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The 50 Smartest Companies of 2017 might not be what you think

technologyreview · 1 day ago

a16z

Andreessen Horowitz is a tech VC firm that invests in software eating the world https://t.co/xNuFDRYHRj https://t.co/cwGTtEUdfu https://t.co/m4unvi8FIF

RT @techreview: Meet the 50 Smartest Companies of 2017. Some are dynasties, others are new, all dominate business and tech. #TR50 https://t…

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NEA

@NEA

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

The @techreview's 50 smartest companies of 2017: https://t.co/rhLEyu4GWZ, including @23andMe & @DesktopMetal

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Y Combinator

@ycombinator

Congrats to @rigetti on being one of MIT @techreview's 50 Smartest Companies 2017: https://t.co/MIfu8uUSY3

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Renata Quintini

@rquintini

Helping those who build the future without destroying humanity. VC @lux_capital. Saudades do Rio.

RT @Lux_Capital: Spotlight shines on Lux portfolio companies @DesktopMetal + @rigetti https://t.co/zdNrdP6LIM via @techreview

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Frank Chen

@withfries2

Partner at @a16z. Tweets about startups, venture investing, AI, autonomy, science, tech, and the future. Sometimes Star Wars. And food. Opinons my own.

Congratulations team @rigetti! Here's to all the qbits. https://t.co/XvKTWk5C22

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Experts Day for Startups – Apply Here (Due 7/7)

bubba.vc · 23 hours ago

Parker Thompson

@pt

Weak opinions, strongly held.

Looking forward to this event. I'm also excited they didn't go with the original title of Experts (and Parker) Day. https://t.co/fj30AeYkQi

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Ryan Sarver

@rsarver

Partner at @redpointvc. Investor in @brandlesslife @flexe @luxevalet. Ex-Twitter. Partner at @AltaCAsf. @devon's lesser half, co-creator of @milosarver

well done @bubba and @andrewchen. looks like a great event. https://t.co/yAHS0Ohaia

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Andrew Chen

@andrewchen

Growth: @uber. Writer: https://t.co/C3BLJOhwoS. Plus one: @briannekimmel

RT @rrhoover: Looking forward to participating with: @bubba @andrewchen @ericries @pt @erineturner @pdavison @sarahtavel +others https://…

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Bubba Murarka

@bubba

Read my bio at: https://t.co/5t4eZkOsuK. I tweet about business, corporate, and product development.

RT @sachinrekhi: What a great event coming up for any startup from @andrewchen and @bubba: Experts Day for Startups – App Due 7/7 https://t…

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A Better Path to Decency: Will tech lead the way? – Brittany Laughlin – Medium

medium · 21 hours ago

Hunter Walk ✎

@hunterwalk

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

Thoughtful from @br_ttany who's has seen these issues as both VC and entrepreneur https://t.co/R9owZdkLqf

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Gary Chou

@garychou

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

RT @br_ttany: I just published “A Better Path to Decency: Will tech lead the way?” https://t.co/wrWFvedUnL

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Brad Feld

@bfeld

I'm a VC at Foundry Group. I live in Boulder, Colorado, invest in software and Internet companies around the US, run marathons, and love to read.

A Better Path to Decency: Will tech lead the way? – Brittany Laughlin – Medium https://t.co/bvSORqt0s9 https://t.co/XAtZtoYRtt

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Nabeel Hyatt

@nabeel

investor, entrepreneur, hardware & software geek - partner @sparkcapital. investing time and $ at the fringes.

“A Better Path to Decency: Will tech lead the way?” by @br_ttany https://t.co/ssLu62v3mM https://t.co/5KnXWWdvQo

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Op-ed: While my son battles leukemia, the health care system is under assault

cnbc · 21 hours ago

Jerry Chen

@jerrychen

Restless. Irreverent. Partner @GreylockVC.

Our healthcare is under attack, 22M uninsured if AHCA passes. Thank you for sharing Ari. Sending strength to your f… https://t.co/uCmgN6qziG

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Ann Miura-Ko

@annimaniac

Investing Ninja in @Lyft, @xamarinhq, @Refinery29, @Ayasdi, PhD, Yale investment committee member, Professional Eater, Mom to 3 rascals

Thanks @levynews for sharing this personal story on healthcare and his son https://t.co/IIJUylJTfp

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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

RT @levynews: Thanks to my CNBC editors for letting me write this https://t.co/GzPLwfqlFH

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Sharon Wienbar

@wienbar

CEO at @Hackbright, dedicated to #changetheratio, Venture Partner at @ScaleVP, married mom to 2 girls, rower

.@levynews I'm sorry to hear of your son's troubles https://t.co/3xIcztedJW

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Scaling Ethereum to Billions of Users – Fred Ehrsam – Medium

medium · 17 hours ago

Boris Wertz

@bwertz

Entrepreneur @abebooks (sold to AMZN) turned investor @versiononevc. Husband and father of 4. German-Canadian. Love soccer, traveling, running.

RT @FEhrsam: Scaling Ethereum to Billions of Users https://t.co/IEoDjGKvqv

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Matt Huang

@matthuang

partner @sequoia. previously, founder of hotspots (yc w11, acquired by twtr)

Price runs & ICOs are exciting. But underlying work to scale/enrich the blockchain stack = far more important. Nice… https://t.co/UnRCgou3JQ

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Garry Tan

@garrytan

Managing Partner, Initialized Capital. Designer/engineer turned investor. Writes software, dreams. @InitializedCap

“Scaling Ethereum to Billions of Users” by @FEhrsam https://t.co/TFGuCzQubC

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A Time Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It’s fake.

washingtonpost · 21 hours ago

Chris Sacca

@sacca

I love @crystale. Sometimes on @ABCSharkTank. Early investor: @Twitter @Uber @Twilio @Instagram. Now working to give back. https://t.co/BnDQddecgt

RT @washingtonpost: A Time Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It’s fake. https://t.co/GbabQP5hXQ https://t.co/EFTEcy…

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Tim O'Reilly

@timoreilly

Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Watching the alpha geeks, sharing their stories, helping the future unfold.

RT @washingtonpost: A Time Magazine with Trump on the cover hangs in his golf clubs. It’s fake. https://t.co/GbabQP5hXQ https://t.co/EFTEcy…

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How Lightspeed responded to Caldbeck's alleged behavior with Stitch Fix founder

axios · 14 hours ago

daynagrayson

@daynagrayson

Partner @NEA, invests in consumer products, manufacturing tech, design driven companies and incredible founders. 50/50 NYC/BOS

Props to you @kmlake for this statement. Behavior like this will no longer be overlooked as women come together https://t.co/eXUPSjlrDd

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Om Malik

@om

Partner, True Ventures. Founder, Gigaom. I love possibilities, I believe in people & imagineering. https://t.co/riDURGvX6e & https://t.co/AvBTBiv8hn

This report about Binary Capital/Caldeck shows that bad behavior thrives because of "pass the buck" attitude in SV https://t.co/Eauan8w7H9

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Plaid puts out a ‘request for startups’ in nine underserved fintech sectors

techcrunch · 1 day ago

Version One Ventures

@VersionOneVC

We invest in companies that leverage network effects built around people and / or data.

Plaid puts out a ‘request for startups’ in nine underserved fintech sectors https://t.co/HM1lkmWy41 via @techcrunch

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NEA

@NEA

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

Great #fintech leadership from @Plaid - 'request for startups' will drive innovation where most needed https://t.co/LCghwY5uyl @techcrunch

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A New Kind of Tech Job Emphasizes Skills, Not a College Degree

nytimes · 10 hours ago

Paul Graham

@paulg

Even now, few grasp that credentials were never more than a bad proxy for ability. https://t.co/nSq419y5oa

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Tim O'Reilly

@timoreilly

Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Watching the alpha geeks, sharing their stories, helping the future unfold.

RT @JamesBessen: Excellent story: A New Kind of Tech Job Emphasizes Skills, Not a College Degree https://t.co/D41KlQ3lSO @stevelohr

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Two Billion People Coming Together on Facebook

newsroom.fb · 17 hours ago

DAVE MORIN

@davemorin

On a mission to cure depression.

2,000,000,000 people on Facebook. Amazing. https://t.co/hCSfRKaW51 https://t.co/homcyysJ3g

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Om Malik

@om

Partner, True Ventures. Founder, Gigaom. I love possibilities, I believe in people & imagineering. https://t.co/riDURGvX6e & https://t.co/AvBTBiv8hn

RT @DaveLeeBBC: Facebook passes 2 billion milestone https://t.co/qktw6X3fQU

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VC admits he doesn’t hire women out of fear he’ll get sued

techcrunch · 18 hours ago

Alice Lloyd George

@AMLG23

VC @RRE. Tech, art, science, the future, time travel, wookiepedia. Host @thefluxpodcast

*facepalm* https://t.co/7YvYie8PKg

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Sharon Wienbar

@wienbar

CEO at @Hackbright, dedicated to #changetheratio, Venture Partner at @ScaleVP, married mom to 2 girls, rower

RT @joelle_emerson: Can I tell you how much I hope Jonathan the VC reaches out to TechCrunch to explain his position? https://t.co/3sHPtTPF…

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In a few years, no investors are going to be looking for AI startups

machinelearnings.co · 1 day ago

a16z

@a16z

Andreessen Horowitz is a tech VC firm that invests in software eating the world https://t.co/xNuFDRYHRj https://t.co/cwGTtEUdfu https://t.co/m4unvi8FIF

RT @withfries2: I just published “In a few years, no investors are going to be looking for #AI #startups” https://t.co/mzy8FFcI0V

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Tim O'Reilly

@timoreilly

Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Watching the alpha geeks, sharing their stories, helping the future unfold.

RT @cdelancray: "In other words, in a small handful of years, software without AI will be unthinkable." https://t.co/XM3sJU71a5 cc @azeem c…

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On Senate Health Bill, Trump Falters in the Closer’s Role

nytimes · 13 hours ago

Sharon Wienbar

@wienbar

CEO at @Hackbright, dedicated to #changetheratio, Venture Partner at @ScaleVP, married mom to 2 girls, rower

RT @pbump: https://t.co/fgwFvWrFjg https://t.co/rhITkZOsDj

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Dave McClure

@davemcclure

#n3rd

RT @nytimes: McConnell reportedly told the White House that an ad against a Republican opposed to the bill was "beyond stupid" https://t.co…

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There’s a war brewing in Japan, and the banks should pay attention

techcrunch · 17 hours ago

Dave McClure

@davemcclure

#n3rd

RT @TechCrunch: There’s a war brewing in Japan, and the banks should pay attention https://t.co/benufH8VPJ by @james_riney

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500 Startups

@500Startups

500 Startups is a seed fund & a network of startup programs. Founded by PayPal & Google alums. Born in Silicon Valley, the #500STRONG family is worldwide.

"If the traditional banks don’t move quickly to innovate, hundreds of startups will eat their lunch.” - @james_riney https://t.co/iPYVMDV6Fo

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Electric Objects

electricobjects · 23 hours ago

Chris Fralic

@chrisfralic

VC @FirstRound and BD always. Technology historian, futurist, sociologist.

RT @jrlevine: Some news: the @ElectricObjects App has been acquired by @GIPHY https://t.co/3VfPh1m6YP

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Steve Schlafman

@schlaf

VC @RRE. Husband. Twin of @schlafman. Cheerleader for @thesill. Tech geek. Meditator. Yogi. Cyclist. @Patriots fan. Former Bostonian. Proud New Yorker.

Jake and his team created a magical product. Was a pleasure working together. Looking forward to seeing what comes… https://t.co/dW23MiStYo

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Microsoft Teams With Smaller Rival Box on Cloud Technology

wsj · 1 day ago

a16z

@a16z

Andreessen Horowitz is a tech VC firm that invests in software eating the world https://t.co/xNuFDRYHRj https://t.co/cwGTtEUdfu https://t.co/m4unvi8FIF

RT @stevesi: Microsoft and @BoxHQ working together and partnering makes me smile. Congrats @levie and @satyanadella 💪🙏 https://t.co/D0ICULH…

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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!

Microsoft & #BVPfunded @BoxHQ partner on #CloudComputing tech in an effort to get ahead in the emerging business. https://t.co/RWw5aFAo4v

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From a Woman in VC to Men Everywhere: 5 Things You Can Do Now to Avoid Being That Guy

medium · 1 day ago

Taylor Greene

@TaylorGreene

Partner @LererHippeau

Thoughtful post from my colleague @steph_manning07... https://t.co/zkH5ArVfUc

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Lerer Hippeau

@LererHippeau

We seek out entrepreneurs with product vision, consumer insight, focused execution, and unwavering ambition. Signup to our newsletter: https://t.co/nnVBqRo4gx

Our Platform Director @steph_manning07 outlines 5 things you can do now to make women feel safe & included at work. https://t.co/Acdd6aKJG9

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Accenture buys Cambridge design company Intrepid, plans to keep its 150 employees - The Boston Globe

bostonglobe · 1 hour ago

Sarah Hodges

@hodges

Partner at @Pillar_VC | Co-Founder at @Intelligent_ly | @Pluralsight @RunKeeper @Carbonite (back in the day)

WOW. Go @Intpdlabs. Couldn't be happier for @andreasquit @rrridges @markkasdorf - such good peeps! https://t.co/6cms7aaDqz #startups #boston

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Rob Go

@robgo

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

Nice! Congrats @markkasdorf https://t.co/hl93f1j002

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Here's The First Look At Google's Self-Driving Semi Trucks

jalopnik · 10 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 @olivercameron: Here is @Waymo's self-driving truck: https://t.co/Py9WDZzx03 https://t.co/GXdo7nSHwI

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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

Ready as soon as every cm of every road on which a truck could work is redundantly Lidar-mapped. Oh wait, Ruth Pora… https://t.co/AXxS8TYE9k

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To Boost Demand for Genetic Tests, Color Genomics Strikes Corporate Deals

theinformation · 10 hours ago

Harjeet

@Harjeet

Co-Founder & CEO https://t.co/uglZDZ1l0d. harj@https://t.co/uglZDZ1l0d.

RT @tonsing: . @Color brings genetic testing to more than 40 companies: Nvidia, Snap, Salesforce, Visa, Sacramento Kings...... https://t.co…

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Keval Desai

@kevaldesai

partner @InterWestVC, product @Google, @Digg, @GlobalVillage, @Tandem, co-founder @Achex, tweets are opinions, RTs != endorsements

RT @theinformation: Nvidia is one of 40+ companies offering employees cancer screening through gene-testing company Color Genomics. https:/…

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