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Silicon Valley’s Overdue Cultural Pivot – Trae Vassallo – Medium

medium · 20 hours ago

Hunter Walk 🌈

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

"let’s band together to collectively move our culture forward w real accountability" by @trae, who bravely spoke up… https://t.co/nIhDe33NTU

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Tom Hulme

@thulme

General Partner @GVTeam (Google Ventures) - investing in high growth tech and life science companies. Formerly: @IDEO @OpenIDEO @OIEngine

RT @trae: I just published “Silicon Valley’s Overdue Cultural Pivot” https://t.co/AZU9haNuQE

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Sharon Wienbar

@wienbar

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

“#SiliconValley’s Overdue Cultural Pivot” @trae endured #harassment, too. & is hopeful to #changetheratio #culture https://t.co/E3x0Ej9rbz

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Shawn Merani

@smerani

Founder/Partner @flightvc. Huge @Cal supporter. #gobears | Tweets: 50/50 sports/tech. I'm the worst at current events. I have 100+ pairs of Nikes 😬

“Silicon Valley’s Overdue Cultural Pivot” by @trae https://t.co/12Qa62PIwN

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Ryan McIntyre

@ryan_mcintyre

VC @foundrygroup, musician, dad, husband, dog lover, Boulderite, San Franciscophile.

“Silicon Valley’s Overdue Cultural Pivot” by @trae https://t.co/hevQYhzx5F

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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

Go @Trae ! (We're honored to have you as a co-investor anytime...) https://t.co/JRy6myOgh9

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Everything I hate about Justin Caldbeck’s statement

medium · 1 day ago

aileenlee

@aileenlee

Founder of @CowboyVC / seed stage backer of startups. Startup wife, mom of 3, lover of music, chai and beaches.

Word. https://t.co/tUdvM82usG

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Angela Tran Kingyens

@ATKingyens

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

Amen 🙏 https://t.co/AAbd5tKOO7

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Pankaj Jain

@pjain

Tech. Startups. Hedge Funds. Previously Partner at 500 Startups, TLabs, GlobeOp, LTCM. The Big Apple,India, finance,data,economics,mythology, history.

RT @cindygallop: "Women exposed a man in power for sexually harassing them. The man said he’s sorry and he’ll get help" @mulligan https://t…

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Sharon Wienbar

@wienbar

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

Thank you to #maleallies https://t.co/9rYIkTunsD

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Scott Weiss

@W_ScottWeiss

Husband, father, snowboarder, aspiring surfer. Former GP a16z, CEO IronPort Systems.

Very accurate dissection of Caldbeck's statement... https://t.co/A3p6r2bVUW

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I’m one of the 3 women who went on the record to expose Justin’s sexual harassment.

medium · 1 day ago

aileenlee

@aileenlee

Founder of @CowboyVC / seed stage backer of startups. Startup wife, mom of 3, lover of music, chai and beaches.

RT @mulligan: One of Caldbeck’s victims, @niniane, summed up my feelings in a single sentence. https://t.co/Wf9xxMKUPT https://t.co/MiW3bOD…

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John Lilly

@johnolilly

Partner @ Greylock, former CEO @ Mozilla, dad, husband, son, nerd

More from @niniane. I support her 110%. https://t.co/6MiijtkCJa

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Toni Schneider

@tonidotorg

Partner at True Ventures, team lead at Automattic, more at https://t.co/jPTYl1OqX6

RT @triketora: “I’m one of the 3 women who went on the record to expose Justin’s sexual harassment.” https://t.co/Gu8WU5Ectx https://t.co/…

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seth levine

@sether

a little geeky. a little funny. a lot opinionated. saving the world one tech investment at a time.

for those of you swayed by caldbeck's "apology" i'd suggest you read this from one of his many accusers. https://t.co/sF5Gqou5Ks

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The Gig Is Up – Gotham Gal

gothamgal · 1 day 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

.....💯 https://t.co/v94MDaESvT

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David Lee

@davidlee

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

It takes serious “balls” to do what they did. The Gig Is Up https://t.co/CuCj5qDY4e … via @thegothamgal

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Harry Stebbings

@HarryStebbings

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

Love this @thegothamgal very exciting to read & in the words of Mr Bob Dylan "the times they are a changing!" 👍 https://t.co/iOX2sUsE8t

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Doing The Heavy Lifting – AVC

avc · 4 hours ago

Greg Bettinelli

@gregbettinelli

#LongLA. Partner @UpfrontVC. Advisor FreemanSpogli. Co-founder MuckerLab. Former CMO @HauteLook (now @Nordstrom), @eBay, @StubHub @LiveNation.

As @fredwilson eloquently highlights, seek out investment partners who don't shy away from the hard work, even when… https://t.co/tYblBDQiJZ

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Craig Shapiro

@cshapiro

Founder and managing partner @collabfund. Student of history.

"What really matters is who shows up when the hard conversation has to be had" https://t.co/xBGhIcx4ag

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Rob Go

@robgo

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

RT @avc: Doing The Heavy Lifting https://t.co/YegOYOCZ0P

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Easiest Path to Riches on the Web? An Initial Coin Offering

nytimes · 22 hours ago

M.G. Siegler

@mgsiegler

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

"It’s kind of like when you are a little kid and you know you are getting away with something." https://t.co/Zku3b1Em5E

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Adam Besvinick

@Besvinick

Venture investor & founder evangelist | Learned @Wanelo, @Lowercase, @HarvardHBS, @DukeU | Philly fan, fantasy football commissioner, latte & Twitter addict

My reaction upon reading the @nytimes' piece on ICOs https://t.co/Wv7J9ka9KH https://t.co/Y2y6YJ3F6m

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Eze Vidra

@ediggs

Chief Innovation Officer at Antidote, disrupting clinical trials with technology. Founded @Techbikers and @campuslondon, blog at https://t.co/CXCBxcEbTi

don't be the last one to know what's an ICO... Easiest Path to Riches on the Web? An Initial Coin Offering https://t.co/LED3AdARLS

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OmSays: Practice, don't preach!

getrevue.co · 13 hours ago

Om Malik

@om

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

🔥 Hot off the press: “OmSays: Practice, don't preach! ” https://t.co/COzgxcRLNk (via @revue)

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Keval Desai

@kevaldesai

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

RT @om: 🔥 Hot off the press: “OmSays: Practice, don't preach! ” https://t.co/COzgxcRLNk (via @revue)

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Fund managers rarely outperform the market for long

economist · 20 hours ago

Keval Desai

@kevaldesai

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

RT @TheEconomist: It is no suprise that the average fund fails to beat the index https://t.co/sLhzXdy2YO

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Scott Kupor

@skupor

Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; father of three amazing/crazy girls

Persistence does not persist in active public equities management https://t.co/mQQ1abtj9a

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A 13-Year-Old Math Whiz on the Best Calculators and Online-Chess Sites

wsj · 20 hours ago

jeremy liew

@jeremysliew

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

4. I just read a @WSJ profile of @Luke_Robitaille the 13yo who won the @ratheon @mathcounts competition this year https://t.co/jQkT9KILvx

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Keval Desai

@kevaldesai

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

RT @jeremysliew: 4. I just read a @WSJ profile of @Luke_Robitaille the 13yo who won the @ratheon @mathcounts competition this year https://…

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Stock Picking Is Dying Because There Are No More Stocks to Pick

blogs.wsj · 21 hours ago

Scott Kupor

@skupor

Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; father of three amazing/crazy girls

The incredibly shrinking US public stock market https://t.co/t5537fFKvX

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Jeff Jordan

@jeff_jordan

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

Stock Picking Is Dying Because There Are No More Stocks to Pick https://t.co/iYDOECWEXG via @WSJMoneyBeat

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Wesley Chan

facebook · 22 hours ago

Wesley Chan

@weschan

Whiskey lover, startup advisor and investor at Felicis Ventures.

Why aren't more people outraged on the possibility of Justin Caldbeck coming back to venture? Some thoughts: https://t.co/2uBhHxjz12

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Keval Desai

@kevaldesai

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

RT @weschan: Why aren't more people outraged on the possibility of Justin Caldbeck coming back to venture? Some thoughts: https://t.co/2uBh…

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We need to talk about the power of AI to manipulate us

technologyreview · 19 days ago

Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

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

RT @peterwsinger: "AI will influence how we think, and how we treat others." https://t.co/VvJ8yNSC3A

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The 25 Most Disruptive Companies of the Year

inc · 10 days ago

Lisa Wu

@VC_LisaWu

VC @NorwestVP. Previously: @amazon, @BessemerVP.

RT @jeffmcrowe: Great to see @opendoor on @Inc's list of "Disruptive 25" startups https://t.co/ggPfS4LPCi

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Niniane Wang: Days before scandal broke, Binary's Justin Caldbeck "tried to use funding to shut me up"

pando · 12 hours ago

aileenlee

@aileenlee

Founder of @CowboyVC / seed stage backer of startups. Startup wife, mom of 3, lover of music, chai and beaches.

RT @sarahcuda: Niniane Wang: Days before scandal broke, Binary's Justin Caldbeck "tried to use funding to shut me up" https://t.co/vzPjWkc2…

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What I Look for in Cryptocoins

jordancooper.blog · 1 day ago

Elad Gil

@eladgil

Entrepreneur and Investor

RT @jordancooper: Blogpost: "What I Look for in Cryptocoins" https://t.co/jfpZ3FySWQ

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Conserve elephants. They hold a scientific mirror up to humans

economist · 4 days ago

M.G. Siegler

@mgsiegler

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

"The question, then, is whether elephants and people can ever co-exist peacefully." 🐘😔🐘😔🐘 https://t.co/BAhNjkIKOv

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Why I Joined SignalFx - SignalFx

signalfx · 5 days ago

Jeff Jordan

@jeff_jordan

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

Extremely psyched to have Mark apply his super powers in the a16z portfolio!! https://t.co/O06rkIUZ5I

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Nvidia makes a self-driving AI that tells you how it works

technologyreview · 52 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

All of these efforts are useful and important https://t.co/8trjihaTq2

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I’m here to help you through the hardest parts of your coding journey

medium.freecodecamp · 22 minutes 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 @stevesi: “I’m here to help you through the hardest parts of your coding journey” by @iam_preethi https://t.co/9NZXuDG1rF

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My $0.02 on work ethic and work life balance and the Worlds POV's by Gary Vaynerchuk | Anchor - Radio, reinvented

anchor.fm · 21 hours ago

Brian O'Malley

@omal

Partner @Accel. Seeker of network effects & taquerias. Investor in @aminohealth, @anchor, @awaytravel, @gametimeunited, @HotelTonight, @getluma, @narvarinc.

RT @garyvee: #NowPlaying "My $0.02 on work ethic and work life balance and the Worlds POV's" from Gary Vaynerchuk on @anchor: https://t.co/…

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