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Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far

nytimes · 1 day ago

Sharon Wienbar

Experienced public/private Board Director, Former CEO @Hackbright, Venture Partner at @ScaleVP, Rower, #changetheratio Champion

RT @EricaJoy: I am boggling that this lawyer went on the record with outright sexism. Just...wow. (Via: https://t.co/2Nv9gQzKas) https://t…

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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 @EmmaAudreyGoss: "I’m sitting in a soundproof booth right now because I’m afraid someone will hear me" (he says on record with NYT) http…

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Leo Polovets

@lpolovets

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

Google in August: so much controversy! Maybe we shouldn't have fired James. Google in September: lol, never mind. https://t.co/h2jufik2XJ

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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

I think this article originally ran with “STASI guards offended by Berlin Wall’s fall threaten to form own village.… https://t.co/RbHppYEKZw

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The Blockchain Is the Internet of Money

wsj · 2 days ago

Semil

@semil

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

“If you deal w/ information, you need the internet. If you deal w/ money, you need to deal w/ blockchains” @balajis https://t.co/pHERgoCyy8

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Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

Ever curious: Reader, World Traveler, Investor & Tech/Media exec interested in almost everything!

RT @1confirmation: If you want to understand blockchains, there are a few ppl that you should read all of their work. @balajis is one htt…

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Vijay Pande

@vijaypande

VC (@a16z), Professor (@Stanford), and entrepreneur (@Globavir, @Schrodinger) – https://t.co/2ji2R491jW

RT @balajis: Fun interview with the WSJ this week. Hopefully this helps get a few more people into digital currency. https://t.co/f62YvLr183

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@jdrive

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

The Blockchain Is the Internet of Money: @tunkuv interviews @balajis https://t.co/a2rcE1JcSk via @WSJ

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Kushner used private email to conduct White House business

politico · 7 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

RT @mdudas: Irony is dead https://t.co/YGs8cCuMYY

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David Lee

@davidlee

Managing Partner, @Refactor. https://t.co/6Y0iFACQ0R. Married to @gracelee. Contact me at https://t.co/3ieX6lFcxM

Keep eye on the ball https://t.co/PwEtRVzaib

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“Convince Me” said the Investor. “No” said the Founder.

hunterwalk · 7 hours ago

Hunter Walk

@hunterwalk

You'll find me @homebrew, Seed Stage Venture Fund w @satyap. Previously made products at YouTube, Google & SecondLife. Married to @cbarlerin.

“Convince Me” said the Investor. “No” said the Founder. https://t.co/4kb4NhzwaR [new blog post]

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Homebrew

@homebrew

Seed stage venture fund crafted by @hunterwalk & @satyap. Happy investors in @theskimm, @managedbyq, @honor, @primarydotcom, @lumi, @joymode & others!

RT @mdudas: This is good stuff by @hunterwalk: “say Bye Bye Bye….” https://t.co/OHSuvCS05k https://t.co/XpjFMp57Yx

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Mr. President: You Represent All of Us. Don’t Divide Us. Bring Us Together

si · 12 hours ago

April Underwood

@aunder

VP of Product at @slackhq. Investor at @helloangels (#Angels). BOD at @ZillowGroup. Big believer in breakfast. Wife to @matthh, hype girl to @feathers.

Absolutely amazing response from Steve Kerr, and what it means to be a visible leader. https://t.co/SGD84erjpX https://t.co/H3Y4XORtIZ

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Vijaya Gadde

@vijaya

General Counsel at Twitter. New mom. Immigrant. Investor with @HelloAngels. Trustee at @nyulaw. Tweets represent my personal opinions.

RT @SInow: .@SteveKerr writes a piece for SI: Mr. President: You represent all of us. Don’t divide us. Bring us together. https://t.co/sBc…

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The Role of API Gateways in Microservice Architectures - The New Stack

thenewstack.io · 5 hours ago

martin_casado

@martin_casado

General partner at Andreessen Horowitz. https://t.co/jI8c5r0m1w

The Role of API Gateways in Microservice Architectures https://t.co/QzYO9fr1fP < great read!

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Mike Volpi

@mavolpi

Do or do not, there is no try. -Yoda

Nice work @thefosk and @mashape team. Becoming a critical piece...... API Gateways in Microservice Architectures https://t.co/feBJ26G0mA

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The entire island of Puerto Rico may be without electricity for months

vox · 6 hours ago

Sarah Tavel

@sarahtavel

native new yorker, SF-resident. GP @benchmark. ball and chain for @cklemke. formerly: product @pinterest. vc @greylockvc, @bessemervp. rugger @radclifferugby.

RT @mattyglesias: Maybe instead of a last-ditch effort to take everyone's health care away, congress could help Puerto Rico? https://t.co/K…

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April Underwood

@aunder

VP of Product at @slackhq. Investor at @helloangels (#Angels). BOD at @ZillowGroup. Big believer in breakfast. Wife to @matthh, hype girl to @feathers.

RT @dylanlscott: still not wrapped my mind around this: THE ENTIRE ISLAND of Puerto Rico could be without electricity for MONTHS https://…

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In spectacular fail, Adobe security team posts private PGP key on blog

arstechnica · 7 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

RT @sriramk: Ars on the PGP issue this week has this gem on PGP usability. https://t.co/ZXcLChvJnw https://t.co/iLJO3foAa9

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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

*classic* https://t.co/8nfr0DPwyw

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Diversification (aka How To Survive A Crash) – AVC

avc · 12 hours ago

Semil

@semil

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

.@fredwilson, who has lived through a real crash, wisely warns those heavily-weighted to crypto to diversify: https://t.co/r1Udjf5grr

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Adam D'Augelli

@adaugelli

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

Diversification (aka How To Survive A Crash) https://t.co/k8BJfxdex9

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The Wolverine of Wall Street - ESPN Video

espn · 21 hours ago

M.G. Siegler

@mgsiegler

General Partner @GVteam. I write @500ish & @reviewinhaiku. Artist formerly known as @ParisLemon. On the road w/ @msquinn. #GoBlue 🍻

RT @AaronMcMann: The heartwarming story on former #Michigan fullback Michael Hirsch that just aired on ESPN's College Gameday: https://t.co…

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Roger Ehrenberg

@infoarbitrage

managing partner @iaventures. working @thetradedeskinc @transferwise @sightmachine @octanelending @memsql @cognitivelogic @telluslabs. also @UMich @Columbia_Biz

For those with undying passion for the Maize & Blue, this will tug at your heart strings https://t.co/BlRnYibimo @UMichFootball #GoBlue 〽️🔥💪

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Weekend Fund ☀️ – Ryan Hoover – Medium

medium · 3 days ago

Alexis Ohanian 🗽

@alexisohanian

Co-founder @Reddit. General Partner @InitializedCap. Bestselling author, #WithoutTheirPermission. Making the world suck less. ⬆️

Congrats on closing Weekend Fund ☀️ @rrhoover - proud to be an investor. https://t.co/LNhlyy81Ed

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Writing Well about Terrible People

incisive.nu · 7 hours ago

Gary Chou

@garychou

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

RT @kissane: I think that NYT article about Damore is pretty bad in the same way a lot of articles are bad, so I wrote about why https://t.…

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Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft’s Code

fastcompany · 6 days ago

Roger Ehrenberg

@infoarbitrage

managing partner @iaventures. working @thetradedeskinc @transferwise @sightmachine @octanelending @memsql @cognitivelogic @telluslabs. also @UMich @Columbia_Biz

“Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft’s Code” by @FastCompany https://t.co/SHnJmoLwbR An excellent read w/good insights. Culture change at scale

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The Seed Squeeze is the New Series A Crunch – Precursor Ventures – Medium

medium · 3 days ago

Harry Stebbings

@HarryStebbings

Podcast @twentyminutevc, VC @Atomico, Helper @saastr with @jasonlk https://t.co/br0GYXj63N

Fantastic piece here by former @twentyminutevc guest @chudson @PrecursorVC must-read for #startup #founder https://t.co/b3zSEWt2HU

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A Smart Breast Pump: Mothers Love It. VCs Don’t

bloomberg · 3 days 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

RT @CatherineShu: Another reason why diversity isn't just a catchphrase. This myopia loses a lot of money in the long run. https://t.co/9OG…

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Worry – AVC

avc · 6 days ago

Collaborative Fund

@collabfund

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

RT @cshapiro: Invest in “what could go right”, manage based on “what might go wrong.” https://t.co/d5qm5VHYUK @fredwilson

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The Power of Anti-Goals – Andrew Wilkinson – Medium

medium · 80 days ago

Josh Wolfe

@wolfejosh

VC, entrepreneur, fund manager @Lux_Capital; Chair @CiPrep Coney Island Prep; Trustee @SfiScience Santa Fe Inst; CoFounder of Carson, Quinn & Bodhi w/ @ltwolfe

The “Anti-To-Do” List (Inspired by Charlie Munger’s logic of inverting) https://t.co/BZg1k92BLb

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Obama tried to give Zuckerberg a wake-up call over fake news on Facebook

washingtonpost · 4 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/AvBTBiv8hn.

RT @nakashimae: Obama tried to warn Zuckerberg about fake news on Facebook @adamentous @craigtimberg @lizzadwoskin https://t.co/39WTGBJVXH

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Diasporicans - Uniting the diaspora with the Puerto Rico

diasporicans · 14 hours ago

Kanyi Maqubela

@km

lover, not-fighter. building startups.

RT @sacca: Let's not forget about our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico. They need our help. Ways to donate here: https://t.co/nX525lNw51

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Five billion-dollar businesses for the driverless future

techcrunch · 1 day ago

Lux Capital

@Lux_Capital

Early-Stage Venture Capital

Five billion-dollar businesses for the driverless future via @Farshchi https://t.co/fUBfn2XGnJ

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