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Meet the Display.land Studio

medium · 5 days ago

Sarah Tavel

@sarahtavel

At @Benchmark, I invest in consumer, marketplaces (both b2c and b2b), SaaS, & future of work. DMs are open. :)

RT @AnjneyMidha: Meet the Displayland Studio https://t.co/wjt9uYsk8S

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bing gordon

@bingfish

gamer. fan of Neal Cassady and Bennett Cerf. cycling downhill. Darwinian design. network graphs. General Partner @kpcb

How will AR creators amaze me? https://t.co/uJH1t30k4E

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Mike Volpi

@mavolpi

Do or do not, there is no try. -Yoda

This is super cool. https://t.co/oxjsLaLa77

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Phin Barnes

@phineasb

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

If you are a digital creator (or just generally creative and love to play with amazing new experiences) check this… https://t.co/e10nbHjT35

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First Round

@firstround

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

The next step in @ubiquity6‘s journey: A visual and code-optional way to create and share multiplayer 3D, AR and VR… https://t.co/oRddmy2Asv

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Josh Kopelman

@joshk

VC. Father. Geek. INTJ

RT @AnjneyMidha: Meet the Displayland Studio https://t.co/wjt9uYsk8S

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She Almost Lost Her Home In California’s Wildfires. Instead She Built A $200 Million Business.

forbes · 3 days ago

Jessica Verrilli

@jess

✨Co-Founder @hashtagangels. General Partner @GVTeam. @Parks4All Board. Previously VP at @Twitter. Always adventuring with @tdrobbo. She / Her.

Delighted to back @NikkiPechet and the Homebound team! The world needs faster and more efficient ways to build home… https://t.co/wUZNFnbB0Q

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Ryan Sarver

@rsarver

Venture Partner at @redpointvc. Investor in @wearehims @brandless @flexe @trygigster @teamanvyl. Ex-Twitter. Devon's lesser half, co-creator of @milosarver

Such an important company and mission. Rooting for @NikkiPechet and the team at Homebound. https://t.co/aK1wovdkl4

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Khosla Ventures

@khoslaventures

venture assistance

RT @NikkiPechet: Proud of the Homebound team and excited to share our story. Huge thank you to @samsharf @Forbes @jackabraham https://t.co/…

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Jack Abraham

@jackabraham

Founder and Managing Partner of Atomic. Cofounder of Hims, Bungalow, Terminal, Zenreach, TalkIQ (acq. DialPad), Milo (acq. eBay) & more. Angel in 4 $B+ cos

RT @NikkiPechet: Proud of the Homebound team and excited to share our story. Huge thank you to @samsharf @Forbes @jackabraham https://t.co/…

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On suing the Times

medium · 6 days ago

Balaji S. Srinivasan

@balajis

Angel investor. Cofounder of Earn, Counsyl, Teleport, Coin Center. Previously CTO of Coinbase, GP a16z. I hear this Bitcoin thing might be kind of a big deal.

RT @lessig: Today I sued the @nytimes: https://t.co/tXEXgzcD9w

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Paul Graham

@paulg

RT @lessig: Today I sued the @nytimes: https://t.co/tXEXgzcD9w

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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

Provocative. At a time of Twitter when viral headlines can have MORE attention + LESS truth—than actual articles… https://t.co/ftWuSCzclr

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Daniel Raffel

@danielraffel

Product @Google. Previously made @Snapguide @YahooPipes & cooked @PerseNY. In ❤️ w/ @Sarap

Lesson: clickbait journalism is dangerous. https://t.co/mKsHkSUMSs

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The economic policy of Elizabeth Warren - Marginal REVOLUTION

marginalrevolution · 6 hours ago

Elad Gil

@eladgil

Entrepreneur and Investor

The economic policy of Elizabeth Warren - Marginal REVOLUTION https://t.co/K8r7hsCano

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ⒿⒹⒽ

@jdh

From this: https://t.co/IIUGfcp5wy

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Blair Reeves

@BlairReeves

Director of Product at @SalesforceOrg. Husband and dad, author and blogger. Don't skip leg day. Esse quam videri. Creator of https://t.co/Q4ejOxs6CX

If Tyler Cowen and David Brooks disapprove of your candidacy... then to stan is obligatory. https://t.co/VMFjbjXI0W

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Inside-Out vs. Outside-In: The Adoption of New Technologies - Andreessen Horowitz

a16z · 2 days ago

Chris Dixon

@cdixon

programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups, investing

New blog post about two different adoption paths for new technologies: inside-out vs outside-in https://t.co/Dzt7MHJJkS

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

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

This is an interesting framework. Some of it maps to: Deep technical innovation: lots of technical risk, large ca… https://t.co/3Assii2k9b

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Linda Xie

@ljxie

Co-founder @ScalarCapital. Previously Product Manager @Coinbase. Advisor @0xProject

RT @cdixon: New blog post about two different adoption paths for new technologies: inside-out vs outside-in https://t.co/Dzt7MHJJkS

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The Internet of Beefs

ribbonfarm · 3 days ago

Balaji S. Srinivasan

@balajis

Angel investor. Cofounder of Earn, Counsyl, Teleport, Coin Center. Previously CTO of Coinbase, GP a16z. I hear this Bitcoin thing might be kind of a big deal.

This is good, very good. Maybe @vgr’s best. I’ve been thinking for sometime that the only way to move past zero-s… https://t.co/OLywQK1R2G

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Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

ॐ • investing • advising • writing • at @a16z @boxhq @tanium @everlaw… • Writings @ https://t.co/8FpwYBVzPl • 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️• tweets kept for 3 months

The Internet of Beefs https://t.co/GL8xjCYctk via @ribbonfarm @vgr HT @balajis // This is very good. Lots to think… https://t.co/L293wbQSyO

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Buster Benson

@buster

Author of Why Are We Yelling? The Art of Productive Disagreement. Co-runs @750words with @kellianne. Past: @SlackHQ, @Twitter, @Amazon, @Patreon.

I feel like Moloch came into slightly clearer focus after reading this. https://t.co/ERup9Qc4yA

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WorkBoard triples again in 2019, raises $30M from a16z to celebrate – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 3 days ago

Jeff Richards

@jrichlive

Managing Partner @GGVCapital, $6.2B global venture capital firm, 2X founder, praying for @Dartmouth hoops return to Final Four

Congratulations @day_dree and team @WorkboardInc! Special team and company. Psyched to get to work w/ @davidu @a16z… https://t.co/1133OsDKEm

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GGV Capital

@GGVCapital

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

RT @davidu: Thrilled to join @jrichlive and @kashyapn in supporting the indefatigable @day_dree in building @WorkboardInc https://t.co/Y0VX…

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Sachin Rekhi

@sachinrekhi

Founder & CEO @NotejoyApp, a collaborative notes app for you and your team. Writer @ https://t.co/633sa0k3yZ, on all things product management.

Looks like @WorkboardInc is gaining great traction in the OKR software market https://t.co/hhRaFiAzoM

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Bricks Alive! Scientists Create Living Concrete

nytimes · 3 days ago

Jorge Conde

@JorgeCondeBio

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz @a16z

“If you lived here you’d be a home by now.” https://t.co/eOfhtCIwHP

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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

Another example of great @Darpa driven innovation: Scientists Create Living Concrete https://t.co/AnduPFeMe7

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Biz Stone

@biz

Dad, husband, and entrepreneur. Co-founder of Twitter, Medium, and Jelly. Back at Twitter.

https://t.co/k5mfrEoWJ9 via @NYTimes

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Being A Pro | NextView Ventures

nextviewventures · 4 days ago

Rob Go

@robgo

Husband of @ntduke and father of two. Cofounder of NextView Ventures. Seed investor. Formerly @ Spark Capital and @ Ebay.

Quick post: Being a Pro. Thanks to all those who shared their thoughts and inspired this post! https://t.co/VSHobkp3lf

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NextView

@NextViewVC

High conviction, hands-on seed investors. Championing founders who are redesigning the Everyday Economy.

Recently, @robgo polled people to see what it looked like to be a pro VC. Here's what people said: https://t.co/4c3MhyPlEo

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David Beisel

@davidbeisel

Co-founder & Partner at NextView Ventures (@NextViewVC), a NYC- & Boston-based VC firm that invests in founders redesigning the Everyday Economy.

On being a Pro venture capitalist: https://t.co/afAX9FfefC https://t.co/I69nEvmdUc

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Corporations Outside of Tech Ramp Up Venture Investing

wsj · 6 days ago

Lux Capital

@Lux_Capital

Early-Stage Venture Capital

Corporations Outside of Tech Ramp Up Venture Investing @bznotes @DesktopMetal https://t.co/uDAKjB2NPz

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

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

Below, for those outside the paywall... On Corporate Venture investors. It’s becoming more sophisticated for a lot… https://t.co/hOpDbufoLW

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Scott Kupor

@skupor

Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; Author of Secrets of Sand Hill Road; father of three amazing/crazy/beautiful girls

When software eats the world, non-tech corporates engage in VC investments https://t.co/ziaUz77NB7

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Here Are 20 Headlines Comparing Meghan Markle To Kate Middleton That Might Show Why She And Prince Harry Are Cutting Off Royal Reporters

buzzfeednews · 6 days ago

Michael Arrington

@arrington

Founder of TechCrunch, CrunchBase and Arrington XRP Capital. Be Excellent To Each Other.

I wonder what other kinds of things the media is two-faced about? https://t.co/WxLh3MqGlk

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Ivor Tossell

@ivortossell

Senior Product Manager @ BuzzFeed CMS 🇨🇦

RT @cfhorgan: this is... devastating. https://t.co/9pdQylYto6

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Julie Ann Horvath

@nrrrdcore

Senior Design Manager @DeliverooDesign. Previously @Apple, @Amazon, @GitHub, @Yammer. Board of Directors @NatBrut. Moonlights as a Nail Tech. Tweets are my own.

RT @AlbertSamaha: This, by @ellievhall, is one of the most damning & revealing works of journalism I've ever seen: https://t.co/UG2gosroBV

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Away’s Former C.E.O. Is Returning as Co-Chief

nytimes · 6 days ago

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

1/ This may be start of “pushbacklash”. Pushback to unfair backlash https://t.co/rnYSYBlhPU Amidst generally bad… https://t.co/oq2sKCK4Rs

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Balaji S. Srinivasan

@balajis

Angel investor. Cofounder of Earn, Counsyl, Teleport, Coin Center. Previously CTO of Coinbase, GP a16z. I hear this Bitcoin thing might be kind of a big deal.

This is why I think 90 day cool-down clauses will become common in contracts. Make the decision in the absence of t… https://t.co/njnIUaXCim

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

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

Regardless of what the actual truth is, this entire episode says a lot more about the Board Directors than the exec… https://t.co/bRdvPLwO70

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Notion – Docs, Wikis, Tasks. Seamlessly in one.

notion.so · 940 days ago

Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao

@marvinliao

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

RT @awilkinson: See it here: https://t.co/UsLs4bj8h6

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Ellen Chisa

@ellenchisa

Building @darklang with @paulbiggar 🎢 and pretending to be a grownup with @tmrudick. @olincollege alum.

My friend @marronelisa is hiring a CTO for to work with her for https://t.co/jKLVQjUlii: https://t.co/iY5IAZrvhq (… https://t.co/eflQimM1bZ

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SF, summer 2017: A crash course in the humanities for technologists - Airtable

airtable · 962 days ago

Bryce Roberts

@bryce

VC, Dad

RT @lolitataub: 🚨DC VC job alert: @RiseOfRest is hiring a Director of Platform. They're awesome! Check out their JD. 👇🏽https://t.co/AEigWS…

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Micah Baldwin

@micah

repeat founder. investor. coach. founder @create33pnw My focus: mental health, kindness, and creativity. @madronaventures

RT @lolitataub: 🚨DC VC job alert: @RiseOfRest is hiring a Director of Platform. They're awesome! Check out their JD. 👇🏽https://t.co/AEigWS…

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Give it five minutes

signalvnoise · 850 days ago

Balaji S. Srinivasan

@balajis

Angel investor. Cofounder of Earn, Counsyl, Teleport, Coin Center. Previously CTO of Coinbase, GP a16z. I hear this Bitcoin thing might be kind of a big deal.

RT @shl: A very impactful piece of writing for me in my growth as a manager https://t.co/BjFuZNeiBr

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Sahil Lavingia

@shl

founder and ceo @gumroad, occasional painter @shlpaints

A very impactful piece of writing for me in my growth as a manager https://t.co/BjFuZNeiBr

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Death Stranding - Launch Trailer | PS4

youtube · 1 day ago

Semil

@semil

Investor via @HaystackVC focused on seed-stage investments // Venture Partner w/ @LightspeedVP

Heard about "Death Stranding" from @garrytan. I have never seen a video game trailer like this: https://t.co/z6HGRHcLBL

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Ryan Sarver

@rsarver

Venture Partner at @redpointvc. Investor in @wearehims @brandless @flexe @trygigster @teamanvyl. Ex-Twitter. Devon's lesser half, co-creator of @milosarver

Wait until Bong Joon-ho directs his first video game. I think we will start to see a lot of big name "big screen" d… https://t.co/IuR0nbLgbj

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The Highly Questionable Ethics of My Email Tracker

thebolditalic · 2 days ago

John Frankel 🚶‍♂️

@john_frankel

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

RT @mikeindustries: "Using an email tracker made me an asshole. Worse yet, it made me a secret asshole." 👏 (h/t @maggioant) https://t.co/Lz…

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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 @mikeindustries: "Using an email tracker made me an asshole. Worse yet, it made me a secret asshole." 👏 (h/t @maggioant) https://t.co/Lz…

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Semil Shah, Haystack & Lightspeed — TLDR Daily

tldrdaily · 2 days ago

Semil

@semil

Investor via @HaystackVC focused on seed-stage investments // Venture Partner w/ @LightspeedVP

Pod Alert 🚨 Shortest pod I’ve been on, h/t @MattHartman https://t.co/4m8RyEXOpk In 6 minutes we cover: -seed cla… https://t.co/Oawzpas0ro

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Matt Hartman 🎧🚀🎹🍦🤖

@MattHartman

Partner @betaworks ventures. 5 min daily podcast at https://t.co/m9fX8SOUW9

I like the format of this “pod alert”. Thanks @semil for the chat 🎧 https://t.co/6DQzVohbSD

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Big Calculator, Artificial Trees, and Pharma: Lux Recommends #212

medium · 2 days ago

Lux Capital

@Lux_Capital

Early-Stage Venture Capital

Big Calculator, Artificial Trees, and Pharma https://t.co/01llNA8Ifv via @arbesman

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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

Latest from Lux team— https://t.co/3N1U71xRKi

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Christopher Tolkien, Keeper of His Father’s Legacy, Dies at 95

nytimes · 2 days ago

Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

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

OBITUARY: Christopher Tolkien “Takes a humble man to dedicate his life to someone else’s work,” https://t.co/5ZoDTjLvek

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Adam Nash

@adamnash

Product @Dropbox. BoD @Acorns. Adj Lecturer @Stanford. Previously @Wealthfront, LinkedIn, eBay, Apple. Inevitably optimistic. Slightly amusing. Always talking.

RT @bznotes: OBITUARY: Christopher Tolkien “Takes a humble man to dedicate his life to someone else’s work,” https://t.co/5ZoDTjLvek

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