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a16z · 5 hours ago

Zal Bilimoria

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

Congrats, @Activehours & @a16z! Real-time payroll is a great example of democratizing finserv which @refactor loves! https://t.co/XlIfacpbrL

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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.

We’re thrilled to join @Activehours on their journey. Think of it as Tivo for paychecks. https://t.co/WiBVAFQri1 https://t.co/N3ti1kszoH

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🍪Steven Sinofsky ॐ

@stevesi

Board Partner @a16z • Adviser @BoxHQ • Writings @ Learning by Shipping • More to come • ॐ • 🔄=retweet ❤️=like

RT @zalzally: Congrats, @Activehours & @a16z! Real-time payroll is a great example of democratizing finserv which @refactor loves! https://…

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Ilya Sukhar

@ilyasu

@matrixpartners. before: @parseit, @facebook, @ycombinator.

Excited to see @a16z join Matrix on the ActiveHours journey! @dcstalder quietly killing it :) https://t.co/A54Y3rGbE1

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Alex Rampell

@arampell

Silicon Valley entrepreneur (TrialPay, Yub, Affirm, Point, TXN, etc), investor (General Partner @a16z), husband, father, and sarcast (one who is sarcastic)

Very excited to announce our investment in @Activehours ! https://t.co/ubBfyczGv5

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Jeff Jordan

@jeff_jordan

Tech investor at a16z, proud father, sports fan, outdoors nut.

Very psyched by most recent @a16z investment. @Activehours provides a highly efficient alternative to pay day loans https://t.co/doo6HwUdQO

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Ben Horowitz

@bhorowitz

Author of Ben's Blog (http://t.co/I8TLUV7FBI) and HarperBusiness book, THE HARD THING ABOUT HARD THINGS http://t.co/XzH5oPkOvy

Nothing better than super advanced, fairly priced financial services for working people. @Activehours @arampell https://t.co/xjyyhkcxLj

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Former Apple Engineers Working on New Eyes for Driverless Cars

nytimes · 22 hours ago

Shahin Farshchi

@Farshchi

Partner @lux_capital empowering entrepreneurs, funding frontier tech companies. Gearhead, Trekkie, workoutaholic.

Proud to be partnered with this amazing pair of founders from the ideation of Aeva to enable tomorrow's robots: https://t.co/RXaxuNaHMp

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Zavain Dar

@zavaindar

Batman. Day time: VC @Lux_Capital; Adjunct @Stanford. @BlockstackOrg @RecursionPharma @TempoAutomation @Clarifai @Rigetti Primer Capella @TalaMobile @Zymergen

Slowly unstealthing our most exciting companies. Lux ideated+invested. Ex-Apple founders also my former dormmates ;) https://t.co/kC1Pk8XUBA

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Lux Capital

@Lux_Capital

Early-Stage Venture Capital

Former Apple Engineers Working on New Eyes for Driverless Cars https://t.co/XUVwjul1ec

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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

RT @BrandonReeves08: Proud to have partnered with Aeva. One of the most impressive self driving startups https://t.co/Cs7UTmkuNf

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

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

Look out: autonomous vehicles ahead! Another Lux investment in autonomous vehicles and sensor systems. https://t.co/K19nEJlFsd

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Adam Goulburn

@AGoulburn

@Lux_Capital; tweet with a funny accent @Hometeamcare @getpager @Science_37 @zipdrug @authorea @3ScanTweets @DroneRaceLeague @alluvium @workithealth

"It’s a whole different animal" https://t.co/IhVA7tFhPo

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The Habit Behind This Founder’s Fast Financings, Product Development and Book Deal

firstround · 5 hours ago

First Round

@firstround

Backing remarkable founders from the first moment — not just the first round.

The practice that every leader should consider for critical decisions (ft. @adambraun, new on @firstround review) https://t.co/3J5pkbAZc1

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Founder Collective

@fcollective

The most aligned VC for founders at seed #ProudInvestor in @Uber, @TheTradeDeskinc, @MakerBot, @Buzzfeed, @Cruise, @Diaandco, @PillPack, @SeatGeek, @IntegralAds

"It’s about processing, not presenting." @MissionU founder @AdamBraun on the power of "listening tours" for founders https://t.co/6OVXbw6qwj

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brettberson

@brettberson

@firstround and am a fan of clever and caring people

RT @shaunyou: The practice that every leader should consider for critical decisions (ft. @adambraun, new on @firstround review) https://t.c…

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Phin Barnes

@phineasb

Sneakerhead. VC. More here: https://t.co/x8K3O1zUB0

The Listening Habit Behind @adambraun Fast Financings, Product Development and Book Deal – https://t.co/5sVxr0HB6h

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Is Y Combinator for me?

avnipatelthompson · 5 hours ago

Michael Seibel

@mwseibel

Partner at Y Combinator #ycombinator michael@ycombinator.com (previously co-founder of https://t.co/fokV35IlF5 and Socialcam)

At YC - we strive to make every underrepresented founders experience feel like this: https://t.co/fj3gabdR4v

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Sam Altman

@sama

Twitter advice: He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.

"Is Y Combinator for me?" https://t.co/CI8gHeozmI

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Paul Buchheit

@paultoo

I don't exist.

RT @APatelThompson: Is Y Combinator for me? https://t.co/BSNwKxAiVA https://t.co/ebevFwMRau

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Adora Cheung

@nolimits

Partner @ycombinator

“If you are intellectually curious and passionate about solving big, hairy problems, I’d say you’ll fit in just fin… https://t.co/dYSqmlWbms

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Announcing the Blockstack Public Benefit Corp

blockstack · 1 day ago

Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

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

Proud to be backing @muneeb, @ryaneshea and the team at @blockstack. https://t.co/bDtyAZXlsz

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Version One Ventures

@VersionOneVC

We back the next generation of entrepreneurs who are leveraging powerful network effects. Run by @ATKingyens & @bwertz.

RT @muneeb: Announcing the Blockstack Public Benefit Corp; our mission is to enable an open, decentralized internet. https://t.co/7kC8NW2zT1

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Albert Wenger

@albertwenger

VC at http://t.co/ob75pN98ID

As a long time supporter of the #PBC movement, I am super excited about @blockstack converting to a Public Benefit… https://t.co/BFdjm6ZKji

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How a startup hopes to treat the rural opioid epidemic, at a profit

theverge · 1 day ago

RRE Ventures

@RRE

Early-stage venture capital. We help build startups that transform industries.

.@TheVerge on the opioid epidemic and how startup Groups rethinks the care model to reach those in need https://t.co/rrHK5wKLF9 @benpopper

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Jay Hass

@jayrunner1

Venture Capitalist, poet, energizer

.@TheVerge on the opioid epidemic and how startup Groups rethinks the care model to reach those in need https://t.co/zstqQamQ30 @benpopper

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@jdrive

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

How a startup hopes to treat the rural opioid epidemic, at a profit https://t.co/uy8OIhYan0 via @Verge

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Announcing our investment in Manifold

versionone.vc · 8 hours ago

Boris Wertz

@bwertz

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

Announcing our investment in Manifold (find & manage developer services) - very excited to work w/ @jevon again! https://t.co/8sSa0GyjQy

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Angela Tran Kingyens

@ATKingyens

Values- & data-driven investor @VersionOneVC, board member @ComputerHistory, people developer, engineer, Torontonian, Ultimate player & sports fan.

Announcing our investment in @manifoldco: https://t.co/qcJRQsO0t8 excited to be a part of @jevon + team's journey! cc @VersionOneVC

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Version One Ventures

@VersionOneVC

We back the next generation of entrepreneurs who are leveraging powerful network effects. Run by @ATKingyens & @bwertz.

Announcing our investment in Manifold, the easiest way to find and manage essential developer services https://t.co/VoIpU5Bkkf @manifoldco

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Learning effects, network effects, and runaway leaders

techcrunch · 9 hours ago

Nick Beim

@NickBeim

Investor @Dataminr @GoQuiq @Workframe @ClaraLending @IntentMedia @Caredotcom @Gilt @JBoss @CrowdJustice, Partner @Venrock, Director @Endeavor_Global

Learning effects: how machine learning can generate increasing returns to scale https://t.co/xcHvabwWLK @Venrock

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Bob Kocher

@bobkocher

Venrock, Schaeffer Center, Stanford, and Brookings to make healthcare better faster!

Learning effects, network effects, and runaway leaders https://t.co/f0k99NImrT via @techcrunch

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Venrock

@Venrock

Build. Grow. Disrupt. @brobertsvc @vcsurferdad @pakman @miketyrrell @nickbeim @bobkocher @camisamuelsvc @rnbracken @alonbonder

Learning effects, network effects, and runaway leaders – @NickBeim in @TechCrunch: https://t.co/NMDhjnbYn6 https://t.co/NBQpPiY9uH

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Why Lightspeed is stepping up its commitment to Bangalore

medium · 18 hours ago

Alex Taussig

@ataussig

Partner @LightspeedVP. On @PlanetoftheApps. Investor: @Zola, @VectorSpaceSys, @Thredup, @JauntVR, @2UInc, RentJuice/@Zillow. Reformed physicist @Harvard/@MIT.

RT @ravi_lsvp: We're excited to step-up our commitment to Bangalore with a new office! https://t.co/rmPcR2wkxE @bsomaia

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jeremy liew

@jeremysliew

Consumer Investor. Partner at @LightspeedVP. Overcompensating for a geeky youth. Watch what I do at https://t.co/5pNgwMQ1xL

RT @bsomaia: We're excited to step-up our commitment to Bangalore with a new office! https://t.co/qX6IZRdpx5

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Lightspeed

@lightspeedvp

Tomorrow, built today. Early stage investors in enterprise and consumer. https://t.co/uK24pPaPgL

RT @arifj: Nice look at our new @lightspeedvp office in Bangalore from @bsomaia https://t.co/PnC9sY92yg

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Weekend Fund ☀️ – Ryan Hoover – Medium

medium · 7 hours ago

Suzy Ryoo

@suzywillow

Venture Partner @AtomFactory @CrossCultureVC. @KauffmanFellows Class 22. Culturally ambitious ✨ 📍LA via Seoul & immigrant entrepreneur parents, #runningryoos ❤

Proud of & excited for my favorite human @rrhoover 😻🎉✨💥 (we talk about startups & business, a lot, every night & ev… https://t.co/hP9ZaKfGzU

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rohit sharma

@rohit_x_

True Ventures / Lapsed Photon Slinger / ex CTO ONISystems

RT @rrhoover: Life update… I’m eager to announce Weekend Fund, a $3M venture fund to invest in early stage startups. ☀️ https://t.co/GZVR…

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The HTC U11 and HTC Alexa app deliver the world’s first always-ready, hands-free access to Amazon Alexa on a phone | HTC United States

htc · 18 hours ago

Niko Bonatsos

@bonatsos

Talent is universal, while opportunity is not.

HTC + Google = moonshot to figure out mobile AR + VR! https://t.co/fwdIjqjnYf

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@om

I pretended to be a reporter once. Now I have opinions about tech. I invest @True ventures & blog at https://t.co/AvBTBiv8hn.

Is this the biggest acquahire by @google? My answer is yes. And actually worth it. https://t.co/1qdN09ntIp

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Polly’s teen polling app piggybacks on Snapchat

techcrunch · 19 hours ago

Josh Elman

@joshelman

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

Always fun to see creative developers like @Ranidu and team finding new creative ways to engage users https://t.co/4CVzCqcpZd

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justin kan

@justinkan

Now: @atriumteam, @askwhale Past: Y Combinator, founded https://t.co/VNb8Y2Hc4o, Twitch, Exec, Socialcam, Kiko. Find me on Snapchat: justinkan

Very excited for @ranidulankage @jamesfzhang @viccsmind's new app Polly! https://t.co/Bv0YGNbwv2

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Ever takes on Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, and others with AI facial recognition service

venturebeat · 1 day ago

Felicis Ventures

@felicis

Backing iconic companies reinventing critical products/services for mobile & cloud along with those in frontier areas like AI, robots, drones & 3D

RT @VentureBeat: Ever takes on Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, and others with AI facial recognition service https://t.co/Bo2XTvuIfW by @belril

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Keith Rabois

@rabois

entrepreneur, investor, contrarian

Excited to be working w this outstanding team. https://t.co/jUzzYpUeZu

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Facebook to release to Congress Russian-purchased ads linked to 2016 election

politico · 2 hours ago

jason

@Jason

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

Note good enough @finkd -- the American people must see these ads & how you will stop them in the future. @facebook https://t.co/FOKotL2iJU

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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

TOO LATE. Even more bitterly insincere given that he knew what was going on, in detail, & let it happen - & *den… https://t.co/b9zN5orgp7

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Announcing Ethereum & Litecoin vaults – The Coinbase Blog

blog.coinbase · 4 hours ago

Garry Tan

@garrytan

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

For those of you with Ethereum on Coinbase, worth dropping it into a vault if you're not going to put it on a Ledge… https://t.co/v9edGSl1Tj

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Ekin Oflazer

@eoflazer

VC @sparkcapital, previouslay @CreditSuisse, @UChicago alum

RT @brian_armstrong: Ethereum and Litecoin vaults now on Coinbase! https://t.co/zT4cetsvcC

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Growth, Product, and Investing in Early-Stage Startups | On Deck Daily

ondeckdaily · 4 hours ago

Pomp 🌪

@APompliano

Managing Partner at Full Tilt Capital. Too many internet friends. Previously ran Product & Growth teams @Facebook, after selling DigaForce

I'll be answering questions throughout the day here: https://t.co/n6wvKBGels This should be fun

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Erik Torenberg

@eriktorenberg

Entrepreneur and Investor. Co-founder, https://t.co/NnuJs4N1hU, @beondeckdaily

RT @beondeckdaily: Join our Deep Dive with @APompliano of Full Tilt Capital on growth, product, and investing in early-stage startups - htt…

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Term Sheet -- Thursday, September 21

fortune · 4 hours ago

Bill Trenchard

@btrenchard

Seed stage VC at First Round Capital

Excited to see @VerkadaHQ on @FortuneMagazine's #TermSheet this morning. Congrats on the launch! https://t.co/twY7SKpffI

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First Round

@firstround

Backing remarkable founders from the first moment — not just the first round.

Excited to see how @VerkadaHQ will change physical security for businesses: https://t.co/9qy9iWfJUF via @FortuneMagazine #TermSheet

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Fortune's 2017 Most Powerful Women in Business

fortune · 7 hours ago

Sarah Guo

@saranormous

investor @greylockVC: @awakesecurity, @rhumbix, @skyhighnetworks, @attic, @crew_app, @obsidiansec...works with crazies who believe the future has just started

RT @FortuneMagazine: Our 2017 Most Powerful Women in Business list has dropped! See who made the cut this year https://t.co/FoCA3SWPtD http…

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XFactor Ventures

@XFactorVentures

XX FOUNDERS. Billion dollar Opportunities

Female founders, CEOs and executives we admire. This list: https://t.co/fWIzpnVoLu

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Republicans' new repeal bill would probably leave millions more uninsured, new analyses suggest

latimes · 8 hours ago

Paul Graham

@paulg

RT @Atul_Gawande: 4th independent analysis shows new GOP repeal bill devastates health care funding & leaves millions more uninsured https:…

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Bob Kocher

@bobkocher

Venrock, Schaeffer Center, Stanford, and Brookings to make healthcare better faster!

…and for those who keep insurance will have $10-15K deductibles and cost sharing! Tragic for chronic disease patien… https://t.co/1cL6JHdCju

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Laura Kipnis’s Endless Trial by Title IX

newyorker · 15 hours ago

Paul Graham

@paulg

RT @JeannieSuk: I wrote about using #TitleIX to punish disagreement, dissent, and people one dislikes: https://t.co/LHzcd99iNT @laurakipnis…

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Naval Ravikant

@naval

Present.

“If you wanted to produce a pacified, cowering citizenry, this would be the method” https://t.co/3NVYkktDmP

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