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No Connections, Experience, or Luck Required | Handshake

joinhandshake · 1 day ago

GGV Capital

Global venture capital firm that invests in local founders. https://t.co/G665fh7XLw https://t.co/zudDQmcO0D https://t.co/jjU8EGWtw3

If you don't know @joinHandshake, you do now! @GarrettLord and team are revolutionizing early career recruiting,… https://t.co/yYisBt2oaD

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Spark Capital

@sparkcapital

References available upon request.

Handshake has grown into the #1 way students find internships and jobs and this is just the beginning for… https://t.co/5ZASOoYRaw

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Will Reed

@willreed_21

gp @sparkcapital

(1/4) Working with @GarrettLord + team for the last five years has been a highlight of my career. They've built an… https://t.co/Flt4lUOM33

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Jeff Richards 🇺🇸

@jrichlive

Managing Partner @GGVCapital, $9B global venture capital firm, 2X founder, 4X Dad, praying for @Dartmouth 🏀 return to Final Four #golong

RT @GarrettLord: Big news: @JoinHandshake wrapped our $80M Series E-at a $1.5B valuation! [THREAD] 👇 https://t.co/s6Qbq8cFKy

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Science 37 to Become Publicly Listed via Merger with LifeSci Acquisition II Corp., Powering the Clinical Trial Operating System of the Future

businesswire · 6 days ago

Adam Goulburn

@AGoulburn

@Lux_Capital

RT @Science37x: We are pleased to share our news https://t.co/Zt6D2vb8yE https://t.co/UUQxIIgcSH

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Lux Capital

@Lux_Capital

Early-Stage Venture Capital

👇🏼@Science37x to go public in a deal valued at $1.05 billion https://t.co/7Y1HScac6A

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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

https://t.co/YEBm6Rljlk

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Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

Partner at Lux Capital: @DesktopMetal, @appliedint, @NozomiNetworks, @EvolvTechnology, @Orbital_Insight, @ZededaEdge, @Saildrone, @fiddlerlabs, @happiestbaby...

“Powering the Clinical Trial Operating System of the Future”. Lux portfolio company SCIENCE37 (led for Lux by my… https://t.co/OTWhCEwC9i

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Who cares about privacy? Not Facebook users, says Antonio García-Martínez.

vox · 1 day ago

Benedict Evans

@benedictevans

Trying to work out what's going on, and what happens next. Mostly tech. Past lives in equity research, strategy and venture capital. Working on new things.

Provocative phrasing, but pretty hard to disagree much looking at the data. A small number of people care a lot, a… https://t.co/5pJGiAFh8n

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Mike Monteiro🌹

@monteiro

This is a personal account and does not reflect the opinions of my boss, who is an asshole. he/him

This is not fucking good. https://t.co/m1akizH2s0

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may-li 🦄 khoe

@mayli

✨design r&d art culture dance djing. quatricultural. she/her. 🌱 @makespaceteam @scribbletogethr @lapelanga 📜 past design vp @khanacademy invention @apple

byeeeeeeeeeeeee https://t.co/qTzE6ZcRPL "Antonio García Martínez is no longer working at Apple hours after employ… https://t.co/CWKBegbF58

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spinout.fyi - An open database for university spinouts

spinout.fyi · 2 days ago

Zavain Dar

@zavaindar

Batman; VC Lux: @Anagenex @RunwayML @RecursionPharma ($RXRX) @TempoAutomation @Primer_ai @ThriveDetect @Stacks @Labgeni_us @BraidHealth @Zymergen ($ZY) @Dyno_Tx

Rebel to the core. LOVE this @nathanbenaich https://t.co/MZ6o6mEWC0

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Kevin Zhang

@kevinyzhang

I eat a lot, spend too much $ on games & need to work out to counteract the former, so esp interested in founders innovating in the above. Partner @UpfrontVC

RT @nathanbenaich: As a next step towards rewriting the spinout playbook, we’re launching https://t.co/9bmdTscSxn - an open database of spi…

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Azeem Azhar

@azeem

Exponential View. 🔮🌟🤔 Born at 324.93ppm

RT @nathanbenaich: Deal term contributions to https://t.co/iWd38ArHYV are coming in! Keep em coming and share with your friends 🙏🏼 https://…

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Saturday Night Live - Elon Musk (International Only Live Stream)

youtube · 4 days ago

jason@calacanis.com

@Jason

meme dealer; invested in startups like @uber @thumbtack @robinhoodapp @desktopmetal @calm; my dealflow https://t.co/6leeScky9Y pods @twistartups @theallinpod

Yes, outside the USA you can watch tonight’s show! It’s going to be insane and awesome 😎. https://t.co/YqZt7veWTg

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Hiten Shah

@hnshah

Most tweets are about startups & growing businesses. Started @crazyegg (2005) & KISSmetrics (2008). Now co-founder of @usefyi with @MarieProkopets. Ɖ

RT @elonmusk: Special link to view SNL outside USA https://t.co/egSDZ8sNFu

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David Sacks

@DavidSacks

Founder, Investor, Bestie, Rain Man. Over 20x🦄 💦🐦. Creator of the Bottom-Up SaaS Playbook. Occasional movie producer. @craft_ventures @theallinpod

Setting up a viewing party. This is like the Super Bowl for nerds! https://t.co/WaZduOtZq1

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Absolute wealth, relative wealth, taxes, and staying rich

auren.substack · 5 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. https://t.co/LSIQ6nyS2L

RT @auren: An explanation of absolute wealth, relative wealth, taxes, and staying rich https://t.co/i0p2R7rFJB

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Michael Arrington 🏴‍☠️

@arrington

Founder of TechCrunch, CrunchBase and Arrington XRP Capital. Be Excellent To Each Other. #LUNAtic 🚀🌕

Auren wrote an essay after a long twitter discussion yesterday on wealth. The ultra wealthy usually favor higher ta… https://t.co/zOGDkX4pc8

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Ryan Hoover

@rrhoover

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

A counter-intuitive perspective on taxes by @auren https://t.co/zGWxCSgPWX

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instagram · 624 days ago

shruti@array.vc

@atShruti

Data AI/ML, B2B, @Arrayvc, Retirement Board #SFERS https://t.co/lGEXOQQ6fX Be an LP: https://t.co/nPrMueUCyk…

Insta take over today! Follow-me here to see what I'm upto today: https://t.co/IfVOfSOBlt #dayinmylife #VC

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Chris Fralic

@chrisfralic

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

RT @boztank: AMA today, 1:30pm PST. You know where to find me: https://t.co/mEziEFvO35

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Pope: Market capitalism has failed in pandemic, needs reform

apnews · 220 days ago

Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

ॐ • Subscribe to https://t.co/vcfesJIIuX • investing • advising • writing • w/@a16z @boxhq @tanium @everlaw… • 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️• tweets kept for 90 days

Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract https://t.co/ZxFXnJJCSE

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Padmasree

@Padmasree

Founder @Getfable. Board member @Microsoft & @Spotify; Previously CEO NIO U.S; CTSO @Cisco. Passionate advocate for women in tech. Love art, books, haiku

RT @levarburton: LeVar Burton launches book club with James Baldwin novel (from @AP) Thanks🙏🏾 ⁦@lynnelber⁩ #fablepartner https://t.co/YY2…

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Genius | Song Lyrics & Knowledge

genius · 1296 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. https://t.co/LSIQ6nyS2L

RT @searchbrat: SEO is the magic ingredient behind billion-dollar companies. Companies like https://t.co/1cMGcf8Vga, Pinterest, Canva, Wis…

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dharmesh

@dharmesh

Co-Founder/CTO @HubSpot ($HUBS). The CRM platform for scaling companies. Co-author, "Inbound Marketing". Find me here: https://t.co/iocgLZSNlH

RT @searchbrat: SEO is the magic ingredient behind billion-dollar companies. Companies like https://t.co/1cMGcf8Vga, Pinterest, Canva, Wis…

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Crazy New Ideas

paulgraham · 7 days ago

garrytan.eth 🦇🔊

@garrytan

Founder @Initialized—PM/designer/eng turned Forbes Midas List Top 100 VC in startups worth over $100B, always before product market fit—YouTube creator

RT @paulg: Crazy New Ideas: https://t.co/C5M3VKofmn

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AlexisOhanian.eth 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣

@alexisohanian

Back on the Starting Line. Founder of @SevenSevenSix Previously @Initialized @Reddit Forever #BusinessDad + #PaidFamilyLeave Advocate

When @paulg hits, it hits. https://t.co/oRe0oLP9yO

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#ANGELS Introduction — The #ANGELS Podcast — Overcast

anchor.fm · 71 days ago

Jessica Verrilli

@jess

✨ Investing w/ @GVTeam & Co-Founder @hashtagangels. Formerly VP Corp Dev @Twitter. Adventuring with @tdrobbo. Running anywhere with a view.

🍎 Apple: https://t.co/JAq48WhsIn 🟢 Spotify: https://t.co/uCnff4NESo 💥 Everywhere else: https://t.co/CWXoyORTr8

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Josh Elman 🇺🇸

@joshelman

I have been very lucky to work on or invest in many products I still use today. Let’s Build!

RT @jess: 🍎 Apple: https://t.co/JAq48WhsIn 🟢 Spotify: https://t.co/uCnff4NESo 💥 Everywhere else: https://t.co/CWXoyORTr8

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Investing In The Everyday Economy | NextView Ventures

nextviewventures · 389 days ago

NextView

@NextViewVC

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

What does it mean to invest in the "everyday economy"? We at NextView have some thoughts: https://t.co/4OG42XaBiM https://t.co/H0hdpdxz25

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David @ NextView VC

@davidbeisel

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

Five years ago, we at @NextViewVC introduced our Everyday Economy thematic approach. I'm proud that we're continui… https://t.co/0UxHiFOrII

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a16z Infra: Category Creation - a16z

joinclubhouse · 2 hours ago

martin_casado

@martin_casado

Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. ... questionable heuristics in a grossly underdetermined world

RT @armon: Chatting with @martin_casado and @smullaney on products, markets, and category creation, today at 11AM PST. Join us! https://t.c…

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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

On category creation: w/ @martin_casado @armon @smullaney Starts now https://t.co/9T4xt0Zov0

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Upsie’s direct-to-consumer swing at the warranty space nets $18.2M – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 2 hours ago

Techstars

@techstars

The worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed. #GiveFirst

Congrats to Techstars alum @UpsieHQ for raising $18.2M in Series A funding. https://t.co/hN3zjDJGtk

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True Ventures

@trueventures

A Silicon Valley-based VC firm focused on early stage technology startups. We empower creativity and invest in founders of movements.

RT @TechCrunch: Upsie’s direct-to-consumer swing at the warranty space nets $18.2M https://t.co/Y8AiWbLzwL by @bayareawriter

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Building The Future: Introducing Lux Manufacturing + Tech™

lux-capital.medium · 4 hours ago

Bilal Zuberi

@bznotes

Partner at Lux Capital: @DesktopMetal, @appliedint, @NozomiNetworks, @EvolvTechnology, @Orbital_Insight, @ZededaEdge, @Saildrone, @fiddlerlabs, @happiestbaby...

11/ You can read our blog post articulating our Manufacturing+Tech thesis in more detail here. https://t.co/yB4PmHk5ZU

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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

5/ Read more HERE: https://t.co/etgSXMJTGW

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Our Investment in Expressable: A Different Kind of Digital Speech Company | NextView Ventures

nextviewventures · 4 hours ago

Lee Hower

@leehower

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

Our Investment in Expressable: A Different Kind of Digital Speech Company @ExpressableHQ https://t.co/CgQ059pc8A

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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.

Thoughts on our most recent investment in @ExpressableHQ from @leehower and @LeahFessler https://t.co/Fe5xKFqlyS

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Growing the GP at Pace

jordancooper.blog · 20 hours ago

ɹǝʞɹɐd ʍǝɹpuɐ

@andrewparker

"Seeing ourselves clearly is the project of a lifetime." -The Nix VC at @speroventures.

Rad job, rad people 👍👍. And I like the "6 month to 6 year" framing. https://t.co/O9zAXEKWUd

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Bryce Roberts

@bryce

VC, Dad

RT @jordancooper: Growing the GP at Pace https://t.co/jEQZ8Z2s7N

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Sohn 2021 | John Collison in conversation with Dan Sundheim

youtube · 22 hours ago

John Collison

@collision

Co-founder of @stripe.

Dan Sundheim of D1 and I chatted at the Sohn Investment Conference https://t.co/OAYqAunIRp

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Patrick Collison

@patrickc

Fallibilist, optimist. Stripe CEO. 🇮🇪

Good interview of Dan Sundheim by @collision: https://t.co/xTgSjf3NTi, featuring stock market performance (why does… https://t.co/kSgK73nT3K

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Treasury Prime raises $20M to scale its banking-as-a-service biz – TechCrunch

techcrunch · 23 hours ago

Leo Polovets

@lpolovets

GP @SusaVentures🦍(seed investor in @RobinhoodApp, @Flexport) Prev: @Caltech; 2nd eng hire @LinkedIn; @Google I ❤️️ b2b, SaaS, & fintech. Cold emails welcome.

More info on the just-announced Series B: https://t.co/1H0DThv2uK

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Y Combinator

@ycombinator

YC W18's @treasuryprime raises $20M to scale its banking-as-a-service business: https://t.co/XBDLYMyW0o

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Sequoia Design Lab is hiring.

buckhouse.medium · 1 day ago

Soleio

@soleio

Software designer turned investor. Facebook, Dropbox, Figma, Combine. Wonder junkie. 🃏

A designer’s career path is full of chutes and ladders Working with @buckhouse at @sequoia is a very big ladder 🪜 https://t.co/WNbo4OHTh3

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Josh Silverman

@jhsilverman

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

RT @buckhouse: Sequoia Design Lab is hiring. https://t.co/rYFqq7VpUh

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