drag-and-drop editor for Twilio applications

twilio · 1 hour ago

Gary Chou

@garychou

Fun guy @orbitalnyc @svaixd @lettersforbl @ac4d @venture4america ex: @usv

RT @jeffiel: Introducing Studio: the Visual Builder for Twilio https://t.co/9Hf8rgLGRz https://t.co/A8OMdMUbcO

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Kanyi Maqubela

@km

lover, not-fighter. building startups.

Whoa. Dope. https://t.co/mQOoXnMZ3Q

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Pi can wirelessly charge your phone from a short distance

engadget · 3 hours ago

Rob Go

@robgo

Cofounder of NextView Ventures. Seed investor. Formerly VC @ Spark Capital and Product Marketing @ Ebay. Father of 2.

Excited for @picharging ! https://t.co/hHribTMZoU

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Jeff Clavier

@jeff

Founder of SoftTech VC, one of the original micro-VC firms. Invested in 190+ startups. Dad of 2, wino, skier, diver, happily living in Palo Alto/SF/Kirkwood

Pi can wirelessly charge your phone from a short distance https://t.co/pBJI33xvWv < More about @picharging's launch… https://t.co/niDb1cNGr9

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Housing woes spur Bay Area residents to ponder exodus from costly region, poll says

mercurynews · 9 hours ago

jason

@Jason

Angel: @uber @thumbtack @wealthfront @datastax @robinhoodapp @desktopmetal Founder @Engadget @Inside @LAUNCH @twistartups / July 18 https://t.co/5UbG3MzmWL

Madness. We must solve housing... all ideas are good ideas when facing such a crisis. What are your ideas for solvi… https://t.co/gcs89ivTEa

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Bryce Roberts

@bryce

VC, Dad

You def don’t want to come to Utah, but I hear Denver is lovely… https://t.co/j0K4PmVAAp

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