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My New Book, Why I Wrote It, and Where the Money Will Go - Andreessen Horowitz

a16z · 3 days ago

Ben Horowitz

Cofounder of @a16z. Author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things. New book, What You Do Is Who You Are, 10/29 https://t.co/KS3kHofi82

Here is why I wrote my new book and where the money is going: https://t.co/8zWVCBx1CR You can order it here: https://t.co/47obHpDAZ0 @a16z

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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

"Your culture is how your company makes decisions when you're not there." https://t.co/AALhO4Z0J8

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Anu Hariharan

@anuhariharan

Partner @ycombinator 's Continuity Fund. Mom. Humbled to work with @convoyteam @brexHQ @GustoHQ @faire_wholesale @boomaero @instacart @monzo @rappi

1/ This book from @bhorowitz is going to be AMAZING. I don't think I can wait till Oct 29th :) https://t.co/HfY3CfoAsc

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Marty Cagan

@cagan

I'm a partner at Silicon Valley Product Group, specializing in product teams and product strategy - former exec at eBay, Netscape and HP

I have been so looking forward to this book... nothing but respect for Ben https://t.co/2svTUfAadT

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Andrew Chen

@andrewchen

a16z, ex-Uber. I write a newsletter at https://t.co/C3BLJOhwoS. Plus one: @briannekimmel.

RT @bhorowitz: Here is why I wrote my new book and where the money is going: https://t.co/8zWVCBx1CR You can order it here: https://t.co/4…

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SF to establish Office of Emerging Technology - The San Francisco Examiner

sfexaminer · 1 day ago

Jeff Richards

@jrichlive

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

Not even sure how to comment on this 😳 https://t.co/ZQAh433bwK

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Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

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

RT @mmay3r: San Francisco is the most conservative city in the world. https://t.co/BuvsY7jhrh

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Rob Coneybeer

@robconeybeer

Founder of Shasta Ventures, a Sand Hill Road based venture capital firm investing in early-stage technology companies.

Another day, another shortsighted idea from the SF Board of Supervisors. https://t.co/gEdQ9tZLDR

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Patrick Traughber

@ptraughber

PM @Twitter on consumer products.

RT @mmay3r: San Francisco is the most conservative city in the world. https://t.co/BuvsY7jhrh

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The Passion Economy and the Future of Work - Andreessen Horowitz

a16z · 1 day ago

Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

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

RT @rrhoover: "The Passion Economy and the Future of Work" by @ljin18 https://t.co/sXN5SbWr2J Too many people hate their job and feel stu…

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Andrew Chen

@andrewchen

a16z, ex-Uber. I write a newsletter at https://t.co/C3BLJOhwoS. Plus one: @briannekimmel.

Follow @ljin18 and read her essay here: https://t.co/tS753NiV2c

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Ryan Hoover

@rrhoover

Founder of @ProductHunt, @WeekendFund investor. Working on something new: @yourstacks. Real likes, no gimmicks. ✌️😸

"The Passion Economy and the Future of Work" by @ljin18 https://t.co/sXN5SbWr2J Too many people hate their job an… https://t.co/oWRiAFKNRh

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Bel

paulgraham · 2 days ago

Paul Graham

@paulg

What I've been working on for the last several years: Bel. https://t.co/Tk9KFlw8Gl

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Geoff Ralston

@gralston

President at Y Combinator. Founder, Imagine K12. Angel Investor.

I use to program a lot in lisp (mostly building emacs macros!) and took a course from McCarthy at Stanford. Wheneve… https://t.co/VzOGEPMWiV

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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, …

RT @paulg: What I've been working on for the last several years: Bel. https://t.co/Tk9KFlw8Gl

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Consume Information That Encourages You To Do More

blog.ycombinator · 2 days ago

Y Combinator

@ycombinator

Consume Information That Encourages You To Do More - Dalton Caldwell (@daltonc) https://t.co/Co7L0h1mNB

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Michael Seibel

@mwseibel

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

Early stage founders and those considering starting a company should watch this video from @daltonc https://t.co/JDuyIWpDy1

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Kevin Hale

@ilikevests

Partner at @ycombinator. I work on @startupschool! Find my dream journal over @dreamface. And yes, I like vests. Holla.

Consume Information That Encourages You To Do More https://t.co/iuMgGSsqe5

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One Of New York’s Top Seed Investors Takes On Outside Capital For The First Time

forbes · 3 days ago

Rob Go

@robgo

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

Congrats ⁦@BoxGroup⁩ ! https://t.co/h0nBLSZ0jr

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David Pakman

@pakman

I invest in tech companies @Venrock, like @DollarShaveClub, @YouNow, @Smartling, @CryptoKitties, @AminoApps, @MistyRobotics, and others...

I know this is a big deal because @davetisch never wears a collared shirt. #congrats #couturestreetwear https://t.co/msm85jJ6eA

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Rick Heitzmann

@rickheitzmann

Venture capitalist - Founder and Managing Director at @FirstMarkcap, Entrepreneur, avid Philly sports fan

Congrats @davetisch @AdamRothenberg @nimikatragadda Great partner and core part of the #NYC #ecosystem https://t.co/oiLD0wCYDY

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Andy Rubin’s New Phone Thing Isn’t Just a New Phone Thing

wired · 3 days ago

rohit

@rohit_x_

Partner, True Ventures / Lapsed Photon Slinger / ex CTO ONISystems

RT @LaurenGoode: Andy Rubin’s new phone thing isn’t just a new phone thing. https://t.co/v2PsCaN1P5

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Anil Dash 🥭

@anildash

Helping everyone create the web together at 🎏@Glitch. Host of @podcastfunction. 💜 ethical tech, mangoes, funk, transit & justice. he/him

RT @LaurenGoode: Andy Rubin’s new phone thing isn’t just a new phone thing. https://t.co/v2PsCaN1P5

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Chris Messina

@chrismessina

Hashtag inventor, speaker, product designer, & TBD. ¶ Citizen of the web.

Just, wow. "Ruddock’s observation about power is the part worth unpacking. Rubin’s fall from tech-god grace didn’t… https://t.co/8pZ2OVT1ZG

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Amazon.com: What You Do Is Who You Are: How to Create Your Business Culture (9780062871336): Ben Horowitz, Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Books

amazon · 4 days ago

Ben Horowitz

@bhorowitz

Cofounder of @a16z. Author of The Hard Thing About Hard Things. New book, What You Do Is Who You Are, 10/29 https://t.co/KS3kHofi82

October 29th for everyone else, but available for pre-order now https://t.co/qDSZS7OXZB https://t.co/NQznnip1AY

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Andrew Chen

@andrewchen

a16z, ex-Uber. I write a newsletter at https://t.co/C3BLJOhwoS. Plus one: @briannekimmel.

RT @bhorowitz: October 29th for everyone else, but available for pre-order now https://t.co/qDSZS7OXZB https://t.co/NQznnip1AY

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Marty Cagan

@cagan

I'm a partner at Silicon Valley Product Group, specializing in product teams and product strategy - former exec at eBay, Netscape and HP

I have been so looking forward to this book... nothing but respect for Ben https://t.co/2svTUfAadT

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Silicon Valley Is Trying Out a New Mantra: Make a Profit

nytimes · 4 days ago

Founder Collective

@fcollective

Our mission is to be the most aligned VC for founders at seed #ProudInvestor in @Uber, @TheTradeDeskinc @Buzzfeed, @Cruise @Diaandco @PillPack @SeatGeek & more.

As we say "Venture capital can deadly. Burn responsibly." https://t.co/E1US4UWGrA https://t.co/czrpPvoAU9 https://t.co/UvVLanhd6S

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Arlan 👊🏾

@ArlanWasHere

Founder @Backstage_Cap🚀 Podcast YOUR FIRST MILLION + @bootstrappedvc🎙 Fan @GeneralHospital co-founder @ProjectCoverOrg🦋 MARRIED to @queergermangirl 8/14/19😍

What goes up, must come down. Now let’s get back to *doing* and to backing the scrappy, creative, brilliant minds… https://t.co/VvBoMy2ke6

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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 ☁

Cash flow and profits matter (again). This is a big, and critical change for Silicon Valley. https://t.co/ghiV5IoDg6

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The China Cultural Clash

stratechery · 5 days ago

John Frankel 🚶‍♂️

@john_frankel

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

Major read: https://t.co/ECVq3n8f4b

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Ben Thompson

@benthompson

Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @exponentfm. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

RT @stratechery: The China Cultural Clash https://t.co/4q7oajePr4 The NBA controversy in China highlights a culture clash that both tech…

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Rand Fishkin

@randfish

Founder @SparkToro, husband to @everywhereist, feminist, he/him, author of Lost & Founder. Formerly @Moz. I tweet ~40X/wk on marketing, tech, & startups.

Maybe the best thing @benthompson has written https://t.co/GcU1VDAOXC. Takes courage to go against a country that's… https://t.co/cd5kTe9PO5

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The Obvious UI is Often the Best UI

medium · 6 days ago

Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

ॐ • investing • advising • writing • at places like: @a16z @boxhq @tanium @everlaw • Writings @ https://t.co/8FpwYBVzPl • Nikon 📷•🧘🏻‍♂️

1/2 The Obvious UI is Often the Best UI by Susanna Zaraysky https://t.co/S7xzcjEsUI

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Luke Wroblewski

@lukew

Humanizing technology. Founded: Polar (Google acquired) Bagcheck (Twitter acquired) Wrote: Mobile First, Web Form Design, Site Seeing. Worked: Yahoo, eBay, NCSA

Google Design take on "Obvious Always Wins" https://t.co/gHv4Tb1Zui still the case that "clear interactions instea… https://t.co/3tFU3tAAJ8

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Sidebar

@SidebarIO

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

The Obvious UI is Often the Best UI https://t.co/V1XdfpHGpR

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How to write a book – the short honest truth

scottberkun · 6 days ago

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/qtEHHUO6Up

RT @berkun: How to Write A Book - The Short Honest Truth https://t.co/Gqq0smh7uR https://t.co/6F5BHL1DsV

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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.

The truth about writing well, or frankly any pursuit, is putting in the work https://t.co/0hm2xFCGOx https://t.co/KFZfSJmNR7

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Damned Suffer

@odannyboy

Designer. Author. Explorer of the future. Gen Xer. Neutral Good Slytherin. @DanPetsDogs. Works at @TwitterDesign #Microinteractions

RT @berkun: How to Write A Book - The Short Honest Truth https://t.co/Gqq0smh7uR https://t.co/6F5BHL1DsV

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Flash Is Responsible for the Internet's Most Creative Era

vice · 8 hours ago

Hiten Shah

@hnshah

Co-founder of @usefyi & @producthabits with @MarieProkopets. Past: Started @crazyegg & KISSmetrics. Investor/advisor in 120+ companies. 🤓🙏✌️

@dribbble https://t.co/XDrskkd8xS

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Sidebar

@SidebarIO

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

Flash Is Responsible for the Internet's Most Creative Era https://t.co/jAqVrPrByj

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r/HongKong - List of companies under China's censorship orders (so far). Credit to u/lebe

reddit · 12 hours ago

Ben Thompson

@benthompson

Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @exponentfm. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

It was reposted here: https://t.co/vMkA0vYisY

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Jason Evanish

@Evanish

Customer driven product guy. Avid reader. Student of leadership @Get_Lighthouse. Getting better every day.

This is a stunningly long list: https://t.co/HXHmhVuTDa Now, imagine all the things China is doing that isn't as easy to spot...

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Can Steve Kerr and the NBA do better on China?

theathletic · 22 hours ago

Michael Arrington

@arrington

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

RT @benthompson: What a lede! The rest of it is just as good. Must-read from @SherwoodStrauss https://t.co/WTA3Amatg4 https://t.co/xQ8Cz…

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Ben Thompson

@benthompson

Author/Founder of @stratechery. Host of @exponentfm. @notechben for sports. @monkbent on other networks. Home on the Internet.

What a lede! The rest of it is just as good. Must-read from @SherwoodStrauss https://t.co/WTA3Amatg4 https://t.co/xQ8CzWupV1

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12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia.

nytimes · 1 day ago

Chris Fralic

@chrisfralic

VC @FirstRound. Technology historian and futurist. Student of business.

RT @maggieNYT: 12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia. - The New York Times https://t.co/S4XtioXcLp

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Azeem Azhar

@azeem

Exponential View. 🔮🌟🤔

12 Hours. 4 Syrian Hospitals Bombed. One Culprit: Russia. - The New York Times https://t.co/ePUqf78f0B via @nuzzel thanks @karen_stenner

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Elizabeth Warren targets Facebook's ad policy -- with a Facebook ad

cnn · 1 day 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.

.@ewarren trolls @facebook https://t.co/iAi5hTNTNM

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Khoi Vinh

@khoi

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

Elizabeth Warren is trying to make this election about Trump AND Zuckerberg which actually is genius. https://t.co/TPjP05rhTl

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Apple Told Some Apple TV+ Show Developers Not To Anger China

buzzfeednews · 2 days ago

Cyan

@cyantist

UDW - Uncultivated Dark Web

RT @reckless: Apple’s “lovable dads you can trust” executive image is quickly dissolving https://t.co/C78HErQAxf

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jedmund is closeby

@jedmund

bleeding twitter followers

RT @BuzzFeedBen: Major news: Apple told show developers not to anger China https://t.co/fDQTe4XdsC

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Nats have to alter bullpen plan for Game 1, entire NLCS

masnsports · 2 days ago

Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀

@alexisohanian

Son of an undocumented immigrant. Entrepreneur: @initialized @reddit

What a boss. He’ll be missed but he, his family, and the team will ultimately be better for it. https://t.co/UiNHB30yKh

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Josh Elman

@joshelman

VP @Robinhoodapp. board @Medium, @Mammothmedia, @DiscordApp. Past: Twitter, FB, LinkedIn.

Paternity leave over pitching the first game of the NLCS. The right choice. Feels like a meaningful milestone. https://t.co/4z57kNu6kw

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Report: Biden campaign plans to lose Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada

thehill · 2 days ago

Anil Dash 🥭

@anildash

Helping everyone create the web together at 🎏@Glitch. Host of @podcastfunction. 💜 ethical tech, mangoes, funk, transit & justice. he/him

Hey, I’m wildly unpopular in those states and want to spread lies on Facebook too, can we just say I’m a presidenti… https://t.co/FcYhMH9H4n

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Damned Suffer

@odannyboy

Designer. Author. Explorer of the future. Gen Xer. Neutral Good Slytherin. @DanPetsDogs. Works at @TwitterDesign #Microinteractions

RT @sunrisemvmt: what a fascinating strategy https://t.co/8xsfxq75mB

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