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Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.

petition.parliament.uk · 2 days ago

Martin Eriksson @ #mtpcon

Passionate product leader, Founder of @ProductTank, @MindtheProduct & #mtpcon. Author of https://t.co/7rWUXAGuOC, and Exec-in-Residence @EQTventures 🇸🇪☕️

Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. https://t.co/JHAv4VB8ET

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Nilan 🇱🇰 නිලාන්

@nilanp

VP Growth @TransferWise &emsp; &emsp;&emsp;&emsp; Product * People * Marketing &emsp;&emsp; &emsp;&emsp; Wannabe International DJ 🎧 🔊🎉

Took 30 seconds to sign 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 Petition: Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. https://t.co/tcFLCKFoaE

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Melissa Perri

@lissijean

CEO Produx Labs. Created online #prodmgmt school https://t.co/cGW6TEfPnk. Training next gen of CPOs w/ @insightpartners. Author of https://t.co/sqrLMbzFDs.

RT @adrianh: … and still rising https://t.co/jfNWjhdTib https://t.co/EklGAr5dcM

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Ivor Tossell

@ivortossell

Product @ BuzzFeed. CMS and publishing infrastructure.

RT @Aiannucci: Do sign! Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. - Petitions https://t.co/Ljq81BumCp

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Azeem Azhar

@azeem

Exponential View. Prev PeerIndex, BBC, The Economist. AI, economics, neuroscience. 🔮🌟🤔

RT @LaylaMoran: 3.7M. Can we make it 4?!? https://t.co/t9rp0a3K9j

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Daniel Eden

@_dte

Design Systems Lead for Facebook’s Web Ads products. Erstwhile Designer & Engineer at Dropbox.

RT @studioanisa: UK citizens and residents, you know what to do. https://t.co/hZX97hHLy6

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Women: Learn to Program this Summer

foundersatwork.posthaven · 17 hours ago

Jessica Livingston

@jesslivingston

Co-founder, Y Combinator

Announcing the Summer Hackers Program: stipends for 40 women to learn to code this summer. https://t.co/DFjDLDn9TN

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Michael Seibel

@mwseibel

CEO, Partner at Y Combinator #ycombinator michael@ycombinator.com

Women: Learn to Program this Summer https://t.co/HhbaWr4ucL

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Jeff Richards

@jrichlive

Managing Partner @GGVCapital, $6.2B venture capital firm investing across US & China, 2X founder, praying for @Dartmouth hoops return to Final Four

This is amazing. Thank you @jesslivingston + @LambdaSchool 🙏 https://t.co/iacKL11B6W

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Jana Messerschmidt

@janamal

Investor @LightspeedVP. Co-Founder #ANGELS (@HashtagAngels). Alum of @Twitter, @Netflix & @eceILLINOIS. Co-creator of @sasharichter with @davidrichter.

Amazing! Nice work @jesslivingston and @Austen! https://t.co/fR4VPbtTxv

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Harjeet

@Harjeet

Co-Founder & CEO https://t.co/uglZDZ1l0d. Seed investor @instacart, @coinbase, @opendoor, @plangrid. Partner @ycombinator 2010 - 2014.

RT @jesslivingston: Announcing the Summer Hackers Program: stipends for 40 women to learn to code this summer. https://t.co/DFjDLDn9TN

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Death, Taxes, and a Few Other Things

collaborativefund · 1 day ago

David Lee

@davidlee

work @refactor

Great read, particularly the first point (for me) https://t.co/lZ7NlmB1lg

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Naval

@naval

Present.

“the drive toward financial excess [bubbles] is an inevitable part of how markets work.” https://t.co/y2jDQa4kmN

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Collaborative Fund

@collabfund

Collaborative = (people x stuff) + new technologies^creativity

Death, Taxes, and a Few Other Things. https://t.co/dt5F0CQ4OV

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Jeff Richards

@jrichlive

Managing Partner @GGVCapital, $6.2B venture capital firm investing across US & China, 2X founder, praying for @Dartmouth hoops return to Final Four

“In the 1950s camping was an acceptable vacation” Worth reading 👇 https://t.co/RcYoobBPuM

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Adam D'Augelli

@adaugelli

VC at True Ventures. Lover of Disruptive Technology, Punk Music, and Burritos.

Death, Taxes, and a Few Other Things https://t.co/iStTI62jgi via @collabfund

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SF considers banning cashless Amazon stores

sf.curbed · 2 days 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

I don’t understand the legality of a retailer refusing, well, legal tender. And of course ‘we only accept customers… https://t.co/Kzw5Pa8T0u

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🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄🦄

@Jason

Angel: @uber @thumbtack @wealthfront @datastax @robinhoodapp @desktopmetal @calm @inside @launch Sydney, June 17-20 // Angel U tour, April 23-29

It’s not like San Francisco has any other important problems to solve! 🤦🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/Ks7atxdIT9

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Andrew Chen

@andrewchen

General Partner at a16z, previously Uber, startups. 🇹🇼-born, Seattle-raised. Plus one: @briannekimmel

Lol https://t.co/VVAJUZeGOu

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Jordan ⚡️ Staniscia

@jordanstaniscia

Design at @goabstract✨Past: Lead at @Instacart, Storify. Every day ends with Curb your Enthusiasm outro music.

Not everyone can afford a car, so we should ban them 🙃 https://t.co/uU98urApEx

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James De Angelis

@JamesDeAngelis

Product Design @ Pinterest. Australian. I have an inner corgi.

What is wrong with this damn city https://t.co/JOkgZM6UvB

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Amazon.com: Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It (9780593083581): Scott Kupor, Eric Ries: Books

amazon · 3 days ago

Steven Sinofsky 🖇

@stevesi

ॐ • Board Partner @a16z • Investor • Adviser • Writings @ https://t.co/DMqdoH6I8K • Nikon 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️ • 🌏 🌍• 🔄=retweet ❤️=like • Typos are free

Secrets of Sand Hill Road: Venture Capital and How to Get It (Portfolio) https://t.co/dGLrYTXKKS // I just preorder… https://t.co/NV5gVYdUKL

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Chris Dixon

@cdixon

programming, philosophy, history, internet, startups, investing

A new book by our indefatigable managing partner @skupor is an excellent overview of venture capital. https://t.co/GxhgREB0Ug

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Scott Kupor

@skupor

Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; https://t.co/ZlT2r0nvgH; father of three amazing/crazy girls

Thanks, Steve - look forward to your feedback! https://t.co/dtNqmgtJwx

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Elad Gil

@eladgil

Entrepreneur and Investor

Very excited for @skupor's new book! "Secrets of Sand Hill Road". @a16z team has great books. https://t.co/4jyps2FRv2

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Andrew Chen

@andrewchen

General Partner at a16z, previously Uber, startups. 🇹🇼-born, Seattle-raised. Plus one: @briannekimmel

RT @cdixon: A new book by our indefatigable managing partner @skupor is an excellent overview of venture capital. https://t.co/GxhgREB0Ug

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Our next chapter

blog.clearbit · 3 days ago

Ilya Sukhar

@ilyasu

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

So fun to see how far ⁦@maccaw⁩ and team have come. A bit of progress since our walk in the mission 🥳 https://t.co/3pCqOdizwG

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Phin Barnes

@phineasb

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

Supporting @maccaw and the whole @clearbit team as they pursue their vision, scale as a company and build an amazin… https://t.co/QyTfLUjmDt

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Hiten Shah

@hnshah

Seeking truth & observing life. Building @producthabits & @usefyi with @MarieProkopets. @startupchat co-host. Started @crazyegg & KISSmetrics.

RT @maccaw: I'm very excited for @clearbit's next stage. And we are just getting started! https://t.co/PzOB5lKq4P

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Thomas 🍄

@__tosh

Founder at https://t.co/Sw9XuKSSpB, https://t.co/oPwmRvI8PD, https://t.co/uGGrhizDHy, https://t.co/Q83p3QMs5c 🧚‍♀️ Product, UX, Service Design, Positioning, Typography, Game Design, Clojure, Tea, …

Great opportunity to join https://t.co/fHEscLyWBX

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Norgard

@BrianNorgard

Entrepreneur. Ex-Chief Product Officer, Tinder. Architect of the top grossing app in the world. Investor in @SpaceX @Lyft @AngelList @AskSecfi @Coinmine ...

Important company... congrats @maccaw https://t.co/fygqtYM5JT

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Meet Silicon Valley's 'China whisperer'

cnn · 3 days ago

a16z

@a16z

we invest in software eating the world https://t.co/3ilMLRKYle https://t.co/hvmV7MCpkl https://t.co/DwO5V4vP9o https://t.co/jlNYrulMiS

RT @CNNBusiness: Meet Silicon Valley's 'China whisperer' https://t.co/NblSjsQyMv https://t.co/Xbc0Fwa4lX

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Scott Kupor

@skupor

Managing Partner at Andreessen Horowitz; https://t.co/ZlT2r0nvgH; father of three amazing/crazy girls

Kudos to our very own "China whisperer" @conniechan. https://t.co/OhPVw65Y3O

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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

RT @davidu: Proud and privileged to partner with the wonderful @conniechan! https://t.co/pDxnkrnl97

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Steven Sinofsky 🖇

@stevesi

ॐ • Board Partner @a16z • Investor • Adviser • Writings @ https://t.co/DMqdoH6I8K • Nikon 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️ • 🌏 🌍• 🔄=retweet ❤️=like • Typos are free

Meet Silicon Valley's 'China whisperer' @CNN https://t.co/VMrNmZZAf5 // aka @a16z's @conniechan 💥

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Garry()

@garrytan

Cofounder & Managing Partner, @Initialized Capital. Earliest investor in @coinbase @instacart and 100+ great startups— $36B in market value so far.

Incredible work @conniechan - love this story 🚀 https://t.co/LfYR0PxWiM

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Glossier Tops Billion-Dollar Valuation With Latest Funding

wsj · 3 days ago

Elad Gil

@eladgil

Entrepreneur and Investor

A big congrats to @EmilyWWeiss and @glossier for $100M financing led by @sequoia https://t.co/jp54T1rFEm

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Lerer Hippeau

@LererHippeau

The most active early-stage venture capital fund in NYC. Subscribe to the Daily Roundup: https://t.co/KSxwWPK4UK

Congratulations to @EmilyWWeiss and @glossier on the Series D fundraise. 👏👏👏 https://t.co/PLqNTkqDOL

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Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

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

RT @RMB: Boom! Another NYC unicorn. (They are also a customer of Kustomer.) https://t.co/oA1mmygIhp

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Damir

@damirbecirovic

Investor @IndexVentures. You may confuse me with @dinobecirovic.

Fitting that on the day when Instagram starts to push social shopping, Glossier announces its latest fundraise. Emi… https://t.co/HDTboguYi8

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Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

🚀 Cofounder & Managing Partner @Initialized (early stage VC, $36B in market value) 📖 Bestselling author ⬆️ Cofounder @Reddit 🎮 Owner @cloud9 👴🏻 @RealQaiQai

You've been busy @EmilyWWeiss https://t.co/6Z7hzscGc7

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Here are the 85+ startups that launched at YC’s W19 Demo Day 1

techcrunch · 4 days ago

Y Combinator

@ycombinator

The 85+ startups that launched today at Y Combinator’s W19 Demo Day 1 (via @TechCrunch ): https://t.co/6QCfmbuUp3

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Michael Arrington

@arrington

Be Excellent To Each Other

Here are the 85+ startups that launched at YC's W19 Demo Day 1 https://t.co/eDiqIAkzSU via @techcrunch That's a lot of companies.

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Aaron Epstein

@aaron_epstein

Visiting Partner @YCombinator. Co-founder @CreativeMarket.

So many great companies...and it’s only the first day! https://t.co/jqLnT3Yham

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Gustaf Alströmer

@gustaf

partner @ycombinator. previously growth @airbnb. immigrant.

All the startups that presented at @ycombinator Demo day 1 https://t.co/tGdci4tf0h

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Myspace lost all the music its users uploaded between 2003 and 2015

boingboing · 5 days ago

Anil Dash 🥭

@anildash

CEO of 🎏@Glitch, where everyone on the web can create the web together. Host of @podcastfunction. I 💜 ethical tech, mangoes, funk, transit & justice.

How on earth did MySpace lose *twelve years* of people’s music?! https://t.co/9RL1O3j70u

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Chris Messina 🏴‍☠️

@chrismessina

Hashtag inventor & product designer. Previously: @Google, @Uber, @YCombinator W'18. On a mission to make myself useful. ♥️ 👉🏻https://t.co/Ey1eVlLnZL

"Social amnesia", or as @jwz put it, "Today in clown computing": https://t.co/1lrMaEwbmJ #MySpace

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Ryan Hoover

@rrhoover

Founder of @ProductHunt, @WeekendFund investor. Real likes, no gimmicks. ✌️😸

"Myspace lost all the music its users uploaded between 2003 and 2015" https://t.co/b84rWIIU1B Feature or bug? 🤔

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Ethan Marcotte

@beep

Digs @drinkerthinker. Ursula Franklin fanboy; web designer. Works on design systems at @VoxProduct. Started that “responsive web design” thing. (@RWD)

exactly how many libraries of alexandria has our industry burned down, i wonder https://t.co/65jXNcjGNI

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Rent the Runway Joins Glossier in the Elite Club of Female-Founded Unicorns

fortune · 1 day ago

Eurie Kim

@eurie_kim

Weekdays: hunting for new/exciting ways to buy stuff online Weekends: indulging in SF gastronomy, perfecting my 20' putt, walking my dog

Congrats to ⁦@RenttheRunway⁩ on all their growth and success... we are all fans here at ⁦@ForerunnerVC⁩! https://t.co/QrwPsbyYqw

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Kirsten Green

@kirstenagreen

Investor at @ForerunnerVC. Admiration for quality brands, fascination with consumer behavior, love for the entrepreneurial journey.

Amazing - go @Jenn_RTR! You introduced an entirely new way of enjoying fashion. So cool! https://t.co/LmZqdCpcnY

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Melissa Tsang

@melissatsang

Product @upgradecredit. Previously @lendingclub @evernote @riceuniversity

RT @_emmahinchliffe: Two female-founded unicorns in one week! @RenttheRunway is now valued at $1 billion, days after @glossier https://t.co…

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Ludlow Ventures raises $45m for third fund

techcrunch · 1 day ago

Sarah Guo ⚡️ Greylock

@saranormous

Partner @greylockVC. Believes in software, focuses on distribution, works w/ crazies who know the future has just started. mom to @kinsley_sloane

You go, @blakeir https://t.co/TBSZuZNCAs

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Blake Robbins

@blakeir

day: @ludlowventures. night: @100Thieves. previously @google, @nest, @spacex. cake tester for @amyherman24.

Feeling thankful...I’ve got the best job in the world. 🎉 https://t.co/QIyHjmpFJt

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Mark Suster

@msuster

2x entrepreneur. Sold both companies (last to @salesforce). Now @UpfrontVC looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs. Snapchat: msuster

🔥🔥👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/NJHWjgoxzU

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VC Starter Kit - Everything you need to look like a Venture Capitalist | Product Hunt

producthunt · 1 day ago

Cyan

@cyantist

Why?

I’ll stick to my combat boots, 80s shirts and loud pants/clothes thank you. I’ll never look like a VC. https://t.co/EyKuKWwcw9

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Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

🚀 Cofounder & Managing Partner @Initialized (early stage VC, $36B in market value) 📖 Bestselling author ⬆️ Cofounder @Reddit 🎮 Owner @cloud9 👴🏻 @RealQaiQai

😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/bQdI47t484

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Ryan Hoover

@rrhoover

Founder of @ProductHunt, @WeekendFund investor. Real likes, no gimmicks. ✌️😸

“It’s never been easier to look like a VC” 😂 https://t.co/71QhyYnS5K Lol, @sumukhsridhara

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New York City is finally getting its own self-driving shuttle service

theverge · 2 days ago

Lee Hower

@leehower

Co-founder & Partner of NextView Ventures, former entrepreneur at LinkedIn and PayPal, general helper of startups

AV’s are coming to Brooklyn Navy Yard, thanks to @OptimusRide https://t.co/XfGPIvoerQ

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Rob Go

@robgo

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

Go ⁦@OptimusRide⁩! New York City is finally getting its own self-driving shuttle service - The Verge https://t.co/axz3MiZsMo

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Melody Koh

@melodykoh

Partner @NextViewVC. ex-Head of Product @BlueApron, product @Fab, wine ecommerce founder & @Dreamit alum. Proud Wahoo. Brooklyn resident. Taipei origin.

nicely done @OptimusRide! excited to see these in action at the Brooklyn Navy Yards: https://t.co/xBdieMQFba

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Musicians, Investors Turn to Subscription Service for Sounds

wsj · 2 days ago

ryan walsh

@localbyproxy

chief product officer @splice. advisor @floodgatefund. alma mater: @apple @applemusic @beatsmusic. dj & producer. pay artists fairly.

Moving the creator economy forward. https://t.co/kaQJDzZWex

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Adam D'Augelli

@adaugelli

VC at True Ventures. Lover of Disruptive Technology, Punk Music, and Burritos.

Music producers are turning to subscription-services like Splice—and investors are taking notice https://t.co/Nrkjtbvkjm via @WSJ

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DFJ Venture Capital

@DFJvc

Backing extraordinary entrepreneurs who think big.

RT @WSJ: Music producers are turning to subscription-services like Splice—and investors are taking notice https://t.co/YIed6V1gAN

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Abstract, a versioning platform that helps designers work like developers, raises $30M

techcrunch · 2 days ago

Stacey Curry Bishop

@StaceyCurry

VC investor @ScaleVP

Abstract, a versioning platform that helps designers work like developers, raises $30M https://t.co/FfGq7AmjrW @goabstract

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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.

Congrats @jbrewer & the whole @goabstract team - proud to be a small part in your journey! https://t.co/xyQshB3f7P

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Max “Tim Van Damme” Voltar [emoji]

@maxvoltar

Principal designer at @goabstract. Formerly: Gowalla, Instagram, Dropbox, Mailbox.

In other news... https://t.co/DUvbR4kbJV

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YC Winter 2019 Batch Stats

blog.ycombinator · 3 days ago

Y Combinator

@ycombinator

YC Winter 2019 Batch Stats: https://t.co/AkMXrSQneG

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Michael Seibel

@mwseibel

CEO, Partner at Y Combinator #ycombinator michael@ycombinator.com

YC Winter 2019 Batch Stats https://t.co/IaXMJGk2za #

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Gustaf Alströmer

@gustaf

partner @ycombinator. previously growth @airbnb. immigrant.

RT @mwseibel: YC Winter 2019 Batch Stats https://t.co/IaXMJGk2za #

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Abstract, now with Dark Mode - Abstract

abstract · 3 days ago

Jordan ⚡️ Staniscia

@jordanstaniscia

Design at @goabstract✨Past: Lead at @Instacart, Storify. Every day ends with Curb your Enthusiasm outro music.

@goabstract 2️⃣ Dark mode 🌚 https://t.co/gtRKaL7qYo

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Max “Tim Van Damme” Voltar [emoji]

@maxvoltar

Principal designer at @goabstract. Formerly: Gowalla, Instagram, Dropbox, Mailbox.

RT @goabstract: We’re not afraid of the dark. Are you? 🔦 https://t.co/qWwHOBFX5s https://t.co/6l86LggjN5

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Kevin Clark

@vernalkick

Design Lead, @Shopify. Co-host of @LayoutFM podcast. Organizer of the @MTLDesignClub.

Abstract now supports ✨🏴 D A R K M O D E 🖤 ✨ https://t.co/9Md67ic5I8 https://t.co/LwoW6d3iE1

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What Working At Stripe Has Been Like | Kalzumeus Software

kalzumeus · 4 days ago

Thomas 🍄

@__tosh

RT @patio11: I wrote a bit on what working at Stripe has been like: https://t.co/boC7CoDttl

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Patrick Collison

@patrickc

Fallibilist, optimist. Stripe CEO.

.@patio11’s observations on his first two years at @stripe: https://t.co/jfTQxoqgyV (If you want to work with him,… https://t.co/cHT8iQx10m

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Hiten Shah

@hnshah

Seeking truth & observing life. Building @producthabits & @usefyi with @MarieProkopets. @startupchat co-host. Started @crazyegg & KISSmetrics.

What Working At @Stripe Has Been Like for @patio11 https://t.co/7ZnID90bN9

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What the Hell is Going On?

perell · 5 days ago

Steven Sinofsky 🖇

@stevesi

ॐ • Board Partner @a16z • Investor • Adviser • Writings @ https://t.co/DMqdoH6I8K • Nikon 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️ • 🌏 🌍• 🔄=retweet ❤️=like • Typos are free

What the hell is going on? by @david_perell https://t.co/iMb5qUrQsr // This is the right Sunday night read and wo… https://t.co/el4rvu2t1J

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Collaborative Fund

@collabfund

Collaborative = (people x stuff) + new technologies^creativity

Excellent piece by @david_perell on the changing world. What The Hell is Going on? https://t.co/38rJ2cnApR

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Sriram Krishnan

@sriramk

Team @Twitter. Married up to @aarthir, learning to be a dad to @IndraOliviaRam. And always a full-time Lebron fan.

This essay by @david_perell is amazing, one of the better pieces on why things are the way they are. https://t.co/r5SMQZv4LJ

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