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EXCLUSIVE: First human embryos edited in U.S., using CRISPR

technologyreview · 20 hours ago

Eze Vidra

Chief Innovation Officer at Antidote, disrupting clinical trials with technology. Founded @Techbikers and @campuslondon, blog at https://t.co/CXCBxcEbTi

And so it begins- CRISPR in the US https://t.co/f9iujZPCN5

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Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

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

RT @techreview: EXCLUSIVE: First known attempt to genetically modify human embryos in U.S. carried out in Portland, OR using CRISPR. https:…

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Chris Sacca

@sacca

I love @crystale. Sometimes on @ABCSharkTank. Early investor: @Twitter @Uber @Twilio @Instagram. Now working to give back. https://t.co/BnDQddecgt

RT @techreview: EXCLUSIVE: First known attempt to genetically modify human embryos in U.S. carried out in Portland, OR using CRISPR. https:…

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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

Next up on the innovation docket - very soon, no child sentenced to die of Huntington's or other "editable" genetic… https://t.co/e2B1y14scK

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Matt Mazzeo

@Mazzeo

Snapchat:https://t.co/IPxpU36ZaN

First Human Embryos Edited in U.S. https://t.co/m3O5RptaFR

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Jorge Conde

@jorgeconde__

General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz @a16z

Wow. Incredible: 1st gene editing of human embryo in US. More incredible: high fidelity fix for known CRISPR er… https://t.co/YyCm9IHbSG

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Shawn Carolan

@shawnvc

@MenloVentures lead on @rokuplayer, @uber, @imvu, @siri. Founding CEO @Handle. Engineer. Athlete. Motorcyclist. Snowboarder. Dad.

First human embryo gene edits: https://t.co/nkDoF27Ul4 as FDA is to drugs, need defect approval and proof of efficacy w/out side effect

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Opinion | Self-Driving People, Enabled by Airbnb

nytimes · 1 day ago

Alfred Lin

@Alfred_Lin

Partner @sequoia. Formerly @zappos. Working with founders from idea to IPO and beyond: @airbnb @diaandco @doordash @houzz @humble @stelladot @zipline

“The biggest asset in people’s lives is not their home, but their time and potential.” @bchesky @tomfriedman https://t.co/0Oyirx0pdg

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Sarah Hodges

@hodges

Partner at @Pillar_VC | Co-Founder at @Intelligent_ly | @Pluralsight @RunKeeper @Carbonite (back in the day)

Stumbled on this @AirBnB offering yesterday. Fantastic new direction. https://t.co/ZyFPEZfQOv #startups #humans

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Greylock Partners

@GreylockVC

We are company builders and investors. We partner with consumer and enterprise software entrepreneurs.

RT @nathanblec: Airbnb is enabling "self-driving people" https://t.co/GWL5ndankj

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Tim O'Reilly

@timoreilly

Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media. Watching the alpha geeks, sharing their stories, helping the future unfold.

Great column! And yes, @tomfriedman and I do seem to be thinking in parallel about what platforms teach us about th… https://t.co/XaooyXxaOK

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Welcoming Larsen Jensen to Lightspeed – John Vrionis – Medium

medium · 6 hours ago

John Vrionis

@jvrionis

Aspiring man for others. Father of 3. General Partner Lightspeed Venture Partners.

I just published “Welcoming Larsen Jensen to Lightspeed” https://t.co/0J72uV1Myd

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Alex Taussig

@ataussig

Partner @LightspeedVP. On @PlanetoftheApps. Investor: @Zola, @VectorSpaceSys, @Thredup, @JauntVR, @2UInc, RentJuice/@Zillow. Reformed physicist @Harvard/@MIT.

“Welcoming Larsen Jensen to Lightspeed” by @jvrionis. Excited to have Larsen on the team! https://t.co/eYmgWGRgJZ

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Aaron Batalion

@abatalion

Partner at @lightspeedvp. Cast of @PlanetOfTheApps. Past: Founder + 1st CTO, @livingsocial.

Excited to welcome @larsen_jensen to @lightspeedvp! See @jvrionis' take on why we're thrilled. https://t.co/nZUsRRleTY

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Arif Janmohamed

@arifj

Early Stage Venture Capitalist at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Canadian. Dad.

Welcome @larsen_jensen to the @lightspeedvp team! https://t.co/Y1bSk6VJqK

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Laurene Powell Jobs Leads Funding Round in Virtual-Reality Firm

bloomberg · 22 hours ago

Lars Dalgaard

@LarsLuv

@Glidesf (7 years). Investor. Accepted $3.7B offer for labor of luv; SuccessFactors. Now GP a16z

https://t.co/GJ8XxfUJBy @milk @aaronkoblin congrats -

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a16z

@a16z

Andreessen Horowitz is a tech VC firm that invests in software eating the world https://t.co/xNuFDRYHRj https://t.co/cwGTtEUdfu https://t.co/m4unvi8FIF

RT @Within: Thrilled to expand development of new tech, new experiences, and new ways to tell stories in VR & AR. @technology https://t.co/…

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Frank Chen

@withfries2

Partner at @a16z. Tweets about startups, venture investing, AI, autonomy, science, tech, and the future. Sometimes Star Wars. And food. Opinons my own.

Congrats to @Within team for raising more money to continue building mind-blowing VR & AR content & software https://t.co/YNCJbuJqCB

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How to Turn Your Fans into SuperFans – Lightspeed Venture Partners – Medium

medium · 23 hours ago

Alex Taussig

@ataussig

Partner @LightspeedVP. On @PlanetoftheApps. Investor: @Zola, @VectorSpaceSys, @Thredup, @JauntVR, @2UInc, RentJuice/@Zillow. Reformed physicist @Harvard/@MIT.

“How to Turn Your Fans into SuperFans” by @abatalion https://t.co/GaYFcRUafu

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Lightspeed

@lightspeedvp

Tomorrow, built today. Early stage investors in enterprise and consumer. https://t.co/uK24pPaPgL

"How to Turn Your Fans into SuperFans" from @abatalion. Announcing our investment in SuperFan. https://t.co/B3nHqcmnFa #PlanetOftheApps

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Aaron Batalion

@abatalion

Partner at @lightspeedvp. Cast of @PlanetOfTheApps. Past: Founder + 1st CTO, @livingsocial.

RT @lightspeedvp: "How to Turn Your Fans into SuperFans" from @abatalion. Announcing our investment in SuperFan. https://t.co/B3nHqcmnFa #P…

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WhatsApp hits 1B daily users while its Snapchat clone rockets to 250M

techcrunch · 20 hours ago

Edith Yeung

@edithyeung

Love to learn, experience and grow. Partner @500Startups Mobile Collective. Advisor to @DolphinBrowser @Strikingly Investing in early stage VR/AR/AI startups.

RT @jonrussell: Insane, WhatsApp now has 1 billion *daily* users https://t.co/Wcr852tD1i

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Eze Vidra

@ediggs

Chief Innovation Officer at Antidote, disrupting clinical trials with technology. Founded @Techbikers and @campuslondon, blog at https://t.co/CXCBxcEbTi

WhatsApp hits 1B daily users while its Snapchat clone (Whatsapp status) rockets to 250M https://t.co/GtW14K7qVo mes… https://t.co/22IeWoIAbU

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Our 6 Must Reads on Content Marketing

firstround · 2 hours ago

First Round

@firstround

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

Our 6 must reads on content marketing (ft. @JoeDColeman, @taranicholle, @rrhoover + more, new on @firstround Review) https://t.co/qudVfK2TJz

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Bill Trenchard

@btrenchard

Seed stage VC at First Round Capital

Great read for content marketing folks. https://t.co/kMrqVOXlZ5

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Ravens' Urschel retires 2 days after CTE study

espn · 2 hours ago

M.G. Siegler

@mgsiegler

General Partner @GVteam. I write @500ish & @reviewinhaiku. Artist formerly known as @ParisLemon. On the road with @msquinn. #GoBlue

RT @katzish: NFL player/MIT math PhD candidate John Urschel abruptly retires 2 days after CTE study https://t.co/NRriUYbBJ7

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Shawn Carolan

@shawnvc

@MenloVentures lead on @rokuplayer, @uber, @imvu, @siri. Founding CEO @Handle. Engineer. Athlete. Motorcyclist. Snowboarder. Dad.

RT @danprimack: 26 year-old starting NFL player, who also is an MIT student, retires 2 days after landmark CTE study https://t.co/CNB57Ts10W

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Gone Mobile 54: Visual Crash Reporting and Bugsee with Alex Fishman

gonemobile.io · 3 hours ago

K9 Ventures

@K9Ventures

Technology focused Pre-Seed venture fund working w/technical founders on building new tech and new markets w/direct revenue in the SF Bay Area.

RT @BugseeHQ: Gone Mobile: Visual Crash Reporting and Bugsee with Alex Fishman https://t.co/wPlOTkABVP

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Manu Kumar

@ManuKumar

Human, Founder, Investor. Chief Firestarter at @K9Ventures. @lyft, @twilio, @playosmo, @eShares, @lucidchart, @auth0, @crowdflower, @bugseeHQ, @gradescope

.@fishmanalex from @BugseeHQ does a great job of explaining what they do this podcast. If you’re a mobile developer… https://t.co/UU96Q0x2bG

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How a Catholic School Turned $15,000 Into $34 Million Thanks to Snapchat

wsj · 4 hours ago

Lightspeed

@lightspeedvp

Tomorrow, built today. Early stage investors in enterprise and consumer. https://t.co/uK24pPaPgL

RT @WSJ: How a California high school got a valuable lesson and turned $15,000 into $34 million by investing in Snap Inc. https://t.co/QSaH…

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Barry Eggers

@BarryEggers

early stage investor @lightspeedvp. 4G Californian. Fan of entrepreneurs, Hawaiian culture, sharks, bull mastiffs, and genuine people.

Hoping this encourages more schools in the valley to try a similar approach https://t.co/rsti8isp8t

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FinCEN Fines BTC-e Virtual Currency Exchange $110 Million for Facilitating Ransomware, Dark Net Drug Sales | FinCEN.gov

fincen.gov · 15 hours ago

Parker Thompson

@pt

This guy is clearly too dumb to argue with. It's not worth your time. Just mute & move on.

This is a much larger deal than the SEC statement on ICOs. https://t.co/DuLgzziG5x

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jalak jobanputra

@jalak

VC since 99. Founder @futurepvc. Global Nomad. x Ballerina. Early #blockchain believer.

FinCEN Fines BTC-e Virtual Currency Exchange $110 Million for Facilitating Ransomware, Dark Net Drug Sales https://t.co/o6oDg8L3N4

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Understanding Redfin: Next Gen Real Estate Brokerage

goodwatercap · 22 hours ago

Goodwater Capital

@GoodwaterCap

Consumer tech investors. Our mission is to empower exceptional entrepreneurs who are changing the world.

What does the real estate tech landscape look like? https://t.co/JqhnY4sMkV #redfin #realestate https://t.co/Ijzw7NrwX1

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Eric Kim

@erickimSF

co-founder @goodwatercap ⚡️☕️🎶🙏

Understanding @Redfin: Winning strategies in scaling a vertical marketplace @GoodwaterCap consumer tech research https://t.co/9Nv2VQAkid

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Studio D Grant

studiodradiodurans · 23 hours ago

Andrew Chen

@andrewchen

Growth: @uber. Writer: https://t.co/C3BLJOhwoS. Plus one: @briannekimmel

Fun opportunity sponsored by @janchips/friends to live on the edge of the world for a month https://t.co/HtV5fXsnVs

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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

RT @jessiwrites: For those in search of an adventure, the inimitable @janchip is offering up this research/writing grant: https://t.co/yBAv…

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SEC.gov | SEC Issues Investigative Report Concluding DAO Tokens, a Digital Asset, Were Securities

sec.gov · 1 day ago

Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

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

RT @sriramk: SEC classifying ICOs as securities is massively positive. Brings clarity, could help clean ecosystem. https://t.co/2KkgeD6pn1

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Some professional news – Michael Sippey – Medium

medium · 22 hours ago

M.G. Siegler

@mgsiegler

General Partner @GVteam. I write @500ish & @reviewinhaiku. Artist formerly known as @ParisLemon. On the road with @msquinn. #GoBlue

RT @sippey: Some professional news! https://t.co/j6swPYJcjs

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How to Train Yourself to Be a More Rational Thinker

nymag · 6 hours ago

Marvin Liao

@marvinliao

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

RT @AdamMGrant: To cut overconfidence in half, ask this question: What's a reason I might be wrong? https://t.co/HXeEgwvRpB

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The manipulative tricks tech companies use to capture your attention

ted · 22 hours ago

Dave Morin

@davemorin

On a mission to cure depression, reduce suffering, and understand the brain. You are #NotAlone. ☀️

https://t.co/uTd9ixjuur

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“We have a common philosophy that it all starts with people” – Heather Hartnett on Human Ventures, NYC’s Startup Studio

hunterwalk · 1 day ago

Suzy Ryoo

@suzywillow

Venture Partner @AtomFactory @CrossCultureVC. @KauffmanFellows Class 22. Culturally ambitious ✨ 📍LA via Seoul & immigrant entrepreneur parents, #runningryoos ❤

RT @rrhoover: Nice Q&A with @HeatherHartnett on Human Ventures and its startup studio approach: https://t.co/KHwXCJoD0U w/ @hunterwalk

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MS Paint is here to stay - Windows Experience Blog

blogs.windows · 2 days ago

Benjamin Tseng

@BenjaminTseng

VC (currently investing in cleantech & healthcare); former Product & BD exec, ex-scientist, unabashed knowledge junkie

Awww :) -- Don't worry, MS Paint is here to stay https://t.co/nZ4JHbfFF6 https://t.co/TBbAe6lohc

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How Instagram is reshaping restaurant design

theverge · 4 days ago

Tom Hulme

@thulme

General Partner @GVTeam (Google Ventures) - supporting high growth tech and life science companies. Formerly: @IDEO, founder @OpenIDEO @OIEngine, YGL of @WEF

Instagram is pushing restaurants to be kitschy, colorful, and irresistible to photographers https://t.co/EOihRO9Z3f

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