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Why We Terminated Daily Stormer

blog.cloudflare · 22 hours ago

Albert Wenger

@albertwenger

VC at http://t.co/ob75pN98ID

RT @eastdakota: Why we terminated Daily Stormer. https://t.co/6WF5wXnGOg

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Alex Taussig

@ataussig

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

Fascinating post by @eastdakota of @Cloudflare https://t.co/NRxpkfzxHR

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Benjamin Tseng

@BenjaminTseng

VC (currently investing in cleantech & healthcare); former Product & BD exec, ex-scientist, unabashed knowledge junkie

Thoughtful re what it means 2 be good platform in consolidated internet: Cloudflare: Why We Terminated Daily Stormer https://t.co/CghOh9WejW

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Superhuman VIP - Product Hunt

producthunt · 7 hours ago

Dave McClure

@davemcclure

RT @SuperhumanCo: @SuperhumanCo is featured on @ProductHunt Upcoming! Subscribe here for our next wave of VIP invites 🚀 https://t.co/y51Jr2…

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jason

@Jason

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

most likely to be my 7th or 8th 🦄: @SuperhumanCo -- get in VIP & replace gmail with a 10x solution! https://t.co/vH3XiUmGmO

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First Round

@firstround

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

We just subscribed to Superhuman VIP. You can get your early access here too: https://t.co/vPhTPogRmz via @rahulvohra

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The e-mail Larry Page should have written to James Damore

economist · 2 days ago

Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

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

RT @Techmeme: Damore's memo made giant, unfounded leaps and ignored evidence contrary to his conclusion https://t.co/dF2b2e4Ocs https://t.c…

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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.

Letter from Alphabet: The e-mail Larry Page should have written to James Damore https://t.co/ESoLLDofYf via @TheEconomist

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The Success and Failure of Design Inc. – Marc Hemeon – Medium

medium · 2 hours ago

Kevin Hale

@ilikevests

Founder at Spectacle. Partner at Y Combinator. Founded Wufoo. Find my dream journal over @dreamface. And yes, I like vests. Holla.

Godspeed @hemeon https://t.co/7HT5P7nf7e

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Hunter Walk

@hunterwalk

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

Contemplative, honest & useful startup post from @hemeon https://t.co/4xdh3rWeQ1

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GV's Michael Margolis on user research for startups - Inside Intercom

blog.intercom · 2 hours ago

@GVteam

GV provides venture capital funding to bold new companies.

GV UX Research Partner @mmargolis talks with @intercom about helping startups better understand their users — https://t.co/RfmLBzAN1O

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Rich Miner

@richminer

Android Co-Founder, building stuff at Google. Co-Founded Wildfire, a voice based personal assistant 25yrs ago, PhD in Comp Science. Posts represent my thoughts.

RT @kennethn: Good interview with @GVteam UX research partner @mmargolis, the best asker-of-questions I've ever known: https://t.co/cpe21wz…

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Essential Phone, available now.

essential.comtial-phone-available-now · 3 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

Andy Rubin’s ‘Essential’ phone now shipping https://t.co/wdS2CkPc5d

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Rich Miner

@richminer

Android Co-Founder, building stuff at Google. Co-Founded Wildfire, a voice based personal assistant 25yrs ago, PhD in Comp Science. Posts represent my thoughts.

My essential phone is on the way and now you can order yours... @essential @Arubin https://t.co/kaQJrX67Oh

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High-profile investors, including Laurene Powell Jobs, just put $80 million into Color Genomics

cnbc · 20 hours ago

Elad Gil

@eladgil

Entrepreneur and Investor

RT @Color: ⚡️We're pleased to announce that we're closing $80M in new funding to further invest in the future of health. https://t.co/hp1NO…

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Garry Tan

@garrytan

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

Go @eladgil @othman 📈 https://t.co/UoaFQw8JpY

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Cuban Wants to Buy Back Broadcast.com Name for New Chat Venture

theinformation · 21 hours ago

Jorge Conde

@jorgeconde__

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz @a16z

.@theinformation As a Miami native, I slightly misinterpreted this headline: https://t.co/g3ZCesqsAE

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sam lessin

@lessin

Founder at @finexploration, Intern at @theinformation. Partner at @slow. Former VP Product @facebook. Founder @dropio back in the day. SF, NYC, SKIS, KITES.

isn't there some sort of 'Mark Cuban' rule? whenever he starts a 'https://t.co/ifKNTlQ0kS' the end is within X mo? https://t.co/QLe4Rhi5l1

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Brian Armstrong

fortune · 1 hour ago

DFJ Venture Capital

@DFJvc

Backing extraordinary entrepreneurs who think big.

Congratulations @coinbase @Brian_Armstrong on making @FortuneMagazine #40Under40 list! https://t.co/aAePI4Nbav

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Josh McFarland

@crazyfoo

Lover of puns. Looking forward.

Newly ejected from the pool of eligible candidates, I'm excited to be riding coattails... congrats @brian_armstrong! https://t.co/jDTkgtPcIm

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Michelle Zatlyn

fortune · 3 hours ago

NEA

@NEA

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

Congrats, @zatlyn! Coo & Co-Founder of @Cloudflare & @Forbes 2017 #40under40 honoree: https://t.co/B4zukyEHUb https://t.co/J2DVDsDZoa

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Venrock

@Venrock

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

Congratulations, @zatlyn, on being named one of @FortuneMagazine's 40 Under 40! https://t.co/MtqL1iqGsY

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40 Under 40: The Most Influential Young People in Business 2017

fortune · 3 hours 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

Congrats to our #40under40 honorees: Mark Zuckerberg, Daniel Ek (@eldsjal ) & Drew Houston (@drewhouston ). https://t.co/0KRsqdwJQ2

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Greylock Partners

@GreylockVC

We are company builders and investors. We partner with consumer and enterprise software entrepreneurs.

Congratulations to the @Airbnb, @coinbase and @Dropbox founders & CEOs for making @FortuneMagazine #40Under40 list. https://t.co/I8I9Os0ARX

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Social Capital adds a new partner to the mix: Mike Ghaffary

techcrunch · 4 hours ago

Social Capital

@socialcapital

Working with entrepreneurs to solve the world's hardest problems.

We're thrilled to welcome @newmike to the Social Capital team! https://t.co/O2VUmtoeAN

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Charles Hudson

@chudson

Managing Partner @PrecursorVC. Venture Partner at @SoftTechVC. Inner Mission dweller. Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, Pistons fan. Check out https://t.co/3aR0QMwZtL

Congrats to my friend @newmike! https://t.co/ZN0jilfy9X

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Why Steph Curry and Andre Iguodala Are Getting Into Tech

bloomberg · 5 hours ago

Phin Barnes

@phineasb

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

Why @StephenCurry30 and @andre Are Getting Into Tech - and a hat tip to a great event from @_richsmith https://t.co/4guuYXYebw

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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.

Why @StephenCurry30 and @andre are getting into #tech https://t.co/Zf66zt2uy6 via @technology #investing

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Global Estonians podcast: Steve Jurvetson

estonianworld · 5 hours ago