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devonzuegel · 1 day ago

joshua schachter

Tinkerer. Founder of https://t.co/poMF1gcz45. He/him. Some projects: https://t.co/fDLeq6vF6e

i am jealous of @devonzuegel’s clarity of insight. online behavior is a natural consequence of the options of inter… https://t.co/OJLuTufymh

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Jeremy Conrad

@nomadicnerd

Co founder and CEO of Quartz (@QuartzDotCo). We’re hiring! Venture Partner @lemnoslabs. Previously I was at MIT and in the USAF.

A great post from @devonzuegel on the downsides of digital group dynamics (with insight into how to help!)… https://t.co/KUMtxb1iPD

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Leo Polovets

@lpolovets

GP @SusaVentures (@RobinhoodApp, @Flexport). Investing $1m into $2m+ rnds. Prev: @Caltech; 2nd eng hire @LinkedIn; @Google DM/email me; warm intro=unnecessary

RT @devonzuegel: I wish there were an equivalent of a disapproving glare on the internet https://t.co/qEu73V8SFO

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Patrick Traughber

@ptraughber

PM @Twitter on consumer products. Previously worked in the San Francisco Mayor’s Office. From Long Beach and San Pedro.

RT @devonzuegel: I wish there were an equivalent of a disapproving glare on the internet https://t.co/qEu73V8SFO

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Gasca

@gasca

amateur twitter philosopher; working on a new project: “Teach Me Everything”

Devon’s essay is *spot on* Having worked on these issues for years at Twitter I think the lack of a negative signal… https://t.co/UNU0mSYCD9

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Julie Zhuo

@joulee

Currently https://t.co/l5aVzI2xuV. Formerly design VP @ FB. Author of The Making of a Manager https://t.co/I599Y0C8vI. I love people, products and words. Join my mailing list ⬇️

Good metaphor and explanation for what leads to increasingly polarized discussion online. https://t.co/XqaqFQFmy6

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Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China

bbc · 5 days ago

Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

Son of an undocumented immigrant. Business Dad. @initialized @reddit

RT @AnandWrites: Read the Zoom https://t.co/fBPebAUC3v

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John Melas-Kyriazi

@jmelaskyriazi

co-founder & CEO at @quaestortech // ex-@sparkcapital // @christinaphili5’s quarantine companion

https://t.co/87KzwvL3ed https://t.co/sqnYtvqk7O

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John Frankel 🚶‍♂️

@john_frankel

Longtime tech investor. Early stage venture capitalist. builder. Love working with energetic entrepreneurs working to change the world.

RT @bbchealth: Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China https://t.co/O4Pv1f8NjM

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DHH

@dhh

Creator of Ruby on Rails, Founder & CTO at Basecamp, NYT best-selling author, and Le Mans 24h class-winning racing driver.

Really, 2020 should save some of the plot lines for the rest of the decade. https://t.co/lV4Jo8RQI9

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Aaron Levie

@levie

Lead Magician (and CEO) at Box (@box); Huge ABBA fan. I don't fully endorse anything I say below. Go ☁

Nope. Absolutely not allowed. Can we solve the first one please. https://t.co/muwK54OCy6

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jina anne 🖤

@jina

Design Systems Advocate. @Clarity_conf @_DesignSystems @DesignTokens @SassCSS @SassNews @global_dsc @sf_dsc @themixinsf @GoogleDevExpert @AIGASF. they/she.

Oh. https://t.co/8HsTMrtuv7

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In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both.

nytimes · 2 days ago

Elad Gil

@eladgil

Entrepreneur and Investor

https://t.co/LpZUDcplBF

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Chris Fralic

@chrisfralic

Board Partner @FirstRound. Technology historian and futurist. Student of business. Collector.

RT @stephanieprager: i've read a lot of articles about this but this one lands every point. https://t.co/2vh1Q186rQ

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Sarah Guo ⚡️ Greylock

@saranormous

Partner @greylockVC. Believes in software, focuses on distribution, seed/A/B partner to crazies who know the future has just started.

🙈 Didn’t know I could feel so seen https://t.co/cOe9dHPQeJ

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Chloe Sladden

@ChloeS

Co-founder of Honeycomb Labs, enabling collaborative parenting through trusted groups. Founding Partner @HashtagAngels. Alum of @Twitter.

RT @ProfMMurray: THIS. THIS. THIS. And predictably, the impact of this will be hugely gendered. https://t.co/rYrJrY2kZD

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Melissa Tsang

@melissatsang

product @fieldwirehq. previously @upgradecredit @lendingclub @evernote @riceuniversity

RT @ProfMMurray: THIS. THIS. THIS. And predictably, the impact of this will be hugely gendered. https://t.co/rYrJrY2kZD

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Cendana Capital, which has been backing seed funds for a decade, has $278 million more to invest – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 3 days ago

Jeff Clavier

@jeff

Founder of Uncork Capital, one of the OG micro-VC firms. Invested in 200+ cos. @bernadette hubby, dad of 2, wino, skier, happily living in Woodside/SF/Kirkwood

Congratulations to @MKRocks and the team at @CendanaCapital for their latest fund. We're grateful to count you as o… https://t.co/xnV6b5rEkt

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John Melas-Kyriazi

@jmelaskyriazi

co-founder & CEO at @quaestortech // ex-@sparkcapital // @christinaphili5’s quarantine companion

.@CendanaCapital is a giant in the pre-seed / seed space and has backed @SusaVentures, @uncorkcap, @rootvc,… https://t.co/MeVPR8KADU

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saar gur

@saarsaar

venture capitalist at CRV

congrats @MKRocks!!! ❤️🙌🚀 https://t.co/1dxrUFvrR1

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Manu Kumar

@ManuKumar

🦮 Human, Founder, Investor. Chief Firestarter at @K9Ventures. The O.G. for PreSeed. @lyft, @twilio, @playosmo, @CartaInc, @lucidchart, @auth0, @HiHello & more.

It’s been an honor and a pleasure to to work with @MKRocks and @CendanaCapital as LPs in @K9Ventures. #PreSeed https://t.co/dSOGq7vE87

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Founder Collective

@fcollective

Our mission: to be the most aligned VC for founders at seed #ProudInvestor in @Uber, @TheTradeDeskinc @Airtable, @SeatGeek & more. Contact@FounderCollective.com

#ProudInvestee https://t.co/1WcWTPnYgy

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instagram · 311 days ago

Shervin Pishevar

@shervin

founder. xscientist. POC. Investor at Sofreh. Cue, Uber, Airbnb, Robinhood, VirginHyperloop, Pillpack, Curology, DrOnDemand, Quip, Astra, Postmates, Ipsy, Nuggs

RT @ABenton: We just crossed half a million 🤣😅😅🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾. #investblack #blacktech #blackintech #blackwallstreet https://t.co/rM3O0UyCnC

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Gary Chou

@garychou

Fun guy @orbitalnyc, @LettersForBL, @idrinktwobeers Podcast, Advisor @MeritTechCo @urbanarchiveny, Watch @IWMYMFilm!

@joshu @roybahat @michelletandler Or for all the kids on the gram, I love this format: https://t.co/O4672Km4ze

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gil penchina

@gilpenchina

Living on the Edge

#adventures in #hawaii @ Kauai https://t.co/2fcokgw9Sm

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Effi Fuks

@effifuks

Product @nextInsurance1

Someone left it these my neighborhood hiking trail @ Water Dog Lake Park & Open Space https://t.co/QqPNPnAAQ6

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Goldman Sachs says a national mask mandate could slash infections and save economy from a 5% hit

cnbc · 4 days ago

Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

Son of an undocumented immigrant. Business Dad. @initialized @reddit

RT @CNBC: Goldman Sachs says a national mask mandate could slash infections and save economy from a 5% hit https://t.co/7J0JBnXiXI

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

Partner at Lux Capital: @Airmapio, @DesktopMetal, @Orbital_Insight, @ZededaEdge, @NozomiNetworks, @EvolvTechnology, @Saildrone, @fiddlerlabs, @veobot...

If you won’t listen to Dr. Fauci or to Dr. Scott Gottlieb or to the CDC, WHO etc. Will you listen to Goldman Sachs… https://t.co/hoQctX8k8E

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Aaron Levie

@levie

Lead Magician (and CEO) at Box (@box); Huge ABBA fan. I don't fully endorse anything I say below. Go ☁

Only in America is health advice more valid once a bank confirms it. https://t.co/CG695PbJ1a

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Atif Raza

@Atif_Rz

Founder. Proud alumni Microsoft. Student of behavioral economics, markets, products and technology

One way to get people to do something they dont want to do is to tie it to something they are motivated to do More… https://t.co/lW3FM2VEVj

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Your Place to Talk

blog.discord · 4 days ago

Will Reed

@willreed_21

black lives matter.

RT @discord: Discord is your place to talk. Looking ahead: https://t.co/PkS468ZN5K https://t.co/WHSZJdJgxC

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Josh Elman

@joshelman

Product: Twitter, FB Connect, LinkedIn, Robinhood. Current Board: @Medium @Mammothmedia @DiscordApp Former Board: @tiktok_us @smartthings @houseparty

Huge milestone for Discord today - announcing a much broader brand and ambition to give everyone in the world “Your… https://t.co/cSl7Qqs3El

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Blake Robbins

@blakeir

VC @ludlowventures. Previously Google, Nest, and SpaceX. 👫@amyherman24

Really excited to see Discord lean into the voice element of their platform. I think Discord is largely misundersto… https://t.co/Qau5qZa9A8

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Sidebar

@SidebarIO

Every day, the 5 best design links curated by a selection of great editors.

Discord Rebrand https://t.co/mcj17YMuAc

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'We need to live with it': White House readies new message for the nation on coronavirus

nbcnews · 20 hours ago

Bob Kocher

@bobkocher

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

How come the EU, AU, NZ, and Asia do not have to live with it? https://t.co/ooSd493vsm

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John Lilly

@johnolilly

Boards: Code for America, VotingWorks, Figma, Caffeine, Nuro, Crew, Clockwise, Angle. Former GP@Greylock, CEO@Mozilla Dad, husband, son, nerd.

These...may not be our very best people. https://t.co/hu0FtXMHL5

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jason@calacanis.com

@Jason

Backing startups like @uber @thumbtack @wealthfront @datastax @robinhoodapp @desktopmetal & @calm -- 3 years before you became addicted to them

Suggest we start with: 1. wear a mask 2. stay home if you're at risk 3. we are testing & tracing 1,000 folks rand… https://t.co/2Q5MAZWi1w

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GGV’s Jeff Richards: ‘There is a level of resiliency in Silicon Valley that we did not have 10 years ago’ – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 1 day ago

Jeff Richards

@jrichlive

Managing Partner @GGVCapital, $6.2B global venture capital firm, 2X founder, Dad to 4 amazing kids, praying for @Dartmouth hoops return to Final Four #golong

This was a fun conversation with @alex + @hanstung https://t.co/gd0zRKsBtt

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GGV Capital

@GGVCapital

Global venture capital firm that invests in local founders. For more @jrichlive, @glennsolomon, @hanstung, @jennyleehw

Catch the highlights from @hanstung + @jrichlive conversation w/ @alex last week! https://t.co/z95qVx9bMj

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Hans Tung

@hanstung

GP@GGVCapital, Stanford, Brds: @xiaomi @Wish @stockx @poshmark @ibotta @boweryfarming @offerup; In: #Airbnb #tiktok #peloton #slack #affirm #Meituan; podcast

Thanks for having us @alex. @jrichlive & I are fortunate to do what we love. I came to @Stanford in Fall 1989 from… https://t.co/b6YBBhXG6F

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Tech IPOs are being badly mispriced, as Lemonade and Agora double in market debuts

cnbc · 1 day ago

Keval Desai

@kevaldesai

Often wrong, never in doubt https://t.co/brHs3tB8AI

Alternate hypothesis = there is a huge dispersion between what short term/day traders v/s long term investors think… https://t.co/KtE2qxnNzf

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

Partner at Lux Capital: @Airmapio, @DesktopMetal, @Orbital_Insight, @ZededaEdge, @NozomiNetworks, @EvolvTechnology, @Saildrone, @fiddlerlabs, @veobot...

Paging @bgurley... https://t.co/OmeKzrxTmR

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Bill Gurley

@bgurley

VC @benchmark, Investor: @grubhub, @zillow, @uber, @stitchfix, @nextdoor, @glassdoor, @hacker0x01, @solvhealth, @roverdotcom, @goodeggs, @instawork

Glad to see the press get educated about this. It’s really a true economic scam. Things need to change. https://t.co/8jyf7zOn9x

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How Substack has spawned a new class of newsletter entrepreneurs - Digiday

digiday · 3 days ago

a16z

@a16z

we invest in software eating the world https://t.co/bef4eiiHHF https://t.co/cwGTtECCnW https://t.co/P6HnTlL2gP https://t.co/vkkwquCwGj https://t.co/EJECpYFoqq

RT @Digiday: How Substack has spawned a new class of newsletter entrepreneurs https://t.co/42XxNLWtsg

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Y Combinator

@ycombinator

How @SubstackInc (YC W18) has spawned a new class of newsletter entrepreneurs: https://t.co/liAf3wyjI5

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Andrew Chen

@andrewchen

a16z and writer. ex-Uber, startups

👇 How Substack has spawned a new class of newsletter entrepreneurs https://t.co/wf8HFDK2Rj

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Opinion | Remote School Is a Nightmare. Few in Power Care.

nytimes · 4 days ago

Jeff Richards

@jrichlive

Managing Partner @GGVCapital, $6.2B global venture capital firm, 2X founder, Dad to 4 amazing kids, praying for @Dartmouth hoops return to Final Four #golong

This is an enormous challenge facing our country https://t.co/LqmCcTKWOX

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Elad Gil

@eladgil

Entrepreneur and Investor

https://t.co/6EgcyI2yzR

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Chris Fralic

@chrisfralic

Board Partner @FirstRound. Technology historian and futurist. Student of business. Collector.

School’s out for summer School’s out for ever School’s been blown to pieces https://t.co/mkGCpf1MHo

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All fireworks shows cancelled in Bay Area

sfgate · 5 days ago

Eric Feng

@efeng

Currently at Facebook. Previously co-founder of Packagd (acquired), GP at Kleiner Perkins, and writing sloppy code at Hulu, Flipboard, Erly, and Microsoft.

So far, we've lost Easter Egg Hunts, Memorial Day BBQs, and now July 4th Firework Festivals because we couldn't fol… https://t.co/ZGjlsLTcxv

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Josh Silverman

@jhsilverman

Designer, entrepreneur, advisor. Chair, MDes @CACollegeofArts. Consulting @Group_of_Humans @MakeBetterWork @Startnership. Long on optimism; short on time.

except for the ones IN MOST NEIGHBORHOODS https://t.co/8UKc1xNKGs

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jina anne 🖤

@jina

Design Systems Advocate. @Clarity_conf @_DesignSystems @DesignTokens @SassCSS @SassNews @global_dsc @sf_dsc @themixinsf @GoogleDevExpert @AIGASF. they/she.

too late https://t.co/pEOjeC0Esa

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Lululemon to Buy Mirror, a Fitness Start-Up, for $500 Million

nytimes · 5 days ago

Bijan Sabet

@bijan

proud alum of @twitter, @tumblr & @trello boards, cofounder @sparkcapital, making a life with @laurensabet & our three kiddies

A massive congrats to @BrynnPutnam and the @getthemirror team! https://t.co/3qpqMxctfa (fun to read @kevinthau 20… https://t.co/0237UKtHjr

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ɹǝʞɹɐd ʍǝɹpuɐ

@andrewparker

"Seeing ourselves clearly is the project of a lifetime." -The Nix

Way to go @BrynnPutnam and team. Ambitious vision, terrific execution. 👏👏👏 https://t.co/BT9mEjcxqA

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John Melas-Kyriazi

@jmelaskyriazi

co-founder & CEO at @quaestortech // ex-@sparkcapital // @christinaphili5’s quarantine companion

1/ @lululemon acquires @getthemirror for $500M (Spark led Series A) https://t.co/RJa22xs25g

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American Exceptionalism on the Virus

nytimes · 5 days ago

John Battelle

@johnbattelle

CEO @TheRecount, a founder of NewCo, sovrn, Federated Media, Web 2 Summit, Industry Standard, Wired; investor/writer on Media, Tech, Culture, Business.

Are we tired of all the #Winning yet? https://t.co/vwnw49jxxF

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DHH

@dhh

Creator of Ruby on Rails, Founder & CTO at Basecamp, NYT best-selling author, and Le Mans 24h class-winning racing driver.

RT @DLeonhardt: The current outbreak in the U.S. looks like nothing in any other rich country: https://t.co/R849s69HzX https://t.co/CEy8GTZ…

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J.H. Gold

@jongold

transcendental folk rock & experimental creative tools 👨🏻‍🎤🌈👽✨ he / they / hey

land of the free, home of the selfish dickheads https://t.co/UwWpwEi7LO https://t.co/jbamw7czyw

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How Could the TDC be a Racist Organization?

championsdesign · 5 days ago

Kristy Tillman

@KristyT

Head of Global Experience Design @SlackHQ + Scout for @Indievc Former @IDEO / Helped create @humanutility / Alumna of @FAMU_1887

RT @bobbycmartin: I sat on the @typedirectors board for 4 years, I feel like I have to say something now. https://t.co/fftt7sEwXA

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Khoi Vinh

@khoi

Principal designer at @adobe working on @adobexd and more, blogger @subtraction. Host of Wireframe podcast.

RT @bobbycmartin: I sat on the @typedirectors board for 4 years, I feel like I have to say something now. https://t.co/fftt7sEwXA

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Sidebar

@SidebarIO

Every day, the 5 best design links curated by a selection of great editors.

How Could the TDC be a Racist Organization? https://t.co/6pfCBwvNCk

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California Coronavirus COVID-19 Response

covid19.ca.gov · 107 days ago

Andrew

@AndrewCrow

Head of Design, Portal at Facebook. I’ve designed things you probably use every day - Uber, Medium, Strava, Tonal. One impossible thing at a time.

Savage. https://t.co/wWzoBIFukx

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🦊 D. Keith Robinson

@dkr

Lead Product Designer @atlassian ATX. Not really around here much anymore.

I just liked a tweet from the 49ers, y'all. It was worth it. 🔥 https://t.co/8RSlYWrifR

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Opinion | Reading Orwell for the Fourth of July

nytimes · 3 hours ago

Elad Gil

@eladgil

Entrepreneur and Investor

Reading Orwell for the Fourth of July - The New York Times https://t.co/vZ2KpJDcjg

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Paul Graham

@paulg

It is not a good sign when quotes from Orwell seem apt when talking about one's own society. https://t.co/dJw7uXCpcK

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Oh hello, it is July 4 already

om.co · 6 hours ago

@om

I was a reporter once. I write about tech. I make photos. I invest @TrueVentures Blog: https://t.co/AvBTBiv8hn. Telegram: https://t.co/scnlDQXWMY My Newsletter: https://t.co/wLl6kk8XoQ

Oh hello, its July 4, 2020 already https://t.co/PhXSj6kPCl

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Hiten Shah

@hnshah

Co-founder of @usefyi & @producthabits with @MarieProkopets. Past: @crazyegg & KISSmetrics. I tweet about building software businesses, management and life.

RT @om: Oh hello, its July 4, 2020 already https://t.co/PhXSj6kPCl

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artist — torrealba.io

torrealba.io · 17 hours ago

Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

Partner at Lux Capital: @Airmapio, @DesktopMetal, @Orbital_Insight, @ZededaEdge, @NozomiNetworks, @EvolvTechnology, @Saildrone, @fiddlerlabs, @veobot...

This is SUCH a Lux family thing to do! Amazing stuff. https://t.co/e5bs2wggpx

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Josh Wolfe

@wolfejosh

Co-Founder @Lux_Capital Trustee @SfiScience Santa Fe Inst Chair @CiPrep Coney Island Prep (Brooklyn) Co-Founder of Carson, Quinn & Bodhi w/ @ltwolfe

Beautiful—from a Lux family founder @Eduardo3rd. LOVE IT. https://t.co/eizUCEab8t

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